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Infants and Toddlers:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bender / Bender, Michael / Baglin, Carol ong>Anong>n, PUBLISHER: Singular Publishing Group, A needed source of practical information, this text includes the input of parents, professionals, agency representatives, ong>anong>d advocates, as they offer ong>anong> abundong>anong>ce of ideas, information, ong>anong>d experience for those entering the early intervention field. The book ong>addressong>es areas that are of growing concern to practitioners ong>anong>d clinic personnel, such as infong>anong>t mental health, serving special populations through understong>anong>ding customs as they relate to the roles of parents ong>anong>d families, preparing to provide early intervention services, ong>anong>d issues one must consider before accepting the day-care option. It also attempts to ong>addressong> the mong>anong>y family concerns that are often left unong>anong>swered as a result of the time-consuming ong>anong>d crisis nature of parenting ong>anong> infong>anong>t or toddler with disabilities. The text is ong>anong> excellent resource that also cong>anong> be used by individuals to support or develop their own programs.

Treasured Islands: Cruising the South Seas with Robert Louis

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Holmes, Lowell D., PUBLISHER: Sheridong>anong> House, ong>Anong> account of Robert Louis Stevenson's desperate search for health, ong>anong>d the fulfillment of his life-long ambition to cross broad oceong>anong>s in tall ships ong>anong>d gain ong>anong> understong>anong>ding of the world beyond the frontiers of "civilized" society.

Blue Highways: A Journey Into America

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Heat Moon, William Least, PUBLISHER: Mariner Books, William Least Heat-Moon's journey into America begong>anong> with little more thong>anong> the need to put home behind him. At a turning point in his life, he packed up a vong>anong> he called Ghost Dong>anong>cing ong>anong>d escaped out of himself ong>anong>d into the country. The people ong>anong>d places he discovered on his roundabout -mile trip down back roads ("blue highways") ong>anong>d through small, forgotten towns are unexpected, sometimes mysterious, ong>anong>d full of the spark ong>anong>d wonder of ordinary life. Robert Penn Warren said, "He has a genius for finding people who have not even found themselves." The power of Heat-Moon's writing ong>anong>d his delight in the overlooked ong>anong>d the unexamined capture a sense of our national destiny, the true Americong>anong> experience. (A Mariner Reissue)

No Gods Before Me: The First of the Commandment Mysteries

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: ong>Anong>drews, Gary, PUBLISHER: iUniverse, Three old friends seek to ong>addressong> a crisis of faith by attending ong>anong> interfaith conference of the world's three great monotheistic religions. Among leading Christiong>anong>s, Muslims ong>anong>d Jews, they find meong>anong>ing, romong>anong>ce ong>anong>d violence on a biblical scale. ong>Anong> engaging religious polemic wrapped in the familiar mong>anong>tel of a murder mystery, "No Gods Before Me: The First of the Commong>anong>dment Mysteries," is imbued with the most relevong>anong>t Biblical ong>anong>d Qurong>anong>ic verses, revealing the scriptural roots of the current world conflict. Respectfully ong>anong>d intelligently representing the views of humong>anong>ists ong>anong>d religious believers alike, this book explores ong>anong>swers to questions like: what do the astrological disciplines teach about past ong>anong>d future history; what does God expect; what does the Bible teach on evolution ong>anong>d abortion; who was Jesus ong>anong>d what really happened on Golgotha; what do Jews await in the Messiong>anong>ic age; what does the Qurong>anong> teach on jihad ong>anong>d on women's rights; what is the emotional root of the dispute between Christiong>anong>ity, Judaism ong>anong>d Islam. A must read for all those secure in their beliefs

The Practice of Liberal Pluralism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Galston, William, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, William Galston defends a theory, liberal pluralism, based on three core concepts--value pluralism, political pluralism, ong>anong>d expressive liberty--ong>anong>d explores the implications of this theory for politics. Liberal pluralism helps clarify some of the complexities of real-world political action ong>anong>d points toward a distinctive conception of public philosophy ong>anong>d public policy.

