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Simple Strategies for Teaching Children at Risk, K-5

By: Melissa Stormont,Cathy Newman Thomas

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Simple Strategies for Teaching Children at Risk, K-5

By: Melissa Stormont,Cathy Newman Thomas

Easy to implement strategies teachers can use right now While opinions differ on how to define students who are "at risk." most teachers agree that they are seeing more children hit roadblocks due to limited academic experiences, challenging environments, ADHD, or behavioral problems. Teachers often feel underprepared to connect with these students and improve their learning experiences. In their latest work, Melissa Stormont and Cathy Newman Thomas draw upon their field experiences within special education and psychology to offer K–5 teachers practical tools for building relationships with these children. Readers will discover simple strategies for developing students’ academic aptitude and social behavior as well as how to Identify who is at risk for failure and why Build positive teacher-student relationships and establish supportive groups among children Use data-based decision making Provide students with increased time to practice with feedback Incorporate technology supports Know when and how to involve professionals and families Moving well beyond mere theory, teachers who are working amid reforms and sweeping cuts can implement these strategies immediately and make a real difference in children′s lives. Get started today! "This is a great book with which to start because it covers the basics—the foundation that needs to be in place before the academics can take hold for a student at risk. The ideas are easy to follow and could be implemented with little or, in some cases, no additional prep—that’s a bonus for an already busy teacher." —Barbara L. Townsend, Reading Specialist West Side Elementary School, Elkhorn, WI

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Corwin Press

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1483318273

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9781483318271

Maternal Conditions

Reading Kingsolver, Castillo, Erdrich, and Ozeki

By: Melissa A. Schoeffel

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Maternal Conditions

Reading Kingsolver, Castillo, Erdrich, and Ozeki

By: Melissa A. Schoeffel

Maternal Conditions analyzes the depiction of motherhood in the works of Barbara Kingsolver, Ana Castillo, Louise Erdrich, and Ruth Ozeki. The book examines the politics underlying and engendered by ethnically diverse representations of the maternal, interrogating the dominant cultural understanding of the good mother. This analysis then moves to a study of how the subjective experience of mothers is portrayed in these writings, ending with an exploration of the relationship between motherhood and ethics.

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Peter Lang

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1433101475

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9781433101472

Representing Latina/x Reproductive Decision-Making

By: Melissa Huerta

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Representing Latina/x Reproductive Decision-Making

By: Melissa Huerta

Representing Latina/x Reproductive Decision Making examines representations of reproductive decisions in cultural texts and engages with scholarship on Latina/x representation to interrogate what these representations mean for Latinx popular culture. Melissa Huerta demonstrates that cultural texts ranging from the work of Teatro Luna and television series like Jane the Virgin and Vida to the film Quinceañera and Favianna Rodriguez’s artwork can challenge traditional notions of Latina/x reproductive decisions, pointing to more inclusive understandings of people’s experiences. Huerta argues for the importance of cultural representation in theater, television, film and art and analyzes the roles language and images play in shaping meaning. This book will be of interest to scholars of cultural studies, gender studies, Latin American studies, and film and media studies.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1793626987

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9781793626981

Touch

A Vampire Fairy Tale

By: Melissa Hansen

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Touch

A Vampire Fairy Tale

By: Melissa Hansen

After becoming a vampire, happily forever after simply wasnt enough for Hope Havergale. Seduced by bloodlust and power, Hopes overindulgence drives a stake between her and her immortal teenage beloved Christian. Emotions reach a new high as Hope hungers for an even deeper and more passionate relationship with him, but darkness quickly befalls their perfect paradise. News of a friend in grave danger sparks an impromptu trip. Hope and Christian decide to leave their Garden of Eden in the sultry Florida Keys for southern Mexico. And when a deadly disaster thwarts their plans, they find themselves in the midst of a vampire uprising. Old acquaintances and new adversaries threaten to destroy the life theyve come to cherish. Only time will tell whether the strength of their love can hold them together or the touch of this new evil will tear them apart. A wicked awakening stirs as Hope and Christian fight to unravel a dark secret that may change their lives forever.

