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The Lost Swimmer

By: Ann Turner

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‘The definition of a page-turner.’ Marie Claire ‘A vivid, suspenseful thriller that should appeal to those with a taste for armchair travel.’ Sydney Morning Herald ‘A smartly constructed, tense thriller that will leave you guessing until the very end. It’s a remarkable debut from former filmmaker Ann Turner, who’s destined to become a prominent name in Australian writing.’ Better Reading review Rebecca Wilding, an archaeology professor, traces the past for a living. But suddenly, truth and certainty is turning against her. Rebecca is accused of serious fraud, and worse, she suspects – she knows – that her husband, Stephen, is having an affair. Desperate to find answers, Rebecca leaves with Stephen for Greece, Italy and Paris, where she can uncover the conspiracy against her, and hopefully win Stephen back to her side, where he belongs. There’s too much at stake – her love, her work, her family. But on the idyllic Amalfi Coast, Stephen disappears. In a swirling daze of panic and fear, Rebecca is dealt with fresh allegations. And with time against her, she must uncover the dark secrets that stand between her and Stephen, and the deceit that has chased her halfway around the world.

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Simon and Schuster

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1925030881

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Up On The Roof and Other Stories

By: Judy Ann Davis

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Up On The Roof and Other Stories

By: Judy Ann Davis

Up on the Roof and Other Stories" is a unique collection of nineteen humorous and serious short stories that explores the lives and relationships of the young and old. A grizzled, old farmer, Pop, climbs up on his farmhouse roof to meditate, check his chimney and antenna, and ends up talking to God on his portable phone in "Up on the Roof." In "Bald Revelations," Maureen is convinced her husband of twenty years is planning to leave her when he purchases ten new pairs of black socks and starts singing Beach Boy songs. Greta Nielsen of Inuit heritage is searching for an amulet to remind herself of home, but her money-conscious boyfriend keeps thwarting her efforts in "The Amulet". Storyteller Judy Ann Davis weaves her award-winning tales to make her readers laugh, maybe cry, but always able to relate to the unique characters and the dilemmas they encounter.

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Simon and Schuster

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1611606497

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Population-Based Nursing

Concepts and Competencies for Advanced Practice

By: Ann L. Cupp Curley,Patty A. Vitale

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Population-Based Nursing

Concepts and Competencies for Advanced Practice

By: Ann L. Cupp Curley,Patty A. Vitale

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0826106714

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Perspectives in Ambulatory Care Nursing

By: Caroline Coburn,Deena Gilland,Beth Ann Swan

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Perspectives in Ambulatory Care Nursing

By: Caroline Coburn,Deena Gilland,Beth Ann Swan

The perfect ambulatory care primer for undergraduate nursing students or practicing nurses transitioning from acute care settings, Perspectives in Ambulatory Care delivers expert insight into this evolving specialty and familiarizes readers with the top issues and trends they’ll encounter in ambulatory nursing practice. This authoritative resource clarifies the distinctions between ambulatory care and acute care, details the wide variety of ambulatory care roles and settings and demonstrates the growing impact and importance of nurses outside the hospital setting to help readers confidently meet the challenges of a changing healthcare landscape and succeed in this critical area of care.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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197510465X

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Hands Pointed Up

By: Mary Ann Van Osdell

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Hands Pointed Up

By: Mary Ann Van Osdell

Hands Pointed UP is a quick read of 60 inspirational sayings that include the word "up." It includes biblical references and observations that will help you keep a positive attitude.

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Trafford Publishing

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1412042313

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Surprised in Translation

By: Mary Ann Caws

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Surprised in Translation

By: Mary Ann Caws

For Mary Ann Caws - noted translator of surrealist poetry - the most appealing translations are also the oddest; the unexpected, unpredictable, and unmimetic turns that translations take are an endless source of fascination and instruction. Surprised in Translation is a celebration of the occasional and fruitful peculiarity that results from som...

