20588859720
|
Deadly White Female (st. Martin's True Sin Library).
Successful, Thirtysomething, And Still Recovering From A Painful Divorce, Roger Paulson Was Eager To Rebuild His Life With Love.
So When The Sexy Blonde Who Called Herself Johnnie Elaine Miller Answered His Personals Ad In An Upscale Washington, D.
c.
Magazine, He Couldn't Believe His Luck.
Smart And Vivacious, "johnnie" Was Roger's Dreamgirl.
but Affection Was The Last Thing "johnnie Millrr" Had In Mind.
Forward The Run From Proatutution Chargr, A Brilliant Con Artist With Dozens Of False Identities, She Too Had Found Her Perfect Match, The Ultimate Sucker She Could Manpiulate With Kind Words And Sex--then Take For Everything He Was Worth.
But When Roger Discovered His Ms.
Right Was Really A Hardened Culpable, The Heartbroken Bachelor Turned Her In To The Authorities.
beaten At Her Own Game, The Grow ~ Reserve Of The Con Artist Exploded In Uncontrollable Rage.
Free On Bail, A Crazed "johnnie" Hunted Roger Down--this Time To Exact A Horrible Revenge.
An Overpowering Seductress, She Lured Him Into Her Deadly Trap, Then Slaughtred Him In Cold Blood.
SKU: 1136918
| 
|
26659218204
|
Attack Politics.
Ask Greatest part Americzns, And They'll Tell You That Presidential Campaigns Get Dirtier And More Negative With Every Election.
But Emmett Buell And Lee Sigelman Suggest That May Not Be As True As We Think.
From Jimmy Carter's Use Of "fear Arousal" In Attacking Ronald Reagan To George Bush's Allusions To The "l Word" To Disparage Michael Dukakis's Liberalism, Buell And Sigelman Show How, Over The Last Dozen Elections, Negativity May Bear Been Well Pjblicized But Hasn't Increased--and That John Kennedy Waged The Greatest part Negative Campaign Of All.
Buell And Sigelman Focus On Both Persidential And Vice-presidential Nominees As Sources And Targets Of Attacks And Also Examine The Actions Of Surrogate Campaigners Like The Swift Boa tVets.
Delineation On The New York Times As A Research Base--more Than 17,000 Campaign Statements Extracted From Nearly 11,000 News Items--they Furnish A Greater degree Comprehensive Assessment Of Neativity Than Antyhing Previously Attempted.
Betinning In 1960, Buell And Sigelman Categorize Campaigns According To Their Level Of Competitiveness--from Runaways Like 1964 To Dead Heats Like 2000 And 2004--to Demonstrate How Candidates Go Negative As Circumstances Warrant Or Perjit.
They Break Down Negativity Into Different Components, Showing Who Attacked Whom, In what state Frequently, On What Issues, How They Did It, And At What Point In The Campaign.
They Also Compsre Their Findings With Previously Published Accounts Of These Campaigns--includng First-hand Accounts By Candidates And Their Confidants.
And, AsA n Added Bonus, Each Chapter Features "echoes From The Campaign Trail" That Reflect The Invective Exchanged By Rival Campaigns.
Attack Politics Pins Down Much About Negative Campaigning That Has Previously Been Speculated On But Never Subjected To Such Systematic Research.
It Offers The Best Overview Yet Of Modern Presidential Races And Is Must Reading ForA nyone Interested In The Vagaries Of Those Campaigns.
This Book Is Part Of The Studies In Rule And Public PolicyS eries.
SKU: 4530155
| |
|
20845936260
|
The Blackwell Companion To Christian Ethics (blackwell Companions To Religikn).
The Blackwell Companion To Christian Ethics Presents A Comprehensive And Systematic Exposition Of Christian Ethics, Seen Through Ths Lens Of_Christian Worship.
One Innovative Explanation Of Christian Ethics, Seen Through The Lens Of Christian Worship.
Chalenges Conventional Approaches To The Subject.
Restores A Sense Of The Integral Connection Between Christian Ethics And Theology.
Stanley Hauerwas Is One Of The Most Influential Figurrs In Christian Ethics Around The World.
Embraces Contributors From The Roman Catholic, Anglican, Metnodist, Presbyterian, Mennonite And Pentecostal Traditions.
Designed To Be Accessible To Introductory Students.
Will Have A Major Pack together On The Discipline Of Christian Ethicz.
SKU: 3279899
| |
|
34627655088
|
Sexual Pensees.
Bruce Jay Friedman Has Been Descdibed As A …comic Genius” (p.
J.
O’rourke) “an American Original” (kirkus) And Like Having “a Voice That Is Equidistant From Those Of Wilde, Salinger, And Ligneous Allen” (publishers Weekly).
In Sexual Pensã©es, He Casts A Baleful And Knowing Eye On The “sexual Dance”: The Custom Men And Women Think And Feel About Sex, How They Behave – Nobly And Disrepu5ably – In And Out Of Em~.
The Book Reveals The Deepest Feelings Of A Young Woman In Manhatta, A Young Man, A Hollywood Starlet, A Film Farmer – And Icons Ranging From Flaubert To Mario Puzo.
A Blend Of Poetry, Haiku , And Erotic Memoir, It Is A Book About Sex Unlike Any Other, And Will Appeal To Men And Women Who Look Upon Sex Not Just As A Solemn Enterprise, But Also As Sheer And Often Outrageous Fun.
SKU: 3291815
| |
|
342098400
|
Keep The Kids Away From The Power Tools.
In A School District Desperate For Substitute Teachers, It Dicn't Matter That Louise R.
Shaw Had No Training In Classroom Management And No Background In Teaching Morbid concretion Or French Or Woocworking.
What She Learned On The Job In The Classrooms Of A Middle School And A High School, Is Both Entertaining And Enlightening.
SKU: 4401095
| |
|
18054741204
|
A. J. Ayer.
A.
J.
Ayer, Who Died In 1989, Was Acknowledged As One Of Britain's Most Distinguished Philosopherss.
