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Restoring Opportunity

The Crisis of Inequality and the Challenge for American Education

By: Greg J. Duncan,Richard J. Murnane

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Restoring Opportunity

The Crisis of Inequality and the Challenge for American Education

By: Greg J. Duncan,Richard J. Murnane

In this landmark volume, Greg J. Duncan and Richard J. Murnane lay out a meticulously researched case showing how—in a time of spiraling inequality—strategically targeted interventions and supports can help schools significantly improve the life chances of low-income children. The authors offer a brilliant synthesis of recent research on inequality and its effects on families, children, and schools. They describe the interplay of social and economic factors that has made it increasingly hard for schools to counteract the effects of inequality and that has created a widening wedge between low- and high-income students. Restoring Opportunity provides detailed portraits of proven initiatives that are transforming the lives of low-income children from prekindergarten through high school. All of these programs are research-tested and have demonstrated sustained effectiveness over time and at significant scale. Together, they offer a powerful vision of what good instruction in effective schools can look like. The authors conclude by outlining the elements of a new agenda for education reform. Restoring Opportunity is a crowning contribution from these two leading economists in the field of education and a passionate call to action on behalf of the young people on whom our nation’s future depends. Copublished with the Russell Sage Foundation

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Harvard Education Press

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1612506364

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Law in the New Testament

By: J. Duncan M. Derrett

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Law in the New Testament

By: J. Duncan M. Derrett

This is a valuable book.....It is a work of wide learning. It deals with a topic which, as the author states in his preface, has been much neglected in spite of the fact that biblical scholars and theologians have always paid lip service to the importance of law in Jewish life. It is a book which should be on the library shelf of every serious student of the New Testament. - Fr. Pius, O.F.M.C. Franciscan Friary, Crawley. J. Duncan M. Derrett was, until his retirement, Professor of Oriental Laws at the University of London. He has author works on legal history as well as 'Jesus's Audience', 'Studies in the New Testament' (6 vols.), 'The Sermon on the Mount', 'The Anastasis', and 'The Bible and the Buddhists'.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1597522317

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Biology of Plagues

Evidence from Historical Populations

By: Susan Scott,Christopher J. Duncan

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Biology of Plagues

Evidence from Historical Populations

By: Susan Scott,Christopher J. Duncan

The threat of unstoppable plagues, such as AIDS and Ebola, is always with us. In Europe, the most devastating plagues were those from the Black Death pandemic in the 1300s to the Great Plague of London in 1665. For the last 100 years, it has been accepted that Yersinia pestis, the infective agent of bubonic plague, was responsible for these epidemics. This book combines modern concepts of epidemiology and molecular biology with computer-modelling. Applying these to the analysis of historical epidemics, the authors show that they were not, in fact, outbreaks of bubonic plague. Biology of Plagues offers a completely new interdisciplinary interpretation of the plagues of Europe and establishes them within a geographical, historical and demographic framework. This fascinating detective work will be of interest to readers in the social and biological sciences, and lessons learnt will underline the implications of historical plagues for modern-day epidemiology.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139432303

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Return of the Black Death

The World's Greatest Serial Killer

By: Susan Scott,Christopher J. Duncan

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Return of the Black Death

The World's Greatest Serial Killer

By: Susan Scott,Christopher J. Duncan

If the twenty-first century seems an unlikely stage for the return of a 14th-century killer, the authors of Return of the Black Death argue that the plague, which vanquished half of Europe, has only lain dormant, waiting to emerge again—perhaps, in another form. At the heart of their chilling scenario is their contention that the plague was spread by direct human contact (not from rat fleas) and was, in fact, a virus perhaps similar to AIDS and Ebola. Noting the periodic occurrence of plagues throughout history, the authors predict its inevitable re-emergence sometime in the future, transformed by mass mobility and bioterrorism into an even more devastating killer.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470338997

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9780470338995

Library Skills (ENHANCED eBook)

By: Sylvia J. Duncan

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Library Skills (ENHANCED eBook)

By: Sylvia J. Duncan

This book demonstrates the usefulness of libraries and books by presenting a basic overview of how to find and use library materials. Many of the exercises require visits to a school or public library. Most of the worksheets can be completed with minimal assistance from the teacher. The work-study pages reflect the changing world of libraries and information centers. New technology affecting present libraries and libraries of the future is introduced and explained on these pages.

