Karen Robertson's Books

Thea Astley

Inventing Her Own Weather

By: Karen Lamb

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

This is the first biography of one of Australia's most beloved novelists, Thea Astley (1925–2004). Over a 50-year writing career, Astley published more than a dozen novels and short story collections, including The Acolyte, Drylands, and The Slow Natives, and was the first person to win multiple Miles Franklin Awards. With many of her works published internationally, Astley was a trailblazer for women writers. In her personal life, she was renowned for her dry wit, eccentricity, and compassion. Karen Lamb has drawn on an unparalleled range of interviews and correspondence to create a detailed picture of Thea the woman, as well as Astley the writer. She has sought to understand Astley's private world and how that shaped the distinctive body of work that is Thea Astley's literary legacy.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

391

Publisher

University of Queensland Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0702253561

ISBN 13

9780702253560

A.C. Pigou and the 'Marshallian' Thought Style

A Study in the Philosophy and Mathematics Underlying Cambridge Economics

By: Karen Lovejoy Knight

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A.C. Pigou and the 'Marshallian' Thought Style

A Study in the Philosophy and Mathematics Underlying Cambridge Economics

By: Karen Lovejoy Knight

This book provides a study of the forces underlying the development of economic thought at Cambridge University during the late nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century. The primary lens it uses to do so is an examination of how Arthur Cecil Pigou’s thinking, heavily influenced by his predecessor, Alfred Marshall, evolved. Aspects of Pigou’s context, biography and philosophical grounding are reconstructed and then situated within the framework of Ludwik Fleck’s philosophy of scientific knowledge, most notably by drawing on the notions of ‘thought styles’ and ‘thought collectives’. In this way, Knight provides a novel contribution to the history of Pigou's economic thought.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

323

Publisher

Springer

Published Date

ISBN 10

303001018X

ISBN 13

9783030010188

Narratives of Enlightenment

Cosmopolitan History from Voltaire to Gibbon

By: Karen O'Brien

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Narratives of Enlightenment

Cosmopolitan History from Voltaire to Gibbon

By: Karen O'Brien

Narratives of Enlightenment is an interdisciplinary study of cosmopolitan approaches to the past. It reappraises the work of five of the most important narrative historians of the century - Voltaire, David Hume, William Robertson, Edward Gibbon and the historian of the American Revolution, David Ramsay - in the context of political and national debates in France, Scotland, England and America; and it investigates the nature and degree of their intellectual investment in the idea of a common European civilisation. Karen O'Brien combines the methodologies of literary criticism and intellectual history to explore debates about Enlightenments and the political uses of narrative. Where previous studies have emphasised the growth of nationalism in eighteenth-century literature, she reveals the development of cosmopolitan ways of thinking beyond national cultural issues.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

268

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0521465338

ISBN 13

9780521465335

Maya Narrative Arts

By: Karen Bassie-Sweet,Nicholas A. Hopkins

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Maya Narrative Arts

By: Karen Bassie-Sweet,Nicholas A. Hopkins

In Maya Narrative Arts, authors Karen Bassie-Sweet and Nicholas A. Hopkins present a comprehensive and innovative analysis of the principles of Classic Maya narrative arts and apply those principles to some of the major monuments of the site of Palenque. They demonstrate a recent methodological shift in the examination of art and inscriptions away from minute technical issues and toward the poetics and narratives of texts and the relationship between texts and images. Bassie-Sweet and Hopkins show that both visual and verbal media present carefully planned narratives, and that the two are intimately related in the composition of Classic Maya monuments. Text and image interaction is discussed through examples of stelae, wall panels, lintels, benches, and miscellaneous artifacts including ceramic vessels and codices. Bassie-Sweet and Hopkins consider the principles of contrast and complementarity that underlie narrative structures and place this study in the context of earlier work, proposing a new paradigm for Maya epigraphy. They also address the narrative organization of texts and images as manifested in selected hieroglyphic inscriptions and the accompanying illustrations, stressing the interplay between the two. Arguing for a more holistic approach to Classic Maya art and literature, Maya Narrative Arts reveals how close observation and reading can be equally if not more productive than theoretical discussions, which too often stray from the very data that they attempt to elucidate. The book will be significant for Mesoamerican art historians, epigraphers, linguists, and archaeologists.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

322

Publisher

University Press of Colorado

Published Date

ISBN 10

1607327422

ISBN 13

9781607327424

Contemporary Islamic Finance

Innovations, Applications, and Best Practices

By: Karen Hunt-Ahmed

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Contemporary Islamic Finance

Innovations, Applications, and Best Practices

By: Karen Hunt-Ahmed

A comprehensive look at the innovations, applications, and best practices of Islamic finance Islamic-compliant finance is transacted in every major world financial center, and the need for information on the topic in light of its global reach has grown exponentially. As an expert in this field, author Karen Hunt-Ahmed understands the intricacies of this area of the capital markets. Now, along with the help of a number of experienced contributors, she skillfully addresses Islamic finance from the perspective of practitioners, examining issues in wealth management, contract law, private equity, asset management, and much more. Engaging and accessible, Contemporary Islamic Finance skillfully explains the practices and innovations of Islamic finance in everything from banking and real estate to private equity, asset management, and many other areas. It is intended to be the go-to resource for both Muslims as well as non-Muslims with an interest in the subject. Divided into three comprehensive parts, it will put you in a better position to understand, and excel at, this important endeavor. Introduces you to the history, legal structures, and basic financial contracts in the industry Highlights the various issues facing contemporary Islamic finance practitioners, and details their significance in the contemporary financial and cultural environment Includes case studies of United States-based transactions and related challenges and successes Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, this detailed analysis of Contemporary Islamic Finance will help you gain a firm understanding of how effective this proven approach can be.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

