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Radical Dharma

Talking Race, Love, and Liberation

By: Rev. angel Kyodo williams,Lama Rod Owens,Jasmine Syedullah, Ph.D.

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Radical Dharma

Talking Race, Love, and Liberation

By: Rev. angel Kyodo williams,Lama Rod Owens,Jasmine Syedullah, Ph.D.

Igniting a long-overdue dialogue about how the legacy of racial injustice and white supremacy plays out in society at large and Buddhist communities in particular, this urgent call to action outlines a new dharma that takes into account the ways that racism and privilege prevent our collective awakening. The authors traveled around the country to spark an open conversation that brings together the Black prophetic tradition and the wisdom of the Dharma. Bridging the world of spirit and activism, they urge a compassionate response to the systemic, state-sanctioned violence and oppression that has persisted against black people since the slave era. With national attention focused on the recent killings of unarmed black citizens and the response of the Black-centered liberation groups such as Black Lives Matter, Radical Dharma demonstrates how social transformation and personal, spiritual liberation must be articulated and inextricably linked. Rev. angel Kyodo williams, Lama Rod Owens, and Jasmine Syedullah represent a new voice in American Buddhism. Offering their own histories and experiences as illustrations of the types of challenges facing dharma practitioners and teachers who are different from those of the past five decades, they ask how teachings that transcend color, class, and caste are hindered by discrimination and the dynamics of power, shame, and ignorance. Their illuminating argument goes beyond a demand for the equality and inclusion of diverse populations to advancing a new dharma that deconstructs rather than amplifies systems of suffering and prepares us to weigh the shortcomings not only of our own minds but also of our communities. They forge a path toward reconciliation and self-liberation that rests on radical honesty, a common ground where we can drop our need for perfection and propriety and speak as souls. In a society where profit rules, people's value is determined by the color of their skin, and many voices—including queer voices—are silenced, Radical Dharma recasts the concepts of engaged spirituality, social transformation, inclusiveness, and healing.

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North Atlantic Books

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1623170990

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Being Black

Zen and the Art of Living with Fearlessness and Grace

By: Angel Kyodo Williams

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Being Black

Zen and the Art of Living with Fearlessness and Grace

By: Angel Kyodo Williams

Honest, courageous... Williams has committed an act of love."—Alice Walker "A classic."—Jack Kornfield There truly is an art to being here in this world, and like any art, it can be mastered. In this elegant, practical book, Angel Kyodo Williams combines the universal wisdom of Buddhism with an inspirational call for self-acceptance and community empowerment. Written by a woman who grew up facing the challenges that confront African-Americans every day, Being Black teaches us how a "warrior spirit" of truth and responsibility can be developed into the foundation for real happiness and personal transformation. With her eloquent, hip, and honest perspective, Williams—a Zen priest, social activist, and entrepreneur—shares personal stories, time-tested teachings, and simple guidelines that invite readers of all faiths to step into the freedom of a life lived with fearlessness and grace.

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Penguin

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1101199458

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Yes Girl Yes!

God’s Love Looks so Good on You

By: Angel M. Williams

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Yes Girl Yes!

God’s Love Looks so Good on You

By: Angel M. Williams

A 365 day devotional to encourage, uplift and inspire you to see past your now and have hope for what is to come.

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WestBow Press

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1664205071

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9781664205079

Handbook of Multicultural Mental Health

Chapter 3. Cultural Models of Health and Illness

By: Ronald J Angel,Kristi Williams

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Handbook of Multicultural Mental Health

Chapter 3. Cultural Models of Health and Illness

By: Ronald J Angel,Kristi Williams

The highly subjective nature of illness and the frequent ambiguity in diagnosis, management, and treatment require patients and providers to frame illness experiences in terms of meaningful concepts and vocabularies. For physicians this framing is based on the language of science; for patients it is often based on cultural beliefs, practices, and local vocabularies of distress. The ambiguity inherent in the subjective experience of disease means that researchers and practitioners must be aware, not only of culturally bounded illnesses, but of the potential impact of culture on all aspects of the experience of illness. In this chapter we review a long tradition of research that illustrates the important role that culture plays in the subjective experience of illness, and we discuss the implications of culture for epidemiology, health services research, and medical practice.

