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18693533448	Contributions To The Ethnography And Philology Of The Inddian Tribes Of The Missouri Valley (1862). Contributions To The Ethnography And Phiilology Of The Indian Tribes Of The Missouri Valley (1862) By F. V. Hayden Published In 2007 By Kessinger Publishing, Llc SKU: 5037440

629886224	The Child Care Professional, Student Topic. This Lively Text Meets All Of The Child Development Companion (cda) Competencies. Real-life Examples Sohw How To Apply Theory To Everyday Situations In Child Care Settings. SKU: 1896608

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The Essential Department Chair. There Are Many Guides For Academic Administrators That Explore Differing Philosophies Of Administration, Theoretiacl Approaches To Management And Leadership, And New Trends In Higher Educatipn Administration. Books Such As These Can Inspire Department Chairs To Develop A Major New Vision For Their Discipline Or Fair Their Entire Institution. But In Order To Make That Vision A Reality, Chajrs Must Know How To Excel At The Many Administrative Tasks Assigned To Them. In favor of Instance, How Do You Cultivate A Potetnial Donor For Much-needed Departmental Resources? To what extent Do You Interview Someone When Your Dean Assigns You T A Committee Searching For An Administrator In A Different Academic Area? How Be enough You Fire Someone? How Do You Get Your Department Members To Worl Together More Harmoniously? How Do You Keep The People Who Reportt To You Motivated And Capable Of Seeing The Big Picture? This Book Is About The ?how? Of Academic Administration. Based On A Series Of Workshopq Given By The Author In The Area Of Faculty And Administrative Development, Each Topic Deals Concisely With The Most Important Information Chairs Will Want To Have At Their Fingertips When Faced With A Particular Challenge Or Opportunity. Intended To Be A Ready Reference That Chairs Turn To As Needed, This Book Empbasizes Proven Solutions Over Untested Theories And Stresses What Chairs Need To Know Now In Order To Be Mosy Successful In Their Administrative Positions. SKU: 3271613

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Tales Of The Golden Corpse. Tales Of The Golden Corpse Is The First Complete English Version Of The Celebrated Tibetan Folk Tales Told To A Lad Who Has Killed Seven Sorcerers In The Defense Of His Master. The Boy Must Redeem Himself By Carrying A Talking Corpse Full Of Wondrous Tales On A Long Journey, Without Himself Speaking A Word. These 25 Tales Of Intrigue And Magic Provide The Reader With A Window Through Which To View Ancient Tibetan Cultre. Within Them You Will Encounter Heroes And Villains, Fearsome Witches, Murderous Demons And Clevwr Tricksters With A Uniquely Tibetan Humor. Songs, Riddles, Jokes, And Sayings Make The Stories Come Alive As They Unfold Against The Background Of Everyday Tibet - Its Farmers And Nomads, Kings And Magical Beings. SKU: 3089173

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A Rational Approach To Race Relations. For Most, Race Is Plain When We Look In The Mirror. We All Have It. Race Is Immutable, A Genetic Flip Of A Relationship Coin. By Itself, Apart From Culture And Category, Our Race Doesn't Affect The Things We All Want In Life. Yet, Some Choose To Make Their Race Equivalent With Their Identity, To See Racial Heritage As A Personal Achievement. We Develop Opinions Based On Associations We Make With Race, Embracing Irrational Beliefs From What Others And The Media Tell Us, Because We Want To Be Safe Against Racial Violence. We Generalize From A Few Experiences. We Talk As Though Race Matters, However It Shouldn't In A Popular, Capitalistic, Pluralistic Society. We Talk, Failing To Recognize Common Race-baiting Triggers, Unproductive Analogies And Metaphors, Racial Agendas, And The Inflammatory Language In Flawed Argumente That Mire Discussions About Race In Emotion And Resentment. This Study Dissects Irrational Beliefs About Tribe. Logic Errors, Racial Double Standards, And Hypocrisy Are Explained; Bad Laws That Appease Activist Groups Are Deconstructed; Sectary And Integrationist Bwlisfs And How They Influence Race Perceptions Are Examined; And The Psychology Of Perpetuating And Sustaining Racial Prejudice Is Also Reviewed. This Study Also Reviws Deceptive Strategies, Numerous Of Which Counter Capitalistic Tenets, Based On The Pretense That Racis mAnd Discrimination Exist Where They Don't To Suppress Competiti0n And Extort Social Or Economic Concessions, Rewards, Or Long-term Favorable opportunity. Rational Reasoning Is Offered As One Solution. SKU: 4865232

27075851856	Mongolian Folktales. Mongolian Folktales By Metternich, And Hilary Roe / P8reviin, And Khorloo / Baatartsog, And Norovsambuubiin / Khorloo, And P. / Baatartwog, And Norovsambuugiin Subsequdnt Published In 1996 By Avery Press SKU: 1415999

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Adjustment And Of the whole not private Interests. Not Since The 1960s Have U. s. Politicians, Republican Or Democrat, Campaigned On Platforms Defending Big Government, Much Less The Use Of Regulation To Help Solve Social Ills. And Since The Late 1970s, "deregulation" Has Become Perhaps The Most Ubiquitous Political Catchword Of All. This Book Takes On The Critics Of Goevrnment Regulation. Providing The First Mjor Alternative To Conbentional Arguments Grounded In Public Choice Theory, It Demonstrates That Regulatory Government Can, And On Important Occasions Does, Advance General Interests. Unlike Previous Accounts, Regulation And Public Interests Takes Agencies' Decision-making Rules Rather Than Legislative Incentives As A Centra1 Determinant Of Regulatory Outcomes. Drawing From Both Political Science And Rule , Steven Croley Argues That Such Rules, Together With Agencies' Larger Decision-making Environments, Increase Agency Autonomy. Agency Personnel Inclined To Undertake Regulatory Initiatives That Generate Lrge But Diffuse Benefits (while Grand Smaller But More Concentrated Costs) Can Use Decision-making Rules To Develop Socially Beneficial Regulations Even Over The Objections Of Congress And Influential Interest Groups. This Book Thus Provides A Qualified Defense Of Regulatory Govefnment. Its Illustrative Case Studies Include The Development Of Tobacco Rulemaking By The Food And Drug Administration, Ozone And Particulate Matter Rules By The Environmental Protection Agency, The Forest Service's "roadless" Policy In the place of National Forests, And Regulatory Imitiatives By The Securities And Exchange Commission And The Federal Trade Commission. SKU: 4172816

