ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dlabay, Les R. / Hughes, Robert J. / Kapoor, Jack R., PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe, "Focus on Personal Finance" is a brief, 14-chapter book, covering the critical topics in Personal Finance courses. This 4-color, paperback text is designed and written to appeal to a range of ages, life situations, and levels of financial literacy. A unique aspect of this text is its active approach. This text will not only get your students thinking about their current situation and financial goals, but also to put these in writing to use as a guide and revise over the course of their lives. The more a student involves themselves in the assessments, exercises and worksheets provided, the more they will discover about their current habits and how to improve them for greater financial freedom. Students have many different financial goals, but none are more important than having a basic understanding of financial issues and peace of mind with regard to their decisions. The ultimate goal of Focus on Personal Finance is to get students to this point as a first step to achieving the many financial goals they have set for themselves.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tennant, Richard A. / Patte, Daniel / Teselle, Eugene, PUBLISHER: T&T Clark, Although Augustine's ideas about biblical interpretation developed with age and with his deeper church involvement as bishop of Hippo, he never abandoned the centrality of biblical interpretation as a pillar of the life of Christian faith. This collection, the latest volume in the series Romans Through History and Cultures, examines in detail the methods of Augustine, the biblical hermeneut. Paula Fredriksen explores the ways that Augustine uses a literal interpretation of the Bible to understand the role of Israel, Jews, and Judaism in his theology of history. Eugene TeSelle examines the inner conflict that Augustine expresses in his sermons on Romans 7 and 8. Simon Gathercole analyzes the ways that Augustine reads natural law and restored nature in Romans as a result of his conversion. John Riches looks at the impact Augustine's readings of Paul have had on Pauline critical studies. About the series: Romans Through History and Cultures includes a wealth of information about the way Romans has been received throughout the history of the church and today. Volumes in this series explore the impact of Romans on theology, on cultural, political, social, and ecclesial life, and on gender relations.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Biolsi, Thomas / Zimmerman, Larry J., PUBLISHER: University of Arizona Press, In Vine Deloria, Jr., in his controversial book "Custer Died for Your Sins," criticized the anthropological community for its impersonal dissection of living Native American cultures. Twenty-five years later, anthropologists have become more sensitive to Native American concerns, and Indian people have become more active in fighting for accurate representations of their cultures. In this collection of essays, Indian and non-Indian scholars examine how the relationship between anthropology and Indians has changed over that quarter-century and show how controversial this issue remains. Practitioners of cultural anthropology, archaeology, education, and history provide multiple lenses through which to view how Deloria's message has been interpreted or misinterpreted. Among the contributions are comments on Deloria's criticisms, thoughts on the reburial issue, and views on the ethnographic study of specific peoples. A final contribution by Deloria himself puts the issue of anthropologist/Indian interaction in the context of the century's end. CONTENTS Introduction: What's Changed, What Hasn't, Thomas Biolsi & Larry J. Zimmerman Part One--Deloria Writes Back Vine Deloria, Jr., in American Historiography, Herbert T. Hoover Growing Up on Deloria: The Impact of His Work on a New Generation of Anthropologists, Elizabeth S. Grobsmith Educating an Anthro: The Influence of Vine Deloria, Jr., Murray L. Wax Part Two--Archaeology and American Indians Why Have Archaeologists Thought That the Real Indians Were Dead and What Can We Do about It?, Randall H. McGuire Anthropology and Responses to the Reburial Issue, Larry J. Zimmerman Part Three-Ethnography and Colonialism Here Come the Anthros, Cecil King Beyond Ethics: Science, Friendship and Privacy, Marilyn Bentz The Anthropological Construction of Indians: Haviland Scudder Mekeel and the Search for the Primitive in Lakota Country, Thomas Biolsi Informant as Critic: Conducting Research on a Dispute between Iroquoianist Scholars and Traditional Iroquois, Gail Landsman The End of Anthropology (at Hopi)?, Peter Whiteley Conclusion: Anthros, Indians and Planetary Reality, Vine Deloria, Jr.