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A People's Guide to Orange County

By: Elaine Lewinnek,Gustavo Arellano,Thuy Vo Dang

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A People's Guide to Orange County

By: Elaine Lewinnek,Gustavo Arellano,Thuy Vo Dang

One of the Top Urban Planning Books of 2022, Planetizen The full and fascinating guidebook that Orange County deserves. A People’s Guide to Orange County is an alternative tour guide that documents sites of oppression, resistance, struggle, and transformation in Orange County, California. Orange County is more than the well-known images on orange crate labels, the high-profile amusement parks of Disneyland and Knott’s Berry Farm, or the beaches. It is also a unique site of agricultural and suburban history, political conservatism in a liberal state, and more diversity and discordance than its pop-cultural images show. It is a space of important agricultural labor disputes, segregation and resistance to segregation, privatization and the struggle for public space, politicized religions, Cold War global migrations, vibrant youth cultures, and efforts for environmental justice. Memorably, Ronald Reagan called Orange County the place “where all the good Republicans go to die,” but it is also the place where many working-class immigrants have come to live and work in its agricultural, military-industrial, and tourist service economies. Orange County is the fifth-most populous county in America. If it were a city, it would be the nation’s third-largest city; if it were a state, its population would make it larger than twenty-one other states. It attracts 42 million tourists annually. Yet Orange County tends to be a chapter or two squeezed into guidebooks to Los Angeles or Disneyland. Mainstream guidebooks focus on Orange County’s amusement parks and wealthy coastal communities, with side trips to palatial shopping malls. These guides skip over Orange County’s most heterogeneous half—the inland space, where most of its oranges were grown alongside oil derricks that kept the orange groves heated. Existing guidebooks render invisible the diverse people who have labored there. A People’s Guide to Orange County questions who gets to claim Orange County’s image, exposing the extraordinary stories embedded in the ordinary landscape.

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Univ of California Press

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0520971558

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Biology and Evolution of the Mexican Cavefish

By: Alex Keene,Masato Yoshizawa,Suzanne Elaine McGaugh

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Biology and Evolution of the Mexican Cavefish

By: Alex Keene,Masato Yoshizawa,Suzanne Elaine McGaugh

Biology and Evolution of the Mexican Cavefish features contributions by leading researchers in a comprehensive, unique work that examines a number of distinct areas of biology—evolution, development, ecology, and behavior—using the Mexican cavefish as a powerful model system to further understanding of basic biological processes such as eye degeneration, hearing, craniofacial development, sleep, and metabolic function. These fish are currently being used to better understand a number of issues related to human health, including age-related blindness, sleep, obesity, mood-related disorders, and aging. The recent sequencing of the cavefish genome broadens the interest of this system to groups working with diverse biological systems, and has helped researchers identify genes that regulate sleep, eye degeneration, and metabolic function. Mexican cavefish are particularly powerful for the study of biological processes because these fish evolved independently in twenty-nine caves in the Sierra de el Abra Region of Northeast Mexico. These fish have dramatic adaptations to the cave environment, and this can be used to identify genes involved in disease-related traits. This scholarly text will be of interest to researchers and students throughout diverse areas of biology and ecology. It includes photographs of animals and behavior in laboratory and natural settings that will also increase interest and accessibility to non-experts. - Includes a mixture of images and illustrations such as the geographical distribution of cave pools and the developmental biology of the nervous system - Features a companion site with geographical maps - Fills a notable gap in the literature on a topic of broad interest to the scientific community - Presents the recent sequencing of the cavefish genome as a groundbreaking development for researchers working with diverse biological systems

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Academic Press

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0128023651

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How Students Understand the Past

From Theory to Practice

By: M. Elaine Davis

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How Students Understand the Past

From Theory to Practice

By: M. Elaine Davis

History and archaeology education is highly valued among modern societies that seek to educate their youth about the past. Yet these areas have been_for the most part_slow to employ the latest advances in education theory and practice. Former classroom teacher and science education specialist M. Elaine Davis presents an informed and useful text that demonstrates the importance of contemporary learning theory and educational research to the development of effective programs in both formal and informal history and archaeology education. Chapters cover teaching and history education theory, and apply this to various case studies and program examples. This text will prove a much-valued tool for school teachers, museum educators, archaeologists, and historians_challenging and aiding educators to assess and improve their respective programs.

