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In an educational context where school and district performance is of increasing focus, it’s essential for leaders at all levels of the educational system to focus on improving student performance. This volume zeros in on a promising set of strategies and practices for all leaders to motivate, support,...

An Author's Mind;, edite by Martin Farquhar Tupper, A.M., F.R.S...

An old foe returns to collect a high price. The syndicate had given her an ultimatum: disappear. Watched and wary, Fujita Hiroko obeyed for years, burying herself in work. Now one of the galaxy's most recognized faces, owner of the universe's must-see tourist trap, she can't hide any longer. And...

O Crime do Padre Amaro é uma das obras do escritor português Eça de Queirós mais difundidas por todo o mundo. Trata-se de uma obra polêmica, que causou protestos da Igreja Católica, ao ser publicada em 1875, em Portugal.

Dès son plus jeune âge, Marie Curie éprouvait une grande soif d’apprendre. Sa persévérance et sa curiosité lui ont permis de réaliser de grandes découvertes et de faire son chemin dans un monde jusque-là réservé aux hommes. Elle est encore aujourd’hui considérée comme l’un des plus...

La petite Ada, qui était une grande rêveuse, est devenue la toute première programmeuse de l’histoire . Ada Lovelace était une enfant solitaire très douée pour les mathématiques. Dès le début du 19e siècle, cette femme visionnaire était convaincue que certaines équations pouvaient transmettre...

Biology Professor Kevin Ballard finds his quiet life rocked by a series of vicious mysterious events. First, his mother is slain in his childhood home. Then his girlfriend (and research assistant) is kidnapped from their cabin and he finds that the plant he's studying is apparently being used in strange...

This issue of Medical Clinics of North America, guest edited by Paul S. Pottinger and Christopher A. Sanford, is devoted to Travel and Adventure Medicine. Articles in this issue include: Immunizations; Malaria; Personal Protection Measures; Traveler’s Diarrhea; Urban Medicine and Trauma; Care of...

Los caminos que se recorren en esta obra son diversos, pero siempre convergen en conceptos centrales de la experiencia universitaria en un país que se ha reconocido como multicultural y plurilingüe. Los núcleos conceptuales de las reflexiones aquí incluidas tienen que ver con la interculturalidad...

Plant health covers topics such as the safe handling and movement of germplasm and seed, as well as the range of biotic threats faced by crops and the ways they can be managed to optimise yields and ensure safety and quality in crop production. These threats include viral, bacterial and fungal diseases...

The book is a sequel to author’s earlier book on Switzerland, Glimpses of Medieval Switzerland. It breaks new ground by examining how medieval Switzerland has changed into today’s tolerant country in accepting tourists from different cultures despite growing anti-immigrant attitudes, welcoming...

Published in 1908, Once Aboard the Lugger was Arthur S. Hutchinson’s first novel. Subtitled, “The History of George and his Mary,” this is the story of a commonplace couple. The first part is called “Of George,” the second “Of Mary,” and the third through fifth discuss history, love, and war—the book then ends with part six, “Of Paradise Lost and Found.”

Figuras desconhecidas, paisagens inacabadas, vozes adormecidas. Tudo, absolutamente tudo neste mundo é fugidio, intangível e inexpressivo. Só se conhecem as faces do que resta após o fim das palavras: a poesia.

Aithera Kilbray - Assassinated at birth. With the essence of two others, She lives. Orphaned at 5, she grows up with the pet name her brother always called her, Tera, until at age 20 she id told her real name. Now on her own and followed by those that hunt the female child of Kilbray, she meets others...