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The Tears of Hispaniola: Haitian and Dominican Diaspora

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Suarez, Lucia M., PUBLISHER: University Press ong>ofong> Florida, "The first book on the market that considers the experience ong>ofong> Haitians and Dominicans in the United States in one single effort ong>ofong> analysis and does so through the cultural venue ong>ofong> literary texts produced by writers from the two communities."--Silvio To

Avalon Hill Board Game Betrayal at House on the Hill 2nd

The creak ong>ofong> footsteps on the stairs, the smell ong>ofong> something foul and dead, the feel ong>ofong> something crawling down your back ? this and more can be found this award-winning and highly acclaimed game ong>ofong> strategy and horror.- Players: 3-6- Recommended age: 12 years and up- Playing time: 60 min - English language edition

The Age of Innocence

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wharton, Edith / Dover Thrift Editions, PUBLISHER: Dover Publications, Deeply moving study ong>ofong> the tyrannical and rigid requirements ong>ofong> New York high society in the late 19th century and the effect ong>ofong> those strictures on the lives ong>ofong> three people. Vividly characterized drama ong>ofong> affection thwarted by a man's sense ong>ofong> honor, family, and societal pressures. A long-time favorite with readers and critics alike.

Restocking Pastoralists: A Manual of Best Practice and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Heffernan, Claire / Misturelli, Federica / Nielsen, Louise, PUBLISHER: ITDG Publishing, Restocking can be an effective means ong>ofong> poverty alleviation, which enables poor households to be incorporated back into the social and economic fabric ong>ofong> pastoralism. Nevertheless, at present the sustainability ong>ofong> projects is low. Hence the intention ong>ofong> this ong>manualong> is to ong>ofong>fer 'best practice' and decision support tools that can increase the number ong>ofong> positive project outcomes. Further, as many practitioners are new to restocking, the ong>manualong> ong>ofong>fers a background to important concepts and the literature. For those readers to whom the full explanation is not necessary, at the end ong>ofong> each chapter a summary ong>ofong> key points is ong>ofong>fered.The ong>manualong> is the result ong>ofong> a two-year global study on restocking policy and practice. It is based on discussions with over 30 NGOs, donors and governments involved in restocking. More specifically, 85 restocking projects representing a wide range ong>ofong> agencies from donors to Community based organizations (CBO), were analyzed for key design and implementation issues. Overall approximately 700 restocked households participated in the study.

Invisible No More: Understanding the Disenfranchisement of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Noguera, Pedro / Hurtado, Aa-Da / Fergus, Edward, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This groundbreaking interdisciplinary volume provides a comprehensive picture ong>ofong> Latino males in the US today and sets the direction ong>ofong> future research and policy intervention. While research on men and masculinity has increased substantially in recent years, very little ong>ofong> the new research has focused upon the status ong>ofong> Latino men or on the ways in which cultural and structural systems ong>ofong> patriarchy within Latino communities have been affected by the experiences ong>ofong> Latino men in American society. This collection, edited by renowned scholars Pedro Noguera, Aida Hurtado and Edward Fergus, brings together current research on education, health, criminal justice, mental health and employment. By drawing attention to the challenges facing this segment ong>ofong> the population the volume collectively establishes the first empirical basis for finding solutions to these problems.

St. Thomas Aquinas

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chesterton, G. K., PUBLISHER: Dover Publications, Acclaimed by a top Aquinas scholar as "the best book ever written on St. Thomas," this concise, readable narrative prong>ofong>iles one ong>ofong> Christianity's most important and influential thinkers. Chesterton focuses on the man and the events that shaped him, rather than on theology, and illustrates the saint's relevance to modern readers.

Child Abuse and the Legal System

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sagatun, Inger J. / Edwards, Leonard / Sagatun, Inger, PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, This ground-breaking text examines the legal contexts in which child abuse can be handled, including the criminal, juvenile, domestic relations, and civil courts. The authors focus on the legal rules in each type ong>ofong> proceeding and the ways in which the ong>lawong> has changed to accommodate the special needs ong>ofong> children in the last fifteen years. Case studies provide examples and help identify the most important issues ong>ofong> child abuse facing the legal system. Child abuse is now a major part ong>ofong> the American legal landscape, involving not only the courts but also the ong>lawong> enforcement and child protection agencies. This is the first text for classroom use to systematically examine the fate ong>ofong> children in the legal system.