400

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

1118240332

ISBN 13

9781118240335

Faking Ancient Mesoamerica

By: Nancy L Kelker,Karen O Bruhns

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Faking Ancient Mesoamerica

By: Nancy L Kelker,Karen O Bruhns

Crystal skulls, imaginative codices, dubious Olmec heads and cute Colima dogs. Fakes and forgeries run rampant in the Mesoamerican art collections of international museums and private individuals. Authors Nancy Kelker and Karen Bruhns examine the phenomenon in this eye-opening volume. They discuss the most commonly forged classes and styles of artifacts, many of which were being duplicated as early as the 19th century. More important, they describe the system whereby these objects get made, purchased, authenticated, and placed in major museums as well as the complicity of forgers, dealers, curators, and collectors in this system. Unique to this volume are biographies of several of the forgers, who describe their craft and how they are able to effectively fool connoisseurs and specialists. An important, accessible introduction to pre-Columbian art fraud for archaeologists, art historians, and museum professionals alike. A parallel volume by the same authors discusses fakes in Andean archaeology.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

254

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1315428598

ISBN 13

9781315428598

Becoming Attached

First Relationships and how They Shape Our Capacity to Love

By: Robert Karen

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Becoming Attached

First Relationships and how They Shape Our Capacity to Love

By: Robert Karen

The struggle to understand the infant-parent bond ranks as one of the great quests of modern psychology, one that touches us deeply because it holds so many clues to how we become who we are. How are our personalities formed? How do our early struggles with our parents reappear in the way we relate to others as adults? Why do we repeat with our own children--seemingly against our will--the very behaviors we most disliked about our parents? In Becoming Attached, psychologist and noted journalist Robert Karen offers fresh insight into some of the most fundamental and fascinating questions of emotional life. Karen begins by tracing the history of attachment theory through the controversial work of John Bowlby, a British psychoanalyst, and Mary Ainsworth, an American developmental psychologist, who together launched a revolution in child psychology. Karen tells about their personal and professional struggles, their groundbreaking discoveries, and the recent flowering of attachment theory research in universities all over the world, making it one of the century's most enduring ideas in developmental psychology. In a world of working parents and makeshift day care, the need to assess the impact of parenting styles and the bond between child and caregiver is more urgent than ever. Karen addresses such issues as: What do children need to feel that the world is a positive place and that they have value? Is day care harmful for children under one year? What experiences in infancy will enable a person to develop healthy relationships as an adult?, and he demonstrates how different approaches to mothering are associated with specific infant behaviors, such as clinginess, avoidance, or secure exploration. He shows how these patterns become ingrained and how they reveal themselves at age two, in the preschool years, in middle childhood, and in adulthood. And, with thought-provoking insights, he gives us a new understanding of how negative patterns and insecure attachment can be changed and resolved throughout a person's life. The infant is in many ways a great mystery to us. Every one of us has been one; many of us have lived with or raised them. Becoming Attached is not just a voyage of discovery in child emotional development and its pertinence to adult life but a voyage of personal discovery as well, for it is impossible to read this book without reflecting on one's own life as a child, a parent, and an intimate partner in love or marriage.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

516

Published Date

ISBN 10

0195115015

ISBN 13

9780195115017

Women in Politics

In the Running

By: Karen Zeinert

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Women in Politics

In the Running

By: Karen Zeinert

Examines the contributions women have made at every level of American politics throughout the history of the United States, as well as the struggles they have encountered.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

124

Publisher

Twenty-First Century Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

0761322531

ISBN 13

9780761322535

Ici Repose: A Guide to St. Louis Cemetery No. 2, Square 3, Deluxe Edition

By: Karen Joan Kohoutek

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Ici Repose: A Guide to St. Louis Cemetery No. 2, Square 3, Deluxe Edition

By: Karen Joan Kohoutek

The Deluxe Edition of Ici Repose is a full-color, comprehensive visual guide to the tombs in New Orleans' historic, predominantly African-American St. Louis Cemetery #2, Square 3. This includes society and organization tombs (religious orders among them), and missing tombs. Each row within the cemetery is prefaced with a "you are here" map, which allows you to walk down the row, finding the names associated with each tomb, based on publicly available information which has been correlated and cross-referenced. Within the rows, there is a photo of each tomb, along with its tombstone inscriptions and historical and biographical notations. There are also translations of French inscriptions; a list of tombs that can be identified as the work of a particular stone cutter; a section on the Square's wall vaults; and discussion of the discrepancies that have cropped up between the different sources.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

394

Publisher

Lulu.com

Published Date

ISBN 10

0578198797

ISBN 13

9780578198798

Occupational Therapy Essentials for Clinical Competence

By: Karen Jacobs,Nancy MacRae

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Occupational Therapy Essentials for Clinical Competence

