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The Judge

William P. Clark, Ronald Reagan's Top Hand

By: Paul Kengor,Patricia Clark Doerner

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The Judge

William P. Clark, Ronald Reagan's Top Hand

By: Paul Kengor,Patricia Clark Doerner

Bill Clark was Ronald Reagan's single most trusted aide, perhaps the most powerful national security advisor in American history. His close relationship with Reagan allows a special insight into the President as well as other close friends from the earliest Reagan years: Lyn Nofziger, Cap Weinberger and Bill Casey. Also featured are the exquisite Clare Boothe Luce; the elegant Nancy Reagan; the mercurial Alexander Haig; Britain's "Iron Lady", Margaret Thatcher; France's wily François Mitterrand, the saintly Pope John Paul II, and an anxious Saddam Hussein, among others. With Reagan, Clark accomplished many things, but none more profound than the track they laid to undermine Soviet communism, to win the Cold War. "--from cover.

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Ignatius Press

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1586171836

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9781586171834

Heating, Cooling, Lighting

Sustainable Design Strategies Towards Net Zero Architecture

By: Norbert M. Lechner,Patricia Andrasik

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Heating, Cooling, Lighting

Sustainable Design Strategies Towards Net Zero Architecture

By: Norbert M. Lechner,Patricia Andrasik

The essential guide to environmental control systems in building design For over 25 years Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Strategies Towards Net Zero Architecture has provided architects and design professionals the knowledge and tools required to design a sustainable built environment at the schematic design stage. This Fifth Edition offers cutting-edge research in the field of sustainable architecture and design and has been completely restructured based on net zero design strategies. Reflecting the latest developments in codes, standards, and rating systems for energy efficiency, Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Strategies Towards Net Zero Architecture includes three new chapters: Retrofits: Best practices for efficient energy optimization in existing buildings Integrated Design: Strategies for synergizing passive and active design Design Tools: How to utilize the best tools to benchmark a building's sustainability and net zero potential Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Strategies Towards Net Zero Architecture is a go-to resource for practicing professionals and students in the fields of environmental systems technology or design, environmental design systems, construction technology, and sustainability technology.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119585740

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9781119585749

Rethinking Classroom Management

Strategies for Prevention, Intervention, and Problem Solving

By: Patricia Sequeira Belvel,Maya Marcia Jordan

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Rethinking Classroom Management

Strategies for Prevention, Intervention, and Problem Solving

By: Patricia Sequeira Belvel,Maya Marcia Jordan

Based upon the authors' many years of classroom experience and consulting work this volume is filled with practical, research-based and tested strategies to help teachers create an environment that supports students' sense of self-esteem, influence and autonomy whilst preventing possible conflict.

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Corwin Press

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0761945237

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Opening Heaven's Door

What the Dying Are Trying to Say About Where They're Going

By: Patricia Pearson

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Opening Heaven's Door

What the Dying Are Trying to Say About Where They're Going

By: Patricia Pearson

The first book by a respected journalist on Nearing Death Awareness—similar to Near-Death Experience—this “fascinating” (Kirkus Reviews) exploration brings “humor, sympathy, and keen critical intelligence to a topic that is all too often off-limits” (Ptolemy Tompkins, collaborator with Eben Alexander on Proof of Heaven). People everywhere carry with them extraordinary, deeply comforting experiences that arrived at the moment when they most needed relief: when they lost a loved one. These experiences can include clear messages from beyond, profound and vividly beautiful visions, mysterious connections and spiritual awareness, foreknowledge of a loved one’s passing—all of which evade explanation by science and logic. Most people keep these transcendent experiences secret for fear they will be discounted by hyperrational scrutiny. Yet these very common occurrences have the power to console, comfort, and even transform our understanding of life and death. Prompted by her family’s surprising, profound experiences around the death of her father and her sister, reporter Patricia Pearson sets out on an open-minded inquiry, a rare journalistic investigation of Nearing Death Awareness, which Anne Rice praises as “substantive, eloquent, and worthwhile.” Opening Heaven’s Door offers deeply affecting stories of messages from the dying and the dead in a fascinating work of investigative journalism, pointing to new scientific explanations that give these luminous moments the importance felt by those who experience them. Pearson also delves into out-of-body and near-death experiences, examining stories and research to make sense of these related but distinct categories. Challenging current assumptions about what we know and what we are still unable to explain, Opening Heaven’s Door will forever alter your perceptions of the nature of life and death.

