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BACHELOR'S FAMILY

Harlequin Comics

By: Jessica Steele,Shizuku Katsuragi

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BACHELOR'S FAMILY

Harlequin Comics

By: Jessica Steele,Shizuku Katsuragi

Vere Tolladine, a successful businessman, needed help. He’d been taking care of his late brother’s wife and her children and couldn’t keep doing it alone. So Fabienne became his live-in nanny. Vere is unfailingly kind to everyone…except Fabienne! She can’t understand why Vere treats her differently, but she can’t stop thinking about him. Fabienne has conflicting feelings about Vere that become even more complicated when she realizes that Vere is in love with his sister-in-law…

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Harlequin / SB Creative

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4596291012

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The IC Toolkit

By: Jim Knight,Jessica Wise,Michelle Harris,Amy Musante

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The IC Toolkit

By: Jim Knight,Jessica Wise,Michelle Harris,Amy Musante

Refine the art and craft of instructional coaching. For more than 25 years, Jim Knight and his team at the Instructional Coaching Group have been studying what excellence in instructional coaching looks and sounds like. Their findings—organized around 7 Success Factors for instructional coaches and shared via books, articles, and workshops—have helped many instructional coaches around the world to increase teacher effectiveness and improve outcomes for students. Bringing together for the first time a wealth of resources and practical tools, The IC Toolkit is designed to guide instructional coaches—either individually or, preferably, collectively—through a 36-week journey of practice, reflection, and learning. For instructional coaches who want to improve and leaders who want to set up meaningful learning experiences, the book provides concrete tools—including activities, checklists, case studies, and videos—that you can use every week. Additional features include One-page descriptions of each success factor A needs assessment to gauge your instructional coaching proficiency in the 7 Success Factors Learning paths to guide your use of the resources and enable meaningful exploration of each success factor End-of-chapter reflection questions The IC Toolkit makes it possible for every instructional coach to become highly proficient in the Success Factors. When instructional coaches become highly proficient in their craft, we can see students, teachers, and systems flourish.

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Corwin Press

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1071971638

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Confident Cyber Security

How to Get Started in Cyber Security and Futureproof Your Career

By: Jessica Barker

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Confident Cyber Security

How to Get Started in Cyber Security and Futureproof Your Career

By: Jessica Barker

The world is more digitally connected than ever before, and with this connectivity, comes vulnerability. It is therefore vital that all professionals understand cyber risk and how to minimize it. This means that cyber security skills are in huge demand, and there are vast career opportunities to be taken. Confident Cyber Security is here to help. This jargon-busting guide will give you a clear overview of the world of cyber security. Exploring everything from the human side to the technical and physical implications, this book takes you through the fundamentals: how to keep secrets safe, how to stop people being manipulated and how to protect people, businesses and countries from those who wish to do harm. Featuring real-world case studies from Disney, the NHS, Taylor Swift and Frank Abagnale, as well as social media influencers and the entertainment and other industries, this book is packed with clear explanations, sound advice and practical exercises to help you understand and apply the principles of cyber security. Let Confident Cyber Security give you that cutting-edge career boost you seek. About the Confident series... From coding and web design to data, digital content and cyber security, the Confident books are the perfect beginner's resource for enhancing your professional life, whatever your career path.

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Kogan Page Publishers

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1789663415

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9781789663419

The Horse

Third Edition

By: J. Warren Evans,Rhonda M. Hoffman,Jessica L. Petersen,L. Dale Van Vleck

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The Horse

Third Edition

By: J. Warren Evans,Rhonda M. Hoffman,Jessica L. Petersen,L. Dale Van Vleck

Warren Evans and a new team of coauthors have updated the quintessential equine science text, providing a new generation of horse scientists and enthusiasts with the most authoritative, comprehensive introduction to all aspects of the horse. This thoroughly revised edition combines recent scholarship on equine biology, nutrition, reproduction, exercise physiology, genetics, health, and management with the reliable, practical advice that has made it a classic resource for anyone with a serious interest in horses. More than 350 illustrations and photographs are closely integrated with the text to reinforce key concepts and enhance understanding. Moreover, the Third Edition features two sections of color photographs that illustrate the variety among breeds, the nuances of coat color and white patterns, and the remarkable versatility of the horse as a competitor and companion. The Horse, Third Edition, is the ideal volume for aspiring equine scientists and those pursuing pre-veterinary studies, and an indispensable resource for agricultural extension agents, experienced horse owners, and novice horse enthusiasts.

