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Touched by Love

By: Dorothy McManus

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Speaks of Many Truths and Zoosh, through Robert Shapiro, explain that Planet Earth, the only water planet in this solar system, is on loan from Sirius as a home and school for humanity, the Explorer Race. Earth's recorded history goes back only a few thousand years, its archaelogical history a few thousand more. Now this book opens up the past as ifa light was turned on in the darkness, and we see the incredible panorama of brave souls coming from other planets to settle on different parts of Earth. We watch the origins of tribal groups and the rise and fall of civilizations, and we can begin to understand the source of the wonderous diversity of plants, animals, and humans that we enjoy here on beautiful Mother Earth.

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Light Technology Publishing

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0929686039

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9780929686035

Song of Sirius

By: Dorothy McManus

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Song of Sirius

By: Dorothy McManus

On this planet, everyone is given free will in order to literally experience any kind of life they wish to. Then once we have made a choice, we must accept our responsibility for it. Take feelings, for example. Do you want to feel happy or sad? It's entirely your choice of attitudes. Are you honest, or do you cheat and then feel guilty? Remember, you made the decision in the first place. Why else would guilt appear? Do you condemn others or do you feel compassion for your companions along the way? Only you can make these decisions! You see, it is a process of thoughtforms. The thoughts you think and the words you speak actually create and shape the physical world you live in. You must never feel that you are alone in these decisions, for you are an expression of your Creator who made you in his image. Know that he is always with you and has time to listen and be a friend. No matter where you are, he will be there, within you, to guide you. Discover for yourself your own strength and power within! You weren't planted here on an alien planet to be a victim. You can choose to walk with a spiritual strength. Then you will be able to deal with whatever may come your way. What you perceive as misfortune now, will always prove to be a blessing for the future.

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Light Technology Publishing

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0929686012

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The Descendants of John Hinson (1844-1931) and Wife Sarah Jane Rummage (1850-1915)

By: Dorothy Dobbin Craiglow

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The Descendants of John Hinson (1844-1931) and Wife Sarah Jane Rummage (1850-1915)

By: Dorothy Dobbin Craiglow

Traces the descendants of John Hinson and Sarah Jane Rummage of Stanly County, North Carolina. (Second edition)

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Dorothy Dobbin Craiglow

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0578350785

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9780578350783

Reach for Us

Your Cosmic Teachers and Friends

By: Dorothy Roeder

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Reach for Us

Your Cosmic Teachers and Friends

By: Dorothy Roeder

Your Cosmic Teachers and Friends Messages from teachers, ascended masters, and the space command explain the roles they play in bringing the divine plan to Earth now! Your cosmic teachers and friends are here for you! Who are they and what do they look like? Can you connect with them to learn your part in the cosmic plan? Dorothy Roeder channels messages from thirty-six cosmic beings, ascended masters, archangels, and the space command. Their teachings and inspiring guidance are vital to understanding their roles and yours in bringing the new age on Earth for humanity. Focusing on love, the following teachers offer assistance that permits us to experience ourselves as divine beings in the divine blueprint: Ashtar, Metatron, Sananda, Zeewin, Vywamus, Atlanto, Raphael, Celestial Light, Melchior, El Morya, Serapis Bey, Korton, Melchizedek, Sandalphon, Lord Maitreya, St. Germaine, Lenduce, Djwhal Khul, Helios, Rowena, Uriel, Soltaan, Adonis, Athena, Gabriel, Soltec, Quan Yin, Cosima, Averran, Nascia, Merista, Kuthumi, Sanat Kumara, Alazaro, Michael, and the Elohim

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Light Technology Publishing

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0929385691

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9780929385693

Handbook of Children and the Media

By: Dorothy G. Singer,Jerome L. Singer

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Handbook of Children and the Media

By: Dorothy G. Singer,Jerome L. Singer

Handbook of Children and the Media' brings together the best-known scholars from around the world to summarize the current scope of the research in this field.

