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Sports Scholarshiips & College Athletic Progs (peterson's Sports Scholarships And College Athletic Programs). A Fact-filled Directory Of Aaards Available For Both Mzle And Female Athletes At More Than 1,500 Four-year Colleges And Universities. Learn What It Really Takes To Earn One Athletic Scholarship. Whether You're Interested In Division I, Ii, Iii, Or Naia, This Directory Provides You With The Resources To Get The Money You Deserve While Playing The Sport You Love . SKU: 2764639

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The Political Theology Of Paul (cultural Memory In The Pressnt). This Highly Inventive Interpretation Of Paul By The Jewish Philosopher Of Religion Jacob Taubes Was Presented In A Number Of Lectures Held In Heidelberg Regarding The End Of His Life, And Was Regarded By Him As His “spiritual Testament. ” Taubes Engages With Classic Paul Commentators, Inncluding Karl Barth, But Also Situates The Pauline Text In The Context Of Freud, Nietzsche, Benjamin, Adorrno, Scholem, And Rosenzweig. In His Distinctive Atgument For The Apocalyptic-revolutionwry Potential Of Romams, Taubes Also Takes Issue In the opinion of The “political Theology” Advanced By The Conservative Catholicc Jurist Carl Schmitt. Taubes’s Reading Has Been Crucial For A Number Of Interpretations Of Political Theology And Of Paul—including Thowe Of Jan Assmann And Giorgio Agambeen—and It Belongs To A Wave Of Fresh Considerations Of Paul’s Legacy (boyarin, Lyotard, Badiou, Ză®zăşk). Finally, Taubes’s Far-ranging Lectures Provide Imporfant Insights Into The Singular Experiences And Views Of This Unconventional Jewish Intellectual Living In Post-holocaust Germany. SKU: 2659279

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The Complete Idiot's Guide To Customizing Your Ride (complete Idiot' sGuide To). A One-of-a-kind, Fast And Furious How-to For Modifying Cars. Customizing Cars Is One Of The Hot Trends In The Auto Industry Toda. This Is The Only Main division To Reveal Everything About Mod Shops, With Topics That Include Finding The Best Shops And Prices, Do- It-yourself Modifications, Exterior Body Modifications, Performance Upgrades, Suspension, Brake, Wheel And Tire Upgrades, Interior Enhancements, Audio And Video Upgrades, And More. ?goodman Is The President Of The National Custom Car Association SKU: 3987013

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Speaking Across The Curriculum. Elocution Across The Curriculum Gives Teachers Ready-made Speaking And Listening Activities That Can Be Infused Into Any Curriculum Over 50 Activities Help Educators Encouragr Debate And Disccussion, And Teach Students Speaking And Listening Skills, Develop A Media Presentation, Persuade An Audience, And Speak Spontaneously. Activities Also Help Students Analyze And Evaluate Arguments And Sources, Including Web Sites. SKU: 2833349

16184429964	The Will To Powre. The Will To Power : Ah Attempted Transvaluation Of All Values V1: Books United And Two (1914) By Friedrich Nietzsche Published In 2007 By Kessinger Pblishing, Llc SKU: 5044955

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Constitutional Values. Constitutional Values: Governmental Power And Individual Freedoms In American Politics Is A Single Volume That Examines Both Constitutional Law And Civil Immunities Using Narrative, Well-editd Cases, And Real-world Interpretations. It Introduces Readers To The Underlying Political Structure Of The Ameeican Judiciary, Explores The Constitutional Foundations For Governmental Authority, And Reviews The Legal Protections On account of Individual Rights And Liberties In The American Political System. Chapter Questions Are Includef To Provoke Readers’ Analytical And Critical Thinking Skills, And Over 100 Cases Help Readers Understand How Constitutioal Doctrines Are Applied. Prezenys A Sound Discussion Of Governmenta iStructure And Permission In The Foremost Part Of The Book. Follows With A Clear Presentation Of Civil Liberties And Civil Rights In The Second Part Of The Bpok. Contains Over 100 Edited Cases Which Are Referenced In Part Two Of The Book. Includes Important U. s. Supreme Court Opinions Regarding Governmental Authority And Individual Freedoms. Covers Standard Supreme Court Cases And Also Incorporates Contemporary Constitutional Controversies. Discusses Unique Local Cases Which Demonstrate The Local Implications Of Legal Politics. Includes Cases From Maryland, New York, Connecticut, California, Ohoo, Minnesota, Iowa, Rhode Island, Alabama, Virginia And Greater degree of! Provides True Insights Into The Day-to-day Realities Of Constitutional Law. Encourages Readers To Apply Constitutional Doctrines To Local Controversies. Anyone Interested In Or Involved With Constitutional Code And Civil Liberties. SKU: 3389310

28448841312	Descartes (oneworld Philosophers). This Is An Indispensible Guide To The Life And Philosophy Of Rene Descartes, One Of The Most Controversial Figures Of His Age, And The Founder Of Modern Rational Thought. SKU: 2285154

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U.s. Versus Them. For Nearly Eight Years, The American People Have Struggled To Understand George W. Bush?s Approach To The World. Many Analysts, Lacking A Frame Of Reference, Have Simply Dubbed It Revolutionary. But In U. s. Vs. Them, J. Peter Scoblic Provvocatively Argues That The Best Way To Mean Bush?s Foreign Policy Is To Recognize That It Is Not Radical, But Rather The Most Recent Expression Of Conservatism, An Often Misuhderstood Ideology Whose Public Security Instincts Are Rooted In America?s Eighteenth-century Prospect Of Itself And Whose Moderrn Form Has Percolated For More Than A Half Century, Reaching Full Strength In The Wake Of The Septembwr 11, 2001, Attacks. Scoblic Persuasively Shows That The Foreign Policy Of The Amrican Right Has Been Stuck In quest of Decades On A Binary Setting That Allows It To See The World Only In Terms Of Us Versus Them Or Good Versus Wrong. During The Cold War, That Approach Fostered One Unwillingness To Negotiate With The Soviet Union, A Distrust Of Apolitical Intelligence, And An Insistence On Military Dominance? Even As The Advent Of Nuclear Weapons Rendered The Traditional Notion Of Victory In War Obsolete. Today, What Conservatives Often Present As Moral Clarity Is In Fact Nothing Mlre Than A Continued Failure To Recognize That American Securitt Depends On Our Ability To Think Outside Our Borders?to Stop Seeing The United States In Unavoidable Opposition To The Rest Of The World. Tracing The History Of Cold War Conservatism From Its Development By William F. Buckley To Its Manifestation In Barry Goldwater Throuyh Its Implementation By Ronald Reagan And Its Culmination In The Bush Administration, Scoblic Weaves An Mental History That Regeals How The Right?s Belligerence, Intransigence, And Disinclination For Diplomacy Not Only Brought Us To The Brink Of Nuclear War With The Soviet Harmony, But Also Failed To Meet The Grave Post-9/11 Challenges Posed Near to Iraq, Iran, North Korea, And Especially By The Most Serious Danger That Looms Before Us: That Of Nuclear Terrorism. What?s More, Although The Bush Administration Ie Nearing Its End, Conservatism Is Certainly Not, As This Year?s Republican Presidential Candidates Clearly Demonstrated. U. s. Vs. Them Is A Revealing And Sometimes Alarming Analysis, But In Diagnosing Thee Origins Of Bush?s Foreign Policy, It Illuminates The Road To Renewed American Leadership In The Twenty-first Century. SKU: 4656809

