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Cashiers Valley

By: Jane Gibson Nardy,Jan Blair Wyatt

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Cashiers Valley, enveloped in the Blue Ridge Mountains with craggy stone faces, thundering waterfalls, majestic forests, and wilderness areas of unique flora and fauna, has always drawn visitors. Its moderate climate, slower pace, and friendly people have encouraged visitors to stay and, increasingly, to relocate. The residents have preserved a strong sense of place as they embraced the bonds of kinship and community through the years. This is all connected to a powerful religious base and a strong cultural heritage tradition. Today Cashiers Valley retains the charm of an isolated mountain village that welcomes guests. The photographs in this volume were gathered from many local scrapbooks, long forgotten and yellowing with age. Community residents are eager to share their photographs and memories of days gone by.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738552550

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Mineralogy of Arizona, Fourth Edition

By: Raymond W. Grant,Ron Gibbs,Harvey Jong,Jan Rasmussen,Stanley Keith

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Mineralogy of Arizona, Fourth Edition

By: Raymond W. Grant,Ron Gibbs,Harvey Jong,Jan Rasmussen,Stanley Keith

Completely revised and expanded, this fourth edition covers the 986 minerals found in Arizona, showcased with breathtaking new color photographs throughout the book. The new edition includes more than 200 new species not reported in the third edition and previously unknown in Arizona. Chapters in this fourth edition of Mineralogy of Arizona cover gemstones and lapidary materials, fluorescent minerals, and an impressive catalog of mineral species. The authors also discuss mineral districts, including information about the geology, mineralogy, and age of mineral occurrences throughout the state. The book includes detailed maps of each county, showing the boundaries and characteristics of the mineral districts present in the state. Arizona’s rich mineral history is well illustrated by the more than 300 color photographs of minerals, gemstones, and fluorescent minerals that help the reader identify and understand the rich and diverse mineralogy of Arizona. Anyone interested in the mineralogy and geology of the state will find this the most up-to-date compilation of the minerals known to occur in Arizona.

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University of Arizona Press

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0816543577

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9780816543571

The Comprehensive Guide to Brewing

From Raw Material to Packaging

By: Gabriela Basarová,Jan Savel,Petr Basar,Pavlína Basarová,Tomás Lejsek

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The Comprehensive Guide to Brewing

From Raw Material to Packaging

By: Gabriela Basarová,Jan Savel,Petr Basar,Pavlína Basarová,Tomás Lejsek

The Czech Republic is one of the motherlands of beer culture – beers of the pilsner brewing tradition and the aromatic Saaz hops are famous the world over. Brewing technicians and scientists from the Czech Republic have an excellent reputation and are constantly seeking an exchange and discussion of their research findings on the international scene. And the team of authors around Professor Basařová are all experienced technicians and scientists with a wealth of international experience. "The Comprehensive Guide to Brewing" is a unique groundwork for brewing technicians which deals with all subject areas, from the raw materials to packaging. It also conveys advanced knowledge of the fundamentals of brewing research. Compulsory reading for anyone who wishes to gain in-depth knowledge of brewing technology.

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Fachverlag Hans Carl

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3418009247

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9783418009247

Materials for Total Joint Arthroplasty

Biotribology of Potential Bearings

By: Robert Sonntag,J. A. N. Philippe KRETZER

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Materials for Total Joint Arthroplasty

Biotribology of Potential Bearings

By: Robert Sonntag,J. A. N. Philippe KRETZER

The replacement of a degenerated joint such as the hip and knee is one of the most outstanding interventions that allows the medical community to restore the patient's quality of life. However, today's patient is increasingly younger and more active and this presents a challenge for the orthopaedic community as a greater demand has been created for a longer lasting artificial joint that can allow the patient to maintain their lifestyle and thus new approaches in biotribology have been focused on this area of research. This invaluable book provides a broad introduction to the boundary conditions, developments and latest research activities already available to the surgeon and offers an insight into solutions being developed for new high performance bearings in joint replacements. The contributors are leading experts in their field and this is the first complete volume to bring together such unique insights. Orthopaedic engineers, surgeons and researchers concerned with new biomaterials would find this a vital reference volume to evaluate the latest state of research in the area."--

