Janet McClure's Books

The Story of Sanat Kumara

Training a Planetary Logos

By: Janet McClure

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Story of Sanat Kumara

Training a Planetary Logos

By: Janet McClure

I, Vywamus, a being rather new to Earth, would like to tell you a story of the way in which Earth is able to walk in great beauty through the wisdom and efforts of a great being whose name is Sanat Kumara, the planetary logos of Earth. This book is his story. Let us view together how one becomes a planetary logos -- an administrator for Earth.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

192

Publisher

Light Technology Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1622335783

ISBN 13

9781622335787

Bad Women

The Regulation of Female Sexuality in Early American Cinema

By: Janet Staiger

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Bad Women

The Regulation of Female Sexuality in Early American Cinema

By: Janet Staiger

On female sexual morality

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

250

Publisher

U of Minnesota Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1452902674

ISBN 13

9781452902678

With a Little Luck

By: Janet Dailey

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

With a Little Luck

By: Janet Dailey

A lucky encounter in the crystal-lake splendor of Wisconsin leads to love in this Americana romance from the New York Times–bestselling author. Born and raised in small, picturesque Cable, Wisconsin, shy music teacher Eve Rowland thinks she’s perfectly fulfilled—generous parents, a devoted community of friends, a rewarding career, and a new summer cottage on gorgeous Lake Namekagon. As for love, it isn’t a priority, and opportunity is already fading. After all, what are the chances that Mr. Right would ever find himself this far north? She never imagined falling for a type like Luck McClure. Rough, cocky, uncensored, rakehell-sexy, yet very attentive, the single father is on a logging job in a neighboring town when they meet. In no time at all, he sweeps Eve off her feet, and she’s feeling a passion she’s never experienced before. What’s troubling for Eve is that he doesn’t seem to know it. Is she falling for a man whose only intention is to find a mother for his son? She hopes not. Because with a little luck, this could be the love of her life.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Open Road Media

Published Date

ISBN 10

1497615739

ISBN 13

9781497615731

British Archives

A Guide to Archive Resources in the United Kingdom

By: Janet Foster,Julia Sheppard

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

British Archives

A Guide to Archive Resources in the United Kingdom

By: Janet Foster,Julia Sheppard

Since it was first published in 1982 British Archives has established itself as the premier reference work to holdings of archives and manuscript collections throughout the UK. The 3rd edition has been extensively revised and enlarged with more than 150 new entries, further widening the range of the book. Entries are structured to show the archives of the organisation as distinct from deposited collections and significant non-manuscript material, and additional details of fax number and conservation provision are included for the first time. All the existing entries have been significantly updated, together with the select bibliography and list of useful addresses of various organisations involved in the care and custody of archives. The introduction provides an invaluable guide to researchers using archives, including a summary of the relevant legislation and a detailed description of the usual holdings of county and other local authority record offices.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

691

Publisher

Springer

Published Date

ISBN 10

1349118125

ISBN 13

9781349118120

A Hospital for Ashe County

Four Generations of Appalachian Community Health Care

By: Janet C. Pittard

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Hospital for Ashe County

Four Generations of Appalachian Community Health Care

By: Janet C. Pittard

When Ashe County Memorial Hospital opened in November 1941, it was the realization of a dream for the poor, sparsely populated county in the mountains of northwestern North Carolina. Building a hospital is a major undertaking for any community at any time. Accomplishing this in the waning days of the Great Depression and on the brink of World War II, while scant local resources were taxed by catastrophic floods and severe snows, was a remarkable feat of community organization. This is the story of the generations of supporters, doctors, nurses, emergency personnel and others whose lives are interwoven with regional health care and the planning, building and operation of (the "new") Ashe Memorial Hospital. This legacy, brought to life through 114 photographs and personal interviews with 97 individuals, traces the development of health care in a remote Appalachian community, from the days of folk remedies and midwives, to horseback doctors and early infirmaries, to the technological advances and outreach efforts of today's Ashe Memorial Hospital.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

273

Publisher

McFarland

Published Date

ISBN 10

1476668000

ISBN 13

9781476668000

Eve's Christmas

By: Janet Dailey

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Eve's Christmas

By: Janet Dailey

Determined to give his son the perfect small-town Christmas, Luck McClure gets some much-needed help from shy music teacher Eve Rowland who gives him the best gift of all, her love.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

