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Opening Scripture

Bible Reading and Interpretive Authority in Puritan New England

By: Lisa M. Gordis

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Opening Scripture

Bible Reading and Interpretive Authority in Puritan New England

By: Lisa M. Gordis

Opening Scripture provides a thorough and original account of ministerial and lay strategies for interpreting Scripture in the Massachusetts Bay. Demonstrating an impressive command of the vast literature and history of the period, Lisa Gordis moves deftly through discussions of major figures and events. This is a significant intervention in the study of Puritan New England."—Sandra M. Gustafson, University of Notre Dame What role did the Bible really play in Puritan New England? Many have treated it as a blunt instrument used to cudgel dissenters into submission, but Lisa M. Gordis reveals instead that Puritan readings of the Bible showed great complexity and literary sophistication—so much complexity, in fact, that controversies over biblical interpretation threatened to tear Puritan society apart. Drawing on Puritan preaching manuals and sermons as well as the texts of early religious controversies, Gordis argues that Puritan ministers did not expect to impose their views on their congregations. Instead they believed that interpretive consensus would emerge from the process of reading the Bible, with the Holy Spirit assisting readers to understand God's will. Treating the conflict over Roger Williams, the Antinomian Controversy, and the reluctant compromises of the Halfway Covenant as symptoms of a crisis that was as much literary as it was social or spiritual, Opening Scripture explores the profound consequences of Puritan negotiations over biblical interpretation for New England's literature and history.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226304124

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Gender, Age and Musical Creativity

By: Catherine Haworth,Lisa Colton

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Gender, Age and Musical Creativity

By: Catherine Haworth,Lisa Colton

From the perennially young, precocious figure of 'little orphan Annie' to the physical and vocal ageing of the eighteenth-century castrato, interlinked cultural constructions of age and gender are central to the historical and contemporary depiction of creative activity and its audiences. Gender, Age and Musical Creativity takes an interdisciplinary approach to issues of identity and its representation, examining intersections of age and gender in relation to music and musicians across a wide range of periods, places, and genres, including female patronage in Renaissance Italy, the working-class brass band tradition of northern England, twentieth-century jazz and popular music cultures, and the contemporary 'New Music' scene. Drawing together the work of musicologists and practitioners, the collection offers new ways in which to conceptualise the complex links between age and gender in both individual and collective practice and their reception: essays explore juvenilia and 'late' style in composition and performance, the role of public and private institutions in fostering and sustaining creative activity throughout the course of musical careers, and the ways in which genres and scenes themselves age over time.

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Routledge

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1317130065

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9781317130062

Getting Inside Your Head

What Cognitive Science Can Tell Us about Popular Culture

By: Lisa Zunshine

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Getting Inside Your Head

What Cognitive Science Can Tell Us about Popular Culture

By: Lisa Zunshine

Using the psychological concept called theory of mind, Lisa Zunshine explores the appeal of movies, novels, paintings, musicals, and reality television. Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRL We live in other people's heads: avidly, reluctantly, consciously, unaware, mistakenly, and inescapably. Our social life is a constant negotiation among what we think we know about each other's thoughts and feelings, what we want each other to think we know, and what we would dearly love to know but don't. Cognitive scientists have a special term for the evolved cognitive adaptation that makes us attribute mental states to other people through observation of their body language; they call it theory of mind. Getting Inside Your Head uses research in theory of mind to look at movies, musicals, novels, classic Chinese opera, stand-up comedy, mock-documentaries, photography, and reality television. It follows Pride and Prejudice’s Mr. Darcy as he tries to conceal his anger, Tyler Durden as he lectures a stranger at gunpoint in Fight Club, and Ingrid Bergman as she fakes interest in horse races in Notorious. This engaging book exemplifies the new interdisciplinary field of cognitive cultural studies, demonstrating that collaboration between cognitive science and cultural studies is both exciting and productive.

