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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions...

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions...

What are the secrets of successful teams? Why do some teams achieve remarkable success while others fail or are consigned to mediocrity? To find the answers, Larson and LaFasto interviewed a wide range of teams, including the space shuttle Challenger investigation team and executive...

Attention in Vision is an important work which aims to identify, address and solve some major problems and issues in the psychology of visual perception, attention and intentional control. The central aim is to investigate how people use their visual perception in the performance...

This is the first comprehensive study of the history of Asia Minor in antiquity to be written for nearly fifty years and the first attempt to treat Anatolian history as a whole over the millennium from the time of Alexander the Great to the...

The true story of 2 year-old Anna, abandoned by her natural parents, left alone in a neglected orphanage. Elaine and Ian had travelled half way round the world to adopt little Anna. She couldn't have been more wanted, loved and cherished. So why was...

Author: Joanne Carter M. EdISBN-10: 1963883616ISBN-13: 9781963883619Publisher: Prime Seven MediaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/11/2024Pages: 70Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17d

Stand for inclusion. Anyone can do it - Including You! The concept of inclusion has evolved beyond mere buzzwords into a moral imperative. Delphia L. Howze unveils the heart of inclusion, dispelling the myth of selective responsibility and challenging the notion that creating inclusive...

The works in Pieces of Mind contain tributes to those who had or continue to have profound impact on my life. There are also many takes on the tumultuous world we now live, including politics, media, and general societal behaviors. As you read these...

Frightening, sometimes amusing, always entertaining, this collection spotlights haunted tales from around the First State. Experience a sixth-grader's terrifying "game" with a talking board and a beautiful spiritual send off for a dying patriarch. Visit Fort Delaware where ghostly "chatter" may raise your hackles...

Author: Abdussabur KirkeISBN-10: 079615337XISBN-13: 9780796153371Publisher: Lifeboat PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/07/2024Pages: 22Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.09lbsSize: 8.86h x 5.51w x 0.05d

Violence and Trauma: Healing South Sudanese Families and Communities is an exploration of the complex interconnection of violence and trauma in the South Sudanese communities. Moving fluidly between narratives in case studies and academic perspectives on violence, trauma and inequalities, Anyieth depicts multidimensional and...

DURING the course of several visits to the West, both to Europe and to America, I was naturally struck by the difference between the position of woman in English and in Indian public life, as represented by her share in the organizations for human...

Discover the power of negotiation and transform your customer interactions into successful opportunities! In "Learn to Negotiate with Your Customers", delve into a universe of powerful strategies and valuable insights to strengthen your business relationships. This book is an indispensable guide for any professional...

The monograph is devoted to the investigation of complexities involved in reproducing colors through multi-color printing. It focuses on understanding how colors are synthesized on a printed surface through autotype processes, while also shedding light on the associated challenges and issues. The work presents...

What was it like growing up during the Cold War? What can childhood memories tell us about state socialism and its aftermath? How can these intimate memories complicate history and redefine possible futures? These questions are at the heart of the (An)Archive: Childhood, Memory,...

Activism in Hard Times in Central and Eastern Europe elevates the voices of civic activists from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and analyzes a wealth of information to generate new insights into how activism in the region manages to be vibrant, diverse, and consequential.Because...

Using a social movement perspective, this monograph demonstrates the differences between the Return to the City Movement by the Chinese educated youths - the only successful social movement by the Chinese people since the establishment of the communist regime - and the Down to...

Technological advances have enabled universities to re-evaluate their ways of gathering, processing and disseminating information for teaching, research and their own administration. The librarian services offered to distance learning students was the focus of this work, which aimed to analyse the librarian's role, as...

This biography tells the inspiring story of Giulia Falletti di Barolo, a 19th-century Italian aristocrat who devoted her life to prison reform. With the help of her friend Silvio Pellico, a pioneering advocate for penal reform, she transformed the prison system in Turin and...

This book provides a record of the proceedings of an anti-slavery convention held in Vermont in the mid-19th century. It is an important historical document that sheds light on the abolitionist movement and the struggle for civil rights in America.This work has been selected...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.This book examines many of the predominant issues in the field of social work in mental health and substance abuse today. Topics discussed include incarceration of drug abusers, methadone treatment for heroin users, and substance abuse...

The essays in this volume are intended to reach beyond regions and compartmentalized disciplines, encompassing the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and the arts. By placing all societies touched by the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean at the centre of Western Civilization discussions, this...

This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural...

The lady's knitting-book - Containing four dozen patterns is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1878. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres.As...

A Grammar of the Marathi Language is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1868. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a...