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ReadHowYouWant.com

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1459605497

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A Mountain of Love

By: Dr. Jo Ann Pierce

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A Mountain of Love

By: Dr. Jo Ann Pierce

When Jo Ann Pierce began her career in education, immersion in the classroom experience seemed like enough of a challenge-balancing the demands of family life as a wife and mother with the steep learning curve of mentoring and nurturing students was as much as she thought she could handle. But as she learned to trust her goat-like sense of balance on uneven terrain, she realized she could see a summit above her, and that it was within reach. Could she trust that God had a special plan to help her discover her gifts of leadership? Bit by bit, her vision emerged; this powerful memoir shares her upward climb as a "wannabe" principal, with successes and failures, personal notes and memories. Deeply personal yet universal not only to teachers and principals, but all leaders, this book illuminates the heart of Dr. Pierce's quest to find her best self, for the service and benefit of others. Let her inspire you to recognize the mountain of love in your own life-and take courage from her journey to climb upward to your pinnacle.

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Outskirts Press

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1478796863

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9781478796862

Under the Chinaberry Tree

Books and Inspirations for Mindful Parenting

By: Ann Ruethling,Patti Pitcher

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Under the Chinaberry Tree

Books and Inspirations for Mindful Parenting

By: Ann Ruethling,Patti Pitcher

Celebrating Chinaberry's twentieth anniversary, the women behind America's beloved children's book catalog share their wisdom about the joys of children's literature and parenting. The Chinaberry catalog was created when Ann Ruethling became troubled by the violence in many old-fashioned nursery stories and the poor grammar or mediocre plots in newer children's books. Handpicking a hundred high-quality titles a year, she has become an indispensable friend to thousands of parents, and Chinaberry has become a gold standard for its industry. Under the Chinaberry Tree celebrates the world of children's books. In warm "one-mother-to-another" prose, Ruethling and her business partner, Patti Pitcher, reflect on the family-first concepts that resonate so strongly with Chinaberry fans and all parents. Exploring the books that have made a difference in their children's lives, the tender experience of reading with children and the moments that make parenting a unique journey, this guide is sure to enrich every family's bookshelf.

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Crown

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0767912020

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Saving Paradise

How Christianity Traded Love of This World for Crucifixion and Empire

By: Rebecca Ann Parker,Rita Nakashima Brock

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Saving Paradise

How Christianity Traded Love of This World for Crucifixion and Empire

By: Rebecca Ann Parker,Rita Nakashima Brock

A fascinating theological study of how early Christianity’s message of love and community has evolved into one of punishment and empire During their first millennium, Christians filled their sanctuaries with images of Christ as a living presence—as a shepherd, teacher, healer, or an enthroned god. He is serene and surrounded by lush scenes, depictions of this world as paradise. Yet once he appeared as crucified, dying was virtually all Jesus seemed able to do, and paradise disappeared from the earth. Saving Paradise turns a fascinating new lens on Christianity, from its first centuries to the present day, asking how its early vision of beauty evolved into a vision of torture, and what changes in society and theology marked that evolution. It also retrieves, for today, a life-affirming Christianity that the world sorely needs.

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Beacon Press

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0807097632

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Advanced Topics in Biometrics

By: Haizhou Li,Liyuan Li,Kar-Ann Toh

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Advanced Topics in Biometrics

By: Haizhou Li,Liyuan Li,Kar-Ann Toh

Biometrics is the study of methods for uniquely recognizing humans based on one or more intrinsic physical or behavioral traits. After decades of research activities, biometrics, as a recognized scientific discipline, has advanced considerably both in practical technology and theoretical discovery to meet the increasing need of biometric deployments. In this book, the editors provide both a concise and accessible introduction to the field as well as a detailed coverage on the unique research problems with their solutions in a wide spectrum of biometrics research ranging from voice, face, fingerprint, iris, handwriting, human behavior to multimodal biometrics. The contributions also present the pioneering efforts and state-of-the-art results, with special focus on practical issues concerning system development. This book is a valuable reference for established researchers and it also gives an excellent introduction for beginners to understand the challenges --

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World Scientific

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9814287849

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Raising Your Kids Right

Children's Literature and American Political Conservatism

By: Michelle Ann Abate

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Raising Your Kids Right

Children's Literature and American Political Conservatism

By: Michelle Ann Abate

Michelle Ann Abate examines a variety of texts that offer information, ideology, and even instructions on how to raise kids right, not just figuratively, but politically. Highlighting the works of William Bennett, Lynne Cheney, Bill O'Reilly, and others, she brings together such diverse fields as cultural studies, literary criticism, political science, childhood studies, brand marketing, and the cult of celebrity. --from publisher description.