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JHU Press

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1421406160

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A Learner Centered Approach To Online Education

By: Lisa Harrell

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A Learner Centered Approach To Online Education

By: Lisa Harrell

The purpose of this book is to serve as a guide for designing, developing, and teaching learner centered online courses and/or modules of instruction. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to online education. Chapter 2 provides information on the resources and support needed to teach and learn in an online environment. Chapter 3 provides information and considerations in regards to the online learner. Chapter 4 provides information on the domains of learning. Chapter 5 provides information on learning outcomes and instructional objectives. Chapter 6 provides information on online course interaction. Chapter 7 provides information pertaining to assessment and grading rubrics. Each chapter of the book includes an application exercise. This book will assist the reader in understanding the important factors in regards to online education. This book would also provide the foundational information, tools, and resource information needed to design, develop, and teach a learner centered online course or modules of instruction. This book would be a valuable resource for any educator interested in teaching online and for those who may already by teaching online. Educators in a variety of areas wishing to learn more about online teaching, course design, and course development could benefit from this book. This book could also serve as a text book for undergraduate and graduate courses related to online teaching, course design, and course development. This book could also serve as an administrative resource and guide for programs developing online courses and for faculty training and professional development purposes.

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IAP

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1623962943

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Love Inspired Historical May 2018 Box Set

By: Sherri Shackelford,Rhonda Gibson,Lisa Bingham,Janette Foreman

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Love Inspired Historical May 2018 Box Set

By: Sherri Shackelford,Rhonda Gibson,Lisa Bingham,Janette Foreman

Love Inspired Historical brings you four new titles! Enjoy these historical romances of adventure and faith. HIS SUBSTITUTE MAIL-ORDER BRIDE Return to Cowboy Creek by Sherri Shackelford When the bride train arrives in Cowboy Creek, Russ Halloway is shocked to discover his carefully selected mail-order bride is instead his ex-fiancée’s little sister—all grown up. Anna Linford’s looking for a fresh start—and to keep her secrets hidden from the one man who, should he discover them, could break her heart. BABY ON HER DOORSTEP by Rhonda Gibson To raise the little girl left on her doorstep, schoolteacher Laura Lee’s only option is becoming a temporary live-in nanny for rancher Clint Shepard. The arrangement was supposed to be temporary, but soon the single dad’s wishing Laura and her baby can become a permanent part of his family. ACCIDENTAL SWEETHEART The Bachelors of Aspen Valley by Lisa Bingham Lydia Tomlinson will do anything to keep stranded mail-order brides in the Batchwell Bottoms mining camp—even going up against Pinkerton detective Gideon Gault, who watches over the ladies. But when a gang of outlaws threatens the town, Gideon and Lydia must band together to stop the thieves—and to fight any force that would keep them apart. LAST CHANCE WIFE by Janette Foreman Stranded in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, after a failed mail-order match, Winifred Sattler convinces Ewan Burke to give her a job in the general store attached to his gold mine. Busy trying to keep his fledgling operation open, Ewan has no time for distractions—except he can’t stop picturing his life with Winifred by his side…forever.

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Harlequin

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1488087385

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Portfolio Risk Analysis

By: Gregory Connor,Lisa R. Goldberg,Robert A. Korajczyk

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Portfolio Risk Analysis

By: Gregory Connor,Lisa R. Goldberg,Robert A. Korajczyk

Portfolio risk forecasting has been and continues to be an active research field for both academics and practitioners. Almost all institutional investment management firms use quantitative models for their portfolio forecasting, and researchers have explored models' econometric foundations, relative performance, and implications for capital market behavior and asset pricing equilibrium. Portfolio Risk Analysis provides an insightful and thorough overview of financial risk modeling, with an emphasis on practical applications, empirical reality, and historical perspective. Beginning with mean-variance analysis and the capital asset pricing model, the authors give a comprehensive and detailed account of factor models, which are the key to successful risk analysis in every economic climate. Topics range from the relative merits of fundamental, statistical, and macroeconomic models, to GARCH and other time series models, to the properties of the VIX volatility index. The book covers both mainstream and alternative asset classes, and includes in-depth treatments of model integration and evaluation. Credit and liquidity risk and the uncertainty of extreme events are examined in an intuitive and rigorous way. An extensive literature review accompanies each topic. The authors complement basic modeling techniques with references to applications, empirical studies, and advanced mathematical texts. This book is essential for financial practitioners, researchers, scholars, and students who want to understand the nature of financial markets or work toward improving them.

