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With a Lot of Help from Our Friends

The Politics of Alcoholism

By: Nancy M. Olson

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With a Lot of Help from Our Friends

The Politics of Alcoholism

By: Nancy M. Olson

This book tells the inside story of government attempts to deal with the American alcohol problem from 1970 to 1980, the most important decade in the history of alcohol legislation since Prohibition, with the famous Hughes Act as its centerpiece. We meet the friends and supporters of Harold Hughes, the charismatic senator and former governor from Iowa, and Marty Mann, the beloved "first lady of Alcoholics Anonymous."The author, herself a major participant in these events, describes the struggles and triumphs of this small band of recovered alcoholics and their friends as they bared their souls before congressional hearings and succeeded in convincing a Congress and three reluctant Presidents to support this effort.Nancy Olson offers us a unique behind-the-scenes view of the alcoholism legislation that changed America during the 1970s. Both those interested in alcoholism and those intrigued by the legislative process will find this book fascinating. Well-documented and clearly written, this book tells a story that has long needed telling. Ernest Kurtz, author of Not-God: A History of Alcoholics AnonymousWritten in an engaging style, the book includes vivid accounts of incidents and exchanges, with a cast list including members of Congress and their staffs, federal administrators, scientists, and representatives of the alcoholism movement and of the alcohol industries. The book is essential reading for anyone interested in the modern development of thinking and action about alcoholism and alcohol issues in the U.S. Robin Room, Professor and Director of the Centre for Social Research on Alcohol and Drugs, Stockholm University, Sweden

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iUniverse

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0595270379

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9780595270378

First Amendment Rights [2 volumes]

An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]

By: Nancy S. Lind,Erik T. Rankin

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First Amendment Rights [2 volumes]

An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]

By: Nancy S. Lind,Erik T. Rankin

This two-volume work addresses every key, cutting-edge issue regarding the First Amendment, including subjects such as freedom of religion, freedom of press, freedom of speech, and freedom of organization. First Amendment Rights: An Encyclopedia provides both historical information and current, 21st-century topics in First Amendment issues. Volume 1 addresses the subject through the lens of past decisions and precedent, updated to include controversies between new social media and civil liberties. Volume 2 examines the current state of First Amendment rights, addressing the changes in interpretations of the First Amendment by the Roberts Court as well as in-vogue issues such as Occupy Movements as well as student rights and responsibilities in freedom of religion and speech cases. Key cases are highlighted throughout the text to further comprehension of the underlying issues and subtle complexities. The information is presented so that readers can examine cases in the Roberts court and draw their own conclusions. Coverage is also provided of the challenges and opportunities that arise with the adoption of new technologies and their impact on the interpretations of the First Amendment.

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801

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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ISBN 13

9798216084785

Ecosocial Theory, Embodied Truths, and the People's Health

By: Nancy Krieger

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Ecosocial Theory, Embodied Truths, and the People's Health

By: Nancy Krieger

From Embodying Injustice to Embodying Equity: Embodied Truths and the Ecosocial Theory of Disease Distribution -- Embodying (In)justice and Embodied Truths: Using Ecosocial Theory to Analyze Population Health Data -- Challenges: Embodied Truths, Vision, and Advancing Health Justice.

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353

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Oxford University Press

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0197510728

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9780197510728

Differentiating for Success

How to Build Literacy Instruction for All Students

By: Nancy Witherell,Mary C. McMackin

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Differentiating for Success

How to Build Literacy Instruction for All Students

By: Nancy Witherell,Mary C. McMackin

In this book, Nancy Witherell and Mary McMackin share easy-to-follow lesson plans that address key reading skills for students in grades 3-5"--

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195

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Capstone

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1496606531

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9781496606532

The Educated Eye

Visual Culture and Pedagogy in the Life Sciences

By: Nancy A. Anderson

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The Educated Eye

Visual Culture and Pedagogy in the Life Sciences

By: Nancy A. Anderson

The creation and processing of visual representations in the life sciences is a critical but often overlooked aspect of scientific pedagogy. The Educated Eye follows the nineteenth-century embrace of the visible in new spectatoria, or demonstration halls, through the twentieth-century cinematic explorations of microscopic realms and simulations of surgery in virtual reality. With essays on Doc Edgerton's stroboscopic techniques that froze time and Eames's visualization of scale in Powers of Ten, among others, contributors ask how we are taught to see the unseen.

