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Bernard Spodek, one of the most important figures in contemporary early childhood education, has been a seminal figure in early childhood education for approximately six decades. He has also been a creative contributor to contemporary thinking on the integration of theory, research, and practice...

In Grown at Glen Garden, the early friendship of Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson is shown, from their caddying days at Glen Garden Country Club to their chummy rivalry at the Masters decades later. With a peek at their family backgrounds, the story shows...

Flora Kimmich has translated J.G. Droysen's classic study into English for the first time. Through her masterly rendering she brings this foundational work of modern historiography of the ancient world to a new audience. Based entirely on ancient sources, this is an exhaustive, beautifully...

Utilizing Information Technology in Developing Strategic Alliances Among Organizations deals with two important topics for a firm's competitiveness in the framework of the information society: alliance strategies and the role played by IT in alliances. While technical solutions to distance work abound, there is...

This four-volume set covers a vast number of personalities, important men and women who flourished between 1801 and 1900. There are 737 biographies, from people in 59 countries and regions. Major world leaders appear here, as well as the giants of religious faith who...

A body of literature has evolved, written for young adults or appealing to young adults that has true literary merit. This reference offers young adult readers a way to appreciate the lives and works of this special group of fiction writers.Author: Salem PressISBN-10: 1587652064ISBN-13:...

Author: Emmett ShieldsISBN-10: 1587211688ISBN-13: 9781587211683Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/20/2000Pages: 136Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.34lbsSize: 8.05h x 5.05w x 0.36d

In 1999 Bryan Woolley of the The Dallas Morning News set out to record the stories of ordinary people in North Texas, to tell about their lives, especially their past, and how they became who they became. These stories were published in a column...

Literature Criticism From 1400-1800 assembles critical responses to the literatures of the 15th through the 18th centuries, covering writers and works of fiction, poetry, drama, journalism, philosophy, political theory, science, math and other genres from every region of the world. Each of the more...

Literature Criticism From 1400-1800 assembles critical responses to the literatures of the 15th through the 18th centuries, covering writers and works of fiction, poetry, drama, journalism, philosophy, political theory, science, math and other genres from every region of the world. Each of the more...

Literature Criticism From 1400-1800 assembles critical responses to the literatures of the 15th through the 18th centuries, covering writers and works of fiction, poetry, drama, journalism, philosophy, political theory, science, math and other genres from every region of the world. Each of the more...

Literature Criticism From 1400-1800 assembles critical responses to the literatures of the 15th through the 18th centuries, covering writers and works of fiction, poetry, drama, journalism, philosophy, political theory, science, math and other genres from every region of the world. Each of the more...

Breaking histories of silence and invisibility, Wall Tappings presents an international collection of women's writings, from prisons around the world and across centuries. "These are the marginal texts in a tradition of marginal texts," writes Judith A. Scheffler in introducing her groundbreaking anthology of...

Mentalk Health is a book full of stories. Remarkably inspiring stories from men from all walks of life and professions who speak openly and honestly about mental health issues. Within the book, amongst many, Doctors, Footballer, Business systems and Production Manager, a Territorial Army...

To acquaint the prospective reporter with these duties and their proper performance is the purpose of this volume, News Writing, which has been written as a practical guide for beginners in news writing. Its dominating purpose is practicalness. If it fails in this, its...

Author: Taso G. LagosISBN-10: 1527557073ISBN-13: 9781527557079Publisher: Cambridge Scholars PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/17/2020Pages: 148Format: Hardcover

Rizum is a book that will take you to a place where all people want to be. We all want to know where we are going in life and have a clear path to our destination. But what would we think if our future...

Each title in the Lightbox Literature Studies series features comprehensive teacher resources, such as rubrics and activity-oriented teacher notes, to help guide lesson plans. Historical documents and first-hand accounts provide meaningful context to help readers study each work of literature and discover its relevance...

It is unusual for people to return to war zones after a war is over to find out how people are coping with the horrors, losses and pains that they suffered during and after the war. This book contains true stories from real people...

The book, The Immigrant on Columbus Way is a 30-month account of a family of five new immigrants to the United States of America from Nigeria, Africa. Deba and Tolu Uwadiae arrive Chicago, Illinois on the 7th of June, 2011 with their three children...

This book is broken down into sections - chapters, if you will - from the beginning of a breast cancer experience to the end, based on my own personal experience. I tried to ensure that one could easily open the index and say "What...

Over the course of the last twenty-five years, Tom O'Neill has traveled frequently to Kathmandu and the Helambu region of Nepal to undertake ethnographic fieldwork with the Yolmo business owners and carpet weavers of the area. The Heart of Helambu is an evocative and...

Most memoirs are written by famous men-important men who have led successful lives. One hears little of their wives except a "thank you for your patience" or a dedication in the introduction. This memoir is nothing like that. I have been married for fifty-two...