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Waveland Press

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1478646756

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The Paradise Waltz

By: Jessica Stirling

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The Paradise Waltz

By: Jessica Stirling

A wonderful story of love, intrigue and snobbery set in Ayrshire in the 1930s. Christine Summers is a pretty young teacher in a country school and the apple of more than one man's eye. But Christine has no intention of sacrificing her independence to marry anyone, least of all Charley Noonan, the rough-tongued young farmer who has been pursuing her for years. When she meets lonely widower Alan Kelso, however, Christine finds herself falling in love. Alan has also caught the eye of pony breeder Beatty McCall. Passionate, experienced and unscrupulous, Beatty is willing to offer him more, it seems, than Christine can ever hope to match. But sometimes all it takes to fall in love is dancing to the Paradise Waltz... Rich in tangled affections and intriguing characters, in THE PARADISE WALTZ Jessica Stirling captures all the pain and humour of life in a small, gossip-ridden village in the time between two world wars when wireless and the cinema were changing everyone's ideas about romance.

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Hodder & Stoughton

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1848945590

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Taking a Learner-Centred Approach to Music Education

Pedagogical Pathways

By: Laura Huhtinen-Hildén,Jessica Pitt

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Taking a Learner-Centred Approach to Music Education

Pedagogical Pathways

By: Laura Huhtinen-Hildén,Jessica Pitt

Adopting a fresh approach to the assumptions and concepts which underlie musical learning, Taking a Learner-Centred Approach to Music Education provides comprehensive guidance on professional and pedagogical aspects of learner-centred practice. This essential companion offers a pedagogy which is at once informed by theoretical understandings, and is underpinned by experience, practical examples, case studies and self-reflection. Initial chapters explore the theoretical dimensions of learner-centred music education, touching on aspects including collaborative learning, the learning environment and pedagogical sensitivity. Latter chapters delve deeper into the practical application of these teaching strategies and methods. The book invites its reader to reflect on topics including: music, emotions and interaction the voice and body as instruments making music visible and tangible improvising and learning music with instruments working with groups in creative activities the music pedagogue as a sensitive and creative instrument. Taking a Learner-Centred Approach to Music Education will deepen understanding, facilitate reflection and inspire new approaches to teaching in the field of music. It is essential reading for current and future practitioners involved in music education, early childhood music practice, community music, music therapy and special needs education.

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Routledge

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1315526514

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Learning for Leadership

Developmental Strategies for Building Capacity in Our Schools

By: Eleanor Drago-Severson,Jessica Blum-DeStefano,Anila Asghar

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Learning for Leadership

Developmental Strategies for Building Capacity in Our Schools

By: Eleanor Drago-Severson,Jessica Blum-DeStefano,Anila Asghar

Prepare education leaders to support adult professional growth with this comprehensive guide! Help foster an understanding of adult development that enables education leaders to support professional learning—or build capacity—across schools and districts with this one-of-a-kind resource. Based on adult developmental theory and filled with practical, actionable advice as well as takeaways, you’ll learn to: Design and implement action plans based on a learning-oriented model of school leadership and capacity building: Teaming, Providing Leadership Roles, Collegial Inquiry, and Mentoring Build robust and effective professional learning initiatives that increases student achievement Help leaders bridge theory and practice with first-hand case study analyses

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Corwin Press

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1452278482

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A Popular Criminology of Youth Justice

Youth on Film

By: Jessica Urwin

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A Popular Criminology of Youth Justice

Youth on Film

By: Jessica Urwin

Analysing the representation of youth crime and justice-involved children in popular fictional films, this book explores how what we see on screen contributes to the perceptions of youth justice in society, policy, and practice. Putting forward the argument that fictional representations have a real-world impact on the opportunities available to children, each chapter in the book focuses on a different genre or type of film and considers the ways in which justice-involved children have been demonised, stereotyped, and harmed by their portrayal on the big screen. From James Dean and the birth of “monstrous youth” in Rebel Without A Cause to the current, more nuanced portrayals as seen in The Young Offenders, the book examines films throughout history and across different cultures. In doing so, it demonstrates how portrayals of justice-involved children have contributed to the social understanding of what youth crime is and who is to blame for it, and highlights how we can use this knowledge to better understand and support children. By combining youth justice theory with media analysis, A Popular Criminology of Youth Justice: Youth on Film makes a novel contribution to both fields and will be of great interest to students and researchers in the areas of youth crime, youth justice, and the media.

