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Johnny Wilson

First Hawaiian Democrat

By: Bob Krauss

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Entrepreneur, impresario, engineer: Johnny Wilson was all of these, in addition to being one of Hawai'i's most formidable politicians. This is the first biography of John Henry Wilson, whose career spanned the first half of the twentieth century and the wide gulf between Hawaiian monarchy and Hawai'i statehood. Born in 1871, the son of Queen Liliuokalani's marshal, the part-Hawaiian, part-Tahitian, part-Scot, part-Irish road contractor cum music promoter ran for his first political office at age forty-seven, as a reluctant senatorial candidate for the Democratic party - at the time known as "the party of the unwashed." Wilson lost the race but went on to win many others, serving as Democratic national committeeman for three decades and as mayor of Honolulu for fourteen years between 1920 and 1954." "Many facets of Wilson's life dramatize that colorful transition period in Hawai'i's history. As the son of a royal official, Wilson harbored his own ideas about the revolt that overthrew the monarchy. His diaries provide important historical information about early Hawaiian music and dance. The dreams and accomplishments of this early union sympathizer and founder of Hawai'i's Democratic party constitute a unique political history of the territory almost in its entirety. In his familiar, engaging style, veteran newspaper reporter Bob Krauss has recorded the legend of Johnny Wilson.

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824815777

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Great House: A Novel

By: Nicole Krauss

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Great House: A Novel

By: Nicole Krauss

New York Times Bestseller • Finalist for the National Book Award • Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award • A Best Book of the Year as chosen by the New York Times (Notable), Seattle Times, San Francisco Chronicle, The Atlantic, St. Louis Post Dispatch, The Oregonian, and Book Page. "Masterful…Evocative and moving." —NPR For twenty-five years, a reclusive American novelist has been writing at the desk she inherited from a young Chilean poet who disappeared at the hands of Pinochet’s secret police; one day a girl claiming to be the poet’s daughter arrives to take it away, sending the writer’s life reeling. Across the ocean, in the leafy suburbs of London, a man caring for his dying wife discovers, among her papers, a lock of hair that unravels a terrible secret. In Jerusalem, an antiques dealer slowly reassembles his father’s study, plundered by the Nazis in Budapest in 1944. Connecting these stories is a desk of many drawers that exerts a power over those who possess it or have given it away. As the narrators of Great House make their confessions, the desk takes on more and more meaning, and comes finally to stand for all that has been taken from them, and all that binds them to what has disappeared. Great House is a story haunted by questions: What do we pass on to our children and how do they absorb our dreams and losses? How do we respond to disappearance, destruction, and change? Nicole Krauss has written a soaring, powerful novel about memory struggling to create a meaningful permanence in the face of inevitable loss. "This is a novel about the long journey of a magnificent desk as it travels through the twentieth century from one owner to the next. It is also a novel about love, exile, the defilements of war, and the restorative power of language." —National Book Award citation

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393080366

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9780393080360

Forest Dark

A Novel

By: Nicole Krauss

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Forest Dark

A Novel

By: Nicole Krauss

National Bestseller • A New York Times Notable Book Named Best Book of the Year by Esquire, Times Literary Supplement, Elle Magazine, LitHub, Publishers Weekly, Financial Times, Guardian, Refinery29, PopSugar, and Globe and Mail "A brilliant novel. I am full of admiration." —Philip Roth "One of America’s most important novelists" (New York Times), the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The History of Love, conjures an achingly beautiful and breathtakingly original novel about personal transformation that interweaves the stories of two disparate individuals—an older lawyer and a young novelist—whose transcendental search leads them to the same Israeli desert. Jules Epstein, a man whose drive, avidity, and outsized personality have, for sixty-eight years, been a force to be reckoned with, is undergoing a metamorphosis. In the wake of his parents’ deaths, his divorce from his wife of more than thirty years, and his retirement from the New York legal firm where he was a partner, he’s felt an irresistible need to give away his possessions, alarming his children and perplexing the executor of his estate. With the last of his wealth, he travels to Israel, with a nebulous plan to do something to honor his parents. In Tel Aviv, he is sidetracked by a charismatic American rabbi planning a reunion for the descendants of King David who insists that Epstein is part of that storied dynastic line. He also meets the rabbi’s beautiful daughter who convinces Epstein to become involved in her own project—a film about the life of David being shot in the desert—with life-changing consequences. But Epstein isn’t the only seeker embarking on a metaphysical journey that dissolves his sense of self, place, and history. Leaving her family in Brooklyn, a young, well-known novelist arrives at the Tel Aviv Hilton where she has stayed every year since birth. Troubled by writer’s block and a failing marriage, she hopes that the hotel can unlock a dimension of reality—and her own perception of life—that has been closed off to her. But when she meets a retired literature professor who proposes a project she can’t turn down, she’s drawn into a mystery that alters her life in ways she could never have imagined. Bursting with life and humor, Forest Dark is a profound, mesmerizing novel of metamorphosis and self-realization—of looking beyond all that is visible towards the infinite.

