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Curse the Dark

By: Laura Anne Gilman

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Return to the magical world of the Retrievers and the Cosa Nostradamus, in book 2 of this popular series by Laura Anne Gilman. Once more Wren Valere’s game plan has taken an unexpected direction. She made a bargain with a supersecret magic-watching outfit to protect her and her partner on their last job, but now the Silence is trying to wedge them apart. And ever since she and Sergei began to talk about their "relationship," things have been tricky. Still…they’re a team, and a force to be reckoned with when danger is near. So now they are off to Italy in search of a missing artifact, without any information other than that it’s very old, very dangerous and everyone who gets too close disappears. Compared with what’s going on at home (lonejacks banding together, a jealous demon, tracking bugs needing fumigation…) maybe disappearing wouldn’t be so bad! Originally published in 2005

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1488026408

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The Lost Libraries of Tunis

Book Culture of Ḥafṣid Ifrīqiya and Arabic Manuscripts in Europe After the Sack of Tunis (1535)

By: Laura Hinrichsen

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The Lost Libraries of Tunis

Book Culture of Ḥafṣid Ifrīqiya and Arabic Manuscripts in Europe After the Sack of Tunis (1535)

By: Laura Hinrichsen

Only little is known about the book culture of Tunis, although the city had been a centre for teaching and learning throughout Ḥafṣid rule in Ifrīqiya (c. 1230 to 1574). The libraries of Tunis are considered lost since the sack of the city by the armies of the emperor Charles V in the summer of 1535. This study reconstructs for the first time the original holdings of Tunis' medieval libraries and shows what can still be learned from these recovered fragments. An in-depth analysis of a wide range of texts and artefacts shows that the Ḥafṣid libraries were looted and their collections redistributed, mostly among European collectors. The Lost Libraries of Tunis brings Early Modern scholarship on Arabic texts and language into context by utilising the manuscripts from Ifrīqiya as a source to map the interest in, and scholarship on, Arabic manuscripts in Early Modern Europe. With an art-historical and sociohistorical interpretation of the reconstructed manuscript corpus, The Lost Libraries of Tunis challenges views accepted among Islamic art historians and describes a dynamic and vivid regional book culture of the Maghreb embedded in the wider Arabic manuscript tradition, precisely showing strong interaction and exchange.

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3111343634

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Religion in Sixteenth-Century Mexico

A Guide to Aztec and Catholic Beliefs and Practices

By: Cheryl Claassen,Laura Ammon

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Religion in Sixteenth-Century Mexico

A Guide to Aztec and Catholic Beliefs and Practices

By: Cheryl Claassen,Laura Ammon

Religion in Sixteenth-Century Mexico explores the development of religion as transferred from Spain to Tenochtitlan. The religious world of both Aztecs and Spanish Catholics at time of encounter was organized through large and small scale community, family, and personal devotions. Devotion expressed through cults was the single most salient aspect in the transfer of Catholicism to New World people. This book highlights the role that ideas such as afterlife, apocalypticism, iconoclasm, Marianism, resistance, and saints played in the emergence of Mexican Catholicism in the sixteenth century. The larger Atlantic world context, as seen in the regions of Iberia, Anahuac, and 'New Spain', or central Mexico from Zacatecas to Oaxaca, is explored in detail. Beginning with an extensive historical essay to contextualize the pre-contact period, the bulk of this volume contains 118 separate keywords each with three comparative essays examining Aztec and Catholic religious practices before and after contact.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009006312

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Genealogy for the First Time

Research Your Family History

By: Laura Best

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Genealogy for the First Time

Research Your Family History

By: Laura Best

Designed to inspire and encourage, this comprehensive guide offers a basic introduction to the primary methods and sources used in genealogy work. It shows how to organize and evaluate readily available information, such as documents and photographs, and explores fundamental research techniques such as keeping a research log, interviewing relatives, making charts, citing sources, and using the Internet. Find out how to utilize more advanced methods to obtain information from census reports to cemeteries and more. Suggestions are included for preserving, displaying, and using the findings, along with plenty of photographs, charts, and lists.