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Taylor & Francis

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104026977X

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A SUITABLE HUSBAND

By: Jessica Steele

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A SUITABLE HUSBAND

By: Jessica Steele

Lukas Travinor demanded that Jermaine move into his home to nurse her sister, Edwina, who was claiming to have hurt her back in order to stay with Lukas…. To add insult to injury, Lukas insisted Jermaine act as his temporary secretary! Determined to resist such an arrogant man, Jermaine was infuriated to find that their working relationship left her wanting more from him. Only, the scheming Edwina already had Lukas in her sights! But just as Jermaine began to give up on Lukas ever noticing her, he started to pay her very close attention indeed…

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Harlequin

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1460365402

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Social Psychology

By: John D. DeLamater,Jessica L. Collett,Steven Hitlin

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Social Psychology

By: John D. DeLamater,Jessica L. Collett,Steven Hitlin

The new, tenth edition of Social Psychology is a fully revised and sweeping look into the social forces that make us who we are. Real-life examples and the results from a wide range of empirical research contribute to the book’s coverage of such subjects as the self, attitudes, socialization, communication, interpersonal attraction and relationships, and personality and social structure. It thoroughly addresses intrapsychic processes and comprehensively explores social interactions and group processes, as well as larger-scale phenomena, such as intergroup conflict and the effects of COVID-19. Providing rare, balanced coverage of both psychological and sociological perspectives, as well as historical and contemporary works, the tenth edition of this classic textbook is an ideal companion for introductory social psychology courses.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040045014

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Self-Portrait Without a Bicycle

By: Jessica Hiemstra

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Self-Portrait Without a Bicycle

By: Jessica Hiemstra

Painters use the term “fugitive pigments” to describe those colours most prone to fading after a brief exposure to light. In Self-Portrait Without a Bicycle, poet and visual artist Jessica Hiemstra uses the idea of fugitive colour to explore the grieving process; whether her subject is a lost grandparent, language, child, painting or cat, Hiemstra renders the fleetingness of life with fine, delicate strokes. “The poet listens, tastes and remembers, senses afloat, dipping into the past and then surfacing again, drawn by a perfect but fleeting moment.” — Descant Jessica Hiemstra is a visual artist and writer. Self-Portrait Without a Bicycle is her third volume.

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Biblioasis

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1926845919

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Mastering Public Health

A Postgraduate Guide to Examinations and Revalidation, Second Edition

By: Geraint Lewis,Jessica Sheringham,Jamie Lopez Bernal,Tim Crayford

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Mastering Public Health

A Postgraduate Guide to Examinations and Revalidation, Second Edition

By: Geraint Lewis,Jessica Sheringham,Jamie Lopez Bernal,Tim Crayford

Mastering Public Health: A Postgraduate Guide to Examinations and Revalidation, Second Edition is an essential study aid for all those preparing for postgraduate, masters, and higher examinations in public health. Now updated and revised for the second edition, the book continues to provide all postgraduate students taking higher public health examinations with a proven, successful core revision text. The book covers the five key areas of public health knowledge: research methods; disease prevention and health promotion; health information; sociology, policy, and health economics; and organisation and management of health care. It is structured to follow the entire MFPH Part A exam syllabus, with appendices on revision strategies, exam technique and essay frameworks. Written in conjunction with an international team of editors, the book is aimed at public health practitioners who are training or re-validating in the UK and worldwide. Its concise format also serves as a quick reference text for the specialty.

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CRC Press

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1444152696

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9781444152692

The Restless Heart

By: Jessica Blair

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The Restless Heart

By: Jessica Blair

Olivia Coulson is pretty and determined enough to attract any man's eye. George Chilton-Brookes, heir to the Cropton estate, is visibly enchanted by her, while handsome gentleman farmer Kit Fernley is also drawn to her looks and vivacity. Olivia wavers between her two suitors, eventually inclining towards the wealth and social position that marriage to George will bring - only to find that he has turned his attention elsewhere. So she marries Kit: handsome, attentive, loving...and in her eyes second best. Unable to forgive her fickle lover for his rejection of her, Olivia sets out to make George sorry he ever slighted her; becoming so intent on settling old scores that she is barely aware of the deadly danger her husband faces. Challenged by his father to undertake a long and perilous sea journey to the Arctic wastes, Kit accepts, comforted by thoughts of his wife awaiting his return and oblivious of the lengths to which Olivia will go to achieve her revenge.