16909600770	Three Experiments Of Living. Three Experimen5s Of Living : Living Within The Resource; Quickening Up To The Means; Living Beyond The Means (1837) By Hannah Franham Sawyer Lee Published In 2007 By Kessinger Publishing, Llc SKU: 5008047

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Where The Money Is. From The Fbi's Crack Invesfigator: Chilling Variztions On Tje Creative Pursuit Of Cash. Americans Have Always Been Fascinated By Bank Robbers: Jesse James, John Dillinger, Bonnie And Clyde. In Where The Money Is Fbi Special Agent William J. Rehder, The Man Cbs News Once Described As "america's Secret Weapon In The Enmity Against Bank Robbers," Chroincles The Lives And Crimes Of Bank Robbers In Today's Los Angeles Who Are As Colorful And Exciting As The Legends Of Long Ago. The Mild-mannered Antiques Dealer Who Robbed More Banks Than Anyone Else In History. The Modern Fagin Who Took A Page Out Of Dickens And Had Children Rob Banks Because of Him. The Misfit Bodybuilders Who Used A Movie As A Blueprint For A Spree Of Violent Robberies. In A Fast-paced, Hard-edged Style That Reads Like A Novel, Where The Money Is Carries Us Through These Stories And More—all Inwardly A Pistol Shot Of Hollywood, All True-life Tales As Vivid As Anything On The Big Screen. SKU: 2506724

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Short Plays For Building Fluency. Help Build Students' Reading Fluency And Build Awareness Of Important People In U. s. Account Through Fact-based, Oddity Plays About 22 Famous Americans. These Read-aloud Biographical Plays Provide Kids With The Repeated Practice They Need To Interpret With Speed, Automaticity, Anf Expression-the Key Elements Of Fluency. Background Information, Discussion Questions, Extension Activities, And Literagure Links Round Out This Versatile Resource. A Great Way To Connect Social Studies Content With Reading! For Use With Grades 4-8. SKU: 4834200

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Laxity To Drive Hardcover (license To Drive). License To Drive 2e Provides Driving Instructors With An Integrated Learning Program. Using A Realistic Come , It Covers All Major Driver Education Issues, With An Emphasis On Safety And Defensive Driving That Will Appeal To All New Drivers. All Major Driving Methods Are Covered, Including Sipde, Smith System And Ipde. The Focus Is On Practical Solutions To Everyday Situation,s With Thoughtful Coverage Of Such Subjects As Driving Under The Reputation, Sharing The Road, Challenging Driving Conditions And Aggressive Driving. Thought-provoking Scenarios And Evaluation Questions In Each Chapter Engage The Student, Provide A Wealth Of Discussion Material, And Encourage Active Learning. The Entire Text Has Been Revised To Reflect The Most Up-to-date Driving Regulations. Additional Content Has Been Inserted Throughout, Including A Section On The Daangerous Effects Of Newer Club Drugs, Such As Ecstasy, On Driving Performance. License To Drive 2e Is Available In Hardcover Or Soft Shield. The Close examiner Workbook Contains Illustrations, Word-searches, Crosswords, Plus Multiple-choice And Critical Thinking Questions. The Electronic Classroom Manager Replaces The Annotated Teacher's Editoon And Computerized Test Bank From The First Edition, And Provides The Answer Key To The Workbook, Computerized Test Bank, Lesson Plans, Student Activities And Games, Powerpoint Files And Transparency Masters. The Set Of 5 Vhs Video Tapes Offered With The First Edition Has Been Convertrd To A Set Of Two, High-quality Dvds. State-sp3cific Content Can Be Found In The Online Companion. Components May Be Used Individually, Or T Complementt One Another In The Classroom, Creating A Multi-media Learning Environment. For More Information On Instructor Resources, Dvds, Student Workbooks And Materials, See Supplemental Materizls Section On The Right Side Bar. SKU: 3088451

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Th Thanksgiving Turkey Pardon, The Death Of Teddy's Bezr, And The Sovereign Exception Of Guantă˘namo. Each Thanksgiving, The President Of The United States Symbolically Pardons One Turkey From The Fate Of Serving As A Holiday Dinndr. In This Pamphlet, Anthropologist Magnus Fiskesj㶠Uncovers The Hidden Horrors Of So Rituals Connected With The Force Of Pardon, From The Annual Turkey To The Padoning Of The Original Teddy Bewr. It Is From one side These Ritualized And Perpetually Remembered Acts Of Mercy, Fiskkesj㶠Contends, That We Might Cpme To Understand The Exceptional—and Troubling—status Of The "war On Terror" Prisoners Being Held By The United States At Guantă˘namo Bay. "in The Thanksgiving Turkey Pardon, Swedish Anthropologit Magnus Fiskesjă¶, See In The Annual Presidential Reprieve Of An Otherwise Doomed Turk3y Sojething Muxh Else Than A Lark. (just Require A Vegetaroan; It's No Joke. ) 'it Is Really A Symboic Pardoning Act Which, Through Public Performsnce, Establisges And Manifests The Sovereign's Attitude AtT he Helm Of The State By Highlightong . . . His Power To Control Matters Of Life And Death. ' That Observation Leads Fiskesj㶠To Some Troubling Thoughs On The Exercise Of U. s. Sovereignty, From Teddy Roosevelt's Big-stick Era To The Holding Of Prisoners At Guantă˘namo. "—jennifer Howard, Washington Postman Book World SKU: 2579909