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Sterling Publishing Company

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140274501X

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Child Development

By: Laura E. Levine,Joyce Munsch

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Child Development

By: Laura E. Levine,Joyce Munsch

This work includes challenging misconceptions, true/false or multiple choice tests, activities with children and adolescents, 'The journey of research' which introduces students to the process of research, and much more.

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French Essentials For Dummies

By: Laura K. Lawless,Zoe Erotopoulos

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French Essentials For Dummies

By: Laura K. Lawless,Zoe Erotopoulos

Just the core concepts you need to write and speak French correctly If you have some knowledge of French and want to polish your skills, French Essentials For Dummies focuses on just the core concepts you need to communicate effectively. From conjugating verbs to understanding tenses, this easy-to-follow guide lets you skip the suffering and score high at exam time. French 101 — get the lowdown on the basics, from expressing dates and times to identifying parts of speech Gender matters — see how a noun’s gender determines the articles, adjectives, and pronouns you have to use The here and now — learn how to conjugate verbs in the present tense, choose subject pronouns, and form the present participle Way back when — get guidance on working with the past tense, including hints about when to use the compound past (passé composé) and when to use the imperfect What lies ahead — discover the different ways to express the future Open the book and find: A review of numbers, dates, and times The parts of speech How to determine a noun’s gender How to select the correct preposition Rules for making adjectives agree Tips for asking and answering yes/no questions Ways to spice up your descriptions Ten important verb distinctions

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118092945

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Edith Wharton and Genre

Beyond Fiction

By: Laura Rattray

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Edith Wharton and Genre

Beyond Fiction

By: Laura Rattray

Based on extensive new archival research, Edith Wharton and Genre: Beyond Fiction offers the first study of Wharton’s full engagement with original writing in genres outside those with which she has been most closely identified. So much more than an acclaimed novelist and short story writer, Wharton is reconsidered in this book as a controversial playwright, a gifted poet, a trailblazing travel writer, an innovative and subversive critic, a hugely influential design writer, and an author who overturned the conventions of autobiographical form. Her versatility across genres did not represent brief sidesteps, temporary diversions from what has long been read as her primary role as novelist. Each was pursued fully and whole-heartedly, speaking to Wharton’s very sense of herself as an artist and her connected vision of artistry and art. The stories of these other Edith Whartons, born through her extraordinary dexterity across a wide range of genres, and their impact on our understanding of her career, are the focus of this new study, revealing a bolder, more diverse, subversive and radical writer than has long been supposed.

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Springer Nature

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1349595578

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Memories of Conquest

Becoming Mexicano in Colonial Guatemala

By: Laura E. Matthew

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Memories of Conquest

Becoming Mexicano in Colonial Guatemala

By: Laura E. Matthew

Indigenous allies helped the Spanish gain a foothold in the Americas. What did these Indian conquistadors expect from the partnership, and what were the implications of their involvement in Spain's New World empire? Laura Matthew's study of Ciudad Vieja, Guatemala--the first study to focus on a single allied colony over the entire colonial period--places the Nahua, Zapotec, and Mixtec conquistadors of Guatemala and their descendants within a deeply Mesoamerican historical context. Drawing on archives, ethnography, and colonial Mesoamerican maps, Matthew argues that the conquest cannot be fully understood without considering how these Indian conquistadors first invaded and then, of their own accord and largely by their own rules, settled in Central America. Shaped by pre-Columbian patterns of empire, alliance, warfare, and migration, the members of this diverse indigenous community became unified as the Mexicanos--descendants of Indian conquistadors in their adopted homeland. Their identity and higher status in Guatemalan society derived from their continued pride in their heritage, says Matthew, but also depended on Spanish colonialism's willingness to honor them. Throughout Memories of Conquest, Matthew charts the power of colonialism to reshape and restrict Mesoamerican society--even for those most favored by colonial policy and despite powerful continuities in Mesoamerican culture.