302

Publisher

Zebra Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

0821780174

ISBN 13

9780821780176

Sequels

An Annotated Guide to Novels in Series

By: Janet G. Husband,Jonathan F. Husband

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Sequels

An Annotated Guide to Novels in Series

By: Janet G. Husband,Jonathan F. Husband

A guide to series fiction lists popular series, identifies novels by character, and offers guidance on the order in which to read unnumbered series.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

793

Publisher

American Library Association

Published Date

ISBN 10

0838909671

ISBN 13

9780838909676

Prepared to Care

Nurses and Nursing in Alberta

By: Janet C. Ross-Kerr,Janet C. Kerr

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Prepared to Care

Nurses and Nursing in Alberta

By: Janet C. Ross-Kerr,Janet C. Kerr

In Alberta, nurses have been central to the development of health care and to the growth of hospitals from the early settlement days. Ross Kerr follows the development in Alberta of public health nursing, district nursing, the evolution of nursing as a professional discipline, nursing education and organized nursing through the Alberta Association of Registered Nurses.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

394

Publisher

University of Alberta

Published Date

ISBN 10

088864292X

ISBN 13

9780888642929

Clinical Radiology of the Horse

By: Janet A. Butler,Christopher M. Colles,Sue J. Dyson,Svend E. Kold,Paul W. Poulos

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Clinical Radiology of the Horse

By: Janet A. Butler,Christopher M. Colles,Sue J. Dyson,Svend E. Kold,Paul W. Poulos

Clinical Radiology of the Horse is the best-selling, practical guide to all areas of equine radiography and radiology written by an experienced group of clinicians with a broad range of backgrounds. Offers an atlas of normal and clinical images, as well as a comprehensive guide to techniques, equipment, positioning, and interpretation for general veterinary practitioners and specialists in imaging and orthopaedics Updates to this fourth edition fully reflect the move to digital imaging with many new figures in the book and major revisions to the chapters on the head, thorax, and abdomen Contains expanded coverage of the foot, pastern, and fetlock (now in separate chapters) Includes a password-protected website with all the images from the book as well as over 200 additional images with examples of more subtle lesions, more fractures, correct technique and positioning versus incorrect, immature horses, progression of disease, and pathological images

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

820

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

1118912284

ISBN 13

9781118912287

Continual Raving

A History of Meningitis and the People Who Conquered It

By: Janet R. Gilsdorf

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Continual Raving

A History of Meningitis and the People Who Conquered It

By: Janet R. Gilsdorf

Not all scientific discoveries are genius. Continual Raving tells the combined stories of how scientists across the 19th and 20th centuries defeated meningitis -- not through flawless scientific research, but often through a series of serendipitous events, misplaced assumptions, and flawed conclusions. The result is a story of not just a vanquished disease, but how scientific accomplishment sometimes occurs where it's least expected. Although symptoms of meningitis were recorded as early as Hippocrates and the ancient Greeks, our understanding of the disease's origins and mechanisms remained obscure for most of human history. That changed in 1892, when German physician Richard Pfeiffer observed and isolated bacteria ultimately shown to cause meningitis in children -- and concluded that those bacteria cause influenza. Haemophilus influenzae, as thee meningitis-causing bacteria have been erroneously named ever since, continued their strange journey to discovery in the decades that followed. Continual Raving traces the disease's strange encounters with science, including: - Heinrich Quincke, the German internist who first used a needle to draw spinal fluid from between a patient's back bones - Simon Flexner's management of American meningitis epidemics using immune serum from a horse - American bacteriologist Margaret Pittman's discovery (during the Great Depression, no less) of a sugar overcoat that protects the bacteria from white blood cells - Pediatrician Ashley Weech, who gave the first antibiotic used in America (based on instructions written in German) to a young patient sick with meningitis - Microbiologist Hattie Alexander, who learned why these antibiotics sometimes fail in such patients - Four scientists, in two teams, as they vied to be the first to create the right vaccine to prevent meningitis in infants In each of these deeply human stories, variables of chance, circumstance, and incorrect assumptions intervene to shape not just the arc of the scientists' lives, but the trajectory of how humans have come to understand one of our most pernicious diseases. Continual Raving is a mosaic tale of how science conquered meningitis -- and a larger story of the sometimes winding road to discovery.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