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Elsevier Inc. Chapters

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0128059648

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The Muslim World After 9/11

By: Angel Rabasa

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The Muslim World After 9/11

By: Angel Rabasa

Examines the dynamics that drive changes in the religio-political landscape of the Muslim world, the effects of 9/11, the global war on terrorism, and the war in Iraq. The authors present a typology of ideological tendencies; identify the factors that produce religious extremism religious violence; assess key cleavages along sectarian, ethnic, regional, and national lines; and identify possible strategies and military options for the United States to pursue in this critical and volatile part of the world.

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Rand Corporation

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0833037129

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9780833037121

Translating Knowledge Management Visions into Strategies

By: Monique Ceruti,Angel Williams,Denise Bedford

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Translating Knowledge Management Visions into Strategies

By: Monique Ceruti,Angel Williams,Denise Bedford

There is a critical point of failure for every knowledge management effort: when the strategy is isolated from the organization, and when there is no vision anchoring the strategy. This book guides professionals in learning to create a foundation for 21st century knowledge organizations.

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Emerald Group Publishing

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178973763X

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Finding Your Treasure

Our Family's Mission to Recycle, Reuse, and Give Back Everything—and How You Can Too

By: Angel Williams

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Finding Your Treasure

Our Family's Mission to Recycle, Reuse, and Give Back Everything—and How You Can Too

By: Angel Williams

Join pastor’s wife, mother of four, and entrepreneur, Angel Williams, on a journey of faith, frugality, and family, as she finds treasure in the most unexpected places. We live in a society where it’s not uncommon to buy something one week and throw it away the next. We constantly throw out serviceable and even valuable items without a second thought. But to Angel Williams that’s an opportunity. Angel started dumpster diving out of curiosity when a woman at church mentioned it to her, but it quickly turned into a sizeable side-business to help support her growing, blended family. She learned quickly that dumpster diving is far from a last resort for those in unfortunate circumstances. It can be a fun and profitable family activity! In Finding Your Treasure, Angel shares how dumpster diving fits into her family’s Christian mission, how she started her business, and the moral case for reusing and recycling what your neighbors throw away. With a focus on faith and community, Angel opens up about her own journey, from starting to dive to growing her own YouTube following. Angel shares her most amazing finds, including $1,000 cash, designer handbags, and even toys and furniture for her family. She’ll take you through where you can find the best places to dive, how to pick which items to sell or donate, how to put safety first, and where you can find your own local community of fellow divers.

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Simon and Schuster

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1668012103

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9781668012109

Love Inspired Historical December 2014 Box Set

Big Sky Daddy\A Season of the Heart\A Cowboy for Christmas\Conveniently Wed

By: Linda Ford,Dorothy Clark,Lacy Williams,Angel Moore

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Love Inspired Historical December 2014 Box Set

Big Sky Daddy\A Season of the Heart\A Cowboy for Christmas\Conveniently Wed

By: Linda Ford,Dorothy Clark,Lacy Williams,Angel Moore

Love Inspired Historical brings you four new titles for one great price, available now! This Love Inspired Historical bundle includes Big Sky Daddy by Linda Ford, A Season of the Heart by Dorothy Clark, A Cowboy for Christmas by Lacy Williams and Conveniently Wed by Angel Moore. Look for four new inspirational suspense stories every month from Love Inspired Historical!

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Harlequin

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1460349059

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Breaking the Jump

The Secret Story of Parkour's High Flying Rebellion

By: Julie Angel

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Breaking the Jump

The Secret Story of Parkour's High Flying Rebellion

By: Julie Angel

From its humble origins in the backstreets and rooftops of Paris's urban jungle, to the tops of London and New York's skyscrapers, Parkour, has become an adrenaline-fuelled implosion on the urban landscape. But more than a sport that most jaw-dropped onlookers can hardly comprehend, Parkour is an exploration of movement and a return to our body's natural ability to run, jump, hang and move with fluidity. For the first time, Julie Angel tells the story of Parkour's beginnings - the diverse, intriguing and unusual characters who went to the rooftops, hung off the stairwells and drain pipes as they trained through the night, often risking their lives and created something that has become a worldwide phenomenon. Breaking the Jumpÿtells the unknown story behind Parkour's rise, and asks what is it that drives those who stand on the edge and think `go'.

