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Small Town in Mass Society: Class, Power, and Religion in a

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Vidich, Arthur J. / Bensman, Joseph, PUBLISHER: University of Illinois Press, First published in , Small Town in Mass Society set community studies on a new course by placing ong>theong> small town within ong>theong> framework of large-scale, bureaucratic mass society. Drawing attention to ong>theong> dynamics of class and ethnicity in relation to economics and politics, this landmark work was among ong>theong> first to document ong>theong> consequences of centralized administration on life in American communities. Through a close study of "Springdale, New York", Arthur J. Vidich and Joseph Bensman depict ong>theong> small town as continuously and increasingly drawn into ong>theong> central institutions and processes of ong>theong> total society. Vidich and Bensman based ong>theong>ir conclusions on extensive interviews with and close observation of ong>theong> inhabitants of one community. ong>Theong> original publication of ong>theong> book caused a sharp response among ong>theong> town's citizens who felt ong>theong>ir trust had been violated and ong>theong>ir town misrepresented. ong>Theong> present volume includes ong>theong> editorials and correspondence evoked by that controversy, ong>theong> authors' articles describing ong>theong>ir methodology, a new foreword by Michael W. Hughey, and a new afterword in which Arthur J. Vidich gives an account of ong>theong> creation and history of ong>theong> book.

Divorce and Your Child: Practical Suggestions for Parents

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Goldstein, Sonja / Solnit, Albert J., PUBLISHER: Yale University Press, Expert, practical advice from two renowned authorities-a lawyer and a child psychiatrist-on how parents can help ong>theong>ir children deal with ong>theong> difficulties caused by family dissolution. In ong>theong>ir discussion of custodial arrangements, visitation, and remarriage, Goldstein and Solnit emphasize not only ong>theong> options open to parents but also ong>theong> possible psychological and emotional repercussions on ong>theong> children of decisions made by parents and oong>theong>r adults. An invaluable resource for parents and professionals alike.

History and Myth in Romanian Consciousness

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Boia, Lucian / Boia, L., PUBLISHER: Central European University Press, Boia closely examines ong>theong> process of historical culture and conscience in nineteenth and twentieth century Romania, particularly concentrating on ong>theong> impact of ong>theong> national ideology on history. Based upon his findings, ong>theong> author identifies several key mythical configurations and analyses ong>theong> manner in which Romanians have reconstituted ong>theong>ir own highly ideologized history over ong>theong> last two centuries.

Preaching in Medieval England: An Introduction to Sermon

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Owst, G. R. / G. R., Owst, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, First published in , G. R. Owst's Preaching in Medieval England has remained a seminal work on ong>theong> topic of English sermons of ong>theong> period . In studying a largely neglected but important aspect of ong>theong> medieval religious experience, ong>theong> author adds considerably to our understanding of ong>theong> pre-Reformation church. ong>Theong> book is in three parts - ong>theong> preachers, ong>theong> circumstances of ong>theong> preaching and reception, and ong>theong> sermons ong>theong>mselves. In ong>theong> first section Owst discusses ong>theong> different classes of preacher, ong>theong> secular clergy, monks and particularly ong>theong> wandering friars, famous for ong>theong>ir preaching. In ong>theong> second part he studies ong>theong> experience of sermons, how, where and when ong>theong>y were delivered, and to whom. ong>Theong> examination of ong>theong> sermons covers not only ong>theong>ir content and language, but also ong>theong> surviving manuals on preaching and eloquence, and advice to preachers. This wide ranging and scholarly book remains a crucial work on medieval preaching. Acquista Ora

Amore zucchero e cannella

Amy Bratley On a mission to have ong>theong> perfect home, Juliet hits a major stumbling block - reality. On ong>theong> first night with her boyfriend in ong>theong>ir new flat, Juliet discovers that Simon has been sleeping with her best friend. (cod. I_)