265

Published Date

ISBN 10

0190677317

ISBN 13

9780190677312

Message in a Bottle

The Making of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

By: Janet Golden

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Message in a Bottle

The Making of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

By: Janet Golden

A generation has passed since a physician first noticed that women who drank heavily while pregnant gave birth to underweight infants with disturbing tell-tale characteristics. Women whose own mothers enjoyed martinis while pregnant now lost sleep over a bowl of rum raisin ice cream. In Message in a Bottle, Janet Golden charts the course of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) through the courts, media, medical establishment, and public imagination. Long considered harmless during pregnancy (doctors even administered it intravenously during labor), alcohol, when consumed by pregnant women, increasingly appeared to be a potent teratogen and a pressing public health concern. Some clinicians recommended that women simply moderate alcohol consumption; others, however, claimed that there was no demonstrably safe level for a developing fetus, and called for complete abstinence. Even as the diagnosis gained acceptance and labels appeared on alcoholic beverages warning pregnant women of the danger, FAS began to be de-medicalized in some settings. More and more, FAS emerged in court cases as a viable defense for people charged with serious, even capital, crimes and their claims were rejected. Golden argues that the reaction to FAS was shaped by the struggle over women's relatively new abortion rights and the escalating media frenzy over "crack" babies. It was increasingly used as evidence of the moral decay found within marginalized communities--from inner-city neighborhoods to Indian reservations. With each reframing, FAS became a currency traded by politicians and political commentators, lawyers, public health professionals, and advocates for underrepresented minorities, each pursuing separate aims.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

241

Publisher

Harvard University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0674263847

ISBN 13

9780674263840

Second Thoughts

Sociology Challenges Conventional Wisdom

By: Janet M. Ruane,Karen A. Cerulo

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Second Thoughts

Sociology Challenges Conventional Wisdom

By: Janet M. Ruane,Karen A. Cerulo

Introducing students to core sociological concepts by debunking popular misconceptions Is it true that "numbers don′t lie?" Is America "the land of equal opportunity?" Is marriage a "dying institution?" Oft-repeated adages like these shape our beliefs about the society we live in. Each essay in Second Thoughts reviews a conventional wisdom familiar to both instructors and students. The authors introduce relevant sociological concepts and theories in order to explain, qualify, and sometimes debunk that conventional wisdom. This unique text encourages students to step back and sharpen their analytic focus. 23 engaging essays reveal the complexity of social reality and demonstrate the role of sociology in everyday life.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

436

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Published Date

ISBN 10

1506345808

ISBN 13

9781506345802

Mission From Below

Growing a Kingdom Community

By: Dr. Janet Hodgson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Mission From Below

Growing a Kingdom Community

By: Dr. Janet Hodgson

A radical and controversial challenge to the top-down leadership models that are so widespread in the church, instead making the case for a new model of people-driven servant leadership, guided by the Holy Spirit towards kingdom growth rather than church growth.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

144

Publisher

Sacristy Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1910519774

ISBN 13

9781910519776

A Bibliography of Female Economic Thought up to 1940

By: Kirsten Madden,Michele Pujol,Janet Seiz

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Bibliography of Female Economic Thought up to 1940

By: Kirsten Madden,Michele Pujol,Janet Seiz

Contributions to female economic thought have come from prolific scholars, leading social reformers, economic journalists and government officials along with many other women who contributed only one or two works to the field. It is perhaps for this reason that a comprehensive bibliographic collection has failed to appear, until now. This innovative book brings together the most comprehensive collection to date of references to women’s economic writing from the 1770s to 1940. It includes thousands of contributions from more than 1,700 women from the UK, the US and many other countries. This bibliography is an important reference work for systematic inquiry into questions of gender and the history of economic thought. This volume is a valuable resource and will interest researchers on women's contributions to economic thought, the sociology of economics, and the lives of female social scientists and activist-authors. With a comprehensive editorial introduction, it fills a long-standing gap and will be greeted warmly by scholars of the history of economic thought and those involved in feminist economics.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