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Rowman Altamira

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0759100438

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Encyclopedia of Native American Music of North America

By: Timothy Archambault,Elaine Keillor,John M. H. Kelly

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Encyclopedia of Native American Music of North America

By: Timothy Archambault,Elaine Keillor,John M. H. Kelly

This book is a one-stop reference resource for the vast variety of musical expressions of the First Peoples' cultures of North America, both past and present. Encyclopedia of Native American Music of North America documents the surprisingly varied musical practices among North America's First Peoples, both historically and in the modern context. It supplies a detailed yet accessible and approachable overview of the substantial contributions and influence of First Peoples that can be appreciated by both native and nonnative audiences, regardless of their familiarity with musical theory. The entries address how ethnomusicologists with Native American heritage are revolutionizing approaches to the discipline, and showcase how musicians with First Peoples' heritage are influencing modern musical forms including native flute, orchestral string playing, gospel, and hip hop. The work represents a much-needed academic study of First Peoples' musical cultures—a subject that is of growing interest to Native Americans as well as nonnative students and readers.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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Discovering Westcave

The Natural and Human History of a Hill Country Nature Preserve

By: S. Christopher Caran,Elaine Davenport

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Discovering Westcave

The Natural and Human History of a Hill Country Nature Preserve

By: S. Christopher Caran,Elaine Davenport

In the heart of the Texas Hill Country lies an astonishing place called Westcave Preserve, a 76-acre nature preserve and environmental education facility in western Travis County, near Austin, that provides a sanctuary for the flora and fauna of surprisingly diverse ecosystems. Westcave has been connecting children and families to nature since 1976, when the nonprofit Westcave Preserve Corporation was established to restore and protect a popular but rapidly deteriorating picnic spot that encompassed a fern-covered grotto, an ancient rock shelter, and a spectacular forty-foot waterfall. In Discovering Westcave, Chris Caran and Elaine Davenport take readers on a walk through the beautiful preserve, which includes a 3,000-square-foot learning center, unveiling the evolutionary past of its stunning natural features and acknowledging the many people who have been a part of Westcave’s long history. The aim of this guidebook is not only to share the natural and human history of this refuge, soon to be surrounded by one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the country, but also to inspire through environmental learning a continued respect and appreciation for the natural world. To learn more about The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, sponsors of this book's series, please click here.

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Texas A&M University Press

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1623494605

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Island for Two

Hawaii Magic\Fiji Fantasy

By: Beverly Jenkins,Elaine Overton

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Island for Two

Hawaii Magic\Fiji Fantasy

By: Beverly Jenkins,Elaine Overton

For two couples, paradise is about to heat up. This two-in-one volume contains "Hawaii Magic" by Jenkins and "Fiji Fantasy" by Overton. Original.

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Kimani Press

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037386261X

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9780373862610

Mars and the Search for Life

By: Elaine Scott

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Mars and the Search for Life

By: Elaine Scott

Examines the theories about life on Mars, providing both historical and current information about our exploration of the Red Planet.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0618766952

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Passing the Principal TExES Exam

Practice Tests for Success

By: Elaine L. Wilmore

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Passing the Principal TExES Exam

Practice Tests for Success

By: Elaine L. Wilmore

The ultimate practice book—your secret weapon for the toughest test in Texas! This carefully curated collection of TExES practice tests, each field-tested for accuracy, is designed to show you where you need to improve—and how to do it to pass the TExES exam. Start by thinking like a test developer, learning the exam’s framework inside and out. Then move on to seven practice tests with answers, plus Rationales explaining why correct answers are correct Tables and figures geared for visual and kinesthetic learners “Important Points to Remember” at the end of each test Test-taking strategies Guidance for creating a personal success plan Important notice: A few answers have been corrected and the errata sheet can be found at Elaine's website: http://www.elainewilmore.com/.