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807882585

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A Crown of Bitter Orange

By: Laura Florand

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A Crown of Bitter Orange

By: Laura Florand

Childhood friends Tristan Rosier might have asked Malorie Monsard to marry him when he was five years old, but things had only gone downhill from there. She’d spent the rest of their lives ignoring him, abandoning him, and destroying his perfumes. Now she was back, to wreak who knew what havoc on his life. Lifelong enemies Tristan might choose to dismiss the generations-long enmity between their two families, but Malorie didn’t have that privilege. Like all the other privileges wealthy, gorgeous Tristan took for granted that she couldn’t. But if she was going to restore her family company to glory, she might just need his help. Or the perfect match? They’d known each other all their lives. Could these childhood friends and lifelong enemies ever uncross their stars and find happily ever after?

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Laura Florand

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1943168121

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Happiness, Well-being and Sustainability

A Course in Systems Change

By: Laura Musikanski,Rhonda Phillips,James Bradbury,John de Graaf,Clinton L. Bliss

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Happiness, Well-being and Sustainability

A Course in Systems Change

By: Laura Musikanski,Rhonda Phillips,James Bradbury,John de Graaf,Clinton L. Bliss

Happiness, Well-being and Sustainability: A Course in Systems Change is the first textbook bridging the gap between personal happiness and sustainable social change. The book provides a guide for students to increase their skills, literacy and knowledge about connections between a sense of well-being and systems change. Further, it can help students live a life that brings them happiness and contributes to the well-being of others and the sustainability of our planet. The book is presented in seven chapters covering the subjects of systems thinking, personal and societal values, measuring happiness, human needs, ecological sustainability and public policy. In addition, each section includes engaging exercises to empower students to develop their own ideas, prompts for group discussion, suggestions for additional research and an extensive list of resources and references. The book is written in the context of systems thinking with a style that is approachable and accessible. Happiness, Well-being and Sustainability provides essential reading for students in courses on happiness, social change and sustainability studies, and provides a comprehensive framework for instructors looking to initiate courses in this field. A website to support the professors teaching the book is available at : https://www.happycounts.org/coursebook.html

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Routledge

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1000074129

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The Life of the Law

Anthropological Projects

By: Laura Nader

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The Life of the Law

Anthropological Projects

By: Laura Nader

Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Evolving an Ethnography of Law: A Personal Document 2 Lawyers and Anthropologists 3 Hegemonic Processes in Law: Colonial to Contemporary 4 The Plaintiff: A User Theory Epilogue Bibliography Index.

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Univ of California Press

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0520231635

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Contrarian Anthropology

The Unwritten Rules of Academia

By: Laura Nader

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Contrarian Anthropology

The Unwritten Rules of Academia

By: Laura Nader

Analyzing the workings of boundary maintenance in the areas of anthropology, energy, gender, and law, Nader contrasts dominant trends in academia with work that pushes the boundaries of acceptable methods and theories. Although the selections illustrate the history of one anthropologist’s work over half a century, the wider intent is to label a field as contrarian to reveal unwritten rules that sometimes hinder transformative thinking and to stimulate boundary crossing in others.

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Berghahn Books

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1785337076

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Performance and Politics in Tanzania

The Nation on Stage

By: Laura Edmondson

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Performance and Politics in Tanzania

The Nation on Stage

By: Laura Edmondson

In Performance and Politics in Tanzania, Laura Edmondson examines how politics, social values, and gender are expressed on stage. Now a disappearing tradition, Tanzanian popular theatre integrates comic sketches, acrobatics, melodrama, song, and dance to produce lively commentaries on what it means to be Tanzanian. These dynamic shows invite improvisation and spontaneous and raucous audience participation as they explore popular sentiments. Edmondson asserts that these performances overturn the boundary between official and popular art and offer a new way of thinking about African popular culture. She discusses how the blurring of state agendas and local desires presents a charged environment for the exploration of Tanzanian political and social realities: What is the meaning of democracy and who gets to define it? Who is in power, and how is power exposed or concealed? What is the role of tradition in a postsocialist state? How will the future of the nation be negotiated? This engaging book provides important insight into the complexity of popular forms of expression during a time of political and social change in East Africa.