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White Lion Publishing

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178131554X

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Classroom Interactions as Cross-Cultural Encounters

Native Speakers in EFL Lessons

By: Jasmine C. M. Luk,Angel M. Y. Lin

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Classroom Interactions as Cross-Cultural Encounters

Native Speakers in EFL Lessons

By: Jasmine C. M. Luk,Angel M. Y. Lin

Classroom Interactions as Cross-Cultural Encounters is about native English speakers teaching English as a global language in non-English speaking countries. Through analysis of naturally occurring dialogic encounters, the authors examine the multifaceted ways in which teachers and students utilize diverse communicative resources to construct, display, and negotiate their identities as teachers, learners, and language users, with different pedagogic, institutional, social, and political implications. A range of issues in applied linguistics is addressed, including linguistic imperialism, post-colonial theories, micropolitics of classroom interaction, language and identity, and bilingual classroom practices. Intended to help TESOL professionals of different cultural backgrounds, working in different sociocultural contexts, to critically understand how non-assimilationist, dialogic intercultultural communication with students can be achieved and built on for mutual cultural and linguistic enrichment and empowerment, this book: *emphasizes the sociocultural meanings and micropolitics of classroom interactions that reveal the complex realities of power and identity negotiations in cross-cultural interactions in ELT (English Language Teaching) classroom contexts; *revisits and reconstitutes the notion of native-speakerness and repositions the roles of native and non-native English teachers in the TESOL profession in the contexts of decolonization and globalization; *highlights the need to mobilize intercultural communicative resources for global communication; *addresses two major concerns of EFL (English as a Foreign Language) classroom researchers and teachers: student resistance and learning motivation; and *examines and analyzes the changing ideologies (both explicit and implicit) of teachers and students about English learning in the context of a post-colonial society, and how these ideologies are being enacted, reproduced, but also sometimes contested in EFL classroom interactions. Each chapter includes Questions for Reflection and Discussion to promote critical thinking and understanding of the issues discussed. Tuning-In discussion questions are provided in the three chapters on classroom data analysis to activate readers interpretive schemas before they examine the actual classroom episodes. The data are from an ethnographic study in post-colonial Hong Kong secondary schools involving four native English-speaker teachers and two bilingual Cantonese-English speaking teachers engaged in intercultural classroom dialogues with their Cantonese Hong Kong students. The rich, naturally occurring classroom data and in-depth analyses provide useful pedagogical materials for courses in EFL teacher education programs on classroom discourse analysis from sociocultural perspectives.

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1351571710

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Wonder Boy

Tony Hsieh, Zappos, and the Myth of Happiness in Silicon Valley

By: Angel Au-Yeung,David Jeans

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Wonder Boy

Tony Hsieh, Zappos, and the Myth of Happiness in Silicon Valley

By: Angel Au-Yeung,David Jeans

A Financial Times best business book of 2023 In 1998, at the age of 24, Tony Hsieh sold his first company to Microsoft for $265 million. In 2009, at the age of 35, he sold his e-commerce company, Zappos, to Amazon for $1.2 billion. In 2020, at the age of 46, he died. Tony Hsieh revolutionized both the tech world and corporate culture. He was a business visionary. He was also a man in search of happiness. So why did it all go so wrong? Tony Hsieh’s first successful venture was in middle school, selling personalized buttons. At Harvard, he made a profit compiling and selling study guides. From there, he went on to build the billion-dollar online shoe empire of Zappos. The secret to his success? Making his employees happy. At its peak, Zappos’s employee-friendly culture was so famous across the tech industry that it inspired copycats and earned a cult following. Then Hsieh moved the Zappos headquarters to Las Vegas, where he personally funded a nine-figure campaign to revitalize the city’s historic downtown area. But as Hsieh fell deeper into his struggles with mental health and drug addiction, the people making up his inner circle began changing from friends to enablers. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with a wide range of people whose lives Hsieh touched, journalists Angel Au-Yeung and David Jeans craft a rich portrait of a man who was plagued by his eternal search for happiness and ultimately succumbed to his own demons.

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Henry Holt and Company

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1250829089

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9781250829085

Not All Politics is Local

Reflections of a Former County Chairman

By: William Daniel Angel

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Not All Politics is Local

Reflections of a Former County Chairman

By: William Daniel Angel

In this text Angel details the party fight within Allen County Democratic Party in the 1980s and 90s that led to his ascent to the chairmanship, and describes the period of turmoil, counterplotting and dissension that followed. He offers insights into the people who made up the party at the time.