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Henderson, George, PUBLISHER: Quorum Books, All CEOs, managers, supervisors, training professionals, and educators must be able to effectively recruit, train, manage, and promote a culturally diverse work force. Unfortunately, few of them have been adequately trained to do so. Effective management of diversity is good business. It takes effective communication, conflict resolution, and the creation of an inclusive organizational culture to succeed. This comprehensive book helps administrators better understand the problems they face and how to deal with them by dispelling the myths and facing the realities of cultural diversity. Drawing on numerous examples of successful diversity initiatives, the book gives the reader a balanced view of distinct diversity interventions. Cross-cultural training programs are critiqued, along with specific methods for assuring quality in-service training activities. Self-administered quizzes, surveys, and critical incidents are included to allow the reader to gain self-insight and self-improvement. African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Asians, women, older workers, employees with disabilities, foreign workers, and majority cultural groups are discussed in great detail. Theories and laws, as well as behavioral, cognitive, and affective strategies are among the topics presented.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kenny, Charles T., PUBLISHER: Trafford Publishing, Dr. Kenny's Revolutionary New Book Reveals the Inside Secrets of Right Brain Research... Get Inside the Mind of Your Target Audience. Learn how to access and leverage the critical emotional needs that cause consumers to choose one brand over another, but traditional research cannot reveal. Emotional needs drive behavior. The Right Brain Way takes this powerful concept and details a proven methodology for uncovering the needs that motivate people to buy a product or a brand. Whether your objective is to increase market share or to gain a better understanding of your customers, The Right Brain Way reveals the intrinsic link between consumers' emotions and their wallets. A must read for organizational leaders, business owners and top executives, this landmark book opens the vault on 36 years of Right Brain Research, bringing to light detailed proprietary insights previously available only to clients. The Right Brain Way will help you understand the power of emotion and how to access and leverage the key motivational drivers you need to differentiate your brand, establish the right strategy, optimize your messaging and gain a clear competitive advantage.
Vendo libro usato di meccanica quantistica - titolo: Quantum Mechanics in Hilbert Space (second edition) - autore: Eduard Prugovecki - editore: Dover publications, Inc. Mineola, New York - lingua inglese - condizioni: pari al nuovo - prezzo di copertina: € - contenuto: A critical presentation of the basic mathematics of non relativistic quantum mechanics, this text is suitable for courses in functional analysis at the advanced undergraduate and graduate levels. Its readable and self-contained form is accessible even to student without an extensive mathematical background. Applications of basic theorems to quantum mechanics make it of particular interest to mathematicians working in functional analysis and related areas. This text features the rigorous proofs of all the main functional-alnalytic statements encountered in books on quantum mechanics. It fills the gap between strictly physics- and mathematics-oriented text on Hilbert space theory as applied to nonrelativistic quantum mechanics. Organized in form of definitions, theorems, and proofs of theorems, it allows readers to immediately grasp the basic concepts and results. Exercises appear throughout the text, with hints and solutions at the end. - eventuali spese di spedizione: 3.63 € con piego di libri raccomandato - accetto pagamento con paypal o bonifico bancario
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stoker, R. Bryan, PUBLISHER: Lifestyle Publishing, "Growth & Income" presents an easy, step-by-step plan for investing in the real world without timing or predicting the markets. This book fully explains new techniques to invest in mutual funds to create growing account values and increasing income for the rest of your life automatically. Dr. Stoker's simple worksheets and procedures include all the latest changes from the Tax Payer's Relief Act of and will show you how to minimize taxes and boost your returns. "Growth & "Income" also includes a special section on building retirement wealth. You will learn which tax-deferred investments to pursue first (e.g., IRA, 401 (k), SIMPLE, SEP-IRA, annuities, etc.) and how to make your investments last as long as possible after you retire. Buy this book now for yourself or a loved one, and learn how to retire early and how to earn 3 times your salary after you retire Dr. Stoker's academic research and personal quest for financial wealth over the last 20+ years have finally culminated in the exciting results published in this book. Dr. Stoker's techniques presented in this book show you how to magnify your mutual fund returns and create a growing income all with less risk than what you are doing now
