Laura M : 240 books
Paris and the Marginalized Author
Treachery, Alienation, Queerness, and Exile
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2018
This volume of essays explores what it is that has brought marginalized and often exiled writers, seen as treacherous, alienated, and/or queer by their societies and nations together by way of Paris. Spanning from the inter-war period of the late 1920s to the present millennium, this volume considers...
by Frances S. Adeney, Brian K. Blount, F E. Bonkovsky
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2004
Protestantism, at its best, grounds both its religious and its social critique in the faith of the prophets and the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as understood and lived by the church. Its teachings and desired practice stand in start contrast to complacent religion that seems to be at ease with...
Field Rhetoric
Ethnography, Ecology, and Engagement in the Places of Persuasion
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2018
**A survey of the innovative scholarship emerging at the intersections of rhetoric, **and fieldwork
A variety of research areas within rhetorical studies—including everyday and public rhetorics, space and place-based work, material and ecological approaches, environmental communication,...
Urbanism in the Preindustrial World
Cross-Cultural Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2009
A baseline study of the growth of preindustrial cities worldwide.
This work employs a subset of preindustrial cities on many continents to answer questions archaeologists grapple with concerning the populating and growth of cities before industrialization. It further explores how scholars differently...
A Brief History of South American Metatherians
Evolutionary Contexts and Intercontinental Dispersals
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015
This book summarizes major aspects of the evolution of South American metatherians, including their epistemologic, phylogenetic, biogeographic, faunal, tectonic, paleoclimatic, and metabolic contexts. A brief overview of the evolution of each major South American lineage ("Ameridelphia",...
Toward a Culture of Consequences
Performance-Based Accountability Systems for Public Services
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2010
Performance-based accountability systems (PBASs) link incentives to measured performance to improve services to the public. Research suggests that PBASs influence provider behaviors, but little is known about PBAS effectiveness at achieving performance goals. This study examines nine PBASs that are...
by Martin Kommor, M.D., Laura Wilhelm
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2005
An estimated 19 million adult Americans suffer from anxiety disorders. And anyone who has struggled with anxiety and panic attacks understands that each day brings a new set of fears and challenges.
The Anxiety Answer Book is an authoritative reference for these adults and their loved ones,...
by Thomas Pogge, Amélia Bastos, Stefanos Papanastasiou
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2016
Worldwide child and youth poverty and deprivation remain the biggest barrier to achieving a better life in adulthood. Progress in lifting children out of poverty in the last decades has been slow and limited in the developing world, while the recent global economic crisis has exacerbated child poverty,...
First Steps to Preschool Inclusion
How to Jumpstart Your Programwide Plan
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
Interested in preschool inclusion, but not sure where to start? This introductory guide gathers everything you need to know to launch a successful inclusive early childhood program—and get critical buy-in from your whole staff. A must for leaders of early childhood programs, this reader-friendly...
Problemas, decisiones y soluciones
Enfoques de política pública
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 24, 2019
El libro aborda las características y los postulados básicos de los enfoques utilizados en las políticas públicas y su estudio, además de describir cómo pueden emplearse éstas en el análisis de las decisiones que toma el Estado. Esta obra, preparada por un grupo de investigadores de la División...
by Annie Roe Carr, Alice Duer Miller, Berthold Auerbach
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2018
This ebook comprises the 4 volumes of our series named "50 Classic Christmas Stories". All 4 volumes are also available separately in the shop. This edition includes bonus streaming links to our album called "35 essential christmas songs (guitar arrangements)" (Spotify, Apple Music,...
Reading the Signs
Using Case Studies to Discuss Student Life Issues at Catholic Colleges and Universities in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2008
The purpose of this book is to provide student affairs professionals who work at Catholic colleges and universities a tool for reflection and dialogue on difficult issues they face in their campuses. It is intended to be used in staff development sessions, in training sessions with student leaders and...
Reality Television
Oddities of Culture
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2014
Reality television remains a pervasive form of television programming within our culture. The new mantra is go big or go home, be weird or be invisible. Here Comes Honey Boo Boo and Duck Dynasty, for example,are arguably two of the most compelling reality television programs currently airing because...
by EL George, Tracy A. Ball, Sara Schoen
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2019
Virtue
A Crazy Ink anthology
We've all heard of the seven deadly sins.
But lesser known are the seven virtues that give us our humanity.
Faith is belief in the right things.
Hope is taking a positive future view that good will prevail.
Charity is concern for,...