Marion Weiss's Books

The Anecdote in Mark, the Classical World and the Rabbis

A Study of Brief Stories in the Demonax, The Mishnah, and Mark 8:27-10:45

By: Marion Moeser

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Anecdote in Mark, the Classical World and the Rabbis

A Study of Brief Stories in the Demonax, The Mishnah, and Mark 8:27-10:45

By: Marion Moeser

This major study of a Markan genre, represented in the central section 8.27-10.4, ranges through Greek, rabbinic and early Christian literature, providing detailed comparison with the anecdotes in Lucian's Demonax and the Mishnah.Moeser concludes that the Markan anecdotes clearly follow the definition of, and typologies for, the Greek chreia. His analysis indicates that while the content of the three sets of anecdotes is peculiar to its respective cultural setting, the Greek, Jewish and Christian examples all function according to the purposes of the genre.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

305

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

056753524X

ISBN 13

9780567535245

The Edge of Organization

Chaos and Complexity Theories of Formal Social Systems

By: Russ Marion

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Edge of Organization

Chaos and Complexity Theories of Formal Social Systems

By: Russ Marion

What Newton′s Principia was to his natural science colleagues, Russ Marion′s The Edge of Organization is to today′s social scientists. This book clearly elucidates the arrival of the social sciences at the end of the alley of modernism but then presents us with the tools and ideas to climb out of a dead end, rise above old limitations, and take flight for new horizons bright with promise for advancing both theory and praxis. . . . For social scientists, it is both the most relevant and most easily apprehended treatment to date of the totality of chaos and complexity theory and technique. --Raymond A. Eve, Editor, Chaos, Complexity, and Sociology The Edge of Organization offers a readable, comprehensive, and integrated overview of the new sciences of chaos and complexity. Author Russ Marion describes formal and social organizations from the perspective of chaos and complexity theories. His multidisciplinary approach will appeal to students and scholars across a wide range of social sciences. This book is generously illustrated and includes comprehensive references plus an annotated bibliography of useful books and articles. The Edge of Organization will appeal to students and professionals in sociology, management/ organization studies, management studies, marketing, political science, public administration, and psychology.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

375

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Published Date

ISBN 10

1452263760

ISBN 13

9781452263762

Epigenetic Inheritance and Evolution

The Lamarckian Dimension

By: Eva Jablonka,Marion J. Lamb

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Epigenetic Inheritance and Evolution

The Lamarckian Dimension

By: Eva Jablonka,Marion J. Lamb

Does the inheritance of acquired characteristics play a significant role in evolution? In this book, Eva Jablonka and Marion J. Lamb attempt to answer that question with an original, provocative exploration of the nature and origin of hereditary variations. Starting with a historical account of Lamarck's ideas and the reasons they have fallen in disrepute, the authors go on to challenge the prevailing assumption that all heritable variation is random and the result of variation in DNA base sequences. They also detail recent breakthroughs in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying inheritance--including several pathways not envisioned by classical population genetics--and argue that these advances need to be more fully incorporated into mainstream evolutionary theory. Throughout, the book offers a new look at the evidence for and against the hereditability of environmentally induced changes, and addresses timely questions about the importance of non-Mendelian inheritance. A glossary and extensive list of references round out the book. Urging a reconsideration of the present DNA-centric view prevalent in the field, Epigentic Inheritance and Evolution will make fascinating and important reading for students and researchers in evolution, genetics, ecology, molecular biology, developmental biology, and the history and philosophy of science.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

364

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Published Date

ISBN 10

0198540620

ISBN 13

9780198540625

Cockroach

By: Marion Copeland

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Cockroach

By: Marion Copeland

The cockroach could not have scuttled along, almost unchanged, for two hundred and fifty million years – some two hundred and forty-nine before man evolved – unless it was doing something right. It would be fascinating as well as instructive to have access to the cockroach’s own record of its life on earth, to know its point of view on evolution and species domination over the millennia. Such chronicles would perhaps radically alter our perceptions of the dinosaur’s span and importance – and that of our own development and significance. We might learn that throughout all these aeons, the dominant life form has been, if not the cockroach itself, then certainly the insect. Attempts to chronicle the cockroach’s intellectual and emotional life have been made only within the last century when a scientist titled his essay on the cockroach "The Intellectual and Emotional World of the Cockroach", and artists as radically different as Franz Kafka and Don Marquis created equally memorable cockroach protagonists. At least since Classical Greece, authors have brought cockroach characters into the foreground to speak for the weak and downtrodden, the outsiders, those forced to survive on the underside of dominant human cultures. Cockroaches have become the subjects of songs (La Cucaracha), have competed in "roachraces" and have even ended up in recipes. In this accessible, sympathetic and often humorous book, Marion Copeland examines the natural history, symbolism and cultural significance of this poorly understood and much-maligned insect.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