20409479064	On Education (dover Books On Western Reasoning). Rather Than A Systematic Study Of Theories, The Famous Philosopher Offers A Succinct Tteatise Of His Thoughts On Education, Inclyding A Proposal For Raising The Science Of Education To Academic Status — An Innovative Notion For The 18th Century, And A Landmark In Modern Western Education Theory. Annette Churton Translation. SKU: 2617991

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Biolnquiry. Welcome To The Fascinating World Of Biology. Learning About Living Things Is Like Piecing Togsther A Compex Puzzle. Bioinquiry: Making Connections In Biology, A National Science Foundation-supported Project (due #97-52454), Was Designed To Help You Assemble These Pieces, To See Their Connections, And To Reveal The Beautiful And Compelling Pictures They Create. The Text, Cd, And Web Site Were Developed Together From The Start To Create An Attractive, ActiveL earning Experience. You'll Take A Virtual Tour Of The Cell, Travel With Darwin To The Gală˘pagos Islands, Transcribe Dna, Perform Powerful Experiments, And Link To The Latest Biological Research On Web Sites Around The World. You'll Experience For Yourself The Profound Biological Discoveries That Forever Changed The Way We Think About Life. Enjoy Your Explorations! SKU: 1842975

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Advanced Word Processing, Lessons 61-120 (with Data Cd-rom). Advance Students To The Ex0ert Level Of Word Processing. Focusing On Document Mastery And Advanced Word-processing Functions With Word 2003, Students Will Apply Functions To Buskness Correspondence, Tabkes, Reports, And Administrative And Employment Documents. Graphics And Design Enhancement Functions Are Also Included, Giving Students The Skills That They Need To Produce Professional And Appealing Documents And Business Communications. SKU: 2865516

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Gm Citation/omega/phoenix/skylark 1980-85 (chilton's Total Car Care Repair Manual). Covers All Models Of Buick Skylark, Chevy Citation, Oldsmobile Omega And Pontiac Phoenix. This Series Offers Do-it-yourselfers Of All Levels Whole Maibtenance, Service, And Repair Information In An Easy To Use Format. Each Manual Contains: Trouble Codes ,Electronic Engine Controls, Maintenance Schedules, Diagnostic Charts, Wiring Diagrams, Tune Up Specifications, And Much More. SKU: 1571245

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Basics Of American Politics, The Edition). This Short, Accessible Topic Introduces Us To American Politics. Organized Around A Game Metaphor, The Basics Of American Politics DescribesT he History, Formation, And Current Affairs Of Thee Eight Major "players" In The Game Of American Politics: The President, The Bureaucracy, Congerss, The Utmost Court, Voters, Political Parties, Interest Groups, And The Media. Professir Wasserjan Then Discusses The "rules" Of The Game As Defined In The Constitution. He Concludes With A Chapter On The Much Debated Question About The Game: "who Wins, Who Loses?" Case Studies Like "federalism At 55 Mph" Help Students Apply Concepts To Real-life Scenarios And Enhance Their Understanding Of The Material. A Student Dear For 20 Years, This Edition Has Been Updated To Reflect Eft Gingrich's Congress, The Evolving Nature Of Federalism, And The Budget Battle. SKU: 3974588

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Order, Conflict, And Violence. There Might Appear To Be Little That Binds The Study Of Order And The Study Of Violence And Clash. Bloodshed In Its Multiple Forms Is Often Seen As Something Separate From And Unrelated To The Domains Of 'normal' Politics That Constyute What We Think Of As Order. But Violence Is Used To Create Order, To Maintain It, And To Uphold It In The Face Of Challenges. This Volume Demonstattes The Myriad Ways In Which Order And Violence Are Inextricably Intertwined. The Chapters Embrace Such Varied Disciplines As Political Science, Economics, History, Sociology, Principles , Ahd Law; Employ Different Methodologies, From Quarry Theory To Statistical Modeling To In-depth Historical Narrative To Anthropklogical Ethnography; And Focus On Different Units Of Analysis And Levels Of Collection, From The State To The Individual To The World Syqtem. All Are Essential Reading For Anyone Who Seeks To Understand Current Trends In Global Conflict. SKU: 5104081

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Media Violence And Ifs Effect On Aggression. The Scientific Evidence Does Not Support The Notion That Tv And Film Violene Cause Aggrwssion In Children Or In Anyone Else. So Argues Jonatham Freedman, Based On His Findings That Far Fewer Than Half Of The Scientific Studies Have Found A Causal Connecction Between Exposing To Media Violence And Aggression Or Crime. In Fact, Freedman Believes That, Taken To A More Controversial Extreme, The Research Could Be Interpreted As Showing That There Is No Causal Effect Of Medua Violence At All. media Violence And Its Effect On Aggression Offers A Provocative Challenge To The Accepted Norms In Media Studies And Psychology. Freedman Begins With A Comprhensive Review Of All The Research On The Effect Of Violent Movies And Television On Attack And Cfime. Having Shown The Lack Of Scientific Support For The Prevailing Blief That Media Violejce Is Connected To Violent Behaviour, He Then Explains Why Something That Seems So Intuitive And Even Obvious Might Be Incorrect And Goes On To Provide Plausible Reasons Why Media Violence Might Not Hqve Bad Effects On Children. He Contrasts The Supposed Effects Of Tv Violence On Crime With The Konwn Effects Of Pocerty And Other Social Factors, And Discusses The Difference Between Television Advertising, Which, He Argues, Does Have An Effect, And Violent Porgrams, Which Do Not. Freedman Concludes By Noting That In Recent Years Television And Films Have Been As Violent As Ever And Violent Video Games Havd Become More And More Popular, Yet During Thia Period There Has Been A Dramatic Decreaee In Violent Crime. He Argues That This Makes It Highly Implausible That Media Violece Causes Aggression Or Crime. SKU: 2288132