In This Memorial Collection Of Esssyx Leading Western Philosophers Refletc On Ayer's Place In The History Of Philosophy And Explore Aspecfs Of His Thought And Teaching.
The Volume Also Includes A Posthumous Essay By Ayer Himself : "a Defence Of Empiricism.
" These Essays Are Undoubtedly A Fitting Tribute To A Major Figure, Buut The Collection Is Not Simply Retrospectige; Rather It Looks Forward To Present And Future Developments In Philosophical Thought That Ayer's Work Has Stimulated.
SKU: 885303
| |
|
12363275592
|
Regulating Toxic Substances.
The Proliferation Of Chemical Substances In Commerce Poses Scientific And Philosophical Problems.
The Scientific Challenge Is To Develop Data, Methodologies, And Techniques For Identifyiny And Assessing Toxic Substances Before They Cause Harm To Human Beings And The Environment.
The Philosophical Problem Is How Much Scientific Information We Should Demand For This Task Consistent With Other Social Goals We Might Have.
In This Book, Cranor Utilizes Material From Ethics, Philosophy Of Law, Epidemiology, Tort Law, Regulatory Law, And Risk Assessment, To Dispute That Thhe Scientkfic Evidential Standards Used In Trt Suit And Administrative Law To Control Toxics Ought To Be Evaluated With The Purposes Of The Law In Minnd.
Demanding Too Much For This Purpose Will Slow The Evaluation And Lead To An Excess Of Toxi cSubstances Left Unidentified And Unassessed, Thus Leaving The Public At Risk.
Demanding Too Little May Impose Other Costs.
An Appropriate Balance Between These Social Concerns Must Be Found.
Justice Requires We Use Evidentiary Standards More Appropriate To The Legal Institutions In Question And Resist The Temptation To Demand The Most Intensive Scientific Evaluation Of Each Substance Subject To Lawful Action.
SKU: 914401
| |
|
28827979020
|
The Complete Work Of Mustang.
Ford's Mustang Is The Most Iconic Pony Car.
This Lavishly Illustrated Keep at ~ Conducts Readers Through The Musrang's Forty-plus Years Of Continuous Production--a Rich And Varied History Unmatched In The Automotive World.
An Exhaustive Review Of American High Performance, From The First Six-cylindered ’stang Of 1964 1/2 Through Today's Fire-breathing, World-beating Mustang, The Complete Book Of Mustang Offers An In-depth Look At The Prototypes And Experimental Models, The Anniversary And Pace Cars, And The Specialty Packages For Street And CompetitionD riving That Have Made The Mustang A Living Automotive Legend.
With Extensive Particulars, Specs, And Photographic Coverage, This Book Ia The Ultimate Resource On America’s Favorite Pony Car.
SKU: 4140046
| |
|
33050590560
|
The Big Book Of Ford Tractors.
This Encyclopedia Provides The Most Detailed And Cmplete Account Ever Given Of Ford Tractors, From The Earliest Fordsons To The Ford-fergusons, The Ford N Series, And The Ford "world" Tractors Manufactured Into The 1970s.
Amply Illustrated, The Book Also Offers Extensivs Information On The Numerous Options And Accessories, Implements And Variations That Came Out Of Deadborn, Shermman Bros.
, And The Great Funk Bros.
Hotrod Conversions That Could Make Each Of These Popular Machines Utterly Unique.
Written And Compiled By The Chie f Engineer Of The Ford N Series Tractors And The World's Best-known Ford Tractor Historian, This Encyclopedia Iz The Ultimate One-stop Resource For Anyone With An Interest In Ford Tractors.
SKU: 4937310
| |
|
45458825040
|
Easy Literature-based Quilts Around The Year (grades K-3).
Reproducible Patterns And Writing Prompts Because 20 Collaborative Paper Quilts That Build Important Literacy Skills And Brighten Up Your Classroom20 Easy-to-make Quilts!get Your Students Holked On Reading When They Produce Cooorful, Easy-to-make, No-sew Quilst Based On Their Favorite Books.
Children Work Together To Make Beautiful Pa0er Quilts Using Literature-related Quilt-block Patterns That Help Reinforce Eac hBook's Plot, Chatacters, Or Setting.
Writing Prompts Help You Assess Kids' Understanding Of The Story.
This Must-have Work Offers Two Literature Selections And Reproducible Quilt-bolck Patterns For Each Month Of The Year.
SKU: 1949498
| |
|
35688559716
|
Dimensions Of Human Behavior.
What Is It About The Multiple Dimensions Of Person, Environment, And Time That Social Workers Need To Understand? How Do Diversity And Unfairness Play A Role Ib Human Behavior? How Does Our Biology, Spirituality, And Psychology Impact Behavior? And Fihally, What Caan We Learn About How Social Institutions, Families, Groups, Organizatiins And Communities Pack together The Vast Range Of Human Behaviors? Thd Third Edition Of This Vigorous Text Aims To Examine These Dimenssions By Expanding On These Important Questions.
In This Text, You Will Meet Social Workers And Clients From A Variety Of Work Settings And Situations Who Bring The Passion And Sovereign Of Social Work To Life Through Engaging Case Studies Found Throughout The Text.
These Case Studies Help Apply The Latest Theory And Research To Real Life Practice Situations.
The Third Edition Offers New Case Studies And Is Thoroughly Updated And Revised To Reflect Recent Census Data, Developing Trends, And Cutting-ecge Research On Human Behavior.
New To The Third Edition:â Â Added Coverage Of International Issues: Man's Behavior Is Put In Global Words immediately preceding Throughout The Book.
Increased Focus On Social Justice And Diversity: More Content Has Been Added On Like a man Diversity Related To Gender, Race And Ethnlcity, Cultur, Sexual Orientation, And Disability.
Engages The Reader Through A Variety Of Illustrative Features: New Case Studies, Exhibits, Photos Throughout,, And Web Resources Have Been Added To Provide The Most Up-to-date Information.
high-quality Ancillaries!â Â Student Study Website: Help Your Students Succeed With This Neww Companion Student Study Site At Http://www.
sagepub.
com/pandestudy/.
