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Crossing the Water

Eighteen Months on an Island Working with Troubled Boys-a Teacher's Memoir

By: Daniel Robb

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Crossing the Water

Eighteen Months on an Island Working with Troubled Boys-a Teacher's Memoir

By: Daniel Robb

Offering profound insight into the lives of violent teens, this beautifully written memoir recounts the author's year and a half spent living with and teaching troubled adolescents on a remote island off the Massachusetts coast. Off the coast of Cape Cod lies a small windswept island called Penikese. Alone on the island is a school for juvenile delinquents, the Penikese Island School, where Daniel Robb lived and worked as a teacher, not far from the mainland town where he grew up. By turns harsh, desolate, and starkly beautiful, the island offers its temporary residents respite from lives filled with abuse, violence, and chaos. But as Robb discovers, peace, solitude, and a structured lifestyle can go only so far toward healing the anger and hurt he finds not only in his students but within himself -- feelings left over from the broken home of his childhood. Lyrical and heartfelt, Crossing the Water is the memoir of his first eighteen months on Penikese, and a poignant meditation on the many ways that young men can become lost. Ranging in age from fourteen to seventeen and numbering up to eight at a time, Robb's students at Penikese have been convicted of crimes including arson, assault, and armed robbery. They are tough, troubled kids who are sentenced to the school by courts in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. During their time at Penikese, they live in a house together with the staff of four and share the responsibilities of living on the island -- chopping wood, cooking meals, maintaining and repairing the buildings, caring for the farm animals, and doing other chores. For many of the students, it's the first time they've experienced such a combination of discipline and freedom, or the kind of trust extended to them by the staff. And despite their resistance and sometime wildness, Robb soon finds that they have the capacity not only to confound but to surprise him, both with their insight and their vulnerability. In Crossing the Water, he renders the boys' voices and his life with them -- the confrontations, the rare epiphanies, the flashes of humor -- with great vividness. Passionate, poetic, and deeply felt, Crossing the Water is a powerful and moving book, and the debut of a tremendously gifted young writer.

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Simon and Schuster

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0743202503

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9780743202503

A Tour Thro’ the Whole Island of Great Britain by Daniel Defoe - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)

By: Daniel Defoe

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A Tour Thro’ the Whole Island of Great Britain by Daniel Defoe - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)

By: Daniel Defoe

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘A Tour Thro’ the Whole Island of Great Britain by Daniel Defoe - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Daniel Defoe’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Defoe includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘A Tour Thro’ the Whole Island of Great Britain by Daniel Defoe - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Defoe’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles

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Delphi Classics

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1788776526

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9781788776523

The Rough Guide to Morocco

By: Daniel Jacobs,Keith Drew

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The Rough Guide to Morocco

By: Daniel Jacobs,Keith Drew

Now available in ePub format. The Rough Guide to Morocco is the top travel guide for this beguiling country. This full-color edition is now updated and formatted to be more user-friendly than ever, with all practical details for each town together in one place. Accommodation and eating options for all budgets are included--from the chic riads of Marrakesh to the backstreets of Tangier and fine dining in Casablanca, from oasis-hopping in the desert to mountain treks in the High Atlas. The Rough Guide to Morocco gives you the lowdown on how to get where you're going, where to stay when you get there, and the best places to eat, drink, and hang out. Clear maps supplement the text throughout, and there's even a detailed food glossary in English, Arabic, and French. When planning a trip to this unique part of the world, you'll find practical information to make your way with ease and the context you need to understand what makes Morocco tick. Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Morocco.

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Penguin

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1409332675

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9781409332671

The Value of Values

How Leaders Can Grow Their Businesses and Enhance Their Careers by Doing the Right Thing

By: Daniel Aronson

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The Value of Values

How Leaders Can Grow Their Businesses and Enhance Their Careers by Doing the Right Thing

By: Daniel Aronson

How business leaders can grow profits and competitive advantage by doing the right thing. Acting on values—doing good for the benefit of all—can substantially benefit the bottom line, but many business leaders mistakenly believe that doing the right thing lowers profits. This belief is the greatest barrier holding businesses back from being more financially and competitively successful—and delivering more good for the world. Not only can it be a winning business strategy to act on values, as Daniel Aronson suggests in The Value of Values, but it is also a savvy choice, increasing a company’s power, profit, and competitive advantage—in many cases with little additional investment or risk. It starts with seeing what others miss. Using extensive research and real-world calculations, Aronson demonstrates that the “submerged value” of initiatives such as taking bold action to combat climate change, helping people find jobs, or creating an open, inclusive work environment is normally 4 to 10 times more than initially believed. Calculating and capturing the true business benefit of acting on values provides a much-needed update to the sustainability and responsibility playbook. Even more important, it shows executives how to harness the value of values to improve profitability, acquire customers, and turbocharge their own careers. Written by a measurement pioneer and one of the world’s foremost experts on making ethical business count, The Value of Values trains leaders to respond smartly and credibly to today’s challenges, transforming how business can and should be done.