By: Karen Jacobs,Nancy MacRae

Occupation, theory-driven, evidence-based, and client-centered practice continue to be the core of the profession and are the central focus of Occupational Therapy Essentials for Clinical Competence, Third Edition. The Third Edition contains updated and enriched chapters that incorporate new perspectives and evidence-based information important to entry-level practitioners. The Third Edition continues to relate each chapter to the newest ACOTE Standards and is evidence-based, while also addressing the guidelines of practice and terms from the AOTA’s Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, Third Edition. Dr. Karen Jacobs and Nancy MacRae, along with their 61 contributors, introduce every topic necessary for competence as an entry-level practitioner. Varied perspectives are provided in each chapter with consistent references made to the relevance of certified occupational therapy assistant roles and responsibilities. Additionally, chapters on the Dark Side of Occupation and Primary Care have been added to broaden the foundational scope of knowledge. Each chapter also contains a clinical case used to exemplify relevant content. New in the Third Edition: All chapters have been updated to reflect the AOTA’s Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, Third Edition Updated references and evidence-based practice chart for each chapter Updated case studies to match the current standards of practice References to the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (2015) Faculty will benefit from the multiple-choice questions and PowerPoint presentations that coincide with each chapter Included with the text are online supplemental materials for faculty use in the classroom. Occupational Therapy Essentials for Clinical Competence, Third Edition is the perfect multi-use resource to be used as an introduction to the material, while also serving as a review prior to sitting for the certification exam for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1845

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Published Date

ISBN 10

1040136281

ISBN 13

9781040136287

Climbing the Hill

Gender Conflict in Congress

By: Herbert N. Foerstel,Karen P. Foerstel

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Climbing the Hill

Gender Conflict in Congress

By: Herbert N. Foerstel,Karen P. Foerstel

Climbing the Hill explores the history and current status of women members and staff on Capitol Hill. It traces the difficult history of women in Congress, their slow and painful path to political power and their hopes and fears of today. It presents a comprehensive analysis of women's success at the polls and within the congressional hierarchy—legislatively, politically, and socially. Through in-depth research and extensive personal interviews, the authors reveal the deep-rooted sexual divisions within the U.S. Congress and the continuing struggle of women to break into the old boy network. The book's comprehensive coverage is unique and up-to-date and will be of interest to scholars, students, and interested layreaders.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

225

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published Date

ISBN 10

027597149X

ISBN 13

9780275971496

Attachment Theory

The Basics

By: Ruth O'Shaughnessy,Katherine Berry,Rudi Dallos,Karen Bateson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Attachment Theory

The Basics

By: Ruth O'Shaughnessy,Katherine Berry,Rudi Dallos,Karen Bateson

This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to key concepts of attachment theory, from the work of its founder John Bowlby to the most recent research within the field. The first part of the book gives readers a clear understanding of attachment theory during infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and in bereavement. The second part of the book illustrates how attachment theory can be used to inform clinical interventions with children in different contexts, adults, and within wider health, social and educational systems. Using case examples throughout, the authors provide the reader with a practical understanding of the clinical applications of attachment theory across the lifespan and in varying health, social care and educational systems. Attachment theory is one of the most important lifespan development theories and is relevant to students and practitioners from a wide range of disciplines, including medicine, nursing, psychology, child development, mental health and applied social sciences.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

195

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Published Date

ISBN 10

1351336789

ISBN 13

9781351336789

Where's Your Jesus Now?

By: Karen Spears Zacharias

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Where's Your Jesus Now?

By: Karen Spears Zacharias

How is it that those of us who claim to be so firmly founded can be so easily shaken? This compelling look at how fear eclipses faith in frightening times also demonstrates how to confront what you fear most, wrestle with it, and then release it, freeing yourself as well.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

226

Publisher

Zondervan

Published Date

ISBN 10

0310283868

ISBN 13

9780310283867

Scraps

By: Karen Mauck

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Scraps

By: Karen Mauck

Things aren't always as they seem for Veronica Park. As her life unfolds in the black and white of the nation's newspapers, as collected in a scrapbook by her obsessed mother, can you read between the lines and see the real story? "Police say Mrs. Stanley discovered her husband's body after returning from the grocery store. Veronica was not home at the time of her step-father's death, as she had been attending an elite boarding school. She has since been pulled from the school and will remain with her mother." Reader participation is crucial, as what isn't said may be more intruiging than what is.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

110

Publisher

iUniverse

Published Date

ISBN 10

0595148557

ISBN 13

9780595148554

The New Era in American Mathematics, 1920–1950

By: Karen Hunger Parshall

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The New Era in American Mathematics, 1920–1950

By: Karen Hunger Parshall

A meticulously researched history on the development of American mathematics in the three decades following World War I As the Roaring Twenties lurched into the Great Depression, to be followed by the scourge of Nazi Germany and World War II, American mathematicians pursued their research, positioned themselves collectively within American science, and rose to global mathematical hegemony. How did they do it? The New Era in American Mathematics, 1920–1950 explores the institutional, financial, social, and political forces that shaped and supported this community in the first half of the twentieth century. In doing so, Karen Hunger Parshall debunks the widely held view that American mathematics only thrived after European émigrés fled to the shores of the United States. Drawing from extensive archival and primary-source research, Parshall uncovers the key players in American mathematics who worked together to effect change and she looks at their research output over the course of three decades. She highlights the educational, professional, philanthropic, and governmental entities that bolstered progress. And she uncovers the strategies implemented by American mathematicians in their quest for the advancement of knowledge. Throughout, she considers how geopolitical circumstances shifted the course of the discipline. Examining how the American mathematical community asserted itself on the international stage, The New Era in American Mathematics, 1920–1950 shows the way one nation became the focal point for the field.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

