The author, Daniel Mack, and his three children live in Daytona Beach, Florida. When not working as an airline Captain for USAirways, Dan enjoys writing the sequel to The Providence of God, as well as boating and offshore fishing with his children. Dan s children, Eric and Elaine, who are eleven, and Ryan, who is eight, are a major part of his life. Dan makes it a point to spend as much time with his children as possible, having them at his house every time he is home from his airline job. Dan chose to write Providence of God years ago, not really knowing where it would lead. Having been told by numerous friends and relatives that he should take his writing more seriously, he started getting more serious about the story. This is the point when it really started taking shape. Dan s dream now is to have it used as an evangelical tool to spread the gospel to as many people as possible. We hope you enjoy the book Providence of God, and in the near future, its sequel, which is still in its infancy.
Discusses the tradition of country-style wooden furniture, and describes the materials and techniques used in nailed stick, split wood mosaic, and mortise and tenon projects.
Rustic woodworking is a technique that continues to attract both novice and experienced craftspeople. Through 30 attractive projects of varying difficulty, two experts in this traditional art teach the pleasures of working with sticks, twigs, and other found wood. No experience is required to construct many of the pieces, and illustrations and color photos provide help throughout. A woven twig birdhouse, beautiful diamond rose trellis, and the perennial favorite Adirondack chair: all the projects add decorative flair to a porch or deck. Also included are tips for working with bark, and advice on painting and other finishing methods. The various combinations of natural wood textures and curves will add spark--and comfort--to any garden.
Features personalized forms, patient assessment tools, key medical and trauma emergencies, CPR summary for adult and pediatric patients, pediatric guidelines, general pharmacology for BLS providers, tips on ensuring safe transport, hazmat identification tools, mass-casualty incident guidelines, tools to ensure proper and professional patient care reports, common prescription medications encountered in the field. Updated to reflect new National EMS Education Standards, a resource covers relevant signs and symptoms along with management steps covering a variety of medical emergencies. -- Provided by publisher.
Get the tools you need to build a collection development policy that will help your library run efficiently—today and in the future! Considering the amount and variety of topics being published, effectively organizing and guiding a library in today's accelerated world is no easy task. Collection Development Policies: New Directions for Changing Collections is the contemporary librarians guide to building or revising a first-rate collection development policy. In this up-to-date book, experts in the field take you step-by-step through the publishing process from writing an initial draft to applying the official copy. Find out what did and did not work in their own practices and get the tools you'll need to tackle any obstacles you may encounter. Collection Development Policies: New Directions for Changing Collection covers a variety of topics—including pricing policies and remote storage facilities—without leaving out the traditional concerns of space and funding. This valuable book also addresses the needs of specialized collections with information on acquisition policies for contemporary subjects collections and building subject specific policy statements. Experienced professionals examine the stability of the electronic resources market and explain how the impact of technical services is redefining the access, collection, and cataloging of libraries. Collection Development Policies also provides examples of collection policies currently in use. Read about: the subject specific policy statements of Schreyer Business Library and the women's studies collection at Pennsylvania State University Berkeley's Collection Development Policy (CDPS) and the factors hindering its revision the creation and revision of St. John's University's collection development policy Simmons College's Graduate School of Library and Information Science's term project and syllabus—and how it can be applied to functioning libraries the Association of Research Libraries' Web pages—and how they have been influenced by the electronic management revolution Collection Development Policies: New Directions for Changing Collection is a valuable resource for anyone selecting and acquiring library materials, maintaining a library collection, or building a collection development policy. The information in this book will help you organize your library collection in a manner that will be beneficial not only to you, but to your clients as well.
In retrospect, Demon Kind hates everything Good and everything in general. It is part of their nature, however, this story is about a half-demon born into the Demonic Way of Life...one who hates this specific living for reasons he does not know why he holds. Kenji-Ken is his name, and this is his tale of his road to Redemption...
This handy pocket-sized reference guide, geared specifically toward the EMT-Basic, will provide easy access to the vital emergency information needed by pre-hospital personnel.