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World Scientific

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1783267178

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9781783267170

The Indigo Children

The New Kids Have Arrived

By: Lee Carroll,Jan Tober

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The Indigo Children

The New Kids Have Arrived

By: Lee Carroll,Jan Tober

A must for the parents of unusually bright and active children! The Indigo Child is a boy or girl who displays a new and unusual set of psychological attributes, revealing a pattern of behavior generally undocumented before. This pattern has singularly unique factors that call for parents and teachers to change their treatment and upbringing of these kids to assist them in achieving balance and harmony in their lives, and to help them avoid frustration. In this groundbreaking book, international authors and lecturers Lee Carroll andJan Tober answer many of the often-puzzling questions surrounding Indigo Children,such as: · Can we really be seeing human evolution in kids today? · Are these kids smarter than we were at their age? · How come a lot of our children today seem to be “system busters”? · Why are so many of our brightest kids being diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)? · Are there proven working alternatives to Ritalin? Throughout this work, Carroll and Tober bring together some very fine minds (doctors, educators, psychologists, and more) who shed light on the Indigo Child phenomenon. These children are truly special, representing a great percentage of all the kids being born today on a worldwide basis. They come in “knowing” who they are—so they must be recognized, celebrated for their exceptional qualities, and guided with love and care.

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Hay House, Inc

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1401922627

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9781401922627

Engaging Performance

Theatre as call and response

By: Jan Cohen-Cruz

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Engaging Performance

Theatre as call and response

By: Jan Cohen-Cruz

Engaging Performance: Theatre as Call and Response presents a combined analysis and workbook to examine "socially engaged performance." It offers a range of key practical approaches, exercises, and principles for using performance to engage in a variety of social and artistic projects. Author Jan Cohen-Cruz draws on a career of groundbreaking research and work within the fields of political, applied, and community theatre to explore the impact of how differing genres of theatre respond to social "calls." Areas highlighted include: playwrighting and the engaged artist theatre of the oppressed performance as testimonial the place of engaged art in cultural organizing the use of local resources in engaged art revitalizing cities and neighborhoods through engaged performance training of the engaged artist. Cohen-Cruz also draws on the work of major theoreticians, including Bertolt Brecht, Augusto Boal, and Doreen Massey, as well as analyzing in-depth case studies of the work of US practitioners today to illustrate engaged performance in action. Jan Cohen-Cruz is director of Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life. She is the author of Local Acts: Community-based Performance in the US; the editor of Radical Street Performance; co-editor, with Mady Schutzman, of Playing Boal: Theatre, Therapy, Activism and A Boal Companion; and a University Professor at Syracuse University.

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Routledge

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1136943072

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Sweet Justice

By: Jan McKee

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Sweet Justice

By: Jan McKee

Sweet Justice by Jan McKee released on Jan 25, 1991 is available now for purchase.

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Harlequin Treasury-Harlequin Historicals 90s

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0373286686

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9780373286683

Introductory Mining Engineering

By: Howard L. Hartman,Jan M. Mutmansky

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Introductory Mining Engineering

By: Howard L. Hartman,Jan M. Mutmansky

An introductory text and reference on mining engineering highlighting the latest in mining technology Introductory Mining Engineering outlines the role of the mining engineer throughout the life of a mine, including prospecting for the deposit, determining the site's value, developing the mine, extracting the mineral values, and reclaiming the land afterward. This Second Edition is written with a focus on sustainability-managing land to meet the economic and environmental needs of the present while enhancing its ability to also meet the needs of future generations. Coverage includes aboveground and underground methods of mining for a wide range of substances, including metals, nonmetals, and fuels. Completely up to date, this book presents the latest information on such technologies as remote sensing, GPS, geophysical surveying, and mineral deposit evaluation, as well as continuous integrated mining operations and autonomous trucks. Also included is new information on landscape restoration, regional planning, wetlands protection, subsidence mitigation, and much more. New chapters include coverage of: * Environmental responsibilities * Regulations * Health and safety issues Generously supplemented with more than 200 photographs, drawings, and tables, Introductory Mining Engineering, Second Edition is an indispensable book for mining engineering students and a comprehensive reference for professionals.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471348511

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9780471348511

Between Saint James and Erasmus: Studies in Late-Medieval Religious Life – Devotion and Pilgrimage in the Netherlands

By: Jan van Herwaarden

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Between Saint James and Erasmus: Studies in Late-Medieval Religious Life – Devotion and Pilgrimage in the Netherlands

By: Jan van Herwaarden

This volume is divided into four sections: late medieval devotion in the Netherlands; medieval Christian pilgrimage; the medieval cult of St. James the Great and Erasmiana. Variety and coherence sound the keynote in the title and the contents of the book. Religious concepts and expressions of religious faith such as pilgrimages and indulgences are representative of late-medieval Christianity. In this book they refer specifically to the medieval cult of St. James the Great, while for Erasmus they were an object of his critical consideration. The whole book can be read in the light of the debate about the tension between an appreciation for outward signs of faith, and the inward experience of religious belief, which Erasmus considered an absolute necessity.