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0813547989

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Soul Stepping

Ten Divine Games to Play While Walking

By: Ann Trump

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Soul Stepping

Ten Divine Games to Play While Walking

By: Ann Trump

Imagine you could easily walk away from all your problems. What if you could go outside, take a hike around your neighborhood, and come back knowing exactly what to do? The simple act of walking can take you down the road to self-empowerment. Soul stepping is spiritual walking with purpose and intention and acts as a bridge between your physical body, your mind, and your spirit, leading to spiritual and emotional freedom. The secret is turning the walk into a game. Ten fun-and-easy games will deepen your relationship with your soul, help you connect with nature, improve your daily interactions with others, solve personal problems, sharpen your intuition, and invite synchronicity. Read stories enriching the games and practice suggestions for living a more soulful life. Rhymes and affirmations will allow you to recognize the wonders that occur at games’ end. You are about to embark on a walking soul journey!

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An Ugly Word

Rethinking Race in Italy and the United States

By: Ann Morning,Marcello Maneri

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An Ugly Word

Rethinking Race in Italy and the United States

By: Ann Morning,Marcello Maneri

Scholars and politicians often assume a significant gap between the ways that Americans and Europeans think about race. According to this template, in the U.S. race is associated with physical characteristics, while in Western Europe race has disappeared, and discrimination is based on insurmountable cultural differences. However, little research has addressed how average Americans and Europeans actually think and talk about race. In An Ugly Word, sociologists Ann Morning and Marcello Maneri examine American and Italian understandings of group difference in order to determine if and how they may differ. Morning and Maneri interviewed over 150 people across the two countries about differences among what they refer to as “descent-based groups.” Using this concept allowed them to sidestep the language of “race” and “ethnicity,” which can be unnecessarily narrow, poorly defined, or even offensive to some. Drawing on these interviews, the authors find that while ways of speaking about group difference vary considerably across the Atlantic, underlying beliefs about it do not. The similarity in American and Italian understandings of difference was particularly evident when discussing sports. Both groups relied heavily on traditional stereotypes of Black physicality to explain Black athletes’ overrepresentation in sports like U.S. football and their underrepresentation in sports like swimming – contradicting the claims that a biological notion of race is a distinctly American phenomenon. While American and Italian concepts of difference may overlap extensively, they are not identical. Interviews in Italy were more likely to reveal beliefs about groups’ innate, unchangeable temperaments, such as friendly Senegalese and dishonest Roma. And where physical difference was seen by Italians as superficial and unimportant, cultural difference was perceived as deeply meaningful and consequential. In contrast, U.S. interviewees saw cultural difference as supremely malleable—and often ascribed the same fluidity to racial identity, which they believed stemmed from culture as well as biology. In light of their findings, Morning and Maneri propose a new approach to understanding cross-cultural beliefs about descent-based difference that includes identifying the traits people believe differentiate groups, how they believe those traits are acquired, and whether they believe these traits can change. An Ugly Word is an illuminating, cross-national examination of the ways in which people around the world make sense of race and difference.