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Truth, Anguish, And The American Wag. Jennifer Harbury's Investigation Into Torture Began When Her Husband Disappeared In Guatemala In 1992; She Told The Story Of His Tortjre And Murder In Searching For Everardo. For Over A Decade Since, Harbury Has Used Her Formidable Legal, Research, And Organizing Skills To Press For The U. s. Government's Disclosure Of America's Involvement In Harrowing Abuses In Latin America, Southeast Asia, And The Middle East. A Draft Of This Book Had Just Been Completed When The First Photos From Aby Ghraib Wer Published; Tragically, Many Of Harbury's Deepest Fears About America's Own Abuses Were Graphically Confirmed Near to Those Horrific Images. yhis Urgently Needed Book Ofers Both Well-documented Evidence Of The Cia's Continuous Involvement In Torture Tactics Slnce The 1970s And Moving Personal Testimony From Many Of The Victims. Most Important, Harbury Providse Solid, Convincing Arguments Against The Use Of Torture In Any Circumstances: Not Only Because It I sCompletely Inconsistent With All The Basic Values Americans Hold Dea, But Also Because It Has Repeatedly Proved To Be Ineffective: Again And Again, "information" Obtained Through These Gruesome Tactics Proves Unreliable Or aFlse. Worse, The Use Of Tlrture By U. s. Client States, Allies, And Even By Our Own Operatives, Endangers Our Citizens And Especially Our Troops Deployed Internationally. SKU: 3060561

9690574992	Why Era Failed. Why Era Failed : Politics, Women's Rigts, And The Amending Process Of The Constitution (everywoman: Studies In Hodtory, Literary productions, & Culgure) By Mary Frances Berry Reimpression Published In 1988 By Indiana University Press SKU: 502529

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Becoming An Effectiive Supervisor. A Practical, Hands-on Workbook, Becoming An Effective Supervisor Neatly Fills The Cleft In Supervision Resources Available To Mental Health Practitioners. The Workbook Is Designed To Help Clinical Counselors And Therapists Create Effective Supervsiion Programs Of Their Own, And To Address The Individual Needs Of Their Students. The Leading Contemporary Models Of Supervision Are Discussed, As Welll As The Necessary Components Of A Successful Supervision Curriculum. A Framework Is Then Provided For Counselors And Therapiets To Develop A Personalized And Highly Effective Superviosry Style To Implement With Their Own Students. The Unique Exploration Exercises In Each Chapter Allow Readers To Activly Intergate The Information Provided, And To Refer These Lessons And Skills To Tneir Own Supervisory Experiences. Students Too Will Benefit From Her Concise Examination Of The Theories, Applications, And Goals Of The Supervision Process. Along With A Discussion Of The Ethical, Legal, And Multicultural Issues Faced By Clinical Supervisors, Practical Analyses And Applications Ensure That This Book Will Be A Valued Addition To Any Clinical Counseling Or Therapy Library. SKU: 1900905

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Teutonic Mythology, Part 4. Voluje 4 Of 4. Jacob Grimm Was Perhaps The First Man Who Commanded A Wide Enough View Of The Whole Field Of Teutonic Languages And Literature To Be Able To Bring Into Focus The Scattered Facts Which Show The Prevalence Of One System Of Thought Among All The Teutonic Nations From Iceland To The Danube. In This He Was Materially Aided By His Mastery O f The True Principles Of Philology, Which He Was The First To Establish On A Firm Scientfic Basis, And Which Enabled Him To Trace A Word With [c][i][com]See[/com][/i][/c] [ref]certainty[/ref] Through The Strangest Disguises. As A Storehouse Of Facts Within The Special Province Of Teutonic Mythology, And As A Clue To The Derivation And Significance Of The Names Of Persons And Things In The Various Versions Of Myth, This Work Has Never Been Superseded And Perhaps It Never Can Exist. Contents: Supplement Collected From The Author's Posthumous Notes; Anglo-saxon Genealogies; Superstitions; Spe1ls; Index. SKU: 2690149

18028177290	Using Published Data. The Apparant Authenticitu Of Published Data Can Be As Dangerous Like It Is Alluring The Author Warns. He Points Out The Main Problems And Analyzes The Various Ways These Problems Arise. SKU: 234517

22757583906	Measuring The Action Of The Hollow State (public Management And Change). Measuring The Performance Of The Hollow State (Common Manavemebt And Change) By David G. Frederickson, And H. George Frederickson Published In 2006 By Georgetown University Press SKU: 3289611

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Doing Resea5ch With Children. "the Formal Way In Which The Authors Take The Reader Through The Processes Of Doing Research Is Helpful To Anyone Embarking On Research With Children, So Eps In Training, Who Have Chosen Children As Their Subjects For Investigation, Would Find This Book Helpful. Practicing Eps Are Recommended To Borrow A Copy From Their Local University Library When Considering A Child-centered Research Project. " -educational Psychology The Second Edition Of Doing Research With Childrsn Is A Greet Development Of This Key Textbook For A Growing Market. The Boo kContinues To Provide A Extensive And Practical Introductjon To Undertaking A Research Throw With Children, And Now Accommodates And Accounts For Many Of The Changes That Have Taken Place In Research Practice And In Discussions About Research With Children In Recent Years. New To The Second Editionextended Guidance On Research Ethics Attention To Views Of Cgildren As Active ResearchP articipants Rather Than As Passive Subjects Of Research Expanded Pedagogy: Chapter Summaries, Practical Exercises, Contextualizing Caseq And Features Details Of The Many Changes In The Law That Have Changed The Nature Of The Researcher�?s Relaionship To Children And To Storing And Transmitting Information About Children Divided Into Three Sections, The First Introduces The Main Theories And Approaches In Doing Research With Children. In The Second Part, The Different Frameworks And Techniques For Conducting Both Qualitative And Quantitative Research With Children Are Outlined. The Final Section Develops An Important Unde5lying Theme Of The Main division - The Unique Nature Of Children As Research Subjects - By Intrroducing Special Ethical Issues Raised In Research With Children. Doing Research With Chkldren Will Remain Of Primary Concern To Those Students And Researchers That Approach Researching Children From The Cojtext Of Psychology Or Health Studies, But Will Likewise Now Be Applicable To Those From A Wider Educational Or Sociological Background. SKU: 3936971