204

Publisher

Reaktion Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1861894856

ISBN 13

9781861894854

Keeping the World’s Environment under Review

An Intellectual History of the Global Environment Outlook

By: Jan Bakkes,Marion Cheatle,Nora Mžavanadze,László Pintér,Ronald G. Witt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Keeping the World’s Environment under Review

An Intellectual History of the Global Environment Outlook

By: Jan Bakkes,Marion Cheatle,Nora Mžavanadze,László Pintér,Ronald G. Witt

How do we take stock of the state and direction of the world’s environment, and what can we learn from the experience? Among the myriad detailed narratives about the condition of the planet, the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) reports—issued by the United Nations Environment Programme—stand out as the most ambitious. For nearly three decades the GEO project has not only delivered iconic global assessment reports, but through its multitude of contributors has inspired hundreds of similar processes worldwide from the regional to the local level. This book provides an inside account of the evolution of the GEO project from its earliest days. Building on meticulous research, including interviews with former heads of the United Nations Environment Programme, diplomats, leading contributing scientists, and senior leaders of collaborating organizations, the story is told from the perspective of five GEO veterans who all played a pivotal role in shaping the periodic assessments. The GEO’s history provides striking insights and will save valuable time to those who commission, design and conduct, as well as critique and improve, assessments of environmental development in the next decade.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

534

Publisher

Central European University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

9633864321

ISBN 13

9789633864326

Heritage of Care

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

By: Marion S. Lane,Stephen L. Zawistowski Ph.D.

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Heritage of Care

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

By: Marion S. Lane,Stephen L. Zawistowski Ph.D.

Founded in 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was the nation's first animal welfare organization. The society had its origins in the fervor for social reform that characterized the era following the Civil War. Its founder, Henry Bergh, organized the ASPCA because of his abhorrence of injustice — personally, he was never especially interested in animals. The society's agents—known in the early years as Bergh's men—were empowered to enforce the law throughout the state. Bergh used the media to advance his cause, and many of the issues that he confronted were covered in the press. Heritage of Care brings these early efforts to life again. After Bergh's death, the ASPCA's original mission to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals drew committed men and women to continue the work. From 1894 to 1994, the ASPCA handled animal control for New York City, changing the image of dog pounds to animal shelters by introducing the concept of a professional staff. And just as Bergh preached kindness to children in the orphanages of old New York, his successors instilled caring attitudes through the new medium of television, and later through the Internet. Heritage of Care brings the society's work up-to-date. It is an insider's look at Bergh's men and Bergh's women of the twenty-first century.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

216

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published Date

ISBN 10

0313076170

ISBN 13

9780313076176

The Twentieth Train

The True Story of the Ambush of the Death Train to Auschwitz

By: Marion Schreiber

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Twentieth Train

The True Story of the Ambush of the Death Train to Auschwitz

By: Marion Schreiber

From the publisher. Marion Schreiber's gripping book about the only Nazi death train in World War II to be ambushed draws on private documents, photographs, archive material, and police reports, as well as original research, including interviews with the surviving escapees. One day in April, 1943, resistance fighter Youra Livchitz, a young doctor, discovered the departure date of the next transport train and recruited two school friends to pull off one of the most daring rescues of the entire war. Equipped with only three pairs of pliers, a hurricane lamp covered in red paper, and a single pistol, the men ambushed the train, which was transporting 1,618 Jews to Auschwitz. These three lone men freed seventeen men and women before the German guards opened fire. Miraculously, by the time the convoy had reached the German border another 225 prisoners had managed to escape unharmed and found shelter with the locals. In a testament to the solidarity of the Belgians, no one was betrayed. No one, that is, except the three young rescuers, who were turned in by a double agent, imprisoned, and killed. Like Schindler's List, The Twentieth Train creates a vivid, moving portrait of heroism under impossible circumstances.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