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330

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UPNE

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1611680441

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9781611680447

Understanding and Interpreting Educational Research

By: Ronald C. Martella,J. Ron Nelson,Robert L. Morgan,Nancy E. Marchand-Martella

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Understanding and Interpreting Educational Research

By: Ronald C. Martella,J. Ron Nelson,Robert L. Morgan,Nancy E. Marchand-Martella

This user-friendly text takes a learn-by-doing approach to exploring research design issues in education and psychology, offering evenhanded coverage of quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, and single-case designs. Readers learn the basics of different methods and steps for critically examining any study's design, data, and conclusions, using sample peer-reviewed journal articles as practice opportunities. The text is unique in featuring full chapters on survey methods, evaluation, reliability and validity, action research, and research syntheses. Pedagogical Features *An exemplar journal article at the end of each methods chapter, together with questions and activities for critiquing it (including, where applicable, checklist forms to identify threats to internal and external validity), plus lists of additional research examples. *Research example boxes showing how studies are designed to address particular research questions. *In every chapter: numbered chapter objectives, bulleted summaries, subheadings written as questions, a running glossary, and end-of-chapter discussion questions. * Electronic Instructor's Resource Manual with Test Bank, provided separately--includes chapter outlines; answers to exercises, discussion questions, and illustrative example questions; and PowerPoints.

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690

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Guilford Press

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1462509762

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9781462509768

Nutrition Essentials and Diet Therapy - E-Book

By: Nancy J. Peckenpaugh

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Nutrition Essentials and Diet Therapy - E-Book

By: Nancy J. Peckenpaugh

Nutrition Essentials and Diet Therapy provides complete coverage of all of the content needed in an LPN/LVN curriculum. This versatile text concentrates on what is most important for the health care provider to know about the nutrition basics and the application on nutrition knowledge. Coverage includes the latest developments in nutrition fundamentals, nutrition across the life span, nutritional management of chronic and acute illnesses, the latest DRI's, and expanded coverage of vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals and herbal remedies. An LPN Threads Series title. - Unique! Cultural boxes incorporated throughout each chapter focus on specific ways in which culture affects nutritional concepts in practice and promote a greater cultural awareness and prepares students to work with diverse clients. - Unique! Facts and Fallacies identify common myths about nutrition and then present the facts. This feature promotes nutritional education that is based on research and current belief. - Unique! Teaching Pearls provide practical nutritional counseling tips and analogies. - Critical Thinking Case Studies cover a variety of client teaching considerations related to various nutritional situations. Each case study is followed by application questions. - Chapter Challenge Questions and Classroom Activities appear at the end of each chapter and provide the opportunity to review and discuss the content. - Additional coverage on women and cardiovascular disease provides insight to the importance of prevention of cardiovascular disease. - Expanded herbal therapy coverage includes content on potential interactions between herbal medications and other types of medication. - Information on the role that nutrition plays in the prevention of neurodegenerative diseases has been expanded to address the significant growth in the number of individuals being diagnosed with these problems. - Expanded content on proteins addresses the increase use of protein powders by athletes and the use of enteral and parenteral supplements during chronic and acute illnesses. - NEW Online Version of Nutritrac Nutrition Analysis Program provides additional tools for learning with an expanded food database of over 5,000 foods in 18 different categories and a complete listing of more than 150 activities. Additional new features for this online version include an ideal body weight (IBW) calculator, a Harris-Benedict calculator to estimate total daily energy needs, and the complete Exchange Lists for Meal Planning.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323266932

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9780323266932

If for No Other Reason

By: Nancy Olson

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If for No Other Reason

By: Nancy Olson

Mighty oaks stood guard at my country school, deeply rooted from the time before people began landing at Plymouth Rock. Their pungent perfume invited me to come and play. Their presence did not vary except in fall when their leaves turned brown and fell to the ground. They stood as strong as a bull and as independent as a Scotsman unaffected by the winds of circumstance. Such were our ancestors: the Olsons, Krugers, Matthews, Hamlins, and Mortons. Each family came from similar backgrounds, but experienced life in different ways. These stories form a symbolic tapestry and create a record of our existence. Everyone may have similar experiences but none the same because we are unique individuals. These stories are important for future generations to ponder a time past and reflect on why we are who we are. Vladimir Nabokov wrote, Important if for no other reason, than these tales will be lost if not recorded.