Ye Will Say I Am No Christian: The Thomas Jefferson/John

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jefferson, Thomas / Braden, Bruce, PUBLISHER: Prometheus Books, Reveals the surprising contents ong>ofong> letters between these champions ong>ofong> liberty and freedom as they speak frankly on topics that continue to stir debate in the 21st century.

The jungle book

Rudyard Kipling Here are the famous stories ong>ofong> how Mowgli came to the wolf pack, learned the ong>lawong> ong>ofong> the jungle from Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther, and Kaa the python, and killed the evil tiger Shere Khan. (cod. I_)

Text, Context, and Hypertext: Writing with and for the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barrett, Edward, PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), In "Text, ConText, and HyperText," twenty-seven experts present the most recent developments in three important areas ong>ofong> technical communication: the design ong>ofong> effective documentation, the impact ong>ofong> new technology and research on technical writing, and the training and management ong>ofong> technical writers. This first synthesis ong>ofong> diverse but related research provides a unique conceptualization ong>ofong> the field ong>ofong> computers and writing and documentation.

The Heart of a Champion: Celebrating the Spirit and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Deford, Frank, PUBLISHER: Northword Press, In this exciting new book, award-winning sports writer and commentator Frank Deford captures the inspirational stories ong>ofong> many ong>ofong> the greatest athletes and teams to appear on a Wheaties box. For more than 75 years, the Wheaties box has celebrated the essence ong>ofong> being a champion: the character ong>ofong> excellence, the spirit ong>ofong> achievement, and the triumph ong>ofong> determination.

Religion, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fletcher, Anthony / Roberts, Peter, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, In this volume seventeen distinguished historians ong>ofong> early modern Britain pay tribute to an outstanding scholar and teacher. Several present reviews ong>ofong> major areas ong>ofong> debate: ong>ofong> the significance ong>ofong> the regulations which determined the social and legal status ong>ofong> prong>ofong>essional actors in Elizabethan England, ong>ofong> Protestant ideas about marriage, ong>ofong> the political significance ong>ofong> the Anglo-Scottish Union, ong>ofong> relations between the Churches ong>ofong> England, Scotland and Ireland under the early Stuarts, and ong>ofong> the riddle ong>ofong> the inner dynamic ong>ofong> the experience ong>ofong> emigration ong>ofong> New England. Case-studies in the social and religious history ong>ofong> the period include the relationship between ideas ong>ofong> cleanliness and godliness, the flowering ong>ofong> the notion ong>ofong> unitive Protestantism in two declarations on behalf ong>ofong> the National Church and provincial preaching at a moment ong>ofong> political crisis in the north ong>ofong> England. Three essays draw on literary evidence to explore attitudes to men ong>ofong> war, the use ong>ofong> the murder pamphlet as a Puritan conversion narrative and the service provided by scholarly readers for politically influential public figures. Two essays make impressive use ong>ofong> fieldwork to reveal how the churches ong>ofong> James I and VI's two kingdoms were furnished and how the gardens ong>ofong> Sir Nicholas and Sir Francis Bacon illuminate their minds and attitudes. The European dimension is represented by an essay on Nicolas Pithou's history ong>ofong> the Reformation in the city ong>ofong> Troyes. This very wide-ranging and fascinating collection ong>ofong> essays will appeal both to specialists in the period and to those interested in the social and cultural history ong>ofong> early modern Britain.

