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Gastrointestinal Functions

Gastrointestinal Functions

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Delvin, Edgard E. / Lentze, Michael J., PUBLISHER: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Written by internationally renowned clinical ong>andong> biomedical investigators, this volume highlights recent advances in ong>ong>theong>ong> understong>andong>ing, diagnosis, ong>andong> treatment ong>ofong> chronic ong>andong> functional gastrointestinal disorders in children ong>andong> adolescents. Coverage includes state-ong>ofong>-ong>ong>theong>ong>-art guidelines on management ong>ofong> intractable diarrhea, malabsorption, esophageal dysfunction, celiac disease, autoimmune enteropathy, inflammatory bowel disease, ong>andong> gut motility disorders. To furong>ong>theong>ong>r ong>ong>theong>ong> reader's understong>andong>ing ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> pathophysiology ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong>se conditions, ong>ong>theong>ong> book presents current concepts on ong>ong>theong>ong> assembly ong>ofong> brush border membranes, ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> extracellular matrix proteins in intestinal cell function, ong>ong>theong>ong> structure-function relationships ong>ofong> intestinal disaccharidases, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> development ong>andong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> gastric epiong>ong>theong>ong>lium.

The Politics of Anxiety in Nineteenth-Century American

The Politics of Anxiety in Nineteenth-Century American

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Murison, Justine S., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, For much ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> nineteenth century, ong>ong>theong>ong> nervous system was a medical mystery, inspiring scientific studies ong>andong> exciting great public interest. Because ong>ofong> this widespread fascination, ong>ong>theong>ong> nerves came to explain ong>ong>theong>ong> means by which mind ong>andong> body related to each oong>ong>theong>ong>r. By ong>ong>theong>ong> s, ong>ong>theong>ong> nervous system helped Americans express ong>ong>theong>ong> consequences on ong>ong>theong>ong> body, ong>andong> for society, ong>ofong> major historical changes. Literary writers, including Nathaniel Hawthorne ong>andong> Harriet Beecher Stowe, used ong>ong>theong>ong> nerves as a metaphor to re-imagine ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> self amidst political, social ong>andong> religious tumults, including debates about slavery ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> revivals ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Second Great Awakening. Representing ong>ong>theong>ong> 'romance' ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> nervous system ong>andong> its cultural ong>impactong> thoughtfully ong>andong>, at times, critically, ong>ong>theong>ong> fictional experiments ong>ofong> this century helped construct ong>andong> explore a neurological vision ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> body ong>andong> mind. Murison explains ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> neurological medicine on nineteenth-century literature ong>andong> culture. Acquista Ora

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Slavery and Colonial Rule in Africa

Slavery and Colonial Rule in Africa

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miers, Suzanne / Klein, Martin A., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Colonial rule started with an endless succession ong>ofong> small, but ong>ofong>ten brutal, wars ong>ofong> conquest, ong>ong>theong>ong> moral justification for which was that ong>ong>theong>ong> European conquerors were bringing 'civilization' to 'darkest Africa'. An intrinsic part ong>ofong> this so-called 'civilizing mission' was ong>ong>theong>ong> eradication ong>ofong> slave raiding, slave trading ong>andong> slavery, all ong>ofong> which were widespread on ong>ong>theong>ong> continent. Some ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> studies in this book are on areas where ong>ong>theong>ong>re has been little research, such as ong>ong>theong>ong> German colonies ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Algerian Sahara. Oong>ong>theong>ong>rs throw new light on questions already debated, such as emancipation on ong>ong>theong>ong> Gold Coast. Some focus on ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> abolition on particular groups ong>ofong> slaves. Among ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>ong>theong>ong>mes considered is ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> slaves in ong>ong>theong>ong>ir own emancipation, ong>ong>theong>ong> short ong>andong> long term results ong>ofong> abolition, ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> League ong>ofong> Nations, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> vestiges ong>ofong> slavery in Africa today.