Hanorah Martley was like any other poor girl in Ireland in the 1880s. Her dream was to one day see America, raise a family, and have the basic necessities of life-food, shelter, and clothes. In that environment, she would provide love in abundance. She...

Alexander Bell Filson Young (1876-1938) was a journalist, who published the first book about the sinking of the RMS Titanic, called Titanic, published in 1912 only 37 days after the sinking. He was also an essayist, war correspondent in the Boer War and World...

Author: Gerda RozeISBN-10: 1479734276ISBN-13: 9781479734276Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/18/2012Pages: 156Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d

Author: Emmett K. ShashaISBN-10: 1479730130ISBN-13: 9781479730131Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/16/2012Pages: 116Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d

After a tragic accident the Wrights find a new beginning moving from the city with all its conveniences to a forty acre farm on the banks of Holiday Creek. Told from the perspective of their nine-year-old son David, the Wrights meet the neighboring Jones...

Author: James William SchwarzISBN-10: 1477154884ISBN-13: 9781477154885Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/21/2012Pages: 68Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.16d

Portraits of Wittgenstein is a major collection of memoirs and reflections on one of the most influential and yet elusive personalities in the history of modern philosophy, Ludwig Wittgenstein. Featuring a wealth of illuminating and profound insights into Wittgenstein's extraordinary life, this unique collection...

From the bestselling author of Paw Tracks in the Moonlight comes a new adventure with Denis O'Connor and his beloved cat Toby Jug. When Denis receives a call to help an abused and starved racehorse called Lady May, he has no idea how this...

In Remarkable People, Dan Walker, the host of BBC1's Breakfast, recounts inspiring stories of the courage and selflessness of people he has met throughout his career. An uplifting tonic for the darkness and negativity of recent times. We live in an age of anxiety,...

Author: Sarah HamiltonISBN-10: 1469193485ISBN-13: 9781469193489Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/20/2012Pages: 52Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d

Author: Paul BornsteinISBN-10: 1469179997ISBN-13: 9781469179995Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/16/2012Pages: 48Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.18lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d

Author: Amanda ExantusISBN-10: 1469177641ISBN-13: 9781469177649Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/16/2012Pages: 64Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.15d

Author: Cathy Long HesterISBN-10: 1469175851ISBN-13: 9781469175850Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/21/2012Pages: 50Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d

Author: Shelley Lynn O'LearyISBN-10: 1469146398ISBN-13: 9781469146393Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/03/2012Pages: 88Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.31lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d

This book will give you an insight on what really goes on in the world and mind of a person who suffers from depression. You will hopefully understand that depression is a real and valid illness, effecting more people than we know. The story...

This book is about William "Will" Glenn Hurt, who is now twenty-two years of age. As a young child, he was diagnosed as having atypical autism. Later, this diagnosis was confirmed, and a completed IQ test determined his IQ to be 52. None of...

He was a kind and friendly person. A father to five kids and grandfather to eight kids. He worked on the gold mines all his life. He was a hard worker and was dedicated to his family. He was very health conscious. He always...

This book is about a girl named Tina. Born August 2,1967, Daughter of George and Joan Moschgat in Johnstown, Pa. It is about her ups and downs in life, and her lost battle with cancer on October 3, 2011.Author: Joann MoschgatISBN-10: 1466942916ISBN-13: 9781466942912Publisher: Trafford...

At one moment in time or another, each of us has wondered about the lives of their ancestors. From where did our forebears come? Were they running away from their past or running toward their future? Were they just ordinary people or were they...

A candid and gripping account of one man's effort to care for and support his wife of 39 years as she slowly and painfully degenerated from an active, vivacious wife and mother into an invalid who lost control of her body, her mind and...

Author: Sharon Lynn MenzelISBN-10: 1465367977ISBN-13: 9781465367976Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/19/2011Pages: 48Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.18lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d

Author: John Duke LawsonISBN-10: 146534988XISBN-13: 9781465349880Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/29/2011Pages: 416Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.68lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d

A Pink Ribbon Journey is an honest account of one woman's battle with breast cancer and the spiritual growth she gained because of it. Through her faith she gained peace and understanding despite her many heartbreaks and disppointments. Wendy Clarke openly shares her deepest...

This is a true real life story of how a young boy seven years old was uprooted from his familiar surroundings and placed in an orphanage at Barium Springs, NC. He stayed at the orphanage until he ran away when he was fifteen years...

Author: Barbara G. BedellISBN-10: 1462897452ISBN-13: 9781462897452Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/16/2011Pages: 52Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d

Author: Gerry M. M. C. MuellerISBN-10: 1462894720ISBN-13: 9781462894727Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/28/2011Pages: 102Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d

November 4, 2008 was a time when many GLBT in California lost their rights to marry. It was a time when Judge Vaughn Walker from San Francisco overturned Prop 8 in November 4, 2010.Author: Alfredo Duran a. K. a. Chad DuranISBN-10: 1462003931ISBN-13: 9781462003938Publisher: iUniverseLanguage:...