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SAGE

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1412982421

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9781412982429

Resilient Widowers

Older Men Speak For Themselves

By: Alinde J. Moore,Dorothy C. Stratton

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Resilient Widowers

Older Men Speak For Themselves

By: Alinde J. Moore,Dorothy C. Stratton

This is a most impressive work on a much needed and neglected area of older men who lost their spouses. Moore and Stratton listened to what these men had to say and presented us with such a rich mosaic of feelings, experiences, and hypotheses for future research." - Leonard Poon, PhD, Dr Phil hc Professor of Psychology Chair, Faculty of Gerontology Director, University of Georgia Gerontology Center Based on the authors' intensive qualitative study of a diverse group of 51 widowers, this unique book sets widowhood within the context of life experience. It identifies characteristics and patterns of behavior that contribute to widower's success, as well as lack of success, in adjusting satisfactorily to their circumstances.

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Springer Publishing Company

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0826114865

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Hung Liu

Portraits of Promised Lands

By: Dorothy Moss

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Hung Liu

Portraits of Promised Lands

By: Dorothy Moss

A major survey of contemporary artist Hung Liu, whose layered portraits explore history and memory through the stories of marginalized figures Hung Liu: Portraits of Promised Lands presents the stunning work of this contemporary Chinese American artist. Liu (b. 1948) blends painting and photography to offer new frameworks for understanding portraiture in relation to time, memory, and history. Often working from photographs, she uses portraiture to elevate overlooked subjects, amplifying the stories of those who have historically been invisible or unheard. This richly illustrated book examines six decades of Liu's painting, photography, and drawing. Author Dorothy Moss illuminates the importance of family photographs in Liu's work; Nancy Lim examines the origins of Liu's artistic practice; Lucy R. Lippard explores issues of identity and multiculturalism; and Elizabeth Partridge focuses on Liu's recent series based on Dorothea Lange's Depression-era photographs. Philip Tinari, along with artists Amy Sherald and Carrie Mae Weems, among others, conveys Liu's impact on contemporary art. Having lived through war, political revolution, exile, and displacement, Liu paints a complex picture of an Asian Pacific American experience. Her portraits speak powerfully to those seeking a better life, in the United States and elsewhere.

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Yale University Press

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0300257449

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9780300257441

All the Way to Heaven

The Selected Letters of Dorothy Day

By: Dorothy Day

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All the Way to Heaven

The Selected Letters of Dorothy Day

By: Dorothy Day

“The publication of the letters of Dorothy Day is a significant event in the history of Christian spirituality.” —Jim Martin, SJ, author of My Life with the Saints Dorothy Day, cofounder of the Catholic Worker movement, has been called the most significant, interesting, and influential person in the history of American Catholicism. Now the publication of her letters, previously sealed for 25 years after her death and meticulously selected by Robert Ellsberg, reveals an extraordinary look at her daily struggles, her hopes, and her unwavering faith. This volume, which extends from the early 1920s until the time of her death in 1980, offers a fascinating chronicle of her response to the vast changes in America, the Church, and the wider world. Set against the backdrop of the Depression, World War II, the Cold War, Vatican II, Vietnam, and the protests of the 1960s and ’70s, she corresponded with a wide range of friends, colleagues, family members, and well-known figures such as Thomas Merton, Daniel Berrigan, César Chávez, Allen Ginsberg, Katherine Anne Porter, and Francis Cardinal Spellman, shedding light on the deepest yearnings of her heart. At the same time, the first publication of her early love letters to Forster Batterham highlight her humanity and poignantly dramatize the sacrifices that underlay her vocation. “These letters are life-, work-, and faith-affirming.” —National Catholic Reporter

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0767932811

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Family Life in Native America

By: James M. Volo,Dorothy Volo

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Family Life in Native America

By: James M. Volo,Dorothy Volo

This volume provides insight into the family life of Native Americans of the northeast quadrant of the North American continent and those living in the adjacent coastal and piedmont regions. These Native Americans were among the most familiar to Euro-colonials for more than two centuries. From the tribes of the northeast woodlands came "great hunters, fishermen, farmers and fighters, as well as the most powerful and sophisticated Indian nation north of Mexico [the Iroquois Confederacy].