334

Publisher

Grove Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0802141854

ISBN 13

9780802141859

Astronomical Knowledge Transmission Through Illustrated Aratea Manuscripts

By: Marion Dolan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Astronomical Knowledge Transmission Through Illustrated Aratea Manuscripts

By: Marion Dolan

This carefully researched monograph is a historical investigation of the illustrated Aratea astronomical manuscript and its many interpretations over the centuries. Aratus' 270 B.C.E. Greek poem describing the constellations and astrological phenomena was translated and copied over 800 years into illuminated manuscripts that preserved and illustrated these ancient stories about the constellations. The Aratea survives in its entirety due to multiple translations from Greek to Latin and even to Arabic, with many illuminated versions being commissioned over the ages. The survey encompasses four interrelated disciplines: history of literature, history of myth, history of science, and history of art. Aratea manuscripts by their nature are a meeting place of these distinct branches, and the culling of information from historical literature and from the manuscripts themselves focuses on a wider, holistic view; a narrow approach could not provide a proper prospective. What is most essential to know about this work is that because of its successive incarnations it has survived and been reinterpreted through the centuries, which speaks to its importance in all of these disciplines. This book brings a better understanding of the history, changes and transmission of the original astronomical Phaenomena poem. Historians, art historians, astronomy lovers, and historians of astronomy will learn more specialized details concerning the Aratea and how the tradition survived from the Middle Ages. It is a credit to the poetry of Aratus and the later interpreters of the text that its pagan aspects were not edited nor removed, but respected and maintained in the exact same form despite the fact that all sixty Aratea manuscripts mentioned in this study were produced under the rule of Christianity.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

482

Publisher

Springer

Published Date

ISBN 10

3319567845

ISBN 13

9783319567846

Stairway to My Heart

By: Marion Marchetto

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Stairway to My Heart

By: Marion Marchetto

From the moment Cordelia Conner is born in New York in 1890, her seamstress mother vows her daughters life will be far better than hers. As she kisses her tiny newborns head, she dreams that one day, her daughter will become a lady of quality and marry a wealthy manand she is prepared to dedicate her life to make it happen. Hundreds of miles away, young Kevin Newkirk is growing up in an influential Boston family. Kevin is accustomed to a life of prestige. But he is also very aware that he is the last male in the line and in need of a suitable wife to provide him with a son. In love with a woman whose heritage is questionable, Kevin has no idea that Cordelia even exists. But when fate brings Kevin and Cordelia together during a weekend at a summer home, Kevin decides she is the answer to his dilemma. Cordelia sees Kevin as the means to fulfill her mothers burning passion. Their relationship seems destined to be a match made in heaven. As the young couple marries and establishes their new life, only time will tell if the union between an unlikely pair will survive and create the dynasty their parents dreamed of.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

567

Publisher

iUniverse

Published Date

ISBN 10

1475932952

ISBN 13

9781475932959

Hitler’s Jewish Refugees

Hope and Anxiety in Portugal

By: Marion Kaplan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Hitler’s Jewish Refugees

Hope and Anxiety in Portugal

By: Marion Kaplan

An award-winning historian presents an emotional history of Jewish refugees biding their time in Portugal as they attempt to escape Nazi Europe This riveting book describes the experience of Jewish refugees as they fled Hitler to live in limbo in Portugal until they could reach safer havens abroad. Drawing attention not only to the social and physical upheavals of refugee life, Kaplan highlights their feelings as they fled their homes and histories while begging strangers for kindness. An emotional history of fleeing, this book probes how specific locations touched refugees’ inner lives, including the borders they nervously crossed or the overcrowded transatlantic ships that signaled their liberation.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