Tipologia corso: Altri corsi di formazione Prezzo: € Comune: Milano - Vedi mappa Proposto da: Target Services Solutions srl, Agenzia formativa accreditata in Regione Lombardia per l'erogazione dei servizi di Istruzione e Formazione Professionale, è in procinto di organizzare nuovi percorsi formativi per HACCP (Hazard Analysisand Critical Control Points) è un sistema di autocontrollo igienico che ognioperatore nel settore della produzione di alimenti deve mettere in atto al finedi valutare e stimare pericoli e rischi e stabilire misure di controllo perprevenire l’insorgere di problemi igienici e sanitari e tutelare così la salutedei consumatori. PROGRAMMA: •Il sistema H.A.C.C.P., filosofia e finalità; •Il pacchetto igiene •Diagramma di flusso e CCP (punti critici dicontrollo); •Regole di buona gestione daosservare durante le fasi operative (ricevimento, stoccaggio, preparazione esomministrazione); •Contaminazione crociata; Pericoli associati agli alimenti: •quali sono(biologici, chimici, fisici) e come prevenirli;Igiene del personale; •Griglie di autocontrollo (esempi applicativi);Sanificazione (scopo e modalitàd’esecuzione); •Significato dei controlli analitici; •Registrazioni (evidenza dell’applicazione del Pianodi Autocontrollo). Il corso si terrà il 12 e 25 Febbraio dalle alle per un totale di 8 ore. Per info scrivere a: oppure chiamare al
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hornby, Nick, PUBLISHER: Riverhead Books, From the beloved "New York Times"- bestselling author, a quintessential Nick Hornby tale of music, superfandom, and the truths and lies we tell ourselves about life and love. Annie loves Duncan-or thinks she does. Duncan loves Annie, but then, all of a sudden, he doesn't. Duncan really loves Tucker Crowe, a reclusive Dylanish singer-songwriter who stopped making music ten years ago. Annie stops loving Duncan, and starts getting her own life. In doing so, she initiates an e-mail correspondence with Tucker, and a connection is forged between two lonely people who are looking for more out of what they've got. Tucker's been languishing (and he's unnervingly aware of it), living in rural Pennsylvania with what he sees as his one hope for redemption amid a life of emotional and artistic ruin-his young son, Jackson. But then there's also the new material he's about to release to the world: an acoustic, stripped-down version of his greatest album, "Juliet"-entitled, "Juliet, Naked." What happens when a washed-up musician looks for another chance? And miles away, a restless, childless woman looks for a change? "Juliet, Naked" is a powerfully engrossing, humblingly humorous novel about music, love, loneliness, and the struggle to live up to one's promise.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Maslowski, Peter / Winslow, Don, PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, Widely acclaimed as the Vietnam War's most highly decorated soldier, Joe Ronnie Hooper in many ways serves as a symbol for that conflict. His troubled, tempestuous life paralleled the upheavals in American society during the s and s, and his desperate quest to prove his manhood was uncomfortably akin to the macho image projected by three successive presidents in their "tough" policy in Southeast Asia. "Looking for a Hero" extracts the real Joe Hooper from the welter of lies and myths that swirl around his story; in doing so, the book uncovers not only the complicated truth about an American hero but also the story of how Hooper's war was lost in Vietnam, not at home. Extensive interviews with friends, fellow soldiers, and family members reveal Hooper as a complex, gifted, and disturbed man. They also expose the flaws in his most famous and treasured accomplishment: earning the Medal of Honor. In the distortions, half-truths, and outright lies that mar Hooper's medal of honor file, authors Peter Maslowski and Don Winslow find a painful reflection of the army's inability to be honest with itself and the American public, with all the dire consequences that this dishonesty ultimately entailed. In the inextricably linked stories of Hooper and the Vietnam War, the nature of that deceit, and of America's defeat, becomes clear.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gale, Peggy, PUBLISHER: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, When the video camera first appeared on the market, artists hailed the newly available equipment as the new pencil, the better canvas, the best eye of all. The medium was exciting and revolutionary: low-cost and low-tech; "everybody" was curious as galleries and museums hastened to program new video works in festivals and exhibitions. However, little aesthetic or critical material was available on either artists or issues: it was generally assumed that artists' video was just some kind of wannabe television -- its concerns and achievements, and its relationship to the visual arts generally were too often undervalued. But video artists continued to explore and advance in the medium and works produced in the seventies are strikingly different from those of today. "Videotexts" is an invaluable collection of essays -- a comprehensive guide to Canadian video artists and their works. The essays focus on important individual tapes and artists and on the development of narrative forms: to construct meaning and confirm memory. Revised and updated, they offer a "present-tense" assessment of key works from the last twenty-five years, and of artists' ideas and processes as they were unfolding. Everyone interested in video and contemporary art and culture will want to read them.