640

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0691233810

ISBN 13

9780691233819

Chasing Gideon

The Elusive Quest for Poor People's Justice

By: Karen Houppert

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Chasing Gideon

The Elusive Quest for Poor People's Justice

By: Karen Houppert

On March 18, 1963, in one of its most significant legal decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Gideon v. Wainwright that all defendants facing significant jail time have the constitutional right to a free attorney if they cannot afford their own. Fifty years later, 80 percent of criminal defendants are served by public defenders. In a book that combines the sweep of history with the intimate details of individual lives and legal cases, veteran reporter Karen Houppert movingly chronicles the stories of people in all parts of the country who have relied on Gideon’s promise. There is the harrowing saga of a young man who is charged with involuntary vehicular homicide in Washington State, where overextended public defenders juggle impossible caseloads, forcing his defender to go to court to protect her own right to provide an adequate defense. In Florida, Houppert describes a public defender’s office, loaded with upward of seven hundred cases per attorney, and discovers the degree to which Clarence Earl Gideon’s promise is still unrealized. In New Orleans, she follows the case of a man imprisoned for twenty-seven years for a crime he didn’t commit, finding a public defense system already near collapse before Katrina and chronicling the harrowing months after the storm, during which overworked volunteers and students struggled to get the system working again. In Georgia, Houppert finds a mentally disabled man who is to be executed for murder, despite the best efforts of a dedicated but severely overworked and underfunded capital defender. Half a century after Anthony Lewis’s award-winning Gideon’s Trumpet brought us the story of the court case that changed the American justice system, Chasing Gideon is a crucial book that provides essential reckoning of our attempts to implement this fundamental constitutional right.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

290

Publisher

New Press, The

Published Date

ISBN 10

1595588698

ISBN 13

9781595588692

Ici Repose: A Guide to St. Louis Cemetery No. 2, Square 3

By: Karen Joan Kohoutek

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Ici Repose: A Guide to St. Louis Cemetery No. 2, Square 3

By: Karen Joan Kohoutek

Ici Repose is a comprehensive visual guide to the tombs in New Orleans' historic, predominantly African-American St. Louis Cemetery #2, Square 3. This includes society and organization tombs (religious orders among them), and missing tombs. Each row within the cemetery is prefaced with a "you are here" map, which allows you to walk down the row, finding the names associated with each tomb, based on publicly available information which has been correlated and cross-referenced. Within the rows, there is a photo of each tomb, along with its tombstone inscriptions and historical and biographical notations. There are also translations of French inscriptions; a list of tombs that can be identified as the work of a particular stone cutter; a section on the Square's wall vaults; and discussion of the discrepancies that have cropped up between the different sources.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

394

Publisher

Lulu.com

Published Date

ISBN 10

0578196948

ISBN 13

9780578196947

The Power of Setbacks

How to Turn Your Mess Into Your Success at Any Age

By: Karen Stemmle,Dennis Stemmle

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Power of Setbacks

How to Turn Your Mess Into Your Success at Any Age

By: Karen Stemmle,Dennis Stemmle

The Power of Setbacks" is an inspirational journey highlighting the author's struggles with cancer and how it unexpectedly led to an amazing new life. It’s all about the intersection of life and work, connecting with family, and redefining what really matters the most in life. "The Power of Setbacks" is filled with practical advice and insights on overcoming challenges, achieving your dreams, and creating your own success. Their journey began as a distraction. After being diagnosed with cancer, the authors turned to garage and estate sales as a way to distract them from their harsh reality. The sales brought smiles to their faces, kept their minds from wavering with doubt, and over the course of their travels, infused their lives (and their home) with new and exciting objects that carried historical and personal meaning. But as their house began to bust at its seams, they decided it was time to turn their collection into a business. The next few years were welcomed with sale after sale. And as they learned more, grew more, and dove deeper into the garage and estate sale world, they quickly realized they were onto something. And it was not just limited to garage sales. "The Power of Setbacks" is the story of their journey. But more importantly, it is a resource guide to build your own small business and then scale it to amazing heights, all while having fun during the process. Are you unhappy with your current job? Could you use supplementary income? Are you ready to make a change? Whatever the case may be, "The Power of Setbacks" is your handbook to create a new reality for you and your family.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

201

Publisher

Morgan James Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1630478814

ISBN 13

9781630478810

Women and Enlightenment in Eighteenth-Century Britain

By: Karen O'Brien,Karen Elisabeth O'Brien

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Women and Enlightenment in Eighteenth-Century Britain

By: Karen O'Brien,Karen Elisabeth O'Brien

An original study of how Enlightenment ideas shaped the lives of women and the work of eighteenth-century women writers.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

319

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0521773490

ISBN 13

9780521773492

Maya Gods of War

By: Karen Bassie-Sweet

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Maya Gods of War

By: Karen Bassie-Sweet

Numerous archaeological projects have found substantial evidence of the military nature of Maya society, and warfare is a frequent theme of Maya art. Maya Gods of War investigates the Classic period Maya gods who were associated with weapons of war and the flint and obsidian from which those weapons were made. Author Karen Bassie-Sweet traces the semantic markers used to distinguish flint from other types of stone, surveys various types of Chahk thunderbolt deities and their relationship to flint weapons, and explores the connection between lightning and the ruling elite. Additional chapters review these fire and solar deities and their roles in Maya warfare and examine the nature and manifestations of the Central Mexican thunderbolt god Tlaloc, his incorporation into the Maya pantheon, and his identification with meteors and obsidian weapons. Finally, Bassie-Sweet addresses the characteristics of the deity God L, his role as an obsidian merchant god, and his close association with the ancient land route between the highland Guatemalan obsidian sources and the lowlands. Through analysis of the nature of the Teotihuacán deities and exploration of the ways in which these gods were introduced into the Maya region and incorporated into the Maya worldview, Maya Gods of War offers new insights into the relationship between warfare and religious beliefs in Mesoamerica. This significant work will be of interest to scholars of Maya religion and iconography.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

