This series shows balanced arguments for and against issues affecting our modern world. The books study each argument in detail and explore the history of each topic. The use of case studies throughout bring the issues to light.

Explains what globalization is, what caused it, what the effects are, what mechanisms triggered those causes.

The Globalization Reader makes sense of a term that has become an all-purpose catchword in contemporary debate.

Each book in this comprehensive series looks at a drug or group of drugs, presenting facts about their use and misuse in an informative, objective way. Each title describes the history of the drug, the way it is produced and used and how drug-use affects the user, their family and Australian society.

Is the pace and scale of global trade endangering our livestock, hospitals and waterways? How vulnerable is our food to bacterial, viral and fungal invaders? Do certain trade goods cause more biological trouble than others? And - most importantly - how can we do things differently? Whether it's pandemics like avian flu, the potential loss of most of the world's banana crops to disease, or the devastation of a foot-and-mouth epidemic, the deadly pace of globalization and biological traffic in all living things invites disaster. While we enjoy our twenty-first century global lifestyle - international travel, cheap imported cars, summer fruits in the supermarket year-round thanks to global food sourcing - it's all too easy to forget the downside. Pandemonium is a vital guide to the hidden consequences of globalization. Continue those preparations and protect what is uniquely yours- Australia.

With fossil fuels and water running out, and temperatures and sea levels rising due to climate change, whole communities will need to move and resettle. How will human migrations on this scale be managed in our modern world? This foreward-looking book explores these important issues as well as the solutions being put forward by politicians, experts, NGOs, and private citizens.

In INSIDE APPLE, Adam Lashinsky provides readers with an insight on leadership and innovation. He introduces Apple business concepts like the 'DRI' (Apple's practice of assigning a Directly Responsible Individual to every task) and the Top 100 (an annual event where that year's top 100 up-and-coming executives were surreptitiously transported to a secret retreat with company founder Steve Jobs).Based on numerous interviews, the book reveals exclusive new information about how Apple innovates, deals with its suppliers, and is handling the transition into the Post Jobs Era. While INSIDE APPLE provides a detailed investigation into the unique company, its lessons about leadership, product design and marketing are universal. INSIDE APPLE will appeal to anyone hoping to bring some of the Apple magic to their own company, career, or creative endeavour.

A look at the origins, leaders, growth, and products of Nike, the athletic shoe company that was founded in 1972 and is today the worlds largest supplier of athletic apparel.

Coca-Cola. Nike. McDonald's. They are names recognized around the world today, but just how did these companies grow into global giants? Built for Success spotlights eight flourishing corporations and introduces the leaders who guided them to prominence. Each title surveys the featured company's complete history, examining its triumphs and failures, the products it has introduced, and the impact it has had on the lives of people around the globe.

A look at the origins, leaders, growth, and products of Starbucks, the Seattle-based coffee company that was founded in 1971 and today has more than 12,000 outlets around the world

Coca-Cola. Nike. McDonald's. They are names recognized around the world today, but just how did these companies grow into global giants? Built for Success spotlights eight flourishing corporations and introduces the leaders who guided them to prominence. Each title surveys the featured company's complete history, examining its triumphs and failures, the products it has introduced, and the impact it has had on the lives of people around the globe.

Coca-Cola. Nike. McDonald's. They are names recognized around the world today, but just how did these companies grow into global giants? Built for Success spotlights eight flourishing corporations and introduces the leaders who guided them to prominence. Each title surveys the featured company's complete history, examining its triumphs and failures, the products it has introduced, and the impact it has had on the lives of people around the globe.