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Princeton University Press

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1400835291

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Buried Ranch Secrets

By: Lisa Childs

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Buried Ranch Secrets

By: Lisa Childs

The closer they get to the truth The deadlier it becomes… When a body is found on his family ranch, single dad Cody Shepard will do anything to help find the murderer, even work with FBI agent Bethany Snow, the woman who broke his heart. But the shocking identity of the victim reveals painful secrets about Cody's past and sets off a deadly chain of discoveries…and a new threat.

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0369719484

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Coming Attractions

Reading American Movie Trailers

By: Lisa Kernan

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Coming Attractions

Reading American Movie Trailers

By: Lisa Kernan

Movie trailers—those previews of coming attractions before the start of a feature film—are routinely praised and reviled by moviegoers and film critics alike: "They give away too much of the movie." "They're better than the films." "They only show the spectacular parts." "They lie." "They're the best part of going to the movies." But whether you love them or hate them, trailers always serve their purpose of offering free samples of a film to influence moviegoing decision-making. Indeed, with their inclusion on videotapes, DVDs, and on the Internet, trailers are more widely seen and influential now than at any time in their history. Starting from the premise that movie trailers can be considered a film genre, this pioneering book explores the genre's conventions and offers a primer for reading the rhetoric of movie trailers. Lisa Kernan identifies three principal rhetorical strategies that structure trailers: appeals to audience interest in film genres, stories, and/or stars. She also analyzes the trailers for twenty-seven popular Hollywood films from the classical, transitional, and contemporary eras, exploring what the rhetorical appeals within these trailers reveal about Hollywood's changing conceptions of the moviegoing audience. Kernan argues that movie trailers constitute a long-standing hybrid of advertising and cinema and, as such, are precursors to today's heavily commercialized cultural forms in which art and marketing become increasingly indistinguishable.

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University of Texas Press

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0292779852

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9780292779853

Trappe and Collegeville

By: Lisa Minardi

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Trappe and Collegeville

By: Lisa Minardi

Located in the scenic Perkiomen Valley, the adjacent boroughs of Trappe and Collegeville have a rich and fascinating history. Trappe was founded in 1717 by German immigrant Jacob Schrack, Sr., who ran a tavern known as the Trap, after which the village was named. Its most famous early residents were Lutheran patriarch Henry Melchoir Muhlenberg, and his sons Peter, a Revolutionary War general, and Frederick, first speaker of the US House of Representatives. Collegeville, initially known as Freeland, developed primarily in the 1800s following the completion of the Perkiomen Bridge in 1799. It was named after several early colleges, including Freeland Seminary, established in 1848, and the Pennsylvania Female College, established in 1851. These institutions were succeeded by Ursinus College in 1869. A pioneer in women's education, Ursinus became coeducational in 1880. Trappe and Collegeville were formally incorporated as separate boroughs in 1896." -- From cover.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467124486

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Emergency Medicine, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice

By: Justine Lee,Lisa Powell

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Emergency Medicine, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice

By: Justine Lee,Lisa Powell

Review the latest clinical information in emergency medicine for the small animal practitioner. This issue covers: monitoring, poisonings, neurologic trauma, ultrasound use, endocrine emergencies, fluid therapy, respiratory emergencies, transfusion medicine, CPR, cardiac emergencies, urologic emergencies, mechanical ventilation, and more!

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323185932

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9780323185936

In Solidarity

Friendship, Family, and Activism Beyond Gay and Straight

By: Lisa Tillmann

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In Solidarity

Friendship, Family, and Activism Beyond Gay and Straight

By: Lisa Tillmann

In Solidarity: Friendship, Family, and Activism Beyond Gay and Straight shows what being an ally (in this case to LGBTQ+ persons and communities) requires, means, and does. Through prose, poetry, performance text, and film, the work takes readers inside relationships across sexual orientation and serves as an exemplar of activist scholarship. In Solidarity makes a unique and compelling contribution to courses on LGBTQ+ studies, sexualities, gender, identity, relationships, or the family.