The Scandal of Gender

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mitchell, Patrick, PUBLISHER: Regina Orthodox Press, What did the Fathers ong>ofong> the historic Church teach about the role ong>ofong> women in the Church? For many years the answer to this question has come from feminist theologians. It has been difficult to find a book that presents what the Church Fathers and the Scriptures teach on women and men's role in the life ong>ofong> the Church. The Scandal ong>ofong> Gender brings us into direct contact with the authentic and original teachings ong>ofong> the ancient Christian Church Fathers on the issue ong>ofong> the proper role ong>ofong> women and men in the life ong>ofong> the Church. The point ong>ofong> view ong>ofong> the Reader Patrick Mitchell reflects the traditional Orthodox point ong>ofong> view ong>ofong> the Early Church Fathers and the Bible.

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 ong>ofong> esays, the author ong>ofong> "The Enchanted Voyage" and "The Itinerate Ivory Tower" turns his attention to the influence ong>ofong> the environment on the course ong>ofong> evolution. The first lecture considers the nature ong>ofong> the terrestrial biosphere, both as a unique phenomenon on earth and as one ong>ofong> a class ong>ofong> possible spaces on other bodies; the second examines the nature ong>ofong> the ecological niche; and the third discusses some ong>ofong> the possible environmental interactions ong>ofong> a single species, emphasis being placed on the extremely recondite nature ong>ofong> the selective forces that act on man, as on other animals. Another ong>ofong> the pieces deals with the problem ong>ofong> the relation ong>ofong> natural beauty to works ong>ofong> art, particularly in the context ong>ofong> the similarities and differences apparent when natural history museums and art galleries are compared. The final essay, "The Cream in the Gooseberry Fool," is an account ong>ofong> the role ong>ofong> an English country clergyman and ong>ofong> the European magpie most in one ong>ofong> the most significant early discoveries ong>ofong> genetics. Acquista Ora

The Jungle Book

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kipling, Rudyard / Langford, Alan / Paolini, Christopher, PUBLISHER: Puffin Books, Saved from the jaws ong>ofong> the evil tiger Shere Khan, young Mowgli is adopted by a wolf pack and taught the ong>lawong> ong>ofong> the jungle by lovable old Baloo the bear and Bhageera the panther. The adventures ong>ofong> Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the snake-fighting mongoose, little Toomai and the elephantas secret dance, and Kotick the white seal are all part ong>ofong> Mowglias extraordinary journey with his animal friends.

Aquinas's Summa Theologiae: Critical Essays

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Davies, Brian, PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Thomas Aquinas () was first and foremost a Christian theologian. Yet he was also one ong>ofong> the greatest philosophers ong>ofong> the Middle Ages. Drawing on classical authors, and incorporating ideas from Jewish and Arab sources, he came to ong>ofong>fer a rounded and lasting account ong>ofong> the origin ong>ofong> the universe and ong>ofong> the things to be found within it, especially human beings. Aquinas wrote many works, but his greatest achievement is undoubtedly the Summa Theologiae. This presents his most mature thinking and is the best introduction to his philosophical (and theological) ideas. Few secondary books on Aquinas focus solely on the Summa, but the present volume does just that. Including work by some ong>ofong> the best Aquinas scholars ong>ofong> the last half decade, it provides a solid introduction to one ong>ofong> the landmarks ong>ofong> western thinking.

Hinduism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wangu, Madhu Bazaz, PUBLISHER: Facts on File, This engaging series is the first to ong>ofong>fer young adults a concise, completely current, and very readable survey ong>ofong> the world's great religions. Each volume describes where a particular religion is practiced, its central beliefs and rituals, its contributions to world civilizations, and an analysis ong>ofong> how it has spread through immigration and conversion. This survey ong>ofong> traditional ong>Hinduong> customs and beliefs is complemented by a discussion ong>ofong> their place in the modern world.

Pictorial History of Hockey

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Romain, Joseph / Duplacey, James, PUBLISHER: Thunder Bay Press (CA), This lively volume begins with the first games resembling ice hockey, played on the frozen lakes ong>ofong> Europe and North America, and traces the game's development to the dazzling speed and puck-handling that characterize it today. From the first Stanley Cup playong>ofong>f in through the growth ong>ofong> the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, the proliferation ong>ofong> boomtown hockey, the birth ong>ofong> the NHL, the evolution ong>ofong> the All-Star game, the advent ong>ofong> international competition, and the rival leagues to the expansion teams, this illustrated volume tells the complete story ong>ofong> the fastest game on ice.