Managing Alcoholism: Matching Clients to Treatments

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lindstrom, Lars / Nord, Richard, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This book provides ong>anong> in-depth review ong>anong>d concise ong>anong>alysis of studies on alcoholism ong>anong>d psychosocial treatment. In this English edition, which has been extensively revised from the original Swedish version, the major conceptual approaches to alcoholism are evaluated. The ongoing debate on whether alcoholism should be regarded as a disease or not is examined, ong>anong>d a discussion on the importong>anong>ce of psychological versus genetic factors is included. This cohesive work ong>anong>alyzes the methodological strategies of comparative outcome research, ong>anong>d suggests alcoholism treatment services from the perspective of public health.

Scott Nearing's Address to the Jury: The Speach [Sic] Before

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nearing, Scott, PUBLISHER: Gale, Making of Modern Law, The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, includes over ong>anong>alytical, theoretical ong>anong>d practical works on Americong>anong> ong>anong>d British Law. It includes the writings of major legal theorists, including Sir Edward Coke, Sir William Blackstone, James Fitzjames Stephen, Frederic William Maitlong>anong>d, John Marshall, Joseph Story, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. ong>anong>d Roscoe Pound, among others. Legal Treatises includes casebooks, local practice mong>anong>uals, form books, works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches ong>anong>d other works of the most influential writers of their time. It is of great value to researchers of domestic ong>anong>d international law, government ong>anong>d politics, legal history, business ong>anong>d economics, criminology ong>anong>d much more.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as ong>anong> additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++Harvard Law School LibraryCTRG96-BCover title.New York City: Rong>anong>d School of Social Science, p.; 19 cm

The Ecological Theater and the Evolutionary Play

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hutchinson, G. Evelyn, PUBLISHER: Yale University Press, In the three lectures which give their title to this delightful collection of esays, the author of "The Enchong>anong>ted Voyage" ong>anong>d "The Itinerate Ivory Tower" turns his attention to the influence of the environment on the course of evolution. The first lecture considers the nature of the terrestrial biosphere, both as a unique phenomenon on earth ong>anong>d as one of a class of possible spaces on other bodies; the second examines the nature of the ecological niche; ong>anong>d the third discusses some of the possible environmental interactions of a single species, emphasis being placed on the extremely recondite nature of the selective forces that act on mong>anong>, as on other ong>anong>imals. ong>Anong>other of the pieces deals with the problem of the relation of natural beauty to works of art, particularly in the context of the similarities ong>anong>d differences apparent when natural history museums ong>anong>d art galleries are compared. The final essay, "The Cream in the Gooseberry Fool," is ong>anong> account of the role of ong>anong> English country clergymong>anong> ong>anong>d of the Europeong>anong> magpie most in one of the most significong>anong>t early discoveries of genetics. Acquista Ora

Not for Tourists Guide to Los Angeles

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Not for Tourists Guides, PUBLISHER: Not for Tourist, The Not For Tourists Guide to Los ong>Anong>geles is the essential urbong>anong> hong>anong>dbook that thousong>anong>ds of Los ong>Anong>gelenos rely on daily. It divides the city into fifty-seven mapped neighborhoods ong>anong>d pinpoints all of the essential services ong>anong>d entertainment hotspots with NFT 's user-friendly icons. The guide also includes a foldout highway map covering all of Los ong>Anong>geles. Everything from supermarkets, cafes, bars, ong>anong>d gas stations to information on 24-hour services, beaches, public trong>anong>sportation, ong>anong>d city events NFT will help you find a boutique for ong>anong> Oscar gown ong>anong>d then show you how to get there.

Life After Violence: A People's Story of Burundi

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Uvin, Peter, PUBLISHER: Zed Books, Burundi recently emerged from twelve years of civil war. In this book, ordinary Burundiong>anong>s, farmers, artisong>anong>s, traders, mothers, soldiers ong>anong>d students talk about the past ong>anong>d the future, war ong>anong>d peace, their hopes for a better life ong>anong>d their relationships with each other ong>anong>d the state. Young men, in particular, often seen as the cause of violence, talk about the difficulties of living up to stong>anong>dards of masculinity in ong>anong> impoverished ong>anong>d war-torn society. Weaving a rich tapestry, Peter Uvin pitches the ideas ong>anong>d aspirations of people on the ground against the assumptions often made by the international development ong>anong>d peace-building agencies. This groundbreaking book on conflict ong>anong>d society in Africa will have profound repercussions for development across the world.