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Indiana University Press

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0253117054

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The Devil and the Land of the Holy Cross

Witchcraft, Slavery, and Popular Religion in Colonial Brazil

By: Laura de Mello e Souza

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The Devil and the Land of the Holy Cross

Witchcraft, Slavery, and Popular Religion in Colonial Brazil

By: Laura de Mello e Souza

Originally published in Brazil as O Diabo e a Terra de Santa Cruz, this translation from the Portuguese analyzes the nature of popular religion and the ways it was transferred to the New World in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Using richly detailed transcripts from Inquisition trials, Mello e Souza reconstructs how Iberian, indigenous, and African beliefs fused to create a syncretic and magical religious culture in Brazil. Focusing on sorcery, the author argues that European traditions of witchcraft combined with practices of Indians and African slaves to form a uniquely Brazilian set of beliefs that became central to the lives of the people in the colony. Her work shows how the Inquisition reinforced the view held in Europe (particularly Portugal) that the colony was a purgatory where those who had sinned were exiled, a place where the Devil had a wide range of opportunities. Her focus on the three centuries of the colonial period, the multiple regions in Brazil, and the Indian, African, and Portuguese traditions of magic, witchcraft, and healing, make the book comprehensive in scope. Stuart Schwartz of Yale University says, "It is arguably the best book of this genre about Latin America...all in all, a wonderful book." Alida Metcalf of Trinity University, San Antonio, says, "This book is a major contribution to the field of Brazilian history...the first serious study of popular religion in colonial Brazil...Mello e Souza is a wonderful writer.

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University of Texas Press

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0292787510

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Harmony Ideology

Justice and Control in a Zapotec Mountain Village

By: Laura Nader

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Harmony Ideology

Justice and Control in a Zapotec Mountain Village

By: Laura Nader

The Zapotec observe that 'a bad compromise is better than a good fight'. Why? This study of the legal system of the Zapotec village of Talea suggests that compromise and, more generally, harmony are strategies used by colonized groups to protect themselves from encroaching powerholders or strategies the colonizers use to defend themselves against organized subordinates. Harmony models are present, despite great organizational and cultural differences, in many parts of the world. However, the basic components of harmony ideology are the same everywhere: an emphasis on conciliation, recognition that resolution of conflict is inherently good and that its reverse - continued conflict or controversy - is bad, a view of harmonious behaviour as more civilized than disputing behaviour, the belief that consensus is of greater survival value than controversy. The book's central thesis is that harmony ideology in Talea today is both a product of nearly 500 years of colonial encounter and a strategy for resisting the state's political and cultural hegemony.

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Stanford University Press

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0804718105

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Social and Emotional Learning in the Classroom, Second Edition

Promoting Mental Health and Academic Success

By: Barbara A. Gueldner,Laura L. Feuerborn,Kenneth W. Merrell

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Social and Emotional Learning in the Classroom, Second Edition

Promoting Mental Health and Academic Success

By: Barbara A. Gueldner,Laura L. Feuerborn,Kenneth W. Merrell

This trusted resource--now in a thoroughly updated second edition reflecting the tremendous growth of the field--provides a best-practice guide to planning and implementing social and emotional learning (SEL) in K–12 classrooms and schools. The authors present a roadmap to help practitioners choose exemplary programs and strategies, integrate SEL with academics and mental health interventions, create culturally affirming programming for diverse students, use assessment to guide data-based decision making, and support educator SEL. In a convenient large-size format, the volume includes illustrative vignettes and 24 reproducible worksheets and other practical tools. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. New to This Edition *Chapter on educators’ social and emotional competence and teacher wellness. *Expanded coverage of implementation and systems issues, strategies for weaving SEL into the school day, applying SEL within a multi-tiered system of support, and professional development. *Numerous new and revised worksheets--now downloadable--including new educator reflection activities in each chapter. *Timely topics and themes infused throughout--such as culturally responsive and trauma-informed practices, teacher–family–community partnerships, and relationships as a foundation to SEL success--plus updated SEL resources. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas.

