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Heroes & Monsters of Greek Myth

By: Bernard Evslin,Dorothy Evslin,Ned Hoopes

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Heroes & Monsters of Greek Myth

By: Bernard Evslin,Dorothy Evslin,Ned Hoopes

A retelling of all the great tales of Greek mythology in language that is simple, swift and highly dramatic.

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Scholastic Inc.

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ISBN 10

0590434403

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9780590434409

The Greek Gods

By: Bernard Evslin,Dorothy Evslin,Ned Hoopes

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The Greek Gods

By: Bernard Evslin,Dorothy Evslin,Ned Hoopes

Brief, simplified tales introduce young readers to the gods and goddesses of ancient Greek mythology.

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136

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Scholastic Inc.

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0590441108

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9780590441100

Experiential Activities for Intercultural Learning

By: H. Ned Seelye

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Experiential Activities for Intercultural Learning

By: H. Ned Seelye

The need for new approaches, methods, and techniques in cross-cultural training and intercultural education are virtually insatiable, especially for experiential activities. The emphasis in this book is on activities that foster the development of intercultural awareness and cross-cultural sensitivity, helping learners understand some of the principal dimensions of intercultural communication, cross-cultural human relations, and cultural diversity. The selections include simulations, case studies, role plays, critical incidents, and individual and group exercises. A number address relatively complex workplace issues; others focus on intercultural dynamics in educational contexts. Some are printed here for the first time; others are culled from less accessible sources. They range from basic introductory activities to those that facilitate the exploration of intercultural issues in significant depth. In an introductory essay, Sheila Ramsey, an experienced scholar and trainer, examines the nature of intercultural training and lays out a conceptual framework for assessing its effectiveness. The rest of the book is made up of activities organized around six facets of intercultural contact: cultural differences for beginners, understanding oneself as a cultural person, the intercultural perspective, working across cultures, cross-cultural "foul-ups," and returning home. Each section opens with an introduction, followed by activities. Each activity includes, at a minimum, objectives, audience, materials required, setting, time required, and procedure for facilitation. Many of the activities include handouts or illustrations. This book will be especially valuable for trainers and educators who want to further ground their work in a solid theoretical base and at he same time augment their resources to expand heir repertoire.

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230

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Nicholas Brealey

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1941176062

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9781941176061

Grey Ghost

The Story of a Professional Soldier's 3,000 Mile Epic Journey of Escape and Evasion in WWII Occupied Europe

By: Dr. Bill Grey,Ned Handy

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Grey Ghost

The Story of a Professional Soldier's 3,000 Mile Epic Journey of Escape and Evasion in WWII Occupied Europe

By: Dr. Bill Grey,Ned Handy

Grey Ghost is the story of a professional soldier’s struggle for survival and freedom during the cataclysm of war in the World War II European Theater of Operations between mid-1943 and mid-1945, as well as his continued exposure to combat in the Korean Conflict. This story carries the reader through the beginnings of war for America and onto the frontlines of aerial combat in a B-17 Flying Fortress with Sergeant Frank Grey and his crew. It delivers the reader into the hands of the enemy—Nazi Germany—and onto the long, painful journey of captivity of prisoners of war. For Sergeant Grey, the path from captivity to freedom would take numerous unpredictable twists over a period of almost two years, eventually leading him into Yugoslavia to fight with guerilla units under the leadership of General Draja Mihailovich, and finally to freedom in late May of 1945. The details of Sergeant Grey’s escape and recapture, beatings by the Gestapo, and solitary confinement— save one episode of brilliant thinking, comradery, and courage by a small group of POWs who hid Sergeant Grey within the wires of Stalag 17B for four months— have never been fully disclosed to the American public. Sergeant Grey was initially hidden in an escape tunnel while Gestapo, SS troops, and attack dogs searched for him. He became known as the Grey Ghost by the Germans. Coauthor Ned Handy chronicled this event brilliantly within the story of his own POW experience, a book titled The Flame Keepers (2004). That episode reveals the tremendous depth and significance of the human condition, conveying the face of war, during both wartime events and the aftermath as experienced by combat veterans reclaiming their personal lives. The experience of war did not end for Frank Grey on the European continent. Within a few years of the end of World War II, having continued his commitment to the service of his country, he entered into yet another perilous fight: the Korean Conflict. He flew fifty-seven missions over North Korea as a B-29 tailgunner—a commitment that was filled with constant risk and uncertainty. This true story has a deep, significant message for all readers— but especially for American veterans and their families. The strong messages of commitment, courage, and sacrifice can be reflected upon, considering the increased uncertainties of international events on our horizon.