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Simon and Schuster

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1476757089

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Correctional Counseling and Rehabilitation

By: Patricia Van Voorhis,Emily J. Salisbury

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Correctional Counseling and Rehabilitation

By: Patricia Van Voorhis,Emily J. Salisbury

Correctional Counseling and Rehabilitation, 9th ed., presents foundations of correctional intervention, including overviews of the major systems of therapeutic intervention, diagnosis of mental illness, and correctional assessment and classification. Now fully updated to reflect DSM-5, its detailed descriptions and cross-approach comparisons help students prepare for a career in correctional counseling and allow working professionals to better determine which techniques might be most useful in their particular setting. The content is divided into five parts: (1) A Professional Framework for Correctional Counseling; (2) Understanding the Special Challenges Faced by the Correctional Counselor in the Prison Setting; (3) Offender Assessment, Diagnosis, and Classification; (4) Contemporary Approaches to Correctional Counseling and Treatment, (5) Interventions for Special Populations, and (6) Putting It All Together. The book is appropriate for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Psychology, and Social Work programs as well as correctional counseling practitioners.

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Routledge

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131736001X

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Out of the Box: a Memoir of an Adoptee

By: Patricia Bauer Collins RN

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Out of the Box: a Memoir of an Adoptee

By: Patricia Bauer Collins RN

After years of childhood curiosity, a woman adopted as an infant decides to find her birth mother. It took her years to finally decide to hire a “Search Angel.” She got her call only three days later—but she found out that her birth parents had already passed on. However, her birth mother’s husband was a joyful fount of information and treated her like his own lost daughter. In Out of the Box: A Memoir of an Adoptee, author Patricia Bauer Collins shares her journey to discover her birth parents, as she faces new challenges yet undergoes a great deal of emotional growth. Patricia shares actual letters between her birth mother, Shirley, and Shirley’s mother and grandmother regarding “Shirley’s problem” when she was just twelve years old. Patricia also tells the story of how she was able to connect with her half-siblings and other relatives—something more exciting than she had ever imagined—even traveling to her Spanish ancestors’ 1842 family adobe outside Santa Barbara. For Patricia, connecting with her origins and with her past made her realize that her ancestors were far more important to her than she had thought. Not only did she discover more about her history and the talents and skills she shared with them; she also discovered more about herself, being rewarded along the way with an astounding epiphany of connection.

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iUniverse

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1532051018

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The Ojai

Pink Moment Promises

By: Patricia A Hartmann

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The Ojai

Pink Moment Promises

By: Patricia A Hartmann

The simplicity of Ojai farm girl Meggie Baxter's life is shattered when she must choose between loyalty to her rough-hewn friend, Rusty, and the dashing Charles. As the decades of her life unfold, she faces the elemental dangers of floods and fire as well as the colorful high-jinks radiating from Pop Soper's Fight Camp, the steam baths at Matilija Hot Springs, a leaning post office tower, a corrupt councilman and Libbey's plans to modernize the town. Amid tragedy and loss, Meggie clings to the one constant in her life, the promise of God's love. It is the "pink moment", the evening sunset casting a rosy hue like a prayer across the Topa Topa Mountains, that points her again and again to faith and courage. Midst the idyllic beauty of the Ojai Valley and the crushing forces of change, will Meggie and her beloved Ojai stay true to their rural roots of faith and family? Will the ultimate sacrifice that spares Rusty's life be enough? Or will the winds of destiny destroy both the people and the indomitable spirit of the Ojai?

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0595916198

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Technology, Gender, and Power in Africa

By: Patricia Stamp,International Development Research Centre (Canada)

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Technology, Gender, and Power in Africa

By: Patricia Stamp,International Development Research Centre (Canada)

Technology, Gender and Power in Africa

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Outsmarting Autism, Updated and Expanded

Build Healthy Foundations for Communication, Socialization, and Behavior at All Ages

By: Patricia S. Lemer

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Outsmarting Autism, Updated and Expanded

Build Healthy Foundations for Communication, Socialization, and Behavior at All Ages