Vinile LP album rock metal conservati in condizioni eccellenti. Il prezzo grande in sovrimpressione si riferisce a CIASCUN disco Costi spedizione 10Euro In caso mandiate email controllate sempre anche la cartella Spam per eventuali risposte o messaggi persi - ANTHRAX Persistence of Time (stampa Tedesca, Island ) - ANTHRAX Attack of the Killer B's (stampa Tedesca, Island ) - CURE Pornography (stampa Olandese, Fiction Records ) - DEATH OR ALIVE Youthquake (stampa Olandese, Epic ) - EXODUS Pleasures of the Flesh (stampa UK, Music For Nations ) - IRON MAIDEN Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (stampa Italiana, EMI ) - MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP omonimo (stampa UK, Chrysalis ) - McAULEY SCHENKER GROUP Perfect Timing (stampa Italiana, EMI ) - SAVATAGE Hall of the Mountain King (stampa Canadese, Atlantic ) - TESTAMENT Practice what you preach (stampa Tedesca, Megaforce ) - PINK FLOYD a Momentary Lapse of Reason (stampa Italiana, EMI ) - PINK FLOYD the Final Cut (stampa Italiana, Harvest ) disco rotto spezzato. Lo cedo in omaggio a chi prenda quello sopra - QUIET RIOT omonimo (stampa USA, Pasha ) - QUIET RIOT Condition Critical (stampa Olandese, Epic ) - WASP Crimson Idol (stampa Italiana, Capitol ) - WASP Live Raw (stampa UK, Parlophone ) - WASP The Headless Children (stampa Italiana, Capitol ) - YINGWIE MALMSTEEN Trial By Fire Live in Leningrad (stampa Tedesca, Polydor )
Tipologia corso: Turismo/Ristorazione Prezzo: € Comune: Bergamo - Vedi mappa Proposto da: Target Services Solutions srl, Agenzia formativa accreditata in Regione Lombardia per l'erogazione dei servizi di Istruzione e Formazione Professionale, è in procinto di organizzare nuovi percorsi formativi per HACCP (Hazard Analysisand Critical Control Points) è un sistema di autocontrollo igienico che ogni operatore nel settore della produzione di alimenti deve mettere in atto al fine di valutare e stimare pericoli e rischi e stabilire misure di controllo per prevenire l'insorgere di problemi igienici e sanitari e tutelare così la salute dei consumatori. PROGRAMMA: •Il sistema H.A.C.C.P., filosofia e finalità; •Il pacchetto igiene •Diagramma di flusso e CCP (punti critici di controllo); •Regole di buona gestione da osservare durante le fasi operative (ricevimento, stoccaggio, preparazione e somministrazione); •Contaminazione crociata; Pericoli associati agli alimenti: •quali sono(biologici, chimici, fisici) e come prevenirli;Igiene del personale; •Griglie di autocontrollo (esempi applicativi);Sanificazione (scopo e modalità d'esecuzione); •Significato dei controlli analitici; •Registrazioni (evidenza dell'applicazione del Piano di Autocontrollo). Il corso si terrà il 114 Febbraio dalle alle per un totale di 4 ore. Per info scrivere a: oppure chiamare al 035.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: O'Connell, Fergus, PUBLISHER: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, A bright, subversive self-help book that asks a lot of interesting questions about life and work and provides even more interesting answers Remember the good old days of leisure time and guaranteed pension benefits--when working a nine-to-five job meant working from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with an hour lunch break? For those of us old enough to have lived in those halcyon days, the days before work burnout, sixty-plus hour work weeks and chronic fears of having our jobs outsourced, it all seems like a distant dream. What if you could recapture the feeling of control, ease and security of those days, and again become your own man or woman? Well, you can, and this book shows you how.Covers overload and burn out, maintaining work/life balance, the philosophy of action, decision making, work-sharing and the social implications of toiling 'til you dropMakes a powerful case that learning when and how to say no is the life skill you need the most in lifePacked with practical tips on how to get more from less, manage your time better and separate the work that works from the work that hurtsFull of entertaining quotes, revolutionary ideas, fun illustrations and disturbing statistics that will have you questioning the status quo in new ways
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Studlar, Donley T., PUBLISHER: University of Toronto Press, "Tobacco Control"is the first book to compare the politics of tobacco control in the United States and Canada. It describes the course of tobacco control policy, both regulation and taxation, in each country, and on several different levels of government. In doing so it provides a broad overview, showing how policies are similar or different, how they have changed over time, and how the two countries have learned from each other. In recent years the two countries have paid closer attention to each other's policies, both through governmental and non-governmental organizations, and each has leapfrogged the policy initiatives of the other. Now the Tobacco-Free Initiative of the World Health Organization is bringing tobacco control policy to a global level, and both countries are deeply involved. This book is a revealing exploration and comparison of the development of North American policies and the influence these policies are having in the attempt to regulate a major international business in the interests of public health. Academics please note that this is a title classified as having a restricted allocation of complimentary copies. Restricted titles remain available to adopters and to academics very likely to adopt in the coming semester. Whenadoption possibilities are less strong and/or further in the future, academics are requested to purchase the title, with the proviso that UTP Higher Education will happily refund the purchase price if the book is indeed adopted.