568

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1134557027

ISBN 13

9781134557028

Alcohol

Social Drinking in Cultural Context

By: Janet Chrzan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Alcohol

Social Drinking in Cultural Context

By: Janet Chrzan

From the publisher. The purpose of this book is to provide a critical examination of human use of alcohol across cultures and through time, thereby providing a framework for undergraduate students to self-consciously examine their beliefs about and use of alcohol. Almost all books written about alcohol for college students have a "problems" perspective, either clinically (alcohol as a drug) or societally (as deviance, or a social problem). Many students have problems responding to these approaches. Understanding human use of alcohol anthropologically is a refreshingly different and effective method of harm reduction, which can be used by instructors to teach students how to reduce potential damage to themselves and others, while at the same time conveying the "anthropological imagination.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

201

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

041589249X

ISBN 13

9780415892490

Jacob Riis

Reporter and Reformer

By: Janet B. Pascal

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Jacob Riis

Reporter and Reformer

By: Janet B. Pascal

Jacob Riis (1849-1914) was born in Denmark and emigrated to America at the age of 21. After several years of poverty, he found work as a police reporter, which took him into the worst of New York's ghettos and tenements. Appalled by the conditions he found there, he began to use the primitive new flash technology to photograph the dark places that had never before been so graphically exposed. The resulting book, How the Other Half Lives, brought to life an entire reform movement. Riis was a staunch ally in the young Theodore Roosevelt's battle to reform the New York police, breaking the brutal system of corruption and graft that had prevented the possibility of any real change in poor neighborhoods. Riis's activism involved him in such vital current controversies as hostility toward immigration, the growing gulf between rich and poor, the relative importance of heredity and environment, the need for adequate public schools, conflicts between social reform and personal freedom, and police brutality. But at the same time, his life raises some thought-provoking moral questions, because his compassion was flawed by an underlying prejudice; his writings are marred by a clear underlying conviction of the superiority of white Protestants, and he speaks with condescension and occasional scorn of other races and religions. He remained an active reformer all his life, founding a settlement house, writing several more books, most notably The Children of the Poor, and maintaining a taxing schedule of lecture tours. This biography includes a picture essay of Riis' photographs as well as, 35 black-and-white illustrations, a chronology, further reading, and an index. Oxford Portraits are informative and insightful biographies of people whose lives shaped their times and continue to influence ours. Based on the most recent scholarship, they draw heavily on primary sources, including writings by and about their subjects. Each book is illustrated with a wealth of photographs, documents, memorabilia, framing the personality and achievements of its subject against the backdrop of history.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

176

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0198033206

ISBN 13

9780198033202

Metacognition

By: John Dunlosky,Janet Metcalfe

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Metacognition

By: John Dunlosky,Janet Metcalfe

Metacognition is the first textbook to focus on people′s extraordinary ability to evaluate and control their cognitive processes. This comprehensive text covers both theoretical and empirical metacognitive research in educational, developmental, cognitive and applied psychology. Authors John Dunlosky and Janet Metcalfe address many of the key questions that have inspired scientists to pursue research in this domain. To answer these and many other questions, the authors assess major theoretical themes and programmatic research in the field. The authors also include chapters that define the scope of metacognition and cover its historical origins. Not only do they describe well-received theories about the nature of metacognition, but they also highlight unresolved mysteries currently on the cutting-edge of research. Key Features Emphasizes the practical relevance of theory and research in metacognition to learning with the use of "Application" boxes Introduces students to important questions that have yet to be answered by the metacognitive research literature with the inclusion of "Mystery" boxes Provides three easy-to-conduct demonstrations (e.g., tip-of-the-tongue experience, delayed-judgment-of-learning effect, etc.) that students can try themselves Offers brief biographies that introduce students to some of the most influential leaders in metacognition Includes a general summary at the end of each chapte Intended Audience This text is an ideal resource for undergraduate cognitive psychology students. It also serves as comprehensive handbook for more advanced students and psychological scientists engaged in the study of metacognitive processes.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

345

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Published Date

ISBN 10

1483360040

ISBN 13

9781483360041

Mapping Species Distributions

Spatial Inference and Prediction

By: Janet Franklin,Jennifer Anne Miller

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Mapping Species Distributions

Spatial Inference and Prediction

By: Janet Franklin,Jennifer Anne Miller

A comprehensive summary of species distribution modeling methods integrating ecological and statistical models with spatial data, and a framework for implementation.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

339

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0521876354

ISBN 13

9780521876353

Pursuing an Ethic of Empathy in Journalism

By: Janet Blank-Libra

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Pursuing an Ethic of Empathy in Journalism