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BRILL

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900447367X

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9789004473676

Texas Biographical Dictionary

By: Jan Onofrio

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Texas Biographical Dictionary

By: Jan Onofrio

Texas Biographical Dictionary contains biographies on hundreds of persons from diverse vocations that were either born, achieved notoriety and/or died in the state of Texas. Prominent persons, in addition to the less eminent, that have played noteworthy roles are included in this resource. When people are recognized from your state or locale it brings a sense of pride to the residents of the entire state.

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Somerset Publishers, Inc.

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0403099927

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9780403099924

500 Wood Bowls

Bold & Original Designs Blending Tradition & Innovation

By: Katherine Duncan-Aimone,Ray Leier,Jan Peters,Kevin Wallace

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500 Wood Bowls

Bold & Original Designs Blending Tradition & Innovation

By: Katherine Duncan-Aimone,Ray Leier,Jan Peters,Kevin Wallace

The bowl is one of the most traditional forms, but contemporary artists who work in wood understand that it has tremendous potential. These 500 exquisite examples, many by pioneering artisans, show just how much the bowl has been “reinvented” by craftpeople all over the world as both an iconic object and as a departure for self-expression. On display are a wide range of woodworking approaches, from chisel to chainsaw to router to bandsaw. Some have carvings on the suface; others feature paint and mixed media; while many more stay close to what nature provided, with the wood simply sanded and sealed. The talented creators include James Prestini, Bob Stocksdale, Rude Osolnik, Mel Lindquist, Ed Moulthrop, Mark Lindquist, David Ellsworth, and William Hunter.

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Lark Books

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1579904831

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9781579904838

Meeting the Moment

Socially Engaged Performance, 1965–2020, by Those Who Lived It

By: Jan Cohen-Cruz,Rad Pereira

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Meeting the Moment

Socially Engaged Performance, 1965–2020, by Those Who Lived It

By: Jan Cohen-Cruz,Rad Pereira

The experiences of a diverse range of progressive theater and performance makers in their own words. Curated stories from over 75 interviews and informal exchanges offer insight into the field and point out limitations due to discrimination and unequal opportunity for performance artists in the United States over the past 55 years. In this work, performers, often unknown beyond their immediate audience, articulate diverse influences. They also reflect on how artists are educated and supported, what content is deemed valuable and how it is brought to bear, as well as which audiences are welcome and whether cross-community exchange is encouraged. The book’s voices bring the reader from 1965 through the first wave of the covid-19 pandemic in 2020. They point to more diverse and inclusive practices and give hope for the future of the art.

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New Village Press

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1613321554

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Forensic Neuropathology

By: Jan E. Leestma

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Forensic Neuropathology

By: Jan E. Leestma

The field of forensic neuropathology covers such controversial topics as the effects of repeated brain trauma in football players and how babies probably cannot die from being shaken. Jan Leestma is one of the most respected voices in this area. A timely update to his classic reference, Forensic Neuropathology: Third Edition presents an encyclopedi

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CRC Press

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1439887519

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9781439887516

Negotiating the Complexities of Qualitative Research in Higher Education

Fundamental Elements and Issues

By: Susan R. Jones,Vasti Torres,Jan Arminio

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Negotiating the Complexities of Qualitative Research in Higher Education

Fundamental Elements and Issues

By: Susan R. Jones,Vasti Torres,Jan Arminio

Negotiating the Complexities of Qualitative Research in Higher Education illuminates the complex nature of qualitative research, while attending to issues of application. This text addresses the fundamentals of research through discussion of strategies, ethical issues, and challenges in higher education. In addition to walking through the methodological steps, this text considers the conceptual reasons behind qualitative research and explores how to conduct qualitative research that is rigorous, thoughtful, and theoretically coherent. Seasoned researchers Jones, Torres, and Arminio combine high-level theory with practical applications and examples, showing how research in higher education can produce improved learning outcomes for students, especially those who have been historically marginalized. This book will help students in higher education and Student Affairs graduate programs to cultivate an appreciation for the complexity and ambiguity of the research and the ways to think thorough questions and tensions that emerge in the process. New in This Edition: Updated citations and content throughout to reflect the newest thinking and scholarship Expansion of current exemplars of qualitative research New exercises, activities, and examples throughout to bolster accessibility of theory A new chapter on Theoretical Perspectives with attention to new perspectives increasingly used in higher education and Student Affairs A new chapter on Challenges in Data Collection