377

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0300249500

ISBN 13

9780300249507

Vital Negotiations

Protecting Settlers' Health in Colonial Louisiana and South Carolina, 1720-1763

By: Marion Stange

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Vital Negotiations

Protecting Settlers' Health in Colonial Louisiana and South Carolina, 1720-1763

By: Marion Stange

Focusing on the field of health care and disease control as a field of policy that was of pivotal importance for the existence and stability of European colonies in the south-eastern areas of the North American continent, the book analyzes modes of local organization and regulation in French Louisiana and British South Carolina during the first half of the eighteenth century. The work shows that, in spite of completely different imperial strategies and systems of rule, striking similarities existed between French and British colonies with regard to governance modes and the nature of agents involved in political organization. This attests to the fact that governance practices on the local and the colonial levels were informed at least as much by local conditions as by the nature of the empire to which the colonies respectively belonged. The work offers a fresh and unique perspective on the realities of colonial rule in early modern North America, thus challenging traditional notions which stress the differences between the French and British colonial empires in North America with regard to administrative practices.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

270

Publisher

V&R unipress GmbH

Published Date

ISBN 10

3899719999

ISBN 13

9783899719994

The Physiology of Immunity

By: James A. Marsh,Marion D. Kendall

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Physiology of Immunity

By: James A. Marsh,Marion D. Kendall

The study of neuroendocrine-immune interactions has become a highly visible and fast-growing segment of mainstream immunology. This book provides an overview of the immune system and in-depth coverage of the many different areas that make up neuroendocrine-immune research. The main emphasis is on the physiology of the processes involved, stressing an integrated approach to immunology. The text is organized in seven sections, beginning with an introduction to the immune system. Section II outlines how the central nervous system (CNS) communicates with central and peripheral lymphoid organs. Section III provides information on factors from the immune system that act as messengers to the CNS. The metabolic regulation of growth and development is discussed in Section IV. Section V examines the interactions occurring between the reproductive and immune systems. The effects of other physiologic stressors on immunity are reviewed in Section VI. Section VII considers cyclic and periodic influences on the immune system. Finally, there is a consideration of a new unifying theory for immunology. Students, researchers, clinicians, and veterinary scientists can discover new areas of interest in specific diseases and immune interactions in this novel presentation.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

464

Publisher

CRC Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0849380332

ISBN 13

9780849380334

Fun for Kids III

An Index to Children's Craft Books

By: Marion F. Gallivan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Fun for Kids III

An Index to Children's Craft Books

By: Marion F. Gallivan

An index to children's craft books published since 1991. Provides a guide to craft instructions alphabetically by project, or by type of material used.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

344

Publisher

Scarecrow Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0810842564

ISBN 13

9780810842564

Intrusive Impartiality

Learning, Contestation, and Practice Change in United Nations Peace Operations

By: Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science Marion Laurence

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Intrusive Impartiality

Learning, Contestation, and Practice Change in United Nations Peace Operations

By: Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science Marion Laurence

Impartiality is a central norm in United Nations peace operations that has long been associated with passive monitoring of cease-fires and peace agreements. In the twenty-first century, however, its meaning has been stretched to allow for a range of forceful, intrusive, and ideologically prescriptive practices. In Intrusive Impartiality, Marion Laurence explains how these new ways of being "impartial" emerge, how they spread within and across missions, and how they become institutionalized across UN peace operations. In doing so, Laurence sheds light on controversial changes in peacekeeping practice and provides an innovative framework for studying authority and change in global governance.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

305

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0197747574

ISBN 13

9780197747575

It's a Metaphysical World

Extraordinary Stories from Everyday Life

By: Elena J. Michaels M.Ed,Marion K. Williams

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

It's a Metaphysical World

Extraordinary Stories from Everyday Life

By: Elena J. Michaels M.Ed,Marion K. Williams

Its a Metaphysical World is a collection of over one hundred extraordinary short stories drawn from everyday life. Although names, locations, and incidental details have been changed, the salient facts are true. Each story deals with some aspect of metaphysical phenomena such as intuition, synchronicity, astral travel, bilocation, time warps, past lives, cell and soul memories, healings, hauntings, miracles, and sightings. Psychic sightings include everything from angels to ghosts. The strangeness of the stories led authors Marion K. Williams and Elena J. Michaels on a fascinating journey of discovery trying to understand the world they thought they knew. All stories offer insights, and many challenge conventional scientific and religious beliefs.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

357

Publisher

BalboaPress

Published Date

ISBN 10

1452534128

ISBN 13

9781452534121

Votes for Women! The American Woman Suffrage Movement and the Nineteenth Amendment

A Reference Guide

By: Marion W. Roydhouse

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Votes for Women! The American Woman Suffrage Movement and the Nineteenth Amendment