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Guilford Publications

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1462544010

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Hooked on Hockey

101 Stories about the Players Who Love the Game and the Families that Cheer Them On

By: Jack Canfield,Mark Victor Hansen,Laura Robinson

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Hooked on Hockey

101 Stories about the Players Who Love the Game and the Families that Cheer Them On

By: Jack Canfield,Mark Victor Hansen,Laura Robinson

With 101 family-oriented stories by hockey fans, hockey families, and NHLers, this book will delight anyone who enjoys hockey, whether in the backyard, in school, or at the professional level. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Hooked on Hockey is full of fun, heartwarming and inspiring stories for hockey fans and families. Family-oriented stories from everyday hockey players and fans, as well as revealing personal stories from NHLers and hockey insiders, will captivate readers.

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Simon and Schuster

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1611592151

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Child Development From Infancy to Adolescence

An Active Learning Approach

By: Laura E. Levine,Joyce Munsch

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Child Development From Infancy to Adolescence

An Active Learning Approach

By: Laura E. Levine,Joyce Munsch

This exciting chronological introduction to child development employs the lauded active learning approach of Laura E. Levine and Joyce Munsch’s successful topical text, inviting students to forge a personal connection to the latest topics shaping the field, including neuroscience, diversity, culture, play, and media. Using innovative pedagogy, Child Development From Infancy to Adolescence: An Active Learning Approach reveals a wide range of real-world applications for research and theory, creating an engaging learning experience that equips students with tools they can use long after the class ends.

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SAGE Publications

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1483372146

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Hall of Mirrors

Power, Witchcraft, and Caste in Colonial Mexico

By: Laura A. Lewis

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Hall of Mirrors

Power, Witchcraft, and Caste in Colonial Mexico

By: Laura A. Lewis

DIVRelations between Blacks and Indigenous people in Colonial Mexico as seen through a study of witchcraft accusations in inquisition records./div

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Duke University Press

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0822331470

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The Confectioner's Tale

A Novel of Paris

By: Laura Madeleine

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The Confectioner's Tale

A Novel of Paris

By: Laura Madeleine

First published in Great Britain [2015] by Black Swan, an imprint of Transworld Publishers, a Penguin Random House UK company"--Title page verso.

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Macmillan

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1250100542

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The Zen Way of Recovery

An Illuminated Path Out of the Darkness of Addiction

By: Laura Burges

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The Zen Way of Recovery

An Illuminated Path Out of the Darkness of Addiction

By: Laura Burges

An accessible, compassionate guide to Buddhist principles and practices that can help support recovery from addictions and addictive behaviors—written by an experienced lay teacher with long-term recovery. For anyone struggling with addiction, Buddhism offers powerful, grounding wisdom and tools to help support recovery. In The Zen Way of Recovery, Laura Burges shares her experience as a dedicated Zen practitioner who came to terms with her own addiction to alcohol and found support for her recovery. Through the lens of Buddhist teachings, Burges offers tools and practices which, together with the help of recovery programs, can offer a road to sobriety. Burges is an experienced and compassionate guide, and her message is resonant for people with any type of addictive behavior—and for people who aren’t necessarily familiar with Buddhism. Her teachings are drawn from the Buddha's life and teachings (specifically the Eight Awarenesses of the Awakened Being and the Six Paramitas), and the wisdom of Japanese Buddhist priest Dogen Zenji, the founder of the Soto school of Zen, among others. Burges emphasizes the importance of being in an active recovery program, and the teachings and practices she offers in each chapter—including reflections, journaling prompts, meditations, instructions for setting up and altar and zazen—are both a perfect adjunct and powerful reinforcement. Examples of reflections and journaling prompts include: Do you still hear the critical, contemptuous, sarcastic voice of a parent or partner in your own head? Do you sometimes hear yourself mirroring this negative voice with others? What were the models of relationship that you grew up with? What are ways that you can cultivate more patience? Check in with yourself to see if tiredness, hunger, loneliness, or anger is affecting your thinking in the moment.