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HarperCollins

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0062431013

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9780062431011

Open House for Butterflies

By: Ruth Krauss

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Open House for Butterflies

By: Ruth Krauss

Continuing a two-year program to bring back twenty-two Maurice Sendak treasures long out of print, our second season of publication highlights one of the most successful author-illustrator pairings of all time. A pioneer of great children's literature, Ruth Krausspublished more than thirty books for children during a career that spanned forty years. Krauss and Sendak collaborated on eight books, and we are delighted to reintroduce four of these gems in brand-new editions, together with a favorite Maurice Sendak picture book.

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0060286369

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The Aging Individual

Physical and Psychological Perspectives, 2nd Edition

By: Susan Krauss Whitbourne, PhD

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The Aging Individual

Physical and Psychological Perspectives, 2nd Edition

By: Susan Krauss Whitbourne, PhD

Continuing in the tradition of the first edition, Whitbourneís identity process model serves to integrate the physiological with a psychological perspective. The effects of physical changes on the individual are examined in terms of identity, as well as the impact of identity on the interpretation of these changes. The preventive and compensatory steps that indiviuduals can take to offset the aging process are explored as well. As with the first edition, a major strength of this text is the authorís illumination of complex biological concepts in a clear and accessible style. The Second Edition includes new material focusing on demographic statistics, chronic diseases, the biopsychosocial perspective, and succesful aging. This edition also features new charts, tables, and figures to highlight the text. This is an excellent text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of psychology, gerontology, and social work.

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393

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Springer Publishing Company

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0826193625

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9780826193629

Beyond Bilateralism

U.S.-Japan Relations in the New Asia-Pacific

By: Ellis S. Krauss,T. J. Pempel

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Beyond Bilateralism

U.S.-Japan Relations in the New Asia-Pacific

By: Ellis S. Krauss,T. J. Pempel

Beyond Bilateralism analyzes how, and to what extent, crucial global and regional security, finance, and trade transformations have altered the U.S.-Japan relationship and how that bilateral relationship has in turn influenced those global and regional trends.

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Stanford University Press

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0804749108

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9780804749107

The History of Love: A Novel

By: Nicole Krauss

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The History of Love: A Novel

By: Nicole Krauss

ONE OF THE MOST LOVED NOVELS OF THE DECADE. A long-lost book reappears, mysteriously connecting an old man searching for his son and a girl seeking a cure for her widowed mother's loneliness. Leo Gursky taps his radiator each evening to let his upstairs neighbor know he’s still alive. But it wasn’t always like this: in the Polish village of his youth, he fell in love and wrote a book…Sixty years later and half a world away, fourteen-year-old Alma, who was named after a character in that book, undertakes an adventure to find her namesake and save her family. With virtuosic skill and soaring imaginative power, Nicole Krauss gradually draws these stories together toward a climax of "extraordinary depth and beauty" (Newsday).

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393342840

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9780393342840

The Drama of Fallen France

Reading la Comédie sans Tickets

By: Kenneth Krauss

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The Drama of Fallen France

Reading la Comédie sans Tickets

By: Kenneth Krauss

The Drama of Fallen France examines various dramatic works written and/or produced in Paris during the four years of Nazi occupation and explains what they may have meant to their original audiences. Because of widespread financial support from the new French government at Vichy, the former French capital underwent a renaissance of theatre during this period, and both the public playhouses and the private theatres provided an amazing array of new productions and revivals. Some of the plays considered here are well known: Anouilh's Antigone, Sartre's The Flies, Claudel's The Satin Slipper. Others have remained obscure, such as Cocteau's The Typewriter, Giraudoux's The Apollo of Marsac, and Montherlant's Nobody's Son; and two—André Obey's Eight Hundred Meters and Simone Jollivet's The Princess of Ursins—have remained virtually unread since the early 1940s. In examining French culture under the Vichy regime and the Nazis, Kenneth Krauss links the politics of gender and sexuality with the more traditional political concepts of collaboration and resistance. A final chapter on Truffaut's 1980 film, The Last Métro, demonstrates how the present manages to rewrite and revision the complex and seemingly contradictory reality of the past.

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State University of New York Press

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079148579X

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9780791485798

Ecological Biochemistry

Environmental and Interspecies Interactions

By: Gerd-Joachim Krauss,Dietrich H. Nies

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Ecological Biochemistry

Environmental and Interspecies Interactions

By: Gerd-Joachim Krauss,Dietrich H. Nies

The first stand-alone textbook for at least ten years on this increasingly hot topic in times of global climate change and sustainability in ecosystems. Ecological biochemistry refers to the interaction of organisms with their abiotic environment and other organisms by chemical means. Biotic and abiotic factors determine the biochemical flexibility of organisms, which otherwise easily adapt to environmental changes by altering their metabolism. Sessile plants, in particular, have evolved intricate biochemical response mechanisms to fit into a changing environment. This book covers the chemistry behind these interactions, bottom up from the atomic to the system's level. An introductory part explains the physico-chemical basis and biochemical roots of living cells, leading to secondary metabolites as crucial bridges between organisms and the respective ecosystem. The focus then shifts to the biochemical interactions of plants, fungi and bacteria within terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems with the aim of linking biochemical insights to ecological research, also in human-influenced habitats. A section is devoted to methodology, which allows network-based analyses of molecular processes underlying systems phenomena. A companion website offering an extended version of the introductory chapter on Basic Biochemical Roots is available at http://www.wiley.com/go/Krauss/Nies/EcologicalBiochemistry

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John Wiley & Sons

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3527316507

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9783527316502

Why Me?

