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Inside Hope

By: Krista Sieger

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“I’m eighteen,” Eric the Red lies to the Army recruiter at Hope High one spring day. A record twenty-three students enlist, including one foster-boy. This story documents their experiences in training and in deployment in Afghanistan. Eric predicted he would come home in a casket – and he does – along with twelve other lads from the town. How the soldiers deal with the dangers of life in a hostile country, how the families in the community of Hope rise above their loss, and how the returning soldiers and their loved ones – including one soldier who chose to go AWOL – cope with their challenges, makes for a gripping tale of action that is heartwarming to the end. Inside Hope is a novel that could well have occurred in any town in America. It bonds the families together in time of war as they reach out to survive their grief.

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Short Suspense Stories

By: Krista Wagner

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Short Suspense Stories

By: Krista Wagner

This is a collection of five young adult short suspense stories. Each story centers on a dangerous situation, deals with crime, and contains elements of mystery and dark intrigue. "They are well written and full of action. I'm sure you are going to really enjoy them."--Goodreads Review "These short stories are just suspenseful enough that one needn't worry about reading them on a stormy day or late at night."--Amazon Review --- An investigator must interview a group of teens to uncover the suspect responsible for the death of their friend. --- When high school student Jimmy is kidnapped, he is locked inside a metal box, and time is ticking fast as he tries to figure out a way to escape. --- When Kristine's friend Joseph is found murdered, she finds comfort among her friends, but when her close friend Chase later winds up in the hospital, it soon becomes clear that one of their friends cannot be trusted. --- Investigator Riannon is investigating the death of a newborn, but something about this case troubles her for reasons unknown. When the truth of the case is revealed, will she be able to finish out the case or will it overtake her emotions? --- The sudden presence of a red robin unsettles recently divorced Teresa, its presence seemingly foreboding. The supernatural events that immediately follow propel her into a strange and uncertain world where she must fight to protect her little girl.

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Krista Wagner

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1729278582

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Teaching Global Literature in Elementary Classrooms

A Critical Literacy and Teacher Inquiry Approach

By: Kelly K. Wissman,Maggie Naughter Burns,Krista Jiampetti,Heather O'Leary,Simeen Tabatabai

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Teaching Global Literature in Elementary Classrooms

A Critical Literacy and Teacher Inquiry Approach

By: Kelly K. Wissman,Maggie Naughter Burns,Krista Jiampetti,Heather O'Leary,Simeen Tabatabai

Demonstrating the power of teaching global literature from a critical literacy perspective, this book explores the ways that K-6 educators can infuse diverse texts into their classrooms and find support for their endeavours in teacher inquiry communities. Through carefully analyzed, ethnographically informed portraits of classroom life alternating with teachers’ own accounts of their teaching and learning experiences, it demonstrates how students are moved to question, debate, and take action in response to global texts. This multi-vocal work both emerges from and responds to tensions and debates related to the purpose and practice of literature education in a time of Common Core State Standards.

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Routledge

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1317279247

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Determined Not to Be Desperate

By: Krista Thomason

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Determined Not to Be Desperate

By: Krista Thomason

Are you desperate for fulfillment? For truth? To matter to somebody? Begin the journey out of desperation with this Bible study, Determined Not to Be Desperate. Drawing examples from the popular TV series, Desperate Housewives, this study creatively communicates the truths of Jesus Christ in a culturally relevant way, speaking on such issues as identity, truth, fears, and jealousy. Whether you work on Determined Not to Be Desperate alone or with a group of women, you will leave desperation behind and find comfort, knowing that others face similar struggles. Through the daily lessons included in the workbook, women from all backgrounds will be able to discover and apply biblical insights to everyday issues. Have you ever wished for a tool that would capture the attention of friends who have no time for God? This Bible study will do just that. Normally we use 'churchy' methods and get the cold shoulder from people. Determined Not to Be Desperate gets them interested because they are already captivated by the TV series. What exciting possibilities this study presents for the reaching of many who have formerly been uninterested. -David Bycroft, Evangelist

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Tate Publishing

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1607994941

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New Thoughts About Old Things

Cognitive Policies as the Ground of Singular Concepts

By: Krista Lawlor

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New Thoughts About Old Things

Cognitive Policies as the Ground of Singular Concepts

By: Krista Lawlor

This book defends a novel theory of singular concepts, emphasizing the pragmatic requirements of singular concept possession and arguing that these requirements must be understood to institute traditions and policies of thought.