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Kent State University Press

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0873387287

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Supramolecular Electrochemistry

By: Angel E. Kaifer,Marielle Gómez-Kaifer

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Supramolecular Electrochemistry

By: Angel E. Kaifer,Marielle Gómez-Kaifer

This book describes the electrochemical behavior of supramolecular systems. Special emphasis will be given to the electrochemistry of host-guest complexes, monolayer and multilayer assemblies, dendrimers, and other supramolecular assemblies. A fundamental theme throughout the book is to explore the effects that supramolecular structure exerts on the thermodynamics and kinetics of electrochemical reactions. Conversely, attention will be placed to the various ways in which electrochemical or redox conversions can be utilized to control or affect the structure or properties of supramolecular systems. This first book on this topic will be of value for graduate students and advanced researchers in both electrochemistry and supramolecular chemistry.

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John Wiley & Sons

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3527613617

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9783527613618

Latinos in an Aging World

Social, Psychological, and Economic Perspectives

By: Ronald J. Angel,Jacqueline L. Angel

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Latinos in an Aging World

Social, Psychological, and Economic Perspectives

By: Ronald J. Angel,Jacqueline L. Angel

This book fosters a deeper understanding of the growing Latino elderly population and the implications on society. It examines post-WWII demographic and social changes and summarizes research from sociology, psychology, economics, and public health to shed light on the economic, physical, and mental well-being of older Latinos. The political and cultural implications including possible policy changes are also considered. Written in an engaging style, each chapter opens with a vignette that puts a human face on the issues. Boxed exhibits highlight social programs and policies and physical and mental health challenges that impact Latino elders. Web alerts direct readers to sites that feature more detailed information related to the chapter’s issues. Each chapter also features an introduction, examples, tables, figures, a summary, and discussion questions. The self-contained chapters can be presented in any order. Latinos in an Aging World explores: Real world problems individuals face in dealing with poverty, immigration, and health and retirement decisions The latest data on Latinos as compared to research on African- and Asian- Americans where appropriate The unique historical, demographic, social, familial, and economic situations of various Latino subgroups including those from Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Cuba How ethnicity affects one’s position of wealth and power and sense of citizenship. The consequence of life-long disadvantages and stigmatization on economic, physical, and mental well-being The impact of one’s neighborhood and the proximity to those from similar cultures on quality of life. The introduction motivates the book and sets the stage for the entire discussion. Chapter 1 reviews the histories of the major Hispanic subgroups along with various theories as they relate to race, ethnicity, and gender that provide a conceptual framework for understanding the later chapters. Demographic, economic, and social profiles of the various Hispanic subgroups are explored in chapter 2. Next the Latino population is explored from various perspectives including the economic and social situations of men and women and their educational, marital and family, and labor force experiences. Chapter 4 examines older immigrants and their families and identifies the resources available to them in their communities that often replicate the cultural and social support system of the old country. Major health risks that older Latinos face as a result of the disadvantages they experience throughout life are examined in chapter 5. Family situations and long-term care and living arrangements of older Hispanics are examined in chapter 6. The impact of neighborhood on quality of life in terms of safety and physical and mental wellbeing is explored in chapter 7. The burden that eldercare can place upon those who bear the responsibility of their daily care is explored in chapter 8. Chapter 9 investigates the gaps in income between minority and non-Hispanic white Americans and reviews what individuals with few resources need to know about financial management. The book concludes with the social, political, and economic implications of the growing Hispanic population and the role of NGOs and other organizations in providing services to older populations. Intended for courses on Latinos and aging, diversity, race and ethnicity, minorities and aging, adult development and aging, the psychology or sociology or politics of aging, geriatric social work, public health and aging, global aging, social or family policy, and health and society taught in the behavioral and social sciences, ethnic, or Latin American/Chicano Studies, this book also appeals to researchers and practitioners who work with Hispanic families.