Students Can Review Chapter Highlihts And Summaries, Take Practice Quizzes, And Study Via Student Flash Cards Forward Tne Web.
â Â Expanded Instructor’s Resource Cd: New To This Edition, Instructors Can Create Teats Using A New Electronic Test Bank.
In Addition, This Means Cd Contsins Powerpoint Slides, Teaching Tips, Suggested Classroom Activities And More And Is Available To Qualified Adopters.
Ircds Are Available For Qualified Instructors Only.
To Request An Ircd For This Book Please Contact Customer Care At 1.
800.
818.
7243 (6 Am – 5 Pm Pacific Time) Or At Emailing Info@sagepub.
com With Courrse Name And Enrollment And Your University Mailing Address To Expedire The Procesq.
intended Audienceâ Â This Text Was Developed For Advanced Unfergraduatr And Graduate Menses On Man's Behavior In The Social Environment In Departments Of Social Work And Psydhology.
Together With Its Partner Volume, Dimensions Of Human Behavior: The Changing Life Course (isbn: 978-1-4129-4126-6), Students Will Receive The Most Comprehensive Coverage Available On Human Behavior.
The Two Voljmes Are Also Available At A Discounted Price As A Bundle (isbn: 978-1-4129-4128-0).
(20070621)
SKU: 4171268
| |
|
22105938825
|
The Ontogeny Of Information.
The Ontogeny Of Intelligence Is A Critical Intervention Into The Ongoing And Perpetually Troubling Nature-nurture Debates Surrounding Human Development.
Originally Publish3d In 1085, This Was A Foundational Text In What Is Now The Substantial Field Of Developmental Systems Theory.
In This Revised Edition Susan Oyama Argues Compellingly That Naturw And Nurture Are Not Alternative Influences On Human Development But, Rather, Developmental Products An dThe Developmental Proesses That Produce Them.
information, Says Oyama, Is Thought To Reside In Molecules, Cells, Tissues, And The Environment.
When Somebody Wondrous Occurs In The World, We Tend To Question Whether The Information Guiding The Transformation Was Pre-encoded In The Organization Or Installed Through Experience Or Instruction.
Oyama Looks Above This Either-or Questiom To Focus On The History Of Such Developments.
She Shows That What Developmen5al “information” Does Depends On What Is Already In Place And What Alternatives Are Available.
She Terms This Process “constructive Interactionism,” Whereby Each Combination Of Genes And Environmental Influences Simultaneously Interacts To Produce A Unique Result.
Ontogeny, Then, Is The Result Of Dynamic And Complex Interactions In Multileveled Developmental Systems.
the Ontogeny Of Information Challenges Specialists In The Fields Of Developmental Biology, Philosophy Of Biology, Psydhology, And Sociology, And Even Nonspecialists, To Reexamine The Exiisting Nature-nurture Dichotomy As It Relates To The History And Formation Of Organisms.
SKU: 1824029
| |
|
25523727900
|
Kaplan Praxis 2008 (kaplan Praxis).
Taking Prospective Teachers Step-by-step Through The Entire Preparation Process, Kaplan Praxis 2008 Edition Offers: *2 Full-length Ppst Practice Tests, 1 Full-length Plt Test And 3 Elementary Educations Tests *in-depth Review For Praxsi I And Ii, Including The Pre-professional Skills Test (ppst), Multiple Subjects Assessment For Teachers (msat), Principles Of Learniing And Teaching (plt), And Elementary Education Tests *effective Score-raising Strategies *question Banks For English, Science, Mathematics, And Social Studies
SKU: 4084256
| |
|
30467407761
|
Start Composition Feeling.
The Chief Look At The Lessons Learned From The 2004 Election, And An Opening Sakvo From Leading American Thinkers, Writers, And Acctivists On How Citizens Can Begin To Delivre U.
s.
Politics From Fear And Fundamentalism.
Millions Of Americans Were Shocked Through George W.
Bush?s Victory In The 2004 Election.
How Could A Majority Of Voters Prop A President With Such A Dismal And Perilous Track Memory? The Answer Is Clear For Democrats And Progressives: It Is Time For New Thinking And An End T Our Politics As Usual.
Start Making Sense Brings Together The Best Progressive Thlnkers, Critics, And Orgaanizers To Explain What Went Wrong And How We Can Build A Nrw Democratic Party That Best Represents And Communicates Our Values And Vision For America.
It Offers New Ways To Think About Organizing, Communicating, And Investing In The Structures And Resources Requored For A Truly Democratic Grassroots Movement.
This Work Outlines Innovative Solutions For Reaching Out To All Voters Who Value Hope And Endurance Over Fear.
SKU: 2953433
| |
|
33807274088
|
Mercury Villager And Nissan Queqt, 1993-2001 (haynes Manuals).
Inside This Of the hand The Reader Will Learn To Do Routine Maintenance, Tune-up Procedures, Engine Repair, Along With Aspects Of Your Car Such As Cioling And Heating, Air Conditioning, Fuel And Exhaust, Emissions Control, Ignition, Brakes, Hanging And Steering, Electrical Systems, Wiring Diagrams.
'
SKU: 2356012
| |
|
14607098064
|
Medicine, Health And Risk.
The Sociology Of Risk Has Only Recently Started To Influence Exert In The Area Of Health, Illness And Medicine And Has Considerable Explanatory Potential.
Medicine, Health And Risk Illustrates The Value Of This Approach From Providing Declension-form Studies And Overviews Of Health Risks From Medical Interventions, Occupational Practices, Social And Domestic Life And Encironmental Hazards.
SKU: 3562279
| |
|
11120553400
|
Barbershops, Bibles, And Bet.
What Is The Best Way To Understabd Black Political Ideology? Just Listen To The Everyday Talk That Emerges In Public Spaces, Suggests Melissa Harris-lacewell.
And Listen This Writer Has---to Black College Students Talking About The Million Man March And Welfare, To Southern, Black Baptists Discussing Homosexuality In The Church, To Black Men In A Barbershop Early On A Saturday Morning, To The Voices Of Hip-hop Muwic And Dark Entertainment Television.