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Russell Sage Foundation

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1610449134

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America's Most Hated Woman

The Life and Gruesome Death of Madalyn Murray O'Hair

By: Ann Rowe Seaman

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America's Most Hated Woman

The Life and Gruesome Death of Madalyn Murray O'Hair

By: Ann Rowe Seaman

Why did Life Magazine dub her "the most hated woman in America"? Did she unravel the moral fiber of America or defend the Constitution? They found her heaped in a shallow grave, sawed up, and burned. Thus ended Madalyn Murray O'Hair, the articulate "atheist bitch" whose 1963 U.S. Supreme Court case ended school prayer. Her Christian-baiting lawsuits spanned three more decades; she was on TV all over the country, foul-mouthed, witty, and passionate, launching today's culture wars over same-sex marriage and faith-based initiatives. She was a man-hater who loved sex, a bully whose heart broke for the downtrodden. She was accused of schizophrenia, alcoholism, and embezzlement, but never cowardice or sloth. She was an ideologue who spewed toxic rage even at the followers who made her a millionaire. She was a doting mother who accosted people to ask them to be sexual partners for her lonely children, and whose cannibalistic love led her children to their grave. She thrived on her fame, but just as the curtain of obscurity began to lower, the family vanished in one of the strangest of America's true crimes. This is the real story of "the most hated woman in America," by the only author to interview the killer and those close to him and to witness the family's secret burial in Austin, Texas. From the First Chapter The sky was gray and drizzling, but it had stopped at the funeral home by quarter to nine. Billy Murray hadn't spoken to his three family members for more than twenty years, but he wanted to give them a decent burial. Bill was an ordained minister, but he didn't pray over the charred, sawed-up remains. "Baptists don't pray for the dead," he said. "They either accept Christ before they died or they didn't." He had his mother cremated in accordance with her oft-expressed wish. Her urn sat at the head of the burial vault, as was appropriate, for she had ruled the other two with an iron hand. She was Madalyn Murray O'Hair, 76, founder of American Atheists, and the Most Hated Woman in America—a sobriquet she relished. The other two were his half-brother, Jon Garth Murray, 40, and his daughter, Robin Murray-O'Hair, 30. It had taken five years to find them and bring them to the cemetery for the service, which was kept secret from the public. It was their second burial. Jerry Carruth, the prosecutor who had searched for the family for nearly four years, had watched them being excavated from their shallow mass grave on a South Texas ranch some months before. He was watching the shoveling, looking for the hip replacement joint Madalyn had gotten in 1988. When they found that, he'd know he'd found Madalyn. "There it was," he said, "shining in the sun like a trailer hitch.">

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0826416446

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Jim Crow Campus

Higher Education and the Struggle for a New Southern Social Order

By: Joy Ann Williamson-Lott

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Jim Crow Campus

Higher Education and the Struggle for a New Southern Social Order

By: Joy Ann Williamson-Lott

This well-researched volume explores how the Black freedom struggle and the anti-Vietnam War movement dovetailed with faculty and student activism in the South to undermine the traditional role of higher education and bring about social change. It offers a deep understanding of the vital importance of independent institutions during times of national crisis" --

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Teachers College Press

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0807759120

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Imperial Designs

Italians in China 1900–1947

By: Shirley Ann Smith

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Imperial Designs

Italians in China 1900–1947

By: Shirley Ann Smith

Imperial Designs is the first text in English to deal comprehensively with the subject of the Italian colonial experience in China in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Recent scholarship on both the Liberal and Fascist Italian colonial enterprises centers on the Mediterranean and Northern Africa: expeditions, wars, ultimate occupation of territories, and their effect on Italy. This study looks at three Italian enclaves on the other side of the globe: Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai. These present both a window into the Italian experience in the Far East and confirmation of imperial policy. Their very presence confirms the rhetoric of conquest. Journalist Luigi Barzini, Sr.; diplomats Salvago Raggi, Varè, and Ciano; various military personnel; and other foreign nationals tell the story through letters and diaries. They all interact with the local metropolitan and rural poor and cultivate a generalized colonial white man’s detachment from their surroundings. A brief summary of the presence of chinoiserie in the Italian imaginary shows how the Celestial Empire has continued to function in the construction of Italian identity as part of the dichotomy between self and other.

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Lexington Books

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1611475023

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Enhancing Instructional Problem Solving

An Efficient System for Assisting Struggling Learners

By: John C. Begeny,Ann C. Schulte,Kent Johnson

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Enhancing Instructional Problem Solving

An Efficient System for Assisting Struggling Learners

By: John C. Begeny,Ann C. Schulte,Kent Johnson

This book presents a schoolwide model of instructional support designed to make the most of available time, resources, and personnel—one that is also fully compatible with other problem-solving models, such as response to intervention. The authors provide a comprehensive and cohesive framework for linking assessment and intervention. They show how to interweave evidence-based instruction with targeted professional development and other components that support improved learning outcomes for all K–8 students. Helpful tables describe dozens of research-based assessments and interventions in reading, writing, and math. In a large-size format to facilitate photocopying, the volume includes more than 20 reproducible worksheets and forms. The companion website features additional reproducibles and supplemental materials for use in conjunction with the book. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas.