By: Janet Blank-Libra

This book advances a journalistic theory of empathy, challenging long-held notions about how best to do journalism. Because the institution of journalism has typically equated empathy and compassion with bias, it has been slow to give the intelligence of the emotions a legitimate place in the reporting and writing process. Blank-Libra’s work locates the point at which the vast, multidisciplinary research on empathy intersects with the work of the journalist, revealing a reality that has always been so: journalists practice empathy as a way to connect but also as a form of inquiry, as sincere and legitimate in its goals and aspirations as is objectivity.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

242

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1317272277

ISBN 13

9781317272274

Neonatal Cerebral Ultrasound

By: Janet M. Rennie

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Neonatal Cerebral Ultrasound

By: Janet M. Rennie

This fully illustrated atlas and well-referenced text provides a comprehensive guide to brain imaging in newborn babies using ultrasound. The volume is unique because it includes examples of normal and abnormal appearances, illustrated from pathological specimens and diagrams of standard views, accompanied by full discussion and advice on prognosis. It also provides an introduction to the physics of ultrasound imaging and Doppler, advice on choosing equipment, guidance on ultrasound safe practice and the care of ill babies during scan examination. Advice on the value of Doppler examination of blood flow in the arteries is included, along with a guide to the prognosis of intracranial injury. The volume will be an essential source of reference and guidance for all who work in neonatal intensive care and for radiologists and radiographers.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

268

Publisher

CUP Archive

Published Date

ISBN 10

0521450799

ISBN 13

9780521450799

Dickens and the Broken Scripture

By: Janet L. Larson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Dickens and the Broken Scripture

By: Janet L. Larson

In Dickens and the Broken Scripture, Janet Larson examines the paradoxical role of the Bible in Dickens' novels, from such early works as Oliver Twist and Dombey and Son, in which the Bible and the Book of Common Prayer were drawn upon for the most part as stable sources of reassurance and order, to the far more complex novels of Dickens' maturity, such as Bleak House, Little Dorrit, and Our Mutual Friend. In these later works, biblical allusion performs an increasingly contradictory and dissonant role that brings into question not only the moral character of Victorian society but also the sanctity of received religious traditions. Critics have tended to view Dickens' extensive use of the Bible as a not particularly complex or admirable aspect of his artistry--as a device he used primarily as a means of reassuring and building solidarity with his Victorian public. But as Larson demonstrates, Dickens' use of biblical allusion was as sophisticated and multifaceted as his use of character, narrative, description, and plot. In Dickens' novels, the Bible is a broken book, in need of revitalization and reinterpretation for his time, but also desperately vulnerable to attack from the tempestuous Victorian society of his day.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

386

Publisher

University of Georgia Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0820331937

ISBN 13

9780820331935

Scapulothoracic Assessment in Three Simple Steps

Unique Three Dimensional Approach

By: Janet C Delorme

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Scapulothoracic Assessment in Three Simple Steps

Unique Three Dimensional Approach

By: Janet C Delorme

Sometimes, a ‘winging scapula’ reveals a disabling scapulothoracic condition. Sometimes it does not. Often, despite no observable winging, debilitating scapulothoracic conditions go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. This “shoulder” problem is poorly understood. Disruption of essential scapular connections within the chest wall results in multiple, seemingly unrelated symptoms, obfuscating the true source of the problem. Scapular dyskinesis can masquerade as a neck problem, a back problem, a chest, head or arm problem. Current musculoskeletal assessments do not identify an isolated scapulothoracic condition unless there is obvious deformity or X-ray evidence of a fracture. In 2012, Janet Delorme, a physiotherapist with over thirty years’ experience in orthopedic assessment and treatment, suffered a peculiar loss of movement and strength in her arm. Only a physiotherapist would puzzle over this problem. Her curiosity and persistence, her specialized knowledge and experience, andher unique opportunity to truly understand this problem from the “inside” has unlocked an entirely new understanding of this complex biomechanical region. This assessment method is presented in an easy-to-use format, and it can be added to an existing assessment protocol. It is designed for any clinician who has the desire to learn how to recognize and manage a condition that may otherwise go undiagnosed.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

146

Publisher

FriesenPress

Published Date

ISBN 10

1525594176

ISBN 13

9781525594175

The Magnificent Mountain Women

Adventures in the Colorado Rockies

By: Janet Robertson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Magnificent Mountain Women