Indoor Air Pollution

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Leslie, G. B. / Lunau, F. W., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, ndoor Air Pollution addresses the problems arising from pollutants that all too commonly contaminate the indoor environment, including biological sources such as bacteria, fungi and molds, common combustion products, radon and other sources ong>ofong> radiation, solvents used in industry and the home, asbestos and dust pollution. The aim is to provide a balanced account ong>ofong> the health risks associated with these major pollutants and to quantify the scale ong>ofong> the problem on a pollution-by-pollution basis. Each chapter covers exposure levels, sources ong>ofong> pollution, and routes ong>ofong> uptake, health effects, control measures, and regulatory guidelines.

Garden Party: Collected Writings

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Strong, Roy C. / Oman, Julia Trevelyan, PUBLISHER: Frances Lincoln Ltd, A collection ong>ofong> Sir Roy Strong's articles on all aspects ong>ofong> gardens and gardening. A mixture ong>ofong> old and new, the articles ong>ofong>fer lively insights and embrace a wide cultural perspective. From "what is a garden?," Strong moves on to look at the art ong>ofong> gardening in relation to other arts such as embroidery, cookery, history and politics. He takes the reader to Italy, France and Spain as well as to Berkshire, Wales and Scotland.

The Rottweiler Today

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Elsden, Judy / Elsden, Larry, PUBLISHER: Howell Books, This contemporary view focuses on the temperament ong>ofong> the Rottweiler and the importance ong>ofong> understanding how its mind works. Drawing on thirty years ong>ofong> experience in the breed, the authors provide a complete guide to character and behavior traits and illustrate the correct way to rear, train, and show the dog.

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hess, Tom, PUBLISHER: Progressive Vision International, Pray for The Peace ong>ofong> Jerusalem is the first in-depth book written on the subject. All believers are commanded by the Lord to pray not only for their own city (Jeremiah 29:7), but also for the peace ong>ofong> Jerusalem (Psalm ). Part ong>ofong> our vision is to pray for the peace ong>ofong> Jerusalem by encouraging reconciliation, unity, and spiritual awakening in Messiah among the inhabitants ong>ofong> Jerusalem, Israel, and the Middle East. At this time ong>ofong> many shakings in the world the biblical understanding from the center ong>ofong> conflict and the solution for the peace ong>ofong> Jerusalem and world peace are found in this book. The understanding you will gain from this book is vital in helping you to more effectively pray and prepare the way for Messiah. We hope that this book and the calendar will motivate, equip, and enable you to effectively pray for the peace ong>ofong> Jerusalem on a daily basis. An Excellent Overview ong>ofong> Israel in God's Heart.

Vendo libro di medicina naturale veterinaria.Manual of

ong>Manualong> ong>ofong> Natural Veterinary Medicine: Science and Tradition. Autori: Susan G.Wynn and Steve Marsden. Mosby. Comprato negli Stati Uniti. his handy reference provides users with an understanding ong>ofong> complementary and alternative treatment options for more than 130 common disease states. A practical ong>manualong>, it describes a variety ong>ofong> possible approaches to small animal disorders. Concentrating on nutrition, herbs, traditional Chinese medicines, and physical therapies, the authors present both tradition- and evidence-based therapies for disorders not always responsive to conventional therapies.

Quiet Places of the Heart in Winter

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Countryman, Jack / Countryman / Thomas Nelson Publishers, PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson Publishers, As women meditate on the thoughts in this book, they will find the stillness ong>ofong> winter replaced with personal and spiritual rejuvenation.

Grundkurs Strafrecht - Allgemeine Strafrechtslehre

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Otto, Harro, PUBLISHER: Walter de Gruyter, The textbook introduces all the principles and systematic connections ong>ofong> General Criminal ong>Lawong> Teaching. By presenting and debating current solutions to problems in jurisprudence and legal teaching, it also ong>ofong>fers the reader the opportunity to comprehend the evolution ong>ofong> assumed premises in General Criminal ong>Lawong> Teaching.

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