341

Publisher

University Press of Colorado

Published Date

ISBN 10

1646421329

ISBN 13

9781646421329

Kenneth Milton Chapman

A Life Dedicated to Indian Arts and Artists

By: Janet Chapman,Karen Barrie

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Kenneth Milton Chapman

A Life Dedicated to Indian Arts and Artists

By: Janet Chapman,Karen Barrie

The many contributions of this early expert on Pueblo Indian anthropology and art are highlighted by two of his descendants.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

393

Publisher

UNM Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0826344240

ISBN 13

9780826344243

False Dawn

The Rise and Decline of Public Health Nursing

By: Karen Buhler-Wilkerson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

False Dawn

The Rise and Decline of Public Health Nursing

By: Karen Buhler-Wilkerson

Since its initial publication in 1989 by Garland Publishing, Karen Buhler Wilkerson’s False Dawn: The Rise and Decline of Public Health Nursing remains the definitive work on the creation, work, successes, and failures of public health nursing in the United States. False Dawn explores and answers the provocative question: why did a movement that became a significant vehicle for the delivery of comprehensive health care to individuals and families fail to reach its potential? Through carefully researched chapters, Wilkerson details what she herself called the “rise and fall” narrative of public health nursing: rising to great heights in its patients' homes in the struggle to control infectious diseases, assimilate immigrants, and tame urban areas -- only to flounder during the later growth of hospitals, significant immigration restrictions, and the emergence of chronic diseases as endemic in American society.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

216

Publisher

Rutgers University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1978808720

ISBN 13

9781978808720

Running as a Woman

Gender and Power in American Politics

By: Linda Witt,Glenna Matthews,Karen M. Paget

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Running as a Woman

Gender and Power in American Politics

By: Linda Witt,Glenna Matthews,Karen M. Paget

Women have become a strong force in electoral politics, as candidates, office holders, and vocal constituents. In Running as a Woman, Linda Witt, Karen Paget, and Glenna Matthews explore the significant issues for women in public life: their marital status, the threat of sexual innuendo, what’s involved in becoming a credible candidate, and raising enough money to run. They also explain how voters are mobilized to vote for women, how the media cover them, how they get their campaign message out, what it’s like to lose, and what difference women make once elected. In addition, Running as a Woman includes a compelling history of women in politics that both records the political role women have played throughout the last two centuries and explains how and why women have continually been stifled in their attempts to enter political life. While the 1992 elections were hailed as a giant leap forward for women, the 1994 elections created a skepticism that real, permanent changes occurred. In Running as a Woman, the authors set the record straight with a chapter that analyzes the results of the 1994 elections and their relevance for women today.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

577

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

143910610X

ISBN 13

9781439106105

Food Artisans of Alberta

Your Trail Guide to the Best of our Locally Crafted Fare

By: Karen Anderson,Matilde Sanchez-Turri

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Food Artisans of Alberta

Your Trail Guide to the Best of our Locally Crafted Fare

By: Karen Anderson,Matilde Sanchez-Turri

Brimming with stories of the province’s farmers, growers and producers, this book acts as a guide for supporters of local food and a travel companion for visitors seeking out a uniquely prairie experience." —Globe and Mail Shortlisted for a 2019 Taste Canada Award Winner of a 2019 Gourmand World Cookbook Award in Canada The food lover’s guide to finding the best local food artisans from all over Alberta. From the coulees of the badlands to the combines of the wheatlands, discover Alberta’s diverse terroir, and be captivated by the distinct tastes of this majestic province. Food Artisans of Alberta is a robust travel companion for local food lovers and visitors alike. Come to know the stories, inspiration, and friendly faces of the people who craft great food as they cultivate the community of food artisans. Journey beyond Alberta’s seven signature foods—beef, bison, canola, honey, Red Fife Wheat, root vegetables and Saskatoon berries—to also enjoy breweries, meaderies, distilleries, cheesemakers, and more. With regional maps that highlight the locations of 200 food artisans, set out on an adventure through fertile fields and bountiful edible crops.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

550

Publisher

TouchWood Editions

Published Date

ISBN 10

1771512474

ISBN 13

9781771512473

Art, Patronage, and Nepotism in Early Modern Rome

By: Karen J. Lloyd

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Art, Patronage, and Nepotism in Early Modern Rome

By: Karen J. Lloyd

Drawing on rich archival research and focusing on works by leading artists including Guido Reni and Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Karen J. Lloyd demonstrates that cardinal nephews in seventeenth-century Rome – those nephews who were raised to the cardinalate as princes of the Church – used the arts to cultivate more than splendid social status. Through politically savvy frescos and emotionally evocative displays of paintings, sculptures, and curiosities, cardinal nephews aimed to define nepotism as good Catholic rule. Their commissions took advantage of their unique position close to the pope, embedding the defense of their role into the physical fabric of authority, from the storied vaults of the Vatican Palace to the sensuous garden villas that fused business and pleasure in the Eternal City. This book uncovers how cardinal nephews crafted a seductively potent dialogue on the nature of power, fuelling the development of innovative visual forms that championed themselves as the indispensable heart of papal politics. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, early modern studies, religious history, and political history.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