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Routledge

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1136768742

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9781136768743

Women in British Politics, c.1689-1979

By: Krista Cowman

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Women in British Politics, c.1689-1979

By: Krista Cowman

This account examines some of the areas of women's political activity in Britain from the Glorious Revolution to the election of the first female Prime Minister in 1979. It shows how women had worked in a variety of arenas and organizations before the suffrage campaign and explores the directions their political activity took afterwards.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1137267852

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9781137267856

Sandwich, With a Side of Romance

By: Krista Phillips

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Sandwich, With a Side of Romance

By: Krista Phillips

Sandwich, Illinois, represents hope for Maddie and Kyle, the brother Maddie wants to spring out of foster care. When she loses her job the first day, it's Reuben's fault, and he reluctantly gives her a job at his restaurant, The Sandwich Emporium. Can Maddie learn the art of humbling herself and accepting the help God has arranged-- risking her heart to Reuben in the process?

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Abingdon Press

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1426745923

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Journey to Literacy: No Worksheets Required

By: Krista Flemington,Linda Hart-Hewins,Una Villiers

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Journey to Literacy: No Worksheets Required

By: Krista Flemington,Linda Hart-Hewins,Una Villiers

The play-based learning and individualized strategies in this practical book build on the wide range of literacy skills present in the kindergarten classroom. This resource explores simple ways to use traditional learning centres to provide children with real and authentic reasons to listen, speak, read, write, and view. Teachers will find a wealth of resources for creating meaningful learning experiences, including: answers to often-asked questions; milestones to inform teaching instruction; activities and games for both individuals and groups, and literacy extensions that involve children with quality literature, authentic artifacts, and recordings This highly readable book will support teachers as they move beyond worksheets and nurture students on their journey to lifelong literacy."--Publisher.

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Pembroke Publishers Limited

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155138261X

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9781551382616

Teamwork, Leadership and Communication

Collaboration Basics for Health Professionals

By: Deborah Lake,Krista Baerg,Teresa Paslawski

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Teamwork, Leadership and Communication

Collaboration Basics for Health Professionals

By: Deborah Lake,Krista Baerg,Teresa Paslawski

This practical, straightforward guide presents the basic skills, attitudes, and knowledge needed for successful interprofessional collaboration in healthcare. Collaboration is fundamental to quality healthcare, and many regulatory bodies and accrediting agencies now have standards and benchmarks for interprofessional collaboration. This guide brings together in one volume basic collaboration competencies for healthcare professionals. Teamwork, Leadership and Communication serves both as an introduction for novices and as a refresher for experienced practitioners. It provides exceptional learning support for classes, working groups, and self-study. Topics include: Group dynamics, team structures, decision making, shared leadership, conflict management, communication in small groups, stereotyping, liability and more.

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Brush Education

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1550596403

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Epidemiology

An Introduction

By: Kenneth J. Rothman,Krista F. Huybrechts,Eleanor J. Murray

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Epidemiology

An Introduction

By: Kenneth J. Rothman,Krista F. Huybrechts,Eleanor J. Murray

Across the last fifty years, epidemiology has developed into a vibrant scientific discipline that brings together the social and biological sciences, incorporating everything from statistics to the philosophy of science in its aim to study and track the distribution and determinants of health events. A now-classic text, the third edition of this essential introductory textbook gives an overview of the core concepts that form the underpinnings of epidemiology and epidemiologic research. Rather than focusing on statistics or formulas, Epidemiology presents the underlying epidemiologic principles and concepts in a coherent and straightforward exposition. This core content is supplemented with historical notes, a discussion of scientific inference, details about infectious disease epidemiology, and some advanced topics--including how to deal with missing data, the use of causal diagrams, and quantitative bias analysis techniques--that serve as an on-ramp into further study for those who elect to pursue it. By emphasizing a unifying set of ideas, students will develop a strong foundation for understanding the principles of epidemiologic research.