Sharks of the World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Steel, Rodney, PUBLISHER: Facts on File, Ever since ong>theong> hit film Jaws, ong>theong> terrifying image of ong>theong> shark as a mindless killing machine has firmly imprinted itself on many of us. But with ong>theong>ir large brains and extraordinarily keen sensory perception, sharks have a more sophisticated physiology than previously thought. Take a "dive" into shark-infested waters to watch and understand ong>theong>ir behavior patterns. Very adaptive, ong>theong>y act in accordance with ong>theong> demands of feeding and reproduction. ong>Theong> breeds range from ong>theong> tiny (6 inches) Squaliolus laticaudus to ong>theong> famed White Shark, who can measure 39 feet. Many live primarily on fish, though ong>theong>y will attack unfortunate humans who cross ong>theong>ir path, as a number of stories recounted here prove. Incredible photographs offer a glimpse into ong>theong> shark's wide jaws and toothy mouth, and of an incredible variety of species, including ong>theong> handsome zebra shark, sand tiger, and nurse shark. An informative view of a much misunderstood creature.

Beyond the Grave

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Watson, Jude, PUBLISHER: Scholastic Inc., A Clue found in Book 3 sends Amy and Dan jetting off to find out just what's behind ong>theong> fierce rivalry between ong>theong> Tomas and Ekaterina branches of ong>theong> Cahill family. Was a Clue stolen from ong>theong> Tomas branch? Where is it now? And most important, can Amy and Dan get ong>theong>ir hands on it before ong>theong>ir rivals do? It's a wild race that will take Amy and Dan deep into ong>theong> bowels of ong>theong> earth... and right into ong>theong> hands of ong>theong> enemy.

Moominsummer Madness

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jansson, Tove / Warburton, Thomas, PUBLISHER: Farrar Straus Giroux, A huge wave has crashed through ong>theong> valley, flooding ong>theong> Moomins out of ong>theong>ir home With ong>theong>ir usual resilience, ong>theong> Moomins and ong>theong>ir friends move into ong>theong> first house that comes bobbing along. It's strange-looking, like a big cave with curtains hanging on eiong>theong>r side. And when ong>theong> house bumps into dry land and Moomintroll and ong>theong> Snork Maiden decide to spend ong>theong> night on shore--ong>theong>n ong>theong> adventure really begins. Moomintroll and ong>theong> Snork Maiden get lost, and Moominpappa decides to write a play which ong>theong>y will perform in ong>theong> house, in ong>theong> hope that Moomintroll will hear about it and find his way home. "Moominsummer Madness," ong>theong> fourth in Tove Jansson's classic series of books about Moominvalley, is enchanting and full of exciting adventures and surprises, some of ong>theong>m odd even by Moomin standards

Dinosaurs After Dark [With Sticker(s)]

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kelman, Marcy / Mastrocinque, Andy, PUBLISHER: Disney Press, ong>Theong> Little Einsteins have so much fun on ong>theong>ir museum visit that ong>theong>y don't even realize that ong>theong>y've stayed past closing time. And now ong>theong>y're locked in for ong>theong> night Excited to have some company for ong>theong> evening, ong>theong> dinosaurs and statues come to life and dance and play with ong>theong> Little Einsteins. ong>Theong> team needs your help to get everyone back to ong>theong>ir display area before ong>theong> museum reopens in ong>theong> morning Building on ong>theong> success of ong>theong> Baby Einstein's 93% U.S. brand awareness, Little Einsteins maintains ong>theong> unique educational philosophy of using classical music, art, and real-world imagery to engage and teach preschoolers about ong>theong> natural world around ong>theong>m.

Poison Widows: A True Story of Witchcraft, Arsenic, and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cooper, George, PUBLISHER: Thomas Dunne Books, When ong>theong> trials of ong>theong> infamous "Poison Widows" began in Philadelphia in , newspapers nationwide relished ong>theong> sensational details of one of ong>theong> most bizarre life insurance scams ever uncovered. All togeong>theong>r, 20 victims were found, eiong>theong>r poisoned with a cocktail of arsenic and antimony or "taken on a fishing trip" by ong>theong> malevolent charlatan Morris Bolber, aka "Louie ong>theong> Rabbi", -- and two oong>theong>rs -- Paul and Herman Petrillo, flimflamer and thug, respectively. This lethal threesome induced immigrant wives to take out policies on ong>theong>ir husbands, "dispose" of ong>theong>ir spouses, and collect ong>theong> insurance -- with a nice cut for ong>theong>mselves, of course.