Polynesian Panthers records the Pacific rights and social activist movement in New Zealand, told by those who were there. Forming in 1971, the Polynesian Panthers sought to raise consciousness and took action in response to the racism and discrimination Pacific peoples faced in New...

This collection of essays by experts in Renaissance and Gothic studies tracks the lines of connection between Gothic sensibilities and the discursive network of the Renaissance. The texts covered encompass poetry, epic narratives, ghost stories, prose dialogues, political pamphlets and Shakespeare's texts, read alongside...

An Introduction to Game Studies is a core textbook for game studies as an academic discipline, and is the comprehensive guide to the field. It introduces the student to the history and character of games studies as an analytical study of games in culture,...

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions...

This ground-breaking volume explores social entrepreneurship from the perspective of complexity science and systems thinking. Case studies, models, simulations, and theoretical papers advance both theory and practice, providing an innovative and comprehensive look at these dynamic topics. Written by complexity theorists, international development practitioners,...

In Fire and Power William D. Atwill maps the cultural contours of space-age America through readings of some of the era's most popular and influential narratives: Saul Bellow's Mr. Sammler's Planet, John Updike's Rabbit Redux, Norman Mailer's Of a Fire on the Moon, Tom...

Author: Joanne Carter M. EdISBN-10: 1963883829ISBN-13: 9781963883824Publisher: Prime Seven MediaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/11/2024Pages: 70Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.61lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d

Analysis of political campaign materials' content has been lacking and almost always focused on the available textual materials. This book, however, departs from the standard norms of looking at textual materials and instead focuses on the photographic images that appear in most political campaign...

Any way you look at it, people mattered hugely in my life! Ordinary relationships that were loving, compassionate and nurturing assured my survival while growing up Black in Jim Crow Deep South. They guided me through difficult coming of age experiences, and prepared me...

Travel Texas history in the shoes of lesser-known people who illuminate big stories in our Lone Star past. This curated journey through an eclectic collection of Texas history ranges across five centuries. Find captivating stories in Texas politics, arts, labor, literature, agriculture, oil, ranching,...

Margin of Death is a cautionary note on death being a slim margin away in the activities we engage in. The book presents safety and life-preservation tips to avoid, minimize, or mitigate accidental disasters that could rob people of their precious lives. Although the...

If, as Darwin suggests, evolution relentlessly encourages the survival of the fittest, why are humans compelled to live in cooperative, complex societies? In this fascinating examination of the roots of human trust and virtue, a zoologist and former American editor of the Economist reveals...

This slim volume is a fascinating read. The author provides a rich and finely detailed timeline of South Sudan's historic resistance to alien rule. The chronology and research is meticulous as the author maps out the attempts to own this land and control its...

Communication skills in American English. Self-study. The Student's Book focuses on a language function--such as requesting information, thanking, complimenting, and inviting--while readings explain the cultural "rules" students need to know to communicate naturally and effectively. Structured exercises, as well as freer role plays, often...

A tiny girl child with the soul of a Bengal tigress emerges from a rose garden after failing to locate her parents. The emperor names her Princess Rose. The story encompasses love, loss, friendship, and rebirth.Author: Lloyd E. BatemanISBN-13: 9798330244751Publisher: Kinectic Digital PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

This is the story of my life in foster care, along with six other foster children. The book gives you an inside view of the good, the bad, the ugly events, circumstances, and lifestyles, including mental and physical abuse. I was born in May...

The Abolition Crusade and Its Consequences is a comprehensive history of the abolition movement in America. Herbert provides a detailed analysis of the key figures and events of the movement, and explores the impact of abolition on American society. This book is essential reading...

Pistis Sof a con sus sabias revelaciones, enriquecidas en la presente develaci n, d inicio a una esperanzadora Era de Luz, donde la Verdad deba ser divisa suprema a encarnarse individualmente por un aut ntico Laborante, lleg ndose a repeler y vencer con autoridad...

Mothers must not become the forgotten victims of the pandemic. We didn't lose our lives, but many of us lost our sanity. This must never be allowed to happen again.'The Lockdown Mama Community, ' an online group of mothers built in the wake of...

This is the story of my life in foster care, along with six other foster children. The book gives you an inside view of the good, the bad, the ugly events, circumstances, and lifestyles, including mental and physical abuse. I was born in May...

This informative nonfiction book was written to inspire young women and girls. They will see the struggles and adversities in which the brave, intelligent, and motivated women including the author in this book endured to overcome to reach their goals. This nonfiction book is...

Journey into the heart of African culture with this captivating exploration of hairstyles. From simple braids to elaborate clay and grass constructions, this book unveils a dazzling array of designs. Discover: Traditional techniques like pleating, top knotting, and more. The artistic use of hair,...