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313081158

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9780313081156

Forensic Entomology

An Introduction

By: Dorothy Gennard

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Forensic Entomology

An Introduction

By: Dorothy Gennard

Forensic Entomology provides undergraduates with a concise introduction to the subject. The book is written with the clarity necessary for students starting out in entomology yet authoritative enough to prove useful for more experienced researchers. Worked examples of the necessary mathematics, including how to use excel to process data, coupled with lab protocols and self-assessment questions make the book an essential starting point in the subject. Assuming little prior knowledge of either biology or entomology the book provides information on identification, life cycles and ecology of insects presented in a forensic context. Information is conveyed in an accessible style with practical tasks and suggestions for further reading included in each chapter. Fully revised and updated to include new research in the field New chapter on aquatic forensic entomology New pictorial key to aid identification of species contributed by Dr. Krzysztof Szpila, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland Further coverage of civil applications of forensic entomology Practical tasks and further reading included to aid understanding Colour plate section and improved illustrations throughout to assist in the identification of insects associated with the corpse Approaches the topic from the dual perspectives of basic entomology and its forensic applications Covers the contributions to forensic investigations of both flies and beetles Provides information on culturing insects collected from crime scenes Guides students through the processes of writing entomological court reports and presenting in court alongside the scientific topics Extended coverage of PMI calculations, role of professional associations for forensic entomologists and sampling at the crime scene New sections to discuss the identification of traces of explosives found in larvae, puparia and pupae and DNA sampling from insects

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119945801

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Play = Learning

How Play Motivates and Enhances Children's Cognitive and Social-Emotional Growth

By: Dorothy Singer,Roberta Michnick Golinkoff,Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

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Play = Learning

How Play Motivates and Enhances Children's Cognitive and Social-Emotional Growth

By: Dorothy Singer,Roberta Michnick Golinkoff,Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

In Play=Learning, top experts in child development and learning contend that in over-emphasizing academic achievement, our culture has forgotten about the importance of play for children's development.

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Oxford University Press

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0199885389

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Uncommon Understanding

Development and Disorders of Language Comprehension in Children

By: Dorothy V.M. Bishop

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Uncommon Understanding

Development and Disorders of Language Comprehension in Children

By: Dorothy V.M. Bishop

A great deal has been written on how children learn to speak, but development of language comprehension has been a relatively neglected topic. This book is unique in integrating research in language acquisition, psycholinguistics and neuropsychology to give a comprehensive picture of the process we call "comprehension", right from the reception of an acoustic stimulus at the ear, up to the point where we interpret the message the speaker intended to convey by the utterance. A major theme of the book is that "comprehension" is not a unitary skill: to understand spoken language, one needs the ability to classify incoming speech sounds, to relate them to a "mental lexicon", to interpret the propositions encoded by word order and grammatical inflections, and to use information from the environmental and social context to select, from a wide range of possible interpretations, the one that was intended by the speaker. Furthermore, although neuropsychological and experimental research on adult comprehension can provide useful concepts and methods for assessing comprehension, they should be applied with caution, because a sequential, bottom-up information processing model of comprehension is ill-suited to the developmental context. The emphasis of the book is on children with specific language impairments, but normal development is also given extensive coverage. The focus is on research and theory, rather than practical matters of assessment and intervention. Nevertheless, while this book is not intended as a clinical guide to assessment, it does aim to provide a theoretical framework that can help clinicians develop a clearer understanding of what comprehension involves, and how different types of difficulty may be pinpointed.

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Psychology Press

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1317775317

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9781317775317

Baseball: The Early Years

By: Harold Seymour,Dorothy Seymour Mills

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Baseball: The Early Years

By: Harold Seymour,Dorothy Seymour Mills

These two critically-acclaimed volumes mark the beginning of a monumental multi-volume study of baseball by the man whom Sports Illustrated has called "the Edward Gibbon of baseball history." Now available in paperback, Harold Seymour's The Early Years and The Golden Age together recount the true story of how baseball came into being and how it developed into a highly organized business and social institution.The first volume, The Early Years, traces the growth of baseball from the time of the first recorded ball game at Valley Forge during the revolution until the formation of the two present-day major leagues in 1903. By investigating previously unknown sources, Seymour uncovers the real story of how baseball evolved from a gentleman's amateur sport of "well-bred play followed by well-laden banquet tables" into a professional sport where big leagues operate under their own laws. Offering countless anecdotes and a wealth of new information, Seymour explodes many cherished myths, including the one which claims that Abner Doubleday "invented" baseball in 1839. He describes the influence of baseball on American business, manners, morals, social institutions, and even show business, as well as depicting the types of men who became the first professional ball players, club owners, and managers, including Spalding, McGraw, Comiskey, and Connie Mack.The second volume, The Golden Age, explores the glorious era when the game truly captured the American imagination, with such legendary figures as Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb in the spotlight. Beginning with the formation of the two major leagues in 1903, when baseball officially entered its "golden age" of popularity, Seymour examines the changes in the organization of professional baseball--from an unwieldy three-man commission to the strong one-man rule of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis. He depicts how the play on the field shifted from the low-scoring, pitcher-dominated game of the "dead ball" era before World War I to the higher scoring of the 1920's "lively ball" era, with emphasis on home runs, best exemplified by the exploits of Babe Ruth.Taken together, these volumes offer a serious and dramatic study of the game both on the field and in the business offices.