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Lorenz Educational Press

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1429114576

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From Batboy to Congressman

Thirty Years in the US House

By: John J. Duncan

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From Batboy to Congressman

Thirty Years in the US House

By: John J. Duncan

On October 10, 2002, Congressman John J. Duncan Jr. cast a vote in the U.S. House that he thought might end his political career. Going against his own party, he was one of only six House Republicans who voted against the Iraq War resolution. Constituents in his district were shocked, but over time Duncan felt his least popular vote became his most popular one—and probably the most significant in his thirty-year political career. Congressman Duncan served as U.S. Representative for Tennessee’s Second Congressional district from 1988 to 2019. While he could have written a dense political memoir, in From Batboy to Congressman, Duncan employs a journalistic flair to provide just the right insight into a series of anecdotes from his storied life. Duncan’s family, early life, and time as a lawyer and judge all figure into the generous narrative, shared with both warmth and a self-deprecating sense of humor. He details unique experiences meeting celebrities, presidents, and sports stars; and, of course, he shares insights into the decisions that charted his Congressional career on issues such as Iraq, NAFTA, and concern for fiscal responsibility. Over his decades-long career, Duncan was known for his commitment to constituent service—even among constituents who disagreed with his views—so he offers a refreshing perspective on bipartisanship and connections across the aisle; indeed, he names conservatives, moderates, and liberals alike among his closest friends. While this book contains timely reflections on issues of war and poverty, of leadership and the lack of it, of the proper relationship between citizens and government, its intention is to highlight moments in a singular career. “As you will read in this book,” writes Congressman Duncan, “every job gave me strange, funny, unusual stories.”

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Univ. of Tennessee Press

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1621907120

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Jesus Among Biblical Exegetes

By: Derrett

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Jesus Among Biblical Exegetes

By: Derrett

This volume develops the theme that the gospels, especially John, and Paul cannot be grasped without intimate and detailed knowledge of Jewish sources, amongst which the Bible is neglected.

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Studies in the New Testament

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9004102280

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Demography and Nutrition

Evidence from Historical and Contemporary Populations

By: Susan Scott,Christopher J. Duncan

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Demography and Nutrition

Evidence from Historical and Contemporary Populations

By: Susan Scott,Christopher J. Duncan

This exciting and important book covers the impact on demography of the nutrition of populations, offering the view that the change from the hunter-gatherer to an agricultural life-style had a major impact on human demography, which still has repercussions today. Demography and Nutrition takes an interdisciplinary approach, involving time-series analyses, mathematical modelling, aggregative analysis and family reconstitution as well as analysis of data series from Third World countries in the 20th Century. Contents include details and analysis of mortality oscillations, food supplies, famines, fertility and pregnancy, infancy and infant mortality, ageing, infectious diseases, and population dynamics. The authors, both well known internationally for their work in these areas, have a great deal of experience of population data gathering and analysis. Within the book, they develop the thesis that malnutrition, from which the bulk of the population suffered, was the major factor that regulated demography in historical times, its controlling effect operated via the mother before, during and after pregnancy. Demography and Nutrition contains a vast wealth of fascinating and vital information and as such is essential reading for a wide range of health professionals including nutritionists, dietitians, public health and community workers. Historians, social scientists, geographers and all those involved in work on demography will find this book to be of great use and interest. Libraries in all university departments, medical schools and research establishments should have copies of this landmark publication available on their shelves.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470777451

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9780470777459

Building the Institutions of Peace

Swarthmore Lecture 1962

By: J. Duncan Wood

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Building the Institutions of Peace

