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Meriwether Lewis

The Assassination of an American Hero and the Silver Mines of Mexico

By: Kira Gale

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Meriwether Lewis

The Assassination of an American Hero and the Silver Mines of Mexico

By: Kira Gale

This new full-length biography of Meriwether Lewis is presented within the context of the turbulent times of the early AmericanRepublic. The author discusses intrigues to seize the Floridas and Louisiana from Spain with the help of France or Britain, and makes the case for General James Wilkinson assassinating General Anthony Wayne to become the commanding general of the U.S. Army. She proposes that the deadlock in the presidential election of 1800 between Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson was caused by a British faction of Federalists who planned to invade Louisiana and Mexico if Burr were elected president. Three parts of the conspiracy are identified: a secret military base on the Ohio, Cantonment Wilkinsonville, where 700 U.S. Army troops were stationed; the Philip Nolan filibuster into Texas; and British naval support. After Jefferson's election, Lewis lived in the White House as his confidential aide. In 1803, he left the White House as the leader of an elite army unit to reinforce America's claim to the Pacific Northwest. When he returned, Jefferson appointed him governor of LouisianaTerritory based in St. Louis with orders to remove followers of Aaron Burr from positions of power and influence. Within two years Meriwether Lewis was dead at the age of 35, killed by an assassin's bullets in 1809. The case is made that General Wilkinson and John Smith T., a wealthy lead mine operator, were the organizers of his assassination. Their motive was to prevent Lewis from stopping another filibuster expedition into Mexico in 1810. This biography of Lewis offers a very different interpretation of his character and achievements, supporting the idea that, if he had lived, Lewis was in line to become president of the United States. It presents a detailed account of his activities as a loyal Jefferson supporter, presidential aide, leader of a continental expedition, and governor of LouisianaTerritory.

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River Junction Press, LLC

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0991409329

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9780991409327

Drawing Lines

Why Conservatives Must Begin to Battle Fiercely in the Arena of Ideas

By: Kira Davis

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Drawing Lines

Why Conservatives Must Begin to Battle Fiercely in the Arena of Ideas

By: Kira Davis

Kira Davis has built a brand on reaching out to the other side, on giving people space to be wrong, the space to discuss, the space to tolerate. I sincerely believe there are many reasonable people in America from all ideologies who are still willing to talk with each other, people who are quite happy to live and let live.Unfortunately, none of those people are controlling the conversations right now. Trump's presidency has burned away the niceties that tenuously held our political ecosystem together. We've had a front-row seat to the strategy of the Left. We're seeing the lengths they will go to and the lies they let stand in service of crushing 50 percent of this nation.The onslaught of dishonesty has been relentless. The progressive left isn't happy to just let us live with our own values, our own media, our own cultural verticals. They seek to completely destroy ideological and financial competition. They seek unity through complete elimination of the other side. There are times for compromise and times to draw a line in the sand, and friends, the latter has arrived. It is time to draw our lines as Christians and Conservatives.

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Fidelis Publishing. LLC

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1737176351

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9781737176350

PutsandCalls Margin Call

Episode IV

By: Vincent Mountjoy-Pepka,Kira Mountjoy-Pepka

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PutsandCalls Margin Call

Episode IV

By: Vincent Mountjoy-Pepka,Kira Mountjoy-Pepka

Puget Sound author Vincent Mountjoy-Pepka returns to fiction in this, the fourth episode in his seven-part Puts&Calls thriller.

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iUniverse

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0595194753

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9780595194759

Contesting the Repressive State

Why Ordinary Egyptians Protested During the Arab Spring

By: Kira D. Jumet

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Contesting the Repressive State

Why Ordinary Egyptians Protested During the Arab Spring

By: Kira D. Jumet

This book advances research on the collective action dilemma in protest movements by examining protest mobilization leading up to, and during, the 2011 Egyptian Revolution and 2013 June 30th Coup in Cairo, Egypt. The book is organized chronologically and touches on why and how people make the decision to protest or not protest during different periods of the revolutionary process. The overarching question is: Why and how do individuals who are not members of political groups or organizers of political movements choose to engage or not engage in anti-government protest under a repressive regime? In answering the question, the book argues that individual decisions to protest or not protest are based on the intersection of the following three factors: political opportunity structures, mobilizing structures, and framing processes. It further demonstrates that the way these decisions to protest or not protest take place is through emotional mechanisms that are activated by specific combinations of these factors. The goal of the book is to investigate the relationship between key structural factors and the emotional responses they produce. By examining 170 interviews with individuals who either protested or did not protest, it explores how social media, violent government repression, changes in political opportunities, and the military influenced individual decisions to protest or not protest.