By: Patricia S. Lemer

Nautilus Award Winner, 2019--Silver in Parenting & Family A comprehensive resource for parents, therapists, caregivers, and educators, packed with lifelong strategies for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) management and support Newly revised and updated, this user-friendly guide addresses autism identification, treatment, and prevention from pre-conception through adulthood. Outsmarting Autism describes more than 50 practical approaches with proven efficacy, including lifestyle modification, dietary considerations, and boosting the immune system. After health improves, focus turns to developing the sensory foundations for communication, social skills, and learning. Patricia Lemer's approach is grounded in research on multifactorial causes, or "Total Load Theory," which explains that developmental delays are caused not by one single factor, but by an overload of environmental stressors on genetically vulnerable individuals. Because every person with autism is unique, this book guides readers to the therapies that may be right for each individual, helping to make the difference between management and healing. New research on topics like stem cells, cannabis, and dentistry is now included.

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North Atlantic Books

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1623173213

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Deputy Daddy

By: Patricia Johns

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Deputy Daddy

By: Patricia Johns

A Family for the Officer Officer Bryce Camden never expected his two-week stint in Comfort Creek, Colorado, would mean diaper duty. But that's exactly what happens when he stays at the local bed-and-breakfast where Lily Ellison is fostering an abandoned baby girl. Bryce is drawn to the lovely B and B owner, but being a dad is not part of his plans. His troubled past has shown him that he's not the nurturing type. But he soon finds himself wishing he didn't have to leave. Because Lily and the baby have taken root in his heart and made him think that maybe he could be a family man after all…

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Harlequin

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1488018537

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Harlequin Love Inspired July 2017 - Box Set 1 of 2

An Anthology

By: Rebecca Kertz,Arlene James,Patricia Johns

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Harlequin Love Inspired July 2017 - Box Set 1 of 2

An Anthology

By: Rebecca Kertz,Arlene James,Patricia Johns

Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. A SECRET AMISH LOVE Women of Lancaster County by Rebecca Kertz With her father insisting she marry, Nell Stoltzfus is feeling the pressure to figure out her future. A decision that is further complicated when she falls for English veterinarian James Pierce. Dare she risk being shunned to be with the man her heart has claimed as its own? HER COWBOY BOSS The Prodigal Ranch by Arlene James Stark Burns and Meri Billings are like oil and water—so he’s shocked when she asks for a position in his veterinary clinic. For Meri, it’s her only option if she wants to stay close to home and family. Soon their differences fall away as Meri teaches the widower how to live—and love—again. DEPUTY DADDY Comfort Creek Lawmen by Patricia Johns Diaper duty was the last thing officer Bryce Camden expected during his stay in Comfort Creek. But with lovely Lily Ellison, owner of the B and B where he’s staying, asking for his help with her foster baby, he’ll soon be more than a bachelor cop—he’ll be a family man.

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1488018553

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9781488018558

The Impact of International Trade and FDI on Economic Growth and Technological Change

By: Patricia Hofmann

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The Impact of International Trade and FDI on Economic Growth and Technological Change

By: Patricia Hofmann

Economic globalisation and technological change are the two issues that concerned people in the past, concern them today and will concern them in the future - all over the world, poor or rich. Traditionally, questions about allocative effects are asked: What are the labour market implications? Who loses? Who wins? What is the net aggregate welfare effect after an adjustment period? However, two points are rarely taken into consideration: How do globalisation and technological change interact and what are the potential long-run implications for economic growth? This book addresses the interplay of these megatrends. It asks how economic globalisation may affect innovation and technology of individual firms and eventually the growth prospects of countries. Thereby it shows that protectionism not only harms static efficiency but might as well lead to dynamic losses. The book provides a systematic overview of the theoretical underpinnings of the openness-growth nexus and summarises the conceptual problems and important findings of the empirical analyses so far. The theoretical insights are supported by two empirical studies, the first dealing with the innovative behaviour and the “within-multinational” technology transfer of Spanish firms that were acquired by foreign companies and the second analysing productivity growth rate implications from exporting for German manufacturing firms.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642345816

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9783642345814

The Spanish Sleuth

The Detective in Spanish Fiction

By: Patricia Hart

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The Spanish Sleuth

The Detective in Spanish Fiction

By: Patricia Hart

A history of Spanish detective fiction from Alarcon's "El clavo," published twelve years after Poe's "Murders in the Rue Morgue," up to the present. The presentation of the highly entertaining sleuth characters is based on a detailed examination of the works and, in many cases, personal interviews with the writers.