Bart Giamatti: A Profile

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Moncreiff, Robert P., PUBLISHER: Yale University Press, This vivid portrait of Bart Giamatti encompasses his entire eventful life but focuses especially on his years at Yale University () ong>anong>d his brief career as a major league baseball executive (). As scholar, teacher, ong>anong>d then university president, Giamatti was ong>anong> admired ong>anong>d respected figure on campus. He forged his academic career during turbulent decades, ong>anong>d his tenure in baseball was no less contentious, for as commissioner of baseball he oversaw the bong>anong>ishment of Cincinnati's Pete Rose from the game for gambling. The book draws on Giamatti's numerous writings ong>anong>d speeches to illuminate the character ong>anong>d complexities of the mong>anong> ong>anong>d to understong>anong>d the values that motivated his leadership. Bart Giamatti was a cultural conservative ong>anong>d institutional moderate at a time when such values were out of favor ong>anong>d under attack. At Yale, as a baseball executive, ong>anong>d indeed in all things, Giamatti championed the related values of freedom ong>anong>d order. Robert P. Moncreiff places Giamatti in the context of major events at Yale, recounts in detail the legal context in which the Pete Rose affair unfolded, ong>anong>d arrives at a nuong>anong>ced understong>anong>ding of this memorable mong>anong>'s life.

Keynes

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Skidelsky, Robert Jacob, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, John Maynard Keynes () is a central thinker of the twentieth century, not just as ong>anong> economic theorist ong>anong>d statesmong>anong>, but in the borderlong>anong>d of economics, philosophy, politics ong>anong>d culture. Keynes's doctrines continue to inspire strong feelings in admirers ong>anong>d detractors alike. This short, engaging study of his life ong>anong>d thought explores the mong>anong>y positive ong>anong>d negative stereotypes ong>anong>d also examines the quality of Keynes's mind, his cultural ong>anong>d social milieu, his ethical ong>anong>d practical philosophy, ong>anong>d his monetary thought. Recent scholarship has significong>anong>tly altered the treatment ong>anong>d assessment of Keynes's contribution to twentieth-century economic thinking, ong>anong>d the current state of the debate initiated by the Keynesiong>anong> revolution is discussed in a final chapter on its legacy. No other work on Keynes provides such a readable introduction to his life ong>anong>d work.

Homer's the Odyssey

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bloom, Harold / Homer, PUBLISHER: Chelsea House Publications, -- Presents the most importong>anong>t 20th-century criticism on major works from The Odyssey through modern literature -- The critical essays reflect a variety of schools of criticism -- Contains critical biographies, notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, ong>anong>d ong>anong> index

Democratizations: Comparisons, Confrontations, and Contrasts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ciprut, Jose V., PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), Democracy is not in steady state, ong>anong>d democratizations are open-ended processes; they depend on structures ong>anong>d functions in systemic contexts that idiosyncratically evolve in tone, tenor, direction, ong>anong>d pace over time. They affect ong>anong>d are affected by scores of determinong>anong>ts, both perceived ong>anong>d hypothetical. In interlinked chapters that spong>anong> a number of disciplines, this volume reexamines the basic traits, the comparable outcomes, ong>anong>d the self-defining dynamics of some of the more widely attempted versions of democracy across the world. It discusses some of the controversies that cong>anong> speed up or slow democratizations, depending on systemic structures, functions, processes, ong>anong>d contexts at play inside, outside, ong>anong>d across political boundaries. The crucial question these chapters ong>addressong> is whether democratization is possible without ong>anong> understong>anong>ding of what is expected from a mode of citizenship inseparable from ong>anong> ethic of freedom.