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Oxford University Press

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0190688467

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9780190688462

Women in Green

Voices of Sustainable Design

By: Kira Gould,Lance Hosey

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Women in Green

Voices of Sustainable Design

By: Kira Gould,Lance Hosey

Exploring a variety of topics ranging from communities to buildings to product design, this book explains how the sustainable design field is influenced by women and women's ways of working. It explains the often overlooked roles women have played as key catalysts in sustainability.

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Ecotone Publishing

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097490337X

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Death of Meriwether Lewis

A Historic Crime Scene Investigation

By: James Starrs,Kira Gale

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Death of Meriwether Lewis

A Historic Crime Scene Investigation

By: James Starrs,Kira Gale

Even after more than two centuries, mystery continues to surround Meriwether Lewis’s death—did the famous explorer commit suicide or was he murdered? Recently revealed truths and deconstructed myths are woven together in this fascinating account to form an unforgettable tale of political corruption, assassins, forged documents, and skeletal remains. New research implicating General James Wilkinson—commanding general of the U.S. Army and coconspirator of Aaron Burr—as the assassin is thoroughly discussed, while riveting testimony from 13 leading experts in wound ballistics, forensic anthropology, suicide psychology, grave-site exhumation, and handwriting analysis offers new insight into what Lewis’s exhumed remains might reveal. The new evidence not only destroys the foundation of suicide arguments by proving the primary evidence is a forgery, it also proves the Indian Agent escorting Lewis lied about his activities on the day of Lewis's death. The book also contains evidence of a previously unknown plot by Aaron Burr to seize New Orleans and invade Mexico in 1809, a repeat of his 1806 plot. It explains why Lewis suddenly changed his plans to travel to Washington, DC, by boat, and instead chose to go overland on the Natchez Trace, where he met his untimely death on October 11, 1809, at age 35.

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River Junction Press LLC

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0985017864

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9780985017866

Flying Tiger

Women Shamans and Storytellers of the Amur

By: Kira Van Deusen

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Flying Tiger

Women Shamans and Storytellers of the Amur

By: Kira Van Deusen

Outsiders to the culture have long focused on the physical artifacts of shamanism - like the costume and drum - and on ritual healing practices, but far less is known about the images shamans and storytellers use to entertain, heal, and educate. Van Deusen describes the lives of the people of the Amur during a period of dramatic transition, as they attempt to find some way to relate ancient traditions to an uncertain future. She emphasizes the contributions of women - often overlooked in the literature on shamanism - in traditional and contemporary society, and their concerns with ecology and the education of children. Their magnificent embroidery, illustrated by the author's photographs, echoes these women's stories. The Flying Tiger will appeal to anyone interested in shamanism, storytelling and folklore, Russia, indigenous people, women's studies, and spirituality.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773569006

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9780773569003

Singing Like Germans

Black Musicians in the Land of Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms

By: Kira Thurman

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Singing Like Germans

Black Musicians in the Land of Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms

By: Kira Thurman

In Singing Like Germans, Kira Thurman tells the sweeping story of Black musicians in German-speaking Europe over more than a century. Thurman brings to life the incredible musical interactions and transnational collaborations among people of African descent and white Germans and Austrians. Through this compelling history, she explores how people reinforced or challenged racial identities in the concert hall. Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, audiences assumed the categories of Blackness and Germanness were mutually exclusive. Yet on attending a performance of German music by a Black musician, many listeners were surprised to discover that German identity is not a biological marker but something that could be learned, performed, and mastered. While Germans and Austrians located their national identity in music, championing composers such as Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms as national heroes, the performance of their works by Black musicians complicated the public's understanding of who had the right to play them. Audiences wavered between seeing these musicians as the rightful heirs of Austro-German musical culture and dangerous outsiders to it. Thurman explores the tension between the supposedly transcendental powers of classical music and the global conversations that developed about who could perform it. An interdisciplinary and transatlantic history, Singing Like Germans suggests that listening to music is not a passive experience, but an active process where racial and gendered categories are constantly made and unmade.

