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   Fraud and Carbon Markets

   The missing trader fraud on European carbon allowances markets occurred mainly between the end of 2008 and the beginning of 2009 and is presented in this book from a variety of different angles: financial, scientific and relatively to organized crime. Written by a former broker, it makes a unique exploration into the financial mechanisms of the fraud and the impact on the market behavior as well as illustrating the consequences on its econometric features.

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   Diversifying Food and Diets

   This book aims to explore what the current state of knowledge is on the role of agricultural biodiversity in improving nutrition and food security. The book will examine and challenge some of the prevailing myths and assumptions to improving nutrition through agriculture mechanisms so as to identify the key research and implementation gaps.

3. Routledge is attending AIB

   Routledge is pleased to be attending the Academy of International Business Management in Istanbul this July. Why not take a sneak-peek at the key International Business Textbooks and Research titles that will be on offer?

4. 

   Low Carbon Nation?

   What does the transition to a Low Carbon Britain mean for the future development of cities and regions across the country? Does it reinforce existing ‘business as usual’ or create new transformational opportunities? Low Carbon Nation? takes an interdisciplinary approach to tackle this critical question, by looking across the different dimensions of technological, scientific, social and economic change within the diverse city and regional contexts of the UK.

   Request your complimentary exam copy today.

5. Are We ‘Chasing Our Own Tail’ on the Circular Economy?

   We are pleased to present a new Earthscan from Routledge blog post: written by Philip Monaghan, author of How Local Resilience Creates Sustainable Societies.

   With a new entry every fortnight, blog posts written by various Earthscan from Routledge authors will be displayed both on the Routledge website and on our Facebook page here. Each post within Facebook will be open to comments so please feel free to voice your thoughts!

6. 

   Progressive Counting Within a Phase Model of Trauma-Informed Treatment

   Clinicians recognize trauma and loss as a prominent source of clients' problems. Progressive counting is a significant advance in trauma treatment because it is about as efficient, effective, and well-tolerated as EMDR while being far simpler for therapists to master and do well. PC's value has already been supported by two open trials and a controlled study. Are you ready to provide therapy that routinely affects profound healing and lasting change? This book will show you how. 

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   Media, Telecommunications, and Business Strategy

   With today’s dynamic and rapidly evolving environment, media managers must have a clear understanding of different delivery platforms, as well as a grasp of critical management, planning, and economic factors in order to stay current and move their organizations forward.

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   Claim 20% Off Johnston & Marshall’s Leading Sales Texts Today

   We are pleased to offer you a huge 20% discount on the new editions of Contemporary Selling and Sales Force Management by Mark Johnston & Greg Marshall.
   
   All you have to do is enter the code GDC71 at checkout to activate the 20% discount.

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   May 2013: Textbook of the Month

   Qualitative Research
   The essential guide to theory and practice
   By Maggi Savin-Baden, Claire Howell Major

   Published December 19th 2012 by Routledge – 608 pages

   Complimentary Exam Copy

   Qualitative Research: The Essential Guide to Theory and Practice provides a one-stop resource for all those approaching qualitative research for the first time, as well as those revisiting core concepts and issues. It presents a comprehensive overview of this rapidly developing field of inquiry, cleverly combined with practical, hands-on advice on how to conduct a successful qualitative study.

10. 

    Writing for the Web

    Composing, Coding, and Constructing Web Sites
    Writing for the Web unites theory, technology, and practice to explore writing and hypertext for website creation. It integrates such key topics as XHTML/CSS coding, writing (prose) for the Web, the rhetorical needs of the audience, theories of hypertext, usability and architecture, and the basics of web site design and technology. Presenting information in digestible parts, this text enables students to write and construct realistic and manageable Web sites with a strong theoretical understanding of how online texts communicate to audiences.