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Associated University Presse

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0838632785

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Garden of Dreams

The Life of Simone Signoret

By: Patricia A. Demaio

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Garden of Dreams

The Life of Simone Signoret

By: Patricia A. Demaio

The incomparable Simone Signoret (1921-1985), one of the grand actresses of the twentieth century and one of France's most notable stars, considered herself the “oldest discovery” in Hollywood. After years of block-listing during the McCarthy era, she was thirty-eight years old when she entered Hollywood through the back door in the 1959 British blockbuster Room at the Top. Her portrayal of the endearing Alice Aisgill earned her the Academy Award in 1960, the first French actor to win a coveted Oscar. Though a latecomer to Hollywood, Signoret was already an international star who had survived the Nazi occupation of Paris, emerging in 1945 as a beautiful, promising actress capable of communicating more emotion through body language than dialogue alone could achieve. She gained a reputation as the thinking man's sex symbol and in several films portrayed prostitutes with subtlety and depth. She was fiercely protective of her privacy. But after winning the Oscar, she was dragged through the gutter when her second husband, Yves Montand, had a widely publicized affair with Marilyn Monroe. Many attributed her rapid aging and alcoholism to this betrayal. She endured this perception in silence, all the while demonstrating a remarkable capacity to reinvent herself as a bestselling author, respected social activist, and revered actress who remained in the cinema, her “garden of dreams,” for over four decades. Patricia A. DeMaio combines Signoret's courageous story with Montand's biography to reveal new information and insight into Signoret's humanitarian efforts and the vibrant film career that sustained her.

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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1628468777

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9781628468779

Teaching, Bearing the Torch

Introduction to Education Foundations, Third Edition

By: Pamela J. Farris,Patricia L. Rieman

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Teaching, Bearing the Torch

Introduction to Education Foundations, Third Edition

By: Pamela J. Farris,Patricia L. Rieman

Teachers are torchbearers—leaders who impart knowledge, truth, or inspiration to others. Pamela Farris, joined by Patricia Rieman in the latest edition of this exceptional foundations text, clearly demonstrates how teachers bear the torch. The authors’ well-researched approach provides both positive and negative aspects of education trends. Their generous use of examples shows how teaching and schooling fit into the broader context of U.S. society and how they match up with other societies throughout the world. Farris and Rieman’s lively writing style instills teacher education candidates with a lucid understanding of such topics as philosophy and history of education, national trends, requirements of becoming a teacher, teachers’ salaries, how schools are governed and funded, demographic changes and expectations for the future, differences in rural and urban schools, and use of technology. Detailed lists of a variety of websites provide additional resources. Anecdotes of professionals in the field—authentic-voice narratives with frank insights into real-world teaching experiences—punctuate the text. Boxed scenarios concentrate on important issues and educators, energize readers’ interest, and stimulate proactive thinking. Other outstanding features are the book’s affordability and versatility. Instructors can easily assign all or a portion of the chapters to fit course needs.

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Waveland Press

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1478613122

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9781478613121

Cinemeducation

Using Film and Other Visual Media in Graduate and Medical Education

By: Alexander Matthew,Patricia Lenahan,Anna Pavlov

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Cinemeducation

Using Film and Other Visual Media in Graduate and Medical Education

By: Alexander Matthew,Patricia Lenahan,Anna Pavlov

Companion volume to Cinemeducation Volume 1 Cinemeducation, Volume 2 outlines a comprehensive approach to using film in graduate and medical education. It provides readers with a wide array of film excerpts ready for immediate application in the classroom. Each excerpt includes the counter time, year of release, names of actors, a short description of the movie and the scene being highlighted as well as discussion questions. Entire chapters are dedicated to reality television, mainstream television, music videos, documentaries and YouTube. Clearly structured, this second volume dives deep into human experiences. Authors from five continents have composed 49 chapters devoted to a wide assortment of new topics relevant to medical and postgraduate healthcare education. Some of the specific issues covered include substance abuse, gambling, dealing with tragedy, diabetes, heart disease, chronic illness and obstetrics as well as mental health problems. Some films portray health care professionals both positively and negatively and these are presented with rich detail. A wide variety of specialties and different health careers are covered. All of these areas converge on the common ground of compassion in the medical experience. This book is ideal for the undergraduate or postgraduate classroom. All healthcare educators will appreciate its comprehensive scope and innovative approach, including those in psychology, social services, dentistry and veterinary science.