Adventures in the Colorado Rockies

By: Janet Robertson

Since the Pikes Peak gold rush in the mid-nineteenth century, women have gone into the mountains of Colorado to hike, climb, ski, homestead, botanize, act as guides, practice medicine, and meet a variety of other challenges, whether for sport or for livelihood. Janet Robertson recounts their exploits in a lively, well-illustrated book that measures up to its title, The Magnificent Mountain Women. Arlene Blum provides a new introduction to this edition.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

394

Publisher

U of Nebraska Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1496206312

ISBN 13

9781496206312

The Frankish World, 750-900

By: Janet L. Nelson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Frankish World, 750-900

By: Janet L. Nelson

In these essays Carolingian government is explored through the workings of courts and assemblies; through administrative texts; through contemporaries' historical writing; through the rituals, looking back to Roman times and reflecting the long continuity of administration in the areas constituting Francia that supplemented and reinforced social and political solidarities; and through the ideological and material dilemmas confronted by ninth-century churchmen: the material wealth of the church, a necessary precondition to its influence, attracted a variety of private interests that inhibited its ability to perform its public duty. Janet Nelson extends her perspective to include the settlement of disputes, often without recourse to courts or to conflict, and the application of law. An introduction sets Francia in context and outlines its main features. More recent work on gender history is represented here by studies of the political, intellectual and religious activities of women in the Frankish world. Although circumscribed, the activities of women acting on their own will can be clearly detected. While the male authorship of nearly all early medieval texts has usually been taken for granted, Janet Nelson makes a case for the possibility that a number were written by women.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

289

Publisher

A&C Black

Published Date

ISBN 10

1852851058

ISBN 13

9781852851057

The Circus Age

Culture and Society under the American Big Top

By: Janet M. Davis

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Circus Age

Culture and Society under the American Big Top

By: Janet M. Davis

A century ago, daily life ground to a halt when the circus rolled into town. Across America, banks closed, schools canceled classes, farmers left their fields, and factories shut down so that everyone could go to the show. In this entertaining and provocative book, Janet Davis links the flowering of the early-twentieth-century American railroad circus to such broader historical developments as the rise of big business, the breakdown of separate spheres for men and women, and the genesis of the United States' overseas empire. In the process, she casts the circus as a powerful force in consolidating the nation's identity as a modern industrial society and world power. Davis explores the multiple "shows" that took place under the big top, from scripted performances to exhibitions of laborers assembling and tearing down tents to impromptu spectacles of audiences brawling, acrobats falling, and animals rampaging. Turning Victorian notions of gender, race, and nationhood topsy-turvy, the circus brought its vision of a rapidly changing world to spectators--rural as well as urban--across the nation. Even today, Davis contends, the influence of the circus continues to resonate in popular representations of gender, race, and the wider world.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

350

Publisher

Univ of North Carolina Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0807861499

ISBN 13

9780807861493

Playing (Less) Hurt

An Injury Prevention Guide for Musicians

By: Janet Horvath

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Playing (Less) Hurt

An Injury Prevention Guide for Musicians

By: Janet Horvath

(Book). Making music at any level is a powerful gift. While musicians have endless resources for learning the basics of their instruments and the theory of music, few books have explored the other subtleties and complexities that musicians face in their quest to play with ease and skill. The demands of solitary practice, hectic rehearsal schedules, challenging repertoire, performance pressures, awkward postures, and other physical strains have left a trail of injured, hearing-impaired, and frustrated musicians who have had few resources to guide them. Playing Less Hurt addresses this need with specific tools to avoid and alleviate injury. Impressively researched, the book is invaluable not only to musicians, but also to the coaches and medical professionals who work with them. Everyone from dentists to orthopedists, audiologists to neurologists, massage therapists and trainers will benefit from Janet Horvath's coherent account of the physiology and psyche of a practicing musician. Writing with knowledge, sympathetic insight, humor, and aplomb, Horvath has created an essential resource for all musicians who want to play better and feel better.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