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Routledge

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1136341668

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9781136341663

A Guide to Global Mental Health Practice

Seeing the Unseen

By: Craig L. Katz,Jan Schuetz-Mueller

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A Guide to Global Mental Health Practice

Seeing the Unseen

By: Craig L. Katz,Jan Schuetz-Mueller

Drawing on the authors’ experience in developing and implementing global mental health programs in crisis and development settings, A Guide to Global Mental Health Practice: Seeing the Unseen is designed for mental health, public health, and primary care professionals new to this emerging area. The guide is organized topically and divided into four sections that move from organizing and delivering global mental health services to clinical practice, and from various settings and populations likely to be encountered to special issues unique to global work. Case studies based around a central scene are threaded throughout the book to convey what global mental health work actually involves. Mental health professionals of all backgrounds, including social workers, nurses, nurse practitioners, psychologists, and psychiatrists, as well as public health professionals and community level medical professionals and mental health advocates will benefit from this engaging primer. It is the book for anyone committed to addressing mental health issues in a low resource or crisis-hit setting, whether international or domestic.

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1317692837

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Respiratory Diseases of the Horse

A Problem-Oriented Approach to Diagnosis and Management

By: Laurent Couetil,Jan F Hawkins

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Respiratory Diseases of the Horse

A Problem-Oriented Approach to Diagnosis and Management

By: Laurent Couetil,Jan F Hawkins

The authors provide a problem-oriented approach to the assessment and management of respiratory illness in horses. The book deals first with the anatomy, function and clinical examination of the respiratory system, followed by discussion of diagnostic tests and procedures. The clinical section is focused around the cardinal presenting manifestation

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1840766476

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Health, Well-being and Older People

By: Reed, Jan,Stanley, David,Charlotte Clarke

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Health, Well-being and Older People

By: Reed, Jan,Stanley, David,Charlotte Clarke

Health, well-being and older people: provides an overview of relevant research and service development literature;presents and discusses a range of issues that are important to the health of older people including attitudes and ageism, the body, the environment, family and community, sexuality and having fun;draws on material developed and, in some cases, written by older people themselves; integrates theory and empirical evidence with practice experience;offers models of best practice.Designed with the needs of students in mind, each chapter has helpful aids to understanding including: key learning pointssummaries and exercisesmodels for case studiesglossaries and recommended textsThroughout, readers are encouraged to think through the implications for students and staff on qualifying and post-qualifying programmes in nursing, social work, social care, social policy, gerontology and related courses. It is also recommended reading for practitioners who will want to engage with the ideas for best practice presented in the book.

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Policy Press

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186134421X

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9781861344212

The Power of SMART Goals

Using Goals to Improve Student Learning

By: Anne Conzemius,Jan O'Neill

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The Power of SMART Goals

Using Goals to Improve Student Learning

By: Anne Conzemius,Jan O'Neill

Help staff focus on results, and implement SMART (Strategic and specific, Measurable, Attainable, Results based, and Time bound) goals to transform your school into a place where every student meets or exceeds standards. The authors present four success stories from real SMART schools and several frameworks for adult and student goal setting that lead to real results.