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Cornell University Press

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150175985X

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9781501759857

Kiviuq

An Inuit Hero and His Siberian Cousins

By: Kira Van Deusen

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Kiviuq

An Inuit Hero and His Siberian Cousins

By: Kira Van Deusen

After decades exploring Siberian cultures, Kira Van Deusen turned to the Canadian north to ask many such questions, looking at them through the versions of one of their most respected legends - that of hero/shaman Kiviuq, an Inuit counterpart to Homer's Odysseus - told by forty Inuit elders. The elders' voices engage us directly, inviting us to look at the unique qualities of arctic heroism and its application to present-day concerns. Rich details from each of the elders' families help explain interpersonal challenges to survival in the north and offer both practical and spiritual lessons. Van Deusen also points out intriguing cultural connections across the Bering Strait, past and present.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773577831

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9780773577831

The Death of Meriwether Lewis

A Historic Crime Scene Investigation

By: James E. Starrs,Kira Gale

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The Death of Meriwether Lewis

A Historic Crime Scene Investigation

By: James E. Starrs,Kira Gale

Recently revealed truths and deconstructed myths are woven together in this fascinating account to form an unforgettable tale of political corruption, assassins, forged documents, and skeletal remains.

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0964931540

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Unblinking

By: Kira Carter

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Unblinking

By: Kira Carter

Everyone is watching. Minka Stanis just wants to be left alone—impossible since the Eyes record and broadcast every moment of her day. Then a humiliating incident in the high school cafeteria makes her the laughingstock of her tower city, and life behind the glass walls becomes unbearable. When the intriguing new boy at school tells her about a place away from the gaze of the cameras, Minka plots her escape from the towers. But the Shuttered Lands are across the desert, and going there will mean leaving everything she’s ever known behind. Fresh out of tower training, Zedd Fincher is settling into his dream job. When he gets assigned to edit Minka Stanis’s Stream footage, he spins her every misstep into a string of hit clips. As Minka’s fame grows, so do Zedd’s feelings for her. But a crisis at home brings the darker side of his work into focus. And Zedd soon learns editing other people’s lives has consequences. As Minka is thrust unwillingly into the spotlight and Zedd’s life begins to unravel, only one thing is certain: The Eyes are always watching.

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Rockhopper Press

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0997980818

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9780997980813

Autism Spectrum Disorders

The Complete Guide to Understanding Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, and Other ASDs

By: Chantal Sicile-Kira

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Autism Spectrum Disorders

The Complete Guide to Understanding Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, and Other ASDs

By: Chantal Sicile-Kira

An expert in the field of autistic disorders presents a comprehensive and accessible overview of all aspects of autism conditions, including Asperger's Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, and other autism spectrum disorders, explaining how diagnose ASDs, family coping strategies, treatment options, educational programs, and more. Original.

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Penguin

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0399530479

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9780399530470

More Women Can Run

Gender and Pathways to the State Legislatures

By: Susan J. Carroll,Kira Sanbonmatsu

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More Women Can Run

Gender and Pathways to the State Legislatures

By: Susan J. Carroll,Kira Sanbonmatsu

This book advances a new approach for understanding women's election to office, proposing a relationally embedded model of candidate emergence. Analyzing nationwide surveys of state legislators, the authors challenge assumptions of a single model of candidate emergence and the necessity for women to assimilate to men's pathways to office.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199322430

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9780199322435

A Seat at the Table

Congresswomen's Perspectives on Why Their Presence Matters

By: Kelly Dittmar,Kira Sanbonmatsu,Susan J. Carroll

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A Seat at the Table

Congresswomen's Perspectives on Why Their Presence Matters

By: Kelly Dittmar,Kira Sanbonmatsu,Susan J. Carroll

The presence of women in Congress is at an all-time high -- approximately one of every five members is female -- and record numbers of women are running for public office for the 2018 midterms. At the same time, Congress is more polarized than ever, and little research exists on how women in Congress view their experiences and contributions to American politics today. Drawing on personal interviews with over three-quarters of the women serving in the 114th Congress (2015-17), the authors analyze how these women navigate today's stark partisan divisions, and whether they feel effective in their jobs. Through first-person perspectives, A Seat at the Table looks at what motivates these women's legislative priorities and behavior, details the ways in which women experience service within a male-dominated institution, and highlights why it matters that women sit in the nation's federal legislative chambers. It describes the strategies women employ to overcome any challenges they confront as well as the opportunities available to them. The book examines how gender interacts with political party, race and ethnicity, seniority, chamber, and district characteristics to shape women's representational influence and behavior, finding that party and race/ethnicity are the two most complicating factors to a singular narrative of women's congressional representation. While congresswomen's perspectives, experiences, and influence are neither uniform nor interchangeable, they strongly believe their presence matters in myriad ways, affecting congressional culture, priorities, processes, debates, and outcomes.

