Offers an argument illustrating how the US attempts to lower crime by using our correctional system as the primary solution. This book provides coverage that exposes students to the varying points of view of the corrections system. It includes coverage of such key issues as sex offenders, immigratio[...]

Inside Private Equity explores the complexities of this asset class and introduces new methodologies that connect investment returns with wealth creation. By providing straightforward examples, it demystifies traditional measures like the IRR and challenges many of the common assumptions about this[...]

In Zen-Brain Horizons, James Austin draws on his decades of experience as a neurologist and Zen practitioner to clarify the benefits of meditative training. Austin integrates classical Buddhist literature with modern brain research, exploring the horizons of a living, neural Zen. When viewed in the[...]

This first book by the author of Zen and the Brain examines the role of chance in the creative process. James Austin tells a personal story of the ways in which persistence, chance, and creativity interact in biomedical research; the conclusions he reaches shed light on the creative process in any f[...]

This is not the usual kind of self-help book. Indeed, its major premise heeds a Zen master's advice to be less self-centered. Yes, it is "one more book of words about Zen," as the author concedes, yet this book explains meditative practices from the perspective of a " neural Zen." The latest finding[...]

The book reveals how collaboration between businesses and nonprofit organizations can effectively co-create significant economic and social value, including environmental value, for society, organizations, and individuals.[...]