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Solution Tree Press

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193400992X

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A History of Public Health

From Past to Present

By: Jan Kirk Carney

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A History of Public Health

From Past to Present

By: Jan Kirk Carney

This textbook is a concise history of public health, focusing on key moments, discoveries, events, and people. Written in narrative format, 15 chronologically-sequenced chapters engage the student in understanding each important discovery or theme that became integral to defining the mission of Public Health today. Through the use of real sources of the day, such as newspapers, government documents, contemporary textbooks, papers or journal articles about public health and medicine, the author creates a story that will draw in the reader and illuminate the importance of that particular topic. Key Features: -Ample illustrations depict important visual aspects of the event or era to complement the narratives. -The importance of each aspect of public health history is foreshadowed and linked to its relevance to public health today. -Each Public Health event is set in the context of surrounding events, such as war, politics, geography, or personalities, as public health is linked to social norms of the time. -Discussion questions for each chapter stimulate the student to apply critical thinking skills Chapters topics may include: 1.Early Theories of Health and Disease (includes Global Perspective) 2.The "Great Sanitary Awakening" 3.The Germ Theory of Disease 4.War and Public Health 5.The Environment and Health: Worker health and safety (Alice Hamilton); Clean Air, Water and Safer Food 6.The Antibiotic Era - The Discovery of Penicillin 7.Counting and Cholera - The History of Epidemiology 8.Puerperal Fever - The Health of Mothers and Babies 9.Tropical Diseases and The Panama Canal 10.Immunizations: From Coxpox to Vaccines 11.Science, Scurvy, and Public Health Nutrition (includes Vitamins) 12.Medicine and Public Health - Laws and the Organization of Public Health 13.The Great Tobacco Wars 14.The History of AIDS 15.Advances in Science, Medicine, Technology and Public Health History (might include transfusions, anesthesia, other technologies having public health significance)

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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1284111776

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9781284111774

Personal Development and Clinical Psychology

By: Jan Hughes,Sheila Youngson

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Personal Development and Clinical Psychology

By: Jan Hughes,Sheila Youngson

Personal Development and Clinical Psychology is a vital reference text for all those involved in clinical psychology and related professions. This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the methods, approaches, theories and issues surrounding personal development, incorporating a number of different views from both those practising and training in the field, and includes service usersâ?? perspectives. The importance of personal development is considered and chapters are devoted to presenting a model of the different processes, examining issues of power and identity, and assessing how training courses currently approach and encourage personal development and how it might be evaluated. The book culminates in summarising the major themes, and offers suggestions for future developments. In line with BPS accreditation criteria which identifies personal development as a core learning objective Offers an historical overview of the clinical psychology profession Includes the voices of service users and carers Considers how personal development can be assessed Also of interest to counselors, psychotherapists, and nurse therapists as well as clinical psychologists and related professions outside the UK

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John Wiley & Sons

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1405158662

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Governing Hybrid Organisations

Exploring Diversity of Institutional Life

By: Jan-Erik Johanson,Jarmo Vakkuri

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Governing Hybrid Organisations

Exploring Diversity of Institutional Life

By: Jan-Erik Johanson,Jarmo Vakkuri

Intuitively, organisations can easily be categorised as ‘public’ or ‘private’. However, this book questions such a black and white dichotomy between public and private, and seeks a deeper understanding of hybrid organisations. These organisations can be found at micro, meso and macro levels of societal activity, consisting of networks between companies, public agencies and other entities. The line between these two realms is increasingly blurred — giving rise to hybrid organisations. Governing Hybrid Organisations presents an engaging discussion around hybrid organisations, highlighting them as important and fascinating examples of modern institutional diversity. Chapters examine the changing landscape of service delivery and the nature and governance of hybrid organisations, using international examples and cases from different service contexts. The authors put forward a clear analytical framework for understanding hybrid governance, looking at strategy and performance management. This text will be valuable for students of public management, public administration, business management and organisational studies, and will also be illuminating for practising managers.

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Routledge

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1317222571

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The Making of... Adaptation and the Cultural Imaginary

By: Jan Cronin

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The Making of... Adaptation and the Cultural Imaginary

By: Jan Cronin

This book explores “Making of” sites as a genre of cultural artefact. Moving beyond “making-of” documentaries, the book analyses novels, drama, film, museum exhibitions and popular studies that re-present the making of culturally loaded film adaptations. It argues that the “Making of” genre operates on an adaptive spectrum, orienting towards and enacting the adaptation of films and their making. The book examines the behaviours that characterise “Making of” sites across visual media; it explores the cultural work done by these sites, why recognition of “Making of” sites as adaptations matters, and why our conception of adaptation matters. Part one focuses on the adaptive domain presented by the “Making of” John Ford’s The Quiet Man. Part two attends to “Making of” Gone with the Wind sites, and concludes with “Making of” The Lord of the Rings texts as the acme of the cultural risks and investments charted in earlier chapters.