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274

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Dog Ear Publishing

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1457560917

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9781457560910

Creating Vibrant Public Spaces

Streetscape Design in Commercial and Historic Districts

By: Ned Crankshaw

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Creating Vibrant Public Spaces

Streetscape Design in Commercial and Historic Districts

By: Ned Crankshaw

Public space and street design in commercial districts can dictate the success or failure of walkable community centers. Instead of focusing our efforts on designing new “compact town centers,” many of which are located in the suburbs, we should instead be revitalizing existing authentic town centers. This informative, practical book describes methods for restoring the health and vibrancy of the streets and public spaces of our existing commercial districts in ways that will make them positive alternatives to suburban sprawl while respecting their historic character. Clearly written and with numerous photos to enhance the text, Creating Vibrant Public Spaces uses examples from communities across the United States to illustrate the potential for restoring the balance provided by older urban centers between automobile access and “walkability.” In advice that can be applied to a variety of settings and scales, Crankshaw describes the tenets of contemporary design theory, how to understand the physical evolution of towns, how to analyze existing conditions, and how to evaluate the feasibility of design recommendations. Good design in commercial centers, Crankshaw contends, facilitates movement and access, creates dynamic social spaces, and contributes to the sense of a “center”—a place where social, commercial, and institutional interaction is more vibrant than in surrounding districts. For all the talk of creating new “green” urban spaces, the ingredients of environmentally aware design, he points out, can often be found in the deteriorating cores and neighborhoods of towns and cities across the United States. With creativity, planning, and commitment, these centers can thrive again, adding to the quality of local life and contributing to the local economy, too.

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229

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Island Press

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1610910567

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9781610910569

Reason and Cause

Social Science and the Social World

By: Richard Ned Lebow

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Reason and Cause

Social Science and the Social World

By: Richard Ned Lebow

Philosophy and social science assume that reason and cause are objective and universally applicable concepts. Through close readings of ancient and modern philosophy, history and literature, Richard Ned Lebow demonstrates that these concepts are actually specific to time and place. He traces their parallel evolution by focusing on classical Athens, the Enlightenment through Victorian England, and the early twentieth century. This important book shows how and why understandings of reason and cause have developed and evolved, in response to what kind of stimuli, and what this says about the relationship between social science and the social world in which it is conducted. Lebow argues that authors reflecting on their own social context use specific constructions of these categories as central arguments about the human condition. This highly original study will make an immediate impact across a number of fields with its rigorous research and the development of an innovative historicised epistemology.

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363

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Cambridge University Press

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110880814X

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9781108808149

Constructing Cause in International Relations

By: Richard Ned Lebow

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Constructing Cause in International Relations

By: Richard Ned Lebow

Cause is a problematic concept in social science, as in all fields of knowledge. We organise information in terms of cause and effect to impose order on the world, but this can impede a more sophisticated understanding. In his latest book, Richard Ned Lebow reviews understandings of cause in physics and philosophy and concludes that no formulation is logically defensible and universal in its coverage. This is because cause is not a feature of the world but a cognitive shorthand we use to make sense of it. In practice, causal inference is always rhetorical and must accordingly be judged on grounds of practicality. Lebow offers a new approach - 'inefficient causation' - that is constructivist in its emphasis on the reasons people have for acting as they do, but turns to other approaches to understand the aggregation of their behaviour. This novel approach builds on general understandings and idiosyncratic features of context.