This edition is completely revised and redesigned for ease of use during preparing for certification examination for Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). The book includes the revised 1994 EMT-basic curriculum, latest American Heart Association CPR standards, and optional EMT skills. Special situations such as pediatric emergencies, rapid extraction, and helmet removal are described.
This CD-ROM provides a comprehensive review of material covered in the EMT-I and Paramedic national standard curricula. It features more than 1,650 review questions with detailed rationales for answers, plus a comprehensive practice exam. Many of the items are linked to over 550 related full-color illustrations, and the CD contains more than 40 video presentations for student review. Users have the option of whether or not to include paramedic level questions in their review and may also select how many questions to include in each chapter exam. Features more than 1,650 multiple-choice review items-with answers and rationales-to practice for the written portion of the EMT-I or paramedic certification exam. Gives users the option of whether or not to include paramedic level questions in their review. Choosing Paramedic level provides access to the complete testing database; choosing Intermediate level provides access to only those items that pertain to Intermediate certification. Features Tutorial and Testing Modes. The tutorial portion of the CD-ROM gives users a place to study, take practice exams, and review multimedia. The testing portion simulates the National Registry written examination to help students prepare for their exam and refresh their memory on skills and content. A flexible, intuitive interface makes it easy for users to customize their test by selecting questions from the entire database or selecting questions just from the chapters they need to review. Contains interactive multimedia in the tutorial mode-users can view video presentations or view illustrations relevant to the particular content chapter. Rationales for the correct answer are included for every question to help students understand and retain important information. National Registry Skill Sheets are provided to help students prepare for the practical portion of their exam. A Comprehensive Practice Exam helps prepare students for the National Registry Exam.
Through the use of stories--of the nation and its people--and with emphasis on the fact that American history has never been the preserve of any particular region, this book weaves together the complex interaction of social, political and historical forces that have shaped the United States and from which " the American people" have evolved. It integrates traditional turning points and watershed events with the stories of the country's many diverse communities. This volume covers: Reconstruction, 1863- 1877; Conquest and Survival in the Trans-Mississippi West, 1860-1900; The Incorporation of America, 1865-1900; Commonwealth and Empire, 1870-1900; Urban America and the Progressive Era, 1900-1917; World War I, 1914-1920; The Twenties, 1920-1929; The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1940; World War II, 1941-1945; The Cold War, 1945-1952; America at Mid-century, 1952-1963; The Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1966; War at Home, War Abroad, 1965-1974; The Overextended Society, 1974-1980; The Conservative Ascendancy, since 1980. For Americans with a passion for history and their country.
BASIC APPROACH For introductory-level American History Courses. This pathbreaking text weaves together the complex interaction of social, political and historical forces that have shaped the United States and from which "the American people" have evolved by telling stories of people and of the nation and emphasizing that American history has never been the preserve of any particular region. Traditional turning points and watershed events are integrated with the stories of the nation's many diverse communities. The activebook version is an interactive, online, digital book that completely integrates multimedia resources with the textbook to greatly enhance the student learning experience. The activebook experience: Uses the web for what it's good at! An activebook takes full advantage of the online environment. Each chapter of the activebook for Out of Many: Third Edition contains an active poll, active examples and exercises, active maps, audio examples, audio exercises, active concept checks, moments in time, as well as graphs, tables, and charts to provide an interactive learning experience. Lets students learn the way they learn best! An activebook engages students of all learning styles through online print, audio, and video resources. The activebook experience is customizable by faculty and students. Students can annotate their activebook and customize their view of the book's dynamic resources. Gives you more for less! Despite the increased amount of multimedia and interactive content, activebooks cost less than traditional textbooks. Even though the core text is retained in print, the print component of an activebook is shorter than a traditional text. All boxed material, chapter summaries, exercises, and other content that can be made dynamic reside in the online component of the activebook.
Comprehensive study guides including key topics, chapter notes section, true/false and multiple choice questions with answer key, map evaluation exercises, and essay questions.
