Public Book (Of Orders) — A book containing all of the buy and sell orders for a specific security that are placed by the public. The public book is kept by an order book official or other market specialists. The public book is considered closed and is only accessible to… … Investment dictionary
book collecting — Introduction acquisition of books, not only as texts but also as objects desirable for such qualities as their age, scarcity, historical significance, value, beauty, and evidence of association with some important person. Exercising… … Universalium
Book burning — (a category of biblioclasm, or book destruction) is the practice of destroying, often ceremoniously, one or more copies of a book or other written material. In modern times, other forms of media, such as phonograph records, video tapes, and CDs… … Wikipedia
Public choice theory — Public choice in economic theory is the use of modern economic tools to study problems that are traditionally in the province of political science. (A more general term is political economy , an earlier name for economics that evokes its… … Wikipedia
Public sociology — is an approach to the discipline which seeks to transcend the academy and engage wider audiences. Rather than being defined by a particular method, theory, or set of political values, public sociology may be seen as a style of sociology, a way of … Wikipedia
Public Ivy — is a term coined by Richard Moll in his 1985 book Public Ivys: A Guide to America s best public undergraduate colleges and universities to refer to universities which provide an Ivy League collegiate experience at a public school price. Richard… … Wikipedia
public health — public health, adj. health services to improve and protect community health, esp. sanitation, immunization, and preventive medicine. [1610 20] * * * Science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through organized… … Universalium
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility — (PEER) is a 501(c)(3) non profit, environmental protection organization that serves as a resource to potential government whistleblowers, allowing them to anonymously expose environmental wrongdoings thereby avoiding agency retaliation. Founded… … Wikipedia
Public relations of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — (LDS Church) has become of increased importance to the church s hierarchy since the church s increased international growth after World War II.[citation needed] By the 1960s and 1970s, the LDS Church was no longer primarily an Intermountain West… … Wikipedia
PUBLIC AUTHORITY — PUBLIC AUTHORITY, in the context of this article, a term referring to an authoritative body composed of representatives of the public – whether appointed or elected by the latter – and entrusted with the duty and power to arrange various matters… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
