M D Jackson: 15 books

One marker of the majesty of ancient Rome is its surviving architectural legacy, the stunning remains of which are scattered throughout the circum-Mediterranean landscape. Surprisingly, one truly remarkable aspect of this heritage remains relatively unknown. There exists beneath the waters of the...

This is an autobiography of a little farm boy who became a doctor and before practicing in Ontario, Canada, he spent two years as a Missionary Doctor in Northern Rhodesia. Dr. Ivan M. Jackson was born on a farm in Ontario, Canada. He graduated from University of Toronto in 1961 with an MD degree....

Taking a sociological approach to the study of mass media, Mediated Society explores how the media affects individuals and society. Within this unique framework, the authors analyze media and mass communication as a social rather than as a technological construct while addressing issues such as democracy,...

As the U.S. population grows more and more diverse, how can professionals who work with young children and families deliver the best services while honoring different customs, beliefs, and values? The answers are in the fourth edition of this bestselling textbook, fully revised to reflect nearly a...

Sweet Home Alabama. Have a slice of Alabama Literature. This collection brings you over 20 authors from the Gulf Coast in Alabama, including USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHORS Carolyn Haines and Craig A. Price Jr., Award Winning author Jodie Cain Smith and several others, including some first time...

One man’s insurgent is another man’s freedom fighter… From The Moon is a Harsh Mistress to The Hunger Games, everyone enjoys a good rebellion. There is something compelling about a group (or individual) who throws caution to the wind and rises up in armed defiance against oppression,...

African American Students’ Career and College Readiness: The Journey Unraveled explores the historical, legal, and socio-political issues of education affecting African American students and their career and college readiness. Each chapter has been written based on the authors’ experience and...

Scientific Essay from the year 2015 in the subject Chemistry - Other, , language: English, abstract: The present study investigates the oxidative de-hydrogenation of propane-butane (C3-C4) fraction over mono (Cr, Mo) and bi-metal (Cr-Mo) loaded MCM-41catalysts. The catalysts were prepared by sequential...

From standing alone in a doorway of a house on an early-May morning, looking out on the torn backstreets of a Texas city in the early 1990s, Fr. Tom Jackson--a marginal Episcopal priest and former shrink--began to experience a new life in what seemed to be a strange placeand the house would quickly...

This collection presents, for the first time, a much-needed synthesis of the major research themes and findings that characterize the Woodland Period in the southeastern United States. The Woodland Period (ca. 1200 B.C. to A.D. 1000) has been the subject of a great deal of archaeological research...

Volume 51 contains a total of 60 lectures covering 12 topics: History Poetry Natural Science Philosophy Biography Prose Fiction Criticism and the Essay Education Political Science Drama Voyages and Travels Religion

This volume examines the school-to-prison pipeline, a concept that has received growing attention over the past 10–15 years in the United States. The “pipeline” refers to a number of interrelated concepts and activities that most often include the criminalization of students and student behavior,...

Volume 33 of Theatre History Studies explores war. War is a paradox—horrifying and compelling, galvanizing and devastating, a phenomenon that separates and decimates while at the same time creating and strengthening national identity and community bonds. War is the stuff of great drama.   War and...

This teacher-education training program will help preservice and beginning teachers develop culturally sensitive curriculum that will integrate multicultural viewpoints and histories into the classroom, apply instructional strategies that encourage all students to achieve, and review school and district...