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Corwin Press

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1483319350

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9781483319353

Rethinking Culture in Health Communication

Social Interactions as Intercultural Encounters

By: Elaine Hsieh,Eric M. Kramer

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Rethinking Culture in Health Communication

Social Interactions as Intercultural Encounters

By: Elaine Hsieh,Eric M. Kramer

Rethinking Culture in Health Communication An interdisciplinary overview of health communication using a cultural lens—uniquely focused on social interactions in health contexts Patients, health professionals, and policymakers embody cultural constructs that impact healthcare processes. Rethinking Culture in Health Communication explores the ways in which culture influences healthcare, introducing new approaches to understanding social relationships and health policies as a dynamic process involving cultural values, expectations, motivations, and behavioral patterns. This innovative textbook integrates theories and practices in health communication, public health, and medicine to help students relate fundamental concepts to their personal experiences and develop an awareness of how all individuals and groups are shaped by culture. The authors present a foundational framework explaining how cultures can be understood from four perspectives—Magic Consciousness, Mythic Connection, Perspectival Thinking, and Integral Fusion—to examine existing theories, social norms, and clinical practices in health-related contexts. Detailed yet accessible chapters discuss culture and health behaviors, interpersonal communication, minority health and healthcare delivery, cultural consciousness, social interactions, sociopolitical structure, and more. The text features examples of how culture can create challenges in access, process, and outcomes of healthcare services and includes scenarios in which individuals and institutions hold different or incompatible ethical views. The text also illustrates how cultural perspectives can shape the theoretical concepts emerged in caregiver-patient communication, provider-patient interactions, social policies, public health interventions, and other real-life settings. Written by two leading health communication scholars, this textbook: Highlights the sociocultural, interprofessional, clinical, and ethical aspects of health communication Explores the intersections of social relationships, cultural tendencies, and health theories and behaviors Examines the various forms, functions, and meanings of health, illness, and healthcare in a range of cultural contexts Discusses how cultural elements in social interactions are essential to successful health interventions Includes foundational overviews of health communication and of culture in health-related fields Discusses culture in health administration, moral values in social policies, and ethics in medical development Incorporates various aspects and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic as a cultural phenomenon through the lens of health communication Rethinking Culture in Health Communication is an ideal textbook for courses in health communication, particularly those focused on interpersonal communication, as well as in cross-cultural communication, cultural phenomenology, medical sociology, social work, public health, and other health-related fields.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119496160

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9781119496168

Around Australia

One Woman One Soul One Dream

By: Elaine Schnelle

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Around Australia

One Woman One Soul One Dream

By: Elaine Schnelle

After receiving an unsettling medical diagnosis, Elaine Schnelle, a 61-year-old divorced, retired grandma and psychic medium, decides that the only way she can achieve her dream of driving around Australia, is to do it now — and alone. Overcoming fears and self-doubt, she takes a leap of faith and embarks on the trip of a lifetime taking the reader along with her on her exciting adventure. This book provides a practical travel guide of how the author planned her trip — including deciding what vehicle she will drive, the plotting of her itinerary, a description of her travels, the fears and challenges on the way, the interesting people she met, as well as maps, photos, and road details so that the reader, if desired, can drive a similar trip. It also gives the reader who cannot do the trip, the opportunity to live and experience the journey vicariously through the eyes of the author. And for people, especially women who are like the author living on their own who have given up on their dream because they thought they could not do it by themselves, this book inspires and shows them how to do it. “Around Australia: One Woman, One Soul, One Dream” will also appeal to those who are looking for a spiritual memoir book, that shares insights on how to be in the present moment and interpret the signs from the Universe, so that they can live a guided life and on purpose. This book inspires people to say Yes to life, and Never give up on their dreams.

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Balboa Press

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1982296771

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9781982296773

Frank Paul Sauerwein

An Early Master Painter of the American Southwest : the Biography

By: Michael R. Grauer,Elaine Maher Harrison

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Frank Paul Sauerwein

An Early Master Painter of the American Southwest : the Biography

By: Michael R. Grauer,Elaine Maher Harrison

One of the most capable of the late nineteenth century western artists, Frank Paul Sauerwein (1871-1910) is also one of the most quietly admired. Upon Sauerwein's untimely death, friends were many, family few, only an ageing father. And like even the best of friends, they had their respective lives to lead. There were no sons or daughters to continue that begun, no wife to continue the mission embarked upon, no war chest to promote his works. Records lost, diaries gone, paintings placed to thwart the attic's draft, writings long since misplaced. And so for nearly a hundred years, the light has been dimly lit, perhaps as Sauerwein would have wanted it, yet history has a way of locating those pilgrims of the past who in retrospect offered a vibrant message and timeless images. Frank Paul Sauerwein, the Biography, brings to light an impressive quantity of information on the artist as well as an in-depth analysis of his works from his early, middle and late periods. It features in color many of his works that have never been published and focuses on his seminal and epic paintings, many of which have rarely been seen. Several additional archival and original photographs of both Sauerwein and his works have likewise been located and reproduced. Additionally the reader will find critical information on the artist and related data including a chronology, a listing of known paintings and a discussion of certain of the techniques utilized by this master artist.