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Piatkus

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1405511931

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9781405511933

An Interpersonal Approach to Classroom Management

Strategies for Improving Student Engagement

By: Heather A. Davis,Jessica J. Summers,Lauren M. Miller

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An Interpersonal Approach to Classroom Management

Strategies for Improving Student Engagement

By: Heather A. Davis,Jessica J. Summers,Lauren M. Miller

Presenting the psychology behind the best-managed classrooms The authors engage you from the start by contrasting how differently teachers respond to common situations. They expertly bridge the gap between educational psychology and classroom management from the perspectives of student engagement, peer and student-teacher relationships, and teacher self regulation. Both current and prospective teachers will find helpful tools for engaging difficult students, managing challenging relationships, and handling conflict. Key topics include: Student behavioral, relational, and cognitive engagement in the learning process Classroom structures that contribute to student engagement The contribution of peer relationships to positive and negative behavior management Strategies that help children learn to manage their own behavior Connecting with students who are culturally and linguistically diverse

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Corwin Press

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1452269807

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Teacher Evaluation as Cultural Practice

A Framework for Equity and Excellence

By: María del Carmen Salazar,Jessica Lerner

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Teacher Evaluation as Cultural Practice

A Framework for Equity and Excellence

By: María del Carmen Salazar,Jessica Lerner

Moving beyond the expectations and processes of conventional teacher evaluation, this book provides a framework for teacher evaluation that better prepares educators to serve culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) learners. Covering theory, research, and practice, María del Carmen Salazar and Jessica Lerner showcase a model to aid prospective and practicing teachers who are concerned with issues of equity, excellence, and evaluation. Introducing a comprehensive, five-tenet model, the book demonstrates how to place the needs of CLD learners at the center and offers concrete approaches to assess and promote cultural responsiveness, thereby providing critical insight into the role of teacher evaluation in confronting inequity. This book is intended to serve as a resource for those who are committed to the reconceptualization of teacher evaluation in order to better support CLD learners and their communities, while promoting cultural competence and critical consciousness for all learners.

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Routledge

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0429820690

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9780429820694

Becoming An Early Years Teacher: From Birth To Five Years

By: Johnson, Jessica

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Becoming An Early Years Teacher: From Birth To Five Years

By: Johnson, Jessica

Offers key knowledge on theories of early learning and child development to support trainees in developing their role and skills as Early Years Teachers.

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McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

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0335264441

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9780335264445

Breaking Out of Isolation

Becoming a Connected School Leader

By: Spike C. Cook,Jessica Johnson,Theresa Stager

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Breaking Out of Isolation

Becoming a Connected School Leader

By: Spike C. Cook,Jessica Johnson,Theresa Stager

Fresh ideas to help you meet the challenges of innovative leadership! Overcome the hurdles of being a school leader and stay ahead with this helpful guide to battling isolation and getting connected. Through powerful vignettes and strategies, you’ll discover how innovation-minded school leaders connect to avoid isolation, lower stress, find support, and share ideas. Grow your professional practice and learn to: Jumpstart and sustain your Professional Learning Network Strategically and meaningfully connect with colleagues and staff Overcome isolation for lasting impact Includes tips for Twitter, Google Hangouts, Pinterest and more. Get real-world solutions with this easy-to-follow roadmap to transformational change!

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Corwin Press

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1483392414

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Dead Ringer

By: Jessica Marting

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Dead Ringer

By: Jessica Marting

Livvy didn’t know her entire life was a lie until she ran away from the only place she ever knew, chased by fire and weapons-toting brutes she once considered friends. Broke, banished from his home city, and reduced to living in a dilapidated house in the Arizona desert, Asher is stunned when the doppelgänger of a notorious singer breaks into his home. Even more incredible is her claim of escaping an underground compound just a few miles away, full of lookalikes of the world’s rich and famous. Livvy doesn't want to trust anyone, but life on the surface is as frightening as it is fascinating, and turning down Asher's help isn't an option. Someone wants Livvy back and will stop at nothing to find her.

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Shadow Press

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0993922201

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9780993922206

Digital Teaching for Linguistics

By: Rebecca Gregory,Jessica Norledge,Peter Stockwell,Paweł Szudarski

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Digital Teaching for Linguistics

By: Rebecca Gregory,Jessica Norledge,Peter Stockwell,Paweł Szudarski

Digital Teaching for Linguistics re-imagines the teaching of linguistics in a digital environment. It provides both an introduction to digital pedagogy and a discussion of technologically driven teaching practices that could be applied to any field of study. Drawing on the authors’ extensive experience of successful delivery of web-based instruction and assessment, this book: • provides extended analysis and discussion of the best practices for teaching in an online and blended context; • features examples and case studies based on current research and teaching practice; • proposes new methods of teaching and assessment in line with innovations in educational technology. This book is essential reading for educators in the areas of linguistics, English language, and education seeking guidance and advice on how to design or adapt their teaching for a digital world.