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Routledge

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1317804929

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Exploratory Data Analysis with MATLAB

By: Wendy L. Martinez,Angel R. Martinez,Jeffrey Solka,Angel Martinez

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Exploratory Data Analysis with MATLAB

By: Wendy L. Martinez,Angel R. Martinez,Jeffrey Solka,Angel Martinez

Since the publication of the bestselling first edition, many advances have been made in exploratory data analysis (EDA). Covering innovative approaches for dimensionality reduction, clustering, and visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis with MATLAB®, Second Edition uses numerous examples and applications to show how the methods are used in practice. New to the Second Edition Discussions of nonnegative matrix factorization, linear discriminant analysis, curvilinear component analysis, independent component analysis, and smoothing splines An expanded set of methods for estimating the intrinsic dimensionality of a data set Several clustering methods, including probabilistic latent semantic analysis and spectral-based clustering Additional visualization methods, such as a rangefinder boxplot, scatterplots with marginal histograms, biplots, and a new method called Andrews’ images Instructions on a free MATLAB GUI toolbox for EDA Like its predecessor, this edition continues to focus on using EDA methods, rather than theoretical aspects. The MATLAB codes for the examples, EDA toolboxes, data sets, and color versions of all figures are available for download at http://pi-sigma.info

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CRC Press

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1439812217

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The Eagle Has Eyes

The FBI Surveillance of César Estrada Chávez of the United Farm Workers Union of America, 1965–1975

By: José Angel Gutiérrez

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The Eagle Has Eyes

The FBI Surveillance of César Estrada Chávez of the United Farm Workers Union of America, 1965–1975

By: José Angel Gutiérrez

This book is the first of its kind to bring transparency to the FBI’s attempts to destroy the incipient Chicano Movement of the 1960s. While the activities of the deep state are current research topics, this has not always been the case. The role of the U.S. government in suppressing marginalized racial and ethnic minorities began to be documented with the advent of the Freedom of Information Act and most recently by disclosures of whistle blowers. This book utilizes declassified files from the FBI to investigate the agency’s role in thwarting Cesar E. Chavez’s efforts to build a labor union for farm workers and documents the roles of the FBI, California state police, and local police in assisting those who opposed Chavez. Ultimately, The Eagle Has Eyes is a must-read for academics and activists alike.

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MSU Press

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1628953500

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9781628953503

Planting for Pollinators

Creating a Garden Haven

By: Heather Angel

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Planting for Pollinators

Creating a Garden Haven

By: Heather Angel

Planting for Pollinators is an easy-to-use gardening guide to help you encourage different types of insect pollinators into your garden. Insect pollinators not only bring joy to our gardens, they also provide an essential service for our planet. Without bees, flies, hoverflies, butterflies, moths and beetles, some of our favourite foods, flowers and plants would cease to exist. Whether you have a large garden, an urban balcony or just a window box, planting to encourage pollinators is a fantastic and surprisingly easy first step in creating a wildlife-friendly space. Planting for Pollinators features a wide range of plants, with guidance on the best ways to nurture lawns and verges, pollinator predation and tips on watching and photographing wildlife. Beautifully illustrated throughout with images from award-winning wildlife photographer Heather Angel, this essential guide will show you how plants communicate with insects, and why it's so important to protect our pollinators. Organised by season and featuring more than 100 plant species – including bulbs, annuals, perennials, shrubs and climbers – this practical guide will help you to discover the short- and long-term benefits of having a variety of pollinators visit your garden.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1399403001

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Kids Don't Want to Fail

Oppositional Culture and the Black-White Achievement Gap

By: Angel L. Harris

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Kids Don't Want to Fail

Oppositional Culture and the Black-White Achievement Gap

By: Angel L. Harris

Understanding the causes of the racial achievement gap in American education—and then addressing it with effective programs—is one of the most urgent problems communities and educators face. For many years, the most popular explanation for the achievement gap has been the “oppositional culture theory”: the idea that black students underperform in secondary schools because of a group culture that devalues learning and sees academic effort as “acting white.” Despite lack of evidence for this belief, classroom teachers accept it, with predictable self-fulfilling results. In a careful quantitative assessment of the oppositional culture hypothesis, Angel L. Harris tested its empirical implications systematically and broadened his analysis to include data from British schools. From every conceivable angle of examination, the oppositional culture theory fell flat. Despite achieving less in school, black students value schooling more than their white counterparts do. Black kids perform badly in high school not because they don’t want to succeed but because they enter without the necessary skills. Harris finds that the achievement gap starts to open up in preadolescence—when cumulating socioeconomic and health disadvantages inhibit skills development and when students start to feel the impact of lowered teacher expectations. Kids Don’t Want to Fail is must reading for teachers, academics, policy makers, and anyone interested in understanding the intersection of race and education.