Looking Beyond Credit: Business Development Services and the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dawson, Jonathong>anong> / Jeong>anong>s, ong>Anong>dy, PUBLISHER: Practical Action, In recent years, credit has become the predominong>anong>t form of support to small producers, while other forms of business development services have diminished. Looking Beyond Credit assesses the need for targeted business development services other thong>anong> finong>anong>ce, their growing importong>anong>ce among small producers ong>anong>d how they cong>anong> work in tong>anong>dem with credit schemes.The book shows that small producers generally face a rong>anong>ge of constraintsother thong>anong> finong>anong>ce such as access to improved technology, raw materials, skills training ong>anong>d information on market opportunities. Therefore, schemes that ong>addressong> these constraints are achieving a larger impact thong>anong> those which focus on credit alone. The case studies examined here record significong>anong>t achievements in terms of employment generation, increased incomes ong>anong>d product innovation ong>anong>d diversification, thus supporting the view that targeted business development services cong>anong> play a bigger role ong>anong>d should be incorporated with credit schemes to provide total support to small producers.Looking Beyond Credit will be essential reading for ong>anong>yone involved in the supply or demong>anong>d of business development services.

Julius Caesar

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shakespeare, William / Smith, Rob, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This new edition of Julius Caesar is part of the established Cambridge School Shakespeare series ong>anong>d has been substong>anong>tially updated with new ong>anong>d revised activities throughout. Remaining faithful to the series' active approach it treats the play as a script to be acted, explored ong>anong>d enjoyed. As well as the complete script of Julius Caesar, you will find a variety of classroom-tested activities, ong>anong> eight-page colour section ong>anong>d ong>anong> enlarged selection of notes including information on characters, performong>anong>ce, history ong>anong>d long>anong>guage. Acquista Ora

The Presidency and the Political System

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nelson, Michael, PUBLISHER: CQ-Roll Call Group Books, The Presidency & the Political System, now in ong>anong> updated sixth edition, incorporates the most recent research ong>anong>d scholarship on the presidency. Each of the 20 thought-provoking original essays, written by some of the field's most prominent scholars, explores ong>anong> importong>anong>t aspect of the relationship between the presidency ong>anong>d our political system.

Assassination of JFK

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kelly, Eamonn E. R. / Cole, Scott, PUBLISHER: Greenhaven Press, Each volume in the "At Issue in History series is ong>anong> ong>anong>thology that focuses on a controversial historical topic. At offshoot of Greenhaven's acclaimed "At Issue series focusing on current social issues, this series provides primary ong>anong>d secondary sources to explore ong>anong>d investigate the various opinions offered on each topic. History comes to life as the reader is exposed to the voices of those who participated in ong>anong>d witnessed the dramatic events of the past. More recent writings by historiong>anong>s ong>anong>d other scholars examine events with the benefit of hindsight, illuminating both the heroism ong>anong>d egregious errors of history makers.

Coming Full Circle: An Economic History of the Pacific Rim

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jones, E. L. / Jones, Eric / Frost, Lionel, PUBLISHER: Westview Press, ong>Anong>alyzing the long-term, historical development of the major economies around the Pacific Rim in long>anong>guage aimed at the general reader, "Coming Full Circle" throws light on the most importong>anong>t relationships in the region today as well as on the prospects for future economic development ong>anong>d political cooperation.The authors begin with a critique of the popular notion of a "Pacific region," paying particular attention to the influence of geography ong>anong>d environment on population distribution ong>anong>d patterns of regional economic activity. They ong>addressong> the diverse indigenous development of pre-Europeong>anong> times, later periods of direct Europeong>anong> influence, ong>anong>d the evolution of modern-day urbong>anong> societies in the region. Finally, they track the rise of the United States ong>anong>d Japong>anong> as the dominong>anong>t regional economic powers ong>anong>d forecast chong>anong>ges we cong>anong> expect to see in the years ahead, noting in particular the increasing importong>anong>ce of China.

Teach Only Love: Twelve Principles of Attitudinal Healing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jampolsky, Gerald G., M.D., PUBLISHER: Council Oak Books, In , Jerry Jampolsky co-founded the Center for Attitudinal Healing in Tiburon, California, where people with life-threatening illnesses practice peace of mind as ong>anong> instrument of trong>anong>sformation. Based on the healing power of love ong>anong>d forgiveness, the twelve principles developed at the center ong>anong>d explained in this book embrace the idea that total giving ong>anong>d total acceptong>anong>ce are crucial to the healing process ong>anong>d that attitudinal healing cong>anong> lead to harmony, joy, ong>anong>d life without fear.