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CRC Press

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104029510X

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9781040295106

Sea Otter Heroes

The Predators That Saved an Ecosystem

By: Patricia Newman

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Sea Otter Heroes

The Predators That Saved an Ecosystem

By: Patricia Newman

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! A Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book A Green Earth Book Award Winner This up-close look at a fascinating scientific discovery highlights the critical role predators such as sea otters play in keeping ecosystems healthy. In Elkhorn Slough, an inlet on the California coast, seagrass grows healthy and strong in the shallow water. This healthy seagrass baffled marine biologist Brent Hughes. The scientist expected this estuary to be overrun with algae, causing the seagrass to die. Why was the seagrass thriving? As Brent investigated, signs pointed to an unexpected player helping to keep the seagrass healthy: sea otters! What do these top predators have to do with an aquatic grass at the opposite end of the food chain? Brent's amazing discovery gave scientists insight into the delicate balance of ecosystems. Follow science in action as Brent conducts the research that led to this major discovery.

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Millbrook Press

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1541554531

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Associate Degree Nursing Education

An Historical Annotated Bibliography, 1942-1988

By: Patricia T. Haase

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Associate Degree Nursing Education

An Historical Annotated Bibliography, 1942-1988

By: Patricia T. Haase

This volume offers a comprehensive listing, from the development of the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program in 1948 to the present, of all literature related to the ADN program. Any item related to the degree programs and their contributions, the AD nurses, their relation to nurses trained in other programs, and their role in the health care system is included. Published and unpublished items as well as dissertations, research reports and monographs, state and federal government documents, materials issued by state and national nursing groups, journal articles, and books are listed.

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Duke University Press

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0822309831

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Territories of Social Responsibility

Opening the Research and Policy Agenda

By: Patricia Almeida Ashley

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Territories of Social Responsibility

Opening the Research and Policy Agenda

By: Patricia Almeida Ashley

CSR is a fragile concept if conceived only at the organizational level or driven only by leadership will. Many writers deal with aspects of social responsibility, but most deal with it as this kind of organizational and voluntary initiative. Few address the wider policy agenda. The contributors to Territories of Social Responsibility - researchers and practitioners from four continents - all participated in an international workshop co-ordinated by Patricia Almeida Ashley as part of her role as Chair in Development and Equity at the International Institute of Social Studies. They form a policy network contributing to studies on the concept of a multi-actor, multilevel and territorial approach to social responsibility and governance, oriented towards global, regional or local development and equity goals. This book introduces a new conceptual framework and promotes a research and policy agenda relating to it. A new model sees CSR embedded in institutional and legal frameworks, communicated and understood through a vector of communication and knowledge influencing situated culture and social values, and classified into three levels of ethical challenges. All of this can be expressed into the social processes of education, governance, the development of civil society, and policy making - a renovation of the existing perspectives on the concept of social responsibility. This ground breaking book integrates conceptual and empirical contributions and opens a research and policy agenda for the future. It will appeal to academics, higher level students, policy makers, and to leaders of and advisors to organizations affected by social responsibility issues.

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Routledge

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1317046110

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Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing - E-Book

By: Patricia Knecht

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Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing - E-Book

