Why do children love spine-chilling stories? Is it not paradoxical to associate enjoyment with creepiness, fear and terror? The subject of this book is the emotional experience of terror in children in response to the reading of children's literature.

Pentagonism / Beşgencilik is an excellent presentation of the work of Dutch artist Gerard Caris in six stimulating, informative critical essays by Beral Madra, Julien Bogousslavsky, Mark A. Cheetham, Francis Halsall, Laura U. Marks and John Onians. According to Rob Harle, “Caris’ work crosses the boundaries of science and art, producing a unique body of artwork based on mathematical and scientific exploration.

The use of performance information for real performance improvement is not as obvious as the ease with which the idea is embraced. What makes this noble endeavor so difficult? This dissertation assesses the relation between municipal benchmarking and organisational learning by looking at the role of the context in which the process and content of performance improvement are embedded. 'Municipal Benchmarking' offers an original analysis of the way performance improvement operates in the context of the public sector.

Why do children love spine-chilling stories? Is it not paradoxical to associate enjoyment with creepiness, fear and terror? The subject of this book is the emotional experience of terror in children in response to the reading of children's literature.

The global economic crisis that began in 2007 has posed huge challenges for European citizens and governments. The crisis has shown that the financial sector has not been adequately regulated and supervised, that governments and individuals have overspent, and that European economies are suffering from structural problems. This book, a collaboration between the Centre for European Studies and its member foundations, assesses government responses to the crisis at the national, EU and regional levels, and also offers policy recommendations.

This in-depth study on the rationale, determinants and objectives of sustainability assurance, enriched by interviews with subject matter experts, and combined with an analysis of applied approaches and procedures on actual assurance engagements, results in a unique insight in this new type of assurance service.

The Female Additional Manual (FAM) is a recently developed addition to the HCR-20 for assessing risk for violence in women. The aim of the FAM is to provide mental health professionals with a comprehensive violence risk assessment tool that offers concrete guidelines for risk management in women.

The SAPROF has recently been developed as an instrument for the structured assessment of protective factors for violence risk. Following the Structured Professional Judgment (SPJ) model, the SAPROF was designed as a protective addition to other SPJ risk assessment tools, such as the HCR-20, creating a more balanced assessment of risk for future (sexual) violence.

The third book by e-Patient Dave, cancer beater, blogger, internationally known keynote speaker and advocate for patient engagement; co-founder and past co-chair of the Society for Participatory Medicine.

This in-depth study on the rationale, determinants and objectives of sustainability assurance, enriched by interviews with subject matter experts, and combined with an analysis of applied approaches and procedures on actual assurance engagements, results in a unique insight in this new type of assurance service.

In his new book 'Strategic Intelligence in Future Perspectives', the author describes his broad expertise and experiences in strategic intelligence from around 70 perspectives. His central message to top management is to establish the office of strategic intelligence supported with a company radar room nearby the offices of top management.

The publication of this essay marks the end of the Partner Programme for Infrastructure Management (PIM). With this programme, Rijkswaterstaat has reached out across borders. Literally, by working together with and learning from British and Flemish managers of road infrastructure, but also by cooperating with W.S. Atkins and Grontmij to test new working methods and contract forms in a public-private context.

The “plinths” of the city are the ground floors that negotiate between the inside and the outside, between the public and the private: this is the city at eye level. Plinths are extremely important for the urban experience, which in turn is an important driver for the urban economy. The plinths might cover only 10% of the building, but determine 90% of the experience. The book shows you how a good plinth “works” for a better street at eye level.

Nobody owns the Earth’s water resources which are finite in nature and generally available to everyone. To prevent over-exploitation, common rules for their development and use are required. Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM) is a concept which aims for such collective-choices. In this book, Leo Santbergen focuses on the impact of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) on collective-choice rules within the International Meuse River Basin District.

This overview of the pentagon-based work of the Dutchman Caris, spanning more than the last four decades, reveals a desire for knowledge bordering on obsession, a probing and puzzling (in no way dilettantish) which differs widely from Mondrian’s well-nigh Messianic awareness of the already discovered. The visible results as well as the approach place any comparison with Caris closer to Escher than to Mondrian.