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Oxford University Press

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0195001001

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9780195001006

The Limits of Eroticism in Post-Petrarchan Narrative

Conditional Pleasure from Spenser to Marvell

By: Dorothy Stephens

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The Limits of Eroticism in Post-Petrarchan Narrative

Conditional Pleasure from Spenser to Marvell

By: Dorothy Stephens

Although theories of exploitation and subversion have radically changed our understanding of gender in Renaissance literature, to favour only those theories is to risk ignoring productive exchanges between 'masculine' and 'feminine' in Renaissance culture. 'Appropriation' is too simple a term to describe these exchanges - as when Petrarchan lovers flirt dangerously with potentially destructive femininity. Spenser revises this Petrarchan phenomenon, constructing flirtations whose participants are figures of speech, readers or narrative voices. His plots allow such exchanges to occur only through conditional speech, but this very conditionality powerfully shapes his work. Seventeenth-century works - including a comedy by Jane Cavendish and Elizabeth Brackley, and Upon Appleton House by Andrew Marvell - suggest that the civil war and the upsurge of female writers necessitated a reformulation of conditional erotics.

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Cambridge University Press

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113942582X

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9781139425827

If Your Back's Not Bent

The Role of the Citizenship Education Program in the Civil Rights Movement

By: Dorothy F. Cotton

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If Your Back's Not Bent

The Role of the Citizenship Education Program in the Civil Rights Movement

By: Dorothy F. Cotton

Director of the Citizenship Education Program, Dorothy Cotton, recounts the accomplishments of the program and her experiences in the civil rights movement.

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Simon and Schuster

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0743296834

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9780743296830

The New Pediatrics

A Profession in Transition

By: Dorothy Pawluch

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The New Pediatrics

A Profession in Transition

By: Dorothy Pawluch

When antibiotics became readily available in the 1950s, the danger of life-threatening infectious childhood diseases virtually disappeared. In that era, pediatricians broadened the core professional task of their specialty--the prevention and treatment of such diseases--to incorporate the behavioral and psychosocial problems of children and adolescents. Pediatricians themselves began to refer to this changing emphasis as the "new pediatrics," and to see the trend as a natural progression of their specialty into new areas of care. At the same time there arose widespread disaffection among practicing general pediatricians, defection to other areas of practice, and a decline in the popularity of pediatrics as a specialty choice.In analyzing the emergence of the new pediatrics as a case study within medical sociology, Pawluch shows how professional concerns and interests infl uence debate around social problems. As sociologists began to take greater interest in the problems of childhood, and as children's lives became increasingly medicalized--as some have argued--it is at least in part because of pediatricians' willingness to endorse medical defi nitions for certain social problems and to provide treatment for them.Pawluch's underlying concern is that medical professionals have begun to make claims for authority in the definition of what constitutes the social problems of childhood. Among the topics she examines are the "dissatisfied pediatrician syndrome," the potential for a crisis in oversupply of pediatricians and competing providers of services, the push for expansion into new areas of care, and possible future developments in this specialty.

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Routledge

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1351478532

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9781351478533

Childhood Obesity

By: Denise E. Wilfley,John R. Best,Jody Cahill,Dorothy J. Van Buren

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Childhood Obesity

By: Denise E. Wilfley,John R. Best,Jody Cahill,Dorothy J. Van Buren

Clear, up-to-date guidance for professionals working with children with obesity One in every six children, and more in some ethnic groups, are obese, which can lead to serious health problems in adulthood. Successful treatment of young patients is complex, requiring time-intensive, evidence-based care delivered by a multidisciplinary team. Help is at hand with this well written, compact book by leading experts, which gives health professionals a clear overview of the current scientific knowledge on childhood obesity, from causality models and diagnosis to prevention and treatment. In particular, the authors outline a family-based treatment method which is best supported by the evidence and meets the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics and other organizations. The appendix provides the clinician with hands-on tools: a session plan, a pretreatment assessment form, selfmonitoring forms, and a meal planning and physical activity worksheet. This book is essential reading for anyone who works with children and their families, equipping them to guide patients to appropriate and effective treatment.