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Oxford University Press

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0197751563

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Understanding Police Interrogation

Confessions and Consequences

By: William Douglas Woody,Krista D. Forrest

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Understanding Police Interrogation

Confessions and Consequences

By: William Douglas Woody,Krista D. Forrest

Uses techniques from psychological science and legal theory to explore police interrogation in the United States Understanding Police Interrogation provides a single comprehensive source for understanding issues relating to police interrogation and confession. It sheds light on the range of factors that may influence the outcome of the interrogation of a suspect, which ones make it more likely that a person will confess, and which may also inadvertently lead to false confessions. There is a significant psychological component to police interrogations, as interrogators may try to build rapport with the suspect, or trick them into thinking there is evidence against them that does not exist. Also important is the extent to which the interrogator is convinced of the suspect’s guilt, a factor that has clear ramifications for today’s debates over treatment of black suspects and other people of color in the criminal justice system. The volume employs a totality of the circumstances approach, arguing that a number of integrated factors, such as the characteristics of the suspect, the characteristics of the interrogators, interrogation techniques and location, community perceptions of law enforcement, and expectations for jurors and judges, all contribute to the nature of interrogations and the outcomes and perceptions of the criminal justice system. The authors argue that by drawing on this approach we can better explain the likelihood of interrogation outcomes, including true and false confessions, and provide both scholars and practitioners with a greater understanding of best practices going forward.

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NYU Press

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147985736X

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9781479857364

Quantitative and Statistical Research Methods

From Hypothesis to Results

By: William E. Martin,Krista D. Bridgmon

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Quantitative and Statistical Research Methods

From Hypothesis to Results

By: William E. Martin,Krista D. Bridgmon

Quantitative and Statistical Research Methods This user-friendly textbook teaches students to understand and apply procedural steps in completing quantitative studies. It explains statistics while progressing through the steps of the hypothesis-testing process from hypothesis to results. The research problems used in the book reflect statistical applications related to interesting and important topics. In addition, the book provides a Research Analysis and Interpretation Guide to help students analyze research articles. Designed as a hands-on resource, each chapter covers a single research problem and offers directions for implementing the research method from start to finish. Readers will learn how to: Pinpoint research questions and hypotheses Identify, classify, and operationally define the study variables Choose appropriate research designs Conduct power analysis Select an appropriate statistic for the problem Use a data set Conduct data screening and analyses using SPSS Interpret the statistics Write the results related to the problem Quantitative and Statistical Research Methods allows students to immediately, independently, and successfully apply quantitative methods to their own research projects.

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John Wiley & Sons

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111823457X

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9781118234570

Mrs Brown is a Man and a Brother

Women in Merseyside’s Political Organisations 1890-1920

By: Krista Cowman

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Mrs Brown is a Man and a Brother

Women in Merseyside’s Political Organisations 1890-1920

By: Krista Cowman

This book offers the first detailed regional study of women’s politics in the United Kingdom in the period before the First World War. Its purpose is to investigate how women’s politics functioned at the grass roots, away from the schisms and personality clashes of the national political scene. The book investigates the membership, activities and campaigning methodologies of a variety of formal political organisations ranging from branches of national auxiliary bodies such as the Women’s Liberal Federation through women’s involvement in local branches of the Independent Labour Party and on to the autonomous suffrage organisations. The impact of the all-female suffrage campaigns on older political groups in which women still competed with men for positions and policies is also considered. The book extends into the First World War, and investigates the new alliance that were formed when earlier societies contracted or closed

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Liverpool University Press

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1781387745

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Come Buy, Come Buy

Shopping and the Culture of Consumption in Victorian Women’s Writing

By: Krista Lysack

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Come Buy, Come Buy

Shopping and the Culture of Consumption in Victorian Women’s Writing

By: Krista Lysack

From the 1860s through the early twentieth century, Great Britain saw the rise of the department store and the institutionalization of a gendered sphere of consumption. Come Buy, Come Buy considers representations of the female shopper in British women’s writing and demonstrates how women’s shopping practices are materialized as forms of narrative, poetic, and cultural inscription, showing how women writers emphasize consumerism as productive of pleasure rather than the condition of seduction or loss. Krista Lysack examines works by Christina Rossetti, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, George Eliot, and Michael Field, as well as the suffragette newspaper Votes for Women, in order to challenge the dominant construction of Victorian femininity as characterized by self-renunciation and the regulation of appetite. Come Buy, Come Buy considers not only literary works, but also a variety of archival sources (shopping guides, women’s fashion magazines, household management guides, newspapers, and advertisements) and cultural practices (department store shopping, shoplifting and kleptomania, domestic economy, and suffragette shopkeeping). With this wealth of sources, Lysack traces a genealogy of the woman shopper from dissident domestic spender to aesthetic connoisseur, from curious shop-gazer to political radical.