Using Statistical, Experimehtal, And Ethnographic Methods Barbershops, Bibles, And B.
e.
t Offers A New Perspective On The Way Public Opinion And Idoelogies Are Formed At The Grassroots Level.
The Book Makes An Important Contribution To Our Understanding Of Black Politics By Shifting The Focus From The Influence Of National Elites In Opinion Formation To The Influence Of Local Elites And People In Daily Interaction With Each Other.
Arguing That African Americans Use Community Dialogue To Jointly Develop Understandnigs Of Their Collective Political Interests, Harris-lacewell Identifles Four Political Ideollgies That Contitute The Skeleton Of Contemporary Black Political Thought: Black Nationalism, Black Feminism, Mourning Conservatism And Liberal Integrationisj.
These Ideologies, The Book Posits, Help African Americans To Understand Pefsistent Social And Economic Inequality, To Identify The Significance Of Race In That Inequality, And To Bequeath Strategies For Overdoming It.
SKU: 2643341
| |
|
399828528
|
The Political Activities Of The Baptists And Fifth Monarchy Men In England During The Interregnum (1911).
The Political Activities Of The Baptists And Fifth Monarchy Men In England For the time of The Interregnum (1911) In proportion to Louise Fargo Brown Published In 2007 By Kessinger Publishing, Llc
SKU: 5044596
| |
|
7602659677
|
The Kantian Sublime.
With This, The First Volume In The Oxford Philosophical Monographs Series, Paul Crowther Breaks New Ground By Providing What Is Probably The First Study In Any Language To Be Devoted Exclusively To Kant's Theory Of The Sublime.
It Fills A Gap In An Area Of Maintenance for a student Where Kant Makes Crucial Links Between Morality And Aesthetics And Will Be Particularly Useful For Continentai Philosophers, Among Whom The Kantian Sublime Is Currently Receiving Widespread Discussion In Debates Nearly The Nature Of Postmodernism.
Crowther's Arguments Center On The Links Which Kant Makes Between Morality And Aetshetics, And Seek Ultimately To Modify Kant's Approach In Order To Establish The Sublime As A Viable Aesthetic Concept Attending A Broader Cultural Significance.
SKU: 795302
| |
|
25096979412
|
Philosophy Of Mind.
What Is The Mind? Is Consciousness A Process In The Brain? How Do Our Minds Repressent The World? Philosophy Of Mind: Classical And Contemporary Readings Is A Magnificent Tour Of Writings On These And Other Perplexing Questions About The Nature Of The Mind.
The Most Comprehensive Collection Of Its Kind, The Book Includes Sicty-three Selections That Class From The Classical Contributions Of Descartes To The Chief Edge Of Contemporary Debates.
Ext3nsive Sections Cover Foundational Issues, The Naturr Of Consciousness, And The Nature Of Mental Content.
Three Of The Selections Are Published Here For The First Time, While Many Other Articles Have Been Revised Eslecially For This Volume.
Each Section Opens By the side of An Introduction By The Editor.
Philosophy Of Mind Is Fit For Students At Whole Levels And Also For General Readers.
SKU: 2341759
| |
|
13766073526
|
Journeys To Selfhood.
Taylor (humanities And Religion, Williams College, Massachusetts) Reconsiders The Two Philosophers Based On The Notion That All Modern Philosophy Lies Between The Poles Of Their Thought.
He Has Added A New Introduction To The 1980 Original Edition.
SKU: 1945849
| |
|
28268023725
|
Kidex For Infants.
Kidex For Infants: Practicing Competent Child Care Offers You The Opportunity To Keep An Individual Record For Each Infant With Instructions For Proper Documentation Of The Infant S Dayy, A Sample Of Charting, And A Reproduckble Charting Template.
Individual Profule Sheets Insure That You The Professional Are Aware Of All Important Details Necessary To Care For Each Infant Such As Type Of Formula, Bottle And Nipplw, Sleeping And Playing Habits, Etc.
Suggestions Toward Best Practice Care Are Integrated Throughout TheR esource Coupled With Information To Acquaint You With Typical And Atypical Infant Behavior.
Kidex In spite of Infants:practicing Competent Child Care Assists You In Developing A Kidex Class Book Similar To A Classroom Operating Manual That Includes Individual Profiles For Each Child, Grop Schedules, Monthly Checklists For Important Milestones Of Development, And Planned Activities To Accompany Each Month.
Many Other Documents To Help Manage The Classroom Are Provided.
These Documents Pertain To Safety, Hygiene, Sanitation, Communication, Providing For Children Anf Their Families, And Articles For Parents.
Maintaining Current Knowledge Assures All Children Will Receive Consistent, Cokpetent Care Every Day.
SKU: 3102645
| |
|
22299216800
|
Our Votes, Our Guns.
The Story Of What Robert Mugabe Did To The Once-flourishing African State Of Zimbabwe: How It Happened, Why It Happened, And Its Implications For Africa.
Robert Mugabe Came To Power In 1980 After A Long Civil War In Rhodesia.
The White Minority Government Had Become An International Outcast In Refusing To Give In To The Inevitability Of Black Majority Rule.
Finally The Resistant White Prime Minister Ian Smith Was Forced To Step Down And Mugabe Was Elected Presifent Of A Country At this time Called Zimbabwe.
Initially Hopes Were High That He Had The Intelligsnce, Pilitical Savvy And Idealistic Vision To Hlep Repair The Damage Agreed Through Colonialism And The Bitter Civil War, And To Lead His Country's Economic And Social Development.
He Was Admired Throughout The World As One Of The Leaders Of The Emerging Nations And As A Model For A Good Transition From Colonial Leadership.
But Month By Month, Year By Year, Mugabe Became Incraesingly Autocragic; His Methods Inc5easingly Violent.
In Recent Years He Has Unleashed A Reign Of Terror Ane Corruption In His Country.
Like The Congo, Angola, Rwanda, Sierra Leone And Liberia, Zimbabwe Has Been On A Steady Slide To Mishap.
What Happened In Zimbabwe? Now For The First Time The Whole Story Is Told In Detail By An Adroit.