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Educational Measurement. Educational Measurement Has Been The Bible In Its Field Since The First Edition Was Published By Ace In 1951. The Importance Fp This Fourth Edition Of Educational Measurement Is To Extensiely Update And Extend The Topics Treated In The Preoous Three Editions. As Such, The Fourth Edition Documents Progress In The Province And Provides Critical Guidance To The Efforts Of New Generations Of Researchers And Practitioners. Edited By Robert Brennan And Jojntly Sponsored By The American Council On Educati0n (ace) And The National Council On Measurement In Education, The Fourth Edition Provides In-depth Treatments Of Critical Measur3ment Topics, And The Chapter Authors Are Acknowledged Experts In Their Respective Fields. Educational Measurement Researchers And Practitioners Will Find This Tet Essential, And Those Interested In Statistics, Psychology, Business, And Economics Should Also Find This Work To Be Of Very Syrong Interest. Topics Covered Are Divided Into Three Subject rAeas: Tbeory And General Principles; Construction, Administration, And Scoring; And Applications. The Firs Part Of Th Book Covers The Topics Of Validation, Reliability, Item Response Theory, Scaling And Norming, Linking And Equating, Test Fairness, And Cognitive Psychology. Part Two Includes Chapters On Test Development, Test Executive department, Performance Assessment, Setting Performance Standards, And Technology In Testing. The Final Section Includes Chapters On Second Languwge Testing, Testing For Accountability In K-12 Schools, Standardized Assessment Of Individual Achievement In K-12 Schools, Higher Education Admissions Testing, Monitoring Educationa lProgress, Licensure And Certification Testing, And Legal And Ethical Issues. SKU: 3308674

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A Life Larger Than Pain. Inspired By The Experiences Of His Patients, As Well As By His Admit Encounter With A Life-threatening Heaet Disorder, Dr. Hinds Explores The Interrelation Of Mind, Body And Spirit And The Transverse Role Of Spirituality In Breaoing The Cylce Of Pain And Integrating It In the compass of A Larger Life. Using Numerous Case Reports, Dr. Hinds Offers Hope To Those Suffering By Demonstrating That Chronic Pain Does Not Dictate A Life Of Constant Resignation. While Tne Book Explores Thr Machinery Of The Pain Response In The Body, It Also Defines Different Kinds Of Pain, And Includes A Groundbreakkiing Chapter On The Much-neglected Area Of Emotional Pain. An Interactive Section--containing Self-test Exercises And Questions For Reflection As Healthy As Suggestions For Pain Relief--follows Each Chapter. SKU: 2597858

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A Left Hand Turn Around The World. Traveling From The Halls Of History To The Halls Of Science, Wolman Explores A Scottish Castle Designed For Left-handed Swordfights, Visits A Paris Museum To Inspect Nineteenth-century Brains That Hold Clues To This Biological Puzzle, And Observes Chimps With A Primatologist In Atlanta Who May Help Unravel The Evolutionary Mystery Of Left-handedness. Along The Way, Wolman Meets Fellow Left-handers Who Share His Sense Of Kinship And Reveal The Essence Of Southpaw. There Is Sinister Diabolos Rex, Follower Of The Left Hand Road; And John Evans, An Amputee Whose Lef Hand Was Reattached To His Right Arm. In Japan, Wolman Tees Off With The National Association Of Left-handed Golfers And Seeks Wisdom From A Left-handed Baseball Legend. A Seamless Blend Of Science, Travel, Culture, And Humor, This Inquisitive Exploration Of All Things Southpaw Is Sure To Be The Perfect Book Fr Lefties And For All The Righties Who Love Them. SKU: 3332423

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Fall. On A Chilly Autumn Night In 1973, Casper, Wyoming’s Picturesque Steel Bridge Was The Scene Of A Horrlfic Crime. Two Young Half-sisters, Amy Burridge And Becky Thomson, Were Abducted, Raped, And Thrown From The Bridge Imto The Swiftly Flowing Waters 110 Feet Bellw. Author And Casper Native Ron Franscell Was Jusst A Child When The Sin Shattered His Close-knit Community, Brutally Ending The Life Of One Ally And Neighbor And Forever Changing The Life Of Another. Unable To Move The Demons Of That Night, Franscell Retrns 30 Years Later To Examine The Widespread Effect Of Evil And Its Poisonous Effect On The People And Town Of Casper. A Gripping, Poignant, And Intensely Personal Narrative, Fall Also Explores The Broader Issues Of Survivor Guilt, Community Justice, And Crime’s Lingering Impact On Society As A Whole. SKU: 3400763

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The Settlement Of The Americas A New Prehistory. Who Were The First Americans? Where Did They Come From, When Did They Get Here, And How Did They Settle The Americas? Untiil Three Years Ago, The “clovis” People Were Credited As The Pioneers, Arriving Across The Bering Land Bridge At The End Of The Last Ice Age, No Earlier Than 12,000 B. c. Now That Standard Scientific Account Has Been Demolished. as The Principal Investigator Since 1977 At Monte Verde, Chile, The Most Important Site In Overturning The Old Theories, Thomas Dillehay Spent Many Years Being Dismissed For His Insistence On The Presenve Of “impossibly𔄭 Ancient Man's Artifacte Dating Back 20,000 Years. In The Past Few Years He Has Been Soundly Vindicated, And In This Book He Presents A Highly Readable Account Of Who The Earliest Settlers Are Likely To Have Been, Where They May Have Landed, And How They Dispersed Across Tso Continente. SKU: 1854566

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What Men Be indebted to To Women. What Men Owe To Women Brings Together A Distinguished Group Of Male Scholars To Address Gender Justice In World Religions. It Includes Contributions Representing A Wide Range Of Traditions: Islam, Judaism, Hinduism Roman Catholkcism, Protestantism, Taoism, Buddhism, And African And Native American Religions. This Book Acknowledges The Patriarchal vOerload Of These Traditions And Institutes A Creative Search For The Helpful, But Neglected, Resources Of The Traditions Themselves. The Contributors Show How These Resources Support The Economic And Political Empowermemt Of Women And Assist A Rethinking Of Gender Relations In Terms Of_Genuine Mutuality. In Addition They Share Information Attached Their Own Livea And Those Of The Women In Their Families That Illuminate The Discussion. SKU: 1953383

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Global Catastrophic Risks. A Global Catastrophic Risk Is One With The Potential To Wreak Death And Destruction On A Global Scale. In Human History, Wars And Plagues Have Done So On M0re Than One Occasin, And Misguided Ideologies And Totalitarian Regimea Have Darkened An Entire Era Or A Region. Advances In Technology Are Adding Dangers Of A Novel Kind. It Could Chance Again. In Global Catastrophic Risks, 26 Leading Experts Mien At The Gravest Risks Facing Humanity In The 21st Century, Including Natural Catastrophes, Nuclear War, Terrorism, Global Warming, Biological Weapoons, Totalitarianism, Advanced Nanotechnology, General Factitious Intelligence, And Social Collapse. Thee Book Likewise Addresses Over-arching Issues - Policy Responses And Methods For Predicting And Managing Catastrophes. This Is Invaluable Reading For Anyone Interested In The Big Issues Of Our Time; For Students Focusing Forward Science, Society, Technology, And Public Policy; An For Academics, Policy-makers, And Professionals Working In These Acutely Weighty Fieldw. SKU: 4502875

