Victor L Thompson

Schooling of the Immigrant

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The Archaeology and Historical Ecology of Small Scale Economies

Most research into humans’ impact on the environment has focused on large-scale societies; a corollary assumption has been that small scale economies are sustainable and in harmony with nature. The contributors to this volume challenge this notion, revealing how such communities shaped their environ...

Public Administration

At the time of its initial publication, Public Administration helped to define this field of study and practice by introducing two major new emphases: an orientation toward human behavior and human relations in organizations, and an emphasis on the interaction between administration, politics, and ...

The Grass Beneath His Feet: The Charles Victor Thompson Story

Nothing produced a glow in his eyes like the wonders of nature provoking his every curiosity. Everything about nature appealed to his meticulous character and his childhood was invested at Medina Lake, chasing down fireflies, and fishing. There was nothing he liked better than fried perch and eggs f...

Filoli

Rhyme and Reason

I started writing poetry when I was in junior high school. I started writing love poems for my girlfriend at the time, and looking back now, she didn't seem appreciative right away. Throughout high school we dated on and off, and she was the inspiration, the desperation, and the separation that gave...

The Trumpets of Jericho:: A Romantic Novel About Bands and Musicians in the American Civil War

In the midst of the American Civil War, Rita Goldstein, a beautiful, young cornetist, is abandoned in Cairo, Illinois by her faithless fiancé Butch Lassiter, but she is a fierce and determined young woman who is not easily rejected and not easily discouraged. She sets out at once to bring him back a...

Without Sympathy or Enthusiasm: The Problem of Administrative Compassion

This classic study brings to bear the findings and principles of political science, sociology, psychology, and economics on various proposals for the solution of ills traditionally associated with governmental administration.

Bureaucracy and Innovation

Modern Organization

Without Sympathy or Enthusiasm: The Problem of Administrative Compassion

Without Sympathy or Enthusiasm: The Problem of Administrative Compassion

Without Sympathy or Enthusiasm: The Problem of Administrative Compassion

Public Administration

Eudora Welty: A Reference Guide