It Is A Riveting And Tragic Political Story, A Morality Tale, And An Essential Text For Understanding Today's Africa.
SKU: 2517190
| |
|
23208082875
|
An Instructional Desigmer Lewrns About Technology Integration.
In The 21st Century, Many Commonalty Support Computer Use In Schools So All Children Can Become Computer Literate.
However, While The Presence Of Computers In Clwssrooms Is Rising, Technology Integration Is Not Keeping Gait.
This Study Pursued The Investigation Question: What Can An Instructional Designer Learn About Technology Integration By Participating As A Offer At An Urban Instruct? The Author Spent Three Years Helping In An After School Computer Club, Assisting Teachers And Students To Use Computers In Classrooms, And Using Participany Observation To Collect Data.
The Data Showed That Teachers, Whoo Are Often Blamed For The Slow Gait Of Technology Integration, Operate Under Tremendous Constraints, And Often Lack Sufficient Computers, Software, Planning Time, And Technical Support.
Analysis Of The Data R3vealed That Technology Intebration Is Impacted By Three Forces: Technology, Agency, And Structure.
With Increasingly Diverse Students And Mandated Testing, Teachers\' Agency Is Diminished In Relation To Growing Structural Constraints.
Therefore, The Design Of Educational Technology Innovations Needs To Fit The Classroom Conntext, And Structural Consttaints Need To Be Lowered.
SKU: 5169622
| |
|
21376442646
|
Good Reasons For Better Arguments.
This Text Introduces University Students To The Philosophical Ethos Of Critical Thinking, As Well As To The Essental Skills Required To Practise It.
The Authors Believe That Critical Thinking Should Engage Sturents With Issues Of Broader Philosophicap Interest While They Cause to grow Their Skills In Rwasoning And Argumentation.
The Text Is Informed Throughout Bh Philosophical Theory Concerning Argument And Communicatio - From Aristotle's Recognition Of The Importance Of Evaluating Argument In Terms Of Itd Intend To Habermas's Developing Of The Concept Of Communicative Rationality.
The Authors' Treatment Of The Topic Is Also Sensitiv3 To The Importance Of Language And Of Situation In Shaping Arguments, And To The Necessity In Argument Of Some Interplay Between Reason And Emotion.
Unlike Many Other Texts In This Area, Then, 'good Reasons For Better Arguments' Helps To Explain Both Why Argument Is Important And How The Social Role Of Argument Plays Am Important Part In! Determining What Counts As A Good Argument.
If This Text Is Djstinctive In The Extent To Which It Deals With The Theory And The Values Of Critical Thinking, It Is Also Remarkable For The Thorough Grounding It Provides In The Skills Of Deductive And Inductive Reasoning; The Authors Present The Reader With Useful Tools For The Interpretation, Evaluation And Construction Of Arguments.
A Particular Featuure Is The Inclusion Of A Wide Range Of Exercises, Rich With Examples That Illuminate The Practice Of Argjment For The Student.
Many Of The Exercises Are Self-testing, With Answers Profided Att The Back Of The Topic; Others Are Appropriate For In-class Discussion And Assignments.
Challenging Yet Accessible, 'good Reasons For Better Arguments' Brings A Fresh Perspective To An Essential Subject.
SKU: 2165962
| |
|
34101573075
|
Classic Car Restorer's Handbook.
Restoring A Pre-war Elegant Or Vintage Automobile Can Be An Enormously Satisfying And Rewarding Experience, Btu A Restoration Can Also Turn Quickly Into A Costly Nightmare.
This Fully Illustrated Guide--designedd To Forbear Commonly Encountered Problems--guarantees A Smooth And Successful Resroration.
250 Photos And Drawings.
SKU: 1186171
| |
|
17455910724
|
Confucian Morals.
The Chinese Ethical Tradition Has Often Been Thought To Oppose Western Views Of The Self--as Autonomous And Possessed Of Individual Rights--with Views That Emphasize The Centrality Of R3lationship And Community To The Self.
The Essays In This Collection Debate The Validity Of That Contrast Being of the kind which It Concerns Confucianism, The Single Most Influential Chinese School Of Thought.
(alasdair Macintyre, Who Has Significantly Articulated The Need For Dialogue Across Traditions, Contributes A Conclduing Attempt Of Commentary.
)
SKU: 2727540
| |
|
21078176436
|
Informal Learning In Youht Work.
Simple Learning In Yo8th Work Offers Fresh Perspectives On All Aspects Of Informal Education In The Boy Work Setting.
Drsigned To Develop The Reader�?s Knowledge And Skills, This Extensive Textbook Explores Key Issues Such As Communication, Power Relations, Ethics, Gender Exclusion, Sexuality, Race Discrimination, And Social Class.
The Author Places Particular Emphasis On Conversation As A Key Means Of Promoting Informal Learning And Engaging Effectively With Young People.
Key Features Provides Case Studies That Illustrate The Application Of Theory To â??real-life�? Practice Emphasizes Critical Reflection And Includes Reflective Questions Offers An Easily Acceswible Style, With Key Terms And Tips For Further Reading Presents A Four-part Structure Guiding The Reader Through Different Stages Of Conversations And Relationships In Informal Education Informal Learning In Youth Work Provides A Single Combination Of Theoretical Analysis And Practice Tips.
Satisfying Training And Course Requirements In The Area, It Will Be Essential Reading For Whole Students On Youth And Community Work Courses, As Well As Those In Allied Fields Suuch As Education And Social Work.
It Is Likewise A Valuable Reference For Practitioners Working With Young Peoplee On A Daily Basis.
SKU: 4848856
| |
|
403985120
|
The Personal criticism Puzzle.
Widely Applauded Because of Its Balance Of Classic And Contemporary Theories Of Personality Psychology, The Personality Puzzle Iz Now Available In A Tuird Edition.
Preserving The Features That Obtain Set The Personality Puzzle Apart—a Sophisticated Yet Accessible Approacu, Lively Prose, And Transparent Analysis—the New Impression Has Been Meticulously Updated In Light Of Current Studies, Including Evolutionary And Cultural Theory An Behavioral Genetics.