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Guilford Press

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1462506844

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The Transatlantic Gaze

Italian Cinema, American Film

By: Mary Ann McDonald Carolan

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The Transatlantic Gaze

Italian Cinema, American Film

By: Mary Ann McDonald Carolan

In The Transatlantic Gaze, Mary Ann McDonald Carolan documents the sustained and profound artistic impact of Italian directors, actors, and screenwriters on American film. Working across a variety of genres, including neorealism, comedy, the Western, and the art film, Carolan explores how and why American directors from Woody Allen to Quentin Tarantino have adapted certain Italian trademark techniques and motifs. Allen's To Rome with Love (2012), for example, is an homage to the genius of Italian filmmakers, and to Federico Fellini in particular, whose Lo sceicco bianco/The White Sheik (1952) also resonates with Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) as well as with Neil LaBute's Nurse Betty (2000). Tarantino's Kill Bill saga (2003, 2004) plays off elements of Sergio Leone's spaghetti Western C'era una volta il West/Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), a transatlantic conversation about the Western that continues in Tarantino's Oscar-winning Django Unchained (2012). Lee Daniels's Precious (2009) and Spike Lee's Miracle at St. Anna (2008), meanwhile, demonstrate that the neorealism of Roberto Rossellini and Vittorio De Sica, which arose from the political and economic exigencies of postwar Italy, is an effective vehicle for critiquing social issues such as poverty and racism in a contemporary American context. The book concludes with an examination of American remakes of popular Italian films, a comparison that offers insight into the similarities and differences between the two cultures and the transformations in genre, both subtle and obvious, that underlie this form of cross-cultural exchange.

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State University of New York Press

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1438450265

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Principles and Practice of Palliative Care and Support Oncology

By: Ann Berger,Joseph F. O'Neill

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Principles and Practice of Palliative Care and Support Oncology

By: Ann Berger,Joseph F. O'Neill

The only book on the market to cover palliative care for both adults and children, Pediatric and Adult Palliative Care and Support Oncology offers an easy-to-read, interdisciplinary approach to supportive oncology as well as end-of-life care. Ideal for oncologists, residents, fellows, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants, the fifth edition provides important updates for conventional topics while also featuring several brand new chapters. Covering everything from dermatologic toxicity of cancer treatment to running family meetings for setting goals of care, this unique title is a source of both help and inspiration to all those who care for patients with cancer.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1975143701

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Plainfield Township

By: Ann Byle

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Plainfield Township

By: Ann Byle

Lovely plains and beautiful fields greeted settlers eager to put down roots in the area north of the growing city of Grand Rapids. The northernmost point of the Grand River and its environs, including the Rogue River joining the Grand nearby, offered folks everything they needed: river and road travel, good farmland, plenty of forestland, and enough space to grow and prosper. Soon the area was known as Plainfield Township, with the bustling Plainfield Village at its center. Small communities grew up around the township, including Belmont and Comstock Park that exist today but also Konkle Town and Childsdale, which do not. Plainfield Village is gone as well, but the spirit of those early pioneers lives on. Today Plainfield Township is a combination of city and country, businesses and farms, and longtime residents and those just discovering the beauty of this area that still boasts plains and fields.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439635188

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Master Drawings from the Smith College Museum of Art

By: Smith College. Museum of Art,Ann H. Sievers,Linda D. Muehlig,Nancy Rich

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Master Drawings from the Smith College Museum of Art

By: Smith College. Museum of Art,Ann H. Sievers,Linda D. Muehlig,Nancy Rich

This newest volume in Hudson Hills Press's acclaimed series about leading collections of master drawings presents sixty-eight great sheets, all reproduced in full-color, including many versos, from one of the finest college museums in America.