A Reference Guide

By: Marion W. Roydhouse

This contextual narrative of the 70-year history of the woman suffrage movement in the United States demonstrates how an important mass political and social movement coalesced into a political force despite class, racial, ethnic, religious, and regional barriers. Votes for Women! provides an updated consideration of the questions raised by the mass movement to gain equality and access to power in our democracy. It interprets the campaigns for woman suffrage from the 1830s until 1920, analyzes the impact of the Nineteenth Amendment, and presents primary documents to allow a glimpse into the minds of those who campaigned for and against woman suffrage. The book's examination of the 70-year woman suffrage campaign shows how the movement faced enormous barriers, was perceived as threatening the very core of accepted beliefs, and was a struggle that showcased the efforts of strong protagonists and brilliant organizers who were intellectually innovative and yet were reflective of the great divides of race, ethnicity, religion, economics, and region existing across the nation. Included within the narrative section are biographies of significant personalities in the movement, such as militant Alice Paul and anti-suffragist Ida Tarbell as well as more commonly known leaders Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

224

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published Date

ISBN 13

9798216162773

The Archaeology of Caves in Ireland

By: Marion Dowd

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Archaeology of Caves in Ireland

By: Marion Dowd

The Archaeology of Caves in Ireland is a ground-breaking and unique study of the enigmatic, unseen and dark silent world of caves. People have engaged with caves for the duration of human occupation of the island, spanning 10,000 years. In prehistory, subterranean landscapes were associated with the dead and the spirit world, with evidence for burials, funerary rituals and votive deposition. The advent of Christianity saw the adaptation of caves as homes and places of storage, yet they also continued to feature in religious practice. Medieval mythology and modern folklore indicate that caves were considered places of the supernatural, being particularly associated with otherworldly women. Through a combination of archaeology, mythology and popular religion, this book takes the reader on a fascinating journey that sheds new light on a hitherto neglected area of research. It encourages us to consider what underground activities might reveal about the lives lived aboveground, and leaves us in no doubt as to the cultural significance of caves in the past.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

335

Publisher

Oxbow Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1782978143

ISBN 13

9781782978145

Hearing in Children, Sixth Edition

By: Jerry L. Northern,Marion P. Downs

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Hearing in Children, Sixth Edition

By: Jerry L. Northern,Marion P. Downs

In this completely updated sixth edition, Hearing in Children thoroughly examines the current knowledge of pediatric audiology, and provides a medical perspective on the identification, diagnosis, and management of hearing loss in children. This enduring text has been the chief pediatric hearing resource used worldwide by audiologists for nearly 40 years. Key features to Hearing in Children, Sixth Edition include: An expanded review of the medical aspects--early intervention, genetics, diseases and disorders, and treatments--of pediatric hearing loss as well as hearing and auditory disorders in infants, toddlers, and young childrenPractical descriptions of age-specific testing protocols and hearing screening technologies, and early hearing loss detection and intervention proceduresComprehensive coverage of amplification for children with hearing loss, including fitting and management issues in hearing aids, cochlear implants, and assistive listening devicesValuable information on the role of family-centered services related to all aspects of childhood deafnessA revised appendix of hearing disorders that includes 90 syndromes and disorders associated with childhood deafnessNearly 500 new and current references

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

721

Publisher

Plural Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1597569240

ISBN 13

9781597569248

Wives and Work

Islamic Law and Ethics Before Modernity

By: Marion Holmes Katz

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Wives and Work

Islamic Law and Ethics Before Modernity

By: Marion Holmes Katz

It is widely held today that classical Islamic law frees wives from any obligation to do housework. Wives’ purported exemption from domestic labor became a talking point among Muslims responding to Orientalist stereotypes of the “oppressed Muslim woman” by the late nineteenth century, and it has been a prominent motif in writings by Muslim feminists in the United States since the 1980s. In Wives and Work, Marion Holmes Katz offers a new account of debates on wives’ domestic labor that recasts the historical relationship between Islamic law and ethics. She reconstructs a complex discussion among Sunni legal scholars of the ninth to fourteenth centuries CE and examines its wide-ranging implications. As early as the ninth century, the prevalent doctrine that wives had no legal duty to do housework stood in conflict with what most scholars understood to be morally and religiously right. Scholars’ efforts to resolve this tension ranged widely, from drawing a clear distinction between legal claims and ethical ideals to seeking a synthesis of the two. Katz positions legal discussion within a larger landscape of Islamic normative discourse, emphasizing how legal models diverge from, but can sometimes be informed by, philosophical ethics. Through the lens of wives’ domestic labor, this book sheds new light on notions of family, labor, and gendered personhood as well as the interplay between legal and ethical doctrines in Islamic thought.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