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Routledge

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1000534839

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Smart from the Start

100 Tools for Teaching with Confidence

By: James H. Stronge,Jessica M. Straessle,Xianxuan Xu

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Smart from the Start

100 Tools for Teaching with Confidence

By: James H. Stronge,Jessica M. Straessle,Xianxuan Xu

The ultimate new teacher's guide to surviving and thriving in the classroom, Smart from the Start is the springboard to help you establish and improve your practice in meaningful ways. Teachers have a wide range of responsibilities—not all of which can be addressed in teacher preparation programs—and for new and returning educators especially, it can be daunting to think about all that is required throughout the school year. This book provides more than 100 easy-to-incorporate tools spread across six major points of concern: * Beginning of the year: set up your classroom and establish rules and procedures. * Classroom management: establish a healthy learning environment. * Instructional planning: lead high-quality lessons and anticipate students' diverse needs. * Student engagement: motivate students and maintain their quality of learning. * Assessment: align assessment with curriculum and instruction and build rubrics and tests. * Teacher well-being: find the joy in teaching and take care of yourself. Your first few years of teaching don't have to be formidable or confusing. James H. Stronge, Jessica M. Straessle, and Xianxuan Xu have synthesized decades of research to identify and carefully consider the attributes of the job that especially relate to new teachers. With Smart from the Start, you can take your first steps into teaching with confidence and create a classroom environment that will benefit your students.

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ASCD

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1416632697

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Murder, She Wrote: Killer on the Court

By: Jessica Fletcher,Terrie Farley Moran

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Murder, She Wrote: Killer on the Court

By: Jessica Fletcher,Terrie Farley Moran

Jessica Fletcher’s sunny beach vacation with her nephew’s family takes a dark turn in this new installment in the USA Today bestselling series. Jessica is delighted when her nephew Grady invites her to spend a few days with his family in an oceanside New York bungalow. She packs her bags and heads down to the city, ready to spend some quality time with Grady, his wife, Donna, and their young son, Frank. But the morning after Jessica’s arrival, Donna finds her boss dead on a tennis court, and Jessica’s dreams of a relaxing visit are quashed. Everyone in the small beachside community is a suspect, and the local authorities—headed by an old colleague of Cabot Cove sheriff Mort Metzger—have asked that no one leave town. Will Jessica be able find a killer and salvage the rest of her trip?

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Penguin

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0593333667

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Metrics, Standards and Alignment in Teacher Policy

Critiquing Fundamentalism and Imagining Pluralism

By: Jessica Holloway

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Metrics, Standards and Alignment in Teacher Policy

Critiquing Fundamentalism and Imagining Pluralism

By: Jessica Holloway

This book looks at the narrowing effects of contemporary modes of teacher and teaching policy and governance. It draws on political theory to provide new ways of conceptualising the effects of teacher and teaching policies and practices. It adds a new dimension to the robust body of literature related to teacher policy by looking at three interrelated domains: (1) teacher preparation and development, (2) teacher evaluation and (3) teacher leadership. Drawing from case studies from the USA, UK and Australia, it illustrates how a coalescence around metrics, standards and compliance is producing increasingly restricted notions of teachers and teaching. It shows how the rationalities and techniques associated with accountability and standardisation are limiting the possibilities for multiple conceptualisations of teaching and teachers to exist or emerge. Using pluralism as the main framework, it challenges the dangers associated with rigid compliance and alignment and argues that pluralism can help secure schools as socially and culturally responsive to the needs of the community.

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Springer Nature

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9813348143

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9789813348141

The Wayward Wife

The Hooper Family Saga Book Two

By: Jessica Stirling

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The Wayward Wife

The Hooper Family Saga Book Two

By: Jessica Stirling

Set in wartime London, the second novel in The Hooper Family series continues the story that began with A Corner of the Heart: the saga of an East End clan that knows both the Shadwell docklands and the world of books and broadcasting. The war everyone dreaded has begun at last, but for Susan Cahill it is more an adventure than a tragedy. Helped by a white lie about her marriage to Danny she has a new job as a producer's assistant at the BBC and glamorous new friends, including one American war reporter who has made London his base and Susan his target. Danny is also working for the BBC, sharing a room in a freezing farmhouse in Evesham, working long hours monitoring German radio broadcasts - and worrying about Susan. Stuck in London when the blitz begins, Susan's sister-in-law, Breda Hooper, faces up to the worst with a small son at home and a husband in the fire service. Then her Italian father, hiding out from both the authorities and his former partners in crime, prepares to leave Breda a legacy as explosive as any German bomb.

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Hodder & Stoughton

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1444744615

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Becoming an Irish Traditional Musician

Learning and Embodying Musical Culture

By: Jessica Cawley

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Becoming an Irish Traditional Musician

Learning and Embodying Musical Culture

By: Jessica Cawley

Coupling the narratives of twenty-two Irish traditional musicians alongside intensive field research, Becoming an Irish Traditional Musician explores the rich and diverse ways traditional musicians hone their craft. It details the educational benefits and challenges associated with each learning practice, outlining the motivations and obstacles learners experience during musical development. By exploring learning from the point of view of the learners themselves, the author provides new insights into modern Irish traditional music culture and how people begin to embody a musical tradition. This book charts the journey of becoming an Irish traditional musician and explores how musicality is learned, developed, and embodied.