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The Struggle for Public Education

Ten Themes in American Educational History

By: Donald Parkerson,Jo Ann Parkerson

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The Struggle for Public Education

Ten Themes in American Educational History

By: Donald Parkerson,Jo Ann Parkerson

The great pendulum of educational reform recently has begun its inexorable swing toward a new understanding of education. The thirty-year dominance of the authoritarian approach, complete with standardized assessments, distended bureaucracies and school consolidation based on the business model, appears to be over. Capped by the recent departure of the No Child Left behind Act and replaced with a new congressional authorization – the Every Child Achieves Act – we are witnessing a distinct move toward a more democratic model of education. This book places the tension between these two broadly defined archetypes in the context of the central themes of American education. These include the structure and organization of American schools, the struggle for diversity, curriculum and instruction, classroom discipline, moral education, testing and assessment, and the rights and responsibilities of teachers and students. By organizing these themes into a more understandable and relevant thematic context, readers will be able to appreciate the changes in the field of education over the years as well as the cacophonous bickering over education policy - today and yesterday.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1475830211

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Health Informatics: Practical Guide for Healthcare and Information Technology Professionals (Sixth Edition)

By: Robert E. Hoyt,Ann K. Yoshihashi

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Health Informatics: Practical Guide for Healthcare and Information Technology Professionals (Sixth Edition)

By: Robert E. Hoyt,Ann K. Yoshihashi

Health Informatics (HI) focuses on the application of Information Technology (IT) to the field of medicine to improve individual and population healthcare delivery, education and research. This extensively updated fifth edition reflects the current knowledge in Health Informatics and provides learning objectives, key points, case studies and references.

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Lulu.com

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1304791106

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Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology

By: Barbara Ann Kipfer

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Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology

By: Barbara Ann Kipfer

A modern, comprehensive compilation of more than 7,000 entries covering themes, concepts, and discoveries in archaeology written in nontechnical language and tailored to meet the needs of professionals, students and general readers. The main subject areas include artifacts; branches of archaeology, chronology; culture; features; flora and fauna; geography; geology; language; people; related fields; sites; structures; techniques and methods; terms and theories; and tools.

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1475751338

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Gentle Birthing

Creating Gentle Beginnings Naturally

By: Ann Bridges

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Gentle Birthing

Creating Gentle Beginnings Naturally

By: Ann Bridges

Do you want to let go of fear and give birth naturally? Are you ready to take control of your birthing experience? Do you want to learn the secrets that will enable you to have a gentle, drug- free birth? In Gentle Birthing, author Ann Bridges offers a guide to help you experience the ideal birth, one that leaves you feeling empowered, ecstatic, and euphoric. Bridges, a nurse, author, clinical hypnotherapist, reiki master, doula, angel intuitive, and mother of two who specializes in birth education, provides a structured, practical approach to birth and places birthing parents back in charge. She has taught birthing classes and couples for more than nine years and shares her own program. This guide is based on her experiences and also draws upon modern, traditional, and ancient wisdom, offering a holistic, mind/body, and spiritual understanding integrated with a solution-focused, practical approach to birthing, Gentle Birthing helps expectant parents plan, prepare, and implement for success and begin their parenting journey on the right foot.

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1504314654

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The Jasons

The Secret History of Science's Postwar Elite

By: Ann Finkbeiner

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The Jasons

The Secret History of Science's Postwar Elite

By: Ann Finkbeiner

The Jasons are a well-guarded group of world-class scientists, briefly outed in the Pentagon Papers during the Vietnam War, who have been meeting every summer since 1960 to tackle classified problems that the Defense Department cannot solve. Among many stunning innovations, they helped invent our electronic battlefield and Star Wars missile defense technology, and are now looking into ways to improve our intelligence gathering. Recounting the unknown story of these brilliant, stubbornly independent thinkers, Ann Finkbeiner takes advantage of her unprecedented access to this elite group to explore the uncertain bargains between science and politics. It is a story older than Faust and as timely as tomorrow’s headlines.