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Shambhala Publications

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1645471209

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Child Development

By: Laura Berk

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Child Development

By: Laura Berk

Child Development

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Pearson Higher Education AU

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0205878482

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EDiR - The Essential Guide

By: Judith Babar,Oğuz Dicle,Hildo J. Lamb,Laura Oleaga,Fermín Sáez

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EDiR - The Essential Guide

By: Judith Babar,Oğuz Dicle,Hildo J. Lamb,Laura Oleaga,Fermín Sáez

This EDiR guide has a practical rather than a theoretical focus, and is intended as a reference tool for potential EDiR candidates who would like to gain a better understanding of the EDiR examination. A pool of experts has made every possible effort to create a single source that contains everything needed to successfully pass the EDiR examination. Times have changed, and there is certainly a new generation of radiologists who will find this cutting-edge tool a “must-have” to familiarize themselves with the examination quickly and easily. The book is divided into the following main sections: one chapter for each subspecialty; one chapter on Safety, Management and Imaging Procedures; another on Principles of Imaging Techniques and Processing; and lastly, one on Management. This structure follows the same pattern as the EDiR examination, which is based on the European Training Curriculum (ETC) for Radiology released by the European Society of Radiology (ESR). Each subspecialty is covered using the same basic structure: Multiple Response Questions (MRQs), Short Cases (SCs) and CORE Cases from one of the most recent EDiR examinations. Students will thus be able to see all the questions from a recent examination and learn from the answers and comments provided by our pool of experts. Clinical cases as electronic supplementary material complete the book, and links to EDiR preparation sessions are also included, allowing students to improve their knowledge of specific areas.

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Springer Nature

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3030200663

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Social and Emotional Learning in the Classroom

Promoting Mental Health and Academic Success

By: Barbara A. Gueldner,Laura L. Feuerborn,Kenneth W. Merrell

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Promoting Mental Health and Academic Success

By: Barbara A. Gueldner,Laura L. Feuerborn,Kenneth W. Merrell

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Guilford Publications

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1462544053

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Buddhist Psychology and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

A Clinician's Guide

By: Dennis Tirch,Laura R. Silberstein,Russell L. Kolts

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Buddhist Psychology and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

A Clinician's Guide

By: Dennis Tirch,Laura R. Silberstein,Russell L. Kolts

This user-friendly guide to the basics of Buddhist psychology presents a roadmap specifically designed for cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) practitioners. It explains central Buddhist concepts and how they can be applied to clinical work, and features numerous experiential exercises and meditations. Downloadable audio recordings of the guided meditations are provided at the companion website. Essential topics include the relationship between suffering and psychopathology, the role of compassion in understanding and treating psychological problems, and how mindfulness fits into evidence-based psychotherapy practice. The book describes an innovative case conceptualization method, grounded in Buddhist thinking, that facilitates the targeted delivery of specific CBT interventions.

