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What do you get when you cross a journalist and a banker? A brewery, of course. "A great city should have great beer. New York finally has, thanks to Brooklyn. Steve Hindy and Tom Potter provided it. Beer School explains how they did it: their mistakes as well as their triumphs. Steve writes with a journalist's skepticism-as though he has forgotten that he is reporting on himself. Tom is even less forgiving-he's a banker, after all. The inside story reads at times like a cautionary tale, but it is an account of a great and welcome achievement."-Michael Jackson, The Beer Hunter(r) "An accessibl

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Gun Policy Lessons from the United States: Keeping Guns from High-Risk Individuals -- 1 Firearms and Violent Death in the United States -- 2 The Limited Impact of the Brady Act: Evaluation and Implications -- 3 Preventing Gun Violence Involving People with Serious Mental Illness -- 4 Evidence for Optimism: Policies to Limit Batterers' Access to Guns -- 5 Reconsidering the Adequacy of Current Conditions on Legal Firearm Ownership -- 6 Broadening Denial Criteria for the Purchase and Possession of Firearms: Need, Feasibility, and Effectiveness -- 7 Comprehensive Background Checks for Firearm Sales: Evidence from Gun Shows -- 8 Preventing the Diversion of Guns to Criminals through Effective Firearm Sales Laws -- 9 Spurring Responsible Firearms Sales Practices through Litigation: The Impact of New York City's Lawsuits against Gun Dealers on Interstate Gun Trafficking -- 10 Curtailing Dangerous Sales Practices by Licensed Firearm Dealers: Legal Opportunities and Obstacles -- Part II: Making Gun Laws Enforceable -- 11 Enforcing Federal Laws against Firearms Traffickers: Raising Operational Effectiveness by Lowering Enforcement Obstacles -- Part III: Gun Policy Lessons from the United States: High-Risk Guns -- 12 America's Experience with the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, 1994-2004: Key Findings and Implications -- 13 Personalized Guns: Using Technology to Save Lives -- Part IV: International Case Studies of Responses to Gun Violence -- 14 Gun Control in Great Britain after the Dunblane Shootings -- 15 Rational Firearm Regulation: Evidence-based Gun Laws in Australia -- 16 The Big Melt: How One Democracy Changed after Scrapping a Third of Its Firearms -- 17 Brazil: Gun Control and Homicide Reduction -- Part V: Second Amendment.

"In clear and concise terms a distinguished list of contributors offer an introduction to the most critical issues in global and urban health. It reviews key themes with illustrative examples and cases, and contains the most current evidence. It links social determinants and urban life in developed and developing countries. It also contains assessment of primary determinants of well-being in cities: social and built environments, diet, and health care and social services. Also covered are topics on history of public health in cities, the impact of urban sprawl and urban renewal, and the common challenges"--Provided by publisher