By: Patricia Knecht

A market-leading must-have and part of the LPN Threads series, Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing, From Student to Leader, 8th Edition provides you with everything you need to succeed in both nursing school and in a career in LPN/LVN nursing. With a strong emphasis on leadership, this clear, comprehensive new edition discusses the higher-level roles and responsibilities of an LPN/LVN leader, the skills necessary to become a successful LPN/LVN, and the future of the field. It is filled with opportunities for you to test your understanding as you read, as well as practice NCLEX review questions at the end of each chapter to prepare you for the NCLEX-PN® Examination. Collaborative Care boxes highlight challenges that occur in emerging community and continuing care workforce settings, and give you examples of leadership and management opportunities for LPN/LVNs in any health care setting you may find yourself. Critical Thinking boxes include activities that could be used in a flipped classroom experience, and provide you with critical thinking and problem solving opportunities throughout the chapter to enhance your understanding. Try This boxes provide students and instructors with clinical simulations or activities related to topics discussed in the text that can be utilized in simulation or role-play scenarios in class. Professional Pointers boxes give advice on nursing best practices in the professional arena during and after nursing school. Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! section at the end of the text contains key points, additional learning activities, and review questions for the NCLEX® Examination (including alternate format items in every chapter). Presents tips on taking the NCLEX-PN examination and information on applications, interviews, and the job search, including electronic resumes. Full-color design, cover, photos, and illustrations make this text visually appealing, pedagogically useful and easy to read. Numbered objectives open each chapter and provide a framework for content. Key points at the end of each chapter summarize chapter highlights and serve as an excellent review tool. Key terms with phonetic pronunciations are at the beginning of each chapter and in full color at first mention in the text, and assist you in improving and supplementing your terminology and language skills before you enter clinical practice. References and Suggested Readings lists are arranged by chapter at the end of the book to provide you with resources for further understanding of text concepts. NEW! Community Resources chapter covers tools and resources that you can find within your community to help you with learning, personal, and family needs that could interfere with success in school. NEW! Work Force Trends chapter discusses the most current issues, challenges, and concerns with the LPN/LVN workforce. NEW! Storytelling narratives at the beginning of each chapter use true stories to enhance learning and demonstrate the relevancy of key topics.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323396038

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Directory of Historic House Museums in the United States

By: Patricia Chambers Walker,Thomas Graham

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Directory of Historic House Museums in the United States

By: Patricia Chambers Walker,Thomas Graham

The first comprehensive guide to America's historic house museums, this directory moves beyond merely listing institutions to providing information about interpretive themes, historical and architectural significance, collections, and cultural and social importance, along with programming events and facility information. Useful cross-reference guides provide quick and easy ways of locating information on almost 2500 museums. A multi-functional reference for museum professionals, local historians, historic preservationists or anyone interested in America's historic house museums.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0742503445

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Private Lives in Renaissance Venice

Art, Architecture, and the Family

By: Patricia Fortini Brown

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Private Lives in Renaissance Venice

Art, Architecture, and the Family

By: Patricia Fortini Brown

As the sixteenth century opened, members of the patriciate were increasingly withdrawing from trade, desiring to be seen as "gentlemen in fact" as well as "gentlemen in name." The author considers why this was so and explores such wide-ranging themes as attitudes toward wealth and display, the articulation of family identity, the interplay between the public and the private, and the emergence of characteristically Venetian decorative practices and styles of art and architecture. Brown focuses new light on the visual culture of Venetian women - how they lived within, furnished, and decorated their homes; what spaces were allotted to them; what their roles and domestic tasks were; how they dressed; how they raised their children; and how they entertained. Bringing together both high arts and low, the book examines all aspects of Renaissance material culture."--BOOK JACKET.

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Yale University Press

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0300102364

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The Renaissance Portrait

From Donatello to Bellini

By: Patricia Lee Rubin

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The Renaissance Portrait

From Donatello to Bellini

By: Patricia Lee Rubin

Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Bode-Museum, Berlin, Aug. 25-Nov. 20, 2011, and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Dec. 21, 2011-Mar. 18, 2012.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

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1588394255

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America Dreaming Longshots

By: Sean D. Wharton; Patricia A. Edmonds

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America Dreaming Longshots

By: Sean D. Wharton; Patricia A. Edmonds

America Dreaming Longshots Volume 1 with Vol 2 coming in 2012, are 2 ALL-NEW dream books that are the world's largest dream books written to date. These books give the betting public more choices and chances to get that BIG HIT that we all dream of winning one day. Volume 1 contains 327,000 LUCKY LARGE PRINT NUMBERS covering 7,000 dreams, 9,800 Female names, 12,500 Male names and a daily lucky number pick calendar that gives every name, dream, and daily pick 11 sets of LUCKY numbers that could be played on a variety of LOTTERY games and RACETRACK races. In volume 2 coming in 2012, which covers the 7,000 dreams only, you are given 57 sets of numbers that cover ALL MAJOR LOTTERY JACKPOT GAMES in the United States, Canada, Ireland, and United Kingdom

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1,000 Places to See Before You Die (Deluxe Edition)

The World as You've Never Seen It Before

By: Patricia Schultz

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1,000 Places to See Before You Die (Deluxe Edition)