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Ohio University Press

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0821442929

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9780821442920

Hierarchies of Care

Girls, Motherhood, and Inequality in Peru

By: Krista E Van Vleet

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Hierarchies of Care

Girls, Motherhood, and Inequality in Peru

By: Krista E Van Vleet

Palomitáy is an orphanage in highland Peru that provides a home for unmarried mothers as young as twelve years old. In their ordinary lives, these young women encounter diverse social expectations and face moral dilemmas. They endeavor to create a ‘good life’ for themselves and their children in a context complicated by competing demands, economic uncertainties, and structured relations of power. Drawing on a year of qualitative on-site research, Krista E. Van Vleet offers a rich ethnography of Palomitáy's young women. She pays particular attention to the moral entanglements that emerge via people's efforts to provide care amid the inequalities and insecurities of today's Peru. State and nonstate participants involved in the women's intimate lives influence how the women see themselves as mothers, students, and citizens. Both deserving of care and responsible for caring for others, the young women must navigate practices interwoven with a range of a racial, gendered, and class hierarchies. Groundbreaking and original, Hierarchies of Care highlights the moral engagement of young women seeking to understand themselves and their place in society in the presence of circumstances that are both precarious and full of hope.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252051645

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The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer

By: Krista Davis

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The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer

By: Krista Davis

The second spirited mystery in the New York Times bestselling Paws & Claws series. Wagtail, Virginia, the top pet-friendly getaway in the United States, is gearing up for a howling good Halloween—until a spooky murder shakes the town to its core.. Holly Miller doesn’t believe in spirits, but the Sugar Maple Inn is filled with guests who do. The TV series in development, Apparition Apprehenders, has descended on Wagtail’s annual Halloween festivities to investigate supernatural local legends, and Holly has her hands full showing the ghost hunters a scary-fun time. But the frights turn real when Holly’s Jack Russell, Trixie, and kitten, Twinkletoes, find a young woman drowned in the Wagtail Springs Hotel’s bathhouse—the spot of the town’s most infamous haunting. The crime scene is eerily similar to the creepy legend, convincing Holly that the death wasn’t just accidental. Now she’ll have to race to catch a flesh-and-blood killer—before someone else in town gives up the ghost... Delicious recipes for owners and pets included!

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1101593091

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Listening to the Voices of Boys

Exploring the Motivation of Primary Boys to Engage in Reading

By: Krista Griffin

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Listening to the Voices of Boys

Exploring the Motivation of Primary Boys to Engage in Reading

By: Krista Griffin

Motivation to engage in reading is a consistent problem for students in general and boys in particular. To solve this problem, we often seek answers from everyone but those we are hoping to motivate. We read the latest article on motivation and think we have finally come up with the recipe that will motivate all of the boys in our class. When it doesn’t work for everyone, we go back to the drawing board and try something else until we finally understand that all boys are motivated by different things. That is the basis of this book: nothing will work for ALL boys, but there are ways to equip teachers to find out how the boys in their classes are motivated. It provides them with a direction to go once they’ve established the needs of their students and offers suggestions for how to meet individual motivational needs. Each chapter addresses a different motivational need, providing background information and practical classroom applications.