Urban Life in Transition

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pickvance, C. G. / Gottdiener, Mark, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Urban Life in Transition examines ong>theong> relationships between economic, political, and sociological effects of urban life suggesting that political, cultural and social changes in city affairs do not occur as a direct result of economic restructuring. Addressing a gap in ong>theong> literature which neglects complex issues of urban life and governance, this book treats urban crime, drugs, racism and demographic patterns as topics on ong>theong>ir own as well as ong>theong>ir impact on local govenment from ong>theong> mayorality to ong>theong> neighbourhood level.

The Checklist: What You and Your Family Need to Know to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Alvarez, Manny, PUBLISHER: Rayo, In ong>theong> tradition of "YOU ong>Theong> Owner's Manual," "ong>Theong> Checklist" is organized as a guide to help individuals and families take ong>theong> right precautions, at ong>theong> right time in ong>theong>ir lives, to avoid ong>theong> most common health pitfalls and illnesses, and put ong>theong>m on ong>theong> path to a vigorous and sound lifestyle. Each decade in a person's life introduces new risks not seen in ong>theong>ir previous ten years. A health plan must be tailor-made to fit a body as it matures decade to decade. Dr. Manny's friendly, easy explanations and simple maintenance breakdowns show people how to act preventively and proactively, without unnecessary fears or reliance on ong>theong> abundance of outdated, counterproductive health myths. Dr. Manny's mission is to aid readers in ong>theong>ir pursuit of living a healthy and long life, and to help close ong>theong> door on future life-threatening illnesses using proven, sound medical knowledge.

The New Global Marketing Reality

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Palmer, Roger / Brookes, Richard / Palmer, Roger, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, Marketing practices have fundamentally changed over ong>theong> past decade. This book documents ong>theong> nature of ong>theong>se changes, examines ong>theong>ir impact on marketers and marketing, explains ong>theong> results of a major international study into ong>theong> changing nature of contemporary marketing practices, assesses ong>theong>ir implications for marketing and marketers and provides guidance for those who are implementing change processes to improve value creation capabilities.

Mussolini ha sempre ragione

Carlo Galeotti, Benito Mussolini On ong>theong> decalogues of Fascist propaganda under Mussolini commented by ong>theong> author in ong>theong>ir historic context. (cod. I_)

On the Go Golf Guide: Putting Tips

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: United States Golf Teachers Federation / United States Golf Teachers Federation S, PUBLISHER: St. Remy Media, Golfers spend almost 50% of ong>theong>ir strokes on putts. ong>Theong> On ong>theong> Go Golf Guide: Putting Tips, with its techniques and strategies developed by top United States Golf Teachers' Federation professionals, will help any golfer knock that number down.

A Promise for Tomorrow

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pella, Judith / Peterson, Tracie, PUBLISHER: Bethany House Publishers, Book 3 in ong>theong> Ribbons of Steel. ong>Theong> Baldwins move ong>theong>ir family from ong>theong> comforts of Baltimore to a rural town in ong>theong> Allegheny Mountains. What cost will ong>theong> completion of ong>theong> railroad exact from ong>theong>ir lives?

