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They All Played Ragtime - The True Story of an American Music

By: Rudi Blesh,Harriet Janis

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They All Played Ragtime - The True Story of an American Music

By: Rudi Blesh,Harriet Janis

Blesh published They All Played Ragtime as first major scholarly work on ragtime music in 1950, which sparked a ragtime revival. He founded Circle Records in 1946, which recorded new material from aging early jazz musicians as well as the Library of Congress recordings of Jelly Roll Morton. He sparked renewed interest in the music of Joseph Lamb, James P. Johnson, and Eubie Blake, among others.

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Read Books Ltd

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144654690X

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9781446546901

Why Won't You Apologize?

Healing Big Betrayals and Everyday Hurts

By: Harriet Lerner

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Why Won't You Apologize?

Healing Big Betrayals and Everyday Hurts

By: Harriet Lerner

“If you want to know why Harriet Lerner is one of my great heroes, Why Won’t You Apologize? is the answer. This book is a game changer.” —Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Rising Strong “Harriet Lerner is one hell of a wise woman. She draws you in with deft and engaging prose, and then changes your life with her rigorous intelligence and her deeply human advice. I promise that you will never see ‘the apology’ in quite the same way.” —Esther Perel, MA, LMFT author of Mating in Captivity Renowned psychologist and bestselling author of The Dance of Anger sheds new light on the two most important words in the English language—I’m sorry—and offers a unique perspective on the challenge of healing broken connections and restoring trust. Dr. Harriet Lerner has been studying apologies—and why some people won’t give them—for more than two decades. Now she offers compelling stories and solid theory that bring home how much the simple apology matters and what is required for healing when the hurt we’ve inflicted (or received) is far from simple. Readers will learn how to craft a deeply meaningful “I’m sorry” and avoid apologies that only deepen the original injury. Why Won’t You Apologize? also addresses the compelling needs of the injured party—the one who has been hurt by someone who won’t apologize, tell the truth, or feel remorse. Lerner explains what drives both the non-apologizer and the over-apologizer, as well as why the people who do the worst things are the least able to own up. She helps the injured person resist pressure to forgive too easily and challenges the popular notion that forgiveness is the only path to peace of mind. With her trademark humor and wit, Lerner offers a joyful and sanity-saving guide to setting things right.

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208

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Simon and Schuster

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1501129627

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9781501129629

The Sculpture of Louise Nevelson

Constructing a Legend

By: Louise Nevelson,Arthur C. Danto,Harriet F. Senie,Jewish Museum (New York, N.Y.),Gabriel de Guzman,Michael Stanislawski

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The Sculpture of Louise Nevelson

Constructing a Legend

By: Louise Nevelson,Arthur C. Danto,Harriet F. Senie,Jewish Museum (New York, N.Y.),Gabriel de Guzman,Michael Stanislawski

Presents a catalog of an exhibition showcasing the works of the American sculptor and artist.

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Yale University Press

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0300121725

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9780300121728

Safeguarding Babies and Very Young Children from Abuse and Neglect

By: Harriet Ward,Rebecca Brown,David Westlake

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Safeguarding Babies and Very Young Children from Abuse and Neglect

By: Harriet Ward,Rebecca Brown,David Westlake

This book examines child protection issues in relation to babies and young children at risk of abuse. Based on a study which followed babies until they were 3 years old, it examines how safeguarding decisions are made and how they impact upon the lives of the children, including their development. It provides key messages for policy and practice.

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242

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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1849052379

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9781849052375

Family Psychoeducation for Serious Mental Illness

By: Harriet P. Lefley

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Family Psychoeducation for Serious Mental Illness

