Patricia James: 74 books

Book cover of The Philosophy of Joss Whedon
by David Baggett, Joseph J. Foy, S. Evan Kreider
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012

Every generation produces a counterculture icon. Joss Whedon, creator of the long-running television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, is famed for his subversive wit, rich characters, and extraordinary plotlines. His renown has only grown with subsequent creations, including Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse,...
Book cover of From the Yenisei to the Yukon

From the Yenisei to the Yukon

Interpreting Lithic Assemblage Variability in Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene Beringia

by Norman A. Easton, Dr. Robert E. Ackerman, Jacob Baus
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011

Who were the first people who came to the land bridge joining northeastern Asia to Alaska and the northwest of North America? Where did they come from? How did they organize technology, especially in the context of settlement behavior?     During the Pleistocene era, the people now...
Book cover of Prophetic Words for 2019
by Larry Sparks, Lana Vawser, Nate Johnston
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2019

What is the Holy Spirit saying for 2019? “Surely the Lord God does nothing, Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.” —Amos 3:7 Get ready to receive a blueprint for 2019 and Hebrew Year 5779 from some of the leading prophets and prophetic voices across the world! Featuring...
Book cover of The Frontier of Patriotism

The Frontier of Patriotism

Alberta and the First World War

by David Borys, Juliette Champagne, Brett Clifton
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2016

With the centenary of the First World War, communities across Canada arranged commemorations of the war experience to honour local servicemen who, through their triumphs and sacrifices, were presented as laying the foundation for a free and independent country. Often overlooked are the triumphs and...
Book cover of Historical Dictionary of the United States Navy
by Patricia M. Kearns, James M. Morris
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011

The United States Navy has evolved in the last century and a half from humble and often frustrating beginnings during and after the Revolutionary War to become the strongest navy in the world with responsibilities that span the globe. The story of the Navy from its birth through the Civil War and...
Book cover of Innovations in Child and Family Policy

Innovations in Child and Family Policy

Multidisciplinary Research and Perspectives on Strengthening Children and Their Families

by Emily M. Douglas, Loretta L. C. Brady, Melissa Brown
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2010

Innovations in Child and Family Policy tackles many of the common problems and challenges that are considered to be at the heart of child and family policy: family creation, economic support, childrearing, and family care-giving. Innovations begins by defining child and family policy and discussing...
Book cover of Fractured Communities

Fractured Communities

Risk, Impacts, and Protest Against Hydraulic Fracking in U.S. Shale Regions

by Stephanie A. Malin, Hilary Boudet, Sherry Cable
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2018

While environmental disputes and conflicts over fossil fuel extraction have grown in recent years, few issues have been as contentious in the twenty-first century as those surrounding the impacts of unconventional natural gas and oil development using hydraulic drilling and fracturing techniques—more...
Book cover of Im Rausch der Verlockung
by Patricia E. James
Language: German
Release Date: May 20, 2015

London 1878: Gegen ihren Willen wird Lucy Delaney, die Tochter eines amerikanischen Stahlbarons, mit Abiah Wilberforce, dem einzigen Sohn des Earl of Ailesbury verheiratet. Dessen Vater hat sich vor kurzem in seinem Stadthaus erschossen. Lucy ist klar, dass Abiah der Heirat nur zugestimmt hat, weil...
Book cover of What Principals Need to Know About Teaching and Learning Reading
by Patricia M. Cunningham, James W. Cunningham
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2012

Principals will discover practical strategies for strengthening and improving reading programs using the foundation established by the authors’ six truths of reading instruction. Explore comprehensive, multifaceted instruction techniques, as well as additional steps you can take to support students...
Book cover of Toward a 21st-Century School Library Media Program
by Doug Achterman, Marlene Asselin, Steven M. Baule
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2007

This collection of enlightening and stimulating articles, written by some of the most important figures in school librarianship, demonstrates how teacher-librarians, classroom teachers, and administrators can work together to create a 21st century school library media program. With topics that emphasize...
Book cover of Southern Illinois University at 150 Years

Southern Illinois University at 150 Years

Growth, Accomplishments, and Challenges

by Vanessa Ann Sneed, Thomas C. Britton, John Howard Carter
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2019

Chartered in 1869, Southern Illinois University has been a stalwart presence on the southern Illinois landscape for a century and a half. This book celebrates the 150th anniversary of the university’s founding by exploring in depth its history since 1969, when the last book to celebrate a major...
Book cover of The Akron Story Circle Project

The Akron Story Circle Project

Rethinking Race in Classroom and Community

by Carolyn Behrman, Bill Lyons, Patricia Hill
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016

Cultures around the world have long employed storytelling to transmit important values and beliefs and to build community. Further, some research has indicated that individuals retain more from stories than other forms of information transmission like lectures. The pedagogical use of storytelling...
Book cover of Old Law, New Tricks: Using the Clean Air Act to Curb Climate Change
by Scott Schang, Leila B. Azari, Nicholas Bianco
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2013

Few if any people think the Clean Air Act is the optimal legislative solution to climate change; but it is a powerful tool that is being used sometimes despite the prevailing political will. To address this reality, this volume calls on the best writing from the most often-cited environmental law journal...
Book cover of Social Policy and Change in East Asia
by Kam-wah Chan, Kim-wah Chung, Keqing Han
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2013

Social Policy and Change in East Asia is a collection of essays from a group of indigenous East Asian social policy researchers who met bi-annually to discuss social development issues. The book’s focus is the policy responses of respective East Asian government since the 2008 financial tsunami...
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