Telecommunications Protocols

Telecommunications Protocols

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Russell, Travis, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Prong>ofong>essional Publishing, * A complete overview ong>ofong> telephony, wireless, ong>andong> data communications, this is a superb introduction for ong>ong>theong>ong> novice ong>andong> a plain-language, math-free refresher for ong>ong>theong>ong> expert * Presents ong>ong>theong>ong> fundamentals ong>ofong> each technology used to deliver network services, places ong>ong>theong>ong>m in context with each oong>ong>theong>ong>r, ong>andong> gives practical examples ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong>ir applications * Get ong>ong>theong>ong> basics ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> SS7 network ong>andong> its ong>impactong> on cellular * Understong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> basics ong>ofong> TCP/IP ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>Internetong> * Understong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> fundamentals ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> cellular network, SONET, ong>andong> ATM * Stay up to ong>ong>theong>ong> minute on voice over IP ong>andong> local number portability issues

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Making a Difference: Leadership and Academic Libraries

Making a Difference: Leadership and Academic Libraries

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hernon, Peter / Rossiter, Nancy, PUBLISHER: Libraries Unlimited, Leadership is separate from, but integral to, management; ong>andong> library directors today ong>andong> for ong>ong>theong>ong> foreseeable future can be expected to play an institutional ong>roleong> as ong>ong>theong>ong>y lead ong>ong>theong>ong> library to contribute towards ong>ong>theong>ong> mission ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong>ir college ong>andong> university. Similarly, new courses in library leadership now accompany more traditional ones on managing organizations ong>andong> information resources. However, much ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> literature on LIS leadership represents a distilled application ong>ofong> principles ong>andong> practices borrowed from oong>ong>theong>ong>r disciplines, with few reports ong>ofong> research from ong>ong>theong>ong> library field. Conceived as a companion to "ong>ong>Theong>ong> Next Library Leadership" (Libraries Unlimited, ), "Making a Difference" includes not only a discussion ong>ofong> effective attributes, but ong>ofong> issues central to ong>ong>theong>ong> development ong>ofong> leadership qualities, strategies, ong>andong> dispositions. Essential reading for anyone interested in advancing ong>ong>theong>ong> quality ong>ofong> leadership within LIS, particularly academic librarians in or aspiring to positions ong>ofong> managerial leadership.

The German-American Heritage

The German-American Heritage

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Franck, Irene M. / Irene M Franck, PUBLISHER: Facts on File, This volume uses firsthong>andong> accounts ong>andong> period illustrations to detail ong>ong>theong>ong> immigration ong>ofong> Germans into ong>ong>theong>ong> United States, ong>ong>theong>ong> hardships ong>ong>theong>ong>y experienced upon arriving, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong>ir ong>roleong> throughout history. Coverage includes ong>ong>theong>ong> Mennonites ong>andong> Quakers who left Germany in search ong>ofong> religious freedom in ong>ong>theong>ong> late seventeenth century, ong>ong>theong>ong> immigrants who poured into ong>ong>theong>ong> United States in ong>ong>theong>ong> nineteenth century following ong>ong>theong>ong> Napoleonic Wars ong>andong> who continued to come through ong>ong>theong>ong> s, ong>ong>theong>ong> development ong>ofong> German-American communities, ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> two world wars on Americans ong>ofong> German descent, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> valuable contributions ong>ofong> German-Americans to this country.

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Peasants and Imperial Rule: Agriculture and Agrarian Society

Peasants and Imperial Rule: Agriculture and Agrarian Society

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Charlesworth, Neil, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book is a detailed historical study ong>ofong> agriculture ong>andong> agrarian society in a major province ong>ofong> British India, ong>ong>theong>ong> Bombay presidency. Its objective is to examine ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> British rule on ong>ong>theong>ong> Indian peasantry, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> changes it brought. Among ong>ong>theong>ong> specific issues discussed by ong>ong>theong>ong> author are ong>ong>theong>ong> development ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> British long>andong> revenue system, ong>ong>theong>ong> pattern ong>ofong> expansion in commercial agriculture ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> consequences in terms ong>ofong> ownership ong>andong> organisation ong>ofong> long>andong> ong>andong> agrarian social structure. Dr Charlesworth goes on to look at ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> government policy, ong>ong>theong>ong> nature ong>ofong> peasant protest movements ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> effects ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> interwar depression. He concludes that significant long-term economic ong>andong> social change did occur but that ong>ong>theong>ong> highly 'differential' pattern to commercialisation prevented any structural transformation in ong>ong>theong>ong> peasant economy ong>andong> society.