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Routledge

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1000174379

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The Girl I Left Behind Me

By: Neil Bartlett,Jessica Walker

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The Girl I Left Behind Me

By: Neil Bartlett,Jessica Walker

‘... I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s thinking; hang on a minute; “I seem to have the knack of pleasing ladies.” In trousers? With short hair? In public? Was that allowed? Indeed it was.’ A cool and contemporary look at one of the most intriguing aspects of musical theatre – just what is it that makes a woman in trousers so appealing? Accompanied by a piano, mezzo-soprano Jessica Walker dons a few well-chosen items of male attire, giving a supremely well-sung performance that conjures up an entire world, from the swaggering cross-dressers of the Victorian Music Hall to the ambiguous boy-heroes of Mozart and Strauss, to the back-room bulldykes of the Harlem Renaissance. Commissioned and produced by Opera North Projects with the Southbank Centre touring partner Welcome to Yorkshire. The Girl I Left Behind Me is a provocative, flirtatious, personal one woman-guide which deliciously recalls a forgotten chapter of female performance. The Girl I Left Behind Me will be performed at The Barbican Centre in November 2011 as part of the Bite Season.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1849435138

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Learning Together

Organizing Schools for Teacher and Student Learning

By: Elham Kazemi,Jessica Calabrese,Teresa Lind,Becca Lewis,Alison Fox Resnick,Lynsey K. Gibbons

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Learning Together

Organizing Schools for Teacher and Student Learning

By: Elham Kazemi,Jessica Calabrese,Teresa Lind,Becca Lewis,Alison Fox Resnick,Lynsey K. Gibbons

A blueprint for structuring the school environment around teacher learning and collaboration as a foundation for equitable learning and student engagement

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Harvard Education Press

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1682539202

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Financial Feminism

A Woman's Guide to Investing for a Sustainable Future

By: Jessica Robinson

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Financial Feminism

A Woman's Guide to Investing for a Sustainable Future

By: Jessica Robinson

As we face global challenges like climate change and inequality, what if women could use their investments to build a cleaner, fairer and more sustainable world? Financial feminism – the belief in the financial equality of women – has been gathering momentum, largely in the context of the gender pay gap: on average a woman earns 80% of what a man does. But there’s another gap – the gender investing gap – which shows women are investing less than men, saving less for retirement and parking more in cash. When compounded by the gender pay gap, this results in a significant shortfall, but there’s more to financial feminism than simply addressing these gaps: women also care about where their money is invested and the impact it can have. In this practical and accessible guide, sustainable investing expert Jessica Robinson shows how through financial feminism, women can use their financial power to invest in a sustainable future and build the kind of world they want to live in. With jargon-free explanations and real-world examples, she demystifies the financial services industry, breaks down just what sustainable investing is and demonstrates the societal and environmental impact of the investment decisions we make. Arming women with the information they need to get started – and keep going – she hopes that more women will embrace financial feminism, invest to grow their own wealth and, in doing so, use their financial decisions to demand a better world.

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1783529539

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The Architecture of Edwin Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew

Twentieth Century Architecture, Pioneer Modernism and the Tropics

By: Dr Iain Jackson,Dr Jessica Holland

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The Architecture of Edwin Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew

Twentieth Century Architecture, Pioneer Modernism and the Tropics

By: Dr Iain Jackson,Dr Jessica Holland

Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew were pioneers of Modern Architecture in Britain and its former colonies from the late 1920s through to the early 1970s. As a barometer of twentieth century architecture, their work traces the major cultural developments of that century from the development of modernism, its spread into the late-colonial arena and finally, to its re-evaluation that resulted in a more expressive, formalist approach in the post-war era. This book thoroughly examines Fry and Drew's highly influential 'Tropical Architecture' in West Africa and India, whilst also discussing their British work, such as their post World War II projects for the Festival of Britain, Harlow New Town, Pilkington Brothers’ Headquarters and Coychurch Crematorium. It highlights the collaborative nature of Fry and Drew's work, including schemes undertaken with Elizabeth Denby, Walter Gropius, Denys Lasdun, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier. Positioning their architecture, writing and educational endeavours within a wider context, this book illustrates the significant artistic and cultural contributions made by Fry and Drew throughout their lengthy careers.