202

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0231556705

ISBN 13

9780231556705

Suburban Land Conversion in the United States

An Economic and Governmental Process

By: Marion Clawson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Suburban Land Conversion in the United States

An Economic and Governmental Process

By: Marion Clawson

This comprehensive study of land use on the suburban fringe analyzes the complex relationships that underlie land conversion in the United States. It contains a detailed examination of the northwestern urban complex; some nationwide projections for the future; and a list of measures that, singularly or together, may change the nature and results of the suburban land conversion process. Originally published in 1971

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

425

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1134001983

ISBN 13

9781134001989

Killing Congress

Assassinations, Attempted Assassinations and Other Violence against Members of Congress

By: Nancy E. Marion,Willard Oliver

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Killing Congress

Assassinations, Attempted Assassinations and Other Violence against Members of Congress

By: Nancy E. Marion,Willard Oliver

Since Congress was established in 1789, seven members have been assassinated and several others have been the victims of attempted assassinations or other acts of violence. Additionally, eight members of Congress have died while serving in Congress in other ways. These incidents have taken place throughout the existence of the United States and have a wide variety of interesting causes. In Killing Congress: Assassinations, Attempted Assassinations, and other Violence Enacted on Members of the U.S. Congress, Nancy Marion and Willard Oliver examine the assassinations and attempted assassinations of members of Congress, describing the actions that led up to the violence, the incidents themselves, and the repercussions of the events. Marion and Oliver also look closely at other violent attacks against Congressional members, including beatings and bio-attacks. The book not only describes the assassinations, but discusses the short- and long-term impacts of the violence that takes place on Capitol Hill.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

283

Publisher

Lexington Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

0739183605

ISBN 13

9780739183601

Women in the Mosque

A History of Legal Thought and Social Practice

By: Marion Holmes Katz

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Women in the Mosque

A History of Legal Thought and Social Practice

By: Marion Holmes Katz

Juxtaposing Muslim scholars' debates over women's attendance in mosques with historical descriptions of women's activities within Middle Eastern and North African mosques, Marion Holmes Katz shows how over the centuries legal scholars' arguments have often reacted to rather than dictated Muslim women's behavior. Tracing Sunni legal positions on women in mosques from the second century of the Islamic calendar to the modern period, Katz connects shifts in scholarly terminology and argumentation to changing constructions of gender. Over time, assumptions about women's changing behavior through the lifecycle gave way to a global preoccupation with sexual temptation, which then became the central rationale for limits on women's mosque access. At the same time, travel narratives, biographical dictionaries, and religious polemics suggest that women's usage of mosque space often diverged in both timing and content from the ritual models constructed by scholars. Katz demonstrates both the concrete social and political implications of Islamic legal discourse and the autonomy of women's mosque-based activities. She also examines women's mosque access as a trope in Western travelers' narratives and the evolving significance of women's mosque attendance among different Islamic currents in the twentieth century.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

433

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0231537875

ISBN 13

9780231537872

The Passion According to Luke

The Special Material of Luke 22

By: Marion L. Soards

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Passion According to Luke

The Special Material of Luke 22

By: Marion L. Soards

The goal of this redaction-critical investigation is to determine what in Luke 22 is special to Luke, to assess its origin, and to uncover Luke's purpose in using this material. Unlike earlier studies, Soards concentrates on lines of thought that link the chapter with the Gospel as a whole. The author's conclusion is that though Luke did not use a single coherent source other than Mark for this chapter, his diverse material was chosen in order to advance Luke's distinctive interests in Christology, eschatology and ecclesiology. Christologically, Jesus is shown as in charge of the Passion events and as the realization of a divine plan; eschatologically, the Passion is portrayed as inaugurating the era of the Last Days; ecclesiologically, Jesus's attitude to his disciples functions as instruction for Luke's readers about their role in God's plan.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