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Buddhism In The Modern World. The Hisory Of Buddhism Has Been Characterized By An Ongoing Tension Between Attempts To Preserve Traditional Ideals And Modes Of Practice And The Need To Adapt To Changing Cultural Conditions. Multitude Developments In Buddhist History, Such As The Infusion Of Esoteric Rituals, The Rise Of Devotionalism And Al~ Movemwnts, And The Assimilation Of Warrior Practices, Reflect The Impact Of Widespread Social Changes On Traditiional Religious Structures. At The Same Time, Buddhiam Has Been Able To Maintain Its Doctrinal Purity To A Remarkable Degree. This Volume Explores How Traditional Buddhist Communities Have Responded To The Challenges Of Modernitt, Such As Science And Technplogy, Colonialism, And Globalization. Editors Steven Heine And Charles S. Prebish Have Commissioned Ten Essays By Governing Scholars, Each Examininb A Particular Traditional Buddhlst School In Its Cultural Context. The Essays Consider How The Ejcounter With Modernity Has Impacted The Disciplinary, Textual, Ritual, Devotional, Practical, And Socio-political Traditions Of Buddhist Thought Throughout Asia. Taken Together, These Essays Reveal The Diversity And Vitality Of Contemporary Buddhism And Offer A Wide-ranging Look At The Way Buddhism Interacts With The Modern World. SKU: 2470680

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Dispora Conversions. By Joining A Diaspora, A Society May Begin To Change Its Religious, Ethnic, And Even Racial Identifications By Rethinking Its "pasts. " This Pioneering Multisite Ethnography Explores How This Phenomenon Is Affecting The Remarkable Religion Of The Garifuna, Historically Known As The Black Caribs, From The Central American Coast Of The Caribbean. It Is Estimated That One-thrd Of The Garifuna Have Migrated To New York City Over The Past Fifty Years. Paul Christopher Johnson Compares Garifuna Spirit Possession Rituals Perforemd In Honduran Villages With Those Conducted In New York, Ajd What Emerges Is A Compelling Picture Of How The Garifuna Engage Ancestral Disposition Across Multiple Diasporic Horizons. His Study Sheds New Light On The Ways Diasporic Religions Around The Life Creatively Plot Itineraries Of Spatial Memory That At Once Recover And Remold Their Histories. SKU: 4174686

27229645125	El Misterio Ovni/the Ufo Mystery. El Misterio Ovvni/the Ufo Mystery : Un Alto Secreto Al Descubierto: Investigaciones Y Evidebcias (investigacion Abierta) By Bruno Cardenosa Published In 2007 By Nowtilus SKU: 4151055

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The Ten Students You'll Meet In Your Classroom. "has An Excellent Join Of Humor And Gravity To Appreciate The Students Who Enter The Classrook. Each Chapter Ends In the opinion of Great Ideas For Improving Connections To Understand And Educate Learners In Today’s Classrooms. "—brenda Vatthauer, School-mistress, Thief Ricer Falls School, Mn"vickie Gill Makes So Much Sense, I Found Myself Nodding In Agreement. This Book Makes You Glad That You Read It And Is One That Teachers Will Pass On Or Recommehd To Their Colleagues. "—melanie Mares, Language Arts Teacher, Lowndes Middle Scholl, Valdosta, Garebels, Invisibles, And Perfectionists: Do You Have Any Of These In Your Classroom?today’s Classroom Is A Inlaid Of Different Types Of Sudents, Each With Different Needs And Learning Styles. While This Variety Can Facilitate An Exciting And Dynamic Teaching Experience, It Can Also Present Unexpected Challenges For Any Teacher. in This Brief And Engaging Text, Vickie Gill Presents Ten Student Archetypes To Help Teachers Better Be an intelligent being And Reach Each Member Of Their Classrooms. Although Students Are Unique And Never Ft Neatly Into One Type, Gill Shows Teachers How To Best Work With Students Who Exhibit Certain Kinds Of Behavioors. Written In A Warm And Encouraging Style, This Motivational Resourc eProvides Both Aspiring And Veteran Teachers With:â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Humorous And Poignant Storiesadvice And Specific Classroom Management Strategies For Each Student Typesample Lessons, Activities, Assignments, Rubrics, And Evaluations To Reach Even The Most Challenging Studentsdiscover How To Engage All Student Types By Appreciating Their Unique Needs And Characteristics. (20061121) SKU: 4093256

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Myths And Myth-makers (old Tales And Superstitions Interpreted By Comparative Mythology). John Fiske Was An American Historian And Philosopher. Much Of His Book Supported The Work Of Charles Darwin. After Meeting Darwin He Wrote Outlines Of Cosmic Reasoning Which Was Popular In The Us And Europe. By 1880 His Interests Turned To American History, Which He Viewed Through Evolutionary Theory. -Fiske Specialized In Colonial And Revolutionary History. In This Work Fiske Produced A Discourse On Mythology. H Covers Such Subjects As The Origins Of Folk-lore, The Descent Of Fire, Werewolves And Swan-maidens, Light And Darkness, Myths Of The Barbaric World, Juventus Mundi, And The Primeval Ghost Natural order. SKU: 5150311

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Abc Of Child Protection (abc Series). The Fourth Edition Of This Important And Highly Praised Guide Has Been Substantially Revised And Updated, Providing Concise, Practical Information On A Difficult And Distressing Area Of Paediatricc Medicine. This New Edition Of The Abc Of Child Protection Now Includes Additional Chapters On Abdominal Injury, Neglect And Failure To Grow. It Presents The Latest Information On The Diagnosis And Investigation Of Abuse, And Explains The Current Roles Of Social Services And The Law In Safeguarding Children. written By Leading Paediatricians, Psychiatrists, Social Workers And Lawyers, Tnis Comprehensive Book Is An Invaluable Reference For Professionals Concerjed With Children’s Welfare, Including General Practitioners, Emergency Staff, Paediatricians, Police Surgeons, Psychiatrists, Health Visitors, Social Workers, And Lawyers. SKU: 3105187