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iUniverse

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1475991096

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The Rough Guide to Chile

By: Melissa Graham

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The Rough Guide to Chile

By: Melissa Graham

Thoroughly researched and lucidly written, guidebooks don't come much better than this one. Excellent sections on vineyards and wine-tasting, history, and trekking and outdoor pursuits round out this professional publication recommended for Chile newcomers and old-hands alike. Illustrations.

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Rough Guides

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1843530627

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Marked for Harvest

By: Melissa Kendall

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Marked for Harvest

By: Melissa Kendall

Hunted by a creature that wants to consume the ghosts on her skin, Elena Cain flees to her family home to find her childhood friend, Chloe, floating face down in the pool. Accused of following in her mother's murderous footsteps, she teams up with the one man who believes her, the victim's brother--and her former flame. Sebastian Castillo can’t forget the girl who broke his heart--even though her mother murdered his brother. So when he finds Elena with his sister’s dead body, he accepts her claims of innocence and together they unravel the tangle of secrets at the heart of their small town. As the spark between them kindles into an inferno, they must choose between justice for Chloe and keeping Elena safe, before she becomes the killer's next target.

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The Wild Rose Press Inc

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1509245715

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9781509245710

1,296 Act Practice Questions

By: Melissa Hendrix

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1,296 Act Practice Questions

By: Melissa Hendrix

For students preparing for the ACT exam, a helpful resource includes two full-length practice tests, along with additional practice questions with complete answer explanations and an informative overview of the material covered on the exam. Original.

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Princeton Review

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0375429700

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9780375429705

You, Me, and Our Heartstrings

By: Melissa See

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You, Me, and Our Heartstrings

By: Melissa See

What if the whole world was watching while you fell in love for the first time? Daisy and Noah have the same plan: use the holiday concert to land a Julliard audition. But when they're chosen to play a duet for the concert, they worry that their differences will sink their chances. Noah, a cello prodigy from a long line of musicians, wants to stick to tradition. Daisy, a fiercely independent disabled violinist, is used to fighting for what she wants and likes to take risks. But the two surprise each other when they play. They fall perfectly in tune. After their performance goes viral, the rest of the country falls for them just as surely as they're falling for each other. But viral fame isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. No one seems to care about their talent or their music at all. People have rewritten their love story into one where Daisy is an inspiration for overcoming her cerebral palsy and Noah is a saint for seeing past it. Daisy is tired of her disability being the only thing people see about her, and all of the attention sends Noah’s anxiety disorder into high speed. They can see their dream coming closer than it’s ever been before. But is the cost suddenly too high?

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Scholastic Inc.

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1338790315

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Disposable Women and Other Myths of Global Capitalism

By: Melissa Wright

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Disposable Women and Other Myths of Global Capitalism

By: Melissa Wright

Everyday, around the world, women who work in the Third World factories of global firms face the idea that they are disposable. Melissa W. Wright explains how this notion proliferates, both within and beyond factory walls, through the telling of a simple story: the myth of the disposable Third World woman. This myth explains how young women workers around the world eventually turn into living forms of waste. Disposable Women and Other Myths of Global Capitalism follows this myth inside the global factories and surrounding cities in northern Mexico and in southern China, illustrating the crucial role the tale plays in maintaining not just the constant flow of global capital, but the present regime of transnational capitalism. The author also investigates how women challenge the story and its meaning for workers in global firms. These innovative responses illustrate how a politics for confronting global capitalism must include the many creative ways that working people resist its dehumanizing effects.

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Routledge

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1136081623

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9781136081620

1,296 ACT Practice Questions, 3rd Edition

By: Melissa Hendrix,Staff of the Princeton Review

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1,296 ACT Practice Questions, 3rd Edition

By: Melissa Hendrix,Staff of the Princeton Review

Presents over one thousand questions similar to those on the ACT exam, covering topics in English language, composition, and mathematics, and includes answers and explanations to each section.