276

Publisher

Hal Leonard

Published Date

ISBN 10

1476855730

ISBN 13

9781476855738

Claims and Speculations

Mining and Writing in the Gilded Age

By: Janet Floyd

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Claims and Speculations

Mining and Writing in the Gilded Age

By: Janet Floyd

Mines have always been hard and dangerous places. They have also been as dependent upon imaginative writing as upon the extraction of precious materials. This study of a broad range of responses to gold and silver mining in the late nineteenth century sets the literary writings of figures such as Mark Twain, Mary Hallock Foote, Bret Harte, and Jack London within the context of writing and representation produced by people involved in the industry: miners and journalists, as well as writers of folklore and song. Floyd begins by considering some of the grand narratives the industry has generated. She goes on to discuss particular places and the distinctive work they generated--the short fictions of the California Gold Rush, the Sagebrush journalism of Nevada's Comstock Lode, Leadville romance, and the popular culture of the Klondike. With excursions to Canada, South Africa, and Australia, Floyd looks at how the experience of a destructive and chaotic industry produced a global literature.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

196

Publisher

UNM Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0826351395

ISBN 13

9780826351395

Self-Mastery Through the Twelve Rays

Twelve Keys to Self-Realization

By: Janet Houser

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Self-Mastery Through the Twelve Rays

Twelve Keys to Self-Realization

By: Janet Houser

SELF-MASTERY THROUGH THE TWELVE RAYS SELF-MASTERY THROUGH THE TWELVE RAYS is a fascinating, easy-to-read book that will empower you with the dynamic knowledge of the rays and how to effectively use them in your life! This is truly the cutting edge of spiritual technology! Each person is a combination of six different rays: physical, emotional, mental, personality, soul, and monad. Discover your unique ray structure, and learn your soul’s purpose, your divine mission, your strengths and weaknesses, challenges, how you relate to others, and how to heal yourself. This book will help you to become an empowered person, honor your soul, express your authentic self, and live with intentionality. Did you know that there are seven different kinds of bodies? Do you know the ray numbers of your physical body, your mind, your personality, and your soul? Take the quiz! Learn how to use all of the rays for healing, balance and harmony for yourself, others, and the planet. Part One gives profound information about the Twelve Rays, their characteristics, and how they relate to you. Part Two is a marvelous guidebook in how to use these rays for healing and personal and spiritual growth. Janet Houser Web Site: www.angelfire.com/az3/selfempowered email: jhouser2@juno.com

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

164

Publisher

iUniverse

Published Date

ISBN 10

1469716046

ISBN 13

9781469716046

Fallen Among Reformers

Miles Franklin, Modernity and the New Woman

By: Professor Janet Lee

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Fallen Among Reformers

Miles Franklin, Modernity and the New Woman

By: Professor Janet Lee

‘Fallen Among Reformers’ focuses on Stella Miles Franklin’s New Woman protest literature written during her time in Chicago with the National Women’s Trade Union League (1906-1915). This time away from literary pursuits enriched Franklin’s literary productivity and provided a feminist social justice ethics, which shaped her writing. Close readings of Franklin’s (mostly unpublished) short stories, plays, and novels contextualises them in the personal politics of her everyday life and historicises them in the socio-economic and literary realities of early twentieth-century Australia and United States: themes embedded in broader cultural patterns of socialism, pacifism, and feminism.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

171

Publisher

Sydney University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1743326890

ISBN 13

9781743326893

Adolescent Relationships and Drug Use

By: Michelle A. Miller-Day,Janet Alberts,Michael L. Hecht,Melanie R. Trost,Robert L. Krizek

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Adolescent Relationships and Drug Use

By: Michelle A. Miller-Day,Janet Alberts,Michael L. Hecht,Melanie R. Trost,Robert L. Krizek

An analysis of relationship influences on adolescent drug use, coming from research examining how family and friend relationships affect resistance to drugs. For scholars in communication, social psych, health psych, family studies

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

249

Publisher

Psychology Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1135663483

ISBN 13

9781135663483

Tracing Your Marginalised Ancestors

A Guide for Family Historians

By: Janet Few

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Tracing Your Marginalised Ancestors

A Guide for Family Historians

By: Janet Few

Often, our most fascinating ancestors are those on society’s margins. They might have been discriminated against due to personal misfortune, or have been a victim of society’s fear of difference. You may have ancestors who were poor, or sick, illegitimate, or lawbreakers. Were your family stigmatised because of their ethnicity? Perhaps they struggled with alcoholism, were prostitutes, or were accused of witchcraft. This book will help you find out more about them and the times in which they lived. The nature of this book means that it deals with subjects that can make uncomfortable reading but it is important to confront these issues as we try to understand our ancestors and the society that led to them becoming marginalised. In Tracing your Marginalised Ancestors, you will find plenty of suggestions to help you uncover the stories of these, often elusive, groups of people. Will you accept the challenge to seek out your marginalised ancestors and tell their stories?