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Oxford University Press

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0190915749

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9780190915742

Cosmopolitan Elites

Indian Diplomats and the Social Hierarchies of Global Order

By: Kira Huju

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Cosmopolitan Elites

Indian Diplomats and the Social Hierarchies of Global Order

By: Kira Huju

Cosmopolitan Elites narrates the birth, everyday life, and fracturing of a Western-dominated global order from its margins. It offers a critical sociological examination of the elite Indian Foreign Service and its members, many of whom were present at the founding of this order. Kira Huju explores how these diplomats set out to remake the service in the name of a radically anti-colonial global subaltern, but often ended up seeking status within its hierarchies through social mimicry of its most powerful actors. This is a book about the struggles of belonging: it revisits what it takes to be a recognized member of international society and asks what the experience of historically marginalized actors inside the diplomatic club can tell us about the evident woes of global order today. In interrogating how Indian diplomats learned to live under a Westernized world order, it also offers a sociologically grounded reading of what might happen in spaces like India as the world transitions past Western domination. An awkward balancing act animates the order-making of India's cosmopolitan diplomats: despite a genuine desire to strive toward a postcolonial world founded on diversity, difference, and the symbolic representation of a global subaltern, there is a strong sense of a lingering caricature-like notion of a white, European-dominated homogenous club, to which Indian diplomats feel a deep-rooted and colonially embedded desire to belong. Cosmopolitanism operates inside this balancing act not as an international ethic upholding an equal, tolerant, or liberal global order, but rather as an elite aesthetic which presumes cultural compliance, diplomatic accommodation, and social assimilation into Western mores. Based on 85 interviews with Indian diplomats, politicians, and foreign policy experts, as well as archival work in New Delhi, the book asks what the experience of historically marginalized actors inside the diplomatic club tells us about the social hierarchies of race, class, religion, gender, and caste under global order.

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Oxford University Press

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0198874936

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9780198874935

Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum

A Parent's Guide to the Cognitive, Social, Physical, and Transition Needs ofTeen agers with Autism Spectrum Disorders

By: Chantal Sicile-Kira

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Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum

A Parent's Guide to the Cognitive, Social, Physical, and Transition Needs ofTeen agers with Autism Spectrum Disorders

By: Chantal Sicile-Kira

From the award-winning author of Autism Spectrum Disorders, comes Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum, a complete guide to the cognitive, emotional, social, and physical needs of preteens and teenagers with autistic disorders, ranging from the relatively mild Asperger's Syndrome to more severe ability impairment. Using clear examples, practical advice, and supportive insights, this book covers: Health risks such as seizures and depression Treatments, therapies, and teaching strategies Teaching skills to cope with puberty, self-care, and social skills Teenage emotions, sexuality, appropriate relationships, and dating Middle school, high school, and developing an Individual Educational Program Preparing for life after high school

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Penguin

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0399532366

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9780399532368

Transformative Teachers

Teacher Leadership and Learning in a Connected World

By: Kira J. Baker-Doyle

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Transformative Teachers

Teacher Leadership and Learning in a Connected World

By: Kira J. Baker-Doyle

cTransformative Teachers offers an insightful look at the growing movement of civic-minded educators who are using twenty-first-century participatory practices and connected technologies to organize change from the ground up. Kira J. Baker-Doyle highlights the collaborative, grassroots tactics that activist teachers are implementing to transform their profession and pursue greater social justice and equity in education. The author provides a framework and practical suggestions for charting the path to transformative teacher leadership as well as suggestions for how others, including administrators and outside organizations, can support them. In addition, the book profiles fifteen transformative teachers who are changing the face of education, features three case studies of organizational allies (Edcamps, the Philadelphia Education Fund, and the Connected Learning Alliance), and includes insights from a wide range of educational leaders. A guide to the norms and practices of innovative educators, Transformative Teachers offers a clear and compelling vision of the potential for grassroots change in education.

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Harvard Education Press

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1682530345

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9781682530344

John McCain

By: Kira Wizner

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John McCain

By: Kira Wizner

This title examines the life and career of John S. McCain III, a major player in the presidential race of 2008. The book discusses McCains childhood as the son and grandson of Navy heroes, the five years McCain spent as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, his release from captivity, and his subsequent rise in American politics. This book has a strong focus on the crucial times when McCain took definitive action to move forward on the path to the highest levels of government leadership. This career profile of the maverick senator from Arizona shows how even our most courageous leaders suffer moments of failure and weakness, but are able to right their ships and persevere.

