Research for Social Workers: An Introduction to Methods, 2 Ed

Research for Social Workers is an accessible introduction to research methods specifically needed in social work and social welfare. It outlines the major stages of research projects step by step, covering both quantitative and qualitative methods. It offers explanations of how to combine these two traditions in practice, as well as guidelines to analyzing results and reporting.

How to Fix Medicare: Let's Pay Patients, Not Physicians

Health economist Roger Feldman argues that a radical shift in Medicare policy is not only possible but imperative. Under Feldman's medical indemnity proposal, Medicare would pay each patient a fixed amount of money, reserving larger subsidies for sicker people. Feldman argues that a radical shift in Medicare policy is not only possible but imperative.

Cognitive Disability and Its Challenge to Moral Philosophy

Through a series of essays contributed by clinicians, medical historians, and prominent moral philosophers, Cognitive Disability and Its Challenge to Moral Philosophy addresses the ethical, bio-ethical, epistemological, historical, and meta-philosophical questions raised by cognitive disability

The Complete Raw Juice Therapy

My most favorite part is the personal accounts, but what takes the cake is the therapeutic index that gives a combination of juices to treat and supplement diseases ranging from acne to warts. The book is written in textbook style (although not boring at all), and by an editorial board. There are charts representing the general amount of mineral, vitamins, and more in the most common foods and herbs. There is also a section that list various foods along with there uses and values.

Expansions and Asymptotics for Statistics

Asymptotic methods provide important tools for approximating and analysing functions that arise in probability and statistics. Moreover, the conclusions of asymptotic analysis often supplement the conclusions obtained by numerical methods. Providing a broad toolkit of analytical methods, Expansions and Asymptotics for Statistics shows how asymptotics, when coupled with numerical methods, becomes a powerful way to acquire a deeper understanding of the techniques used in probability and statistics.