396

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Published Date

ISBN 10

1000636984

ISBN 13

9781000636987

The Malaria Project

The U.S. Government's Secret Mission to Find a Miracle Cure

By: Karen M. Masterson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Malaria Project

The U.S. Government's Secret Mission to Find a Miracle Cure

By: Karen M. Masterson

A fascinating and shocking historical exposé, The Malaria Project is the story of America's secret mission to combat malaria during World War II—a campaign modeled after a German project which tested experimental drugs on men gone mad from syphilis. American war planners, foreseeing the tactical need for a malaria drug, recreated the German model, then grew it tenfold. Quickly becoming the biggest and most important medical initiative of the war, the project tasked dozens of the country’s top research scientists and university labs to find a treatment to remedy half a million U.S. troops incapacitated by malaria. Spearheading the new U.S. effort was Dr. Lowell T. Coggeshall, the son of a poor Indiana farmer whose persistent drive and curiosity led him to become one of the most innovative thinkers in solving the malaria problem. He recruited private corporations, such as today's Squibb and Eli Lilly, and the nation’s best chemists out of Harvard and Johns Hopkins to make novel compounds that skilled technicians tested on birds. Giants in the field of clinical research, including the future NIH director James Shannon, then tested the drugs on mental health patients and convicted criminals—including infamous murderer Nathan Leopold. By 1943, a dozen strains of malaria brought home in the veins of sick soldiers were injected into these human guinea pigs for drug studies. After hundreds of trials and many deaths, they found their “magic bullet,” but not in a U.S. laboratory. America 's best weapon against malaria, still used today, was captured in battle from the Nazis. Called chloroquine, it went on to save more lives than any other drug in history. Karen M. Masterson, a journalist turned malaria researcher, uncovers the complete story behind this dark tale of science, medicine and war. Illuminating, riveting and surprising, The Malaria Project captures the ethical perils of seeking treatments for disease while ignoring the human condition.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

494

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

ISBN 10

0698140133

ISBN 13

9780698140134

Craft of the Dyer

Colour from Plants and Lichens

By: Karen Leigh Casselman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Craft of the Dyer

Colour from Plants and Lichens

By: Karen Leigh Casselman

Here is a complete guide to making your own dye from a wide variety of plants — acorn to zinnia. Covers dyeing procedures, mordants, preparing fibers, every step. List of suppliers. Bibliography.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

273

Publisher

Courier Corporation

Published Date

ISBN 10

0486140377

ISBN 13

9780486140377

John Singer Sargent and His Muse

Painting Love and Loss

By: Karen Corsano,Daniel Williman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

John Singer Sargent and His Muse

Painting Love and Loss

By: Karen Corsano,Daniel Williman

This sensitive and compelling biography sheds new light on John Singer Sargent’s art through an intimate history of his family. Karen Corsano and Daniel Williman focus especially on his niece and muse, Rose-Marie Ormond, telling her story for the first time. In a score of paintings created between 1906 and 1912, John Singer Sargent documented the idyllic teenage summers of Rose-Marie and his own deepening affection for her serene beauty and good-hearted, candid charm. Rose-Marie married Robert, the only son of André Michel, the foremost art historian of his day, who had known Sargent and reviewed his paintings in the Paris Salons of the 1880s. Robert was a promising historian as well, until the Great War claimed him first as an infantry sergeant, then a victim, in 1914. His widow Rose-Marie served as a nurse in a rehabilitation hospital for blinded French soldiers until she too was killed, crushed under a bombed church vault, in 1918. Sargent expressed his grief, as he expressed all his emotions, on canvas: He painted ruined French churches and, in Gassed, blinded soldiers; he made his last murals for the Boston Public Library a cryptic memorial to Rose-Marie and her beloved Robert. Braiding together the lives and families of Rose-Marie, Robert, and John Sargent, the book spans their many worlds—Paris, the Alps, London, the Soissons front, and Boston. Drawing on a rich trove of letters, diaries, and journals, this beautifully illustrated history brings Sargent and his times to vivid life.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

341

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Published Date

ISBN 10

1442230517

ISBN 13

9781442230514

Visibly Canadian

Imaging Collective Identities in the Canadas, 1820-1910

By: Karen Stanworth

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Visibly Canadian

Imaging Collective Identities in the Canadas, 1820-1910

By: Karen Stanworth

Spectacular, scientific, and educational cultural practices were used to establish and define public identities in the British colonies of nineteenth-century Canada. In Visibly Canadian, Karen Stanworth argues that visual representations were the era's primary mode of expressing identity, and shows how the citizenry of Quebec and Ontario was - or was not - represented in the visual culture of the time. Through nine case studies, each representing key moments of identity formation and contestation, Stanworth investigates how a broad range of cultural phenomena, from fine arts to institutional histories to public spectacles, were used to order, resist, and articulate identities within specific social and economic contexts. The negotiation and planning underpinning civic culture are evident in rare moments of compromise such as the surprising proposal from the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society to merge their annual parade with the celebration of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897. Equally astounding is the scale of nineteenth-century public spectacles; reenactments of Victorian scenes of war often attracted crowds of upwards of 10,000 people. Illustrated with over fifty images, many unseen for over a century, Visibly Canadian establishes the extraordinary significance of artwork and public spectacles in cutting across language, religion, and class to tell stories of nationhood, belonging, and difference.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

