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The Case Against Homework

How Homework Is Hurting Children and What Parents Can Do About It

By: Sara Bennett,Nancy Kalish

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The Case Against Homework

How Homework Is Hurting Children and What Parents Can Do About It

By: Sara Bennett,Nancy Kalish

Does assigning fifty math problems accomplish any more than assigning five? Is memorizing word lists the best way to increase vocabulary—especially when it takes away from reading time? And what is the real purpose behind those devilish dioramas? The time our children spend doing homework has skyrocketed in recent years. Parents spend countless hours cajoling their kids to complete such assignments—often without considering whether or not they serve any worthwhile purpose. Even many teachers are in the dark: Only one of the hundreds the authors interviewed and surveyed had ever taken a course specifically on homework during training. The truth, according to Sara Bennett and Nancy Kalish, is that there is almost no evidence that homework helps elementary school students achieve academic success and little evidence that it helps older students. Yet the nightly burden is taking a serious toll on America’s families. It robs children of the sleep, play, and exercise time they need for proper physical, emotional, and neurological development. And it is a hidden cause of the childhood obesity epidemic, creating a nation of “homework potatoes.” In The Case Against Homework, Bennett and Kalish draw on academic research, interviews with educators, parents, and kids, and their own experience as parents and successful homework reformers to offer detailed advice to frustrated parents. You’ll find out which assignments advance learning and which are time-wasters, how to set priorities when your child comes home with an overstuffed backpack, how to talk and write to teachers and school administrators in persuasive, nonconfrontational ways, and how to rally other parents to help restore balance in your children’s lives. Empowering, practical, and rigorously researched, The Case Against Homework shows how too much work is having a negative effect on our children’s achievement and development and gives us the tools and tactics we need to advocate for change. Also available as an eBook

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Harmony

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030734018X

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Roman Art

A Resource for Educators

By: Nancy Lorraine Thompson,Philippe De Montebello,John Kent Lydecker,Carlos A. Picón

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Roman Art

A Resource for Educators

By: Nancy Lorraine Thompson,Philippe De Montebello,John Kent Lydecker,Carlos A. Picón

A complete introduction to the rich cultural legacy of Rome through the study of Roman art ... It includes a discussion of the relevance of Rome to the modern world, a short historical overview, and descriptions of forty-five works of art in the Roman collection organized in three thematic sections: Power and Authority in Roman Portraiture; Myth, Religion, and the Afterlife; and Daily Life in Ancient Rome. This resource also provides lesson plans and classroom activities."--Publisher website.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

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1588392228

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9781588392220

Prescriptive Memories in Grief and Loss

The Art of Dreamscaping

By: Nancy Gershman,Barbara E. Thompson

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Prescriptive Memories in Grief and Loss

The Art of Dreamscaping

By: Nancy Gershman,Barbara E. Thompson

Prescriptive Memories in Grief and Loss: The Art of Dreamscaping introduces a wide range of therapists to a novel, strengths-based and imaginal practice for helping clients at various points on the grief and loss continuum. Grounded in recent empirical research on how the emotional brain encodes new memories, this book describes how to create a resource-rich "prescriptive memory." Chapters by internationally recognized authors explore the theory and application of dreamscaping from a transdisciplinary perspective, including protocols for use with individuals and groups and guidelines for collaboration with other therapists and professionals. Illustrated with full-color dreamscape images co-created by clients and therapists, this is an exciting and innovative guidebook to a new method for cultivating hope and promoting restoration and growth.