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Princeton Review

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0307945707

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9780307945709

Old Ways for New Days

Indigenous Survival and Agency in Climate Changed Times

By: Melissa Nursey-Bray,Robert Palmer,Ann Marie Chischilly,Phil Rist,Lun Yin

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Old Ways for New Days

Indigenous Survival and Agency in Climate Changed Times

By: Melissa Nursey-Bray,Robert Palmer,Ann Marie Chischilly,Phil Rist,Lun Yin

This Open Access book provides a critical reflection into how indigenous cultures are attempting to adapt to climate change. Through detailed first-hand accounts, the book describes the unique challenges facing indigenous peoples in the context of climate change adaptation, governance, communication strategies, and institutional pressures. The book shows how current climate change terminologies and communication strategies often perpetuate the marginalisation of indigenous peoples and suggests that new approaches that prioritise Indigenous voices, agency and survival are required. The book first introduces readers to Indigenous peoples and their struggles related to climate change, describing the impacts of climate change on their everyday lives and the adaptation strategies currently undertaken to address them. These strategies are then detailed through case studies which focus on how Indigenous knowledge and practices have been used to respond to and cope with climate change in a variety of environments, including urban settings. The book discusses specific governance challenges facing Indigenous peoples, and presents new methods for engagement that will bridge existing communication gaps to ensure Indigenous peoples are central to the implementation of climate change adaptation measures. This book is intended for an audience of Indigenous peoples, adaptation practitioners, academics, students, policy makers and government workers.

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Springer Nature

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3030978265

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9783030978266

Toppling Foreign Governments

The Logic of Regime Change

By: Melissa Willard-Foster

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Toppling Foreign Governments

The Logic of Regime Change

By: Melissa Willard-Foster

In 2011, the United States launched its third regime-change attempt in a decade. Like earlier targets, Libya's Muammar Qaddafi had little hope of defeating the forces stacked against him. He seemed to recognize this when calling for a cease-fire just after the intervention began. But by then, the United States had determined it was better to oust him than negotiate and thus backed his opposition. The history of foreign-imposed regime change is replete with leaders like Qaddafi, overthrown after wars they seemed unlikely to win. From the British ouster of Afghanistan's Sher Ali in 1878 to the Soviet overthrow of Hungary's Imre Nagy in 1956, regime change has been imposed on the weak and the friendless. In Toppling Foreign Governments, Melissa Willard-Foster explores the question of why stronger nations overthrow governments when they could attain their aims at the bargaining table. She identifies a central cause—the targeted leader's domestic political vulnerability—that not only gives the leader motive to resist a stronger nation's demands, making a bargain more difficult to attain, but also gives the stronger nation reason to believe that regime change will be comparatively cheap. As long as the targeted leader's domestic opposition is willing to collaborate with the foreign power, the latter is likely to conclude that ousting the leader is more cost effective than negotiating. Willard-Foster analyzes 133 instances of regime change, ranging from covert operations to major military invasions, and spanning over two hundred years. She also conducts three in-depth case studies that support her contention that domestically and militarily weak leaders appear more costly to coerce than overthrow and, as long as they remain ubiquitous, foreign-imposed regime change is likely to endure.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812251040

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9780812251043

Chile

The Rough Guide

By: Melissa Graham,Christopher Sainsbury

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Chile

The Rough Guide

By: Melissa Graham,Christopher Sainsbury

An up-&-coming destination for adventure & environmental travel, Chile is blanketed in this new title. From Tierra del Fuego to the Peruvian border, we cover the highlands & islands, cities & remote corners of this intriguing land. Features special information for trekkers & nature lovers, as well as complete cultural, political, & historical coverage.