Issues for Libraries and Information Science in the Internet

Issues for Libraries and Information Science in the Internet

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shuman, Bruce A., PUBLISHER: Libraries Unlimited, Are libraries destined for extinction as more people turn to ong>ong>theong>ong> Web for ong>ong>theong>ong>ir information needs? Or will ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> libraries expong>andong> to bridge ong>ong>theong>ong> gap between information haves ong>andong> have-nots? How will censorship issues, information overload, ong>andong> archiving affect libraries in years to come? ong>ong>Theong>ong> immense changes brought by ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>Internetong> pose many questions ong>andong> dilemmas for today's librarians, challenging many fundamental beliefs ong>andong> practices. This timely work addresses a number ong>ofong> major critical issues facing libraries ong>andong> our society. Join author Bruce Shuman to explore ong>ong>theong>ong> challenges ong>andong> possible solutions in this lively ong>andong> thought-provoking discussion. A fascinating read for anyone working in ong>ong>theong>ong> information industry-from library managers ong>andong> practitioners to faculty ong>andong> students ong>ofong> library ong>andong> information science. It is also ong>ofong> interest to researchers ong>andong> ong>Internetong> users.

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The End of Empire and the Making of Malaya

The End of Empire and the Making of Malaya

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harper, T. N., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This is ong>ong>theong>ong> first general social ong>andong> political history ong>ofong> Malaya. Focusing on ong>ong>theong>ong> years to , ong>ong>theong>ong> last years ong>ofong> British rule ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> achievement ong>ofong> independence, it embraces a wealth ong>ofong> social, economic ong>andong> cultural, as well as political ong>ong>theong>ong>mes. It contains new research on ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Second World War in Malaya, ong>ong>theong>ong> origins ong>andong> course ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Communist Emergency, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> response ong>ofong> Malaya's various ethnic communities to nationalism ong>andong> social change. A concluding chapter takes ong>ong>theong>ong>se ong>ong>theong>ong>mes forward into ong>ong>theong>ong> s to shed new light on ong>ong>theong>ong> emergence ong>ofong> this important Souong>ong>theong>ong>ast Asian nation.

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

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

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

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Researching the People's Health

Researching the People's Health

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Williams, G. / Popay, Jennie / Williams, Gareth, PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Researching ong>ong>theong>ong> People's Health" examines two related issues: ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> social research in ong>ong>theong>ong> rapidly changing world ong>ofong> health services, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> relationship between lay ong>andong> expert knowledge in public health ong>andong> health care. ong>ong>Theong>ong> book examines ong>ong>theong>ong>se issues against ong>ong>theong>ong> background ong>ofong> long-term transformations in patterns ong>ofong> health ong>andong> illness ong>andong> rapid changes in ong>ong>theong>ong> strategic management ong>andong> commissioning ong>ofong> health services. In doing so ong>ong>theong>ong> book makes a contribution to ong>ong>theong>ong> continuing ong>andong> urgent debates on ong>ong>theong>ong> assessment ong>ofong> health needs, ong>ong>theong>ong> organization ong>andong> delivery ong>ofong> health care, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> politics ong>ofong> health service organization ong>andong> funding.

The Changing Role of Social Care

The Changing Role of Social Care

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hudson, Bob, PUBLISHER: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Focusing on ong>ong>theong>ong> enormous organizational ong>andong> cultural changes that local authority social services have undergone since ong>ong>theong>ong> NHS ong>andong> Community Care Act, this volume provides an overview ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> structure ong>andong> function ong>ofong> social care at practice, management ong>andong> policy levels. It contains contributions from leading academics, researchers ong>andong> practitioners in ong>ong>theong>ong> UK, ong>andong> also includes chapters on ong>ong>theong>ong> experiences ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> rest ong>ofong> Europe ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> US. ong>ong>Theong>ong> contributors examine ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>andong> effectiveness ong>ofong> key shifts in ong>ong>theong>ong> weighting ong>ofong> responsibility ong>ofong> central ong>andong> local government; who ong>ong>theong>ong> purchasers ong>andong> providers ong>ofong> social care are; ong>ong>theong>ong> interaction between social services ong>andong> oong>ong>theong>ong>r agencies; ong>ong>theong>ong> relationship between voluntary ong>andong> statutory sectors; ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> involvement ong>ofong> users ong>andong> carers in service design ong>andong> provision. ong>ong>Theong>ong>y assess ong>ong>theong>ong> significance ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> breakdown ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> traditional distinctions ong>andong> ong>roleong>s underlying social care, ong>andong> lay ong>ong>theong>ong> foundations for effective ong>andong> coordinated future policy, practice ong>andong> research. With ong>ong>theong>ong> publication ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Labor Government's White Paper Modernizing Social Services, ong>ong>theong>ong> future ong>ofong> social care is set for yet more upheaval. This volume will provide an indispensable overview ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> evolution ong>andong> destiny ong>ofong> local authority social services for students, practitioners ong>andong> managers.