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

200

Publisher

Pen and Sword Family History

Published Date

ISBN 10

1399061860

ISBN 13

9781399061865

Douglas Hyde

A Maker of Modern Ireland

By: Janet Egleson Dunleavy,Gareth W. Dunleavy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Douglas Hyde

A Maker of Modern Ireland

By: Janet Egleson Dunleavy,Gareth W. Dunleavy

In 1938, at an age when most men are long retired, Douglas Hyde (1860-1949) was elected first president of modern Ireland. The unanimous choice of delegates from all political factions, he was no stranger to public life or to fame. Until now, however, there has been no full-scale biography of this important historical and literary figure. Known as a tireless nationalist, Hyde attracted attention on both sides of the Atlantic from a very early age. He was hailed by Yeats as a source of the Irish Literary Renaissance; earned international recognition for his contributions to the theory and methodology of folklore; joined Lady Gregory, W. B. Yeats, George Moore, and Edward Martyn in shaping an Irish theater; and as president of the Gaelic League worked for twenty-two years on behalf of Irish Ireland. Yet in spite of these and other accomplishments Hyde remained an enigmatic figure throughout his life. Why did he become an Irish nationalist? Why were his two terms as Irish Free State senator so curiously passive? Why, when he had threatened it earlier, did he oppose the use of physical force in 1916? How did he nevertheless retain the support of his countrymen and the trust and friendship of such a man as Eamon de Valera? Douglas Hyde: A Maker of Modern Ireland dispels for the first time the myths and misinformation that have obscured the private life of this extraordinary scholar and statesman.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

501

Publisher

Univ of California Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0520909321

ISBN 13

9780520909328

Health Assessment in Nursing

By: Janet R. Weber,Jane H. Kelley

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Health Assessment in Nursing

By: Janet R. Weber,Jane H. Kelley

Praised for its colorful, visually engaging approach to assessment, Health Assessment in Nursing, 7th Edition makes assessment concepts easy to understand and helps students cultivate the knowledge and skills to confidently perform effective health assessments in a variety of healthcare settings. This updated 7th Edition reflects the latest trends and topical issues in nursing practice and incorporates a suite of powerful learning tools to strengthen students’ critical thinking capabilities and ensure effective data analysis and problem detection for nursing clients.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

2536

Publisher

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published Date

ISBN 10

1975161165

ISBN 13

9781975161163

The Institutionalist Tradition in Labor Economics

By: Dell P. Champlin,Janet T. Knoedler

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Institutionalist Tradition in Labor Economics

By: Dell P. Champlin,Janet T. Knoedler

While there are many economists in schools, government, unions, and non-profit organizations working in the institutionalst tradition, there has been no book that describes this tradition -- until now. Editors Champlin and Knoedler have brought together prominent labor economists, highly respected institutional economists, and newer scholars working on such compelling issues as immigration, wage discrimination, and living wages. Their essays portray the institutionalist tradition in labor as it exists today as well as its historical and theoretical origins. The result is a major contribution to the literature of labor economics, institutionalist economics, and the history of economic thought.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

473

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1317456254

ISBN 13

9781317456254

My Beautiful Hippie

By: Janet Nichols Lynch

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

My Beautiful Hippie

By: Janet Nichols Lynch

It's 1967 and fifteen-year-old Joanne's San Francisco neighborhood of Haight-Ashbury has become inundated with hippies for the "Summer of Love," which thrills her but appalls the rest of her family. In the midst of preparations for her sister's wedding, Joanne meets Martin, an enigmatic and irresistible hippie, and begins to see him secretly. Over the course of the next year, Joanne discovers a world of drugs, antiwar demonstrations, and psychedelic dances that both fascinates and frightens her. As this world collides with her family's values, Joanne must decide whether to stay with her middle-class family and pursue her love of classical music or follow free-spirited Martin into a new kind of life.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

211

Publisher

Holiday House

Published Date

ISBN 10

0823427994

ISBN 13

9780823427994

Book's by Janet McClure

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email