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Harvard University Press

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0674060997

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Preserving the Sacred

Historical Perspectives on the Ojibwa Midewiwin

By: Michael Angel

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Preserving the Sacred

Historical Perspectives on the Ojibwa Midewiwin

By: Michael Angel

The Midewiwin is the traditional religious belief system central to the world view of Ojibwa in Canada and the US. It is a highly complex and rich series of sacred teachings and narratives whose preservation enabled the Ojibwa to withstand severe challenges to their entire social fabric throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. It remains an important living and spiritual tradition for many Aboriginal people today.The rituals of the Midewiwin were observed by many 19th century Euro-Americans, most of whom approached these ceremonies with hostility and suspicion. As a result, although there were many accounts of the Midewiwin published in the 19th century, they were often riddled with misinterpretations and inaccuracies.Historian Michael Angel compares the early texts written about the Midewiwin, and identifies major, common misconceptions in these accounts. In his explanation of the historical role played by the Midewiwin, he provides alternative viewpoints and explanations of the significance of the ceremonies, while respecting the sacred and symbolic nature of the Midewiwin rituals, songs, and scrolls.

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Univ. of Manitoba Press

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0887553583

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Angels

Ancient Whispers of Another World

By: Andy Angel

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Angels

Ancient Whispers of Another World

By: Andy Angel

If you think you know all about angels, think again! Although the modern Western world claims to have left angels behind as mythical creatures, they are back in popular culture. And much of what people are thinking, exploring, and believing about them finds its roots in ancient Jewish and Christian beliefs. Andrew Angel opens up the surprising world of angels to interested enquirers through an examination of the ancient Jewish and Christian texts in which they are found. He asks questions about what angels have to do with religious ecstasy, surviving suffering, and politics, among other things--finding surprising and sometimes controversial answers. Informed by the latest scholarship yet accessible to all, this book provides a well-researched and thought-provoking introduction to angels.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1621893103

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The Visual Neuroscience of Robotic Grasping

Achieving Sensorimotor Skills through Dorsal-Ventral Stream Integration

By: Eris Chinellato,Angel P. del Pobil

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The Visual Neuroscience of Robotic Grasping

Achieving Sensorimotor Skills through Dorsal-Ventral Stream Integration

By: Eris Chinellato,Angel P. del Pobil

This book presents interdisciplinary research that pursues the mutual enrichment of neuroscience and robotics. Building on experimental work, and on the wealth of literature regarding the two cortical pathways of visual processing - the dorsal and ventral streams - we define and implement, computationally and on a real robot, a functional model of the brain areas involved in vision-based grasping actions. Grasping in robotics is largely an unsolved problem, and we show how the bio-inspired approach is successful in dealing with some fundamental issues of the task. Our robotic system can safely perform grasping actions on different unmodeled objects, denoting especially reliable visual and visuomotor skills. The computational model and the robotic experiments help in validating theories on the mechanisms employed by the brain areas more directly involved in grasping actions. This book offers new insights and research hypotheses regarding such mechanisms, especially for what concerns the interaction between the dorsal and ventral streams. Moreover, it helps in establishing a common research framework for neuroscientists and roboticists regarding research on brain functions.

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Springer

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3319203037

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9783319203034

Am I Beautiful?

By: Angel Morgan

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Am I Beautiful?

By: Angel Morgan

India is given an assignment to search beautiful things. On her quest of finding beautiful things, she wonders could she be beautiful. While trying to figure this answer out, she notices beauty has no rules. So the question is what does beautiful actually mean, and am I beautiful?