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Springer Nature

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3030283496

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Rhetoric and Irony

Western Literacy and Western Lies

By: C. Jan Swearingen

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Rhetoric and Irony

Western Literacy and Western Lies

By: C. Jan Swearingen

This pathbreaking study integrates the histories of rhetoric, literacy, and literary aesthetics up to the time of Augustine, focusing on Western concepts of rhetoric as dissembling and of language as deceptive that Swearingen argues have received curiously prominent emphasis in Western aesthetics and language theory. Swearingen reverses the traditional focus on rhetoric as an oral agonistic genre and examines it instead as a paradigm for literate discourse. She proposes that rhetoric and literacy have in the West disseminated the interrelated notions that through learning rhetoric individuals can learn to manipulate language and others; that language is an unreliable, manipulable, and contingent vehicle of thought, meaning, and communication; and that literature is a body of pretty lies and beguiling fictions. In a bold concluding chapter Swearingen aligns her thesis concerning early Western literacy and rhetoric with contemporary critical and rhetorical theory; with feminist studies in language, psychology, and culture; and with studies of literacy in multi- and cross-cultural settings.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195063627

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The Politics of Working Life and Meaningful Waged Work

By: Knut Laaser,Jan Ch. Karlsson

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The Politics of Working Life and Meaningful Waged Work

By: Knut Laaser,Jan Ch. Karlsson

Can waged work under capitalism be meaningful? How does this meaningfulness express itself in the politics of working life? More fundamentally, how should work be socially and economically valued, rewarded, organised and regulated to become more meaningful? Knut Laaser and Jan Ch. Karlsson address these questions and provide a novel theory of meaningful work that is deeply ingrained in Critical Social Science approaches. The authors conceptualise meaningful work as a continuum between meaningful–meaningless work that rests on objective and subjective dimensions of autonomy, dignity and recognition, all pushed and pulled by the multi-layered control and power dynamics of waged work. They challenge the tendency to promote unpolitical concepts in the scholarship of meaningful work. The explanatory power of the meaningful work framework is illustrated by the analysis of empirical case studies on Norwegian industry operators, British bank employees, Indian security guards, German university academics and Swedish cabin crew members.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009115715

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Playing and Learning Outdoors

Making provision for high quality experiences in the outdoor environment with children 3–7

By: Jan White

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Playing and Learning Outdoors

Making provision for high quality experiences in the outdoor environment with children 3–7

By: Jan White

Playing and Learning Outdoors shows early years practitioners how to get the very best from outdoor playing and learning for the enjoyment, health and education of all children from ages three to five years. Fully updated to reflect the current status and understandings regarding outdoor provision within early childhood education frameworks, this new edition will allow practitioners to develop rich and stimulating outdoor play provision in Early Years settings and enable them to feel confident to offer wonderful play experiences outdoors. Playing and Learning Outdoors offers practitioners achievable advice and support, based on approaches which are appropriate and effective for young children’s all-round well-being and development. This invaluable resource also includes practical advice on: movement and physical play playing with sand, natural materials and water plants, living things and growing construction, creative and imaginative play. This second edition also includes a brand new chapter on ‘Providing experiences beyond the garden walls’ which will urge practitioners to harness the huge potential contained in the locality (physical world) and local community (human world) around the early years setting’s own boundaries. Filled with advice and support, this lively, inspiring and accessible book will help practitioners to develop a truly practical and enjoyable approach to learning through play outdoors for all children aged from 3 to 7.

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1136253807

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Sustainability Perspectives for Resources and Business

By: Orie L. Loucks,O. Homer Erekson,John F. Bol,Raymond F. Gorman,Pamela C Johnson,Timothy C. Krehbiel

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Sustainability Perspectives for Resources and Business

By: Orie L. Loucks,O. Homer Erekson,John F. Bol,Raymond F. Gorman,Pamela C Johnson,Timothy C. Krehbiel

Miami University in Oxford, Ohio offers a course entitled "Sustainability Perspectives," based on this text. The course was awarded "The Instructional Innovation Award" at the 1996 annual meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, an association of Decision Science professionals headquartered at Georgia State University in Atlanta. The 1990s have seen the development of important new approaches to sustaining corporate development and protecting the environment. Corporations are beginning to realize their responsibilities for a healthy environment. Sustainable development is viewed as an integrated, ecological, economic, and social system in which both economic growth and quality-of-life improvements can occur in a unified system complementary to the maintenance of natural capital. Sustainability Perspectives for Resources and Businesses shows the reader that a sound understanding of the concepts involved in sustainable development is beneficial to businesses, natural resources, and the population in general. This textbook was written to help students and professionals involved in business, science, or engineering to understand the changes occurring in the workplace. It serves as a step toward understanding how business and science, as professional communities, are adapting to new information about risks to the environment. Various chapters are devoted to resources, values, and valuation systems. Each section develops principles such as resilience and integrity in the economy and the environment.

