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The Intelligent Parents' Manual

A Practical Guide to the Problems of Childhood and Adolescence

By: Florence Powdermaker,Louise Ireland Grimes

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The Intelligent Parents' Manual

A Practical Guide to the Problems of Childhood and Adolescence

By: Florence Powdermaker,Louise Ireland Grimes

The Intelligent Parents' Manual: A Practical Guide to the Problems of Childhood and Adolescence provides an introduction to problems that may arise in the development of the child from birth to adolescence. This book discusses the problem in the relation between parents and children. Organized into five parts encompassing eight chapters, this book begins with an overview of the general pattern of a child's growth. This text then examines how parents can protect the baby from the two instinctive fears of the sensation of falling and the sound of loud noises. Other chapters consider the mother's task in a child's life, namely, provide opportunity and freedom, protect the child from physical injury, and keep the child from doing too much damage to property. This book discusses as well the development during adolescence. The final chapter deals with the parent's realistic conception of the limitations of their children and themselves. This book is a valuable resource for parents, psychologists, and psychiatrists.

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Butterworth-Heinemann

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1483221377

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9781483221373

American Ethnic Practices in the Twenty-first Century

The Milwaukee Study

By: Jill Florence Lackey

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American Ethnic Practices in the Twenty-first Century

The Milwaukee Study

By: Jill Florence Lackey

American Ethnic Practices in the Early Twenty-first Century: The Milwaukee Study is a work based on a twelve-year research project conducted in the greater Milwaukee area by Urban Anthropology Inc. The qualitative study examined the current strength of ethnicity and the contributions that ethnic practices have made to the wider society. Since Barth (1970), social scientists—especially sociocultural anthropologists—have moved toward deconstructing ethnicity by concentrating on the malleability of ethnic identity. This work takes a new approach by focusing on ethnic practices. The most prominent findings in The Milwaukee Study were the ways that community-building activities of ethnic groups contributed to the wider society; and how this, in turn, can help restore a needed balance between individualism and collectivism in the United States. Since the first edition of Habits of the Heart (Bellah et al, 1985), public discourse about ways to restore this balance has been ubiquitous. Most discussions have focused only on strengthening families, faith communities, or neighborhoods, and have ignored the activity and potential of ethnic groups, even though it was during this span of time that interest in multiculturalism in education and politics reached its peak.

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Lexington Books

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073917830X

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9780739178300

Food Guide for War Service at Home

By: Katherine Blunt,Frances Swain,Florence Powdermaker

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Food Guide for War Service at Home

By: Katherine Blunt,Frances Swain,Florence Powdermaker

The long war has brought hunger to Europe; some of her peoples stand constantly face to face with starvation. To meet all this great food need in Europe—and meeting it is an imperative military necessity—we must be very careful and economical in our food use here at home. We must eat less; we must waste nothing; we must equalize the distribution of what food we may retain for ourselves; we must prevent extortion and profiteering which make prices so high that the poor cannot buy the food they actually need; and we must try to produce more food. For all this there is needed a "food education" of all our people. For the purpose of diffusing this information this little book has been prepared under the direction of the Food Administration. By following the suggestions for food conservation herein contained every one can render his country an important war service. As part of our mission to publish great works of literary fiction and nonfiction, Sheba Blake Publishing Corp. is extremely dedicated to bringing to the forefront the amazing works of long dead and truly talented authors.

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134

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Sheba Blake Publishing Corp.

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1222384094

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9781222384093

Florence Revisited

By: Florence Historical Society Book Committee

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Florence Revisited

By: Florence Historical Society Book Committee

Florence Revisited recounts the rich and unique history of Florence, New Jersey through the lens of vintage images; some never before seen. Known as the Community with Character at the Bend in the River, Florence has a fascinating past and rich heritage. First inhabited by the Lenni-Lenape tribes, Florence is believed to be named after the daughter of Charles Macalester of Philadelphia, one of the area's first landowners who was instrumental in dividing Florence into lots for future homes in the early 1850s. Some early residents were decoy carvers, whose labors are in high demand today under the classification of Delaware River decoys, while others worked in foundries or as storekeepers, farmers, and fishermen. Picking up where Florence left off, Florence Revisited will provide information and enjoyment for those who are proud to call this town home, and it will spark an interest for old pictures, stories, and news articles about early families in Florence, New Jersey.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467133973

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9781467133975

Florence Nightingale on Society and Politics, Philosophy, Science, Education and Literature

Collected Works of Florence Nightingale

By: Florence Nightingale,Lynn McDonald

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Collected Works of Florence Nightingale

By: Florence Nightingale,Lynn McDonald

Florence Nightingale is famous as the ""lady with the lamp"" in the Crimean War, 1854-56. There is a massive amount of literature on this work, but, as editor Lynn McDonald shows, it is often erroneous, and films and press reporting on it have been even less accurate. The Crimean War reports on Nightingale's correspondence from the war hospitals and on the staggering amount of work she did post-war to ensure that the appalling death rate from disease (higher than that from bullets) did not recur. This volume contains much on Nightingale's efforts to achieve real reforms. He.