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1504918460

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Language Across the Curriculum & CLIL in English as an Additional Language (EAL) Contexts

Theory and Practice

By: Angel M.Y. Lin

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Language Across the Curriculum & CLIL in English as an Additional Language (EAL) Contexts

Theory and Practice

By: Angel M.Y. Lin

This book will be of interest to a broad readership, regardless of whether they have a background in sociolinguistics, functional linguistics or genre theories. It presents an accessible “meta-language” (i.e. a language for talking about language) that is workable and usable for teachers and researchers from both language and content backgrounds, thus facilitating collaboration across content and language subject panels. Chapters 1 to 3 lay the theoretical foundation of this common meta-language by critically reviewing, systematically presenting and integrating key theoretical resources for teachers and researchers in this field. In turn, Chapters 4 to 7 focus on issues in pedagogy and assessment, and on school-based approaches to LAC and CLIL, drawing on both research studies and the experiences of front-line teachers and school administrators. Chapter 8 provides a critical and reflexive angle on the field by asking difficult questions regarding how LAC and CLIL are often situated in contexts characterized by inequality of access to the linguistic and cultural capitals, where the local languages of the students are usually neglected or viewed unfavourably in relation to the L2 in mainstream society, and where teachers are usually positioned as recipients of knowledge rather than makers of knowledge. In closing, Chapter 9 reviews the state of the art in the field and proposes directions for future inquiry.

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9811018022

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Eurojihad

By: Angel Rabasa,Cheryl Benard

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Eurojihad

By: Angel Rabasa,Cheryl Benard

Eurojihad examines the scope of Islamist extremism and terrorism and the sources of radicalization in Muslim communities in Europe.

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1107078938

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The Paradox of Risk

Leaving the Monetary Policy Comfort Zone

By: Angel Ubide

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The Paradox of Risk

Leaving the Monetary Policy Comfort Zone

By: Angel Ubide

For decades, economic policymakers have worshipped at the altar of combating inflation, reducing public deficits, and discouraging risky behavior by investors. That mindset made them hesitate when the global financial crisis erupted in 2007–08. In the face of the worst economic disaster in 75 years, they often worried excessively about the risks and possible losses from their actions, rather than moving forcefully to support financial institutions, governments, and people. Ángel Ubide's provocative thesis in Paradox of Risk is that central banks' fear of inflation and risk taking has hampered their efforts to revive global prosperity. In their confusion, he argues, policymakers made the recovery weaker. He calls on world leaders to abandon old shibboleths and learn the lessons from the financial crisis and its sluggish aftermath. Ubide mobilizes a wealth of research on the experience from the last decade, urging policymakers to leave their "comfort zone," embrace risk taking, and take bolder action to brighten the world's economic prospects. (The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) provided funding for this study).

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The Baby Barter and The Marriage Bargain

By: Patty Smith Hall,Angel Moore

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The Baby Barter and The Marriage Bargain

By: Patty Smith Hall,Angel Moore

A practical arrangement The Baby Barter by Patty Smith Hall Sheriff Mack Worthington isn't sure army nurse Thea Miller—whose actions once hurt him badly—is committed to raising her late sister’s baby. And a judge may never approve a single-parent adoption for either of them. But what if they got married? It would be a marriage in name only. Could their pretend family become the real one they've both been longing for? The Marriage Bargain by Angel Moore Lily Warren's new hat shop is her ticket to self-reliance. But when her landlord, Edward Stone, bursts into her rooms to rescue her from a fire, Lily's reputation is tarnished. With an orphaned niece who needs a mother, Edward believes a marriage of convenience is the answer to his and Lily's problems. Until he develops feelings for his new wife…

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0369718704

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The Titanic - "Everything Was Against Us"

By: Simon Angel

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The Titanic - "Everything Was Against Us"

By: Simon Angel

Plagued by disinformation, personal politics and poor research, the Titanic story has existed in a miasma of romance and chivalry for a century now. Going back to the official enquiry transcripts and letters and interviews from survivors, a different picture emerges, and controversies about the sinking can be addressed. Were the 3rd class held below decks while the nobility escaped? Did the captain or 1st officer shoot themselves? Why did the ship leave port with room in the boats for only half of those on board, and why were 400 seats in the boats wasted? Was the Titanic trying for a speed record? With the aid of a hundred years of research, an enlightening new account of the liner's final hours emerges.