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CRC Press

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0429612362

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Organisational Roadmap Towards Teal Organisations

By: Tanya Bondarouk,Anna Bos-Nehles,Maarten Renkema,Jeroen Meijerink,Jan de Leede

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Organisational Roadmap Towards Teal Organisations

By: Tanya Bondarouk,Anna Bos-Nehles,Maarten Renkema,Jeroen Meijerink,Jan de Leede

This volume explores and presents challenges that “traditional” organisations experience once they take off towards self-managing organisations - what Laloux (2014) called Teal Organisations. It offers a new roadmap for leaders who are responsible for the implementation of self-managing teams in organisations.

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Emerald Group Publishing

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1787563111

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Nodal Discontinuous Galerkin Methods

Algorithms, Analysis, and Applications

By: Jan S. Hesthaven,Tim Warburton

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Nodal Discontinuous Galerkin Methods

Algorithms, Analysis, and Applications

By: Jan S. Hesthaven,Tim Warburton

This book offers an introduction to the key ideas, basic analysis, and efficient implementation of discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods (DG-FEM) for the solution of partial differential equations. It covers all key theoretical results, including an overview of relevant results from approximation theory, convergence theory for numerical PDE’s, and orthogonal polynomials. Through embedded Matlab codes, coverage discusses and implements the algorithms for a number of classic systems of PDE’s: Maxwell’s equations, Euler equations, incompressible Navier-Stokes equations, and Poisson- and Helmholtz equations.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0387720650

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Sport Mega-Events, Security and COVID-19

Securing the Football World

By: Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen

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Sport Mega-Events, Security and COVID-19

Securing the Football World

By: Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen

This book examines contemporary issues of security at sports mega-events (SMEs). It focuses on the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 2020) - subsequently postponed to 2021 - the third biggest SME in the global sporting calendar and a unique multi-city, multi-country event that took place in the eye of the COVID-19 storm. Drawing on stakeholder interviews, policy documents, media sources and existing research, the book explores the constructions, meanings, and perceptions of security in the efforts to secure this football mega-event. It argues that Euro 2020 is a powerful case through which to better understand wider security governance and security-related processes in present-day societies, which are increasingly preoccupied with notions of ‘security’, ‘safety’ and ‘risk’. It assesses the precautionary logic and transnational knowledge transfer processes that guide security constructions surrounding SMEs in an uncertain and threat-conscious world, and captures the dramatic moments in which COVID-19 transitioned into a security threat with severe impacts on the world of football and well beyond. Sport Mega-Events, Security and COVID-19 advances existing debates in the sociology of football and sport, offering a critical understanding of security and safety in the modern world, and giving an insight into the changing ‘new normalities’ of security between 9/11 and the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of global sport. This is a fascinating reading for anybody with a professional or academic interest in sport management, event management, football, security studies, policing, risk and crisis management, the sociology of sport, the sociology of surveillance, or political science.

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1000573060

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Media Management

A Casebook Approach

By: Jan Wicks LeBlanc,George Sylvie,Jan Wicks, LeBlanc,C. Ann Hollifield,Stephen Lacy,Ardyth Sohn, Broadrick

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Media Management

A Casebook Approach

By: Jan Wicks LeBlanc,George Sylvie,Jan Wicks, LeBlanc,C. Ann Hollifield,Stephen Lacy,Ardyth Sohn, Broadrick

Media Management: A Casebook Approach provides a detailed look at each of the major areas of responsibility that fall to the managers of media organizations, such as leadership, motivation, planning, marketing, and strategic management. Retaining its core content and case study approach, this third edition draws upon the latest organizational and management research to guide students in the development of their managerial skills. It provides media-based cases that give students the opportunity to develop their critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Updates in this edition include: *research and examples to reflect the current state of the industry; *material on convergence, new media, and international aspects, as well as their influences on leadership and planning; *information and research on new media, the Internet, and their future implications for media managers; *technology and online resource sections; and *examples and information on data used by advertisers and media organizations. This textbook also offers new material on the structure of the Internet, new media, and converged and international media organizations. It is intended for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in media management courses.