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Routledge

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1317678079

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Law Librarianship in the Twenty-First Century

By: Roy Balleste,Sonia Luna-Lamas,Lisa Smith-Butler

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Law Librarianship in the Twenty-First Century

By: Roy Balleste,Sonia Luna-Lamas,Lisa Smith-Butler

This text for library and information science courses on law librarianship introduces students to the rapidly evolving world of law librarianship. Individual chapters provide a concise treatment of such specialized topics as the history of law librarianship, international law, and government documents. Standard topics are dealt with as they apply to the law library, including collection development, public services, technical processing, administration, technology, and consortia.

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Scarecrow Press

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146166912X

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NASA and the Astronauts

By: Lisa Amstutz

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NASA and the Astronauts

By: Lisa Amstutz

On February 20, 1962, John Glenn strapped himself into the seat of the Friendship 7. He was about to become the third American in space and the first American to orbit Earth. Find out more in NASA and the Astronauts, one of the titles in the Space Exploration series.

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Weigl Publishers

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1489698159

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Paralegal Career For Dummies

By: Scott A. Hatch,Lisa Zimmer Hatch

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Paralegal Career For Dummies

By: Scott A. Hatch,Lisa Zimmer Hatch

Your career as a top-notch paralegal starts here The demand for paralegal professionals is exploding, and Paralegal Career For Dummies, 2nd Edition explains the skills and requirements needed to pursue this rewarding career. Inside, you’ll discover the ins and outs of paralegal skills, from preparing documents and performing legal research to obtaining certification, job hunting, and understanding legal concepts. Use this hands-on guide to help in your career considerations, bolster your paralegal training, or as an everyday on-the-job reference. Paralegal Career For Dummies will be your trusty assistant through all phases of your life as a paralegal, taking you forward with tips on networking and joining professional organizations that will enhance your career. Discover the job skills required for success as a paralegal Learn important legal concepts you’ll need on the job Access forms, templates, and examples on the companion website Develop strategies to manage time and advance your career Complete with a companion website containing a wealth of valuable information, this book covers everything you need to become a top-notch paralegal.

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John Wiley & Sons

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111956493X

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Paralegal Career For Dummies

By: Lisa Zimmer Hatch,Scott A. Hatch

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Paralegal Career For Dummies

By: Lisa Zimmer Hatch,Scott A. Hatch

The verdict is in: this is the must-have resource for aspiring paralegals everywhere! Looking for a new, lucrative, and rewarding career in the legal field? Have you considered becoming a paralegal? In Paralegal Career For Dummies, you'll find everything you need to know about how to begin an exciting new chapter in your professional journey. This hands-on guide walks you choosing what type of law firm you should work in, becoming certified, and networking with others in the field. It's also full of the legal concepts and procedures you need to understand to succeed in this area, including legal drafting, research, interviews, and more. Plus, go online for a treasure trove of complimentary online resources such as forms, templates, and examples of legal memos, summons letters, and special verdict forms. You'll also find: Ways to use AI to assist in preparing legal documents, emails, and case summaries Up-to-date info about common software programs used to manage clients, do legal research, and track deadlines Strategies for creating digital trial notebooks Updated information regarding paralegal associations and their certification exams Growing at the brisk pace of almost 40,000 new positions every single year, the paralegal field always needs bright, motivated, and effective applicants. Become one of them with Paralegal Career For Dummies!

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John Wiley & Sons

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1394299826

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Paralegal Career For Dummies

By: Scott Hatch,Lisa Zimmer Hatch

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Paralegal Career For Dummies

By: Scott Hatch,Lisa Zimmer Hatch

Apply important legal concepts and skills you need to succeed Get educated, land a job, and start making money now! Want a new career as a paralegal but don't know where to start? Relax! Paralegal Career For Dummies is the practical, hands-on guide to all the basics -- from getting certified to landing a job and getting ahead. Inside, you'll find all the tools you need to succeed, including a CD packed with sample memos, forms, letters, and more! Discover how to * Secure your ideal paralegal position * Pick the right area of the law for you * Prepare documents for litigation * Conduct legal research * Manage a typical law office Sample resumes, letters, forms, legal documents, and links to online legal resources. Please see the CD-ROM appendix for details and complete system requirements.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471799564

