Sheri: 460 books
by Sheri S Tepper
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2010
A good and proper aristocrat on the isolated, seemingly backward planet of Haven, Genevieve has been carefully instructed in the Covenants -- the ancient, inflexible laws governing the women of her class. She knows what is expected of her: marriage in her mid-twenties to a groom of her father's choosing,...
The Companions
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Three planets have been recently discovered in deep space, and prosaically named to reflect their respective environments. Jungle, lush and foreboding, swallowed up an eleven-member exploratory team more than a decade earlier, while hot, harsh, and dusty Stone turned out to be phenomenally rich in...
by Sheri Holman
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2010
A New York Times Notable Book from the author of A Stolen Tongue: A tale of crime and survival in nineteenth-century England “as unsettling as it is brilliant” (The Washington Post Book World).
In Sunderland, England, a city quarantined by the cholera epidemic of 1831, a defiant, fifteen-year-old...
Poverty and Place
Cancer Prevention among Low-Income Women of Color
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2018
This bookexamines ways in which cancer health disparities exist due to class and context inequities even in the most advanced society of the world. This volume, while articulating health disparities in the St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area, including East St. Louis, Illinois, seeks to move beyond...
by Sheri V. T. Ross, Sarah W. Sutton
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2016
This primer offers a thorough introduction to electronic resource management for librarians with little or no knowledge of these specialized materials.
• Presents practical information through an easy-to-follow progression of concepts
• Introduces readers to the standards, systems,...
Communicative Understandings of Women's Leadership Development
From Ceilings of Glass to Labyrinth Paths
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2011
Communicative Understandings of Women's Leadership Development: From Ceilings of Glass to Labyrinth Paths, edited by Elesha L. Ruminski and Annette M. Holba, intertwines the disciplines of communication studies, leadership studies, and women's studies to offer theoretical and practical reflection...
Working From Home & Making It Work
A Must-Have Resource for Anyone Striving for Success On Their Own Terms
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
I chose to divide Working From Home & Making It Work © into four sections, to make it the most useful, always want to keep it with you, reference possible. The first section provides you snippets of some of my popular keynote talks, of which I’m very proud. I chose ones that spoke to what I feel to...
Supporting the Mental Health of Children in Care
Evidence-Based Practice
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2016
Combining contemporary research with practice findings, this book shows how we can improve the mental health of children in care.
Expert contributors highlight the challenges that children face and propose innovative models of practice which have been proven to improve outcomes. The book describes...
Alternative Approaches in Music Education
Case Studies from the Field
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2010
Explore the creative ways music educators across the country are approaching emerging practices in music teaching and learning. Outlined in twenty-five unique case studies, each program offers a new perspective on music teaching and learning, often falling outside the standard music education curriculum....
Hollywood on Location
An Industry History
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2019
Location shooting has always been a vital counterpart to soundstage production, and at times, the primary form of Hollywood filmmaking. But until now, the industrial and artistic development of this production practice has been scattered across the margins of larger American film histories. Hollywood...
by Sheri Kretzschmar
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2013
Be prepared to visit Chichicastenango, Guatemala without losing precious time. Many visitors are only in Chichi for a few hours, so it is best to know what you would like to do before you arrive. Gain more knowledge about the Mayan History and life. Know what to expect in the largest market in Central...
In Safe Hands
Bullying Prevention with Compassion for All
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
As suicide continues to be one of the leading causes of death among children under the age of fourteen, and as recent bullying statistics report a strong connection between bullying, being bullied, and suicide, it is time for society to set aside its obsession with grade-level benchmarks, test scores,...
Seven Deep Insecurities Men Don’T Want Women to Know
Stories of Men Who Share
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2015
The author provides Robert Harris's compelling story of his struggles with manhood throughout his youth and adult life in part one. His journey begins with a complex childhood of poverty, uncertainty, and the fight to survive in Memphis, Tennessee. As a teenager in the streets, he dominated, ruled,...
Film Censorship
Regulating America's Screen
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2018
Film Censorship is a concise overview of Hollywood censorship and efforts to regulate American films. It provides a lean introductory survey of U.S. cinema censorship from the pre-Code years and classic studio system Golden Age—in which film censorship thrived—to contemporary Hollywood. From the...