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Burford, Alison / Cooper, Alison Burford, PUBLISHER: Johns Hopkins University Press, What value did the Greeks put on farming beyond its capacity to produce food? Who owned the land, and who worked it? Alison Burford examines the Greeks' preoccupation with land and agriculture to understand the nature of their society and culture in general. She focuses on how the need to make the land productive influenced social, economic, and cultural beliefs and practices throughout Greek society. Specific areas of study include land allotment in the early settlements, the function of the antidosis, Xenophon's true intent in his Oeconomicus, the understanding and use of the term peasant, environmental concerns, and nationalist feelings among tied laborers. "Whatever the balance of power and social prestige within a comunity, and however they were expressed in its constitution, landed interests played a critical role in determining political relationships and economic activities. The answer found to the question 'Who labored on the land?' shaped as decisively as anything else the character of Greek society....There can be little doubt that whenever a steady breeze got up about threshing time, most people in the Greek world would have remarked, 'Here was a fine day for winnowing.'" -- from Land and Labor in the Greek World.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chou, Chih-P'Ing / Chiang, Joanne / Eagar, Jianna, PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press, Originally published in , "A New China" has become a standard textbook for intermediate Chinese language learning. This completely revised edition reflects China's dramatic developments in the last decade and consolidates the previous two-volume set into one volume for easy student use. Written from the perspective of a foreign student who has just arrived in China, the textbook provides the most up-to-date lessons and learning materials about the changing face of China. The first half of the book follows the life of an exchange student experiencing Beijing for the first time. Chinese language students are guided step-by-step through the stages of arriving at the airport, going through customs, and adjusting to Chinese university dormitories. The revised edition includes new lessons on daily life, such as doing laundry and getting a haircut, as well as visiting the zoo, night markets, and the Great Wall. Later lessons discuss recent social and political issues in China, including divorce, Beijing traffic, and the college entrance examination. "A New China" provides detailed grammar explanations, extensive vocabulary lists, and homework exercises.Single-volume, user-friendly format New lessons and vocabulary reflecting daily living in China Includes China's recent social and political issues Detailed grammar explanations, vocabulary lists, and homework exercises Uses both traditional and simplified characters
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ritchey, Ferris, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua, "The Statistical Imagination," a basic social science statistics text with illustrations and exercises for sociology, social work, political science, and criminal justice courses, teaches readers that statistics is not just a mathematical exercise; it is a way of analyzing and understanding the social world. Praised for a writing style that takes the anxiety out of statistics courses, the author explains basic statistical principles through a variety of engaging exercises, each designed to illuminate the unique theme of examining society both creatively and logically. In an effort to make the study of statistics relevant to students of the social sciences, the author encourages readers to interpret the results of calculations in the context of more substantive social issues, while continuing to value precise and accurate research. Ritchey begins by introducing students to the essentials of learning statistics; fractions, proportions, percentages, standard deviation, sampling error and sampling distribution, along with other math hurdles, are clearly explained to fill in any math gaps students may bring to the classroom. Treating statistics as a skill learned best by doing, the author supplies a range of student-friendly questions and exercises to both demystify the calculation process, and to encourage the kind of proportional thinking needed to master the subject. In addition to pencil-and-paper exercises, "The Statistical Imagination" includes computer-based assignments for use with the free Student Version SPSS 9.0 CD-ROM that accompanies each new copy of the book.