189

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1474236235

ISBN 13

9781474236232

Standing Up

A Memoir of a Funny (Not Always) Life

By: Marion Grodin

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Standing Up

A Memoir of a Funny (Not Always) Life

By: Marion Grodin

Marion Grodin, daughter of funnyman Charles Grodin, knows firsthand that laughter is truly the best medicine, having not only survived breast cancer and divorce, but also, various addictions-including an inappropriate relationship with Haagen Dazs. Her hilarious riffs include; the story of growing large breasts that appeared seemingly overnight (Unfortunately this happened during the summer that she spent on the set of King Kong with her father and Jeff Bridges on whom she developed a huge crush); Her post divorce life, its slight weight gain and how she relied on her wise support group, her cats "BabyFighter" Edmond and "fashionably sporty, forensic expert" Snuggles. In this cleverly written memoir Marion integrates her diverse and challenging life experiences and unstoppable ability to make everything funny in a way that is both entertaining and helpful. She hopes that her book will send a message to those who feel they are misfits and to those locked in addiction: there is a way out - and life can be very good when you kick the habit.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

254

Publisher

Center Street

Published Date

ISBN 10

1455510114

ISBN 13

9781455510115

American Diabetes Association Guide to Nutrition Therapy for Diabetes

By: Marion J. Franz,Alison Evert

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

American Diabetes Association Guide to Nutrition Therapy for Diabetes

By: Marion J. Franz,Alison Evert

Diabetes greatly affects how people's bodies manage the food they eat. It is essential that people with diabetes follow a carefully structured meal plan and learn specific skills in order to better control their blood glucose levels. The tactics for helping people manage their diabetes through how they eat is called medical nutrition therapy (MNT). Here the American Diabetes Association presents all of the key information and strategies for effectively teaching patients how to manage their diets. Drawing on the knowledge and expertise of dozens of experts in the field, this book covers all of the key topics for implementing successful medical nutrition therapy. Topics include: Thorough discussion of nutrientsDescription of MNT for type 1 and type 2 diabetesDiscussion of providing MNT to special populations, including youth and older individualsExplanation of the different complications of diabetes, such as kidney disease, celiac disease, and cystic fibrosis, and how they impact MNTLatest details on new technology used in MNTGuidelines and strategies for teaching patients about nutrition therapy and how to use it in their daily livesUsing MNT to help prevent diabetes

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

577

Publisher

American Diabetes Association

Published Date

ISBN 10

158040488X

ISBN 13

9781580404884

Young Adult Reader's Adviser

Volume 1

By: Marion Sader

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Young Adult Reader's Adviser

Volume 1

By: Marion Sader

Developed by a panel of distinguished educators and librarians, The Young Adult Reader's Adviser recommends an extensive, representative, and useful list of the finest books--modern and classic, hardcover and paperback. Patterned after the Bowker classic, The Reader's Adviser, this two-volume resource features 17,000 bibliographic entries and over 850 biographical profiles. Each volume of The Young Adult Reader's Adviser is divided into two major sections. Volume One is devoted to Literature and Language Arts, and Mathematics and Computer Science. Volume Two features Social Sciences and History, and Sciences and Health. These subject areas are further divided into more than 430 subsections such as Russian Literature; Mass Media; History of Personal Computers; Ethics in Politics; and Immigration, Urbanization, and Civil Rights. Entries include detailed bibliographic information and brief descriptons, when necessary. Books especially suited for readers in grades 6-8 are noted with an asterisk.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

924

Publisher

Libraries Unlimited

Published Date

ISBN 10

0835230694

ISBN 13

9780835230698

The Palm Beach Murder

By: Marion Collins

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Palm Beach Murder

By: Marion Collins

Collins relates the shocking true story of a Palm Beach millionaire who, rather than losing his fortune in a split with his wife, hired a hit man in 1987 to kill her and then fled the country. photos. Original.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

289

Publisher

Macmillan

Published Date

ISBN 10

0312990863

ISBN 13

9780312990862

Children and Families in Health and Illness

By: Marion Broome

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Children and Families in Health and Illness

By: Marion Broome

Synthesizes the nursing research literature in health promotion of children, pediatric acute and chronic conditions, and children and families in the health care system.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

375

Publisher

SAGE

Published Date

ISBN 10

0803959036

ISBN 13

9780803959033

Book's by Marion Weiss

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email