The World as You've Never Seen It Before

By: Patricia Schultz

Named a Best Gift Book/Best Travel Book of the Year by the New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Associated Press, House Beautiful, Business Insider, The Daily Beast, Forbes, Fodor’s, The Points Guy, Seattle Times, and more “This is the comfort food of travel books. . . . This book will sweep you off your feet.”—New York Times Book Review “Gorgeous . . . breathtaking . . . spectacular.”—Publishers Weekly Patricia Schultz curates the world. When she published the original 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, she created not only a new kind of travel book but also a new way of thinking about our experiences and interests. Now Schultz captivates our hearts in the same compelling way her original book spoke to our minds. Moving from eloquent word to breathtaking image, she takes us on a visual journey of the best the world has to offer, and as we turn the pages and pore over these images, we feel it all: joy, curiosity, awe, passion, nostalgia (if we’ve been there), inspiration (because we want to go), and a profound and transforming sense of how lucky we are to live in a world filled with such beauty and wonder—to see tributaries of mist curling over the Great Wall, elephants grazing on the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater, the sun setting on the wild coast of Donegal, masked whirling dancers at a festival in Bhutan. The book itself is a thing of beauty, an oversize feast of more than 1,000 all-new photographs and 544 pages, every spread and page designed to showcase these mesmerizing photographs and hold just enough of Schultz’s lively text that we know why it is we’re looking at them. It is a perfect gift for every traveler, every fan of the original, every dreamer whose Instagram feed is filled with pictures of places near and far.

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1579657885

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Current Trends and Practical Strategies in Land Use Law and Zoning

By: Patricia E. Salkin

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Current Trends and Practical Strategies in Land Use Law and Zoning

By: Patricia E. Salkin

This useful guide is a compilation of significant trends in land use law, featuring landmark court decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court, federal district courts and state high courts.

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American Bar Association

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1590314174

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Yesterday's Mashed Potatoes

The Fabulous Life of a Happy Has-Been

By: Patricia Wilson

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Yesterday's Mashed Potatoes

The Fabulous Life of a Happy Has-Been

By: Patricia Wilson

When American novelist John Steinbeck told Patricia Wilson "It's a helluva story, Pat, you should write it " she didn't know it would take her nearly fifty years to get around to it. Yesterday's Mashed Potatoes: The Fabulous Life Of A Happy Has-Been tells the story of a third generation actress from a theatrical family, a child performer who grew up to become a star during Broadway's "Golden Age" and a respected Hollywood actress. Set against an authentic backdrop of theatrical, TV, and film history, the story spills over with anecdotes of the celebrated-Jackie Gleason, Richard Burton, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Carol Burnett, and among others, Bob Fosse and Gene Kelly ("I wasn't a dancer, and I was too tall for both of them ") But Patricia Wilson's personal life reads, in her words, "like a Danielle Steel novel " This is a compelling tale of an everywoman's journey through love, loss, success and sorrow. Yesterday's Mashed Potatoes: The Fabulous Life Of A Happy Has-Been won First Place For Excellence In Writing at The Santa Barbara Writers Conference, 2007. "Fiorello opened in 1959, won the Pulitzer Prize, and Patricia Wilson was one of its stars. She played Marie LaGuardia, wife of New York's still most beloved mayor, and did it with uncommon grace, charm-and yes, loveliness. Every word sung or spoken by Pat possessed extraordinary intelligence and modesty, and she was crucial to the success of that show. Her reminiscences make delightful reading..."...Harold S. "Hal" Prince "-lucid, touching, candid, human-I've applauded your singing and acting-now I'm delighted to applaud your writing.Brava .....Sheldon Harnick "Yesterday's Mashed Potatoes: The Fabulous Life Of A Happy Has-Been. has all the qualities of a fine novel: funny, sometimes painfully touching, with sharply defined characters, cinematic flair, pungent dialogue, big close-ups, eloquent flashbacks, and voice-over asides, it is theatrical and film history as well as personal memoir, an intriguing blend of the two..."...Cork Millner, author: Hollywood Be Thy Name, The Warner Brothers Story "What a privilege to read this memoir I was riveted, and impressed by the deep spiritual strength Pat expresses. The rich theatrical heritage of her parents and grandparents is not only important to her personal story, but to that of our country..."...Preshy Marker, actress (A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum) "A lively and unpretentious autobiography Patricia Wilson has written a book that can hold its own with the best of celebrity memoirs..."...David Meyers, music historian Patricia Wilson is a familiar face, "like a comfortable old shoe, one most folks think they've met in the neighborhood supermarket or PTA." In reality, she is a veteran of the Broadway stage, four TV series, some 200 primetime episodes, nineteen films, two soap operas, and commercials too numerous to count. Born in Columbus, Ohio, to actor/entertainer parents, she grew up singing in her mother's act, and worked her way through Ohio State University "warbling on the radio and selling gas ranges on WBNS-TV." After graduating in three years with honors and a BA in English, she and her college sweetheart married and left Columbus for New York. "My father convinced me I wasn't pretty enough to go to Hollywood." Since that time, she has worked "everywhere, including Hollywood." Mother of two grown daughters, Pat currently lives in Sherman Oaks, California, with Pete, "a codependent Chihuahua." She is writing her second book, a novel.