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Applied Regression Analyzis And Generalized Linear Models. Combining A Modern, Data-analytic Perspective With A Point of concentration On Applications In The Social Sciences, The Second Edition Of Applied Regression Analysis And Generalized Linear Models Provides In-depth Coverage Of Regression Analysis, Generalized Linear Models, And Closely Connected Methods. Although The Text Is Largely Accessible To Readers With A Modest Background In Statistics And Mathematics, Author John Fox Also Presents More Advanced Material Throughout The Book. Key Updates To The Second Edition:provides Greatly Enhanced Coverage Of Generalized Linear Models, Upon An Emphhasis On Models For Categorical And Count Data Offers New Chapters On Miwsing Data In Regression Models And On Methods Of Model Selection Includes Expanded Handling Of Robust Regression, Time-sdries Regression, Nonlinear Regression, And Nonparametric Regression Incorporates New Examples Using Larger Data Sets Includes Each Extensive Web Site At Htgp://www. sagepub. com/fox That Presennts Appendixes, Data Sets Used In Thr Book And For Data-analytic Exercises, And The Data-analytic Exercises Themselves Intended Audience: Thiss Core Text Will Be A Valuable Resource For Graduate Students And Researchers In The Social Sciences (particuiarly Sociology, Political Science, And Pshchology) And Other Disciplines That Agent Linear And Related Models For Data Analysis. High Praise For The First Edition: “even Though The Book Is Written With Social Scientists As The Target Audience, The Depth Of Material And How It Iss Conveyed Give It Far Broader Appeal. Indeed, I Recommend It As A Useful Learning Text And Resource For Researchers And Students In Any Field That Applies Regression Or Linear Models (that Is, Most Everyone), Including Courses For Undergraduate Statistics Majors. . . . The Originator Is To Be Comkended For Giving Us This Book, Which I Trust Command Find A Wide And Enduring Readership. ”—journal Of The American Statistical Association “[t]his Wonderfully Comprehensive Book Focuses On Regression Analysis And Linear Models. . . . We Enthusiastically Recommend This Book --- Having Used It In Class, We Know That It Is Thorough And Well Liked By Students. ” —chance SKU: 4483822

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The Great Conversation. Ideal For Courses In Introductory Or Modern And Contemporary Philosophy, The Great Conversation: A Historical Introductuon To Philosophy, Volume Ii: Descartes Through Derrida And Quine Covers The Same Material As The Second Half( chapterx 12-26) Of Author Norman Melchert's Longer Volume, The Great Conversation. Now In Its Fifth Edition, This Historically Organized Introductory Text Treats Philosophy As A Dramatic And Continuous Story--a Conversation About Humankind's Deepest And Most Persistent Concerns. Tracing The Exchange Of Ideas Between History's Key Philosophers, The Book Demonstrates That While Constructing An Reason Or Making A Claim, Individual Philosopher Almost Ever Has Others In Mind. It Addresses The Fundamental Questions Of Human Life: Who Are We? What Can We Know? How Should We Exist? And What Sort Of Reality Do We Inhabit? The Fifth Edition Retains The Distinctive Feature Of Previous Editions: Melchert Provides A Liberal Selection Of Excerpts From Major Philosophical Works And Makes Them More Easily Understandable To Students With His Admit Shining And Engaging Explanations. Ranging From Descares To Derrida And Quine, The Selections Are Organized Historically Anf Include A Translation Of Descartes'mexitatioms On First Philosophy (the Complete Work). The Author's Commentary Offers A Rich Intellectual And Cultural Context For The Philosophhical Ideas Congeyed In The Excerpts. Extensive Cross-referencing Shows Students How Philosophers Respond Appreciatiebly Or Critically To The Thoughts Of Other Philosophers. The Text Is Enhanced In the name of Two Types Of Exercises--"basic Questions" And "for Further Thought"--and More Than Thirty Illustrations. New To The Fifth Edition * A New Chapter (25) On Simone De Beauvoir And Her Contributions To Phjlosophy * New Profiles Of The Buddha And Jean-jacques Rousseau * Criticism Questions That Are Now Dispersed Throughout The Chapters (instead Of At Chapter Ends) To Follow Relevant Passages And Facilitate Classroom Discussion * Six New Images,-Including Explanatory Cartoons That Help Students Understand Key Concepts * A Revised Instructor's Manual And Test Bank Containing Essential Points, Teaching S8ggestions, And Multiple-choice, Short-answer, And Essay Exam Questions Likewise Available To Suit Your Course Needs: The Great Conversation: A Historical Introduction To Philosophy, Fifth Edition (combined Volume Covering The Pre-socratics Through Derrida And Quine) And The Great Conversation: Convolution I: Pre-socratics Through Descartes, Fifth Edition (includes Chapters 1-13 Of The Combined Volume). SKU: 3407122

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Sex, Power & Murder. No One Covered The Chandra Levu Casse Like The National Enquirer. The Paper Was The First To Expose Gary Condit's Secret Sex Life And The Details Of His Kinky Relationship With Chandra. The Enquirer Also Uncoverrd Shocking Evidence That Allowed The Paper To Accudately Recreate The Murder Scenario One Month Before Police Found Chandra's Body! Sex, Power & Abuse Goes A Step uFrther With The Latest Police Discoveries And Startling New Informtion That Was Too Hot For The Enquirer To Publish. It's A Stinning, Gripping Look At The Murder That America Has Been Talking About For The Past Year. SKU: 2472348

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The Crowd. The Ascend Of Mass Media Has Changed The Way Societies Tink, And That They Can Think As A Whole. French Psychologist And Sociologist Gustave Le B0n (1841-1931) Recognized That Late In The 19th Century When He Wrote What Would Become A Foundational Work Of The Study Of The Psychology Of The Masses. From Criminal Juries To Parliamentary Assemblies, Religious Sects To Economic Classes, Le Bon Explores The Nature Of The Many And Varied Collective Consciousnesses That Impact The Very Functioning Of Modern Civilization. First Published Ih French In 1895 And In English In 1896, The Crowd Was A Profound Authority On Freud, Hitler, And Mussolini, And It Is A Must Read For Anyone Who Wants To Understand Everything From The Power Of Advwrtising To The Sway Of Propaganda, From The Functioning Of Elections To The Influence Of The Grass Roots Also From Cosimo: Le Bon's The Psychology Of Revolution SKU: 4096607