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Rio Grande Trust

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0971867607

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9780971867604

Exploring Texas History

Weekend Adventures

By: Elaine L. Galit,Vikk Simmons

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Exploring Texas History

Weekend Adventures

By: Elaine L. Galit,Vikk Simmons

Examines the places, people, and events that shaped the history of the state of Texas including the Alamo, cowboys, Buffalo Soldiers, cattle drives, the Civil War, and other interesting features, and contains background information on each site, travel routes, lodging and restaurants, and more.

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Taylor Trade Publications

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1589792025

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9781589792029

Healing Haunted Histories

A Settler Discipleship of Decolonization

By: Elaine Enns,Ched Myers

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Healing Haunted Histories

A Settler Discipleship of Decolonization

By: Elaine Enns,Ched Myers

Healing Haunted Histories tackles the oldest and deepest injustices on the North American continent. Violations which inhabit every intersection of settler and Indigenous worlds, past and present. Wounds inextricably woven into the fabric of our personal and political lives. And it argues we can heal those wounds through the inward and outward journey of decolonization. The authors write as, and for, settlers on this journey, exploring the places, peoples, and spirits that have formed (and deformed) us. They look at issues of Indigenous justice and settler “response-ability” through the lens of Elaine’s Mennonite family narrative, tracing Landlines, Bloodlines, and Songlines like a braided river. From Ukrainian steppes to Canadian prairies to California chaparral, they examine her forebearers’ immigrant travails and trauma, settler unknowing and complicity, and traditions of resilience and conscience. And they invite readers to do the same. Part memoir, part social, historical, and theological analysis, and part practical workbook, this process invites settler Christians (and other people of faith) into a discipleship of decolonization. How are our histories, landscapes, and communities haunted by continuing Indigenous dispossession? How do we transform our colonizing self-perceptions, lifeways, and structures? And how might we practice restorative solidarity with Indigenous communities today?

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1725255359

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9781725255357

Oil Spill!

Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico

By: Elaine Landau

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Oil Spill!

Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico

By: Elaine Landau

The oil spill was the largest in U.S. history. In April 2010, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded and sank. Oil gushed into the Gulf of Mexico from a deep ocean well. For months, the energy company BP tried to control the leak. More than four million barrels of oil flowed into the Gulf before the well was stopped. Fishers, shrimpers, and many others along the Gulf coast lost their income as polluted water prevented fishing and stifled tourism. Meanwhile, countless workers tried to contain the spilled oil. Boat crews skimmed the oil slicks on the surface. Scientists poured chemicals into the water to break up the oil. Then bacteria could remove the smaller oil droplets from the water. Wildlife organizations rescued oil-slicked pelicans, turtles, and other animals. The government, together with BP and volunteers, rallied to help coastal areas recover. Oil Spill! explores the Gulf of Mexico disaster from the beginning. With vivid images and diagrams, it breaks down the murky mess to look at how it happened, how it affected the Gulf, how it compares to past spills, and how kids can help the area recover.

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Millbrook Press

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0761374906

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9780761374909

Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers

Using Cognitive Research to Boost K-8 Achievement

By: Elaine K. McEwan

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Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers

Using Cognitive Research to Boost K-8 Achievement

By: Elaine K. McEwan

The strengths of this book are many. It translates theory into practice, showing how a solid theory can inform one′s teaching." Stevi Quate, Co-director of the Secondary Literacy Network University of Colorado at Denver "Very comprehensive! It contains everything a teacher needs to guide students in comprehension." Aileen Carew, Marin Reading Council President & Reading Specialist Bel Aire School, Tiburon, CA When students learn to read strategically, they read to learn! How do some students extract complex information from advanced reading materials while others struggle to find the meaning of even simple passages? What characteristics do strategic readers exhibit that others don′t possess? Unlocking the cognitive strategies of exceptional readers means finding ways to teach every student to read strategically, and help them be successfull in the classroom and beyond. This essential reading instruction teaching tool offers hard evidence to show how effective readers use specific strategies to extract and comprehend information. Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers melds scientific research with hands-on experience to offer a comprehensive look at reading instruction. Instructors will discover that they can use the seven strategies no matter what their teaching style, and students will discover how to read to learn. McEwan has developed easily reproducible tools geared toward helping teachers get the most out of their readers: Teacher Think-Alouds to facilitate modeling the seven strategies for your students Templates to speed planning time Activities to encourage use of the seven strategies Forms, posters, props, and prompts to assist both students and teachers While theories come and go, research has shown that using these seven strategies will prove successful in the classroom-and beyond.