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Hogrefe Publishing GmbH

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1616764066

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9781616764067

When Giants Converge

Role of US-Japan Direct Investment

By: Dorothy B. Christelow

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When Giants Converge

Role of US-Japan Direct Investment

By: Dorothy B. Christelow

This text presents an analysis of how international direct investment since World War II has played an important role in the process by which industrial countries generate technology and productivity growth. It covers the complex relations between the US and Japan since 1945.

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Routledge

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1315485834

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9781315485836

Disposal of Roadside Litter Mixtures

By: Dorothy L. Andres

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Disposal of Roadside Litter Mixtures

By: Dorothy L. Andres

This synthesis will be of interest to maintenance managers, maintenance engineers, those responsible for environmental protection and waste management, and others concerned with the removal and disposal of litter from the roadside. Information is presented on the various aspects of the roadside litter problem, including the causes, amounts, costs, and hazards of litter disposal. This synthesis describes the state of the practice with respect to the magnitude and character of the roadside litter collection and disposal process. This report of the Transportation Research Board discusses various state practices with regard to roadside litter collection and highlights the volunteer efforts for roadside litter removal, such as Adopt-a-Highway and Keep America Beautiful. The disposal practices followed by state highway maintenance agencies are described, as are the issues associated with the available landfill disposal sites, incineration, and other disposal methods. Alternative strategies and deterrents to highway litter, such as litter reduction regulations and educational programs are presented, together with suggested strategies for recycling, reuse of materials, and smart purchase practices. Recommendations for future research are also included.

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0309053102

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9780309053105

Baby Beanies Made with the Knook

By: Dorothy E. Uhlir

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Baby Beanies Made with the Knook

By: Dorothy E. Uhlir

These baby beanies are a joy to create, because the new Knook makes knitting fun! This specialized crochet hook creates true knitted fabric, while the attached cord completely prevents dropped stitches! It's great for beginners or anyone who would like to learn to knit the easy way. Clear instructions on the basic technique are provided for both right-hand and left-hand stitching, while photos illustrate each step. For easy to experienced skill levels, the 7 designs by Dorothy E. Uhlir are all made with light weight yarn: Bumps, Tracks, Double Diamonds, Doughnuts, Lace Diamonds, Waves, and Marbles. Each pattern is sized for Newborn to 3 months, 3-6 months, and 6-12 months.

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Leisure Arts

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1464701938

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The Good Book of Prayer

Biblical Guidelines for an Effective Prayer Life

By: Dorothy Stone Harmon

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The Good Book of Prayer

Biblical Guidelines for an Effective Prayer Life

By: Dorothy Stone Harmon

The Good Book” is a term that people have frequently used to refer to the Holy Bible. This phrase differentiates the Bible from other religious texts. The first section of The Good Book of Prayer captures biblical references that describe five specific purposes of prayer. In the second section, these purposes are then identified in the prayers of numerous familiar people in the Bible. A “Think About It” section following each chapter allows the reader time to meditate and find personal truths from the text.

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1796078662

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Uncommon Understanding (Classic Edition)

Development and disorders of language comprehension in children

By: Dorothy V. M. Bishop

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Uncommon Understanding (Classic Edition)

Development and disorders of language comprehension in children

By: Dorothy V. M. Bishop

This is a Classic Edition of Dorothy Bishop's award-winning textbook on the development of language comprehension, which has been in print since 1997, and now includes a new introduction from the author. The book won the British Psychological Society book award in 1999, and is now widely seen as a classic in the field of developmental language disorders. Uncommon Understanding provides a comprehensive account of the process of comprehension, from the reception of an acoustic signal, to the interpretation of communicative intentions, and integrates a vast field of research on language acquisition, psycholinguistics and neuropsychology. In the new introduction Dorothy Bishop reflects on the organization of the book, and developments in the field since the book was first published. A major theme in the book is that comprehension should not be viewed as a unitary skill – to understand spoken language one needs the ability to classify incoming speech sounds, to relate them to a "mental lexicon," to interpret the propositions encoded by word order and grammatical inflections, and to use information from the environmental and social context to grasp an intended meaning. Another important theme is that although neuropsychological and experimental research on adult comprehension provides useful concepts and methods for assessing comprehension, it should be applied with caution, because a sequential, bottom-up information processing model of comprehension is ill-suited to the developmental context. Although the main focus of the book is on research and theory, rather than practical matters of assessment and intervention, the theoretical framework presented in the book will continue to help clinicians develop a clearer understanding of what comprehension involves, and how different types of difficulty may be pin-pointed.