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The Columbia History of Chinese Literature

The Columbia History of Chinese Literature

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mair, Victor H., PUBLISHER: Columbia University Press, Comprehensive yet portable, this account ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> development ong>ofong> Chinese literature from ong>ong>theong>ong> very beginning up to ong>ong>theong>ong> present brings ong>ong>theong>ong> riches ong>ofong> this august literary tradition into focus for ong>ong>theong>ong> general reader. Organized chronologically with ong>ong>theong>ong>matic chapters interspersed, ong>ong>theong>ong> fifty-five original chapters by leading specialists cover all genres ong>andong> periods ong>ofong> poetry, prose, fiction, ong>andong> drama. A special feature ong>ofong> "ong>ong>Theong>ong> Columbia History ong>ofong> Chinese Literature" is ong>ong>theong>ong> focus on such subjects as popular culture, ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> religion upon literature, ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> women, ong>andong> relationships with non-Sinitic languages ong>andong> peoples.

The Western Heritage: -Present

The Western Heritage: -Present

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kagan, Donald / Turner, Frank M. / Ozment, Steven E., PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, Present a strong, clear narrative account ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> central developments in Western history.. ong>ong>Theong>ong> book calls attention to certain critical ong>ong>theong>ong>mes--ong>ong>theong>ong> development ong>ofong> political freedom ong>andong> constitutional government; ong>ong>theong>ong> shifting relations among religion, society, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> state; ong>ong>theong>ong> development ong>ofong> science ong>andong> technology ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong>ir ong>impactong> on thought ong>andong> social institutions; ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> major religious ong>andong> intellectual currents that have shaped Western culture. Acquista Ora

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British Parliamentary Parties: Policy and Power

British Parliamentary Parties: Policy and Power

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brong>andong>, Jack, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This book examines ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> British Conservative ong>andong> Labour parliamentary parties in ong>ong>theong>ong> development ong>ofong> government policy since . Focusing on major policy fields--agriculture, education, housing, defense, ong>ong>theong>ong> economy, ong>andong> Scottish affairs--Brong>andong> argues that ong>ong>theong>ong> influence ong>ofong> back-benchers has been consistently underestimated, ong>andong> that ong>ong>theong>ong> interdependence ong>ofong> front- ong>andong> back-benchers frequently produces surprising ong>andong> significant effects on policy development.

A Prayerbook for Volunteers

A Prayerbook for Volunteers

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McCann, Deborah, PUBLISHER: Twenty-Third Publications, In down-to-earth ong>andong> humorous look at ong>ong>theong>ong> important work ong>ofong> volunteers, author Deborah McCann ong>ofong>fers heartfelt prayers ong>andong> reflections on ong>ong>theong>ong> various aspects ong>ofong> this "unsung" ministry. Both ong>ong>theong>ong> upside ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> downside ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> volunteer's ong>roleong> is expressed here ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> experiences ong>ofong> volunteers are related to those ong>ofong> Jesus.

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Knowledge Management and Virtual Organizations

Knowledge Management and Virtual Organizations

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Malhotra, Yogesh, PUBLISHER: Idea Group Publishing, Based on ong>ong>theong>ong> completion ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> latest knowledge, research ong>andong> practices, Knowledge Management ong>andong> Virtual Organizations synong>ong>theong>ong>sizes ong>ong>theong>ong> latest thinking in knowledge management with ong>ong>theong>ong> design ong>ofong> information technology ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>Internetong>-enabled new organization forms. ong>ong>Theong>ong> major emphasis ong>ofong> this exciting book is on knowledge management, virtual organizations ong>andong> teams, ong>andong> success factors for knowledge management ong>andong> virtual organizations.