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Routledge

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1351680803

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Promise Me

How a Sister's Love Launched the Global Movement to End Breast Cancer

By: Nancy G. Brinker,Joni Rodgers

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Promise Me

How a Sister's Love Launched the Global Movement to End Breast Cancer

By: Nancy G. Brinker,Joni Rodgers

Suzy and Nancy Goodman were more than sisters. They were best friends, confidantes, and partners in the grand adventure of life. For three decades, nothing could separate them. Not college, not marriage, not miles. Then Suzy got sick. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1977; three agonizing years later, at thirty-six, she died. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. The Goodman girls were raised in postwar Peoria, Illinois, by parents who believed that small acts of charity could change the world. Suzy was the big sister—the homecoming queen with an infectious enthusiasm and a generous heart. Nancy was the little sister—the tomboy with an outsized sense of justice who wanted to right all wrongs. The sisters shared makeup tips, dating secrets, plans for glamorous fantasy careers. They spent one memorable summer in Europe discovering a big world far from Peoria. They imagined a long life together—one in which they’d grow old together surrounded by children and grandchildren. Suzy’s diagnosis shattered that dream. In 1977, breast cancer was still shrouded in stigma and shame. Nobody talked about early detection and mammograms. Nobody could even say the words “breast” and “cancer” together in polite company, let alone on television news broadcasts. With Nancy at her side, Suzy endured the many indignities of cancer treatment, from the grim, soul-killing waiting rooms to the mistakes of well-meaning but misinformed doctors. That’s when Suzy began to ask Nancy to promise. To promise to end the silence. To promise to raise money for scientific research. To promise to one day cure breast cancer for good. Big, shoot-for-the-moon promises that Nancy never dreamed she could fulfill. But she promised because this was her beloved sister. I promise, Suzy. . . . Even if it takes the rest of my life. Suzy’s death—both shocking and senseless—created a deep pain in Nancy that never fully went away. But she soon found a useful outlet for her grief and outrage. Armed only with a shoebox filled with the names of potential donors, Nancy put her formidable fund-raising talents to work and quickly discovered a groundswell of grassroots support. She was aided in her mission by the loving tutelage of her husband, restaurant magnate Norman Brinker, whose dynamic approach to entrepreneurship became Nancy’s model for running her foundation. Her account of how she and Norman met, fell in love, and managed to achieve the elusive “true marriage of equals” is one of the great grown-up love stories among recent memoirs. Nancy’s mission to change the way the world talked about and treated breast cancer took on added urgency when she was herself diagnosed with the disease in 1984, a terrifying chapter in her life that she had long feared. Unlike her sister, Nancy survived and went on to make Susan G. Komen for the Cure into the most influential health charity in the country and arguably the world. A pioneering force in cause-related marketing, SGK turned the pink ribbon into a symbol of hope everywhere. Each year, millions of people worldwide take part in SGK Race for the Cure events. And thanks to the more than $1.5 billion spent by SGK for cutting-edge research and community programs, a breast cancer diagnosis today is no longer a death sentence. In fact, in the time since Suzy’s death, the five-year survival rate for breast cancer has risen from 74 percent to 98 percent. Promise Me is a deeply moving story of family and sisterhood, the dramatic “30,000-foot view” of the democratization of a disease, and a soaring affirmative to the question: Can one person truly make a difference?

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Harmony

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0307718131

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9780307718136

The Wall Street Journal Guide to the Business of Life

By: Nancy Keates

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The Wall Street Journal Guide to the Business of Life