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mason, Jamie, PUBLISHER: Gallery Books, For fans of the Coen brothers' films or for those who just love their thrillers with a dash of sharp humor--an engaging and offbeat story about a man driven to murder, who then buries the body in his backyard only to discover that there are two other shallow graves on his property. "There "is very little peace for a man with a body buried in his backyard."" With this memorable first line, we meet Jason Getty, a regular guy in every mild sense of the word. But extraordinary circumstances push this ordinary man to do something he can't undo...and now he must live with the undeniable reality of his actions. And just as Jason "does" finally learn to live with it, a landscaper discovers a body on his property--only it's not the body Jason buried. As Jason's fragile peace begins to unravel, his life is hitched to the fortunes of several strangers: Leah, an abandoned woman looking for answers to her heartbreak; Tim, a small-town detective just doing his job; and Boyd, a fringe-dweller whose past is about to catch up to him--all of them in the wake and shadow of a dead man who had it coming. With the tense pacing of a thriller and the language and beauty of a fine literary novel, "Three Graves Full" heralds the arrival of a stunning new voice in fiction.
Vinili LP 33giri album rock metal Il prezzo grande in sovrimpressione si riferisce per tutti assieme oppure prezzi separati sotto piu Costi Spedizione - ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Eye in the Sky EURO 15 - ANTHRAX Persistence of Time EURO 25 - ANTHRAX Attack of the Killer B's EURO 25 - BLUE OYSTER CULT Spectres EURO 20 - BLUE OYSTER CULT Mirror EURO 20 - CURE Pornography EURO 25 - DEATH OR ALIVE Youthquake EURO 20 - DEEP PURPLE Slaves and Masters EURO 25 - DIRE STRAITS Love Over Gold EURO 20 - EUROPE The Final Countdown EURO 25 - EXODUS Pleasures of the Flesh EURO 25 - GUNS N ROSES lies EURO 75 - HELLOWEEN The Keeper of Keys Part 1 EURO 30 - IRON MAIDEN Seventh Son of a Seventh Son EURO 30 - McAULEY SCHENKER GROUP Perfect Timing EURO 25 - METAL CHURCH Blessing in Disguise EURO 25 - OZZY OSBOURNE bark at the moon euro 28 - PINK FLOYD a Momentary Lapse of Reason EURO 30 - PINK FLOYD The Final Cut in regalo perche rotto - PSYCHEDELIC FURS talk talk talk EURO 30 - QUIET RIOT omonimo EURO 25 - QUIET RIOT Condition Critical EURO 25 - SAVATAGE Hall of the Mountain King EURO 45 - SIMONETTI HORROR PROJECT EURO 25 - TWISTED SISTER under the blade EURO 25 - WASP Live Raw EURO 30 - YINGWIE MALMSTEEN Trial By Fire Live in Leningrad EURO 20 - ZZ TOP tres hombres EURO 25
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miller, Tyrus, PUBLISHER: University of California Press, Tyrus Miller breaks new ground in this study of early twentieth-century literary and artistic culture. Whereas modernism studies have generally concentrated on the vital early phases of the modernist revolt, Miller focuses on the turbulent later years of the s and s, tracking the dissolution of modernism in the interwar years. In the post-World War I reconstruction and the worldwide crisis that followed, Miller argues, new technological media and the social forces of mass politics opened fault lines in individual and collective experience, undermining the cultural bases of the modernist movement. He shows how late modernists attempted to discover ways of occupying this new and often dangerous cultural space. In doing so they laid bare the ruin of the modernist aesthetic at the same time as they transcended its limits. In his wide-ranging theoretical and historical discussion, Miller relates developments in literary culture to tendencies in the visual arts, cultural and political criticism, mass culture, and social history. He excavates Wyndham Lewis's hidden borrowings from Al Jolson's "The Jazz Singer"; situates Djuna Barnes between the imagery of "haute couture" and the intellectualism of Duchamp; uncovers Beckett's affinities with Giacometti's surrealist sculptures and the Bolshevik clowns Bim-Bom; and considers Mina Loy as both visionary writer and designer of decorative lampshades. Miller's lively and engaging readings of culture in this turbulent period reveal its surprising anticipation of our own postmodernity.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Meyer, Stephenie, PUBLISHER: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, When you loved the one who was killing you, it left you no options. