Böcker av Bill Jordan

Includes Special Introduction by Duke Men's Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski.If you believe pop culture, it's a world for youth. Don't tell that to Baby Boomers who have learned they are now in the best time of their lives, where all of their wisdom and hard work have combined to create a life with purpose.Bill Jordan, long-time radio personality turned podcaster and voiceover artist, has created a system of practices to help you focus on your Boomer years and keep them in perspective. Embrace the Boom isn't a one-time read. It's a book you'll want to refer to over-and-over again as a source of encouragement and inspiration.Get ready to launch into the best years of your life. Get ready to Embrace the Boom.

This book is an up-to-date analysis of the issues facing the future of the social work profession in the face of rising political authoritarianism, economic inequality and insecurity, class and racial conflicts, fiscal pressure and the COVID-19 pandemic.

This book considers the role of social value in the making and implementation of public policy, taking into account how concepts such as subjective well-being (SWB) can be used to measure the expected impact of enacted policies.

Originally published in 1981, Automatic Poverty argues that Britain¿s economic decline is symptomatic of an advanced stage of industrialisation in which productive processes are increasingly mechanised, but output remains static.

This book addresses the challenge for social integration posed by immigration into Western liberal democracies.

Enjoy your time reading rhymes about the fate of the United States in this collection of poems. Featuring sections on important events, significant people and the presidents, this book will take you back to history class and help you with the fight at trivia night. With 101 poems featuring 12 rhymes a piece from the Lost Colony in 1587 to the Revolutionary War and onward to Y2K and beyond, these poems will entertain and educate even those with the smallest interest in history.

This book addresses the disintegration of collective units of all kinds, under the twin pressures of economic globalisation and technological automation. At the level of super-states, the constituent nations of the European Union and the former Soviet Union, and of the United Kingdom, have demonstrated this dynamic;

Originally published in 1976, Freedom and the Welfare State, critiques the Welfare State in Britain and analyses the relationship between freedom and welfare.

This book provides a detailed analysis of the economic and political implications of the introduction of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics into the service sector of economies that have so far relied on service jobs to sustain levels of employment.

When Mat lost his soul mate, Ashley, to cancer, he never thought he would find true love again. While attending a support group for tragic losses, Mat befriends Samantha who takes interest in the captivating stories he tells about his life with Ashley and their love for each other. Over time, Samantha is drawn to Mat, but Mat struggles to decide whether love has a place in his life after Ashley. Will he give love the second chance Samantha needs him to?

Instead, today authoritarian leaders are gaining power - from Trump's US and Bolsonaro's Brazil to Orban's Hungary - while Russia and China have turned back towards their old, autocratic traditions. Authoritarians are exploiting the divisions in the working class that this creates to stoke resentment against immigrants and poor people.

What has the contemporary financial context meant for social policy, social work and the relationship between them? Examining the role of political, economic and societal forces, this lively book uses a full range of supportive features to encourage reflection on the impact of austerity on different social groups, social work and social care.

This text provides a critical introduction to the debates and politics surrounding welfare reform in the UK, Europe and the US. The author demonstrates how values derived from the family and voluntary associations are in danger of running counter to the principles of liberal democracy.