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1472406761

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Claude Rains

An Actor's Voice

By: David J. Skal,Jessica Rains

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Claude Rains

An Actor's Voice

By: David J. Skal,Jessica Rains

Late in Claude Rains's distinguished career, a reverent film journalist wrote that Rains "was as much a cinematic institution as the medium itself." Given his childhood speech impediments and his origins in a destitute London neighborhood, the ascent of Claude Rains (1889–1967) to the stage and screen is remarkable. Rains's difficulties in his formative years provided reserves of gravitas and sensitivity, from which he drew inspiration for acclaimed performances in The Invisible Man (1933), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Casablanca (1942), Notorious (1946), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), and other classic films. In Claude Rains: An Actor's Voice, noted Hollywood historian David J. Skal draws on more than thirty hours of newly released Rains interviews to create the first full-length biography of the actor who was nominated multiple times for an Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor. Skal's portrait of the gifted actor also benefits from the insights of Jessica Rains, who provides firsthand accounts of the enigmatic man behind her father's refined screen presence and genteel public persona. As Skal shows, numerous contradictions informed the life and career of Claude Rains. He possessed an air of nobility and became an emblem of sophistication, but he never shed the insecurities that traced back to his upbringing in an abusive and poverty-stricken family. Though deeply self-conscious about his short stature, Rains drew notorious ardor from female fans and was married six times. His public displays of dry wit and good humor masked inner demons that drove Rains to alcoholism and its devastating consequences. Skal's layered depiction of Claude Rains reveals a complex, almost inscrutable man whose nuanced characterizations were, in no small way, based on the more shadowy parts of his psyche. With unprecedented access to episodes from Rains's private life, Skal tells the full story of the consummate character actor of his generation. Claude Rains: An Actor's Voice, gives voice to the struggles and innermost concerns that influenced Rains's performances and helped him become a universally respected Hollywood legend.

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813172187

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Education Disrupted

Strategies for Saving Our Failing Schools

By: Les Stein,Alex Stein,Jessica Stein

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Education Disrupted

Strategies for Saving Our Failing Schools

By: Les Stein,Alex Stein,Jessica Stein

Failing schools have become the latest academic cottage industry, and they serve as lightning rods for the controversy that continues to surround the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Surprisingly, there are only a handful of books that address the topic of turning around failing schools and even fewer that provide a meaningful discussion on how individual schools should avoid failure from the outset. This book will help public school educators understand that turnaround efforts are based on sound leadership principles – nothing more, nothing less. It also provides school leaders with the critical skills to turn around failing schools and, more importantly, prevent their schools from failing in the first place. Individual chapters address topics such as setting institutional priorities, establishing a positive school culture, improving communications, developing classroom leadership, putting the school on a sound financial footing, and using data to guide the school turnaround. In essence, this book serves as a practical guide for instructional and institutional leaders on how to make a "real” difference in the success of our nation's schools.

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R&L Education

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1475800622

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Making Connections Low Intermediate Student's Book

A Strategic Approach to Academic Reading and Vocabulary

By: Jessica Williams,Daphne Mackey

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Making Connections Low Intermediate Student's Book

A Strategic Approach to Academic Reading and Vocabulary

By: Jessica Williams,Daphne Mackey

Comprehensive course introducing academic texts on high interest topics, with advice on reading strategies and vocabulary building skills. With Teacher's Manual featuring answer key and teaching suggestions for the activities. Suitable for self-study, building vocabulary, and developing reading, writing, and study skills.

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Cambridge University Press

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052115216X

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Teaching

Making a Difference

By: Rick Churchill,Tiffani Apps,Jantiena Batt,Karley Beckman,Peter Grainger,Jessica Holloway,Amanda Keddie,Will Letts,Jennu Mackay,Michelle McGill,Julianne Moss,Michael C. Nagel,Kylie Shaw,Jessa Rogers

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Teaching

Making a Difference

The sixth edition of Teaching: Making A Difference stands as a cornerstone resource for pre-service educators seeking a comprehensive, contemporary, and accessible introduction to the field of teaching. Through its meticulous attention to accuracy and relevance, this text offers students the possibility to engage with the latest initiatives and governmental mandates shaping educational landscapes. Local case studies woven throughout each chapter serve as illuminating exemplars of current best practices, addressing the diverse cultural challenges confronting modern society. With its blend of theoretical insight and practical application, this textbook equips aspiring teachers with the essential knowledge and skills needed to make a meaningful impact in today's classrooms.