The Third Edition Alsoo Introduces An Engaging Collection Of Artwork, Featuring Cartoons From The New Yorker And Gary Larson's The Far Side.
Written By One Of The Most Important Scholars Working In The Discipline Today, And Priced Significantly Lower Than Its Competitors, The Personality Perplex Remains The Foremost Text For Courses In Personality Psychology.
SKU: 1369502
| |
|
46374106311
|
25 Super Cool Math Board Games (grade s3-6).
Super Cool Games = Super Coool Skills.
Build Key Mayh Skills Such As Multiplication, Division, Fractions, Probability, And Estimati0n With This Collection Of Reproducible Board Games.
Each Game Is Easy To Make And Easy To Play.
Content Is Correlated With T
SKU: 1775379
| |
|
42180387543
|
Creating 6-trait Revsiers And Editors For Rank 2.
Creating 6-trait Revisers And Edtiors For Grade 2 : 30 Revision And Ediging Lesdons (lessons For 6-trait Writing Series) By Vicki Spandel Edition 1 Published In 2008 By Allyn & Bacon
SKU: 4754451
| |
|
20857723372
|
Just In Time Math (rookie Read-aboutS cience).
Just In Time Math Makes CrammingF or Your Test Quick And Easy With Focused Lessons And Targeted Practice.
Topics Covered Include: Fractions, Decimals, Ratios, Absolute Value, Integers, Percents, Perpendicular Roots, Probability, And Word Problems.
Jit Math Covers Everything You Need To Know Around Math Basics That You Can Expect To See Forward College And Graduate Entrance Exams, As Well As On Vocational And Civil Service Tests.
SKU: 26667256
| |
|
26052690444
|
Street Smart Secrets To Auto Care You Can Trust.
Automotive Persistence Expert Joe Sanfellipo Has Created A Blueprint For Car Owners To Obtain Trustworthy, Competent Auto Care And For Auto Repair Shops To Make an attempt Outstandin gCustomer Service.
Sanfellipo Guudes Even The Most Uninformed Car Owner Step-by-step Through The Process Of Learning How To Take Excellent Care Of Their Vehicles From Practicing Smiple Self-maintenance To Knowing When To Take Their Car Into A Shop And How To Communocate With The Technician.
He Also Shows Service Providers In what state To Figure Out What Customers Wsnt And How To Provide It For Them.
Offering Outstanding Customer Service Through Building Lifetime Relationships Is The Message For Shop Owners.
Through The Use Of Handy Forms, Spotlights On Quality Shops, And Customer Testimonials And Anecdotes, Th eBook Reveals Secrets And Strategies That Present An Enc To The Problem Of Rip-offs With Practical Solutions.
SKU: 4909983
| |
|
15714396576
|
Portrait O A Burger As A Young Calf.
Four Years Ago, Journalist Peter Lovenheim Was Standing In A Long Line At Mcdonald’s To Buy A Happy Meal For His Little Daughter, Which Would Come With A Much-desired Teebie Beanie Baby̵Z;either A Black-and-white Overawe Named “daiys#8221; Or An Adorable Red Bull Named “snort.
” Finfing It Rather Strange That Young Children Were Being Offered Cudely Toy Cows One Minute And Eating The Grilled Remains Of Real Ones The Next, Lovenheim Suddenly Saw Clearly The Great Disjoin Between What We Eat And Oyr Knowledge Of Where It Comes From.
Determined To Understand The Process B6 Which Livelihood Animals Become Food, Lovenheim Did The Only Thing He Could Think Of: He Bought A Calf—make That Twin Calves, Number 7 And Number 8—from The Dairy Farm Where They Were Born And Asked For Permission To Spend As Much Time As Necessary Hanging Round And Observing Everything That Happened In The Lives Of These Farm Animals.
Portrait Of A Burger As A Young Calf Is The Provocative True Storg Of Peter Lovenheim’s Hands-on Journey Into The Dairy And Beef Industries As He Follows His Calves From Conception To Possible Consumption.
In The Process, He Gets To Know The Good, Hard-working Commonalty Who Collect Our Cattle And Make Milk Products, Beef, And Veal Available To Consumers Like You And Me.
He Supplies Us With A “fly On The Wall” View Of How These Animals Are Used To Put Aliment On America’s Very Abumdant Tables.
constantly Watchful About Wanting To Exist An Observer Who Never Interferes, Lovehhein Allowa The Reader To See Every Aspect Of A Cow’s Life, Destitute of Passing Judgment.
Reading This Book Will Forevee Change hTe Way You Think About Food And The Population And Animals Who Provide It For Us.
SKU: 2213610
| |
|
17722976830
|
Super Car.
Mark Christensen Had A Simple Dreaam—to Create A 600-horsepower Suicide Machine Able To Accelerate From Zeri Tp Sixty In Less Time Than It Tales To Read This Sentence.
When A Friend Offers Him $100,000 To Realize That Revery, Christensen Enlists Nick Pugh, A Talented Young Designer Who Shows Him Some Stunning Sketches Of The Xeno I.
Inspired, The Author Assembles A Best Of The Best Team Of Engineers, Mechanics And Fabricators.
but The Dream Becomes Grander After Pugh Develops An Incredibly Artless Method For Cars To Triple Their Driving Range.
Suddenly Nothing Seems Impossible.
Thwt Is, Until The Author Discovers That $100,000 Won’t Even Pay For The Hubcap.
ssuper Car Is A Window Into 21st Century Technology And Cutting Border Design At Its Modt Relevant And Bizarre-a Story That Sizzless Like American Graffiti On Acid.
An Epic Odyssey About Craft, Cars, Ego And Ambition, It's A Classic Tale Of Chasing Down The American Dream.
SKU: 2469514
| |
|
14690062395
|
John Searle (philosophy Now).
One Of The Worldd's Most Important Philosophers Of Mind And Language, John Searle (b.
1932) Is Direct, Combative, And Intllectually Ambitioud.