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved? To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, a tumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife have led her to the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or to pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fates of two tribes hangs. Now that Bella has made her decision, a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating, and unfathomable, consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella's life--first discovered in "Twilight," then scattered and torn in "New Moon" and "Eclipse"--seem ready to heal and knit together, could they be destroyed... forever? The astonishing, breathlessly anticipated conclusion to the Twilight Saga, "Breaking Dawn "illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Larson, Tony L., PUBLISHER: Human Kinetics Publishers, Scooters, kids, and fun are natural partners. Kids "love" scooting, and it's great physical activity--but, until now, few books have focused on scooter activities or provided guidance on incorporating them into the curriculum in meaningful ways. "Scooter Games" is an easy-to-use book that will help you find creative ways to integrate cooperative, tag, relay, team, or interdisciplinary scooter activities into your curriculum. Through the more than 100 productive and ready-to-use activities in "Scooter Games," you can address the following topics: - Math, health, science, and language arts concepts - Teamwork and sportsmanship - Problem solving In doing so, you will help children improve their social, emotional, cognitive, intellectual, and physical skills. The scooter games and activities are divided into six categories: individual exploration, cooperative exploration, tag activities, relay activities, team games, and interdisciplinary games. The book contains 50 reproducibles to enhance the safety and fun and to help you assess the students. It also offers information to help you make the case for buying scooters if you don't already have them, and advice on caring for the scooters and using them safely. You can use the game finder to quickly locate the type of game you want. "Scooter Games" will capture kids' interest, enthusiasm, energy, and desire to remain active through their growing years. And it will help you enhance your curriculum--and become your students' all-time favorite physical education teacher
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cook, Albert Spaulding, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, History writing is a form of literature that claims a unique correspondence to the processes of the real world. In this ambitious study, Albert Cook examines the literary d imensions of historiacal writing. He examines two seemingly contradictory constraints on historiography: the truth-claims of texts and the rhetoric of historical discourse. He shows how these constraints combine to enable, rather than prevent, the presentation of meaning in temporal sequences of events. Cook's scope encompasses the historigraphical aspects of the Hebrew Bible and the Gospels, Homer, Thucydides, Tacitus, Gregory of Tours, Einhards, the Anglo-Saxon chronicles, Machiavelli Guicciardini, Gibbon, Ezra Pound, Foucault, Heidegger and Bradel. In the first half of his work he focuses on the practice of individual historians; in the second on particular philosophical or organizational techniques, in scriptural historians philosophical historians, or the self-critical historians of our own time. Though his concerns are systematic his analysis bears upon development questions in the practice of historiography over the past twenty-five hundred years. Thus, the book is not a history of historiography but a historicized perspective of its manifestations in different cultures. Its ambitious scope extends to questions of literary theory and criticism, literary history, rhetoric, semiology and narratology.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Porte, Joel / Emerson, Ralph Waldo, PUBLISHER: Belknap Press, This long-awaited volume offers the general reader the heart of Emerson's journals, that extraordinary series of diaries and notebooks in which he poured out his thoughts for more than fifty years, beginning with the "luckless ragamuffin ideas" of his college days. Emerson as revealed in his journals is more spontaneous, more complex, more human and appealing than he appears in the published works. This man is the seeker rather than the sage; he records the turmoil, struggle, and questioning that preceded the serene and confident affirmations of the essays. He is honest, earthy, tough-minded, self-critical ("I am a lover of indolence, & of the belly"), warm in his enthusiasms, a witty and sharp observer of people and events. Everything is grist for his mill: personal experiences, his omnivorous reading, ruminations on matters large and small, his doubts and perplexities, public issues and local gossip. There are abrupt shifts in subject and tone, reflecting the variousness of his moods and the restless energy of his mind. Drawing from Harvard's sixteen-volume scholarly edition of the journals--but omitting the textual apparatus that makes it hard to read--Joel Porte presents a sympathetic selection that brings us close to Emerson the man. Acquista Ora