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IAP

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1681234602

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The New Man in Town

5 Contemporary Romances

By: Jennifer DeCuir,Christy Newton,Ellie Darkins,Amie Louellen,Ana Krista Johnson

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The New Man in Town

5 Contemporary Romances

By: Jennifer DeCuir,Christy Newton,Ellie Darkins,Amie Louellen,Ana Krista Johnson

Expectations are high for the new guy in town, and these five heroes don't disappoint. You'll be glad you opened your door to the passionate possibilities! Trapped in Tourist Town: Cady dreams of leaving tiny Scallop Shores for the bright lights of New York City, but she's stuck playing tour guide when travel writer Burke blows into town for the summer. When deeper feelings develop, can he convince her that everything they need is right in front of them? Naturally Enchanted: As a struggling journalist, Owen Cooper has to make a name for himself, and a tip that a real-life witch is living on Mango Cove may just lead to the big story he needs. Undercover as a shipwrecked tourist, he worms his way into Ezra's family and their secrets, but can he get her out of his heart? Hiding from Hollywood: When movie producer Ethan Walker breezes into Abby's diner, she's terrified. The last thing she wants is her name connected with his when her life is now about hiding from the tabloids. But when she's left without a safe place to stay, Ethan offers her sanctuary in his home, and Abby must decide whether she can finally stop running and trust Ethan with her secret. Southern Comfort: Natalie Coleman has her hands full with her family responsibilities; she certainly doesn't have time to humor a Chicago journalist who lands on her porch, seeking spooks in her house. But it turns out there's more to Newland Tran's story than Confederate ghosts. Can the unlikely pair discover the truth behind the eerie goings-on before Newland succumbs to Natalie's brand of southern comfort? Jade's Treasure: Jade Sawyer simply wants to be left alone to manage her family's mountain resort and design her jewelry. Then world-famous author Matthew Riley McLaughlin arrives to claim the room he booked as a hideout, and their shared need for privacy becomes personal. But can she overlook a shocking betrayal? Sensuality Level: Sensual

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Simon and Schuster

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1507201753

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AP U.S. History 2017-2018

By: Krista Dornbush

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AP U.S. History 2017-2018

By: Krista Dornbush

4 realistic practice tests + 1 full-length diagnostic test.

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Simon and Schuster

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1506224687

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Layers of the Earth

By: Krista West

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Layers of the Earth

By: Krista West

Explores how scientists study the inner workings of the earth using such tools as global positioning, seismology, and computer modeling.

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0791097064

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Kaplan AP U.S. History 2016

By: Krista Dornbush

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Kaplan AP U.S. History 2016

By: Krista Dornbush

The Advanced Placement test preparation guide that delivers 75 years of proven Kaplan experience and features exclusive strategies, practice, and review to help students ace the AP U.S. History exam! Students spend the school year preparing for the AP U.S. History test. Now it’s time to reap the rewards: money-saving college credit, advanced placement, or an admissions edge. However, achieving a top score on the AP U.S. History exam requires more than knowing the material—students need to get comfortable with the test format itself, prepare for pitfalls, and arm themselves with foolproof strategies. That’s where the Kaplan plan has the clear advantage. Kaplan's AP U.S. History 2016 contains many essential and unique features to help improve test scores, including: * Four full-length practice tests and a diagnostic test to target areas for score improvement * Detailed answer explanations * Expert video tutorials * A study sheet packed with key dates, terms, and facts * Tips and strategies for scoring higher from expert AP U.S. History teachers and students who got a perfect 5 on the exam * Targeted review of the most up-to-date content, including any information about test changes and key information that is specific to the AP U.S. History exam * A comprehensive index and glossary of key terms and concepts Kaplan's AP U.S. History 2016 authors Krista Dornbush, Steve Mercado, and Diane Vecchio have a combined total of over 40 years of experience teaching U.S. history as well as world and European history. Their expertise has helped make this and other books the best that Kaplan has to offer in AP test prep. Kaplan's AP U.S. History 2016 provides students with everything they need to improve their scores—guaranteed. Kaplan’s Higher Score guarantee provides security that no other test preparation guide on the market can match. Kaplan has helped more than three million students to prepare for standardized tests. We invest more than $4.5 million annually in research and support for our products. We know that our test-taking techniques and strategies work and our materials are completely up-to-date. Kaplan's AP U.S. History 2016 is the must-have preparation tool for every student looking to do better on the AP U.S. History test!