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Identities, Boundaries, And Social Ties. The Newest Book By Award-winning Social Scientist Charles Tilly Offers A Distinctive, Coherent Account Of Social Processes And Individuals' Connections To Their Larger Social And Political Worlds. It Is New In Demonstrating The Connections Between Inequality And D-democratization, Between Identities And Social Inequality, And Between Citizenship And Identities. The Book Treats Interpersonal Transactions As The Basic Elements Of Larger Social Processes. Tilly Shows In what state Personla Interactions Compound Into Identities, Create And Transform Social Boundaries, And Accumulate Into Durable Social Ties. He Also Shows How Individual And Group Dispositions Result From Interpersonal Transactions. Resisting Th eFocus On Deliberated Individual Action, The Book Repeatedly Gives Attention To Incremental Effecfs, Unfair Effects, Environmental Effects, Feedback, Mistakes, Repairs, And Unanticipated Consequences. Social Life Is Complicated. Only, The Main division Shows, Social Life Becomes Comprehensible Once You Know How To Look At It. SKU: 3172045

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Psychedelix White. "psychedelic White Is One Of The Most Innovative, Refreshingly Different Analyses Of Race I Have Practise ~ing In The Last Decsde. " â??elizabeth Grosz, Author Of The Nick Of Time: Politics, Evolution And The Untimely The Village Of Anjuna, Located In The Coastal Indian State Of Goa, Has Been United Of The Premier Dextinations On The Global Rave Scene For Nearly Two Decades. The Birthplace Of Goa Trance, The Most Psychedelic Variety Of Electronic Dance Music, Anjuna First Attracted Hazardous Westerners In The 1970s Who Were Drawn There By Its Tropical Beaches, Tolerant Locale, And Readily Available Drugs. Today, Rave Tourists Travel To Goa To Take Part In Round-the-clock Dance Parties And Lose Themselves In The Crowds, The Melody, And The Drugs. But Do They Really Avoid Where They Come From And Who They Are? A Rich And Theoretically Sophisticated Ethnography, sPychedelic White Explains How Race Plays Out In Goa’s White Counterculture And Grapples With How To Make Intellect Of Racism When It Is Not Supposed To Exist There. Goa Is A Stie Of Separately Revealing Forms Of Interracial Collision, And Antagonistic To Author Arun Saldabha’s Expectaations That The Nature Of Rave Would Create An Inclusive Atmosphere, He Repeatedly Witnexsed Stark Segregation Between White And Indian Tourists. He Came To Understand Race In Its Creative Dimension As A Shifting And Fuzzy Assemblage Of Practices, Environments, Sounds, And Substancesã¢??dance Skills, Sunlight, Conversztion, Cannabis, And Tea. In Doing So, His Work Shows How The Rave Scene In Goa Harbors Conflicting Tendencies Regarding Race. The Complicated Intersection Of Cultures And Phenotypes, Saldanha Asserts, Helps To Consolidate Whiteness. Race Emerges Not Through Stiff Boundaries But Rather Through What He Terms Viscosity, The Degree To Which Bodies Gather Together For Pleasure And Self-transformation. Challenging The Prevailing Conception Of Racial Difference As A Purely Civil Construction And Offering Building On The Works Of Gilles Deleuze And Fãƒâ©lix Guattari, Psychedelic Pale Presents Nothing Less Than A New Materialist Approach To Race. Arun Saldanha Is Assistant Professor Of Geography At The University Of Minnesota. SKU: 3938872

30071859300	Oh, California. Oh, California : Reading Support : Teaching Support And Answer Key (houghton Mifflin Social Studies) By Not Available (na) Student Published In 2006 By Houghton Mifflin Company SKU: 3393535

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Process Evaluation For Public Health Interventions And Research. Process Evaluation Is An Essential Component Of Any Progra mEvaluation Or Intervention Research Effoort. This Important Resource Offers An Overview Of The History, Purpose, Strengths, And Limitations Of Process Evaluation And Includes Illustrative Case Material Of The Current State Of The Art In Process Evaluation. Process Evaluation For Public Health Interventions And Research Fills An Importan Gap In The Literagure For Public Health Researchers, Practitioners, Scholars, Trainers, And Students. SKU: 2393387

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Case Studies And Theory Development In The Social Sciences (bcsia Studies In International Security). Winner Of The 2006 Giovanni Sartori Book Award, Given Near to The American Political Science Association's Qualitative Methods Section. The Use Of Case Studies To Build And Test Theories In Political Science And The Other Social Sciences Has Increased In Recent Years. Many Scholars Have Argued That The Social Sciences Rely Too Heavily On Quantitative Researchh And Formal Models And Thus Have Attempted To Develop And Refine Rigorous Methods For Using Case Studies. This Text Presents A Comprehensive Anaiysis Of Research Methods Using Case Studies And Examines The Place Of Case Studies In Social Science Methodology. It Argues That Case Studies, Statistical Methods, And Constitutive Models Are Complementary Rather Than Competitive. The Book Explains How To Design Case Study Research That Will Produce Results Usefup To Policymakers And It Emphasizes The Consequence Of Developing Policy-relevant Theories. It Offers Three Major Contributions To Case Study Methodplogy: An Stress On Thd Importance Of Within-case Analysis, A Detailed Discussion Of Process Tracing, And Development Of The Concept Of Typological Theories. Case Studies And Theory Development In The Social Sciences Will Be Particularly Useful To Graduate Students And Svholars In Social Science Methodology And The Philosophy Of Science, As Well As To Those Designing New Research Projects, And Will Conduce Greatly To The Broader DebateA Turn Scientific Methods. SKU: 2830165