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1858284104

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9781858284101

The Trouble With Cowboys

By: Melissa Cutler

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The Trouble With Cowboys

By: Melissa Cutler

It was their parents' ranch, through the good days and the bad. But if they want to hang on to their land, their pride, and their family, the three Sorentino sisters will have to reinvent it from the ground up--and one of them just may reinvent herself in the process. . . Cowboys have never been good for Amy Sorentino. First her hard-riding father bankrupted the family farm. Then her all-hat-no-cattle boyfriend sold her out on national television, ending her promising career as a chef. Now she and her squabbling sisters have partnered up in a final attempt to save their land by starting an inn and local restaurant. So it figures that with everything on the line, Amy's key supplier is just the kind of Stetson-tipping heartbreaking bad boy she's sworn to avoid. But Kellan Reed has a few secrets of his own--and cowboy or not, Amy can't resist this kind of wild ride. . . "One hot romance from start to finish." --Carolyn Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Mistletoe Cowboy "Simply delightful."--New York Times bestselling author Lori Wilde

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Zebra Books

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1420130056

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9781420130058

Mozlandia

Morrissey Fans in the Borderlands

By: Melissa Mora Hidalgo

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Mozlandia

Morrissey Fans in the Borderlands

By: Melissa Mora Hidalgo

Morrissey is a popular music icon. The former singer of the influential Manchester band The Smiths is arguably one of the most intriguing and popular, if not polarizing, iconic figures of popular culture. But this book is not about Morrissey. This book is about his fans, their creative expressions of fandom, and their contributions to Morrissey’s worldwide popularity. Specifically, this book is about the subculture of Moz fandom as a US-Mexican borderland phenomenon. Mozlandia—Morrissey fans from the Midlands to the Borderlands.

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SCB Distributors

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1909394432

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9781909394438

Beyond Consolation

Death, Sexuality, and the Changing Shapes of Elegy

By: Melissa F. Zeiger

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Beyond Consolation

Death, Sexuality, and the Changing Shapes of Elegy

By: Melissa F. Zeiger

Using as her starting point the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, Melissa F. Zeiger examines modern transformations of poetic elegy, particularly as they reflect historical changes in the politics of gender and sexuality. Although her focus is primarily on nineteenth- and twentieth-century poetry, the scope of her investigation is grand: from John Milton's "Lycidas" to very recently written AIDS and breast cancer elegies. Milton epitomized the traditional use of the Orpheus myth as an illustration of the female threat to masculine poetic prowess, focused on the beleaguered Orpheus. Zeiger documents the gradual inclusion of Eurydice, from the elegies of Algernon Charles Swinburne through the work of Thomas Hardy and John Berryman, re-examining the role of Eurydice, and the feminine more generally, in poetic production. Zeiger then considers women poets who challenge the assumptions of elegies written by men, sometimes identifying themselves with Eurydice. Among these poets are H.D., Edna St. Vincent Millay, Anne Sexton, and Elizabeth Bishop. Zeiger concludes with a discussion of elegies for victims of current plagues, explaining how poets mourning those lost to AIDS and breast cancer rewrite elegy in ways less repressive, sacrificial, or punitive than those of the Orphean tradition. Among the poets discussed are Essex Hemphill, Thom Gunn, Mark Doty, Audre Lorde, Adrienne Rich, and Marilyn Hacker.

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Cornell University Press

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1501711334

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9781501711336

She is Cuba

A Genealogy of the Mulata Body

By: Melissa Blanco Borelli

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She is Cuba

A Genealogy of the Mulata Body

By: Melissa Blanco Borelli

She is Cuba: A Genealogy of the Mulata Body traces the history of the Cuban mulata and her association with hips, sensuality and popular dance. It examines how the mulata choreographs her racialised identity through her hips and enacts an embodied theory called hip(g)nosis. By focusing on her living and dancing body in order to flesh out the process of identity formation, this book makes a claim for how subaltern bodies negotiate a cultural identity that continues to mark their bodies on a daily basis. Combining literary and personal narratives with historical and theoretical accounts of Cuban popular dance history, religiosity and culture, this work investigates the power of embodied exchanges: bodies watching, looking, touching and dancing with one another. It sets up a genealogy of how the representations and venerations of the dancing mulata continue to circulate and participate in the volatile political and social economy of contemporary Cuba.