Swarthmore Lecture 1962

By: J. Duncan Wood

The pacifist principle, so cogently expressed in the Declaration to Charles II, has led succeeding generations of Quakers to consider the application of this principle to international affairs. William Penn’s ‘Essay towards the Present and Future Peace of Europe’, which proposes international machinery for keeping the peace, is the first of a series of Quaker contributions to a body of thought which has been given some practical expression during the twentieth century. Originally published in 1962, the present lecture is not occasioned by a significant anniversary of William Penn’s essay, published in 1693, but by the urgent relevance of its ideas to the current international impasse. The lecture is based on the assumption that the tradition of Quaker political thinking which Penn initiated remains a living and vital one, to whose cultivation and renewal Friends can rightly devote a measure of their time, their energy and their concern. This requires that Friends think deeply about the nature of the present struggle for world power and the measures that can be taken to abate it; about the direction which existing international institutions should take in order to promote the present and the future peace of the world; and about the role of a religious society both within and without the realm of politics. Of necessity and intention, the lecture asks more questions than it can answer.

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Routledge

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1000024024

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Higher Ground

New Hope for the Working Poor and Their Children

By: Greg J. Duncan,Aletha C. Huston,Thomas S. Weisner

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Higher Ground

New Hope for the Working Poor and Their Children

By: Greg J. Duncan,Aletha C. Huston,Thomas S. Weisner

During the 1990s, growing demands to end chronic welfare dependency culminated in the 1996 federal "welfare-to-work" reforms. But regardless of welfare reform, the United States has always been home to a large population of working poor—people who remain poor even when they work and do not receive welfare. In a concentrated effort to address the problems of the working poor, a coalition of community activists and business leaders in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, launched New Hope, an experimental program that boosted employment among the city's poor while reducing poverty and improving children's lives. In Higher Ground, Greg Duncan, Aletha Huston, and Thomas Weisner provide a compelling look at how New Hope can serve as a model for national anti-poverty policies. New Hope was a social contract—not a welfare program—in which participants were required to work a minimum of thirty hours a week in order to be eligible for earnings supplements and health and child care subsidies. All participants had access to career counseling and temporary community service jobs. Drawing on evidence from surveys, public records of employment and earnings, in-depth interviews, and ethnographic observation, Higher Ground tells the story of this ambitious three-year social experiment and evaluates how participants fared relative to a control group. The results were highly encouraging. Poverty rates declined among families that participated in the program. Employment and earnings increased among participants who were not initially working full-time, relative to their counterparts in a control group. For those who had faced just one significant barrier to employment (such as a lack of access to child care or a spotty employment history), these gains lasted years after the program ended. Increased income, combined with New Hope's subsidies for child care and health care, brought marked improvements to the well-being and development of participants' children. Enrollment in child care centers increased, and fewer medical needs went unmet. Children performed better in school and exhibited fewer behavioral problems, and gains were particularly dramatic for boys, who are at the greatest risk for poor academic performance and behavioral disorders. As America takes stock of the successes and shortcomings of the Clinton-era welfare reforms, the authors convincingly demonstrate why New Hope could be a model for state and national policies to assist the working poor. Evidence based and insightfully written, Higher Ground illuminates how policymakers can make work pay for families struggling to escape poverty.

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Russell Sage Foundation

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1610441729

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Ill Met By Murder

A Shakespeare in the Catskills Mystery

By: Elizabeth J. Duncan

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Ill Met By Murder

A Shakespeare in the Catskills Mystery

By: Elizabeth J. Duncan

Ill Met by Murder, the second in Elizabeth J. Duncan's compelling mystery series, will satisfy every Shakespeare and mystery lover alike It's the most important night of the year for costume designer Charlotte Fairfax and the Catskills Shakespeare Theater Company—the annual fund raising performance at the country estate of the wealthy widow Paula Van Dusen. This year, the company will give a moonlight performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream as part of the wedding celebrations for Paula's daughter, Belinda, and her fiance Adrian. But then Hugh Hedley, family friend of the Van Dusens and Adrian's rival in the cutthroat world of high-end Manhattan real estate, is found murdered with a stolen prop from the play. Paula, desperate to keep her daughter's name of out of the paper, enlists Charlotte's help, despite the fact that Charlotte's already got her hands full amidst her costume design responsibilities and finding a home for the company's new theater school. But Charlotte nevertheless throws herself into an investigation of shady business deals, a missing dog, and long buried family secrets because "though she be but little, she is fierce!