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An Outdoor Family Guide to Yellowstone and the Tetons National Parks

By: Lisa Gollin-Evans

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An Outdoor Family Guide to Yellowstone and the Tetons National Parks

By: Lisa Gollin-Evans

* More than 50 outings that the entire family will relish in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks * New features include PARC (Pretty Amazing Really Cool) fun facts to capture children's imaginations and a "Choose Your Adventure" chart that directs families to outings that perfectly suit their interests * Includes tips on biking, hiking, horseback riding, and paddling with children From abundant wildlife to towering geysers, from deep canyons to 13,000-foot peaks, this updated guide will help your family discover the best that Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks have to offer. With water sports, biking, camping, and hiking, there are activities to suit families of all ages and interest levels. Outings new to this edition include cycling on the Moose-Wilson Bike Trail, kayaking around Jenny Lake, and hiking through secluded Granite Canyon. There are also new suggestions for visiting the parks in all four seasons, including winter adventures such as snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and dog sledding. An avid hiker, cyclist, and kayaker, LISA GOLLIN EVANS practices environmental law for the nonprofit Clean Air Task Force. The author of five books, including Outdoor Family Guides to Lake Tahoe and Acadia National Park.

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The Mountaineers Books

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1594852243

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An Outdoor Family Guide to Rocky Mountain National Park

By: Lisa Gollin Evans,Paula Thurman

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An Outdoor Family Guide to Rocky Mountain National Park

By: Lisa Gollin Evans,Paula Thurman

This easy-to-use guide is filled with terrific ideas for dozens of activities families can experience in Rocky Mountain National Park. More than 50 hikes and walks are included, along with information on perfect picnic sites, secluded fishing holes, great places for mountain biking and rock climbing, and opportunities for horseback riding and rafting. 60 photos. 36 maps.

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0898865468

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Police Power and Race Riots

Urban Unrest in Paris and New York

By: Cathy Lisa Schneider

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Police Power and Race Riots

Urban Unrest in Paris and New York

By: Cathy Lisa Schneider

Three weeks after Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a New York City police officer shot and killed a fifteen-year-old black youth, inciting the first of almost a decade of black and Latino riots throughout the United States. In October 2005, French police chased three black and Arab teenagers into an electrical substation outside Paris, culminating in the fatal electrocution of two of them. Fires blazed in Parisian suburbs and housing projects throughout France for three consecutive weeks. Cathy Lisa Schneider explores the political, legal, and economic conditions that led to violent confrontations in neighborhoods on opposite sides of the Atlantic half a century apart. Police Power and Race Riots traces the history of urban upheaval in New York and greater Paris, focusing on the interaction between police and minority youth. Schneider shows that riots erupted when elites activated racial boundaries, police engaged in racialized violence, and racial minorities lacked alternative avenues of redress. She also demonstrates how local activists who cut their teeth on the American race riots painstakingly constructed social movement organizations with standard nonviolent repertoires for dealing with police violence. These efforts, along with the opening of access to courts of law for ethnic and racial minorities, have made riots a far less common response to police violence in the United States today. Rich in historical and ethnographic detail, Police Power and Race Riots offers a compelling account of the processes that fan the flames of urban unrest and the dynamics that subsequently quell the fires.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812209869

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Broken

Women's Stories of Intimate and Institutional Harm and Repair

By: Lisa Young Larance

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Broken

Women's Stories of Intimate and Institutional Harm and Repair

By: Lisa Young Larance

In the U.S., the second-wave feminist fight to achieve legal and societal recognition of men's violence against women leaned heavily on the victim-offender binary, which has since become inscribed in funding schemes, legal remedies, and intervention approaches. In Broken, scholar-practitioner Lisa Young Larance interviews women who participated in antiviolence intervention and draws on her own extensive practice in the field to explain how this binary erases the trauma histories of those who both survive and cause harm. Calling for a more holistic conception of interpersonal violence that makes room for human complexity, Broken illuminates the connections across race, class, and sexual orientation that facilitate women's healing and repair"--

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Univ of California Press

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0520392329

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A Stronger Kinship

One Town's Extraordinary Story of Hope and Faith

By: Anna-Lisa Cox

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A Stronger Kinship

One Town's Extraordinary Story of Hope and Faith

By: Anna-Lisa Cox

Starting in the 1860s, the people of Covert, Michigan, broke laws and barriers to attempt what then seemed impossible: to love one's neighbor as oneself. This is the inspiring, true story of an extraordinary town where blacks and whites lived as equals.