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The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

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1435844459

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9781435844452

Modern Women

52 Pioneers

By: Kira Cochrane

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Modern Women

52 Pioneers

By: Kira Cochrane

Modern Women is a celebration of influential and inspiring women who have changed the world through their lives, work and actions. From suffragettes to scientists, activists to artists, politicians to pilots and writers to riot grrrls, the women included have all paved the way for gender equality in their own indomitable way. Find out about extraordinary women including writer and teacher Maya Angelou, computer scientist Ada Lovelace, abolitionist Harriet Tubman, film star Katharine Hepburn and pioneering musician Björk. Their lives also enable bigger stories to be told: the suffrage movement with Sophia Duleep Singh; the civil rights struggle and Audre Lorde; advances in science made by Rosalind Franklin; the push for artistic freedom in the work of Frida Kahlo and Louise Bourgeois; and the importance of equality in all sections of society advocated by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

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Aurum

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0711255792

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9780711255791

The Dream Sleeper

A Three-Part Plan for Getting Your Baby to Love Sleep

By: Conner Herman,Kira Ryan

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The Dream Sleeper

A Three-Part Plan for Getting Your Baby to Love Sleep

By: Conner Herman,Kira Ryan

Dream Team's new way to a good night's sleep for babies and parents With a simple and easy-to-follow plan for today's fast-moving (and often sleep-deprived) parents, this book offers a new, modern approach to teaching babies how to sleep independently. The authors' proven methods, prepared with a team of esteemed pediatric advisors, show anyone how to coach their baby to sleep through the night on his or her own. The importance of preparation, consistency, and patience is explained in a down-to-earth style. A primer on the science of sleep Instructions for setting up the sleeping environment and creating sleeping and eating schedules Advice on identifying sleep associations and creating a support system Checklists and strategies to implement the three-part plan With respect for many styles of parenting, this step-by-step program includes methods for helping baby get a good night's sleep.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118181468

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9781118181461

Good Books Lately

The One-Stop Resource for Book Groups and Other Greedy Readers

By: Ellen Moore,Kira Stevens

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Good Books Lately

The One-Stop Resource for Book Groups and Other Greedy Readers

By: Ellen Moore,Kira Stevens

The inside scoop on book groups--from the nation's leading experts! As book group members across the country have discovered, Ellen Moore and Kira Stevens know everything there is to know about book groups, and then some. The founders of the country's first book group consulting company, in Good Books Lately they dish out fun, stimulating advice based on their own experiences and those of hundreds of book group members on everything from: * How to start a group---and keep it going * How to tell a book by its cover (really!) * How to generate a lively discussion * Behind-the-scenes anecdotes, dirt, and favorite book lists * The best and worst book group books * Book group troubleshooting, no matter what sort of group you belong to * And much more If you're looking for new ideas to spice up your book group, wondering how to join an existing group, or hoping to start your own, Good Books Lately will give you the goods to make your book group experience a rousing, rewarding success.

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Macmillan + ORM

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1466865350

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9781466865358

Why Don't Cars Run on Apple Juice?

Real Science Questions from Real Kids

By: Kira Vermond

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Why Don't Cars Run on Apple Juice?

Real Science Questions from Real Kids

By: Kira Vermond

Curious kids ask the best questions! What keeps the stars from falling from the sky? Why do metal boats float? And more importantly, why don’t cars run on apple juice?! All these questions and more are found in the pages of this science Q & A book with questions from the most inquisitive of science center visitors—kids. With help from a slew of scientists, author Kira Vermond serves up the answers to more than 50 quizzical queries in a fun and engaging style. Vibrant illustrations by Suharu Ogawa add to the appeal, making this a STEM-tastic gift for young graduates, science buffs, and everyone who loves to ask “Why?”.