By: Nancy Keates

Almost Everything You Need to Know About Leading the Good Life Too many decisions. Too many choices. What today’s smart consumer must have is a money-and-time-saving guide for conducting the “business of life”—both the big challenges, such as getting top-notch health care for the family and the best education for the kids, and the pleasurable ones, like plotting the family summer vacation. Nancy Keates and her expert colleagues at The Wall Street Journal provide all-new material that gives the lowdown on: The Savvy Traveler: How to cut to the chase and not only avoid the indignity of cramped plane seats and overpriced tickets, but also get the best and safest seats at the same time. The Fine Art of Dining and Drinking: Landing the hottest table in town—at a discount; picking wine without becoming a wine snob; and learning about “barley matters”—the newest, hottest beers. How to Speak Geek: Demystifying tech trends, with smart advice on not only what high-tech gadgets to buy but how to shop for them. Everything You Need to Know About Buying, Selling and Financing a Car: How to get the best and safest vehicle at the best price. Real Estate: Will the bubble burst? Here’s how to be an informed buyer and seller along with the basics of remodeling and designing your home. How to Be an Informed Patient: Choosing a hospital, playing private investigator with your M.D., and learning about the tests you really ought to have (even if you have to pay for them yourself). Getting Real Bang for Your Education Bucks: What you need to know from preschool through college and graduate school. The Great Balancing Act: Managing work and family, and finding out how to avoid the overstretched child and parent syndromes. Financing Your Life: It was easy in the 1990s, but the world has changed dramatically. Here’s how to deal with the new world of saving, investing and borrowing money. Shopping: The New Sex? Throw away your Kama Sutra. The number one thrill in shopping is getting a good deal—here’s how to play the game and get the best stuff at the best price. The Wall Street Journal Guide to the Business of Life is both an instruction manual for living life to the fullest and a fun read about what really matters in the day-to-day. It has all the basic insight and information you need to navigate through life along with hilarious side trips such as “The Three-Decorator Experience” and “Cruises: Sailing New Waters.”

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Crown Currency

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0307237265

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9780307237262

Selling Sandcastle

By: Nancy Robards Thompson

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Selling Sandcastle

By: Nancy Robards Thompson

Their attraction is the perfect plotline If only it was just for the cameras… Should interior designer Cassie Houston join Sandcastle Real Estate’s new reality TV series? Yes, please! But her reinvention plan is complicated by Logan McFadden’s arrival. When the sexy black sheep of the McFadden family reluctantly returns to the business, the plot thickens…figuratively and literally. Their sizzling on-screen chemistry is perfect for ratings. But will their off-screen connection survive once the cameras are off and Cassie’s secrets are exposed? From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness. The McFaddens of Tinsley Cove Book 1: Selling Sandcastle

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0369741986

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Screening and Assessment for Family Engagement, Retention, and Recovery

(SAFERR)

By: Nancy K. Young

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Screening and Assessment for Family Engagement, Retention, and Recovery

(SAFERR)

By: Nancy K. Young

This guidebook presents the SAFERR (Screening & Assessment for Family Engagement, Retention, & Recovery) model for helping staff of public & private agencies respond to families affected by substance use disorders. The SAFERR model & this guidebook were developed by the Nat. Center on Substance Abuse & Child Welfare (NCSACW), a training & technical assistance resource center. NCSACW developed SAFERR in response to frequent requests from managers of child welfare agencies for a ¿tool¿ that caseworkers could use to screen parents for potential at use disorders in order to make decisions about children¿s safety. Illustrations.

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DIANE Publishing

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1428987991

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9781428987999

Bishop_BischoffResearch: Bishop Family Census- 1830-1930; Floyd and Montgomery County Virginia

By: Nancy Bishop

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Bishop_BischoffResearch: Bishop Family Census- 1830-1930; Floyd and Montgomery County Virginia

By: Nancy Bishop

Census listings for the Bishop family of Floyd and Montgomery Counties in Virginia, most of which are descendants of Hans Johannes Bishoff and Margaretha Overmeyer. Census listings from 1830-1930, annotated with additional genealogical information about the families.

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Lulu.com

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0557188296

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9780557188291

Clearing a Path

Theorizing the Past in Native American Studies

By: Nancy Shoemaker

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Clearing a Path

Theorizing the Past in Native American Studies

By: Nancy Shoemaker

Clearing a Path offers new models and ideas for exploring Native American history, drawing from disciplines like history, anthropology, and creative writing making this a must-read for anyone interested in the history of indigenous peoples.