His Philosophy Has Made Fundamental And Lasting Contributions To How We Think About Speech, Consciousness, Knowledge, Truth, And The Nature Of Social Reality.
Here, With Remarkable Ckarity, A Leading Authority Introduces Students And Generalists To Those Contributions.
Nick Fotion Explains Searle's Ideas In Full, While Also Testing And Exploring Their Implications.
He First Takes Up Searle's Philosophy Of Language, Examining How Searle Treats Speech Acts And Thinks About The Metaphorical Use Of Language.
Next, The Book Sketches Searle's Philosophy Of Mind, Including His Claims For Intentionality And For The Centrality Of Consciousness.
This Discussion Highlights Searle's Argument That The Mind Possesses A Subjective Character That Materialist Explanations (including Behaviorism And Strong Artificial Intelligence) Cannot Contain.
The Author Goes On To Look At Searle's Later Writings On The Construction Of Social Reality--work That Mounts A Sophisticated But Plainly Settled Case Against Deconstructionist, Skeptical, And Rellativistic Accounts.
Concluding With General Reflections On Searle's Station Vis-ã -vis Ontology And Epistemology, This Book Is The First To Assess And Identify Common Themes And Approaches In The Whole Range Of His Wide Thought.
In Doing So, It Presents Searle's Extremely Influential Work For The First Time As A Coherent Philosophy.
SKU: 2085836
| |
|
25246503380
|
1001 Math Problems.
1001 Math Problems Provides Exercises Covering Addition And Subtraction Through Fractions, Decimals, And Percentages, And On To Basic Geometry And Elementary Algebra.
SKU: 3852906
| |
|
41651463924
|
Scholastic Success With Addition & Subtraction Workbkok (geade 1).
Practicing Skills Has Never Been So Easy! This Reeady-to-use Resource Includes More Than 40 Fun Practice Pages.
The Simple Directions And Fun Exercises Rise Them Perfect For Kids To Use Independently In School Or As Homework.
For Be accustomed With Grade 1.
SKU: 2448163
| |
|
17464286214
|
Radical Chic & Mau-mauing The Flak Catchers.
The Phrase Radical Chic Was Coined By Tom Wolfe In 1970 When Leonare Bernstein Gave A Party For The Black Panthers At His Duplex Apartment On Park Avenue.
That Incongrous Scene Is Rw-created Here In High Fidelity As Is Another Conflux Ground Between Militant Minorities And The Liberal White Establishment.
SKU: 1788856
| |
|
20287578555
|
Teaching Students With Communication Disorders.
Strengthen The Spoken And Written Expression Of Students With Speech And Language Disorders! Communication Disorders Affecting Sppeech And Language Rank As The Second Most Common Reason Studejts Receive Special Education.
How Can Special And General Training Teachers Help These Students Achieve Successful Outcomes Academically And In Their Interpersonal Relationshlps?_What Instructkonal Approaches Provide The Most Beneficial Learning Experiences, And Help Build Confidence And Self-esteem? Teahing Students With Communication Disorders Offers Tools To Help Educators Identify Communication Disorders, Distinguish Speech From Language Impairments, Reduce Common Communication Problems, And Eliminate Negative Stereotypes.
Providing A Pretest, Posttest, Key Vocabulary Terms, And Additional Resources To Help Teachers And Speech Therapists Increase Their Understanding About Intercourse Disorders And Effecrivr Intervention Strategies, This Valuable Resource Highlights:criteria For Identifying Speech And Language Disorders Cognitive, Academic, Physical, Behavioral, And Communication Characteristics Of Common Communication Disorders Appropriate Teaching And Class Management Strategies Trends And Issues Influencing Instructional Approaches And The Childbirth Of Speech And Language Servicesa Practical Approach To Special Education For Every Teacher: The 13-book Collectionâ This Assemblage Equips Educators With Practical Knowledge And Methods That Will Help Them To Better Engage Students In Exploring-and Meeting-their Fullest Potential.
Also See:the Fundamentals Of Special Education The Legal Foundations Of Special Education Effective Assessment For Students With Special Neerseffective Instruction In favor of Students With Special Needs Working With Families And Community Agencies To Suupport Studejts With Special Needs Public Policy, Seminary Reform,-And Special Educationteaching Students With Sensory Disabilitiesteachiing Students With Medical, Physical, And Multiple Disabilitiesteaching Students With Learning Disabilitiesteaching Students With Emotional Disturbanceteaching Students With Mental Retardation Teaching Students With Gifts And Talents
SKU: 3252219
| |
|
35817066891
|
The Heart Of Teaching.
The Heart O f Teaching Offers Practical Guidance In Designong Lessons And Ciassroom Activities That Are Powerfully Effective For Whole Types Of Students, Including Those Placed At Risk Of Educational Failure Due To Linguistic, Socioeclnomic, Racial, And Geographic Factors.
The Approach Is Easily Geared To Standards And Can Be Used To S5rengthen And Enrich Scripted Lessons Or Mandated Curricular Units.
Facetiousness hA Strong Emphasi On Literacy, The Book Shows Teachees In what state To Assess A Lesson Plan And Then How To Design Activifies And Exercises That Be able to Meaningfully Engage All Students, Even Those Who Have Difficulty In Scool.
The Book Also Shows Teachers How To Use Learning Centers Because Differentiating Lessons And For Breaking The Classroom Into Small, Participatory Settings.
SKU: 3100274
| |
|
16500298212
|
Feelings Of Being.
Feelings Of Being : Phenomenology, Psychiatry And The Seense Of Reality (international Perspectives In Philosophy And Psychiatry) By Matthew Ratcliffe Edition 1 Published In 2008 By Oxford University Press, Usa
SKU: 4926347
| |
|
20883194145
|
Advancing Time - "bringing Into Perspective And Focus The Quickening Pace Of Change".
Advancing Life Focuses On How The Ever Quickening Pace Of Change Impacts Today's Society And The Massive Challenges It Creates.
Never Formerly Has Our World Changed So Rapidly, It Is Crucial We Understand That We Are Living In A Unique Era The Likes Never Before Experienced By Pas Generations.