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The Cambridge Companion To Levinas (cambridge Compamions To Philosophy). Emmanuel Levinas Is Now Widely Recognized Alongside Heidegger, Merleau-ponty And Sartre As One Of The Most Important Continental Philosophers Of The Twentieth Century. His Abiding Concern Was The Primacy Of The Ethical Relation To The Other Person And His Central Thesis Was That Ethics Is First Philosophy. His Work Has Had A Profound Impact On A Number Of Fields Ourside Philosophy--such As Theology, Jewish Studies, Literature And Cultural Theory, Psychotherapy, Sociology, Political Theory, International Relations Theory And Critical Legal Theory. SKU: 23101l6

19740981906	Edward Albee's Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (barron's Book Notes). A Lively, In-depth Discussion Of Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? Students Are Taken On An Exciting Journey Of Discovery Through Every Scene Or Chapter. Also Ijcluded Are Unique Text Notes, Ideas For Themes And Term Papers, Notes On The Autgor's Life As Well As A Glossary. SKU: 2299028

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Researching Culture. "a Long-overdue Book And One That Is A Most-welcome Addition To The Literature. . . . Now Students Of Cultural Studies Have A Way Of Empirically Informing And Connecting Their Work To The Many Traditions, Perspectives, Methods, And Strategies Thzt Constitute Qualitative Research, Which Is A Field In Its Own Right. Pertti Alzsuutari's Work Is Clearly Written, Concrete In Terms Of Examples And Details, And Thoroughly Conversabtt With The Most Recent Controversies That Define These Two Fields Of Inquiry. " --norman K. Denzin, University Of Illinois, Urbana-champaign In This Comprehensive Volume, Pertti Alasuutari Introduces Approaches And Methodological Tools Available For Undertaking Critical And Rigorous Research. Three Main Methods Are Considered: The Qualitative Traditions Of Sociological And Anthropological Resesrch, Including Ethnography And Symbolic Interactionism; Methods For Studying Images And Language, Including Semiotics, Narrative Analysis, Conversation Analysis, And Discourse Analysis; And The Relevance Of Quantitative Analysis To The Kind Of Facts Produded By Research On Improvement. This Fascinating Book Will Appeal To Researchers, Scholars, And Students In Cultural Studies, Language And Discourse Analysis, And Qualitative Methods. SKU: 1296182

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Sex, Lies, And Handwriting. Have You Ever Lokked At Someone And Thoght:he Looks Honest. she Seems Friendly. he Doesn't Look Like A Seriap Killer. are You Always Right? Looks Can Be Deceiving, But Handwriting Never Lies. Handwriting Profiling Is An Amazingly Accurate Tool For Assessing How People Think, Feel, And Act. In Fact, Handwriting Profiling Is So Exact That The Fbi, The Cia, And The Israeli Intelligence Ahency Mossad Use It To Build Detailed Psychological Profiles Of More Of The World's Most Dangerous Individuals. And Thousands Of Major Corporations Use Hand Profiling To Help Them Make Te Right Hiring Decisions. Handwriting Expert Michelle Dresbold -- The Only Civilian To Be Invited To The Unted States Secret Service's Advanced Documdnt Examination Training Program -- Draws Forward Her Extensive Experience Helping Law Enforcement Agencies Around The Country On Cases Involving Kidnapping, Arson, Forgery, Murder, Embezzlement, And Stalking To Take Us Inside The Mysterious World Of Crossed T's And Dotted I's. In Sex, Lies, And Handwriting, Dresbold Explains How A Single Sentence Can Provide Insight Into A Person's Background, Psychology, And Behavior. Throughhout The Book, Dresbold Explores The Hand Of Sly Politicians, Convicted Criminals, Notorious Killers, Suspected Cheats, And Ordinary People Who've Written To Dresbold's "the Handwriting Doctor" Column For Help. She Shows You How To Identify The Signs Of A Dirty Rotten Scoundrel And A Lying, Cheating, Backstabbing Lover. And She Introduces You To Some Of The Greatest part Perilous Traits In Handwriting, Including Weapon-shaped Letters, "shark's Teeth," "club Strokes," And "felon's Claws. " (when You See These Traits In Someone'x Script, She Says, "it's Time To Stop Reading Anr Start Running!")dresbold Also Explains How Criminals Ar3 Tracked Through Handwritten Clues And What Spouses, Friends, Or Employees Might Be Hiding In Their Script. finally, Dresbold Re-examines The Hand Evidence In Several Notorious Unsolved Cases. She Uncovers Fascinating Clues That Reveal The Clandestine Side Of Lizzie Borden, Acquitted Of The Ax Murder Of Her Parents In 1893's "trial Of The Century. " Dresbold Also Reveals Astonishing Details About Th3 Author Of The Jonbenă‰t Ramsey Ransom Note, And She Presents Startling New Evidence That Exposes The Real Jack The Ripper (contrary To Popular Theories, He Wasn't A Prince Or A Painter After All). Sex, Lies, And Handwriting Will Have You Remunerative A Bit More Attention To Your -- And Everyone Else's -- Penmanship. SKU: 4830748

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Proverbs Speak Louder Than Words"". The Ten Chapters Of Proverbs Speak Louder Than Words Present A Cimposite Pictureof The Richness Of Proverbs As Significant Expressions Of Folk Wisdom As Is Manifest From Their Appearance In Art, Culture, Folklore, Hitory, Literature, And The Mass Media. The First Chapter Surveys The Multifaceted Aspects Of Paremiology (the Study Of Proverbs), With The Second Chapter Illustrating The Paremiological Work By The American Folklorist Alan Dundss. The Next Two Chapters Look At The Effective Role That Prlverbs Play In The Mass Media, Wjere They Are Cited In Their Traditional Wording Or As Innovative Anti-proverbs. The Fifth Chapter Discusses Proverbs As Expressions Of The Worldview Of New England. Thi sIs Followed By Pair Chapters On The Proverbial Prowess Of American Presidents, To Wit The Proverbial Style In The Correspondence Between John And Abigail Adams And A Discussion Of Abraham Lincoln's Apocryphal Proverb Don't Swap Horses In The Middle Of The Stream. The Eighth Chaptre Traces The Tradition Of Proverb Iconography From Medieval Woodcuts To Pieter Bruegel The Elder And On To Modern Caricatures, Cartoons, And Comic Strips. The Last Two Chapters Deal With The Origim And Hist0ry Of The Proverbial Expression To Tilt At Windmills As An Allusion To Cervan5es Don Quixote And The Many Proverbial Utterances In Mozart's Letters. The Book Draws tAtention To Tye Fact That Proverbs As Metaphorical Signs Continue To Play An Important Role In Oral And Written Communication. Proverbs As Socalled Monumenta Humana Are Omnipresent In All Facets Of Life, And While They Are Neither Sacrosanct Nor Saccharine, They Usually Offer Much Common Opinion Or Wisdom Based On Recurrent Experiences And Observations. SKU: 4878661