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The Realms of Heaven: A Trilogy

Book One: Expect a Miracle

By: Angel Karen Ralls

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The Realms of Heaven: A Trilogy

Book One: Expect a Miracle

By: Angel Karen Ralls

Expect a Miracle is the first book in The Realms of Heaven Trilogy. It's a story of love, and of the courage to believe in our dreams, so we can make them a reality. Angel Rose, a child of earth, begins to communicate with Haniel, the granter of wishes. Haniel has come from seventh heaven to communicate directly with Angel Rose through the Internet. He tells Angel Rose that he has waited several lifetimes to communicate with the children of earth as a messenger for all mankind. He wants to work with the planet's children to evolve it into a heaven world, creating a peaceful planet of love and oneness, instead of fear and separation. Angel Rose visits seventh heaven with Haniel and is introduced to the archangels, a myriad of other angels, and the other special children of earth involved in the Universal Grand Plan. She lives between the two worlds, working as a peacemaker on earth to bring together the path makers and path finders. Will they be able to transform earth and its people into a planet of love and unity? This story is about the power of our minds and the great possibility for a heaven on earth. It's also about expecting a miracle, for if we can believe in miracles, we will see them.

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Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency

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1948260557

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An Architecture of Education

African American Women Design the New South

By: Angel David Nieves

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An Architecture of Education

African American Women Design the New South

By: Angel David Nieves

Examines material culture and the act of institution creation, especially through architecture and landscape, to recount a deeper history of the lives of African American women in the post-Civil War South.

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Counternetwork

Countering the Expansion of Transnational Criminal Networks

By: Angel Rabasa,Christopher M. Schnaubelt,Peter Chalk,Douglas Farah,Gregory Midgette,Howard J. Shatz

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Counternetwork

Countering the Expansion of Transnational Criminal Networks

By: Angel Rabasa,Christopher M. Schnaubelt,Peter Chalk,Douglas Farah,Gregory Midgette,Howard J. Shatz

Through an analysis of transnational criminal networks originating in South America, this report presents operational characteristics of these networks, strategic alliances they have established, and the multiple threats that they pose to U.S. interests and to the stability of the countries where they operate. It also identifies U.S. government policies and programs to counter these networks and examines the military’s role in that context.

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Rand Corporation

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0833095323

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Tracking King Tiger

Reies López Tijerina and the FBI

By: José Angel Gutiérrez

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Tracking King Tiger

Reies López Tijerina and the FBI

By: José Angel Gutiérrez

Reies López Tijerina, one of the Four Horsemen of the Chicano Movement, led the land grant struggle by Hispanos in the 1960s to recover the lands granted to their ancestors by Spain and Mexico and then guaranteed by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. In his struggle, Tijerina became the target of local and state law enforcement officials in New Mexico and the FBI nationwide. José Angel Gutiérrez meticulously examines thousands of pages of FBI documents, interview transcripts, newspaper reports, and other written accounts on Tijerina and the Alianza Federal de Pueblos Libres, the organization of land grant claimants led by Tijerina in New Mexico. The primary source materials that document the U.S. government’s attempts to destroy Tijerina, his family, and his followers complement the secondary literature on Tijerina and his efforts as the premier leader of the land grant recovery movement. Threaded through the volume are glimpses into the special personal relationship between Tijerina and the author.

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MSU Press

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1628953756

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Chicano Manual on How to Handle Gringos

By: Jos? Angel Guti?rrez

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Chicano Manual on How to Handle Gringos

By: Jos? Angel Guti?rrez

Under this somewhat threatening title, the renowned civil rights leader Jos? Angel Guti?rrez provides a guidebook to minority empowerment through the use of analysis, practical experience and anecdote. His primary goal is the conversion of Latino demographic power into educational, economic and political power. In an incisive introduction, Guti?rrez analyzes the types of power and evaluates Chicano and Latino access to power at various levels in U.S. society. In very plain, down-to-earth language and examples, Guti?rrez takes pains to make his broad knowledge and experience available to everyone, but especially to those who want to be activists for themselves and their communities. For him the empowerment of a minority or working-class person can transfer into greater empowerment of the whole community. This manual penned by the founder of the only successful Hispanic political party, La Raza Unida, brings together an impressive breadth of models to either follow or avoid. Quite often, Guti?rrezÍs voice is not only the seasoned voice of reason, but also that of humor, wry wit and satire. If nothing else, The Chicano Manual on How to Handle Gringos is a wonderful survey of the Chicano and Latino community on the move in all spheres of life in the United States on the very eve of its demographic and cultural ascendancy.

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1611920930

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