By: Harriet P. Lefley

Research shows that many adults with serious mental illness live with or maintain contact with their families. But families are rarely given information about their relative's illness and their own needs for support are ignored. To be optimally beneficial, family members and other caregivers need education about the disorder, some knowledge of illness management techniques, and personal support. Family psychoeducation (FPE) is a powerful evidence-based psychosocial intervention that serves consumers and their families. FPE has proven efficacious in reducing relapse and hospitalization, reducing symptoms, increasing employability of persons with severe and persistent mental illness, and, in many cases, enhancing their families' well-being. Its success rests with a state-of-the-art education model for improving caregivers' understanding of their loved one's illness through learning what is known and not known about it and how to assess and cope with its manifestations. Here, in the first book of its kind, Harriet P. Lefley traces the history of FPE -- including the developments in mental health services and systems and theoretical approaches that inform it -- and the robust empirical evidence it now claims after a quarter-century of development and evaluation at major research centers around the world. Presenting first the approach's generic components, training models, and required competencies, Lefley then discusses the available variations, such as Family Education (FE), a brief manualized form of FPE offered by professionally trained family members that has some empirical support for knowledge gains and easing family distress. The result is a comprehensive, practical introduction to family psychoeducation that critically appraises the evidence and examines the model's place in contemporary mental health systems. This groundbreaking volume is an ideal training tool for graduate students of social work, psychology, and psychiatry and a valuable addition to the clinician's armamentarium of evidence-based practices for clients with serious mental illness.

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Oxford University Press

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0199712689

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9780199712687

Journal of a Tour in the Holy Land, in May and June, 1840

By: Harriet Catherine Egerton,Francis Egerton

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Journal of a Tour in the Holy Land, in May and June, 1840

By: Harriet Catherine Egerton,Francis Egerton

Reprint of the original, first published in 1841.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3368886312

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9783368886318

Against the Tide

One Woman's Political Struggle

By: Harriet Keyserling

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Against the Tide

One Woman's Political Struggle

By: Harriet Keyserling

An unconventional politician's struggle to effect change in spite of overwhelming obstacles Against the Tide tells the intensely personal story of Harriet Keyserling, an unconventional politician struggling to gain self confidence, beat the odds, and make a lasting difference. Tracing Keyserling's journey into the world of "good ol' boy" Southern politics and her labors to reform the political system in South Carolina, it is the story of a woman who arrived a Yankee liberal and became an effective eight-term legislator in the South Carolina House of Representatives. At a time when the political tide was turning, Keyserling proved that one person can effect change in spite of overwhelming obstacles. In the new preface to this paperback edition, Keyserling brings her story up to the present and discusses its relevance to a radically different political scene.

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Univ of South Carolina Press

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1643361201

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9781643361208

Relational Change

The Art and Practice of Changing Organizations

By: Liz Wiggins,Harriet Hunter

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Relational Change

The Art and Practice of Changing Organizations

By: Liz Wiggins,Harriet Hunter

Learn about alternative ways of managing the change experience to make it doable, energising and transformative. The process of change in all organizations - corporate, public sector and not-for-profit - can be fraught, overwhelming and unpredictable, both for those experiencing change and for those charged with its implementation. Relational Change presents a refreshingly readable and accessible alternative to the normal rhetoric of mechanistic, top-down change. Instead, Liz Wiggins and Harriet Hunter show how paying closer attention to personal interactions and relationships lies at the very heart of effective and sustainable change in organizations. Exploring issues of power, politics, emotions and the way people and systems can become stuck in unhelpful patterns, this book will help you work practically with the messiness of change. The dynamic new ways discussed are highly relevant for life in organizations today and will apply to your life outside work too. Integrating research and theory from a wide range of sources, as well sharing their own extensive experience of leading change, the authors present a stimulating and thought-provoking people-centred and relational approach that focuses on doing with others, rather than doing to them. Relational Change combines academically-grounded, theoretically-robust thinking that explains the rationale for relational change with real-world stories that will resonate with your own experience of change, whether as a seasoned or novice leader.