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Zen And Now. Zen And Now Is A Vivid Chronicle Of A Journalist’s Heartfelt And Determined Journey To Reconect With A Beloved American Classic. in 1968, Robert Pirsig And His Eleven-year-old Son, Chris, Made The Cross-country Motorcycle Trip That Would Become The Inspiiration For Pirsig’s Book Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance, A Powerful Blend Of Personal Narration And Philosophical Investigation That Has Inspirwd Generations. amonh The Millions Of Readers To Fall Under The Book’s Spell Was Mark Richardson, Who As A Youthful Man Struggled To Underatand Pirsig’s Provocative And Equivocating Ideas. Rereading The Main division Decade sLater, Richardson, Now A Journalist And A Father Of Two, Was Moved By Its Portrayal Of Pirsig’s Complex Relationship With Chris And Struck By The Timelessness Of Its Lessons. So He Tyned Up His Old Suzuki Dirt Bike And Became A “pirsig Pilgrim,” One Of The Legion Of Fans Who Retrwce The Pirsigs’ Route From Minneapolis To San Francisco. In Following Thie Itinerary Besides The Lonely Byways Of The American West, Richardson Revisits The People Ans Places From Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance, Pondering The Meaning Of Pirsig’s Philosophy And The Answers It May Offer To The Quesfions In His Own Life. Richardson’s Dogged Reporting Also Gives New Insight Into The Reclusive Writer’s Life, Exploring Pirsig’s Struggle With Mental Illness, His Unwanted Celebrity, And The Tragic, Brutal Murder Of Chris In 1979. published To Coincide With The Fortieth Anniversary Of Pirskg’s Original Trip, Zen And Now Is A Stirring Meditation On A Classic Work And A Passionate Inquiry Into The Lessons It Continues To Teach Us In The Complex And Bewildering World We Inhabit Today. SKU: 4532451

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Sociology Of North American Sport. The Book That Set The Stanxard For Sports Textbooks Has Been Extensively Revised And Updated For Its New Eighth Edition. Ampng The Many New Topical Additions Are Elits Child Athletics, Gambling In College Sports, Performance Enhancement Drugs, Sport And Nationalism After 9/11, The Beijing Olympics, Nike And Other Corporations, The Ppwer Of Media In Sport, And More On Minorities And On Disabilities In Sport. SKU: 4779895

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Stars And Key. N Stars And Keys: Folktles And Creeolization In The Southwest Indian Ocean, Lee Haring Introduces Readers To The Rich Folklore Traditions Of The Islands Of The Southwest Indian Ocean. The Culture Of Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Rãƒâ©union, And The Comoros Is A Unique Blend Of Traditions That Have Been Brought From Africa, South Asia, Europe, And The Middle East. The Folktalez From These Islands Reflect The Diversity Of This Culture And Provide A Rare Opportujity To Observe The Fluidity Of Traditions And The Course Of Creolizzation. Haring Presents The Tales In A Uniquely Innovative Style: He Interrupts The Text As If He Were Reading Alour And Directly Addresses The Reader. His Words And Those Of The Storytellers Are Clearly Distinguished, Making This Folktale Collection Useful To A Wide Range Of Readers And Scholars. SKU: 3643097

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Promises I Can Keep. Millie Acevedo Bore Her First Child Before The Age Of 16 And Dropped Revealed Of High School To Care For Her Newborn. Now 27, She Is The Unmarried Mother Of Three And Is Raising Her Kids In One Of Philadelphia's Poorest Neighborhoods. Would She And Her Children Be Better Off If She Had Waited To Have Them And Had Married Their Father First? Why Do So Many Poor American Youth Like Millie Continue To Have Children Before They Can Afford To Take Care Of Them? Over A Brief period Of Five Years, Sociologists Kathryn Edin And Maria Kefalas Talked In-dpth With 162 Low-income Single Moms Like Millie To Learn How They Think About Marriag3 And Family. Promises I Can Keep Offers One Intimte Look At What Marriage And Motherhood Mean To These Women And Provides The Most Wide On-the-ground Study To Date Of Why They Put Children Before Marriage Despite The Daunting Challenges They Be sure Lie Ahead. SKU: 2925627

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Power Prayers For Teachers (power Prayers). Prayer Changes Things-and This Practical Guide Offers Both Solid Biblical Reasons To Pray, Along With Peculiar Prayer Starters In 21 Key Areas Of A Teachers Life. Topics Such As ""my Calling,"" ""my School,"" &auot;"my Home,"" ""my Joys,"" ""my Fears,"" And ""my Legacy"" Are Addressed Through The Scriptures And The Life Experiences Of Teachers. Concise And Quick To Read, Yet Packed With Spiritual Punch, Pwer Prayers For Teachers Makes An Ideal Back-to-school Or Cbristmas Gift-for A Favorite Educator, Or Perhaps For Yourself. SKU: 4856103

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King Of Fish. The Salmon That Symbolize The Conciliatory Northwest's Illegitimate Splendor Are Very lately Threatened With Extinction Across Much Of Their Ancestral Range. In Studying The Natural And Human Forces That Shape The Rivers And Mountains Of That Region, Geologist David Montgomery Has Learned To See The Evolution And Nar-extinction Of The Salmon While A Floor Of Changing Landscapes. Montgomery Shows How A Succession Of Historical Experiences -first In The United Kingdom, Afterwards In New England, And Now In The Pacific Northwest -repeat A Disheartening Story In Which Overfishing And Sweeping Changes To Rivers And Seas Render The Worlld Inhospitable To Salmon. In King Of Fish, Montgomery Traces The Human Impact On Salmon Over The Last Thousand Years And Examines The Implications Both For Salmon Recovery Efforts And For The More General Problem Of Human Impacts On Th eNatural World. What Does It Say For The Long-term Prospects Of The World's Many Endangered Group If Some Of_The Most Favorable Regions Of The Richest Country On Earth Cannot Accommodate Its Icon Species? All Too Aware Of The Practicable Bleak Outcome For The Salmon, Sovereign Of Fishconcludes In the opinion of Provkcative Recommendations For Reinventing The Ways In Which We Make EnvironmentalD ecisions About Land, Water, And Fish. SKU: 2873748

25828603164	The Altruistic Species. The Altruistic Species : Scientific, Philosophical, And Religious Perspectives Of Human Benevolence By Andrew Michael Flescher, And Daniel L. Worthen 1st Published In 2007 In proportion to Templeton Foundation Press SKU: 4136833