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150620001X

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Landscapes of the New West

Gender and Geography in Contemporary Women's Writing

By: Krista Comer

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Landscapes of the New West

Gender and Geography in Contemporary Women's Writing

By: Krista Comer

In the early 1970s, empowered by the civil rights and women's movements, a new group of women writers began speaking to the American public. Their topic, broadly defined, was the postmodern American West. By the mid-1980s, their combined works made for a bona fide literary groundswell in both critical and commercial terms. However, as Krista Comer notes, despite the attentions of publishers, the media, and millions of readers, literary scholars have rarely addressed this movement or its writers. Too many critics, Comer argues, still enamored of western images that are both masculine and antimodern, have been slow to reckon with the emergence of a new, far more "feminine," postmodern, multiracial, and urban west. Here, she calls for a redesign of the field of western cultural studies, one that engages issues of gender and race and is more self-conscious about space itself_especially that cherished symbol of western "authenticity," open landscape. Surveying works by Joan Didion, Wanda Coleman, Maxine Hong Kingston, Leslie Marmon Silko, Barbara Kingsolver, Pam Houston, Louise Erdrich, Sandra Cisneros, and Mary Clearman Blew, Comer shows how these and other contemporary women writers have mapped new geographical imaginations upon the cultural and social spaces of today's American West.

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UNC Press Books

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0807848131

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Critical to Care

The Invisible Women in Health Services

By: Pat Armstrong,Hugh Armstrong,Krista Scott-Dixon

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Critical to Care

The Invisible Women in Health Services

By: Pat Armstrong,Hugh Armstrong,Krista Scott-Dixon

Who counts as a health care worker? The question of where we draw the line between health care workers and non-health care workers is not merely a matter of academic nicety or a debate without consequences for care. It is a central issue for policy development because the definition often results in a division among workers in ways that undermine care. Critical to Care uses a wide range of evidence to reveal the contributions that those who provide personal care, who cook, clean, keep records, and do laundry make to health services. As a result of current reforms, these workers are increasingly treated as peripheral even though the research on what determines health demonstrates that their work is essential. The authors stress the invisibility and undervaluing of 'women's work' as well as the importance of context in understanding how this work is defined and treated. Through a gendered analysis, Critical to Care establishes a basis for discussing research, policy, and other actions in relation to the work of thousands of marginalized women and men every day.

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University of Toronto Press

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0802096085

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9780802096081

Stream Ecology

Structure and Function of Running Waters

By: J. David Allan,María M. Castillo,Krista A. Capps

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Stream Ecology

Structure and Function of Running Waters

By: J. David Allan,María M. Castillo,Krista A. Capps

Stream Ecology: Structure and Function of Running Waters is designed to serve as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and as a reference source for specialists in stream ecology and related fields. This Third Edition is thoroughly updated and expanded to incorporate significant advances in our understanding of environmental factors, biological interactions, and ecosystem processes, and how these vary with hydrological, geomorphological, and landscape setting. The broad diversity of running waters – from torrential mountain brooks, to large, lowland rivers, to great river systems whose basins occupy sub-continents – makes river ecosystems appear overwhelming complex. A central theme of this book is that although the settings are often unique, the processes at work in running waters are general and increasingly well understood. Even as our scientific understanding of stream ecosystems rapidly advances, the pressures arising from diverse human activities continue to threaten the health of rivers worldwide. This book presents vital new findings concerning human impacts, and the advances in pollution control, flow management, restoration, and conservation planning that point to practical solutions. Reviews of the first edition: ".. an unusually lucid and judicious reassessment of the state of stream ecology" Science Magazine "..provides an excellent introduction to the area for advanced undergraduates and graduate students..." Limnology & Oceanography "... a valuable reference for all those interested in the ecology of running waters." Transactions of the American Fisheries Society Reviews of the second edition: "Overall, a must for the field centre and a good starter text in stream ecology." (TEN News, October, 2007) "Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty." (P. R. Pinet, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (7), 2008) "... a very good, fluidly readable book which contains the latest key scientific knowledge of the ecology of running waters." (Daniel Graeber, International Review of Hydrobiology, Vol. 94 (2), 2009)

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Springer Nature

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3030612864

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Pulling Together

Integrating Inquiry, Assessment, and Instruction in Today's English Classroom

By: Leyton Schnellert,Mehjabeen Datoo,Krista Ediger,Joanne Panas

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Pulling Together

Integrating Inquiry, Assessment, and Instruction in Today's English Classroom

By: Leyton Schnellert,Mehjabeen Datoo,Krista Ediger,Joanne Panas

Four dedicated educators pull in the current big ideas in teaching — formative assessment, backward design, inquiry learning, strategic teaching, metacognition — and put them together in a way that makes sense. Pulling Together shows how this collaborative process is reflected in all aspects of the literacy learning process, from unit planning to the inquiry process to linking assessment to responsive lesson design. The book explores working together with students to develop and explore essential ideas and practices, including: responsive teaching and assessment; reading as a personalized and meaningful experience; and critical literacy. Complete with diagrams, graphic organizers, classroom examples, assessment tools, and lists of core understandings, this timely guide presents a comprehensive answer to the big questions about teaching English language arts.