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1468597906

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Towards a Better Global Economy

Policy Implications for Citizens Worldwide in the Twenty-first Century

By: Franklin Allen,Jere Richard Behrman,Nancy Birdsall,Shahrokh Fardoust,Dani Rodrik,Andrew D. Steer,Arvind Subramanian

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Towards a Better Global Economy

Policy Implications for Citizens Worldwide in the Twenty-first Century

By: Franklin Allen,Jere Richard Behrman,Nancy Birdsall,Shahrokh Fardoust,Dani Rodrik,Andrew D. Steer,Arvind Subramanian

Substantial progress in the fight against extreme poverty was made in the last two decades. But the slowdown in global economic growth and significant increases in income inequality in many developed and developing countries raise serious concerns about the continuation of this trend into the 21st century. The time has come to seriously think about how improvements in official global governance, coupled with and reinforced by rising activism of 'global citizens' can lead to welfare-enhancing and more equitable results for global citizens through better national and international policies. This book examines the factors that are most likely to facilitate the process of beneficial economic growth in low-, middle-, and high-income countries. It examines past, present, and future economic growth; demographic changes; the hyperglobalization of trade; the effect of finance on growth; climate change and resource depletion; and the sense of global citizenship and the need for global governance in order to draw longer-term implications, identify policy options for improving the lives of average citizens around the world, and make the case for the need to confront new challenges with truly global policy responses. The book documents how demographic changes, convergence, and competition are likely to bring about massive shifts in the sectoral and geographical composition of global output and employment, as the center of gravity of the global economy moves toward Asia and emerging economies elsewhere. It shows that the legacies of the 2008-09 crisis-high unemployment levels, massive excess capacities, and high debt levels-are likely to reduce the standard of living of millions of people in many countries over a long period of adjustment and that fluctuations in international trade, financial markets, and commodity prices, as well as the tendency of institutions at both the national and international level to favor the interests of the better-off and more powerful pose substantial risks for citizens of all countries. The chapters and their policy implications are intended to stimulate public interest and facilitate the exchange of ideas and policy dialogue.

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0198723458

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9780198723455

Architecture That Speaks

S. C. P. Vosper and Ten Remarkable Buildings at Texas A&M

By: Nancy T. McCoy,David G. Woodcock

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Architecture That Speaks

S. C. P. Vosper and Ten Remarkable Buildings at Texas A&M

By: Nancy T. McCoy,David G. Woodcock

When the A&M College of Texas opened its doors in 1876, its early buildings followed a Victorian architectural style. Classical architecture came to the campus with the Academic Building, after the 1912 fire that destroyed Old Main. Subsequent buildings generally followed this neoclassical path, but the growth of the campus in the Depression era saw the addition of an extraordinary group of buildings, sited in accordance with a master plan developed by college architect F. E. Giesecke and designed by S. C. P. Vosper, each of whom also held faculty positions in the first architecture program at a state college in Texas. The buildings designed by Vosper are arguably the finest buildings on the campus, uniquely expressive of the agricultural and mechanical origins of the university; they delight the senses with color, sculpture, and wit. Nancy T. McCoy and David G. Woodcock, distinguished preservation architects and scholars, review the history of Texas A&M campus architecture and provide in-depth coverage of Vosper and his legacy. Illustrated by the sumptuous photography of Carolyn Brown, Architecture That Speaks concludes with observations on recent approaches toward the reuse and rehabilitation of campus heritage architecture and a view to the future, as plans evolve for further development of the campus that maintains a respect for both strategic vision and historical heritage.

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1623495539

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Book's by Nancy M. Olson

With a Lot of Help from Our Friends

With a Lot of Help from Our Friends

First Amendment Rights [2 volumes]

First Amendment Rights [2 volumes]

Ecosocial Theory, Embodied Truths, and the People's Health

Ecosocial Theory, Embodied Truths, and the People's Health

Differentiating for Success

Differentiating for Success

The Educated Eye

The Educated Eye

Understanding and Interpreting Educational Research

Understanding and Interpreting Educational Research

Nutrition Essentials and Diet Therapy - E-Book

Nutrition Essentials and Diet Therapy - E-Book

If for No Other Reason

If for No Other Reason

Towards a Better Global Economy

Towards a Better Global Economy

Architecture That Speaks

Architecture That Speaks

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