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Crooked Lane Books

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1629537926

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9781629537924

Consequences of Growing Up Poor

By: Greg J. Duncan,Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

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Consequences of Growing Up Poor

By: Greg J. Duncan,Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

One in five American children now live in families with incomes below the povertyline, and their prospects are not bright. Low income is statistically linked with a variety of poor outcomes for children, from low birth weight and poor nutrition in infancy to increased chances of academic failure, emotional distress, and unwed childbirth in adolescence. To address these problems it is not enough to know that money makes a difference; we need to understand how. Consequences of Growing Up Poor is an extensive and illuminating examination of the paths through which economic deprivation damages children at all stages of their development. In Consequences of Growing Up Poor, developmental psychologists, economists, and sociologists revisit a large body of studies to answer specific questions about how low income puts children at risk intellectually, emotionally, and physically. Many of their investigations demonstrate that although income clearly creates disadvantages, it does so selectively and in a wide variety of ways. Low-income preschoolers exhibit poorer cognitive and verbal skills because they are generally exposed to fewer toys, books, and other stimulating experiences in the home. Poor parents also tend to rely on home-based child care, where the quality and amount of attention children receive is inferior to that of professional facilities. In later years, conflict between economically stressed parents increases anxiety and weakens self-esteem in their teenaged children. Although they share economic hardships, the home lives of poor children are not homogenous. Consequences of Growing Up Poor investigates whether such family conditions as the marital status, education, and involvement of parents mitigate the ill effects of poverty. Consequences of Growing Up Poor also looks at the importance of timing: Does being poor have a different impact on preschoolers, children, and adolescents? When are children most vulnerable to poverty? Some contributors find that poverty in the prenatal or early childhood years appears to be particularly detrimental to cognitive development and physical health. Others offer evidence that lower income has a stronger negative effect during adolescence than in childhood or adulthood. Based on their findings, the editors and contributors to Consequences of Growing Up Poor recommend more sharply focused child welfare policies targeted to specific eras and conditions of poor children's lives. They also weigh the relative need for income supplements, child care subsidies, and home interventions. Consequences of Growing Up Poor describes the extent and causes of hardships for poor children, defines the interaction between income and family, and offers solutions to improve young lives. JEANNE BROOKS-GUNN is Virginia and Leonard Marx Professor of Child Development at Teachers College, Columbia University. She is also director of the Center for Young Children and Families, and co-directs the Adolescent Study Program at Teachers College.

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Russell Sage Foundation

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0871541440

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9780871541444

Creating a Streaming Video Collection for Your Library

By: Cheryl J. Duncan,Erika Day Peterson

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Creating a Streaming Video Collection for Your Library

By: Cheryl J. Duncan,Erika Day Peterson

Using vendor licensing and fair use guidelines, library collections can contain thousands of online videos either purchased or through in-house digitization. In this book, the authors share their knowledge developed in building and maintaining a streaming video collection. Highlights include key information and tips, as well as recommended best practices, for the licensing and acquisitions processes, providing access, promoting the collection, and evaluating the library and vendor collections. The authors cover the options for acquiring streaming video titles and options for hosting videos. The book is structured with an introduction, a chapter on each key process with subsections on specific aspects of those processes, and finally with a concluding chapter which looks at the future of streaming video collections for libraries. Creating a Streaming Video Collection for Your Library will serve as a key reference and source of best practices for libraries adding streaming video titles to their collections or for any library that is already offering streaming video. Since this is a relatively new area of collection development, this book will help libraries and video vendors establish consistent guidelines, licensing models and workflows.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0810884569

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9780810884564

Rural Dimensions of Welfare Reform

By: Bruce A. Weber,Greg J. Duncan,Leslie A. Whitener

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Rural Dimensions of Welfare Reform

By: Bruce A. Weber,Greg J. Duncan,Leslie A. Whitener

This volume presents the first comprehensive look at how welfare reforms enacted in 1996 are affecting caseloads, employment, earnings, and family well-being in rural areas.