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Corwin Press

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1483360830

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9781483360836

Teach Them ALL to Read

Catching Kids Before They Fall Through the Cracks

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

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Teach Them ALL to Read

Catching Kids Before They Fall Through the Cracks

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

Featuring vignettes, graphic organizers, instructional strategies, up-to-date research, and more, this updated bestseller helps educators understand the most effective ways to teach all students to read.

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Corwin Press

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1412964989

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9781412964982

Called By The Wild

The Dogs Trained to Protect Wildlife

By: Conraad De Rosner,Graham Spence,Elaine Bell

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Called By The Wild

The Dogs Trained to Protect Wildlife

By: Conraad De Rosner,Graham Spence,Elaine Bell

The thrilling story of a pioneering conservationist working with dogs to protect wildlife from poachers. Conraad de Rosner is one of the first game rangers to focus on working with specially trained dogs to protect wildlife from poachers – both 'bushmeat' poachers, who use cruel snares to trap animals, and criminal syndicates killing for rhinoceros horn and capturing critically endangered pangolins, the most trafficked animal in the world. Con's life – constantly at risk from poachers, wildlife and even his own fellow rangers – has been saved on numerous occasions by his devoted canine companions. His first dog, Zingela, a Weimaraner, saved Con from near certain death at the hands of two fellow rangers; on another occasion, Zingela alerted Con to a concealed wounded buffalo, one of Africa's most dangerous animals, about to charge. When Zingela was tragically killed, hit by a car while Con was away, the only meagre consolation was that Con had kept Landa, one of the nine puppies sired by Zingela. Landa followed in his father's footsteps as the leader of the canine anti-poaching team that is still operating today. Con's story is an epic of modern-day African wildlife conservation, filled with courage, adventure and romance.

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Jonathan Ball Publishers

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1776193350

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Reading the Masters

By: Elaine Ipson

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Reading the Masters

By: Elaine Ipson

This is a compilation of poetry written by Elaine Ipson, 1995 Utah Poet of the Year and winner of numerous awards. Some of these poems have been previously published in 'Where Ghosts are Garrisoned' and 'Circle of Light in a Smelter Town' and other publications.

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Lulu.com

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1312736682

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Principal Induction

A Standards-Based Model for Administrator Development

By: Elaine L. Wilmore

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Principal Induction

A Standards-Based Model for Administrator Development

By: Elaine L. Wilmore

This leadership induction program focuses on the importance of an effective induction process in the recruitment, development, and retention of school principals.

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Corwin Press

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148336268X

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A Hill Country Paradise?

Travis County and Its Early Settlers

By: Elaine Perkins

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A Hill Country Paradise?

Travis County and Its Early Settlers

By: Elaine Perkins

In the mid-1800s, land speculators said that Western Travis County in Texas would be a paradise, a perfect place to grow crops, raise livestock, and build a life. Settlers were seduced by such stories, and many of them including a large segment of German immigrants made their way to this promised land. What they found was, for the most part, an arid area of cedar trees, poor soil, rocks, and snakes. Still, these hardy people carved out a good life for themselves, making the best of what they had, and their descendents continue to live in the area today. Historian and Travis County resident Elaine Perkins relates the tales of these settlers in A Hill Country Paradise, a moving testament to the pioneer spirit that made this place prosperous. From the earliest settlers through two world wars, Perkins reveals the tragedies and triumphs of those who made the county their home. This historical record brings this Texas county's past to life, recalling residents fighting for the Confederacy in the Civil War, breaking ground for a new homestead, rustling cattle, taking advantage of burgeoning business opportunities, squabbling, and heralding the arrival of electricity. Vivid details, solid research, and an intriguing narrative make A Hill Country Paradise not only educational, but also entertaining, securing the memory of this county's past for future generations.

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iUniverse

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1475924585

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LONG-AWAITED WEDDING

By: Doris Elaine Fell

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LONG-AWAITED WEDDING

By: Doris Elaine Fell

Maureen Davenport has carried a secret in her heart for many years. That is until she meets Allen Kladis—again. Once in love, they now find themselves corporate competitors. When Allen discovers Maureen's secret, they decide to work on building their personal relationship again with the help from above and with the knowledge that their love, ever after many years spent apart never really died.