485

Publisher

McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published Date

ISBN 10

0773596933

ISBN 13

9780773596931

Social and Emotional Development:

By: Karen Rosen

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Social and Emotional Development:

By: Karen Rosen

Bringing together key theories and research in a unique integrative approach, Karen Rosen guides the reader through the fascinating and interrelated themes of attachment and the self. In this comprehensive overview, she examines developing relationships with caregivers, siblings, peers and friends from infancy through to adolescence. Suitable as a core text for advanced-level modules on social and emotional development.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

465

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1137579013

ISBN 13

9781137579010

Harlequin Romantic Suspense April 2022 - Box Set

By: Justine Davis,Karen Whiddon,Lisa Childs,Beth Cornelison

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Harlequin Romantic Suspense April 2022 - Box Set

By: Justine Davis,Karen Whiddon,Lisa Childs,Beth Cornelison

Looking for heart-racing romance and breathless suspense? Want stories filled with life-and-death situations that cause sparks to fly between adventurous, strong women and brave, powerful men? Harlequin® Romantic Suspense brings you all that and more with four new full-length titles in one collection! COLTON'S DANGEROUS REUNION (A Coltons of Colorado novel) by Justine Davis When social worker Gideon Colton reports a parent for child abuse, he never thought he'd put his ex—the child's pediatrician—in harm's way. Now he and Sophie Gray-Jones are thrown back together to avoid danger…and find themselves reigniting the flame that never really went out. FINDING THE RANCHER'S SON by Karen Whiddon Jackie Burkholdt's sister and nephew are missing, so she returns home to their tiny West Texas hometown. The boy's father, Eli Pitts, might be the most obvious suspect, but he and Jackie are helplessly drawn to each other. As secrets come to light, it becomes even harder to know who is responsible—let alone who it's safe to have feelings for. BODYGUARD UNDER SIEGE (A Bachelor Bodyguards novel) by Lisa Childs Keeli Abbott became a bodyguard to avoid Detective Spencer Dubridge. Now she's been tasked with protecting him—and might be pregnant with his baby! Close quarters force them to face their feelings, but with a drug cartel determined to make sure Spencer doesn't testify, they may not have much time left… MOUNTAIN RETREAT MURDER (A Cameron Glen novel) by Beth Cornelison When a mysterious death finds Cait Cameron’s family's inn, she enlists guest Matt Harkney, father to a troubled teenager, to help investigate recent crimes. Love and loyalty are tested as veteran Matt risks everything to heal his family, catch a thief and save Cait’s life.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

982

Publisher

Harlequin

Published Date

ISBN 10

0369714059

ISBN 13

9780369714053

Encyclopedia of Community

From the Village to the Virtual World

By: DAVID LEVINSON,KAREN CHRISTENSEN

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Encyclopedia of Community

From the Village to the Virtual World

By: DAVID LEVINSON,KAREN CHRISTENSEN

The Encyclopedia of Community is a major four volume reference work that seeks to define one of the most widely researched topics in the behavioural and social sciences. Community itself is a concept, an experience, and a central part of being human. This pioneering major reference work seeks to provide the necessary definitions of community far beyond the traditional views.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

2045

Publisher

SAGE

Published Date

ISBN 10

0761925988

ISBN 13

9780761925989

Emergency Department Case Management

Strategies for Creating and Sustaining a Successful Program

By: Karen S. Zander

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Emergency Department Case Management

Strategies for Creating and Sustaining a Successful Program

By: Karen S. Zander

Eliminate sky-high wait times and increased denials in your ED Hospitals across the country are seeing extreme backup in the emergency department (ED). In recent years, well-structured emergency department case management programs have repeatedly demonstrated their value in: Influencing capacity Assigning patients to appropriate levels of care Targeting complex discharge needs Assisting with proper utilization review Whether you are looking to implement, maintain, or evolve your ED case management program, eliminate confusion surrounding the process with the help of Emergency Department Case Management: Strategies for Creating and Sustaining a Successful Program. Examining all perspectives of ED case management, this new and comprehensive guide will help you define a program that best suits your facility's needs. All the tools you need to get your program up and running From defining goals, clarifying roles, and understanding the necessary knowledge and skill sets required from ED case management staff, Emergency Department Case Management will help to ensure that you have a solid and sustainable foundation in place. After exploring models and reviewing your infrastructure, Emergency Department Case Management will help you outline key partnerships, present multiple options for case finding, tackle observation status, address quality and evaluation issues, and identify ways ED case managers can contribute to care coordination for complex pediatric, psychiatric, homeless, and uninsured populations. Written by Kathleen Walsh, RN, MS, and Karen Zander RN, MS, CMAC, FAAN, from the Center for Case Management, Emergency Department Case Management provides advice and best practices from two of the nations top case management experts. Take a look inside at the table of contents: Chapter 1: ED Case Management: The Heart of Access Chapter 2: The Foundation Chapter 3: Partnerships Chapter 4: The Process Chapter 5: Developing interventional strategies Chapter 6: Observation status determination Chapter 7: Program-level evaluation Chapter 8: Information system support Chapter 9: Quality Chapter 10: Addressing the pediatric population Chapter 11: Responding to the psychiatric population Chapter 12: Strengthening an existing program It's also packed with 15 detailed case studies discussing ED case management strategies, as well as five spotlight accounts detailing the experiences of ED professionals from across the country, including: A case manager A social worker A psychiatric nurse An information systems specialist An ED physician Don't hesitate to jumpstart your ED case management program. From beginning to end, Emergency Department Case Management will serve as the lead architect to help you design, build, and strengthen your ED case management model--order your copy today! Learning objectives: Conceptualize a framework for setting up an ED case management program Develop policies, procedures, and role descriptions Identify structural components, tools, and processes to support an ED case management program Describe potential outcomes of an ED case management program Who should buy this book? Emergency Department Case Management is the perfect resource for case managers, directors of case management, ED nurse managers, social workers, ED directors/administrators, and CFOs. HCPro Inc. has confirmed that none of the faculty presenters or contributors has any relevant financial relationships to disclose related to the content of this educational activity.The HCPro Risk-Free, Money-Back Guarantee If for any reason you're not completely satisfied with your purchase, return it within 30 days and you will receive a prompt, polite, 100% refund--no questions asked.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