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John Wiley & Sons

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139426724X

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Leading Change Together

Developing Educator Capacity Within Schools and Systems

By: Eleanor Drago-Severson,Jessica Blum-DeStefano

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Leading Change Together

Developing Educator Capacity Within Schools and Systems

By: Eleanor Drago-Severson,Jessica Blum-DeStefano

“If we can get adult development right, we can change the world!” Adult development . . . in schools? Yes. In fact, understanding and sharing ideas—and implementing practices—that help adults explore experiences and assumptions is a powerful driver of school change. Eleanor Drago-Severson and Jessica Blum-DeStefano share expertise that has evolved from their many decades of research and work with educators and show you how to • Deepen your understanding of adult development and its role in systemic and schoolwide change and educational improvement, • Connect theory to practice with developmentally oriented structures and strategies that enhance collaboration, communication, and feedback, • Support individual and organizational growth with a differentiated approach to leadership and capacity building, and • Build trust, capacity, collegiality, and sustainability with developmental practices that meet adult needs. Whether you work in a school, district, university, educational institution, or other learning organization, you’ll learn how to infuse leadership, collaboration, communication, and capacity building with a deep understanding of individuals’ experiences and capacities—and how they influence our day-to-day work. Leading Change Together explains how you and other adult learners can effect tremendous change in schools and systems.

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ASCD

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141662497X

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Changing Behaviours

On the Rise of the Psychological State

By: Rhys Jones,Jessica Pykett,Mark Whitehead

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Changing Behaviours

On the Rise of the Psychological State

By: Rhys Jones,Jessica Pykett,Mark Whitehead

ÔThis groundbreaking book provides a meticulously-researched history of the rise of a new state that aims to govern people by changing their behaviour through influencing (or at least claiming to influence) their psyche. With examples from finance, transport, health and environment, it also illustrates the struggles of citizens who fight against this new agenda of government. The book shows how deeply the psyche has become a different site of power and hence a different object of knowledge over the last two or three decades.Õ Ð Engin Isin, the Open University, UK Changing Behaviours charts the emergence of the behaviour change agenda in UK based public policy making since the late 1990s. By tracing the influence of the behavioural sciences on Whitehall policy makers, the authors explore a new psychological orthodoxy in the practices of governing. Drawing on original empirical material, chapters examine the impact of behaviour change policies in the fields of health, personal finance and the environment. This topical and insightful book analyses how the nature of the human subject itself is re-imagined through behaviour change, and develops an analytical framework for evaluating the ethics, efficacy and potential empowerment of behaviour change. This unique book will be of interest to advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and academics in a range of different disciplines. In particular, its inter-disciplinary focus on key themes in the social sciences Ð the state, citizenship, the meaning and scope of government Ð will make it essential reading for students of political science, sociology, anthropology, geography, policy studies and public administration. In addition, the bookÕs focus on the practical use of psychological and behavioural insights by politicians and policy makers should lead to considerable interest in psychology and behavioural economics.

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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0857936883

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Face

A Visual Odyssey

By: Jessica Helfand

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Face

A Visual Odyssey

By: Jessica Helfand

An elaborately illustrated A to Z of the face, from historical mugshots to Instagram posts. By turns alarming and awe-inspiring, Face offers up an elaborately illustrated A to Z—from the didactic anthropometry of the late-nineteenth century to the selfie-obsessed zeitgeist of the twenty-first. Jessica Helfand looks at the cultural significance of the face through a critical lens, both as social currency and as palimpsest of history. Investigating everything from historical mugshots to Instagram posts, she examines how the face has been perceived and represented over time; how it has been instrumentalized by others; and how we have reclaimed it for our own purposes. From vintage advertisements for a “nose adjuster” to contemporary artists who reconsider the visual construction of race, Face delivers an intimate yet kaleidoscopic adventure while posing universal questions about identity.

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MIT Press

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0262043424

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Great or Nothing

By: Joy McCullough,Caroline Tung Richmond,Tess Sharpe,Jessica Spotswood

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Great or Nothing

By: Joy McCullough,Caroline Tung Richmond,Tess Sharpe,Jessica Spotswood

A reimagining of Little Women set in 1942, when the United States is suddenly embroiled in the second World War, this story, told from each March sister's point of view, is one of grief, love, and self-discovery. In the fall of 1942, the United States is still reeling from the attack on Pearl Harbor. While the US starts sending troops to the front, the March family of Concord, Massachusetts grieves their own enormous loss: the death of their daughter, Beth. Under the strain of their grief, Beth's remaining sisters fracture, each going their own way with Jo nursing her wounds and building planes in Connecticut, Meg holding down the home front with Marmee, and Amy living a secret life as a Red Cross volunteer in London--the same city where one Mr. Theodore Laurence is stationed as an army pilot. Each March sister's point of view is written by a separate author, three in prose and Beth's in verse, still holding the family together from beyond the grave. Woven together, these threads tell a story of finding one's way in a world undergoing catastrophic change.

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Delacorte Press

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0593372611

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9780593372616

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