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Little, Brown

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0316075698

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Rehabilitating Bodies

Health, History, and the American Civil War

By: Lisa A. Long

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Rehabilitating Bodies

Health, History, and the American Civil War

By: Lisa A. Long

The American Civil War is one of the most documented, romanticized, and perennially reenacted events in American history. In Rehabilitating Bodies: Health, History, and the American Civil War, Lisa A. Long charts how its extreme carnage dictated the Civil War's development into a lasting trope that expresses not only altered social, economic, and national relationships but also an emergent self-consciousness. Looking to a wide range of literary, medical, and historical texts, she explores how they insist on the intimate relationship between the war and a variety of invisible wounds, illnesses, and infirmities that beset Americans throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and plague us still today. Long shows how efforts to narrate credibly the many and sometimes illusory sensations elicited by the Civil War led writers to the modern discourses of health and history, which are premised on the existence of a corporeal and often critical reality that practitioners cannot know fully yet believe in nevertheless. Professional thinkers and doers both literally and figuratively sought to rehabilitate—to reclothe, normalize, and stabilize—Civil War bodies and the stories that accounted for them. Taking a fresh look at the work of canonical war writers such as Louisa May Alcott and Stephen Crane while examining anew public records, journalism, and medical writing, Long brings the study of the Civil War into conversation with recent critical work on bodily ontology and epistemology and theories of narrative and history.

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081220266X

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Becoming American Jews

Temple Israel of Boston

By: Meaghan Dwyer-Ryan,Susan L. Porter,Lisa Fagin Davis

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Becoming American Jews

Temple Israel of Boston

By: Meaghan Dwyer-Ryan,Susan L. Porter,Lisa Fagin Davis

A compelling history of Boston's Temple Israel and its role in American Reform Judaism

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1584657901

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White Supremacist Violence

Understanding the Resurgence and Stopping the Spread

By: Brian Van Brunt,Lisa Pescara-Kovach,Bethany Van Brunt

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White Supremacist Violence

Understanding the Resurgence and Stopping the Spread

By: Brian Van Brunt,Lisa Pescara-Kovach,Bethany Van Brunt

White Supremacist Violence is a powerful resource for education and mental health professionals who are developing the tools and skills needed to slow the progress of the fast-growing hate movement in the United States. Chapters immerse the reader in a hybrid of research, historical reviews, current events, social media and online content, case studies, and personal experiences. The first half of the text explores the ways in which individuals become increasingly indoctrinated through the exploitation of cognitive openings, perceptions of real or imagined marginalization, and exposure to political rhetoric and manipulation, as well as an examination of social media and commerce sites that create a climate ripe for recruitment. The second half of the book walks the reader through three case studies and offers treatment considerations to assist mental-health professionals and those developing education and prevention-based programming. White Supremacist Violence gives readers useful perspectives and insights into the white supremacy movement while offering clinicians, threat-assessment professionals, and K-12 and university educators and administrators practical guidance on treatment and prevention efforts.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000777065

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Dandridge

By: Lisa Whillock Ellis

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Dandridge

By: Lisa Whillock Ellis

Dandridge, Tennessee, the second-oldest town in the state, was founded in 1783 by a group of Scotch-Irish settlers. It was 13 years before Tennessee became the 16th state. The town began as a small frontier settlement along the banks of the French Broad River in the short-lived state of Franklin. In 1793, Dandridge became the county seat for the newly formed Jefferson County. The county was named for then U.S. secretary of state Thomas Jefferson. Dandridge is the only town in the United States named for first lady Martha Dandridge Custis Washington. Davy Crockett married his first wife near Dandridge, and the courthouse still has his marriage bond in its archives. Over the years, it has played host to presidents Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, and Andrew Johnson. During the Civil War, the Battle of Dandridge was fought there in winter 1864. In 1942, the town was saved when the Tennessee Valley Authority built a dike to protect it from the waters of Douglas Lake.