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The Cholesterol Counter

7th Edition

By: Annette B. Natow,Jo-Ann Heslin

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The Cholesterol Counter

7th Edition

By: Annette B. Natow,Jo-Ann Heslin

Lists the cholesterol, calorie, and fiber content of more than twenty thousand food items, from restaurant meals to organic dishes; outlines ways to lower cholesterol; and provides information on how to prevent heart disease. --

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The Ultimate Carbohydrate Counter

By: Annette B. Natow,Jo-Ann Heslin

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The Ultimate Carbohydrate Counter

By: Annette B. Natow,Jo-Ann Heslin

Two noted nutritionists help readers sort through the carbs that are best for them in this revised guide. Contains more than 15,000 listings of brand-name foods, generic foods, and restaurant selections with information on carb and sugar content, and portion size. Reissue.

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Simon and Schuster

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0743464397

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Brazil in Reference Books, 1965-1989

An Annotated Bibliography

By: Ann Hartness

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Brazil in Reference Books, 1965-1989

An Annotated Bibliography

By: Ann Hartness

More than 1,650 entries citing reference sources, including handbooks, specialized dictionaries, encyclopedias, and statistical compilations.

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0810824000

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Extreme Programming Installed

By: Ron Jeffries,Ann Anderson,Chet Hendrickson

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Extreme Programming Installed

By: Ron Jeffries,Ann Anderson,Chet Hendrickson

Extreme Programming Installed explains the core principles of Extreme Programming and details each step in the XP development cycle. This book conveys the essence of the XP approach--techniques for implementation, obstacles likely to be encountered, and experience-based advice for successful execution.

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Infant Nutrition

By: B. A. Rolls,Ann Walker

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Infant Nutrition

By: B. A. Rolls,Ann Walker

Few people doubt that the mother's milk provides the best food for the full-terrn infant during the first few months of life, when the digestive, absorptive and excretory systems are relatively immature. The develop ment of the digestive enzymes is detailed in Chapter 4. The significance of this immaturity first emerged as a consequence of the pioneering work of Professor Robert McCance and Dr Elsie Widdowson in human nutrition, when they studied the electrolyte and nitrogen excretion of babies and young animals. To quote Professor McCance, 'Inefficient though the kidneys were by adult standards, they were capable ofmaintaining homeo stasis, provided the infant and animals were growing while being fed on food of exactly the right composition - that is, the milk of the mother. ' (Ashwell, 1993). One should not forget that although the mother protects the developing baby against much nutritional abuse, the baby may be still be affected by matemal nutrition, and this is discussed in Chapter 2. The superior qualities of breast milk are still recognized, and research continues to discover yet more factors in breast milk significant to the health of the baby for possible inclusion in formulas. The immature stage of development ofthe baby means that while enough nutrients for optimal growth of all tissues are required, excessive quantities may cause intoxica tion. Tight specifications are essential, since unlike the adult the newbom depends on a single food.

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1489932127

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Reiki in Clinical Practice

A Science-Based Guide

By: Ann Baldwin

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Reiki in Clinical Practice

A Science-Based Guide

By: Ann Baldwin

Reiki is a healing technique, using gentle touch with the hands placed on or slightly away from the body to optimize physical, mental and emotional health. It is based on the assumption that the flow of energy through the body can be supported and adjusted to promote wellness. Reiki in Clinical Practice is aimed at two main groups: 'medical' practitioners and those with a 'medical' background such as nurses, osteopaths, physical therapists, who may be familiar with Reiki but lack an evidence-based guide on conditions for which Reiki is most effective and who want the 'ammunition' to justify its use in their practice; those unfamiliar with Reiki but who are interested in finding how it can benefit their patients. The book provides an accurate description of Reiki, based on qualitative and quantitative scientific evidence, in terms of how it can be used in medical settings to benefit patients of all types, physiologically and psychologically. It achieves this by following the journey of the author (a scientist), starting from her unsolicited encounter with Reiki and personal observations to her continuing testing of its validity and her quest to determine its effectiveness through robust, scientific investigation. The author distils the essence of the currently peer-reviewed published research to produce a clear outline of the effectiveness of Reiki in alleviating disease and imbalance in various body systems. She will provide a summary of the effectiveness of Reiki (based on a review of surveys of its use) in various circumstances and locations. She presents possible mechanisms by which Reiki may exert its effects. Unlike most books about Reiki, the book is written in a scientific style with which medical practitioners are familiar (clear, precise, logical and concise), so they will be more likely to read it, judge the evidence for themselves, and hopefully support, extend and develop Reiki treatment and training programs so that their patients will have more access to a non-invasive, inexpensive complementary therapy to assist in their healing.