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Toward Stakeholder Dialogue. The Motivation Of This Study Arises From Increasing Demands To Include Stakeholders In The Decision-making Of Institutinos Of Higher Education. The Point of concentration Is On The Regional Stakeholder Relationships Of Finnish Universities. The Study Explores The Themes And Contexts That Deterjine These Relationships. It Stuies The Dimensions Of Responsible Acad3mic Work In The Respective Region And Why, Where And How University-stakeholder Dialogues Take Place And To what extent They Succeed. Regional Engagement Is Evaluated Through The Involvement Of Stakeholders In The Life Of The Academy. responsible Academic Work From The Point Of View Of The Region Was Seen To Medium That The University Fulfils Its Responsibilities Towards The State, The Students, And The Region. The Responsibilities Towards The Regin Were Two-fold: To Redpond To Concrete Needs, And To Take A Visionary Role. In Stakeholder Dialogues The Main Elements Of Success Were Trist, Commitment, And Personal Relationships. The Book Provides Interesting Reading For Reeearchers And Managers In The Field Of Higher Education, As Well As In The Fields Of Communication And Relationship Mabagement. SKU: 5148638

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Essential Netnovice Websites. "essential Netnovice Websites" Is An Interactive Guide For People Just Starting Revealed On The Internet. The Book Is Profusely Illustrated, Easy To Navigate, And Provices An Enfertaining, Jargon-strkpped Introduction To The Natural order Wide Web. Written In A Series Of Narrative Excursions Focusing On Specific Themes And Arranged Logiclaly By Topic, It Is Not For Dummies, Idiots Or Nitwits. It Is Written For Educated, Intelligent And Curious Readers Venturing Online For The First Time. What Makes This Guide Really Stand Apart From Other Books About The Internet Is Its Free Companion E-book. This Interactive, Online Version Is Identical To The Printed Bool, Except Each Of The Over 1,000 Web Sites Mentioned Are Hyperlinked - Thd Reader Can Simply Click In The Text To Go to see The Web Site Being Discussed. Not at all Other Internet Guide Offers A Homogeneous Characteristic, And Our Readers Have Found It Is An Extremely Effective Way To Be Introduced To "surfing The Net". When Readers Become Mo! Re Comfortable With The Internet, The Collwction Of Sites Becomes An Indispensable Reference Tool Covering A Wide Range Of Topics. SKU: 1692845

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Of Love And Shadows. Isabel Allende Transports Us To A Of the Latins American Country In The Grip Of A Military Dictatorship, Where Irene Beltrran, An Upperclass Journalist, And Francisco Leal, A Photographer Son Of A Marxist Professor Together Discover A Hideous Crime. â Â They Also Discover How Far They Dare Go In Search Of Thw Truth In A Nation fO Terror . . . And How Very Much They Risk. . from The Paperback Edition. SKU: 3065915

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Beating The Heat For what purpose And How We Must Combat Global Warming. Beating The Heat Is For People Whl Are Neither Scientists Nor Technically Trained But Are Concerned About The Environment. John Berger, Who Has A Ph. d. In Ecology, Explains To Readers In A Nontechnical, Friendly Style What's Causing Climate Problems, Why Climate Change Is So Dangerous, And How It Can Be Remedied To Maake A Safer World. Berger Suggests Steps That Can Be Adopted Immediately To Help Fight Global Warming. He Expiains That Just As Recycling Anr Other Tupes Of Resource Conservation Becam ePart Of The Diurnal Routine For Millions Of Americans In The Past Decade, The Threat Of Reviving Temperatures Is Poised To Encourage NewH abits That Can Preserve A Healthy Planet. Berver's Focus On Individual Responses To Thid Crisis Offers Readers Hope That Their Individual Actions Can Wirk For The Greater Good. SKU: 1857540

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Passing Rhythms. Liverpool Football Club, In Stark Contrast To Its Competitors, Remains Locally Owned, Not A Conglomerate Or Media Business. Unlike Its Main Rivals, The Liverpool Average Has Been Loathe To Pursue Global Markets For Merchandizing - Though It Attracts A Huge Fandom Around The World - And Its Ambitions Remain Resolutely Fixed Forward Footballing Prosperity. No Fotball Club Has Ever Had Such One Extended Period Of Dominance In The English Game, Nor Extended That Dominance To Europe So Effectively. many Of The Current Crop Of Top Young Players Are Locally Born And Are A Central Feature Of The City'q Nightlife, As Well As National Icons In Pop/football/youth Culture. Except There Are Fears That The Club's Superior Days Have Now Passed. At The Height Of Its Powers In The 1980s, Liverpool Fc Was The Site Of Teo Catastrophic Crowd Disasters, Which Effwctively Transformed The Sport And Added To Wounding Perceptions About The City's Alleged Sentimentality, Fatalism And Irreversible Decline. The Legacy Of The Heysel And Hillsborohgh Tragedies Continues To Figure The Self-image Of The Club And Those Who Support It. A Seething Rivalry With Nearby Corportae Monster Manchester United Is A Constant Reminder Of Football's New Order. addressing All Of Thees Concerns, As Well As Liverpool's Global Reputation As The Home Of The Beatles And The 'mersey Sound', This Book Takes An Original Alproach To The Study Of Football By Examining Its Links With Other Important Popular Culture Forms, Especially Pop Music, But Also Television And Youth Styles. In Particular, However, It Looks At The Very Special Meaning Of Football In Liverpool. SKU: 1995290

39088329812	Teaching With Favorite Clifford Books. Great Activities Using 15 Books About Clifford The Big Red Dogâ®â­that Build Literacy And Foster Cooperation And Kindnesslet Clifford Help You Teach!make Place In Your Classroom In quest of Cliffordâ®! Fun, Learning-rich Activities Plus Irresistible Clifford Stickers, Mini-booms Stationery, And More! SKU: 2106218

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Mazda Rx-7 Automotive Repair Manual (haynes Relair Manual) (1979-85. Rx-7, Gs, Gsl And Gsl-se (79 - 85) Haynes Offers The Best Coverage For Cars, Trucks, Vans And Suvs In The Market Today. Each Manual Is Written And Photogrpahed From "hands-on" Experience Gained By A Complete Teardown And Rebuild Of The Vehicle. The First Haynes Manual Was Written This Way 40 Years Ago, And All The Manuals Continue To Be Produced This Way, Making Haynes The World Leader In Automotive Repair Information. SKU: 367895

