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The book publishing industry is going through a period of profound and turbulent change brought about in part by the digital revolution. What is the role of the book in an age preoccupied with computers and the internet? How has the book publishing industry been transformed by the economic and technological upheavals of recent years, and how is it likely to change in the future?

This is the first major study of the book publishing industry in Britain and the United States for more than two decades. Thompson focuses on academic and higher education publishing and analyses the evolution of these sectors from 1980 to the present. He shows that each sector is characterized by its own distinctive ‘logic’ or dynamic of change, and that by reconstructing this logic we can understand the problems, challenges and opportunities faced by publishing firms today. He also shows that the digital revolution has had, and continues to have, a profound impact on the book publishing business, although the real impact of this revolution has little to do with the ebook scenarios imagined by many commentators.

Books in the Digital Age will become a standard work on the publishing industry at the beginning of the 21st century. It will be of great interest to students taking courses in the sociology of culture, media and cultural studies, and publishing. It will also be of great value to professionals in the publishing industry, educators and policy makers, and to anyone interested in books and their future. ... Read more

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Report on a Revolution Underway
While mostly concerned with the university presses this book investigates the changes that the digital revolution has brought to book publishing.

This includes:

The rise and fall of the (...) and its thoughts of e-books.

The advent of the super on-line stores with all but infinite inventory - amazon.com and barnsandnoble.com.

The advent of the super chains - (...)

Print on Demand publishing.

With all of these changes underway, the total book output (conventional printed on paper editions) has continued to rise. In 2002 there were 147,120 new books published in the U.S.

Books covering the printing industry in depth do not come around very often. This book represents new research into a revolution that is still in process. ... Read more

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Over 150,000 people adopt children each year, and more than 2 million parents are now raising adopted children and grandchildren. While the path to parenting through adoption is rich with rewards and fulfillment, it's not without its bumps.This compassionate, illuminating, and ultimately uplifting book is the first to openly recognize the very normal feelings of stress that adoptive families encounter as they cope with the challenges and expectations of their new families.

Where do parents turn when the waited-for bonding with their adopted child is slow to form? When they find themselves grieving over the birth child they couldn't have? When the child they so eagerly welcomed into their home arrives with major, unexpected needs? Until now, adoptive parents have had to struggle silently with their feelings, which can range from flutters of anxiety to unbearable sadness.

At last, Karen J. Foli, a registered nurse, and her husband, John R. Thompson, a psychiatrist, lift the curtain of secrecy from "Post Adoption Depression Syndrome" (PADS). Drawing on their own experience as adoptive parents as well as interviews with dozens of adoptive families and experts in the field, the couple offers parents the understanding, support, and concrete solutions they need to overcome post-adoption blues-and open their hearts to the joy adoption can bring.
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The POST-ADOPTION BLUES: OVERCOMING THE UNFORESEEN CHALLENGES OF ADOPTION
I needed this book for my homestudy for my husband and I to adopt. It told us a lot of what to expect from family members, how society see you, and it also goes into the adoption process. I learned a lot from other parent who added small stories, then got answer. I feel it's a good read if you are adopting a child.

Disappointed!
I have not read it yet, but my husband is adopted and we are adopting a little girl... he picked up the book to read it...read 3-4 pages and put it down.He chose another book to read??

A must read for adoptive parents
This book has been very inciteful and encouraging.I would recommend that those who are waiting for their child or have recently adopted read this book. The authors give great insight into the struggles of adoption and the related issues that can cause post-adoption depression, and what to watch for.They also give some practical suggestions on how to "fight" this depression at the end of each chapter.It was great to read the many different stories and know that I was not alone!

The Post-Adoption Blues: Overcoming the Unforseen Challenges of Adoption
This book helped me understand that Post-Adoption Blues can happen and that you don't have to hide your feelings when the blues set in after adoption.

Not A Must Read For Every Adoptive Parent
Many of the situations and examples in this book are so different from our adoption scenario that I had to really dig in to find a few pieces that spoke to me.

The book spends a lot of time encouraging infertile couples to be sure they have worked through the loss of the biological child they will never have. Infertility is not something we have dealt with. We have just always wanted to adopt and have no expectations or fantasies of biological children, so I didn't find these sections helpful.

There is also quite a bit of discussion about children who are adopted older and have more than a few months life experience without a family. Again, not our situation. We are adopting an infant. Not that we expect a perfectly healthy, perfectly well-behaved child with no emotional or developmental issues, but the situations described seemed like they would be far more likely to occur in the older adopted child.

Then there is the discussion of pre-adoption counseling with the birthmother in an open adoption, and acknowledging the birthmother's position. Well, our adoption is international - not open, no knowledge of the birthparents.

For people in these types of adoption, this is probably a great book.But overall, the book tries to do too much, lumping all types of adoption, and the different challenges in each, into one book. There are a handful of points that are probably applicable to most any adoption, particularly the part about society's expectations of adoptive families, which is why I gave two stars and not one.

The few guidance pieces are also more cognitive than task-oriented, so depending on how you learn and internalize things, that may or may not be helpful. I would find task-oriented exercises, and offerings of concrete suggestions, more helpful and informative. ... Read more

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10 great arrangements: Be Our Guest * Cabaret * Georgia on My Mind * In the Mood * Let It Be * Linus and Lucy * Puttin' On the Ritz * Under the Sea * The Way You Look Tonight * What a Wonderful World. ... Read more

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Strategic management 5e is essential reading for all students of strategy at undergraduate, diploma and MBA level. Structured around a traditional analysis, formulation and implementation framework, based on a mini-case approach, and supported by unrivalled supplementary resources, John Thompson's accessible text encourages students to think about strategy through the successes and failures of real companies. In addition, the unrivalled subject coverage introduces readers to topics of contemporary interest including emergent strategy, entrepreneurship, and leadership. ... Read more

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Marianne Meye Thompson's work on the Epistles of 1, 2, and 3 John is a contribution to the IVP New Testament Commentary series, a series which combines pastoral concerns with attention to tough exegetical issues and relates Scripture to today's church. ... Read more

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Review of Thompson's IVP Commentary: 1-3 John
Dr. Marianne Meye Thompson has provided the church a balanced and helpful commentary on 1-3 John.She writes from an evangelical perspective (undergrad degree from Wheaton, Ph.D from Duke) with an eye toward the fuller body of Christ.She has been a professor of NT at Fuller Theological Seminary since 1985.I found her writing to be cogent and clear, and always aware of and sensitive to John's more elaborate witness in the fourth book of the New Testament which bares his name.There is consistent cross-reference to John's witness in this gospel throughout these epistles.I found this volume in the outstanding IVP Commentary Series on the NT to be one of its most helpful in preaching and teaching in the local church.Helpful footnotes will appeal to those who want to trace her arguments through other sources and scholarly works.Very solid. ... Read more

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Great read
I am really enjoying reading this book and just cannot understand how an adult can treat an innocent boy the way he was treated - I couldn't help but cry for him - I would have wanted to kill that man.It is easy to read (I just stayed up until 1 am last night - I could not put it down), but there are some typos, so if you can stand that, it's great. ... Read more