Coping with Grief, Loss, and Change

By: Pesach Krauss,Morrie Goldfischer

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Why Me?

Coping with Grief, Loss, and Change

By: Pesach Krauss,Morrie Goldfischer

The authors discuss life's times of sadness, grief, fear, and anger and how even in the most difficult of times people can call upon inner strength, dignity, and the love of others to find meaning.

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Bantam

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0553053302

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9780553053302

A Story of Bad

By: Edward M. Krauss

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A Story of Bad

By: Edward M. Krauss

Investigating the murder of the owner of a sportswear factory in Queens, New York, Detective Terry Stans hopes fashion reporter June Replyn will share information with him--and share his bed.

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Edward M. Krauss

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097980874X

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9780979808746

Forensic and Legal Psychology

By: Mark Costanzo,Daniel Krauss

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Forensic and Legal Psychology

By: Mark Costanzo,Daniel Krauss

Using research in clinical, cognitive, developmental, and social psychology, Forensic and Legal Psychology shows how psychological science can enhance the gathering and presentation of evidence, improve legal decision-making, prevent crime, rehabilitate criminals, and promote justice. Although the emphasis is on psychological research, the textbook makes extensive use of actual cases and real trials to engage students and to illustrate the relevance of research findings. Written in a clear, student-friendly style, Forensic and Legal Psychology is designed for both the psychology and law AND forensic psychology class. Visit the preview site for more information: www.worthpublishers.com/costanzokrausspreview

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Macmillan

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1429205784

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9781429205788

Capital!

Washington D.C. from A to Z

By: Laura Krauss Melmed

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Capital!

Washington D.C. from A to Z

By: Laura Krauss Melmed

Welcome to our nation's Capital! Take a guided tour through Washington, D.C.—home of American government, world-renowned museums, and famous memorials and monuments. Visit Apollo 11, find out how Bills are printed, and see where Congress meets. It's all right here, from A to Z!

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006113614X

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Fright Night Flight

By: Laura Krauss Melmed

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Fright Night Flight

By: Laura Krauss Melmed

On her way to Halloween trick-or-treating, a witch makes room on her broom for a group of fiendish friends.

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0439576237

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9780439576239

Quantum Man

Richard Feynman's Life In Science

By: Lawrence M. Krauss

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Quantum Man

Richard Feynman's Life In Science

By: Lawrence M. Krauss

A gripping new scientific biography of the revered Nobel Prize-winning physicist (and curious character) Richard Feynman.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393340651

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9780393340655

LEGO®-Based Therapy

How to build social competence through LEGO®-based Clubs for children with autism and related conditions

By: Simon Baron-Cohen,Georgina Gomez De La Cuesta,Daniel B. LeGoff,GW Krauss

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LEGO®-Based Therapy

How to build social competence through LEGO®-based Clubs for children with autism and related conditions

By: Simon Baron-Cohen,Georgina Gomez De La Cuesta,Daniel B. LeGoff,GW Krauss

This complete guide to LEGO® Therapy contains everything you need to know in order to set up and run a LEGO® Club for children with autism spectrum disorders or related social communication difficulties and anxiety conditions. By providing a joint interest and goal, LEGO® building can become a medium for social development such as sharing, turn-taking, making eye-contact, and following social rules. This book outlines the theory and research base of the approach and gives advice on all practical considerations including space, the physical layout of the room and choosing and maintaining materials, as well as strategies for managing behaviour, further skill development, and how to assess progress. Written by the pioneer of the approach alongside those who helped form it through their research and evaluation, this evidence-based manual is essential reading for professionals working with autism who are interested in running a LEGO® Club or learning more about the therapy.

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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0857009605

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9780857009609

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Johnny Wilson

Great House: A Novel

Great House: A Novel

Forest Dark

Forest Dark

Open House for Butterflies

Open House for Butterflies

The Aging Individual

The Aging Individual

Beyond Bilateralism

Beyond Bilateralism

The History of Love: A Novel

The History of Love: A Novel

The Drama of Fallen France

The Drama of Fallen France

Ecological Biochemistry

Ecological Biochemistry

Why Me?

Why Me?

A Story of Bad

A Story of Bad

Forensic and Legal Psychology

Forensic and Legal Psychology

Capital!

Capital!

Fright Night Flight

Fright Night Flight

Quantum Man

Quantum Man

LEGO®-Based Therapy

LEGO®-Based Therapy

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