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1912085372

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The Calorie Counter

4th Edition

By: Annette B. Natow,Jo-Ann Heslin

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The Calorie Counter

4th Edition

By: Annette B. Natow,Jo-Ann Heslin

Now updated with calorie counts for more than 20,000 foods, "The Calorie Counter" can help readers balance the number of calories they eat with the number of calories they burn, discover effective ways to burn calories, and determine how many calories are needed on a daily basis to keep their bodies running properly. Original.

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Simon and Schuster

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1416509828

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The Nature of Race

How Scientists Think and Teach about Human Difference

By: Ann Morning

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The Nature of Race

How Scientists Think and Teach about Human Difference

By: Ann Morning

What do Americans think "race" means? What determines one’s race—appearance, ancestry, genes, or culture? How do education, government, and business influence our views on race? To unravel these complex questions, Ann Morning takes a close look at how scientists are influencing ideas about race through teaching and textbooks. Drawing from in-depth interviews with biologists, anthropologists, and undergraduates, Morning explores different conceptions of race—finding for example, that while many sociologists now assume that race is a social invention or "construct," anthropologists and biologists are far from such a consensus. She discusses powerful new genetic accounts of race, and considers how corporations and the government use scientific research—for example, in designing DNA ancestry tests or census questionnaires—in ways that often reinforce the idea that race is biologically determined. Widening the debate about race beyond the pages of scholarly journals, The Nature of Race dissects competing definitions in straightforward language to reveal the logic and assumptions underpinning today’s claims about human difference.

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Univ of California Press

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0520950143

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Healing Multiple Sclerosis, New Revised Edition

Diet, Detox & Nutritional Makeover for Total Recovery

By: Ann Boroch

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Healing Multiple Sclerosis, New Revised Edition

Diet, Detox & Nutritional Makeover for Total Recovery

By: Ann Boroch

This new, expanded edition (revised in 2015) gives a breakthrough treatment protocol that can restore health to those with MS. Even though MS is widely believed to be unbeatable, Ann Boroch, certified nutritional consultant and naturopath, has developed a breakthrough treatment protocol that is having dramatic results. This landmark work describes how she cured herself of MS using complementary medicine, the real causes of MS, case histories of those who have triumphed over multiple sclerosis, and a comprehensive how-to section that will show you how to develop your own treatment plan. "Healing Multiple Sclerosis" contains everything you need to know to bring about recovery, including: • A detailed and effective self-help treatment plan • Delicious recipes and recommended foods with two weeks of sample menus • A five-week nutritional makeover • An updated and expanded step-by-step vitamin and supplement protocol • Slow-start program for those that are more progressed or not ambulatory • User-friendly charts and resources “Healing Multiple Sclerosis” finally brings hope to those suffering from MS.

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0977344657

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Woman Through the Ages

By: Ann Merivale

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Woman Through the Ages

By: Ann Merivale

Did you know that the first named piece of writing was the work of a Sumerian woman in approximately 2085 BC, while the world’s first novel was written by a Japanese woman in the eleventh century? Or that Hildegard of Bingen, the great twelfth century Abbess, writer, and composer, defied the Church’s traditions by viewing feminine sexuality as a gift of God? Or that one of China’s most powerful Emperors was a woman? These are but a few examples of the facts in this autobiography with a difference, Woman Through the Ages. Author Ann Merivale, a deep-memory process therapist, has used previous lifetimes in her own history to illustrate the roles we all play in preparation for returning to the source whence we’ve come. Skilfully weaving her personal story into each area and time period covered, Merivale highlights the injustices wrought on women for centuries, as well as their many achievements. Woman Through the Ages gives a fascinating and comprehensive picture of womanhood through the ages and concludes that the time for equality and greater respect for feminine energy is finally arriving.

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1789049687

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