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The twentieth century saw significant increases in both life expectancy and retirement rates-changes that have had dramatic impacts on nearly every aspect of society and the economy. Forecasting future trends in health and retirement rates, as we must do now, requires investigation of such long-term trends and their causes. To that end, this book draws on new data-an extensive longitudinal survey of Union Army veterans born between 1820 and 18...

John Selden: Measures of the Holy Commonwealth in Seventeenth-Century England is the first text in over a century to examine the whole of Selden's works and thought. Reid Barbour brings a new perspective to Selden studies by stressing Selden's strong commitment to a 'religious society, ' by taking a closer and more sustained look at his poetic interests, and by systematically examining his Latin publications (particularly those using Jewish so...

This path-breaking study will become the standard work on the history of reading in the West. It will be indispensable to students of cultural history, and to all those who want a fresh perspective on the history of books and their uses.

Creditor Rights and the Public Interest supports the greater representation of non-traditional creditors in the process of insolvency restructuring in Canada, concentrating particularly on restructuring under the federal Companies' Creditors' Arrangement Act (CCAA). Arguing in favour of the representation of such non-traditional creditors as workers, consumers, trade suppliers, and local governments, Janis Sarra describes the existing process ...

The strategic use of referendums by leaders often confers legitimacy but it may also reflect the power struggle between leaders, groups, and institutions and in doing so not provide a democratic result for the citizenry of a country.

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From the author of the bestselling "Ender's Game" comes a fantasy novel, dark and powerful, of a city ruled by gods both powerful and indifferent.

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A new collection of fantasy and science fiction stories, and tales of the supernatural! This latest issue includes: a superb novel by John Russell Fearn, classic short stories by Brian Ball, E. C. Tubb, and other fascinating entirely new short stories by Sydney J. Bounds, John Glasby, Philip E. High, A. J. Merak, and Peter Oldale. Fantasy Adventures: stories to delight the fantasy connoisseur.