Most Popular Books by David McCord

A comprehensive resource on the death penalty. It contains various cases, including Kennedy v Louisiana, prohibiting the death penalty for child rapists, and Baze v Rees, upholding execution by lethal injection. It explains the different ways in which the states process death penalty cases, with excerpts of the most relevant statutes.

Many cancers, both common and rare, are known to have a hereditary predisposition, and recent advances in genomics have clarified the risks, and in some cases the mechanisms, of cancer developing in an individual. This volume covers all the key issues in cancer genetics, reviewing both the technology behind genetic risk assessment and the ethical dilemmas it poses. The first of two parts deals with ethical, legal, and social issues, with chapters on counselling and screening, gene and mutation identification. The second systematically outlines current knowledge of the inheritance patterns of many different cancer types, both from a site-by-site perspective and for special groups. With a final chapter highlighting late-breaking developments, this up-to-date and authoritative volume will be of equal interest to the specialist and to other professionals in the areas of primary care, counselling, and cancer risk assessment.

The poetry of the award-winning David McCord is a gift to children and to all who love language. From the brilliantly simple demonstration of onomatopoeia, The Pickety Fence, to the observant title poem, this is a collection to be cherished Superbly illustrated by Mark Simont''s drawings, which capture the fun and nuance of the words, this group of poems is sure to grab the attention of children, who delight in the magic of wordplay and rhythm -- a magic that David McCord excels at conjuring.

Chiefly correspondence with economists, statesmen, and political scientists, regarding economics in general, and Wright''s theories in particular. There is also correspondence & material relating to the 1946 survey on faculty saleries conducted by the U. Va. chapter of the A.A.U.P. Correspondence, 1949-50, with personnel of the Richmond Times Dispatch regarding Wright''s objections to an article on out-f-state students by William Stauffer. Correspondents include: Hervey Allen, Harold Hitchings Burbank, Pierce Butler, Colin Clark; Benjamin Nathan Cardozo, Colgate Whitehead Darden, Raphae Demos, Walter Franklin George, L.H. Grunebaum; Gottfried Haberler; Alvin H. Hansen; F.A. Hayek; John Maynard Keynes, Leon H. Keyserling; Abba D. Lerner; James Clark McReynolds, Paul A. Samuelson; Elizabeth Boody Schumpter; Joseph Schumpeter, Harlan Fiske Stone, Robert Ferdinand Wagner, A. Dudley Ward; and Murat Williams.