195

Publisher

HC Pro, Inc.

Published Date

ISBN 10

1601460465

ISBN 13

9781601460462

The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Climate and Culture

By: Karen M. Barbera

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Climate and Culture

By: Karen M. Barbera

The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Climate and Culture presents the breadth of topics from Industrial and Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior through the lenses of organizational climate and culture. The Handbook reveals in great detail how in both research and practice climate and culture reciprocally influence each other. The details reveal the many practices that organizations use to acquire, develop, manage, motivate, lead, and treat employees both at home and in the multinational settings that characterize contemporary organizations. Chapter authors are both expert in their fields of research and also represent current climate and culture practice in five national and international companies (3M, McDonald's, the Mayo Clinic, PepsiCo and Tata). In addition, new approaches to the collection and analysis of climate and culture data are presented as well as new thinking about organizational change from an integrated climate and culture paradigm. No other compendium integrates climate and culture thinking like this Handbook does and no other compendium presents both an up-to-date review of the theory and research on the many facets of climate and culture as well as contemporary practice. The Handbook takes a climate and culture vantage point on micro approaches to human issues at work (recruitment and hiring, training and performance management, motivation and fairness) as well as organizational processes (teams, leadership, careers, communication), and it also explicates the fact that these are lodged within firms that function in larger national and international contexts.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

753

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0199395926

ISBN 13

9780199395927

Trauma Nursing E-Book

By: Karen A. McQuillan,Mary Beth Flynn Makic,Eileen Whalen

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Trauma Nursing E-Book

By: Karen A. McQuillan,Mary Beth Flynn Makic,Eileen Whalen

Using the unique cycles of trauma framework, the 4th edition of this classic and highly acclaimed resource is thoroughly updated to bring you comprehensive coverage of cutting-edge research findings and current issues, trends, and controversies in trauma nursing. Detailed information guides you through all phases of care – from preventive care and the time of injury to the resuscitative, operative, critical, intermediate, and rehabilitative stages. Timely discussions on emerging topics such as mass casualty and rural trauma/telemedicine keep you up to date with the latest developments in the field. This practical, evidence-based reference is the most complete resource available for both novice and experienced trauma nurses working in a variety of care settings. - Comprehensive coverage includes practical, clinically relevant trauma information for nurses at all levels of knowledge and experience working in a variety of settings. - Evidence-based content ensures that you are using the latest and most reliable information available to provide state-of-the-art care for trauma patients. - A user-friendly format, logical organization, and helpful tables and illustrations help you find information quickly and clarify key concepts and procedures. - Detailed information guides you through all phases of care – from preventive care and the time of injury to the resuscitative, operative, critical, intermediate, and rehabilitative stages. - Special populations coverage prepares you to meet the unique needs of pregnant, pediatric, and elderly patients, as well as bariatric patients, burn victims, patients with substance abuse issues, and organ and tissue donors. - A section on Clinical Management Concepts gives you a solid understanding of key issues affecting all patients regardless of their injury, including mechanism of injury, traumatic shock, patient/family psychosocial responses to trauma, pain management, wound healing, and nutrition. - A new Mass Casualty chapter prepares you to act quickly and confidently in the event of a disaster, with guidelines for initial response and sustained response, lessons learned from recent disasters, government involvement, and hazmat, bioterrorism, and nuclear-radiological preparedness. - A new chapter on Rural Trauma/Telemedicine focuses on the unique nature of rural trauma care and offers strategies to help you improve healthcare delivery in this challenging environment. - A new Trauma in the Bariatric Patient chapter provides the specialized information you need to meet the challenges and needs of this growing patient population.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

994

Publisher

Elsevier Health Sciences

Published Date

ISBN 10

1437726577

ISBN 13

9781437726572

Encyclopedia of British Writers, 1800 to the Present

By: George Stade,Karen Karbiener

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Encyclopedia of British Writers, 1800 to the Present

By: George Stade,Karen Karbiener

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide biographical and critical information on major and lesser-known nineteenth- and twentieth-century British writers, and includes articles on key schools of literature, and genres.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

593

Publisher

Infobase Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1438116896

ISBN 13

9781438116891

Book's by Karen Robertson

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email