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Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

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0889204292

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9780889204294

Florence Nightingale’s Theology: Essays, Letters and Journal Notes

Collected Works of Florence Nightingale, Volume 3

By: Lynn McDonald

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Florence Nightingale’s Theology: Essays, Letters and Journal Notes

Collected Works of Florence Nightingale, Volume 3

By: Lynn McDonald

This third volume in the Collected Works of Florence Nightingale reports her controversial theological essays (only two of which have been previously published) and a great array of correspondence, from such Roman Catholics as Cardinal Manning and the Reverend Mother of the Sisters of Mercy of Bermondsey to the liberal Protestant Benjamin Jowett, evangelicals and missionaries. Nightingale’s recommendations for a revision of the Bible for schoolchildren and excerpts from her devotional reading are given. Currently, Volumes 1 to 11 are available in e-book version by subscription or from university and college libraries through the following vendors: Canadian Electronic Library, Ebrary, MyiLibrary, and Netlibrary. The Series In the Collected Works of Florence Nightingale all the surviving writing of Florence Nightingale will be published, much of it for the first time. Known as the heroine of the Crimean War and the major founder of the modern profession of nursing, Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) will be revealed also as a scholar, theorist and social reformer of enormous scope and importance. Original material has been obtained from over 150 archives and private collections worldwide. This abundance of material will be reflected in the series, revealing a significant amount of new material on her philosophy, theology and personal spiritual journey, as well as on her vision of a public health care system, her activism to achieve the difficult early steps of nursing for the sick poor in workhouse infirmaries and her views on health promotion and women’s control over midwifery. Nightingale’s more than forty years of work for public health in India, particularly in famine prevention and for broader social reform, will be reported in detail. The Collected Works of Florence Nightingale demonstrates Nightingale’s astute use of the political process and reports on her extensive correspondence with royalty, viceroys, cabinet ministers and international leaders, including such notables as Queen Victoria and W.E. Gladstone. Much new material on Nightingale’s family is reported, including some that will challenge her standard portrayal in the secondary literature. Sixteen printed volumes are scheduled and will record her enormous and largely unpublished correspondence, previously published books, articles and pamphlets, many of which have long been out of print. There will be full publication in electronic form, permitting readers to easily pursue their particular interests. Extensive databases, notably a chronology and a names index, will also be published in electronic form, again permitting convenient access to persons interested not only in Nightingale but in other figures of the time.

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Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

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0889207054

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9780889207059

Suggestions for Thought by Florence Nightingale

Selections and Commentaries

By: Florence Nightingale

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Suggestions for Thought by Florence Nightingale

Selections and Commentaries

By: Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale is best known as the founder of modern nursing, a reformer in the field of public health, and a pioneer in the use of statistics. It is not generally known, however, that Nightingale was at the forefront of the religious, philosophical, and scientific though of her time. In a three-volume work that was never published, Nightingale presented her radical spiritual views, motivated by the desire to give those who had turned away from conventional religion an alternative to atheism. In this volume Michael D. Calabria and Janet A. Macrae provide the essence of Nightingale's spiritual philosophy by selecting and reorganizing her best-written treatments. The editors have also provided an introduction and commentary to set the work into a biographical, historical, and philosophical context. This volume illuminates a little-known dimension of Nightingale's personality, bringing forth the ideas that served as the guiding principles of her work. It is also an historical document, presenting the religious issues that were fiercely debated in the second half of the nineteenth century. In Suggestions for Thought, one has the opportunity to experience a great practical mind as it grapples with the most profound questions of human existence.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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081221501X

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9780812215014

Ever Yours, Florence Nightingale

Selected Letters

By: Florence Nightingale

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Ever Yours, Florence Nightingale

Selected Letters

By: Florence Nightingale

For many, Florence Nightingale is the most famous woman of her day, second only perhaps to Queen Victoria. Celebrated and beloved by the public and her friends, considered an irritant by politicians and bureaucrats, the great reformer remains a figure of considerable controversy. In this full 'life in letters' we see her at first hand. Martha Vicinus and Bea Nergaard weave together a narrative account and a selection of her letters in such a way as to create--in Nightingale's own words--a fascinating portrayal of the woman, her career, and her concerns.

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Harvard University Press

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0674270207

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9780674270206

Money and Beauty

Bankers, Botticelli and the Bonfire of the Vanities

By: Ludovica Sebregondi,Tim Parks

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Money and Beauty

Bankers, Botticelli and the Bonfire of the Vanities

By: Ludovica Sebregondi,Tim Parks

Catalog of an exhibition held in Florence, Palazzo Strozzi, 17 September 2011-22 January 2012.

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Giunti Editore

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8809767640

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9788809767645

Florence Nightingale in Egypt and Greece

Her Diary and "Visions"

By: Michael D. Calabria

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Florence Nightingale in Egypt and Greece

Her Diary and "Visions"

By: Michael D. Calabria

A remarkable spiritual testimony, this complete transcription of Florence Nightingale's hitherto-unpublished diary (recorded during visits to Egypt and Greece in 1850) reveals the troubled period during which she finally realized that the answer to her call from God lay in service to humanity.

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SUNY Press

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0791431169

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9780791431160

Book's by Florence Powdermaker

The Intelligent Parents' Manual

The Intelligent Parents' Manual

American Ethnic Practices in the Twenty-first Century

American Ethnic Practices in the Twenty-first Century

Food Guide for War Service at Home

Food Guide for War Service at Home

Florence Revisited

Florence Revisited

Florence Nightingale on Society and Politics, Philosophy, Science, Education and Literature

Florence Nightingale on Society and Politics, Philosophy, Science, Education and Literature

Florence Nightingale’s Theology: Essays, Letters and Journal Notes

Florence Nightingale’s Theology: Essays, Letters and Journal Notes

Suggestions for Thought by Florence Nightingale

Suggestions for Thought by Florence Nightingale

Ever Yours, Florence Nightingale

Ever Yours, Florence Nightingale

Money and Beauty

Money and Beauty

Florence Nightingale in Egypt and Greece

Florence Nightingale in Egypt and Greece

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