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113561959X

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The Syntax of American Sign Language

Functional Categories and Hierarchical Structure

By: Carol Jan Neidle

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The Syntax of American Sign Language

Functional Categories and Hierarchical Structure

By: Carol Jan Neidle

Recent research on the syntax of signed language has revealed that, apart from some modality-specific differences, signed languages are organized according to the same underlying principles as spoken languages. This book addresses the organization and distribution of functional categories in American Sign Language (ASL), focusing on tense, agreement and wh-constructions.

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MIT Press

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0262140675

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Learning Sciences Research for Teaching

By: Jan van Aalst,Jin Mu,Crina Damşa,Sydney E. Msonde

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Learning Sciences Research for Teaching

By: Jan van Aalst,Jin Mu,Crina Damşa,Sydney E. Msonde

Learning Sciences Research for Teaching provides educators with a fresh understanding of the use and implications of learning sciences scholarship on their studies and professional preparation. A highly interdisciplinary field, the learning sciences has been expressly focused on the advancement of teaching and learning in today’s schools. This introductory yet cutting-edge resource supports graduate students of teaching, leadership, curriculum, and learning design in research methodology courses as they engage with and evaluate research claims; integrate common methods; and understand experimental, case-based, ethnographic, and design-based research studies. Spanning the learning science’s state-of-the-art approaches, achievements, and developments, the book includes robust, accessible coverage of topics such as professional development, quantitative and qualitative data, learning analytics, validity and integrity, and more. Please visit https://dple.nl/learning-sciences-research-for-teaching for additional resources, exercises, and a brief video introduction from the authors!

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1317449231

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Women’s Work in Britain and France

Practice, Theory and Policy

By: Abigail Gregory,Jan Windebank

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Women’s Work in Britain and France

Practice, Theory and Policy

By: Abigail Gregory,Jan Windebank

Women's Work in Britain and France is a ground-breaking retheorization of what constitutes 'progress' in gender relations. The book shows that French women, although having more full-time and continuous careers and greater social policy support, retain as great a responsibility for unpaid domestic and caring work as their British counterparts. It replaces the conventional focus upon encouraging women's increased insertion into employment as the principal strategy for achieving progress in gender relations with a new focus on changing men's work patterns.

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Springer

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023059851X

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Transmedial Narratology and Contemporary Media Culture

By: Jan-Noël Thon

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Transmedial Narratology and Contemporary Media Culture

By: Jan-Noël Thon

Narratives are everywhere—and since a significant part of contemporary media culture is defined by narrative forms, media studies need a genuinely transmedial narratology. Against this background, Transmedial Narratology and Contemporary Media Culture focuses on the intersubjective construction of storyworlds as well as on prototypical forms of narratorial and subjective representation. This book provides not only a method for the analysis of salient transmedial strategies of narrative representation in contemporary films, comics, and video games but also a theoretical frame within which medium-specific approaches from literary and film narratology, from comics studies and game studies, and from various other strands of media and cultural studies may be applied to further our understanding of narratives across media.

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0803288395

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Other Duties as Assigned

Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Expert Teacher Leadership

By: Jan Burgess,Donna Bates

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Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Expert Teacher Leadership

By: Jan Burgess,Donna Bates

There's a lot more to being a teacher leader than any job description can capture. When action must be taken, new goals must be set, and new standards must be met, the administration depends on teacher leaders to tackle dozens of other duties as assigned—and do whatever it takes to help their peers function as a team, improve as educators, and further student learning. In this book, you'll find varied and engaging guidance for mastering both the concrete and intangible aspects of the essential teacher leader role, including * Thriving in a modern, shared leadership environment * Building positive team culture focused on student learning and achievement * Strengthening professional practice * Gauging your team's progress Authors and veteran educators Jan Burgess and Donna Bates highlight key research findings, provide prompts for reflection, address the common dilemmas of teacher leaders, and give real-world answers to the most-pressing leadership challenges. Along with lists of easily accessible resources to extend your professional learning, you'll find a collection of practical, downloadable tools, surveys, templates, and checklists to help you translate the book's advice into action. Whether you are thinking about becoming a teacher leader, are new to the teacher leadership role, or are a veteran teacher leader committed to the professional growth of your peers and yourself, you'll find something in Other Duties as Assigned to challenge you, make you think, validate your work, enhance your leadership skills, and move your team (and students) forward.

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