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309

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MIT Press

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026237580X

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9780262375801

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders

By: Daniel Defoe

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The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders

By: Daniel Defoe

Moll Flanders has claims to being the first English novel. It is the tale of 'the Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders, Who was Born in Newgate, and during a Life of continu'd Variety for Threescore Years, besides her Childhood, was Twelve Year a Whore, five times a Wife (whereof once to her own Brother), Twelve Year a Thief, Eight Year a Transported Felon in Virginia, at last grew Rich, liv'd Honest, and died a Penitent.' Racy, ironic, rich in realistic sociological detail, it is also a romance, with Moll in her quest for a familial paradise its charmed heroine.

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436

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0192834037

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9780192834034

Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology

By: Robert J. Means, Jr.,George Rodgers,Bertil Glader,Daniel A. Arber,Frederick R. Appelbaum,Angela Dispenzieri,Todd A. Fehniger,Laura Michaelis,John P. Leonard

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Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology

By: Robert J. Means, Jr.,George Rodgers,Bertil Glader,Daniel A. Arber,Frederick R. Appelbaum,Angela Dispenzieri,Todd A. Fehniger,Laura Michaelis,John P. Leonard

Comprehensive in scope and thoroughly up to date, Wintrobe’s Clinical Hematology, 15th Edition, combines the biology and pathophysiology of hematology as well as the diagnosis and treatment of commonly encountered hematological disorders. Editor-in-chief Dr. Robert T. Means, Jr., along with a team of expert section editors and contributing authors, provide authoritative, in-depth information on the biology and pathophysiology of lymphomas, leukemias, platelet destruction, and other hematological disorders as well as the procedures for diagnosing and treating them. Packed with more than 1,500 tables and figures throughout, this trusted text is an indispensable reference for hematologists, oncologists, residents, nurse practitioners, and pathologists.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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197518470X

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9781975184704

Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy

By: Daniel Ziblatt

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Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy

By: Daniel Ziblatt

How do democracies form and what makes them die? Daniel Ziblatt revisits this timely and classic question in a wide-ranging historical narrative that traces the evolution of modern political democracy in Europe from its modest beginnings in 1830s Britain to Adolf Hitler's 1933 seizure of power in Weimar Germany. Based on rich historical and quantitative evidence, the book offers a major reinterpretation of European history and the question of how stable political democracy is achieved. The barriers to inclusive political rule, Ziblatt finds, were not inevitably overcome by unstoppable tides of socioeconomic change, a simple triumph of a growing middle class, or even by working class collective action. Instead, political democracy's fate surprisingly hinged on how conservative political parties – the historical defenders of power, wealth, and privilege – recast themselves and coped with the rise of their own radical right. With striking modern parallels, the book has vital implications for today's new and old democracies under siege.

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451

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Cambridge University Press

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1108298591

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9781108298599

Beetle

The Life of General Walter Bedell Smith

By: Daniel K. R. Crosswell

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Beetle

The Life of General Walter Bedell Smith

By: Daniel K. R. Crosswell

The first full biography of Smith, a fascinating American soldier and diplomat who began his career in 1911 as a private in the Indiana National Guard, and retired as a four-star general.

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813126495

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9780813126494

Myth and Philosophy in Plato's Phaedrus

By: Daniel S. Werner

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Myth and Philosophy in Plato's Phaedrus

By: Daniel S. Werner

Examines the role of myth in Plato's Phaedrus, arguing that it leads readers to participate in Plato's dialogues and to engage in self-examination.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107021286

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9781107021280

Architecture as Cultural and Political Discourse

Case studies of conceptual norms and aesthetic practices

By: Daniel Grinceri

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Architecture as Cultural and Political Discourse

Case studies of conceptual norms and aesthetic practices

By: Daniel Grinceri

This book is concerned with cultural and political discourses that affect the production of architecture. It examines how these discursive mechanisms and technologies combine to normalise and aestheticise everyday practices. It queries the means by which buildings are appropriated to give shape and form to political aspirations and values. Architecture is not overtly political. It does not coerce people to behave in certain ways. However, architecture is constructed within the same rules and practices whereby people and communities self-govern and regulate themselves to think and act in certain ways. This book seeks to examine these rules through various case studies including: the reconstructed Notre Dame Cathedral, the Nazi era Munich Konigsplatz, Auschwitz concentration camp and the Prora resort, Sydney’s suburban race riots, and the Australian Immigration Detention Centre on Christmas Island.