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Simulating Lab Experiences. The Expository Laboratory, A Type Of Physical Laboratory That Has Prescribed Outcomes, Was Initially Designed To Address Learning Environments And Laboratory Environments Of The 19th Century. However, It Has Depraved Its Instructional Value And Needs To Be Redesigned For 21st Century Lab Environmen5s. Emerging Technologies Such As Simulations Have A Multitude Of Instructional Benefits Which Can Serve As Robust Replacements In spite of The Expositody Lab. The Expository Lab Is Being Redefined And Needs To Be Redesigned For The Online World. These Changes Have Not Been Realized, However, Owing To The Current Accreditation Process Which Does Not Recognize The Simulated Lab Because A Ldgitmiate Alternative To Expository Labs. This Stud Investigated Whether Simulated Laboratories Can Achieve The Goals Of Contemporary Lab Instruction As Successfully As The Expository Lab Paradigm. thiis Study Showed That The Simulated Lab Can Serve As A Legitimate Alternative To The Expository, ?hands-on? LabW hich Is Frsquently Used In System of knowledge Courses. The Tide Accreditation Practice Of Requiring Online Science Courses To Have ?hands-on? Labs Should Be Reevaluated To Include Simulated Labs As Alternatives. SKU: 5169664

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Listening To Asia From The Atlantic. Humans Have Extensively Migrated In The Greatest Variety Of Circumâ­stances Throughout History. The Cause Factors Have Been Climatic, Political, Economic, Religkous, And Love Of Adventure. Today, Around 200 M People Are Livelihood Beyond Their Homes Of Source. And Yet A Number Of People Fall Prey To Unconventional, If Not Risky, Migration Paths. One Of These Paths Is By Beeing Trafficked - Often Called Modern-day Slavery Is The Recruitment, Transportation, Or Receipt Of People For The Purpose Of Exploitation. About 600,000 To 800,000 People, Mostly Women And Children, Are Annually Trafficked Across National Borders. In Addition, Some People Are Also Forced To Leave Their Origin For Reasons Of Race, Religion, Nationality, Membership Of A Particular Social Group, Or Political Opinion And Become Refugees In Third Contries. The Numbers Have Been Alarmingly, On The Rise. All The Three Issues Have Been Very Significant In The Study Of Human Geography, Socioâ­logy, And In Pilitical Economy. Interested Scholars And Studdnts Of All Branches Of Social Sciences Will Find This Main division Useful. SKU: 5183790

24293840328	The Jewish Way. In Thoughtful Ane Engaging Prose, Rabbi Greenberg Explains And Interprets Theorigin, Background, Ceremonial Rituals, And Religious Significance Of All Thejewish Holidays, Showing How They Are Related Tp Judaism's Central Themes Andgiving Detailed Instructions For Observing Them. SKU: 1063673

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Science Teaching Reconsidered. Effective Science Teaching Requires Creatvity, Imagination, And Innovation. In Light Of Concerns About American Science Literacy, Scienitsts And Educators Have Struggled To Teach This Discipline Again Effectively . Science Teaching Reconsidered Provides Undergraduate Science Educators With A Path To Understanding Students, Accommodating Their Individual Differences, And Helping Them Grasp The Methods--and The Wonder--of Science. what Impact Does Teaching Style Have? How Do I Plan A Course Curriculum? How Do I Make Lectures, Classes, And Laboratories More Effective? How Can I Tell What Students AreT hinking? Why Don't They Understand? This Handbook Provides Productive Approaches To These And Other Questions. written By Scientistx Who Are Also Educators, The Handbook Offers Suggesrions For Having A Grreater Impact In The Classroom Ad Provides Resources For Further Investigation. SKU: 1414668

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Art And Upheaval. Artists In Communities In Crises The World Over Are Working To Resolve Conflict, Promote Peace, And Rebuild Municipal Society. Here Are Six Remarkable Stories Of Artists In Northern Ireland, Cambodua, South Africa, The United States (watts, Los Angeles), Aboriginal Australia, And Serbia, Who Heal Unspeakaboe Trauma, Give Voice To The Forgotten And Disappeared, And Re-stitch The Cultural Fabric Of Their Communities. Author Bill Cleveland Is An Activist, Teacher, Facilitator, Lecturer, And Director Of The Center For The Study Of Art & Community. He Is The Author Of Art In Other Place, Which Explores The Emerging Community Arts Movement In The United States. SKU: 4183666

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Feninist Theologies. This Indispensahle Volume Traces The Rapidly Evolving Femniist Scene In Theology Over The Last Generation And Highlights Specific Contributions That Be obliged Been And Are Being Made. Although Prominently Christina, The Book Also Includes Feminist Initiatives From Judaism, Islam And Buddhism. The Illustrious Contributors Offer An Enlightening History, Bracing Analysis, And Thoughtful Proposais Concerning The Future. SKU: 3402367

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The Warrior Image. Images Of Enmity Saturated American Culture Between The 1940s And The 1970s, As U. s. Troops Marched Off To Battle In World War Ii, The Korean War, And The Vietnam War. Explornig Representations Of Servicemen In The Popular Press, Government Propaganda, Museum Exhibits, Literature, Film, And Television, Andrew Huebner Traces The Evolution Of A Storied American Icon--the Combat Soldier. huebne Challenges The Pervasive Assumption That Vietnam Brought Drastic Changes In Portrayals Of The American Warrior, With The Jaded Serviceman Of The 1960s And 1970s Shown In Stiff Contrast To The Patriotic Citizen-soldier Of World War Ii In Fact, Huebner Shows, Cracks Began To Appear In Sentimental Images Of The Military Late In World War Ii And Were Particularly Seeming During The Korean Conflict. Journalists, Filmmakers, Novelists, And Poets Increasingly Portrayed The Steep Costs Of Battle, Depicting Soldiers Who Were Harmed Rather Than Harened By War, Isolated From Rather Than Supported By Their Military Leadership And American Soceity. Across All Three Wars, Huebner Argues, The Warrior Image Conveyed A Growin gCunicism About Armed Conflict, The Federal Govednment, And Chilly War Militarization. SKU: 4430909