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Routledge

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1136693203

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9781136693205

Landscapes of Privilege

The Politics of the Aesthetic in an American Suburb

By: Nancy Duncan

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Landscapes of Privilege

The Politics of the Aesthetic in an American Suburb

By: Nancy Duncan

James and Nancy Duncan look at how the aesthetics of physical landscapes are fully enmeshed in producing the American class system. Focusing on an archetypal upper class American suburb-Bedford in Westchester County, NY-they show how the physical presentation of a place carries with it a range of markers of inclusion and exclusion.

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Routledge

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1135939276

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9781135939274

Living Through Loss

Interventions Across the Life Span

By: Nancy R. Hooyman,Betty J. Kramer,Sara Sanders

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Living Through Loss

Interventions Across the Life Span

By: Nancy R. Hooyman,Betty J. Kramer,Sara Sanders

Living Through Loss provides a foundational identification of the many ways in which people experience loss over the life course, from childhood to old age. It examines the interventions most effective at each phase of life, combining theory, sound clinical practice, and empirical research with insights emerging from powerful accounts of personal experience. The authors emphasize that loss and grief are universal yet highly individualized. Loss comes in many forms and can include not only a loved one’s death but also divorce, adoption, living with chronic illness, caregiving, retirement and relocation, or being abused, assaulted, or otherwise traumatized. They approach the topic from the perspective of the resilience model, which acknowledges people’s capacity to find meaning in their losses and integrate grief into their lives. The book explores the varying roles of age, race, culture, sexual orientation, gender, and spirituality in responses to loss. Presenting a variety of models, approaches, and resources, Living Through Loss offers invaluable lessons that can be applied in any practice setting by a wide range of human service and health care professionals. This second edition features new and expanded content on diversity and trauma, including discussions of gun violence, police brutality, suicide, and an added focus on systemic racism.

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Columbia University Press

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0231550219

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9780231550215

The Imperative of Response

The Holocaust in Human Context

By: Robert Seitz Frey,Nancy Thompson-Frey

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The Imperative of Response

The Holocaust in Human Context

By: Robert Seitz Frey,Nancy Thompson-Frey

In the context of an account of the authors' own conversion to Judaism as a result of study of the Holocaust, discusses moral and theological problems arising from the Holocaust and the need for a reorientation of Christian and Western thought.

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University Press of America

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081914634X

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9780819146342

Harlequin Special Edition February 2023 - Box Set 2 of 2

By: Nancy Robards Thompson,Michelle Lindo-Rice,Kathy Douglass

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Harlequin Special Edition February 2023 - Box Set 2 of 2

By: Nancy Robards Thompson,Michelle Lindo-Rice,Kathy Douglass

Harlequin Special Edition brings you three full-length stories in one collection! Relate to finding comfort and strength in the support of loved ones and enjoy the journey no matter what life throws your way. SELLING SANDCASTLE by Nancy Robards Thompson The McFaddens of Tinsley Cove Moving to North Carolina to be a part of a reality real estate show was never in newly divorced Cassie Houston's plans but she needs a fresh start. That fresh start was not going to include romance—still, the sparks flying between her and fellow costar Logan McFadden are impossible to deny. But they both have difficult pasts and sparks might not be enough. THE VALENTINE'S DO-OVER by Michelle Lindo-Rice When radio personalities Selena Cartwright and Trent Moon share why they’ve sworn off love and hate Valetine's Day, the gala celebrating singlehood is born! Planning the event has Trent and Selena seeing, and wanting, each other more than just professionally. As the gala approaches, can they overcome past heartache and possibly discover that Trent + Selena = True Love 4-Ever? VALENTINES FOR THE RANCHER by Kathy Douglass Aspen Creek Bachelors Jillian Adams expected Miles Montgomery to propose—she got a breakup speech instead! Now Jillian is back, and their ski resort hometown is heating up! Their kids become inseparable, making it impossible to avoid each other. So when the rancher asks Jillian for forgiveness and a Valentine’s Day dance, can she trust him, and her heart, this time? Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness. For more relatable stories of love and family, look for Harlequin Special Edition February – Box Set 1 of 2