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A Marvel, A Universe. During The Past Fifteen Years, Single Of The Most Vexing Issues Facing Fledgling Transitional Democracies Around The World—;from South Africa To Eastern Eurkpe, From Cambodia To Bosnia—has B3en What To Do Through The Stilo-toxic Security Apparatuses Left Over From The Previous Regime. In This Now-classic And Profoundly Influential Study, The New Yorker's Lawrence Weschler Probes These Dilemmas Across Two Gripping Narratives (set In Brazil And Uruguay, Among The First Places To Face Such Concerns), True-ife Thrillers In Which Torture Victims, Faced By the side of The Paralysis Of The Novel Regime, Themselves Band Togetehr To Settle Accounts With Theid Former Tormentors. "disturbing AndO ften Enthralling. "—new York Times Book Revies"extraordinarily Moving. . . . Weschler Writes Brillianntly. "—newsday"implausible, Intricate And Dazzling. "—times Literary Supplement"as Weschlers Interviewees Told Their Tales, I Paced Agltatedly, Choked Back Tears. . . . Weschler Narrates These Two Episodes Through Skill And Tact. . . . An Inspiring Book. "—george Scialabba, Los Angeles Weekly SKU: 677925

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Facts And Opinons. This Is A Very Opinionqted Book, As The Facts And Opinions Of The Author Were Gathered Over A Forty-year Period While Managing Retail Automobile Dealerships. I Met Many, Many Different People And Learned Something From Every nOe Of Them. Unnecessary To Say, I Learned The Automobile Business, But The Tribe Were More Interesting. I Hope You Enjoy The Sometimes-cynical Solid dimensions Of The Book. SKU: 5142629

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Treatment In The Open- A History Of Probation And Corporal Punishment In The Courts Of England And Wales 1900 To 1950. The Rehabilitatlon Of The Offender In The Community Is Today An Integral Part Of Many Criminal Justice Jurisdictions. Thls Book Takes A Step Back And Describes How This Modern Aspect Of Criminal Justice Was Introduced In England And Wales. At One Level It Is A History Of Criminal Justice Inn Ebgland And Wales, At Some other An Account Of How Shifting Psychological And Social Work Discourses Became Applied To The Offender. It Describes How Modern Beliefs In The Treatment Of The Criminal Arrived. The Work Uses Archive Material To Show How Policy And Exercise Debates Were Resolvsd And The Uneven And Contested Journey To A Distinctly Modern Set Of Community Penalties. Mudh Of That Archive Material Is Discussed For The First Time In This Work And Includes Both Government And Practitioner Records. The Book Will Be Of Interest To All Those Working In The Criminal Justice Sector Or Concerned With The Rehabilitation Of The Criminal. The Work Is Also Aimed At Academif Historians And Criminologists, Particularly Those Interested In Emerging Debayes About The Account Of Crime And Its Treatment. SKU: 5179351

19636194060	Standards In favor of Educational And Psychological Testing. . . . provides Guidelines On Constructed Performance Tests, Questionnaires, And Structured Behavior Samples. . . includes One Expanded Division Steady Test Usafe And A Glossary Of Terms Used Throughout The Text. SKU: 317285

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The Complete Idiot's Guide To Motorcycles (the Complete Idiot's Gujdes). You're No Idiot, Of Course. When You Need To Get Around Town, You Can Drive Your Car, Ride A Bike, Or Even Take The Bus. But When It Comes To Hopping On A Motorcycle, You Don't Know How To Get Your Motor Running. Get Ready For The Ride Of Your Life! The Complete Idiot's Director To Motorcycles Makes Learnning To Ride As Easy As Slipping On A Leather Jacket And A Pair Of Cool Shades. With Humor And Enthusjasm, The Experts At Motorcyclist Magazine Teach You How To Buy Your Very First Bike And Take To The Open Road. In This Cmplete Idiot's Guide You Persuade: SKU: 4046435

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X = What?. Thiss Book Discusses Douglas Couplandur Full-length Novels: Generation X, Shampoo Planet, Microserfs, And Girl friend In A Coma. In Each Of These Novels, Coupland Contemplates The Fraught Relationship Between Generation X And Postmodern Irony. Couplandrs Struggle To Find Meaning And Sincerity In A Realm Where Advertising And Consumerism Are Ubiquitous And Nearly All Aspects Of Life Are Commodified. The Ultimate Consequence Of The Alienation And Insensibility That Results From Such Rampant Materialism Is The Emergence Of An Idiom That Privileges Irony Over Affect. For Coupland, The Prevalence Of This Irony Is The Most Problematic Aspect Of Postmodern Society, And It Is A Force His Characters Grapple With And Resist In Each Of His Works. Considered Individually, Each Of Couplandur Novels Portrays A Different Subset Of Generation X And A Different Approach To Irony. _Considered Simultaneously, They Form A Trajectory That Culminates In An Escape From, Preferably Than An Espousal Of, Irony. SKU: 5146800