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308

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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147293265X

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9781472932655

Lyndon

By: Harriet F. Fisher

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Lyndon

By: Harriet F. Fisher

Lyndon is a town of hills and meadows in a corner of Vermont known as the Northeast Kingdom. The falls on the river that runs through town were the source of mill power for the early settlers, and later became the power source of electricity. Lyndonville, the new village, grew from the railroad, and became the town's active center. The people of Lyndon have always been indomitable. They stared, only for a moment, at the ashes of thirty-six business establishments and then rebuilt immediately, only to rebuild again in another thirty years when flames struck once more. They would also survive the flood of 1927, a railroad strike, the Depression, and the end of the railroad era. Amidst all this, the people of Lyndon kept their high spirits, enjoying fairs, horse racing, parades, band concerts, and sports. Clubs and organizations served community needs and created opportunities for both community service and social functions.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0752409158

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9780752409153

Feed Me!

Writers Dish About Food, Eating, Weight, and Body Image

By: Harriet Brown

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Feed Me!

Writers Dish About Food, Eating, Weight, and Body Image

By: Harriet Brown

In our appearance-obsessed society, eating is about much more than hunger and sustenance. Food inspires pleasure and anxiety, shame and obsession. We are constantly judged on how we look, so we’ve come to judge ourselves (and others) on what and how we eat. Joyce Maynard writes about learning to make pie with her complex but adored mother. Caroline Leavitt’s chilling piece describes the overlap between power and eating. Ophira Edut explains how an outspoken “body outlaw” wound up on Jenny Craig. Diana Abu-Jaber writes about abandoning her Bedouin customs for America’s silverware and table manners–and missing the physical, hands-on connection with food. Exploring the bonds between appetite and remorse, hunger and longing, satisfaction and desire, this anthology is for every woman who’s ever felt guilty about eating dessert, or gushed over a friend’s weight loss, or wished she had a different body. Feed Me! features the following essays: “He Called Me Fat; It Set Me Free” by Sari Botton “The Grief Diety” by Caroline Leavitt “With Hands” by Diana Abu-Jaber “Seconds” by Jenny Allen “My Worst Excess” by Amity Gaige “Sisi, You’re Getting Fat” by Courtney E. Martin “My Ten Plagues” by Harriet Brown “Top Model” by Magali Amadei “Reader, I Ate Him” by Brenda Copeland “The Twin Paradox” by Susan O’Doherty “Attack of the XL Girl” by Laurie Notaro “Sugar Plum Fairy” by Dana Kinstler “Sky Girl” by Ann Hood “Plus What?” by Lisa Romeo “Ess, Ess” by Rochelle Jewel Shapiro “In the House of Jean Nidetch” by Whitney Otto “You’re Not Fat” by Kate Harding “My Binge Year” by Jane E. Brody “Day One” by Wendy McClure “Quacks” by Kathi Kamen Goldmark “Battle of the Bulge: Notes from a Decade of Body Activism” by Ophira Edut “Take this Cake and Shove it” by Joan Fischer “Pie” by Joyce Maynard

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Ballantine Books

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0345512766

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9780345512765

Hidden Treasures

What Museums Can't or Won't Show You

By: Harriet Baskas

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Hidden Treasures

What Museums Can't or Won't Show You

By: Harriet Baskas

While there are more than 15,000 museums in our country, visitors get to see only about five percent of any institution’s collections. Most museums simply don’t have room to display everything they’ve got. However, there are a wide variety of surprising and intriguing reasons that, for example, the Smithsonian Institution doesn’t display its collection of condoms, Florida's Lightner Museum locks up all but one of its shrunken heads, and a world-class stash of Japanese erotica (shunga) art was kept in the Honolulu Museum of Art's storage until only recently. Each item or collection included in this volume is described and placed in context with stories and interviews that explore the historical, social, cultural, political, environmental, or other circumstances that led to keeping that object or group of objects out of public view--the ultimate museum buff's voyeuristic experience. Color photographs of the artifacts are included.

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195

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493001612

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9781493001613

Ethnicity, Gender and Social Change

By: Harriet Bradley,Steve Fenton

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Ethnicity, Gender and Social Change

By: Harriet Bradley,Steve Fenton

Ethnicity, Gender and Social Change explores the social space occupied by both gender and ethnicity. As recognition of the sociological importance of gender and ethnicity has grown, so has the opportunity for exploring the intersections between them. This volume brings together both theoretical reflections and new research in this key area. For the sociologist this presents a conceptual challenge, while for the individual it may present a series of dilemmas. These are intriguingly traced out in studies which take us from Punjabi families in the UK, to Surinamese migrants in Amsterdam, to Hindu and Muslim women and Black nurses in Britain, the African and Asian diasporas, and gender identity in post-Soviet Latvia.