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Routledge

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131742395X

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The World in Words

Travel Writing and the Global Imagination in Muslim South Asia

By: Daniel Joseph Majchrowicz

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The World in Words

Travel Writing and the Global Imagination in Muslim South Asia

By: Daniel Joseph Majchrowicz

Based on over a decade of original archival research, this book shows how Urdu travel writing gave voice to a global imagination that reflected the ambition and aspiration of Indians and Pakistanis as they negotiated their place in the changing world of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In this interdisciplinary study, author Daniel Majchrowicz traces the social and literary history of the Urdu travelogue from 1840 to 1990 in six chronological chapters. Each chapter asks how travel writers used the genre to give meaning to the shifting social and political realities of their colonial and postcolonial worlds. The book particularly highlights the role of women writers in the production of a global imagination in Urdu with an emphasis on travel writing on Asia and Africa.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009358715

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9781009358712

The Biography Book

A Reader's Guide To Nonfiction, Fictional, and Film Biographies of More Than 500 of the Most Fascinating Individuals of all Time

By: Daniel S. Burt

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The Biography Book

A Reader's Guide To Nonfiction, Fictional, and Film Biographies of More Than 500 of the Most Fascinating Individuals of all Time

By: Daniel S. Burt

From Marilyn to Mussolini, people captivate people. A&E's Biography, best-selling autobiographies, and biographical novels testify to the popularity of the genre. But where does one begin? Collected here are descriptions and evaluations of over 10,000 biographical works, including books of fact and fiction, biographies for young readers, and documentaries and movies, all based on the lives of over 500 historical figures from scientists and writers, to political and military leaders, to artists and musicians. Each entry includes a brief profile, autobiographical and primary sources, and recommended works. Short reviews describe the pertinent biographical works and offer insight into the qualities and special features of each title, helping readers to find the best biographical material available on hundreds of fascinating individuals.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313017263

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9780313017261

Roxana, the Fortunate Mistress, Or, A History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de Beleau

Afterwards Called the Countess de Wintselsheim in Germany : Being the Person Known by the Name of the Lady Roxana in the Time of Charles II

By: Daniel Defoe

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Roxana, the Fortunate Mistress, Or, A History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de Beleau

Afterwards Called the Countess de Wintselsheim in Germany : Being the Person Known by the Name of the Lady Roxana in the Time of Charles II

By: Daniel Defoe

This book is intended for students of English Literature, especially eighteenth-century, from sixth-form up.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0192834592

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9780192834591

Form and Fable in American Fiction

By: Daniel Hoffman

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Form and Fable in American Fiction

By: Daniel Hoffman

Combining the disciplines of folklore and literary criticism in his perceptive readings of works by Irving, Hawthorne, Melville, and Mark Twain, Daniel Hoffman demonstrates how these authors transformed materials from both high and popular culture, from their European past and their American present, in works that helped to form our national consciousness. In his new preface, Hoffman describes the evolution of his critical method and suggests the book's value for contemporary readers.

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University of Virginia Press

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0813915252

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9780813915258

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Crossing the Water

Crossing the Water

A Tour Thro’ the Whole Island of Great Britain by Daniel Defoe - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)

A Tour Thro’ the Whole Island of Great Britain by Daniel Defoe - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)

The Rough Guide to Morocco

The Rough Guide to Morocco

The Value of Values

The Value of Values

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders

Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology

Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology

Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy

Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy

Beetle

Beetle

Myth and Philosophy in Plato's Phaedrus

Myth and Philosophy in Plato's Phaedrus

Architecture as Cultural and Political Discourse

Architecture as Cultural and Political Discourse

The World in Words

The World in Words

The Biography Book

The Biography Book

Roxana, the Fortunate Mistress, Or, A History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de Beleau

Roxana, the Fortunate Mistress, Or, A History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de Beleau

Form and Fable in American Fiction

Form and Fable in American Fiction

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