Commonwealth Caribbean Public Law

Commonwealth Caribbean Public Law

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fiadjoe, Albert, PUBLISHER: Routledge Cavendish, Taking a critical look at ong>ong>theong>ong> major areas ong>ofong> constitutional ong>andong> administrative law, Commonwealth Caribbean Public Law places a firm emphasis on ong>ong>theong>ong> protection ong>ofong> citizens' rights ong>andong> good governance. ong>ong>Theong>ong> third edition ong>ofong> this book builds on ong>ong>theong>ong> success ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> previous two editions, setting-out ong>ong>theong>ong> established legal principles through Caribbean cases, along with critique ong>andong> commentary ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> law where appropriate. Contemporary issues ong>andong> changes in Caribbean public law are addressed including: ong>ong>theong>ong> refining ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> rules governing judicial review; recent cases dealing with ong>ong>theong>ong> death penalty; ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> likely ong>impactong> on CARICOM initiatives on ong>ong>theong>ong> rights ong>ofong> citizens.

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Primary Special Needs and the National Curriculum

Primary Special Needs and the National Curriculum

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lewis, Ann, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This new edition ong>ofong> Ann Lewis's widely acclaimed text has been substantially revised ong>andong> updated to take into account ong>ong>theong>ong> recent revisions to ong>ong>theong>ong> National Curriculum ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> guidance ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Code ong>ofong> Practice. It provides: *an analysis ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> issues ong>andong> practicalities ong>ofong> implementing ong>ong>theong>ong> National Curriculum at primary school level *an exploration ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> main trends concerning ong>ong>theong>ong> education ong>ofong> children with learning difficulties *guidelines on safeguarding a broad curriculum, assessing children's learning ong>andong> helping all children gain access to ong>ong>theong>ong> National Curriculum Related issues such as ong>ong>theong>ong> grouping ong>ofong> children, ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> special needs coordinator, resources, record keeping ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> legal position are also examined. ong>ong>Theong>ong>se areas are explored in ong>ong>theong>ong> light ong>ofong> classroom practice, evidence about ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> National Curriculum to date ong>andong> wider research evidence ong>andong> policy analysis.

Energy: Its Use and the Environment

Energy: Its Use and the Environment

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hinrichs, Roger A. / Kleinbach, Merlin H., PUBLISHER: Thomson Brooks/Cole, What is ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> such energy issues as global warming, radioactive waste, ong>andong> municipal solid waste on ong>ong>theong>ong> individual ong>andong> society? ENERGY: ITS USE ong>ANDong> ong>ong>THEong>ong> ENVIRONMENT answers ong>ong>theong>ong>se questions, emphasizing ong>ong>theong>ong> physical principles behind energy ong>andong> its effects on our environment, ong>andong> explaining ong>ong>theong>ong> basic physical principles behind ong>ong>theong>ong> use ong>ofong> energy, including ong>ong>theong>ong> study ong>ofong> mechanics, electricity ong>andong> magnetism, ong>ong>theong>ong>rmodynamics, ong>andong> atomic ong>andong> nuclear physics. By placing energy issues within ong>ong>theong>ong> context ong>ofong> everyday examples ong>andong> asking you to define ong>andong> support critical arguments, ENERGY: ITS USE ong>ANDong> ong>ong>THEong>ong> ENVIRONMENT ong>ofong>fers a provocative approach to this crucial issue.

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The Big Bang, the Buddha, and the Baby Boom

The Big Bang, the Buddha, and the Baby Boom

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nisker, Wes Scoop, PUBLISHER: HarperOne, Hang on for a Wild Journey through ong>ong>theong>ong> Political ong>andong> Spiritual Adventures ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Baby-Boom Generation Join Wes "Scoop" Nisker as he takes us on a hilarious, wild ride through ong>ong>theong>ong> heyday ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Beats ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Hippies ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> birth ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> modern environmental movement, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> surge ong>ofong> Buddhism in ong>ong>theong>ong> West.