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Oxford University Press

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0199968187

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Candelaria

A Novel

By: Melissa Lozada-Oliva

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Candelaria

A Novel

By: Melissa Lozada-Oliva

Candelaria is a masterpiece from a writer destined to produce many." —Jamie Loftus, author of Raw Dog "Candelaria sticks to your soul and leaves you seeing the world and the people in it a bit differently." —Xochitl Gonzalez, Pulitzer Prize Finalist and author of Olga Dies Dreaming Julia Alvarez's How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents meets Cormac McCarthy's The Road Your granddaughters are lost, Candelaria. Bianca, the brainy archaeologist, had to forfeit her life's work in Guatemala after her advisor seduced and deserted her. Paola, missing for over a decade, resurfaces in Boston as a brainwashed wellness cultist named Zoe. And Candy, the youngest, is a recovering addict who finds herself pregnant by a man she's not even sure ever existed. None of this concerns you of course, until a cataclysmic earthquake hits Boston. Now you must traverse the crumbling city to reach the Watertown Mall Old Country Buffet—for a reason you still cannot disclose—battling strange entities and your own strange past to save your granddaughters and possibly the world. Author of Dreaming of You Melissa Lozada-Oliva delivers an unsettling, raucous debut novel written with tongue-in-cheek humor and sharp cultural criticism that unearths one troubled family’s legacy, feasting on diasporic identity politics and examining the limits of bodily autonomy and the dangers of wanting to belong at any cost. A sweeping, mystical novel following three generations of women as they grapple with muddled pasts and predetermined futures, Candelaria is a story of love that eats us alive.

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Astra Publishing House

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1662601816

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9781662601811

Artists Respond

American Art and the Vietnam War, 1965–1975

By: Melissa Ho,Thomas Crow,Erica Levin,Mignon Nixon,Martha Rosler,Smithsonian American Art Museum

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American Art and the Vietnam War, 1965–1975

By: Melissa Ho,Thomas Crow,Erica Levin,Mignon Nixon,Martha Rosler,Smithsonian American Art Museum

Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, March 15, 2019 to August 18, 2019.

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Princeton University Press

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0691191182

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9780691191188

Curtain of Lies

The Battle over Truth in Stalinist Eastern Europe

By: Melissa Feinberg

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Curtain of Lies

The Battle over Truth in Stalinist Eastern Europe

By: Melissa Feinberg

While the Cold War governments of Eastern Europe operated within the confines of the Soviet worldview, their peoples confronted the narratives of both East and West. From the Soviet Union and its satellites, they heard of a West dominated by imperialist warmongers and of the glorious future only Communism could bring. A competing discourse emanated from the West, claiming that Eastern Europe was a totalitarian land of captive slaves, powerless in the face of Soviet aggression. In Curtain of Lies, Melissa Feinberg conducts a timely examination into the nature of truth, using the political culture of Eastern Europe during the Cold War as her foundation. Focusing on the period between 1948 and 1956, she looks at how the "truth" of Eastern Europe was delineated by actors on both sides of the Iron Curtain. Feinberg offers a fresh interpretation of the Cold War as a shared political environment, exploring the ways in which ordinary East Europeans interacted with these competing understandings of their homeland. She approaches this by looking at the relationship between the American-sponsored radio stations broadcast across the Iron Curtain and the East European émigrés they interviewed as sources on life under Communism. Feinberg's careful analysis reveals that these parties developed mutually reinforced assumptions about the meaning of Communism, helping to create the evidentiary foundation for totalitarian interpretations of Communist rule in Eastern Europe. In bridging the geopolitical and the individual, Curtain of Lies provides a perspective that is both innovative in its methodology and indispensable to its field.