Spy on the Roof of the World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wignall, Sydney, PUBLISHER: Lyons and Burford Publishers, In Sydney Wignall led ong>theong> Welsh Himalayan expedition to climb Tibet s highest mountain, Gurla Mandhata. With a rare view of Chinese military operations in Tibet, he and two of his companions were more than mountaineers; ong>theong>y were spies. Not long into ong>theong>ir journey ong>theong>y were captured and imprisoned, thus beginning an agonizing ordeal that would draw on ong>theong>ir last reserves of psychic strength and physical courage. This is ong>theong>ir story. Imprisoned by ong>theong> People's Liberation Army of ong>theong> Republic of China, subjected to freezing, rat-infested cells and to near-tortuous interrogation, only Wignall's incredible courage, humor, and ingenuity enabled ong>theong>m to survive. Eventually, international pressure forced ong>theong> Chinese to release ong>theong> three men. Hoping that ong>theong>y would not get back alive, ong>theong> Chinese abandoned ong>theong>m at ong>theong> foot of one of ong>theong> highest passes in ong>theong> Himalayas -- a pass never before climbed in winter -- starving, exhausted, and physically broken. ong>Theong>ir journey back is one of mountaineering's great epics. "Spy On ong>theong> Roof of ong>theong> World" is a riveting and unforgettable tale.

Exquisite Specificity: The Monoclonal Antibody Revolution

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cambrosio, Keating / Cambrosio, Alberto / Keating, Peter, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, In Cesar Milstein and Georges Kohler were awarded ong>theong> Nobel Prize for ong>theong>ir discovery of "hybridoma technology," a method leading to ong>theong> production of unlimited quantities of biological reagents of "exquisite specificity" known as monoclonal antibodies. Focusing on this ground-breaking development in ong>theong> recent history of ong>theong> biomedical sciences, this volume offers a description of scientific activity that delineates ong>theong> development of scientific knowledge. Based on an extensive reading of ong>theong> literature in ong>theong> field, interviews with leading participants and on-site observation, ong>theong> book follows events, materials and actors through a twenty-year period during which a laboratory technique was transformed into one of ong>theong> most successful tools of modern biotechnology. Beginning with an analysis of ong>theong> amiguities surrounding ong>theong> initial status of monoclonal antibodies, ong>theong> book goes on to explore ong>theong> various practices and forms of knowledge involved in ong>theong> reproduction of hybridoma technology. ong>Theong> analysis of ong>theong> worldwide diffusion of monoclonal antibodies and ong>theong>ir consequent transformatin by users is complemented with a close-up account of ong>theong>ir adoption within two laboratories. ong>Theong> book ends with a detailed analysis of ong>theong> patent disputes that have shaped ong>theong> industrial destiny of monoclonal antibodies. Acquista Ora

Things I Wish I'd Known: Cancer Caregivers Speak Out

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cornwall, Deborah J., PUBLISHER: Bardolf & Company, Family caregivers are ong>theong> unsung heroes of ong>theong> life-saving drama that's triggered by a cancer diagnosis. Nearly three quarters of American households will find ong>theong>mselves caring for a cancer patient at one point in ong>theong>ir lives. This book is ong>theong> first to capture ong>theong>ir thoughts, feelings, and insights on a large scale. It is based on 86 formal interviews with non-professional caregivers (some of whom are cancer survivors ong>theong>mselves), covering 107 patients ranging in age from 2 to 90 and facing 40 different cancer diagnoses. Practical lessons drawn from caregivers' experiences are intermingled with ong>theong>ir own words to forge a compelling narrative intended to help both patients and ong>theong>ir family caregivers to understand and cope with ong>theong> full range of issues ong>theong>y should anticipate as ong>theong>y fight ong>theong> battle of ong>theong>ir lives.

Yesterday When They Were Young: Life in the Dutch Fork

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jones, Elwood, PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, 'Yesterday When ong>Theong>y Were Young' is a true magnificent love story from a time and place where ong>theong> men were gallant, ong>theong> women were courageous and marriage was forever. ong>Theong> story is told through ong>theong> insights of ong>theong>ir letters; his from ong>theong> front lines of ong>theong> war and hers from ong>theong> home front. From ong>theong>ir letters you will relive what ong>theong>y and countless oong>theong>r families went through. You will be able to feel ong>theong>ir thoughts through ong>theong>ir words and you will be able to feel ong>theong>ir joy through ong>theong>ir smiles, and yes, you will feel ong>theong>ir sadness through ong>theong>ir tears. ong>Theong>ir life was simple but ong>theong>ir love was true. ong>Theong>y had to do what ong>theong>y had to do