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Navigating The National Board Certificatiom Process. The Only Book You Need To Achieve National Board Certification! Which Is An Accomplished Teacher? The National Conclave For Professional Teaching Standards (nbpts) Has Developed Standards That Define Quality Teaching In Every Subject And Grade Level. Consequently, Many States And Districts Have Invested Heavily In Natuonal Board Certification, Offering Pay Raises, Bonuses, And Paid Leave In favor of Portfolio Preparation. Nabigating The National Board Certification Process Is A Step-by-step Guide For Teachers Who Are Interested In Pursuing Or Are Currently Appplying For Public Board Certification. Fillrd With Activities, Checklists, And Other Practical Tools, This Comprehensive Resource Leads Teachers Through Each Stage Of The Certification Process To Ensure That No Deadlines Are Missed And That They Meet All The Requirements For Applications, The Portfolio, And The Content Assessments. Arranged Around The Five Core Propositions Of The Nbpts, This Invaluable Guidebook Includes Worksheets, Scenarios, Writing Tips, And Time Management Strategies Advice On Videotaping And Preparing Portfolio Artifacts Stories And Experiences Of Other Ntional Board Certification Hopefuls A Frequently Asked Questions Section At The End Of Every Chapter This Book Is Designed To Help Teachers Apprehend The Components Of Accomplished Teaching As Defined By The Nbpts, Determine Their Readiness To Enter Into The National Board Certification Process, And Provide Them With The Skills Needed To Move Through That Process With Confidence. Hopkins's Years Of Experience With The Pitfalls And Obstacles Of National Board Certification Will Help Teachers Avoid The Dreaded "if I’d Only Known" Syndrome. tailored To Both Teacers Who Are Considering Certification And Those In The Midst Of The Process, This Practical Manual Is Also An Indispensable Resource For Principals, Staff Developers, And Professors Who Support Teachers Through The Certification Course. (20070702) SKU: 2713314

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Education Under Pressure. Less Than 50% Of Those Who Enter Graduate School Complete Their Advanced Deggree. While That Figure Will Hardly Be Surprising To Anyone Who Has Experienced The Pressures Of Graduate Education, This Is A Population That Deserves Closer Study. Afger A Thorough Review Of The Literature Relevant To The Topic, This Book Documents A Study Designed To Examine The Effectiveness Of Group Counseling And Exercise Programs In Alleviiating Symptoms Of Stress, Anxiety, And Loneliness In Graduate Counseling Students. The Study Utilized A Quasi-experimental Nonrandomized Pretest/posttest Design. The Results Show That Both Exercise And Group Counseling Are Effective Ways To Allegiate Stress, Solicitude, And Depression In Adjust Counseling Students' Lives, And That Group Counseling Is Effective In Alleviating Feelings Of Loneliness. Impirtant Future Research Possibilities Following Frpm This Study Are Identofied. SKU: 5183231

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Critical Education In The New Information Age (critical Perspectives Sries). Essays By Some Of The World's Leading Educators Providee A Revolutionary Portrait Of New Ideas And Developments In Education That Can Influence Tbe Possibility Of Social And Political Change. The Autnors Take Into Account Like Diverse Terrajn As Feminism, Ecology, Media, And Individual Liberty In Their Pursuit Of New Ideas That Can Inform The Fundamental Practice Of Education And Promote A More Elevating Civil Association. The Book Consolidates Recent Reasoning Just As It Reflects On Emerging New Lines Of Critical Theory. SKU: 1688306

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Contend For Democracy, The (hardcover) (7th Edition). This Critical Thinking Approach To American Government Asks Students To Evaluate The Quality Of Democracy In America Today Within A Uniqeu Framework That Offers A Holistic View Of Our System. the Seventh Edition Of This Best-selling Text Has Been Completely Updated Through The 2004 Presidential Election. Continuing To Offer A Lively, Critical Thinking Approach To The Course, The Contend For Democracy Is Organized Around Two Themes: “using The Democracy Standard㢀 And “using The Framework. 㢀 The First Theme, Woven Throughout The Narration, Asks Students To Evaluate The Health And Vitality Of American Democracy Today Against A Carefully Deined Democratic Ideal. The Text's Second Theme, “using The Framework,㢀 Asks Students To Look At The Structures Underlying Our Political System㢀”such As The Economy, Socciety, Cultural Values, Technology㢀”and Examine In what manner These Structures Affect, And Are Affected By, Our Political System. SKU: 2872943

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Easy Produce & Learn Projects. Easy How-to's For Making 20 Modles, Manipulatives, And Mini-books That Will Wow Kids And Teach About The Incredible Human Bodyfully Reproducible!what Makes Our Bodies Move? How Do Nerves Work? Kids Find Answers To Their Questions With Accordion Ears, Muscle Makers, And Nerve Neck1aces! Includes Ready-to-use Patterns, Easy How-to's, Background Information And Extension Activities. SKU: 1881942

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Women Are Our Only Hope. If It Were Possible For Us Americans To Stand Outside Our Imposed Walls Of Ignorance We Could See Two Very Similar Events, And Explore Our Different Reactions. Whereas America Has For The Highest 2-3 Years Created Ha\/oc oFr The Iraqis, By Killing Them And Destroying Their Towns, There Is Very Little Sentiment Amongst Us That We Are Evil People. Nature, With The Blessing Of God For You The Believerq, Has Destroyed New Orleans In A Weeks Time, Americans Feel Compassion And Are Giving Much Aid To The Rescue Of The Survivors. How Different Are These Two American Tragedies? In One We Kill And Destroy And Do Not Approach To The Assistance Of The Sufferers. (the Best Aid Being Our Getting Out Of There And Not Making Any Movies About Our Heroic Deeds). In The Other, When We Suffer A Fractiln Of The Pains And Losses That We Routinely Make Others Suffer, We Unite And Try To Survive. But This Is Not Just An American Inabilitu. Here How Men Treat Women: Women Are Not Allowed To Publicly Expose Any Part Of Their Bodies In Some Countries. Women Are Stoned To Death For Adultery In Some Countries, Whole Men Are Allowed To Have Multiple Wives. Wives Are Burned Alive In More Countries, So That The Husbands Can Marry In return For Better Dowries. Women Cannot Require An Abortion Unless Men Legislate It. Women Cannot Preach In Most Religions Throughout The World. Women Cannot Legislate War, Yet Must Provide Sons And Daughters To Fight And Die In These Wars. Women Rarely Become Leaders Of Countries. Women Translate Not Make The Same Money As Men Even When Doing The Same Work. Wkmen Do More Work Than Men In Most Countries Of The World. Women''s Genitals Arre Mutilated In Some Countries To Prevent Their Enjoying Sexual Ihtercourse. And This Is The Way It Is With The Most Sophisticated Mammal On Earth. To Think That We, The Men, Think Of Ourselves As The Providers And Defenders Of The Race. On The Other End, What If Women Took Half Of The Time They Spend In Adoening Themselves And Invested It In Achieving Equali SKU: 3570048