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Oxford University Press

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0190644621

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9780190644628

Places of the Underground Railroad

A Geographical Guide

By: Tom Calarco,Cynthia Vogel,Kathryn Grover,Rae Hallstrom,Sharron L. Pope,Melissa Waddy- Thibodeaux

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Places of the Underground Railroad

A Geographical Guide

By: Tom Calarco,Cynthia Vogel,Kathryn Grover,Rae Hallstrom,Sharron L. Pope,Melissa Waddy- Thibodeaux

This up-to-date compilation details the most significant stops along the Underground Railroad. Places of the Underground Railroad: A Geographical Guide presents an overview of the various sites that comprised this unique road to freedom, with entries chosen to represent all regions of the United States and Canada. Where most works on the Underground Railroad focus on the people involved, this unique guide explores the intricacies of travel that allowed the "conductors" to carry out the tasks entrusted to them. It presents an accurate picture of just where the Underground Railroad was and how it operated, including routes and itineraries and connections between the various Railroad locations. Through information about these locations, the book takes readers from the beginnings of organized aid to fugitive slaves during the period following the American Revolution up to the Civil War. It delineates the possible routes fugitive slaves may have taken by identifying the rivers, canals, and railroads that were sometimes used. And it shows that a network, though decentralized and variable over time and place, truly was established among Underground Railroad participants.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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9798216128601

Changing Security Agendas and the Third World

By: Lloyd Pettiford,Melissa Curley

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Changing Security Agendas and the Third World

By: Lloyd Pettiford,Melissa Curley

Security has long been a central organizing concept of International Relations. Until the 1980s students of the discipline understood its simple essence in terms of the arms race and balances of power. Then, reflecting changes encouraged by both the inter-paradigm debate and the so-called third debate, security underwent radical reconsideration. The many attempts to redefine the concept led to a proliferation of terms such as true security, global security, common security and environmental security. However, these terms have often been used in confusing and contradictory ways. In attempting to help students deal with this confusion, this book outlines the theoretical tools at the disposal of students for their own rethinking of the concept of security. The book will help students wishing to seriously engage with IR's security debate at whatever level, and draws its own conclusions as part of this debate.

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A&C Black

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1855675382

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9781855675384

Family Health Care Nursing

Theory, Practice, and Research

By: Joanna Rowe Kaakinen,Deborah Padgett Coehlo,Rose Steele,Melissa Robinson

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Family Health Care Nursing

Theory, Practice, and Research

By: Joanna Rowe Kaakinen,Deborah Padgett Coehlo,Rose Steele,Melissa Robinson

Prepare for the real world of family nursing care! Explore family nursing the way it’s practiced today—with a theory-guided, evidence-based approach to care throughout the family life cycle that responds to the needs of families and adapts to the changing dynamics of the health care system. From health promotion to end of life, a streamlined organization delivers the clinical guidance you need to care for families. Significantly updated and thoroughly revised, the 6th Edition reflects the art and science of family nursing practice in today’s rapidly evolving healthcare environments.

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F.A. Davis

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0803677243

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9780803677241

Living on the Borderlines

Stories

By: Melissa Michal

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Living on the Borderlines

Stories

By: Melissa Michal

“Michal’s debut is thoughtful and generous, capturing the fraught experience of being Native American in the modern U.S.” —Publishers Weekly Both on and off the rez, characters contend with identity as contemporary Haudenosaunee peoples; the stories “cross bloodlines, heart lines, and cultural lines, powerfully charting what it is to be human in a world that works to divide us” (Susan Power, author of Sacred Wilderness). In Living on the Borderlines, intergenerational memory and trauma slip into everyday life: a teenager struggles to understand her grandmother’s silences, a man contemplates what it means to preserve tradition in the wake of the “disappearing Indian” myth, and an older woman challenges her town’s prejudice while uniting an unlikely family. With these stories, debut writer Melissa Michal weaves together an understated and contemplative collection exploring what it means to be Indigenous. “A beautiful window into understanding Indigenous worldviews . . . This book is an unapologetic contemporary perspective of the truth of healing through Indigenous storytelling.” —Sarah Eagle Heart, CEO of Native Americans in Philanthropy “Enlightening and thought-provoking, Michal’s stories are a pleasure to read and absorb.” —Booklist “Melissa Michal writes . . . with a power that will make you want to read and reread these stories.” —Brooklyn Rail “A hauntingly beautiful collection of stories of contemporary women and girls who live in the spaces between the reservations and traditional Indigenous territories and rural and urban communities . . . a stunning achievement.” —Nikki Dragone, visiting assistant professor of Native American studies, Dickinson College