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W.E. Upjohn Institute

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0880992409

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9780880992404

The Cold Light of Mourning

A Mystery

By: Elizabeth J. Duncan

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The Cold Light of Mourning

A Mystery

By: Elizabeth J. Duncan

Duncan spins a charming tale of murder and intrigue in this winning first novel. With its bucolic Welsh setting and vivid, colorful characters, this mystery is sure to delight the most discerning of traditional mystery fans.

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Macmillan

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0312558538

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9780312558536

The Ceramics of Ráquira, Colombia

Gender, Work, and Economic Change

By: Ronald J. Duncan

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The Ceramics of Ráquira, Colombia

Gender, Work, and Economic Change

By: Ronald J. Duncan

An impressive work. It is an exhaustive study of all aspects of pottery making. . . . Its discussion of the technical and economic aspects is noteworthy and thorough [and] its treatment of the cultural and gender context is superb."--Miles Richardson, Louisiana State University Ronald Duncan explores the ways that male gender power combined with capitalism to bring about sweeping economic changes and the transformation of a centuries-old tradition of women's ceramics in the Andes. In the village of R�quira, Colombia, two pottery-making styles coexist: while devoting time to domestic tasks, women make traditional cooking pots and water jugs in the same style and with the same hand-working techniques they've used since before the time of Columbus; in contrast, men--working full-time in shops established in the last 50 years--mass-produce planters and other ware, using molds and potter's wheels in a style of primarily Spanish origin. Throughout the community, men control capital and have greater mobility in marketing their products; many women have become assistants to their husbands. Along with discussion of this contrast between cultures, the book raises the issue of whether indigenous pottery in R�quira--highly prized by collectors--will completely disappear in the next century. Filling a gap in village ethnography, this is the first major publication in English on the traditional ceramics of Colombia. It offers both a history of the craft, illustrated with 40 photographs, and a compelling discussion of how individuals, families, and communities respond to historical, economic, and personal change. Ronald J. Duncan is professor of anthropology at Oklahoma Baptist University. He is the coauthor of The Art of Shamanism, Health and Life: Tumaco/La Tolita and has written extensively in Spanish on ethnicity and social change.

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0813016150

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9780813016153

Power system analysis and design

software manual

By: J. Duncan Glover,Sarma Glover,Gareth Digby,Mulukutla Sarma

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Power system analysis and design

software manual

By: J. Duncan Glover,Sarma Glover,Gareth Digby,Mulukutla Sarma

Glover's writing style and approach to power systems concepts satisfies the needs of specialists and nonspecialists alike. Glover combines clear text explanations and realistic examples and exercises with an innovative software component. The accompanying software and user's guide allow students to analyze and test their designs for power systems, and also provide vital initial experience with using analysis software; a skill necessary for working with the complex, professional level power system analysis programs they will be using as practicing engineers.

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Thomson Learning

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0534939627

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9780534939625

Jennifer Lopez

An Unauthorized Biography

By: Patricia J. Duncan

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Jennifer Lopez

An Unauthorized Biography

By: Patricia J. Duncan

Read the whole story behind the strong and sassy girl who from the Bronx transformed herself into one of Hollywood's leading divas! Moviegoers know her as George Clooney's gorgeous co-star in Out of Sight, Wesley Snipes' super-sexy love interest in Money Train, and the captivating star of Selena. Now this detailed bio explores the Jennifer Lopez few know-from her childhood in the Bronx in a close-knit Puerto Rican family, to her big break into films, to her groundbreaking status as the highest-paid Latina actress in Hollywood. This fast-track account traces every step of Jennifer's journey to the top, through hard work, clean living, fearless ambition, and home-grown pride. L'Oreal model, burgeoning recording artist, and mega-talented actress with a smashing lineup of new movies in the works, Jennifer Lopez is a force to be reckoned with. Bilingual edition.