Tupolev: The Man and His Aircraft

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Duffy, Paul / Kandalov, Andrei, PUBLISHER: SAE International, This interesting book focuses on ong>theong> aircraft designs of ong>theong> man often referred to as ong>theong> faong>theong>r of Russian aviation, Andrei Nikolaevich Tupolev. Born in Russia in , Tupolev went on to design aircraft that earned Russia worldwide acclaim for ong>theong>ir pioneering contributions to aviation in ong>theong> s, '30s, and '40s. Tupolev - ong>Theong> Man and His Aircraft begins with a short biography of Tupolev, ong>theong>n quickly moves on to covering ong>theong> historical and engineering details of his aircraft designs.

The Congressman's Civil War

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bogue, Allan G. / Fogel, Robert / ong>Theong>rnstrom, Stephan, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, In ong>theong> historical literature on ong>theong> Civil War, ong>theong> President, ong>theong> generals, and ong>theong> cabinet secretaries have won ong>theong> war of words. Of ong>theong> hundreds of men who served in ong>theong> House of Representatives during this great struggle, only a handful typically appear in general discussions of ong>theong> period. Yet without a deeper understanding of ong>theong> contributions of ong>theong> members of ong>theong> Congress to ong>theong> successful prosecution of ong>theong> war, we cannot fully appreciate ong>theong> desperate nature of that war and its significance in ong>theong> building of ong>theong> nation. This book explores important aspects of ong>theong> Civil War from ong>theong> perspective of Capitol Hill. It is an effort to survey some of ong>theong> possibilities for understanding ong>theong> congressmen, ong>theong>ir relations with each oong>theong>r, and ong>theong>ir interaction with President Lincoln.

Pacific

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ambrose, Hugh, PUBLISHER: Canongate Books, In this companion to ong>theong> HBO(r) miniseries-executive produced by Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, and Gary Goetzman-Hugh Ambrose reveals ong>theong> intertwined odysseys of four U.S. Marines and a U.S. Navy carrier pilot during World War II. Between America's retreat from China in late November and ong>theong> moment General MacArthur's airplane touched down on ong>theong> Japanese mainland in August of , five men connected by happenstance fought ong>theong> key battles of ong>theong> war against Japan. From ong>theong> debacle in Bataan, to ong>theong> miracle at Midway and ong>theong> relentless vortex of Guadalcanal, ong>theong>ir solemn oaths to ong>theong>ir country later led one to ong>theong> Great Marianas Turkey Shoot and ong>theong> oong>theong>rs to ong>theong> coral strongholds of Peleliu, ong>theong> black terraces of Iwo Jima and ong>theong> killing fields of Okinawa, until at last ong>theong> survivors enjoyed a triumphant, yet uneasy, return home. In "ong>Theong> Pacific," Hugh Ambrose focuses on ong>theong> real-life stories of ong>theong> five men who put ong>theong>ir lives on ong>theong> line for our country. To deepen ong>theong> story revealed in ong>theong> miniseries and go beyond it, ong>theong> book dares to chart a great ocean of enmity known as ong>Theong> Pacific and ong>theong> brave men who fought. Some considered war a profession, oong>theong>rs enlisted as citizen soldiers. Each man served in a different part of ong>theong> war, but ong>theong>ir respective duties required every ounce of ong>theong>ir courage and ong>theong>ir strength to defeat an enemy who preferred suicide to surrender. ong>Theong> medals for valor which were pinned on three of ong>theong>m came at a shocking price-a price paid in full by all.

The Ecological Theater and the Evolutionary Play

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

Barbie Birthday Keeper

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miller, Sara, PUBLISHER: Reader's Digest Children's Publishing, Girls are sure to have a blast getting ong>theong> inside scoop on ong>theong>ir birthday months, and filling in ong>theong>ir friends' birthdays, favorite things, and wish lists.

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