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1462523242

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Introduction to School Counseling

Theory, Research, and Practice

By: Jered B. Kolbert,Laura M. Crothers,Tammy L. Hughes

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Introduction to School Counseling

Theory, Research, and Practice

By: Jered B. Kolbert,Laura M. Crothers,Tammy L. Hughes

This book is a comprehensive introduction to the profession for school counselors in training, providing special focus on the topics most relevant to the school counselor’s role, and offers specific strategies for practical application and implementation. In addition to the thorough coverage of the fourth edition of the ASCA National Model, readers will find thoughtful discussions of the effects of trends and legislation, including the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), multitiered systems of support (MTSS), and school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports (SWPBIS). The text also provides readers with understanding of how school counselors assume a counseling orientation within the specific context of an educational setting. Each chapter is application-oriented, with an equal emphasis both on research and on using data to design and improve school counselors’ functioning in school systems. Complementing this book is the companion website, which includes PowerPoints, templates and handouts, annotated website links and video links for students, and a test bank and discussion questions for instructors. This book is essential reading for all school counselors in training as it provides a comprehensive look at the profession and explores topics that are most relevant to the role of school counselor.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000801403

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Child Development: An Active Learning Approach

An Active Learning Approach

By: Laura E. Levine,Joyce Munsch

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Child Development: An Active Learning Approach

An Active Learning Approach

By: Laura E. Levine,Joyce Munsch

Although the field of child and adolescent development seems to be an easy one in which to provide active learning opportunities to students, few textbooks currently exist that actually do this.

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SAGE

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141296850X

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The Name's Familiar II

By: Laura Lee

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The Name's Familiar II

By: Laura Lee

The fictional characters Dracula, Madeline, and Lois Lane were all inspired by real people. There really is a Nathan behind Nathan's hotdogs, a Cliff behind CliffsNotes, and an Anne behind Auntie Anne's, but J. Crew is just a figment of a marketing director's imagination. Monica, Sandra, Rita, and the other girls of "Mambo No. 5" fame are Lou Bega's real-life ex-girlfriends. For those of you who have wondered about these names and those who never thought to, Laura Lee details the stories behind them, and many others, in her new book, The Name's Familiar II. This sequel to her book, The Name's Familiar, contains over 350 entries that tell the origins and originators of words, characters, brand names, and even towns. Elmira, New York, for instance, was named after a rambunctious little girl whose mother was constantly calling her. Neighbors heard her name so much they decided to call the town Elmira. The names explained in this book range from those of contemporary pop culture to ancient legend. Whether it's Smokey the Bear or Julius Caesar, you'll be given new insight that will change the way you look at names forever.

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Pelican Publishing

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145560917X

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9781455609178

War in the Boardroom

Why Left-Brain Management and Right-Brain Marketing Don't See Eye-to-Eye--and What to Do About It

By: Al Ries,Laura Ries

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War in the Boardroom

Why Left-Brain Management and Right-Brain Marketing Don't See Eye-to-Eye--and What to Do About It

By: Al Ries,Laura Ries

Renowned business gurus Al and Laura Ries give a blow-by-blow account of the battle between management and marketing—and argue that the solution lies not in what we think but in how we think There's a reason why the marketing programs of the auto industry, the airline industry, and many other industries are not only ineffective, but bogged down by chaos and confusion. Management minds are not on the same wavelength as marketing minds. What makes a good chief executive? A person who is highly verbal, logical, and analytical. Typical characteristics of a left brainer. What makes a good marketing executive? A person who is highly visual, intuitive, and holistic. Typical characteristics of a right brainer. These different mind-sets often result in conflicting approaches to branding, and the Ries' thought-provoking observations—culled from years on the front lines—support this conclusion, including: Management deals in reality. Marketing deals in perception. Management demands better products. Marketing demands different products. Management deals in verbal abstractions. Marketing deals in visual hammers. Using some of the world's most famous brands and products to illustrate their argument, the authors convincingly show why some brands succeed (Nokia, Nintendo, and Red Bull) while others decline (Saturn, Sony, and Motorola). In doing so, they sound a clarion call: to survive in today's media-saturated society, managers must understand how to think like marketers—and vice versa. Featuring the engaging, no-holds-barred writing that readers have come to expect from Al and Laura Ries, War in the Boardroom offers a fresh look at a perennial problem and provides a game plan for companies that want to break through the deadlock and start reaping the rewards.