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Psychology Press

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1134607253

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9781134607259

Viruses: A Very Short Introduction

By: Dorothy H. Crawford

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Viruses: A Very Short Introduction

By: Dorothy H. Crawford

Viruses are big news. From pandemics such as HIV, to swine flu, and SARS, we are constantly being bombarded with information about new lethal infections. In this Very Short Introduction Dorothy Crawford demonstrates how clever these entities really are. From their discovery and the unravelling of their intricate structures, Crawford demonstrates how these tiny parasites are by far the most abundant life forms on the planet. With up to two billion of them in each litre of sea water, viruses play a vital role in controlling the marine environment, and are essential to the ocean's delicate ecosystem. In this fully updated edition, Crawford recounts stories of renowned killer viruses such as the recent Ebola and Zika epidemics, as well as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, and considers the importance of air travel in facilitating the international spread of viruses in the twenty first century. Discussing the impact of global warming, which is increasing the range of vector-transmitted viruses such as dengue, yellow fever, and West Nile virus, she also considers the effect this will have on native populations in subtropical and temperate climates of the Americas, Australasia, and Europe. By examining our lifestyle in the 21st century, Crawford looks to the future to ask whether we can ever live in harmony with viruses, and considers the ways in which we may need to adapt to prevent emerging viruses with devastating consequences. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

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0192539728

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9780192539724

Distinguished Asian Americans

A Biographical Dictionary

By: Chung H. Chuong,Dorothy Cordova,Robert H. Hyung Chan Kim,Steve Fugita,Franklin Ng,Jane Singh

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Distinguished Asian Americans

A Biographical Dictionary

By: Chung H. Chuong,Dorothy Cordova,Robert H. Hyung Chan Kim,Steve Fugita,Franklin Ng,Jane Singh

Asian Americans have made significant contributions to American society. This reference work celebrates the contributions of 166 distinguished Asian Americans. Most people profiled are not featured in any other biographical collection of noted Asian Americans. The Chinese Americans, Japanese Americans, Filipino Americans, Korean Americans, South Asian Americans (from India and Pakistan), and Southeast Asian Americans (from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam) profiled in this work represent more than 75 fields of endeavor. From historical figures to figure skater Michelle Kwan, this work features both prominent and less familiar individuals who have made significant contributions in their fields. A number of the contemporary subjects have given exclusive interviews for this work. All biographies have been written by experts in their ethnic fields. Those profiled range widely from distinguished scientists and Nobel Prize winners to sports stars, from actors to activists, from politicians to business leaders, from artists to literary luminaries. All are role models for young men and women, and many have overcome difficult odds to succeed. These colorfully written, substantive biographies detail their subjects' goals, struggles, and commitments to success and to their ethnic communities. More than 40 portraits accompany the biographies and each biography concludes with a list of suggested reading for further research. Appendices organizing the biographies by ethnic group and profession make searching easy. This is the most current biographical dictionary on Asian Americans and is ideal for student research.

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0313000409

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9780313000409

On Passion

By: Dorothy Porter

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On Passion

By: Dorothy Porter

I wonder if some of the most deeply passionate experiences of my life have happened between the covers of a book' A wonderful, ultimately joyous, insight into the creative life of one of our best loved poets. In On Passion celebrated Australian poet Dorothy Porter delves headfirst into the passions, both literary and earthly. We discover the young Dorothy Porter's 'drug of choice' was none other than romantic love and that 'some of the most deeply passionate experiences of [her] life happened between the covers of a book'. Written just before she passed away in 2008, On Passion is a wonderful, ultimately joyous, insight into the creative life of one of our best loved poets.