TheOut of Many Teaching and Learning Classroom Editionbrings together a wide array of assets to provide a completely integrated multimedia learning experience. This path breaking text weaves together the complex interaction of social, political, and historical forces that have shaped the United States and from which the American people have evolved by telling stories of people and of the nation and emphasizing that American history has never been the preserve of any particular region.The text's trademark continental approach has been expanded to incorporate a greater hemispheric perspective, while community and memory feature analyzes the role and the conflict of historical memory in shaping communities' understanding of the past.For individuals interested in United States history.
Each chapter of the Study Guides include a chapter commentary and outline, identification terms, multiple-choice questions, short essay questions, map questions, and questions based on primary source extracts.
Out of Many is a coherent narrative of American history that offers insight into how diverse communities and different regions have shaped America's past. The text reveals the ethnic, geographical and economic diversity of the United States by examining the individual, the community and the state and placing a special focus on the country's regions, particularly the West. The updated edition features new and expanded coverage of a wide variety of topics in addition to MyHistoryLab tools that connect the text to interactive online learning tools to bring U.S. history to life. This book is the abridged version of Out of Many, seventh edition.
NOTE: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyHistoryLab does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyHistoryLab, search for ISBN-10: 0134126831 / ISBN-13: 9780134126838. That package includes ISBN-10: 0205958516 / ISBN-13: 9780205958511 and ISBN-10: 0205967779 / ISBN-13: 9780205967773. MyHistoryLab should only be purchased when required by an instructor. For courses in U.S. History Show students how diverse communities and different regions have shaped America Out of Many: A History of the American People, Eighth Edition offers a distinctive and relevant approach to American history, highlighting the experiences of diverse communities of Americans in the unfolding story of our country. The only American history text with a truly continental perspective, Out of Many offers community vignettes – from New England to the South, the Midwest to the far West – that help students see how diverse communities and different regions have shaped America's past. By focusing on particular communities and regions, Out of Many weaves the stories of the people and the nation into a single compelling narrative that continues to this day. Also available with MyHistoryLab® MyHistoryLab for the U.S. History Survey course extends learning online, engaging students and improving results. Media resources with assignments bring concepts to life, and offer students opportunities to practice applying what they’ve learned. And Writing Space helps educators develop and assess concept mastery and critical thinking through writing, quickly and easily. Please note: this version of MyHistoryLab does not include an eText. Out of Many: A History of the American People, Eighth Edition is also available via REVEL™, an immersive learning experience designed for the way today's students read, think, and learn.
NOTE: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyHistoryLab does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyHistoryLab, search for ISBN-10: 0134126874 / ISBN-13: 9780134126876. That package includes ISBN-10: 0205962068 / ISBN-13: 9780205962068 and ISBN-10: 0205967779 / ISBN-13: 9780205967773. MyHistoryLab should only be purchased when required by an instructor. For courses in U.S. History Show students how diverse communities and different regions have shaped America Out of Many: A History of the American People, Eighth Edition offers a distinctive and relevant approach to American history, highlighting the experiences of diverse communities of Americans in the unfolding story of our country. The only American history text with a truly continental perspective, Out of Many offers community vignettes -- from New England to the South, the Midwest to the far West -- that help students see how diverse communities and different regions have shaped America's past. By focusing on particular communities and regions, Out of Many weaves the stories of the people and the nation into a single compelling narrative that continues to this day. Also available with MyHistoryLab® MyHistoryLab for the U.S. History Survey course extends learning online, engaging students and improving results. Media resources with assignments bring concepts to life, and offer students opportunities to practice applying what they've learned. And Writing Space helps educators develop and assess concept mastery and critical thinking through writing, quickly and easily. Please note: this version of MyHistoryLab does not include an eText. Out of Many: A History of the American People, Eighth Edition is also available via REVEL(tm), an immersive learning experience designed for the way today's students read, think, and learn.
Out of Many is a coherent narrative of American history that offers insight into how diverse communities and different regions have shaped America's past. The text reveals the ethnic, geographical and economic diversity of the United States by examining the individual, the community and the state and placing a special focus on the country's regions, particularly the West. The updated edition features new and expanded coverage of a wide variety of topics in addition to MyHistoryLab tools that connect the text to interactive online learning tools to bring U.S. history to life. This book is the abridged version of Out of Many, seventh edition.
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