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The Australian Gamble explores Jack Rooklyn's, the Bally gambling organization managing director, role as a thread that connects some of the best-recognized characters, and most pivotal events, in Australian criminal history.

This book follows DJ Disciple and his behind-the-scenes story of how DJs, promoters, fans, and others transformed house music from a DIY project into an international sensation. Interweaving interviews, the book dives into glitzy clubs, underground parties, and diverse communities who made up the scene amidst the tumult of 1980s/90s-era NYC.

From the struggles of childhood abuse to becoming a female police officer, this book tells the story of a woman's journey through the male dominated world of law enforcement. Through this personal account and unique perspective, a better understanding of policing strengths and weaknesses is gained.

Davis demonstrates how Simone Weil's Marxism challenges current neoliberal understandings of the self and of human rights. Explaining her related critiques of colonialism and of political parties, it presents Weil as a twentieth-century political philosopher who anticipated and critically responded to the most contemporary political theory.

A toolkit for managers wanting to create inclusive cultures by addressing toxic behaviors that stagnate innovation, fracture work communities, and drive out top employees and as a lifeline for employees suffering through workplace abuse.

"The practicality and clarity make this a valuable contribution to collections in academic and public libraries." - Library Journal, Starred ReviewA new, important, and richly detailed guide to understanding gender bias with practical solutions for leaders, workplace allies, and individual women.Gender bias is a powerful but hidden force that is still holding women back, keeping them from achieving their full potential and limiting organizations from achieving the creativity, problem solving, and growth that are possible with a diverse workforce.In this revealing new book, Amy Diehl and Leanne Dzubinski shine a new light on gender bias in the workplace, uncovering the barriers that work like glass walls surrounding women. Through their original research, they have discovered six core factors and multiple subfactors of bias, giving names to some elements for the first time ever.Their findings and analysis present a new, important, and richly detailed guidebook to understanding gender bias. They reveal:·How male privilege, the bedrock on which gender bias is built, results in a workplace created by men and for men·How women encounter disproportionate constraints in that workplace, being expected to play supportive roles to men·The surprising ways in which women experience insufficient support based on gender·The concept of devaluation, and how it tells women they don't belong at work·The troubling ways women face hostility to keep them in their supposed place, merely because of their gender·How the combined weight of these barriers leads to acquiescence, when women internalize the obstacles and adapt to the limitationsThe barriers identified, and the subcomponents of each, are destined to become the framework for understanding gender bias. Glass Walls provides a roadmap to shatter barriers holding women back once and for all.

Frustrated with your coworker? Wondering if you should show up on Monday? This humorous book walks you through the most relatable and the most annoying office personalities. Sprinkled with information on conflict resolution and illustrative examples, this work empowers you to get out of your office conflict with a simple two-step plan.

For young readers eager to make a positive impact on the world, Inspired to Action offers the knowledge and tools needed to become successful advocates. With personal stories and advice from 12 young activists, recommendations from seasoned professionals, and helpful resources, this book is for anyone who wants to make the world a better place.

In a fast-paced, accessible narrative, award-winning young adult author Paul Volponi explores the real-life science, history, and literature behind comic book superheroes' powers and origins.

Presenting perspectives from Australia, Canada, China, New Zealand, the U.K., and the U.S., this volume brings together a collection of essays from library and information science (LIS) educators from around the world who delve into difficult, unpopular, and uncommonly discussed topics.

This book examines the role of the synthesizer and electronics in shaping the dystopian sound of electronic music in 1970s Britain, presenting a musicological analysis of a variety of acts-including Cabaret Voltaire, Gary Numan, Throbbing Gristle, The Normal, Visage, Fad Gadget-and considering background, influences, and technological approaches.

Historical Dictionary of Baroque Music, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 500 cross-referenced entries on composers, instruments, cities, and technical terms.

Caravaggio: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works focuses on his life, his works, and legacy. It features a chronology, an introduction, a cross-referenced dictionary section contains entries on his individual paintings, public commissions his patrons, his followers, and the techniques he used in rendering his works.

Historical Ditionary of Children's Literature, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 700 cross-referenced entries. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about children's literature.