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253

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Springer

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0230508154

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9780230508156

Lyndon Institute

By: Harriet Fletcher Fisher

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Lyndon Institute

By: Harriet Fletcher Fisher

Lyndon Institute, an independent school in northeastern Vermont, has been educating students since 1870. Chartered in 1867 as a private high school, it was initially called the Lyndon Biblical and Literary Institution. Construction of the first building began in 1869, and the institute opened with fifty students in 1870. The first class graduated in 1873 with just one student. In 1883, the school became nondenominational, and the name became Lyndon Institute in 1923. During its 130 years, the school has produced generous benefactors; championships in sports, music, drama, and academics; and active alumni. Today, with an enrollment of nearly 700, the school serves Lyndon and a half dozen nearby communities that designate it as their high school by town meeting vote each year. The institute's living alumni number over 5,000 and hold yearly reunions in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, North Carolina, and, of course, Vermont. Lyndon Institute presents a superb collection of photographs and information tracing the school through its agricultural and vocational years to its technological emphasis of today.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738500933

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9780738500935

Infectious Madness

The Surprising Science of How We "Catch" Mental Illness

By: Harriet A. Washington

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Infectious Madness

The Surprising Science of How We "Catch" Mental Illness

By: Harriet A. Washington

A groundbreaking look at the connection between germs and mental illness, and how we can protect ourselves. Is it possible to catch autism or OCD the same way we catch the flu? Can a child's contact with cat litter lead to schizophrenia? In her eye-opening new book, National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author Harriet Washington reveals that we can in fact "catch" mental illness. In Infectious Madness, Washington presents the new germ theory, which posits not only that many instances of Alzheimer's, OCD, and schizophrenia are caused by viruses, prions, and bacteria, but also that with antibiotics, vaccinations, and other strategies, these cases can be easily prevented or treated. Packed with cutting-edge research and tantalizing mysteries, Infectious Madness is rich in science, characters, and practical advice on how to protect yourself and your children from exposure to infectious threats that could sabotage your mental and physical health.

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Little, Brown Spark

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0316277797

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9780316277792

Washington Curiosities

Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff

By: Harriet Baskas

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Washington Curiosities

Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff

By: Harriet Baskas

The definitive collection of Washington's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Washington residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0762769009

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9780762769001

Critical Issues in Public Art

Content, Context, and Controversy

By: Harriet Senie

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Critical Issues in Public Art

Content, Context, and Controversy

By: Harriet Senie

In this groundbreaking anthology, twenty-two artists, architects, historians, critics, curators, and philosophers explore the role of public art in creating a national identity, contending that each work can only be understood by analyzing the context in which it is commissioned, built, and received. They emphasize the historical continuum between traditional works such as Mount Rushmore, the Washington Monument, and the New York Public Library lions, in addition to contemporary memorials such as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the Names Project AIDS Quilt. They discuss the influence of patronage on form and content, isolate the factors that precipitate controversy, and show how public art overtly and covertly conveys civic values and national culture. Complete with an updated introduction, Critical Issues in Public Art shows how monuments, murals, memorials, and sculptures in public places are complex cultural achievements that must speak to increasingly diverse groups.

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Smithsonian Institution

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1588344347

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9781588344342

Rain

By: Harriet Brundle

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Rain

By: Harriet Brundle

Whether a drizzle or a downpour, if you're not prepared for rain, it can ruin the day. On the other hand, rain can be fun to play in, and it is an essential element to life on Earth. Young readers learn how rain forms and about the water cycle, which are important concepts of the early elementary science curriculum. They'll learn about rain's significance to plants and animals. Carefully selected images support the well-crafted, accessible narrative, making this book perfect for visual learners.

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Enslow Publishing, LLC

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1978520573

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9781978520578

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