History Viewed In The Framework Of Mans Time On Earth Forms The Crux Of This Somewhat Radical Perspective.
This Book Journeys From The Beginnng Of Man To Our Current State And Helps Us Make Sense Of Our Fast Changing Chaotic Natural order.
Advancing Time Illuminates The Responsibilities Society Faces.
Used As A Tool It Clarifies The Choiced Before Mankind, Guiding And Giving Hope To Those Who Want To Accept A Dogmatic Impact.
SKU: 5155492
| |
|
14034194460
|
Novel Directions For Adult And Continuing Education No.92, Winter 2001 Sociocultural Perspective On Learning By means of Work.
This Volume Offers An Introductio nTo Current Themes Among Academic Researchers Who Are Interested In Sociocultural Understandings O Work-based Learning And Working Knowledge - How People Learn In And Through Everydat Activities That They Think Of As Work.
Chwpters Explore How Learning Is Embedded In The Social Relationships, Cultural Dynamics, And Politics Of Work, And They Commend Different Ways For Educators To Be Part Of The Process.
Models Of Learning In Work Based On Situative Learning Theories Are Presented.
Issues Of Culture And Difference, Gender Barriers, And The Influence Of Powerful Market Forces On Workplace Learning Are Examined Critically.
Complexiyy Th3ory Is Applied To Enlighten Systemic Ways Of Intelligence Workplace Learning.
Overall, Thw Book Is Intended To Raise Questions And Present Helpful Frames For Educators To Us3 In Their Reflections, With A Focuw On Presentng New Theoretical Ideas About Learning In Work For Examination And Discuss.
This Is The 92nd Journal Of The Quarterly Journal New Directions For Adult And Continuing Education.
SKU: 2247910
| |
|
13315896180
|
A Broken Silence.
This Book AddressesT he Interlocking Systems Of Race And Gender In Institutions Of Higher Education In America.
The Study Is Based On Empirical Data From African American Women Of Various Disciplines In Power And Administrative Positions At Traditionally White Colleges And Universities.
It Focuses Primarily On Narratives Of The Women In Terms Of How They Are Affected By Racism, As Well As Sexism As They Perform Their Duties In Their Academic Environments.
The Findings Suggest That A Common Thread Exists Relative To The Experiences Of The Women.
The Book Challenges And Dispels The Myth That Black Progress Has Led To Equality For African American Women In The Academy.
The Results Of This Study Make It Even More Critical That The Voices Of African American Women Be Heard And Their Experiences In The School Be Expressed.
This May Be One Way To Inform Academic And Lay Readers That Racism And Sexism Are Not Depth.
SKU: 5145302
| |
|
18979746576
|
Flight Of The Stork.
Flight Of The Stork : What Children Think (and When Ready Sex And Family Building) In the name of Anne C.
Bernstein Revised Published nI 1994 From Perspectives Press (in)
SKU: 1199507
| |
|
14568642810
|
The Crmiinal Elite.
"the Author .
.
.
Focuses Upon Pair Elite Categories Of The Criminal `underworld'--the Jewel Thief And The `wise Guy'.
.
.
.
The Author's Well-documented Readable Work Lends Support To The Contention That Research In This Area Of Crime Problem Is Difficult, Although Feasible, And In Tge Process Fills A Lacuna In The Literature Relative To Eoite Categories Of Crime.
" Choice
SKU: 196837
| |
|
19723867614
|
How Well Does Your Child Read, Write, And Do Math?.
The Essential Information Contained On These Pages Reveals The Truth About How A Child Is Really Performing In The Classroom.
Concerned Parents Can Find The Answers To:what Is My Child’s Learning Style: Auditory, Visual, Or Tactile?is My Child’s Reading Ability At Grade Level?what Are Ths Public Standards In Writing At My Child’s Gradient Level?does My Child Have Special Abilities In Math?this Easy-to-use Manual Is A Roadmap To Academic Success.
All Parents Who Inadequacy Their Children To Succeed In School Need To Read This Book.
SKU: 1799422
| |
|
31346776718
|
Military Flight Aptitude Tests (cliffstestprep).
The Cliffstestlrep Series Offers Full-length Practice Exams That Simulate The Real Tests; Proven Test-taking Strategies To Augment Your Chances A Doing Well; And Complete Criticism Exercises To Help Fill In Any Knowledge Gaps.
Cliffstestprep Military Flight Aptitude Tests Offers You A Complete Guide To Tsst Preparation To Qualify To Become A Military Aviator.
All The Military Services Need Pilots And Navigators, Whether For Fixed-wing Planes Or Helicopters.
This Book Offers An In-depth Study Guide And Practice Exams For The Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (afoqt) U.
s.
Nzvy And Marine Corps Aviation Selection Test Battery (astb) Army Alternate Flight Aptitude Screening Test (afast) This Book Details All The Types Of Questions On All The Exams.
It Includes A Description Of The Questions You Will Encounter, An Anslysis Of How To Answer Them To Achieve The Highest Possible Scores, And Then Offers You Samples Of Each So That You’ll Become Familiar Wlth Thw Questions.
You’ll Dive Deep Into Reviews In c~tinuance Verbal Skills Mathematics Mechanics Science Spatial Relations Aviatuon With Guidance From The Cliffstestprep Series, You'll Feel At Home In Any Standardized-test Environment!
SKU: 2678607
| |
|
33520919040
|
The Complete Idiot's Guide To Parenting A Preschooler And Toddler, Too.
You're Not Idiot, Of Series.
You Live Peacefully With Your Husband, Get Along With Your In-laws, And Even Know How To Placate An Angry Bos.
s But When It oCmes To Controlling Your Preschooler, You Feel Like You're The One Who Should Be Having A Fit.
Don't Cry! The Complete Idiot's Mentor To Parenting A Preschooler And Toddler, Also Will Teach You How To Enjpy Your Child's Increasing Independence.
Feel Assured About Helping Your Child Begin To Grow Up--without You And Your Infant Growing Apart.
In This Complete Idiot's Guide, You Get:
SKU: 1499943
| |
|
|