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0369734084

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9780369734082

Framing the Victim

Domestic Violence, Media, and Social Problems

By: Nancy S. Berns

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Framing the Victim

Domestic Violence, Media, and Social Problems

By: Nancy S. Berns

Whether you are drawn to this book because of an interest in media, social problems, or domestic violence, reading it will help you better understand the impact media stories have on our perceptions of social problems." That is how Nancy Berns introduces her book. It is a work that unabashedly examines not only domestic violence, but also the larger picture of how politics and processes shape our responses to social problems. Framing the Victim also distinguishes serious research from media, which promote entertainment, empowerment, and drama.

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1351519190

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Paint the Town Dead

By: Nancy Haddock

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Paint the Town Dead

By: Nancy Haddock

From the national bestselling author of A Crime of Poison comes the second mystery starring the crafty and cantankerous Silver Six. Leslee Stanton Nix—aka “Nixy”—thought moving to small-town Lilyvale, Arkansas, would be about as thrilling as watching paint dry. But keeping up with her retired Aunt Sherry and her troublemaking housemates—collectively known as the Silver Six—has proven to be as exciting as it is exasperating. To kick off the grand opening of their craft shop, the Handcraft Emporium, Nixy and the Silver Six invite Doralee Gordon to teach a gourd painting class. Doralee’s spirit gets squashed when her ex-husband crashes the class with his new fiancée, but things really get messy when the bride-to-be later turns up dead. Now it’s up to Nixy and the Silver Six to use their melons to find the killer—before someone else gets painted out of the picture...

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Penguin

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0698165055

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Harlequin Special Edition April 2022 - Box Set 1 of 2

By: Nancy Robards Thompson,Brenda Harlen,Catherine Mann

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Harlequin Special Edition April 2022 - Box Set 1 of 2

By: Nancy Robards Thompson,Brenda Harlen,Catherine Mann

Harlequin® Special Edition brings you three new titles for one great price, available now! These are heartwarming, romantic stories about life, love and family. This Special Edition box set includes: CINDERELLA NEXT DOOR (A Fortunes of Texas: The Wedding Gift novel) by Nancy Robards Thompson High school teacher and aspiring artist Ginny Sanders knows she is not Draper Fortune’s type. Content to admire her fabulous and flirty new neighbor from a distance, she is stunned when he asks her out. Draper is charmed by the sensitive teacher, but when he learns why she doesn’t date, he must decide if he can be the man she needs… CAPTIVATED BY THE COWGIRL (A Match Made in Haven novel) by Brenda Harlen Devin Blake is a natural loner, but when rancher Claire Lamontagne makes the first move, he finds himself wondering if he's as content as he thought he was. Is Devin ready to trade his solitary life for a future with the cowgirl tempting him to take a chance on love? LAST CHANCE ON MOONLIGHT RIDGE (A Top Dog Dude Ranch novel) by USA TODAY bestselling author Catherine Mann Their love wasn't in doubt, but fertility issues and money problems have left Hollie and Jacob O’Brien’s marriage in shambles. So once the spring wedding season at their Tennessee mountain ranch is over, they’ll part ways. Until Jacob is inspired to romance Hollie and her long-buried maternal instincts are revived by four orphaned children visiting the ranch. Will their future together be resurrected, too? For more relatable stories of love and family, look for Harlequin Special Edition April 2022 – Box Set 2 of 2

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649

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0369710797

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9780369710796

Explorer's Guide - Maine

By: Christina Tree,Nancy English

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Explorer's Guide - Maine

By: Christina Tree,Nancy English

Over 25 years ago, Christina Tree created and set the high standards for the Explorer's Guide series. She has been exploring and vacationing in Maine since her childhood. This fourteenth edition of the "Maine Bible" continues the tradition of being the best-selling guide to the state of Maine.

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Countryman Press

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0881507938

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9780881507935

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