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Harlequin

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1459281365

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Midlife Happy Hour

Our Reward for Surviving Careers, Kids, and Chaos

By: Elaine Ambrose

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Midlife Happy Hour

Our Reward for Surviving Careers, Kids, and Chaos

By: Elaine Ambrose

Welcome to Midlife Happy Hour! Elaine Ambrose boldly writes her latest kiss-my-attitude book as a sassy sequel to Midlife Cabernet. Ambrose shares her festive life experiences and career-crushing anecdotes as she explains how to remain relevant after age 50, why grown children make great travel companions, and how to balance midlife without falling over. Ambrose notes that her feminine mystique sprung a leak after years of competing as a funny female in a serious male job market. Now the hard work is done, and she invites midlife women to join her for Happy Hour.

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Mill Park Publishing

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0988398095

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A Jury of Her Peers

Celebrating American Women Writers from Anne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx

By: Elaine Showalter

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A Jury of Her Peers

Celebrating American Women Writers from Anne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx

By: Elaine Showalter

An unprecedented literary landmark: the first comprehensive history of American women writers from 1650 to the present. In a narrative of immense scope and fascination, here are more than 250 female writers, including the famous—Harriet Beecher Stowe, Dorothy Parker, Flannery O’Connor, and Toni Morrison, among others—and the little known, from the early American bestselling novelist Catherine Sedgwick to the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Susan Glaspell. Showalter integrates women’s contributions into our nation’s literary heritage with brilliance and flair, making the case for the unfairly overlooked and putting the overrated firmly in their place.

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Vintage

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1400034426

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9781400034420

Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants Volume I: Historical Names (paperback)

By: Elaine Nowick

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Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants Volume I: Historical Names (paperback)

By: Elaine Nowick

Containing thousands of entries of both vernacular and scientific names of Great Plains plants, the literature that informs this exhaustive listing spans nearly 300 years. Author Elaine Nowick has drawn from sources as diverse as Linnaeus, Lewis and Clark, and local university extension publications to compile the gamut of practical, and often fanciful, common plant names used over the years. Each common name is accompanied by a definitive scientific name with references and authority information. Interspersed with scientifically-correct botanical line drawings, the entries are written in standard ICBN format, making this a useful volume for scholars as well as lay enthusiasts alike. Volume 1 presents, in alphabetical order, all the historical common names of plants recorded in Great Plains flora, herbaria, and botanical collections, together with the scientific names of species to which those common names have been applied.

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1609620585

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Time Travelers: Quantum Magic

A Science Fiction Thriller

By: Elaine North

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Time Travelers: Quantum Magic

A Science Fiction Thriller

By: Elaine North

Is time travel possible? Is Atlantis a flourishing nation that exists today below the ocean? In Time Travelers: Quantum Magic, Chicago, 2004, eccentric scientist, Dr. Danville Chandler, holds a dinner party where he demonstrates his latest invention, his MIM machine that sends Earth sounds into outer space. His nine guests are thoroughly intrigued as they transmit their favorite songs to other galaxies to be heard by alien beings. But something goes wrong. Dr. Chandler is also working on a time travel invention, which becomes activated and he and his guests are transported through a portal to the past, England 1692. The time travelers are: Grant Shields, a handsome former Air Force pilot and martial arts expert; a greedy millionaire, a square attorney, an African American couple, a gorgeous Chicago socialite, and Dr. Chandlers wild, irresponsible nephew, age 21. Two other scientists are with them: a Japanese quantum physicist and a German mathematician. In each place they journey through time, they must figure out how they can survive, obtain food and shelter, and how to return home. They suffer tremendous anguish and hardships, which are complicated by their many foolish decisions. The time travelers return to 2004 but are in Atlantis, a land under the ocean, where they meet a young woman who joins with them to try and find a way to the surface of Earth. On their journeys, the time travelers encounter an evil medieval astronomer, the wicked Great Magician of Atlantis, other villains, and a giant two-headed dragon. They also meet a master time traveler from the future, year 3500. This thriller is the most spectacular story on the supernatural, with: telepathy, wizardry, remote viewing, UFOs, a government black project, and a cave passageway to Atlantis. Time Travelers: Quantum Magic is Book One of a science fiction trilogy.

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