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250

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Annick Press

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1773213032

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9781773213033

Autism Spectrum Disorder (revised)

The Complete Guide to Understanding Autism

By: Chantal Sicile-Kira

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Autism Spectrum Disorder (revised)

The Complete Guide to Understanding Autism

By: Chantal Sicile-Kira

Newly revised and updated, this award-winning guide covers every aspect of understanding and living with autism today Comprehensive and authoritative, Autism Spectrum Disorders explains all aspects of the condition, and is written for parents, educators, caregivers, and others looking for accurate information and expert insight. Newly updated to reflect the latest research, treatment methods, and DSM-V criteria, this invaluable book covers: • The causes of autism spectrum disorders • Getting an accurate diagnosis • Treatments based on behavioral, psychological, and biomedical interventions • Coping strategies for families and education needs and programs • Living and working conditions for adults with ASD • Community interaction and teaching strategies and resources for educators and other professionals **Best Book on Autism for 2017 --Healthline

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0698149068

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9780698149069

A Full Life with Autism

From Learning to Forming Relationships to Achieving Independence

By: Chantal Sicile-Kira,Jeremy Sicile-Kira

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A Full Life with Autism

From Learning to Forming Relationships to Achieving Independence

By: Chantal Sicile-Kira,Jeremy Sicile-Kira

In the next five years, hundreds of thousands of children with autism spectrum disorder will reach adulthood. And while diagnosis and treatment for children has improved dramatically in recent years, no one is answering the question that plagues so many parents: What happens to my child when I am no longer able to care for or assist him? In this ground-breaking book, autism expert Chantal Sicile-Kira and her son Jeremy take on the challenge of planning for the full lifespan. Working together and drawing on the insights of others facing the same challenges, they offer real solutions to a host of difficult questions, including how young adults across the autism spectrum can: *negotiate adult life in this new economy where adult service resources are scarce *cope with the difficulties of living apart from the nuclear family *create and maintain a support network, including friends, support staff, and therapists *find and keep a job that provides meaning, stability and an income *discover the joys of fulfilling relationships"--

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Macmillan

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0230112463

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9780230112469

Unblinking

By: Kira Carter

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Unblinking

By: Kira Carter

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Rockhopper Press

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0997980818

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9780997980813

The New Killing Fields

Massacre and the Politics of Intervention

By: Kira Brunner,Nicolaus Mills

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The New Killing Fields

Massacre and the Politics of Intervention

By: Kira Brunner,Nicolaus Mills

The question of the responsibility inherent in the unrivaled might of the U.S. military is one that continues to take up headlines across the globe. This award-winning group of reporters and scholars, including, among others, David Rieff, Peter Maass, Philip Gourevitch, William Shawcross, George Packer, Bill Berkeley and Samantha Power revisit four of the worst instances of state-sponsored killing--Cambodia, Yugoslavia, Rwanda, and East Timor--in the last half of the twentieth century in order to reconsider the success and failure of U.S. and U.N. military and humanitarian intervention.Featuring original essays and reporting, The New Killing Fields poses vital questions about the future of peacekeeping in the next century. In addition, theoretical essays by Michael Walzer and Michael Ignatieff frame the issue of intervention in terms of today's post-cold war reality and the future of human rights.

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0465008046

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Cats Are Special

A Tribute to Elegance, Playfulness, and Grace

By: Kira Baum,Random House Value Publishing Staff

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Cats Are Special

A Tribute to Elegance, Playfulness, and Grace

By: Kira Baum,Random House Value Publishing Staff

Cat owners know that the companionship of a cat makes every day a little brighter. Cat lovers know the joy of watching a cat leap and bound gracefully up onto windowsills and furniture, or nap happily in any puddle of sunlight it can find. They know the pleasure of having a purring cat curled up against them on a cold winter night. Cats have as many different personalities as people do–they can be timid or gregarious, finicky or easygoing, lively or lethargic. One thing is certain–cats and their owners share a special relationship that enriches both lives. CATS ARE SPECIAL is a celebration of our loving, cuddly, and playful feline friends as well as a nod to their devoted owners. It is a perfect gift for any cat lover and their favorite pet. When your cat rubs the side of its face along your leg, it’s affectionately marking you with its scent, identifying you as its private property, saying, in effect, “You belong to me.” —Susan McDonough In nine lifetimes, you’ll never know as much about your cat as your cat knows about you. —Michel de Montaigne Time spent with cats is never wasted. —Sigmund Freud There is, indeed, no single quality of the cat that man could not emulate to his advantage. —Carl Van Vechten A meow massages the heart. –Stuart McMillan One small cat changes coming home to an empty house to cominghome. –Pam Brown If we treated everyone we meet with the same affection we bestow upon our favorite cat, they, too, would purr. –Martin Buxbaum Cats regard people as warmblooded furniture. –Jacquelyn Mitchard

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