Best Selling Books by Maryann K. Cusimano

A mother sings a lullaby to her precious child as he goes to sleep.

Illustrations and rhyming text combine in a celebration of the relationship between teacher and student. Full color.

BEYOND SOVEREIGNTY takes a fully revised, post-September 11th look at the pressing global issues that sovereign nation-states cannot solve alone-including terrorism, disease, refugees, nuclear smuggling, environmental problems, cyber threats, international crime, and drug trafficking. Maryann Cusimano Love helps readers put the events of September 11th into the larger context of globalization, challenges to globalization, the rise of non-state actors and transsovereign problems, and the difficulties of managing cross-border problems in a world of sovereign states. Throughout, the author argues that global issues go beyond sovereign borders-and therefore, that solutions must also go beyond sovereignty.

Illustrations and rhyming text describe how a grandmother and child complement one another.

Other global issues books are a rather eclectic mash up of topics, headlines du jour, with an "and now this!" organizational scheme. The "hot" topics may have cooled by press time, and the presentation to students is disjointed, not clear. The approach is often a "scare ''em and leave ''em" presentation of a global horror show of problems, without clear arguments about the connections among the issues, or integrated discussions of solutions. In contrast, Global Issues Beyond Sovereignty provides a thesis and a common narrative throughout the "issue" chapters. The range of responses to manage global issues are compared and discussed throughout. Global problems move at internet speed; governments do not move so quickly. This creates gaps in what citizens expect the state to do, and what countries have the capacities to do. This paradox is a problem not only for weak or failing states; even the strongest states in the system struggle in how to effectively respond to global issues, from cybersecurity to environmental toxins. States cannot solve or manage trans-sovereign issues alone. The power of the private sector is growing (both legal and illegal, for profit and non-profit), while state power is flat or in some places declining. While private sector actors have means to impact transnational issues, they do not have a public mandate to do so. Countries increasingly must learn how to play well with others; this is easier said than done. Attempts to manage global issues flow through three channels: public sector responses, private sector responses, and mixed public-private partnerships. All three channels are explored throughout the book, uniting the issue chapters in a common discussion of challenges and responses. The conclusion presents lessons learned for theory and practice from managing global issues.

"Help the Lucky Ducks to see. What begins with A, B, C? Can you spot the apple on the picnic blanket? What about the boat near the water? The castle in the sand? Join the Lucky Ducks for alphabet fun! Follow the text to find objects that start with different letters of the alphabet in the bright and colorful photos. Each scene is quack-full of delightful, surprising details for hours of learning fun!"--Page 4 of cover.

Un album écrit à la première personne pour une déclaration poétique et tendre d''un parent à son bébé, qui évoque le plaisir partagé d''être ensemble