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The Feminist Press at CUNY

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1936932474

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9781936932474

The Rough Guide to Ecuador

By: Harry Adès,Melissa Graham

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The Rough Guide to Ecuador

By: Harry Adès,Melissa Graham

In addition to options in all price ranges for dining and accommodations, this guide features practical information on Ecuador's history, culture, indigenous peoples, and environmental issues. of color photos. 44 maps.

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Rough Guides

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1843531097

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9781843531098

The Rough Guide to Ecuador & the GalÃ¡pagos Islands

By: Melissa Graham,Harry Ades,Sara Humphreys,Shafik Meghji

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The Rough Guide to Ecuador & the GalÃ¡pagos Islands

By: Melissa Graham,Harry Ades,Sara Humphreys,Shafik Meghji

The new, full-colour Rough Guide to Ecuador & the Galápagos Islands is the definitive travel guide to this captivating country. In-depth coverage of Ecuador's incomparable wildlife, vibrant indigenous cultures and awe-inspiring scenery - from the Amazon rainforest to the heights of the Andes, via some glorious, laid-back beach resorts - takes you to the most rewarding spots, with stunning colour photography bringing everything to life. Discover Ecuador's highlights, with expert advice on exploring the best colonial cities, participating in ancient festivals, how to scale volcanoes and where to learn Spanish, straddle the Equator and swim with turtles, penguins, sea lions, and even sharks. The guide includes extensive coverage of the capital, Quito, and the Galápagos Islands, the world's premier wildlife destination. Easy-to-use maps, reliable advice on how to get around and insider reviews of the best hotels, restaurants, bars, clubs and shops for all budgets ensure that you won't miss a thing. Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Ecuador & the Galápagos Islands.Now available in ePub format.

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1409334392

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Ten Lectures on Language, Cognition, and Language Acquisition

By: Melissa Bowerman

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Ten Lectures on Language, Cognition, and Language Acquisition

By: Melissa Bowerman

In her Beijing lectures, Melissa Bowerman presents a lucid introduction and account of her research on a range of topics: how children acquire the semantics of spatial terms, how they construct categories and acquire the semantics of nouns, and how they master the semantics of verbs in early language acquisition. Bowerman also covers the learning of argument structure and expressions of end-state, with special attention to the adult speech that guides children, and hence also the role of typology in acquisition; how cross-linguistic variation affects, for example, how speakers represent ‘cutting’ and ‘breaking’ in different languages, and the relation of the Whorfian Hypothesis to cross-linguistic variations in the semantics of languages. Bowerman’s over-riding concern throughout is with how children come to master the first language being spoken to them by their parents and caregivers.

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BRILL

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9004362827

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Culture and Customs of Argentina

By: David William Foster,Melissa Lockhart,Darrell B. Lockhart

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Culture and Customs of Argentina

By: David William Foster,Melissa Lockhart,Darrell B. Lockhart

Argentina, one of the most dynamic societies in Latin America, is known for its impressive level of cultural production. This examination of the social and cultural institutions of Argentine society contains a series of comprehensive and informative essays that focus on the most important forms of cultural production in terms of major works, major artists, and major venues. Students and interested readers will discover what is unique about Argentina's culture and customs in this thorough and engaging overview. The authors describe the issues that have dominated Argentine society and place everything in its proper context by including a chronology of major historic events. This volume also contains chapters on Religion, Social Customs, Broadcasting and Print Media, Cinema, Literature, Performing Arts, and Art (including Sculpture, Photography, Architecture, Painting).