Sigmund Freud's Interpretation of Dreams

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bloom, Harold / Freud, Sigmund, PUBLISHER: Chelsea House Publications, -- Presents the most importong>anong>t 20th-century criticism on major works from The Odyssey through modern literature -- The critical essays reflect a variety of schools of criticism -- Contains critical biographies, notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, ong>anong>d ong>anong> index

Writing about Your Life: A Journey Into the Past

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Zinsser, William Knowlton, PUBLISHER: Marlowe & Compong>anong>y, In this inspiring new book, William Zinsser-author of the classic best-selling guide, On Writing Well-tells you how to write about the people ong>anong>d places in your life. His method is to take you on a memoir of his own, a journey full of surprises that roams across Africa, Asia ong>anong>d the South Seas, ong>anong>d describes such remembered pleasures as working for the legendary New York Herald Tribune, teaching at Yale, ong>anong>d appearing in a Woody Allen movie. Along the way he explains the technical decisions that went into telling these ong>anong>d other stories from his past. Written with high enjoyment, this unusual book gives you permission not only to write confidently about your life, but-by example-to make the bold choices that will free you to live your life as fully as possible.

A Preface to Milton: Revised Edition: Preface Books Series

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Potter, Lois, PUBLISHER: Longmong>anong> Publishing Group, A must read before tackling the works of Milton "A bible of Milton.."."Daily Telegraph (UK)." Explores importong>anong>t places ong>anong>d people in Milton's life ong>anong>d their effect on he ong>anong>d his writings. Examines three of his major works including "Paradise Lost." This invaluable account provides ong>anong> excellent introduction to the life ong>anong>d works of John Milton, one of the great writers of the English long>anong>guage, rong>anong>king second only to Shakespeare. Clearly ong>anong>d concisely it outlines his life ong>anong>d cultural background ong>anong>d their effects on his work, setting him firmly in the context of the tumultuous 17th century times in which he lived ong>anong>d wrote. In this fascinating introduction, A Preface to Milton, Lois potter leases us in no doubt about his importong>anong>ce in the cong>anong>on of English literature. Dr. Lois Potter is senior lecturer in English as the University of Leicester

Harry S. Truman, the State of Israel, and the Quest for

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Devine, Michael J., PUBLISHER: Trumong>anong> State University Press, On the sixtieth ong>anong>niversary of the founding of the State of Israel ong>anong> international group of scholars, policy makers, ong>anong>d members of the public gathered at the Harry S. Trumong>anong> Research Institute for the Advong>anong>cement of Peace on the Hebrew University Campus to examine the diplomatic ong>anong>d political context from which the State of Israel emerged. Presenters placed special emphasis on research using archival materials made available in recent decades. This event also marked the fortieth ong>anong>niversary of the creation of the Harry S. Trumong>anong> Research Institute ong>anong>d provided ong>anong> opportunity to commemorate ong>anong>d reflect on the work supported by the Institute. This collection of the thirteen articles presented at the conference in May advong>anong>ces the discussion of President Trumong>anong>'s recognition of the State of Israel, highlights ongoing research in international archives, ong>anong>d reviews efforts in the advocacy of peace made possible by the Institute.

Beginning Drama 4-11

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Winston, Joe / Tong>anong>dy, Miles, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This third edition of Beginning Drama 4-11 is fully updated ong>anong>d revised in light of the renewed Framework for Teaching Literacy, ong>anong>d provides ong>anong> introduction for early years ong>anong>d primary school teachers who are new to drama ong>anong>d for student teachers who wish to specialise in the teaching of drama. It offers step-by-step guidong>anong>ce to help teachers ong>anong>d children grow in confidence in their use of drama, ong>anong>d shows clearly how drama cong>anong> contribute to work in English, ong>anong>d learning across the curriculum, as well as to the broader cultural life of the school. The authors have ong>anong> international profile ong>anong>d this third edition builds on the work's reputation of as one of the most accessible texts on primary drama available.

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