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Pembroke Publishers Limited

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1551382377

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9781551382371

Photo Fabric Play

Quilt & Craft Projects Your Whole Family Will Love

By: Krista Camacho Halligan

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Photo Fabric Play

Quilt & Craft Projects Your Whole Family Will Love

By: Krista Camacho Halligan

Create Personalized Mementos for Your Favorite People. Turn favorite pictures and objects into one-of-a-kind gifts to treasure. 13 fun projects easy enough to complete in a day or a weekend. Personalize your projects the easy way with your digital camera, scanner, printer, or all-in-one. Give someone you love the best gift of all-good memories. These 13 easy projects include a scrapbook quilt with photos of favorite people, a wallhanging that displays a child's artwork, a word-and-picture quilt for beginning readers, a growth chart, scrapbook pages, a scrapbook clock, and other clever ways to display photos and treasured objects through printing on fabric.

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C&T Publishing Inc

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1607053004

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9781607053002

Bombs and Ballots

Governance by Islamist Terrorist and Guerrilla Groups

By: Krista E. Wiegand

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Bombs and Ballots

Governance by Islamist Terrorist and Guerrilla Groups

By: Krista E. Wiegand

Eventually, most terrorist and guerrilla groups are defeated by governments or gradually die off - sometimes becoming political parties, democratically participating in the non-violent governance of their states. Yet some terrorist and guerrilla groups maintain military capabilities, using violence and democratic participation simultaneously. Here, Krista E. Wiegand examines the different political strategies that Islamist terrorist and guerrilla groups use to achieve their political objectives. Focussing on Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Palestine, Wiegand skilfully reveals the factors that determine why Islamist militant groups become involved in governance as political parties, how mainstream governments may or may not accept them as legitimate, why some groups like al- Gama'a al-Islamiya in Egypt renounce guerrilla tactics, and how some groups govern whilst employing political violence. Bombs and Ballots is a valuable contribution to the study of state-society relations in the Middle East, exposing the blurred line between terrorist activity and governance.

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Routledge

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131717335X

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Building Better Students

Preparation for the Workforce

By: Jeremy Burrus,Krista Mattern,Bobby D. Naemi,Richard D. Roberts

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Building Better Students

Preparation for the Workforce

By: Jeremy Burrus,Krista Mattern,Bobby D. Naemi,Richard D. Roberts

Led by a team of experts, Building Better Students: Preparation for the Workforce discusses a variety of issues surrounding workforce readiness in the 21st century by presenting the latest research, practice, and policy on what is continually emerging as a febrile field. By featuring such topics as how to define and measure workforce readiness; how to prepare students for the workforce; and bridging the gap between college and workforce readiness, this volume is a necessary contribution to today's "skills gap" literature as society works to not only secure our own economic futures, but our children's futures, as well. In this volume, world-class contributors from a variety of backgrounds (including industrial/organizational psychology, personality psychology, and educational assessment) all come together to share their unique perspective on the larger issues at hand. In addition to showcasing cutting-edge research, Building Better Students offers insightful commentary and provides readers with the opportunity to not only reflect on these issues, but how to move the needle further for this generation and beyond.

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400

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Oxford University Press

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0199373248

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9780199373246

Kaplan AP U.S. History 2007 Edition

By: Krista Dornbush

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Kaplan AP U.S. History 2007 Edition

By: Krista Dornbush

*2 full-length practice tests*Diagnostic test to target areas for score improvement*Detailed answer explanations*Proven score-raising strategies*New online component with additional practice and help*Sample essays for DBQ and FRQ questions*Targeted review of all topics, from the Colonial Era to the Modern Era*Key terminology defined in context*Glossary of key terms

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Kaplan Publishing

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141955087X

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9781419550874

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