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0738587117

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9780738587110

The World in Your Teacup

Celebrating Tea Traditions, Near and Far

By: Lisa Boalt Richardson

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The World in Your Teacup

Celebrating Tea Traditions, Near and Far

By: Lisa Boalt Richardson

Tea specialist Lisa Boalt Richardson shares her passion for this popular beverage by leading tea-lovers on a fact-filled, taste-as-you-go journey around the world. Each destination--represented by an array of colorful dishes--is exquisitely photographed by leading food photographer Lauren Rubinstein. Sojourners learn the history of tea and its influence on eight specific regions, including China, England, and Russia. From the many recipes Lisa has collected and Lauren has photographed, readers discover that a savoury honey scone is perfect with dark Kenyan tea and a rich almond cookie called a ghoriba tastes great with a glass of sweet Moroccan tea. And every tea party planner will appreciate the helpful tips to create fun and tasty teas for their family and friends. Travel the globe with Lisa, feast your eyes on Lauren's beautiful photos of mouth-watering treats, and share a cup of tea in a foreign tradition--all from the comfort of home!

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0736925805

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Intelligence Testing and Minority Students

Foundations, Performance Factors, and Assessment Issues

By: Richard R. Valencia,Lisa A. Suzuki

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Intelligence Testing and Minority Students

Foundations, Performance Factors, and Assessment Issues

By: Richard R. Valencia,Lisa A. Suzuki

Intelligence Testing and Minority Students offers the reader a fresh opportunity to re-learn and re-consider the implications of intelligence testing. Richard R. Valencia and Lisa A. Suzuki discuss the strengths and limitations of IQ testing relative to the factors which may contribute to biased results. They review the history of the adaptation and adoption of intelligence testing; evaluate the heredity-environment debate; discuss the specific performance factors which apply to IQ testing of those in minority ethnic groups. This practical book offers the practitioner a good sense of what can be done to make testing and education serve the needs of all students fairly and validly, whatever their background.

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SAGE

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0761912312

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9780761912316

The Oak Park Studio of Frank Lloyd Wright

By: Lisa D. Schrenk

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The Oak Park Studio of Frank Lloyd Wright

By: Lisa D. Schrenk

Between 1898 and 1909, Frank Lloyd Wright’s residential studio in the idyllic Chicago suburb of Oak Park served as a nontraditional work setting as he matured into a leader in his field and formulized his iconic design ideology. Here, architectural historian Lisa D. Schrenk breaks the myth of Wright as the lone genius and reveals new insights into his early career. With a rich narrative voice and meticulous detail, Schrenk tracks the practice’s evolution: addressing how the studio fit into the Chicago-area design scene; identifying other architects working there and their contributions; and exploring how the suburban setting and the nearby presence of Wright’s family influenced office life. Built as an addition to his 1889 shingle-style home, Wright’s studio was a core site for the ideological development of the prairie house, one of the first truly American forms of residential architecture. Schrenk documents the educational atmosphere of Wright’s office in the context of his developing design ideology, revealing three phases as he transitioned from colleague to leader. This heavily illustrated book includes a detailed discussion of the physical changes Wright made to the building and how they informed his architectural thinking and educational practices. Schrenk also addresses the later transformations of the building, including into an art center in the 1930s, its restoration in the 1970s and 80s, and its current use as a historic house museum. Based on significant original and archival research, including interviews with Wright’s family and others involved in the studio and 180 images, The Oak Park Studio of Frank Lloyd Wright offers the first comprehensive look at the early independent office of one of the world’s most influential architects.