E-Learning Theory and Practice

E-Learning Theory and Practice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Haythornthwaite, Caroline / ong>Andong>rews, Richard, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), In" "E-learning ong>ong>Theong>ong>ory ong>andong> Practice ong>ong>theong>ong> authors set out different perspectives on e-learning. ong>ong>Theong>ong> book deals with ong>ong>theong>ong> social implications ong>ofong> e-learning, its transformative effects, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> social ong>andong> technical interplay that supports ong>andong> directs e-learning. ong>ong>Theong>ong> authors present new perspectives on ong>ong>theong>ong> subject by exploring ong>ong>theong>ong> way teaching ong>andong> learning are changing with ong>ong>theong>ong> presence ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>Internetong> ong>andong> participatory media; providing a ong>ong>theong>ong>oretical grounding in new learning practices from education, communication ong>andong> information science; addressing e-learning in terms ong>ofong> existing learning ong>ong>theong>ong>ories, emerging online learning ong>ong>theong>ong>ories, new literacies, social networks, social worlds, community ong>andong> virtual communities, ong>andong> online resources; ong>andong> emphasizing ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> everyday electronic practices on learning, literacy ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> classroom, locally ong>andong> globally.This book is for everyone involved in e-learning including teachers, educators, graduate students ong>andong> researchers.

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Power Up Your Library: Creating the New Elementary School

Power Up Your Library: Creating the New Elementary School

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Salmon, Sheila / Goldfarb, Elizabeth K. / Greenblatt, Melinda, PUBLISHER: Libraries Unlimited, Based on ong>ong>theong>ong> methods ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> New York City Library Power Program, this is a practical hong>andong>book for revitalizing or rebuilding ong>ong>theong>ong> school library. Putting ong>ong>theong>ong> many facets ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> media specialist's prong>ofong>essional life into ong>ong>theong>ong> context ong>ofong> a flexibly scheduled, collaboratively planned teaching program, ong>ong>theong>ong> book ong>ofong>fers simple strategies for effecting positive change. It covers such topics as ong>ong>theong>ong> librarian's ong>roleong> as teacher, programming, assessment, collection development, facilities, technology, ong>ong>theong>ong> library budget, support staff, ong>andong> public relations. Written for ong>ong>theong>ong> school library media specialist who has or plans to have a library that conforms to today's vision ong>ofong> an effective school library media program, this book places ong>ong>theong>ong> library media center at ong>ong>theong>ong> heart ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> school's educational program ong>andong> shows how to position ong>ong>theong>ong> library as ong>ong>theong>ong> catalyst for school reform.

Globalization and the Developing Countries: Emerging

Globalization and the Developing Countries: Emerging

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Isaac, Grant / Bigman, D. / Bigman, David, PUBLISHER: CABI Publishing, ong>ong>Theong>ong> globalization process ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> internal policy reforms that ong>ong>theong>ong> developing countries have implemented during ong>ong>theong>ong> past decade have changed ong>ong>theong>ong> relative prices ong>ofong> practically all ong>ong>theong>ong>ir inputs ong>andong> outputs. Agricultural producers have ong>ong>theong>ong>refore been forced to change ong>ong>theong>ong> structure ong>andong> methods ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong>ir production. ong>ong>Theong>ong> objective ong>ofong> this book is to review ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> globalization on a number ong>ofong> issues. ong>ong>Theong>ong>se include ong>ong>theong>ong> effects ong>ofong> changes in global trading rules ong>andong> regulations, ong>ong>theong>ong> removal ong>ofong> trade barriers ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> elimination ong>ofong> many country-specific trade agreements.

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Islam and War: A Study in Comparative Ethics

Islam and War: A Study in Comparative Ethics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kelsay, John, PUBLISHER: Westminster John Knox Press, This book explores questions regarding ong>ong>theong>ong> justice ong>ofong> war ong>andong> addresses ong>ong>theong>ong> lack ong>ofong> comparative perspectives on ong>ong>theong>ong> ethics ong>ofong> war, particularly with respect to Islam. John Kelsay begins with ong>ong>theong>ong> war in ong>ong>theong>ong> Persian Gulf, focusing on ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> Islamic symbols in ong>ong>theong>ong> rhetoric ong>ofong> Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. He provides an overview ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Islamic tradition in regards to war ong>andong> peace, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong>n focuses on ong>ong>theong>ong> notion ong>ofong> religion as a just cause for war.

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