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0313007705

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The New Whole30

The Definitive Plan to Transform Your Health, Habits, and Relationship with Food

By: Melissa Urban

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The New Whole30

The Definitive Plan to Transform Your Health, Habits, and Relationship with Food

By: Melissa Urban

The new and improved Whole30 program from #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa Urban, featuring an updated approach to food freedom, the Original and Plant-Based programs, and over 100 new recipes Do you struggle with cravings, fatigue, digestive issues, pain, or other symptoms? The Whole30 can help you discover the foods that are holding you back—in just 30 days. Since 2009, the Whole30 program has helped millions of people radically transform their health, habits, and relationship with food and discover lasting food freedom. Grounded in nutrition and behavior-change science and fifteen years of clinical evidence, the Whole30 program has been praised by countless doctors and dietitians and is supported by thousands of glowing testimonials. Inspired by her community, the newest research, and the ever-changing food landscape, Whole30 co-founder Melissa Urban has expanded the program to be even more accessible, supportive, and effective. In The New Whole30, you’ll find completely updated rules, language, and success strategies for every phase of your journey. The book now includes two different programs, each with its own guidelines, resources, and recipes: the Original Whole30 (for omnivores) and the Plant-Based Whole30 (for vegans, vegetarians, or anyone exploring a plant-based diet). You’ll also find more than 100 all-new recipes plus some updated Whole30 favorites, all of which are 100 percent gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, and free of added sugar. In her signature direct and empathetic style, Urban distills more than a decade of expert knowledge and experience into the essential resource for Whole30 alumni and first-timers alike. The New Whole30 is sure to be your ultimate guide to success.

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Penguin

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073524328X

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Nutrition Essentials: Practical Applications

By: Paul Insel,Don Ross,Kimberley McMahon,Melissa Bernstein

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Nutrition Essentials: Practical Applications

By: Paul Insel,Don Ross,Kimberley McMahon,Melissa Bernstein

This book provides students with a comprehensive, current, and science-based introduction to nutrition concepts, guidelines, and functions. Its student-focused approach provides information about topics and issues that concern them -- a balanced diet, nutritional supplements, weight management, exercise, and much more. Throughout each chapter readers will engage with the latest dietary guidelines, scientific evidence, and national standards to help individuals follow a healthy dietary pattern at every life stage"--

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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128425190X

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9781284251906

Discovering Nutrition

By: Insel,Don Ross,Kimberley McMahon,Melissa Bernstein

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Discovering Nutrition

By: Insel,Don Ross,Kimberley McMahon,Melissa Bernstein

Written with non-majors in mind, Discovering Nutrition, Sixth Edition introduces students to the fundamentals of nutrition with an engaging and personalized approach. The text focuses on teaching behavior change and personal decision making with an emphasis on how our nutritional behaviors influence lifelong personal health and wellness, while also presenting up-to-date scientific concepts in a number of innovative ways. Students will learn practical consumer-based nutrition information using the features highlighted throughout the text, including For Your Information boxes presenting controversial topics, Quick Bites offering fun facts, and the NEW feature Why Is This Important? opens each section and identifies the importance of each subject to the field.

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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1284139468

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9781284139464

Lexi James and the Council of Girlfriends

By: Melissa Jacobs

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Lexi James and the Council of Girlfriends

By: Melissa Jacobs

Meet the Council of Girlfriends: Grace, the relentless romantic; La Diva Lola, a celebrity chef with a secret sex life; Mamma Mia, who took the Husband & Children exit to the suburbs; the fabulous Ellie Archer, a journalist who follows her heart to Paris; and Mistress of the Universe/PR exec Lexi James, a heroine more Jo March than Bridget Jones.Lexi has a lot of women in her life, but no man. She was engaged to Mr. Almost Perfect, but called off the wedding after she had a meltdown in a suburban supermarket. Still dealing with the debris of that failed relationship, Lexi is terrified of making another committment, and another mistake. Fortunately everyone--from the members of the COG to the bubbies at the Jewish Retirement home where she volunteers--has some advice for Lexi on what she should do next.

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Harper Collins

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0060743980

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