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073364399X

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Family Life in 19th-Century America

By: James M. Volo,Dorothy Volo

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Family Life in 19th-Century America

By: James M. Volo,Dorothy Volo

Nineteenth century families had to deal with enormous changes in almost all of life's categories. The first generation of nineteenth century Americans was generally anxious to remove the Anglo from their Anglo-Americanism. The generation that grew up in Jacksonian America matured during a period of nationalism, egalitarianism, and widespread reformism. Finally, the generation of the pre-war decades was innately diverse in terms of their ethnic backgrounds, employment, social class, education, language, customs, and religion. Americans were acutely aware of the need to create a stable and cohesive society firmly founded on the family and traditional family values. Yet the people of America were among the most mobile and diverse on earth. Geographically, socially, and economically, Americans (and those immigrants who wished to be Americans) were dedicated to change, movement, and progress. This dichotomy between tradition and change may have been the most durable and common of American traits, and it was a difficult quality to circumvent when trying to form a unified national persona. Volumes in the Family Life in America series focus on the day-to-day lives and roles of families throughout history. The roles of all family members are defined and information on daily family life, the role of the family in society, and the ever-changing definition of family are discussed. Discussion of the nuclear family, single parent homes, foster and adoptive families, stepfamilies, and gay and lesbian families are included where appropriate. Topics such as meal planning, homes, entertainment and celebrations, are discussed along with larger social issues that originate in the home like domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, and divorce. Ideal for students and general readers alike, books in this series bring the history of everyday people to life.

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0313081123

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Food Safety 1990

An Annotated Bibliography of the Literature

By: Dorothy C. Gosting,M. Ellin Doyle,Food Research Institute

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Food Safety 1990

An Annotated Bibliography of the Literature

By: Dorothy C. Gosting,M. Ellin Doyle,Food Research Institute

Food Safety 1990: An Annotated Bibliography of the Literature is an annotated bibliography containing literature on food safety and foodborne diseases that were published during the latter half of 1989 and the first half of 1990. Around 2,000 scientific journals are surveyed and articles from over 400 sources are included in this volume. The book is divided into three parts. Part I discusses topics about the relationship between diet and health such as the correlation of diet and diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular diseases, as well as the other effects of diet on health. Part II covers the different safety measures to be observed in the preparation of food, as well as the effects of food toxicity and contamination. Part III tackles the diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, and parasites found in food. The text is recommended for food technologists, nutritionists, and health personnel who would like to know more about food safety and its advances.

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Elsevier

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1483100197

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9781483100197

Encyclopedia of China

History and Culture

By: Dorothy Perkins

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Encyclopedia of China

History and Culture

By: Dorothy Perkins

Presents a representative cross-section of entries on all aspects of the history and culture of China. Alphabetically organized, the entries include* major cities and provinces* historical eras and figures* government and politics* economics* religion* language and the writing system* food and customs* sports and martial arts* crafts and architecture* important Chinese figures outside of mainland China* important Westerners in China.

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Routledge

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1135935629

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9781135935627

Baseball

The Early Years

By: Harold Seymour,Dorothy Seymour Mills

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Baseball

The Early Years

By: Harold Seymour,Dorothy Seymour Mills

Now available in paperback, Harold Seymour and Dorothy Seymour Mills' Baseball: The Early Years recounts the true story of how baseball came into being and how it developed into a highly organized business and social institution. The Early Years, traces the growth of baseball from the time of the first recorded ball game at Valley Forge during the revolution until the formation of the two present-day major leagues in 1903. By investigating previously unknown sources, the book uncovers the real story of how baseball evolved from a gentleman's amateur sport of "well-bred play followed by well-laden banquet tables" into a professional sport where big leagues operate under their own laws. Offering countless anecdotes and a wealth of new information, the authors explode many cherished myths, including the one which claims that Abner Doubleday "invented" baseball in 1839. They describe the influence of baseball on American business, manners, morals, social institutions, and even show business, as well as depicting the types of men who became the first professional ball players, club owners, and managers, including Spalding, McGraw, Comiskey, and Connie Mack. Note: On August 2, 2010, Oxford University Press made public that it would credit Dorothy Seymour Mills as co-author of the three baseball histories previously "authored" solely by her late husband, Harold Seymour. The Seymours collaborated on Baseball: The Early Years (1960), Baseball: The Golden Age (1971) and Baseball: The People's Game (1991).

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0199839174

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9780199839179

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