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University of Chicago Press

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022631913X

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9780226319131

No Forgotten Fronts

From Classrooms to Combat

By: Lisa K Shapiro

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No Forgotten Fronts

From Classrooms to Combat

By: Lisa K Shapiro

At the beginning of World War II, professor Lauren Post, San Diego State College, asked his students entering military service to write to him. Thousands of letters arrived from places like Pearl Harbor, North Africa, and Normandy, beginning with the salutation, “Dear Doc,” and describing vivid accounts of training, combat, and camaraderie. Pilots wrote about seeing planes shot down. Men in POW camps sent word about the location of other prisoners and Dr. Post passed information on to frantic families. Mothers, hoping for news about missing sons, clutched at the details. These intimate, first-person accounts capture honest, in-the-moment reactions to war that resound with heartache and gratitude. Each month, Dr. Post excerpted the letters and mailed the Aztec News Letter around the world. Fraternities, typing classes, and families donated time and money for printing and postage. When the latest issue arrived, servicemen and women read it cover-to-cover, and then passed it to another Aztec in service. Dr. Post produced and mailed a newsletter each month for four years. He sent pilots Aztec stickers to put on their planes. Soldiers sent him Nazi flags and sand from Iwo Jima. He tallied up the medals they earned and took time to call their mothers. He couldn’t rest until he knew that every student who had been taken prisoner was released. For years afterward, men and women dropped by his small campus office to thank him for helping them make it through the war. This is the story of the devotion of a remarkable college professor who held his students, their campus, and an entire community together during World War II. These students fought for democracy and to preserve a cherished way of life that included football, Coca-Cola, and Sadie Hawkins dances. Their correspondences to one beloved professor describe an American perspective of war that shines with idealism, determination, raw grief, and the power of friendship.

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Naval Institute Press

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1682472736

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9781682472736

At the Altar of the Appellate Gods

Arguing before the US Supreme Court, A Memoir

By: Lisa Sarnoff Gochman

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At the Altar of the Appellate Gods

Arguing before the US Supreme Court, A Memoir

By: Lisa Sarnoff Gochman

Have you ever wondered what it's like to argue before the Supreme Court of the United States? In this poignant and compelling memoir, Lisa Sarnoff Gochmancaptures the terror, wonder, and joy of preparing for and arguing a landmark criminal case before the nine justices of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC. At the Altar of the Appellate Gods traces the arc of a violent, racially motivated crime by white supremacist Charles C. Apprendi Jr. in rural Vineland, New Jersey, through the New Jersey state court system, and all the way up to the Supreme Court, where Gochman defended the constitutionality of New Jersey's Hate Crime Statute before a very hot bench. Gochman went head-to-head with Justice Antonin Scalia, fielded tough questions from Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and strolled down memory lane with Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Told with grace and humor, At the Altar of the Appellate Gods will interest anyone who is curious about the inner workings of our court system and what it is really like to bring a case before the highest court in the country.

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Indiana University Press

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1684351960

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9781684351961

Sam Johnson and the Blue Ribbon Quilt

By: Lisa Campbell Ernst

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Sam Johnson and the Blue Ribbon Quilt

By: Lisa Campbell Ernst

When Sam Johnson inadvertently discovers how much fun sewing can be, he tries to join the Rosedale Women's Quilting Club. "Don't be silly," the club president says. "We can't have a man here bungling everything!" But Sam Johnson won't take no for an answer. He organizes a rival sewing circle -- and no women need apply.

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Harper Collins

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0688115055

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9780688115050

African Accents

Fabrics and Crafts to Decorate Your Home

By: Lisa Shepard,Lisa Shepard Stewart

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African Accents

Fabrics and Crafts to Decorate Your Home

By: Lisa Shepard,Lisa Shepard Stewart

Describes how African textiles are woven, and features instructions for such projects as pillows, napkins, placemats, and picture frames.

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0873417895

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9780873417891

Teaching Native America Across the Curriculum

A Critical Inquiry

By: Curry Malott,Lisa Waukau,Lauren Waukau-Villagomez

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Teaching Native America Across the Curriculum

A Critical Inquiry

By: Curry Malott,Lisa Waukau,Lauren Waukau-Villagomez

This book examines the multiple ways that concepts associated with Native North American indigeneity can contribute to creative and critical approaches to the process of teaching and learning. A must-read for all pre-service and in-service teachers, the book illustrates how applying these new perspectives to the process of teacher education can shed light on new possibilities for curricular reform. This text will be especially useful to social studies educators interested in interdisciplinary approaches to critical curriculum development.

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Peter Lang

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1433104040

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9781433104046

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