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207

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Cambridge University Press

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1139868055

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9781139868051

Taming Sino-American Rivalry

By: Feng Zhang,Richard Ned Lebow

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Taming Sino-American Rivalry

By: Feng Zhang,Richard Ned Lebow

Competition between America and China has intensified since 2009, creating even greater risks of conflict. Why is this so and what can be done about it? In Taming Sino-American Rivalry, Feng Zhang and Richard Ned Lebow reject the prevailing idea that competition between a dominant and a rising power must necessarily lead to conflict. Rather, they identify the mistakes that both countries have made and explain the causes and consequences of their missteps. Drawing on international relations theory and lessons from history, they develop a comprehensive approach to conflict management and resolution that balances deterrence, reassurance, and diplomacy. A challenge to the prevailing pessimism, Taming Sino-American Rivalry is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the world's most important bilateral relationship.

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0197521940

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9780197521946

Forbidden Fruit

Counterfactuals and International Relations

By: Richard Ned Lebow

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Forbidden Fruit

Counterfactuals and International Relations

By: Richard Ned Lebow

Could World War I have been averted if Franz Ferdinand and his wife hadn't been murdered by Serbian nationalists in 1914? What if Ronald Reagan had been killed by Hinckley's bullet? Would the Cold War have ended as it did? In Forbidden Fruit, Richard Ned Lebow develops protocols for conducting robust counterfactual thought experiments and uses them to probe the causes and contingency of transformative international developments like World War I and the end of the Cold War. He uses experiments, surveys, and a short story to explore why policymakers, historians, and international relations scholars are so resistant to the contingency and indeterminism inherent in open-ended, nonlinear systems. Most controversially, Lebow argues that the difference between counterfactual and so-called factual arguments is misleading, as both can be evidence-rich and logically persuasive. A must-read for social scientists, Forbidden Fruit also examines the binary between fact and fiction and the use of counterfactuals in fictional works like Philip Roth's The Plot Against America to understand complex causation and its implications for who we are and what we think makes the social world work.

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Princeton University Press

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1400835127

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9781400835126

Avoiding War, Making Peace

By: Richard Ned Lebow

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Avoiding War, Making Peace

By: Richard Ned Lebow

This book recapitulates and extends Ned Lebow’s decades’ long research on conflict management and resolution. It updates his critique of conventional and nuclear deterrence, analysis of reassurance, and the conditions in which international conflicts may be amenable to resolution, or failing that, a significant reduction in tensions. This text offers a holistic approach to conflict management and resolution by exploring interactions among deterrence, reassurance, and diplomacy, and how they might most effectively be staged and combined.

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Springer

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331956093X

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The Greek Gods

By: Bernard Evslin,Dorothy Evslin,Ned Hoopes

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The Greek Gods

By: Bernard Evslin,Dorothy Evslin,Ned Hoopes

Brief, simplified tales introduce young readers to the gods and goddesses of ancient Greek mythology.

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Scholastic Inc.

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0590441108

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Crow Boy

By: Tarō Yashima

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Crow Boy

By: Tarō Yashima

A small boy, who is different from the others, gains acceptance when he imitates the voices of crows in the school talent show.

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Heroes & Monsters of Greek Myth

Heroes & Monsters of Greek Myth

The Greek Gods

The Greek Gods

Experiential Activities for Intercultural Learning

Experiential Activities for Intercultural Learning

Grey Ghost

Grey Ghost

Creating Vibrant Public Spaces

Creating Vibrant Public Spaces

Reason and Cause

Reason and Cause

Constructing Cause in International Relations

Constructing Cause in International Relations

Taming Sino-American Rivalry

Taming Sino-American Rivalry

Forbidden Fruit

Forbidden Fruit

Avoiding War, Making Peace

Avoiding War, Making Peace

The Greek Gods

The Greek Gods

Crow Boy

Crow Boy

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