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St. Martin's Paperbacks

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1250110319

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9781250110312

The Complete Idiot's Guide to African American History

By: Melba J. Duncan

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to African American History

By: Melba J. Duncan

Although the first black slaves arrived in Jamestown, Virginia in 1619, our knowledge of African American history is often limited to "lessons" in films. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to African American History reveals a full portrait of black life, including familiar figures such as Harriet Tubman, W.E.B. DuBois, and Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Penguin

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1440650470

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9781440650475

Sosa! Baseball's Home Run Hero

By: Patricia J. Duncan

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Sosa! Baseball's Home Run Hero

By: Patricia J. Duncan

Ésta es la historia de un exitoso jugador de béisbol. Nació el 12 de Noviembre del año 1968, en San Pedro de Macorís, República Dominicana. Empezó a jugar desde muy temprana edad llegando a ser lo que es hoy, uno de los más grandes jonroneros de todos los tiempos. Sosa es toda una leyenda en su país y también en los Estados Unidos, gracias a su destacadísima participación en las grandes ligas y por ser, además, un dominicano de muy buen corazón. Existe una Fundación que bajo su nombre desarrolla una hermosa labor de apoyo a personas en situación de riesgo social, en su pueblo. Se sabe, también, de la ayuda que prestó para paliar las consecuencias de la devastación provocada por el huracán George. También colabora permanentemente haciendo donaciones de computadores para las escuelas con menos recursos. Todo un ejemplo de hombre, y deportista. Conózcalo mejor en esta breve semblanza suya.

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Simon and Schuster

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0684863421

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9780684863429

Ingles Hecto Facil

By: Patrice J. Duncan

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Ingles Hecto Facil

By: Patrice J. Duncan

With an easy-to-grasp approach and user-friendly style, this newest offering in the Made Simple series includes directions and explanations that are completely bilingual, making this book easy for native Spanish speakers' use and reference. Where appropriate, the lessons have been adapted to teach English in the context of American culture.

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Crown

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0385481861

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9780385481861

Dictionary Skills 4-6

By: Sylvia J. Duncan

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Dictionary Skills 4-6

By: Sylvia J. Duncan

This book reveals the dictionary to be an exciting tool. The book may be used with any dictionary, but students will profit from having a variety of dictionaries available. The worksheets emphasize interpreting the keys to dictionary entries. Students will learn new words and understand parts of speech more clearly as they progress through the worksheets. The exercises present a methodical way to practice using the dictionary until each entry and its explanation is clearly understood by the student. Concepts will be reinforced with only minimal assistance.

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Lorenz Educational Press

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1558630333

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Salma Hayek

An Unauthorized Biography

By: Patricia J. Duncan

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Salma Hayek

An Unauthorized Biography

By: Patricia J. Duncan

The long road to Hollywood success was never easy for Mexican-born beauty Salma Hayek-but it was never dull either! Starting out in her late teens starring in the Mexican hit soap opera Teresa, Salma lived a comfortable life, but she wanted more. So she packed her bags and headed to Hollywood. A Mexican woman with a heavy accent who barely spoke a word of English, Salma had hurdle after hurdle to overcome. Plenty of times she came close to giving up, but she was determined to make it big in America, and after a lot of bit parts and hard work, she did it. After landing a role in Desperado, alongside heart-throb Antonio Banderas, the movie parts finally started coming in, including From Dusk Till Dawn with George Clooney, and Fools Rush In with Matthew Perry. Now, gracing the style pages of all the major magazines and working as a Revlon spokesperson, Salma is the most sought-after Latina actress in Hollywood. And that's just the beginning. She has several huge movie projects on the horizon, and continues to fight for Mexican rights as an outspoken member of the NAFTA generation. Find out all about this talented Latina actress, from her love life, to the formula of her success, to her fabulous fashion and beauty secrets.

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Macmillan + ORM

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1250110300

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9781250110305

Options Trading

By: Winston J Duncan

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Options Trading

By: Winston J Duncan

Do you want to know what Option Trading is?Could you use extra money? Do you dream of becoming financially independent? Are you looking for ways to invest in your future? Do you want to improve your financial situation? Are you interested in learning what different type of Options are out there? If you can answer yes to even one of these questions, then you need to read this book today. If you are a beginner when it comes to option trading, then Options Trading - Invest Wisely and Profit from Day One is just right for you. This book features many of the concepts and basic definitions that you will need to understand the market. This book even offers something for the options trading enthusiast who think they have a grasp on the market. Options Trading defines what options are, the different types of options, why you should indulge in options trading, steps to choose the right options and a variety of different option strategies.