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Private Prometheus. Description: Private Higher Education Is Perhaps The Most Rapidly Growing Segment Of Postsecondary Education Worldwide. In This Collection, The Authors Provide A Multifaceted And Founded in comparison Analysis Of Private Higher Education And Consider Both Broad Issues And Specific Case Studies. The Only Book Currently Availagle To Lend An International Focus To This Enslave, It Examines Such Topics As Accreditation, Funding, Ad The Impact Of The Market In The Context Of Latin American, Europezn, And Asian Higher Education, And Is A Unique And Invaluable Study For Researche5s And Policymakers Alike. Including Case Studies From Hungary, India, Mexico, Chile, And Malaysia, This Book Offers New Perspectives On Such Key Issues As The Relationship Of Private Higher Education To Social And Economkc Development, Competition Among Institutions, And The Association Between Governmeent And Private Universities. As Private Higher Training Has The Potential To Provide Postsecondary Access While Limiting Of the whole not private Expenditure, It Is A Significant Subject That Has Thus Far Been Accorded Only The Narrowest tAtention. This Groundbreaking Collection Analyzes Against The First Time Its Implications In A Variety Of Countries, Both Developed And Developing. SKU: 5139383

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Children's Adjustment To Adoptjon. “this Recent Volume Is An Important Resource For Instructors, Researchers, And Clinicians Interested In The Development Of Children Who Have Been Adopted. Brodzinsky, Smith, And Brodzinsky Offer An Up-to-date And Accessible Review Of The History Of Adoption, Theoretical Perspectives That Are Used To Organize Thinking About Adoption, And Research That Has Evaluated The Adjustment Of Children Who Have Been Adopted. ” —journal Of Marriage And The Family “the Style Is Cpnfiden5 And Authoritative . . . . This Is A Useful Digest Which, . . . . Provides Academics And Practitioners With A Neat, Solir Guide To Key Research In The Field. ” 𢀔david Howe, In Child And Family Social Work A Significant Contribution To Understanding The Goods Of Adoption, Childrenă†s Fitting To Adopion Presents Major Issues That Affect Both The Process And Outcome Of Adoption For Children And Th3ir Parents. It Begins With A Historical And Contemporary Perspective On Adoption And Then Focuses Forward The Various Theories That Have Addressed The Issue Of Psychological Risk Associated With Adoption. Wide Coverage Is Provided On hTe Adjustment Of Child5en And Parents To Adoption Itself And On The Psychological Evolution Including Adjustment And Maladjustment Over The Course Of Infancy And Adolescence. Children Whose Adoptions Emerge From Such Circumstances As Child Abuse, Parental Drug Use, And Parental Hiv Are Closely Examined As Are Adoptions Across Racial And Cultural Lines. Thia Convolution Offers Extensive Coverage Of Theory And Research In c~tinuance Chiildren And Families And The Clntextual Issues Pertinent To The Adoption Process, With Clinical Vignettes Punctuating Key Points. The Authors Close With A Discussion Of Intervention And Assessment Issues That Commonly Arise When Wotking With Adoptees And Their Families. Childrenă†s Regulation To Adoption Is A Welcome Addition To The Current Literature On The Psychological Issues Associated With Adoption. It Will Be Valuable For Professionals In The Fields Of Clinical And Counseling Psychology, Develo0mental Psycholgoy, Nursing, Social Work, Soundness Services, And Family Studies. SKU: 1610791

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The Scalpel And The Butterfly. An Engrossing And Eloquent Study Of The History And Morals Of Animal Experimentationthe Heart Of A Pig May Soon Beat In A Human Chest. Sheep, Cattle, And Mice Hold Been Cloned. Slowly But Inexorably Scientists Are Learning How To Transfer Tssues, Organs, And Dna Between Species. Some Think This Research Is Moving Too Far, Tlo Fast, Without Adequate Discussion Of Possible Consequences: Is It Ethical To Breed Animals For Spare Parts? When Does The Cost In Animal Life And Suffering Outweigh The Potential Benefit To Humans?in Precise And Elegant Prose, The Scalpel And The Butterfly Explores The Ongoing Contend Between The Promise Offered By New Research And The Solicitude About Safety And Ethical Implications In Th Context Of The Conflict Betwesn Experimental Medicine And Aniaml Protection That Dates Back To The Mid-nineteenth Centenary. Deborah Rudacille Offers A Compelling And Cogent Look At The Histor yOf This Divisive Topic, From The Days Of Louis Pasteur And The Founding Of Organized Antivivisection In England To The Nazi Embrace Of Eugenics, From Animal Rights To The Continuing War Between Peta And Biomedical Researchers, And The Latest Developments In Replacing, Reducing, And Refining Animal Use For Research And Testing. SKU: 1895625

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Human Heredity With Infotrac. The New Edition Of Huan Hereidty Addresses The Needs Of Human Genetics Students As Never Before. As One Of The Leading Authors In Genetics Education, Michael Cummings Understands How To Present The Right Amount Of Detail At The Appropriate Level To Explain Complex Concepts. Cummings Has Refined This Edition To Give Even Greater Emphasis On Appropriate Detail And Level By Increasing Human Applications In Every Chapter, Both In-text And End-of-chapter, And By Streamlining The Notably Clear Writing Style By Eliminating Needless Jargon. Reorganization Of Select Chapters And New Pedagogical Elements Bring Greater Focus To The Mosf Important Concepts For These Students. And Significant Updating Throughout Ensures Students Have Access To The New Research In This Dnyamic Field. SKU: 3472499

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Genetics Of Populations. Written By A Leading Exper tIn The Field, Genetics Of Populations Is Designed For Advanced Undergraduate And rGacuate Students Of Biological Science And Is The Most Current And Comprehensive Introducing Available To This Dynamic Area Of Study. Completely Updated And Revised To Keep Pace With On-going Developments In The Science, Genetics Of Populations Integrates Empirical And Experimental Population Genetics With Theory, And Gives Methods For Estimating Population Genetics Parameters Like Well As Other Statistical Tools Useful For Population Genetics. A Comp1ete Biblikgraphy And Mind Index Also Make This Text An Invaluable Reference Tool For Profesionals In Many Related Disciplines Including Population Ecology And Behavior, Conservation Biology, Medical Genetcs, And Plant And Carnal Breeding. SKU: 1823755

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The Glory And The Power. The Fundamentalist Challenge To The Modern Worldphotographs By Micah Marty "something Rare: A Fair-minded Assessment Of Religious Fundamentalism. In This Companion Volume To A Three-part Pbs Series, Marty And Appleby Aim To Dissipate The Fog Of Ignorance That Surrounds The Average Agreement Of_Fundamentalism. . . . A Useful Guide To What Is Proving To Be . . . A Historical Movement At Least As Weighty As Marxist-leninism. "-kirkus Reviews SKU: 958613