![]() Indeed, some consumer needs can be met only when time is given by others, such as volunteers who provide companionship, inspiration, and emotional support at organizations such as Big Brothers/Big Sisters (e.g., Clary et al. Approximately 40,000 organizations are able to exist because of consumers who are willing to give time as an inexpensive and free labor source ( Fisher and Ackerman 1998 Independent Sector 1992 Kotler 1982). ![]() The volunteering of time generates services valued at more than $272 billion annually. Individual and corporate financial donations in the United States amount to more than $241 billion per year (see the American Association of Fundraising Counsel's Web site at ). ![]() Just a suggestion.All subjects Allied Health Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine Dentistry Emergency Medicine & Critical Care Endocrinology & Metabolism Environmental Science General Medicine Geriatrics Infectious Diseases Medico-legal Neurology Nursing Nutrition Obstetrics & Gynecology Oncology Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Otolaryngology Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care Pediatrics Pharmacology & Toxicology Psychiatry & Psychology Public Health Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine Radiology Research Methods & Evaluation Rheumatology Surgery Tropical Medicine Veterinary Medicine Cell Biology Clinical Biochemistry Environmental Science Life Sciences Neuroscience Pharmacology & Toxicology Biomedical Engineering Engineering & Computing Environmental Engineering Materials Science Anthropology & Archaeology Communication & Media Studies Criminology & Criminal Justice Cultural Studies Economics & Development Education Environmental Studies Ethnic Studies Family Studies Gender Studies Geography Gerontology & Aging Group Studies History Information Science Interpersonal Violence Language & Linguistics Law Management & Organization Studies Marketing & Hospitality Music Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Philosophy Politics & International Relations Psychoanalysis Psychology & Counseling Public Administration Regional Studies Religion Research Methods & Evaluation Science & Society Studies Social Work & Social Policy Sociology Special Education Urban Studies & Planning BROWSE JOURNALS And, maybe at some point they can find someone to write an introduction to it. Since I believe my copy was a print-on-demand paperback, it also was lacking in a other things I expect in a book, including copyright information. If you don't mind the plot and the dry writing, it does at least provide some fodder for thought and debate among friends. However, he did have some interesting ideas about how our national and state governments could be made to work better, mainly by simplifying both Congress and the judicial system and by splitting the President's duties into two parts: executive and head-of-state. And, yes, he totally missed that major world-changing event. ![]() Since this was written pre-World War I, one of the things that sticks particularly in my mind is that the major nations had agreed not to use the technology of airplanes in warfare. The plot, if it could be said to have one, was pretty improbable. I was not aware he had written a book, and certainly not that he had opined about how our own government could be "improved," and used a novel to do it. ![]() My interest centered on the fact that the author, Col. I ordered this book on a whim when I ran across reference to it in something else I was reading. ![]()
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