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Lulu.com

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1365067963

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9781365067969

Studies in the New Testament

Volume 6, Jesus Among Biblical Exegetes

By: J Duncan M Derrett

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Studies in the New Testament

Volume 6, Jesus Among Biblical Exegetes

By: J Duncan M Derrett

This volume develops the theme that the gospels, especially John, and Paul cannot be grasped without intimate and detailed knowledge of Jewish sources, amongst which the Bible is neglected.

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BRILL

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9004676546

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9789004676541

Much Ado About Murder

A Shakespeare in the Catskills Mystery

By: Elizabeth J. Duncan

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Much Ado About Murder

A Shakespeare in the Catskills Mystery

By: Elizabeth J. Duncan

When a directorial debut turns deadly, it falls to costume designer Charlotte Fairfax to unmask the culprit in award-winning author Elizabeth J. Duncan’s third Shakespeare in the Catskills mystery Charlotte Fairfax has another murder on her hands as she prepares for the latest performance of the Catskills Shakespeare Theater Company, Much Ado About Nothing. The company’s steady growth enables them to cast star British actress Audrey Ashley, who arrives on scene to play the lead role of Beatrice. But things immediately get more complicated when Audrey insists the company replace the current director with new, up and coming British director Edmund Albright. Edmund plans to change the popular romantic comedy, which alienates several people associated with the production. And the list of people he upsets only grows: the laid off former director, the hotel owner’s secretary, and even Audrey herself. Just as Edmund’s plans are about to come to fruition, his body is discovered on his sofa, holding a gun in his hand. His death is quickly ruled a suicide but Charlotte thinks otherwise. Why would Edmund, on the brink of greatness, kill himself? With a whole cast of characters to investigate, Charlotte is determined to unmask each one before it’s final curtain call on the whole production.

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Crooked Lane Books

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1683313267

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The Marmalade Murders

A Penny Brannigan Mystery

By: Elizabeth J. Duncan

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The Marmalade Murders

A Penny Brannigan Mystery

By: Elizabeth J. Duncan

The Marmalade Murders is the ninth book in Elizabeth J. Duncan's award-winning mystery series, celebrated for its small-town charm and picturesque Welsh setting and starring amateur sleuth Penny Brannigan. The competition is friendly and just a little fierce at the annual Llanelen agricultural show as town and country folk gather for the outdoor judging of farm animals and indoor judging of cakes, pies, pastries, chutneys, jams and jellies, along with vegetables, fruit and flowers. But this year, there’s a new show category: murder. Local artist, Spa owner, and amateur sleuth Penny Brannigan agrees to help with the intake of the domestic arts entries and to judge the children’s pet competition on show day. When the president of the Welsh Women's Guild isn’t on hand to see her granddaughter and pet pug win a prize, the family becomes concerned. When a carrot cake entered in the competition goes missing, something is clearly amiss. A black Labrador Retriever belonging to the agricultural show’s president discovers the body of the missing woman under the baked goods table. A newcomer to town, a transgender woman, is suspected, but amateur sleuth Penny Brannigan believes her to be innocent. She sets out to find the real killer, but when a second body is discovered days later, the case is thrown into confusion, and Penny knows it’s up to her to figure out what happened—and why.

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Minotaur Books

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1250101506

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A Brush with Death

A Penny Brannigan Mystery

By: Elizabeth J. Duncan

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A Brush with Death

A Penny Brannigan Mystery

By: Elizabeth J. Duncan

The nail-biting adventures of a manicurist-turned-amateur sleuth continue when Penny Brannigan inherits a charming cottage in Northern Wales--and happens upon an unsolved, decades-old crime. Martin's Press.

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St. Martin's Press

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0312534272

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