William L : 574 books
Doin’ Drugs
Patterns of African American Addiction
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Throughout the African American community, individuals and organizations ranging from churches to schools to drug treatment centers are fighting the widespread use of crack cocaine. To put that fight in a larger cultural context, Doin' Drugs explores historical patterns of alcohol and drug use from pre-slavery...
The Game of Life
College Sports and Educational Values
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
The President of Williams College faces a firestorm for not allowing the women's lacrosse team to postpone exams to attend the playoffs. The University of Michigan loses $2.8 million on athletics despite averaging 110,000 fans at each home football game. Schools across the country struggle with the...
by William H. Miller Jr., VMD, DACVD
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2013
Covering the diagnosis and treatment of hundreds of dermatologic conditions, Muller and Kirk's Small Animal Dermatology, 7th Edition is today’s leading reference on dermatology for dogs, cats, and pocket pets. Topics include clinical signs, etiology, and pathogenesis of dermatologic conditions including...
Quel printemps arabe?
Réflexions sur les événements passés, sur la situation actuelle et sur l’application effective du droit international dans le cadre du phénomène dit « printemps arabe »
Language: French
Release Date: June 17, 2016
Qu'est-ce qu'est défini comme le Printemps arabe? Quels en ont été ses protagonistes? Quelles raisons et quelles conséquences? Mais surtout, le droit international a-t-il joué un rôle fondamental en faveur de l'effectivité des revendications démocratiques? Ce livre tente de répondre à ces...
Evidence-Based Practice in Exercise Science
The Six-Step Approach
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2016
Exercise science practitioners have access to mountains of research findings, expert opinions, novel techniques, and program plans via blogs, fitness magazines, conference presentations, and peer-reviewed journals. To facilitate effective practice, practitioners must sift through this information...
Advanced Manufacturing
The New American Innovation Policies
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2018
How to rethink innovation and revitalize America's declining manufacturing sector by encouraging advanced manufacturing, bringing innovative technologies into the production process.
The United States lost almost one-third of its manufacturing jobs between 2000 and 2010. As higher-paying manufacturing...
by Steven G. Gabbe, MD, Jennifer R. Niebyl
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2016
After 30 years, Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies remains your go-to choice for authoritative guidance on managing today’s obstetric patient. International experts put thelatest knowledge in this specialty at your fingertips, with current and relevant information on everything from...
Responsible Brains
Neuroscience, Law, and Human Culpability
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2018
An examination of the relationship between the brain and culpability that offers a comprehensive neuroscientific theory of human responsibility.
When we praise, blame, punish, or reward people for their actions, we are holding them responsible for what they have done. Common sense tells us...
Educating through Popular Culture
You're Not Cool Just Because You Teach with Comics
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
This edited volume serves as a place for teachers and scholars to begin seeking ways in which popular culture has been effectively tapped for research and teaching purposes around the country. The contents of the book came together in a way that allowed for a detailed examination of teaching with...
Leadership for Rural Schools
Lessons for All Educators
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2002
More than 50% of America's schools today exist in rural settings. This book addresses the distinctiveness of rural school leaders, identifies issues encountered by administrators, faculty, and students, and concludes by proposing new standards for rural schools in general and their leaders. This book...
African American Fraternities and Sororities
The Legacy and the Vision
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2012
The first African American fraternities and sororities were established at the turn of the twentieth century to encourage leadership, racial pride, and academic excellence among black college students confronting the legacy of slavery and the indignities of Jim Crow segregation. With a strong presence...
by Elysia Moschos, William F. Griffith, Victor E. Beshay
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2016
Gain a better understanding of the basic principles of gynecology presented in Williams Gynecology, Third Edition with this full-color study guide
Directly derived from the content of Williams Gynecology, Third Edition, this authoritative study guide is designed to assess your understanding...
Gabriel García Márquez in Retrospect
A Collection
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2016
Gabriel Garcia Marquez in Retrospect gathers fifteen essays by noted scholars in the fields of Latin American literature, politics, and theater. The volume offers broad overviews of the Colombian author’s total body of work, along with closer looks at some of his acknowledged masterpieces. The Nobel...
by Jennifer L. McMahon, B. Steve Csaki, Shai Biderman
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2010
The western is arguably the most iconic and influential genre in American cinema. The solitude of the lone rider, the loyalty of his horse, and the unspoken code of the West render the genre popular yet lead it to offer a view of America's history that is sometimes inaccurate. For many, the western...