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Harper Collins

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0061973130

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9780061973130

Intermediate Accounting

By: Donald E. Kieso,Jerry J. Weygandt,Terry D. Warfield,Laura D. Wiley

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Intermediate Accounting

By: Donald E. Kieso,Jerry J. Weygandt,Terry D. Warfield,Laura D. Wiley

Intermediate Accounting continues to be the gold standard when it comes to helping students connect the what, how, and why of accounting. Through strategic content updates and the integration of a clear, student friendly pedagogy, the 19th Edition offers a refreshed, modern approach designed to spark effective learning and inspire the next generation of accounting professionals. With this new edition, the authors have focused on enhancing the readability and accessibility of the text, while also ensuring the inclusion of cutting-edge topics. Conversations on ESG, Crypto assets, and emerging technologies like AI have been added to drive student engagement and increase the connection between concepts learned in class and their relevance to the industry today. To help students move beyond rote memorization and into a deeper understanding of course concepts, Intermediate Accounting integrates practice opportunities at the point of learning. The end of chapter materials feature a wealth of high-quality assessment questions as well, including brief exercises, exercises, analysis problems, short answer questions, and Multiple-choice questions. These problems are scaffolded in difficulty to better support student learning, and often involve the application of key concepts into real world scenarios. Students will also have the chance to work through various hands-on activities, including Critical Thinking Cases, Excel Templates, and Analytics in Action problems, all within the chapter context. These applications help students develop a deeper understanding of course material, while building confidence in their critical thinking and decision-making skills.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1394254431

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9781394254439

Food & Beverage Market Place, Volume 3

Brokers/Wholesalers/Importer, Etc

By: Laura Mars

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Food & Beverage Market Place, Volume 3

Brokers/Wholesalers/Importer, Etc

By: Laura Mars

This information-packed 3-volume set is the most powerful buying and marketing guide for the U.S. food and beverage industry. Anyone involved in the food and beverage industry needs this "industry bible" on their desk to build important contacts and develop critical research data that can make for successful business growth. This up-to-date edition boasts thousands of new companies, updates and enhancements; 16 Industry Group Indexes-the fastest way to find business-building contacts; more product categories than ever-over 10,000; 45,000 Companies in 8 different Industry Groups: Manufacturers, Equipment Suppliers, Transportation, Warehouses, Wholesalers, Brokers, Importers, Exporters; Over 80,000 Key Executives; Better Organization for Third Party Logistics Listings include detailed Contact Information, Sales Volumes, Key Contacts, Brand & Product Information, Packaging Details and so much more. Food & Beverage Market Place is available as a three-volume printed set, a subscription-based Online Database via the Internet, as well as mailing lists and a licensable database.

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1592374263

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9781592374267

The Happiness Policy Handbook

How to Make Happiness and Well-Being the Purpose of Your Government

By: Laura Musikanski,Rhonda Phillips,Jean Crowder

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The Happiness Policy Handbook

How to Make Happiness and Well-Being the Purpose of Your Government

By: Laura Musikanski,Rhonda Phillips,Jean Crowder

Build a better society through happiness policy Thomas Jefferson said that “the purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness.” Yet only now, 270 years later, is the happiness of citizens starting to be taken seriously as the purpose of government. While happiness science is advancing rapidly, and governments and organizations are creating indices for measuring happiness, there is little practical information on how to create policy to advance happiness. Drawing from a deep well of expertise and experience, The Happiness Policy Handbook is the first step-by-step guide for integrating happiness into government policy at all levels. Coverage includes: A concise background on happiness science, indices and indicators, and happiness in public policy Tools for formulating happiness policy and integrating happiness into administrative functions A concept menu of happiness policies Communicating happiness policy objectives to media and engaging with the community A happiness policy screening tool for evaluating the happiness contribution of any policy Policy perspectives from seasoned experts across sectors. The Happiness Policy Handbook is the essential resource for policymakers and professionals working to integrate happiness and well-being into governmental processes and institutions.

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New Society Publishers

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1771423137

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9781771423137

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