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Dog Ear Publishing

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1608441253

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Saints, Women and Humanists in Renaissance Venice

By: Patricia H. Labalme

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Saints, Women and Humanists in Renaissance Venice

By: Patricia H. Labalme

This volume brings together the published academic essays of the Renaissance historian Patricia Hochschild Labalme (1927-2002). Appearing between 1955 and 1999, they deal with the intellectual, social and religious life of Venice in the 15th-16th centuries. An important focus is the exploration of the careers, milieu and writings of cultural and literary women of early modern Venice, a field to which the author made a particular contribution.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000944832

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Passing the Plate

Why American Christians Don't Give Away More Money

By: Christian Smith,Michael O Emerson,Patricia Snell

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Passing the Plate

Why American Christians Don't Give Away More Money

By: Christian Smith,Michael O Emerson,Patricia Snell

Passing the Plate shows that few American Christians donate generously to religious and charitable causes. This eye-opening book explores the reasons behind such ungenerous giving, the potential world-changing benefits of greater financial giving, and what can be done to improve matters. By illuminating the social and psychological forces that shape charitable giving, Passing the Plate is sure to spark a much-needed debate on a critical issue.

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Oxford University Press

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0199887551

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Julia's Cats

Julia Child's Life in the Company of Cats

By: Patricia Barey,Therese Burson

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Julia's Cats

Julia Child's Life in the Company of Cats

By: Patricia Barey,Therese Burson

“A cat-centric biography of Julia Child? Why not? . . . The many feline fanciers out there will surely enjoy the photographs of the cats.” —Chicago Tribune The world knows Julia Child as the charismatic woman who brought French cuisine to America and became a TV sensation, but there’s one aspect of her life that’s not so familiar. Soon after the Childs arrived in Paris in 1948, a French cat appeared on their doorstep, and Julia recalled, “Our domestic circle was completed.” Minette captured Julia’s heart, igniting a lifelong passion for cats equaled only by her love of food and her husband, Paul. All the cherished feline companions who shared Julia’s life—in Paris, Provence, and finally California—reminded her of that magical time in Paris when her life changed forever. From Julia’s and Paul’s letters and original interviews with those who knew her best, Patricia Barey and Therese Burson have gathered fresh stories and images that offer a delightfully intimate view of a beloved icon. “It’s clear that all the cats that passed through her life gave her joy and comfort, probably in ways that food and even Paul could not. Having that perspective of this grande dame makes her seem all the more human and wonderfully admirable to me.” —Epicurious “This compact, entertaining read is filled with personal photos and letters that document the role cats played in Julia’s life as she moved from Paris to Provence, Cambridge to California.” —Shelf Awareness “Brings this little known aspect of Julia Child’s life to light in an engaging and entertaining way.” —The Conscious Cat

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Abrams

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1613123337

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The Daily Planet

A Critic on the Capitalist Culture Beat

By: Patricia Aufderheide

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The Daily Planet

A Critic on the Capitalist Culture Beat

By: Patricia Aufderheide

The Daily Planet is a long-awaited selection of Patricia Aufderheide's most important critical essays, updated and organized thematically to demonstrate the breadth of her thinking on media and film, public telecommunications policy, and contemporary society. The result is a pithy and provocative exploration of "the culture of daily life under capitalism". Here, Aufderheide demonstrates criticism that is both activist and analytical. She probes the processes that shape our culture by examining diverse subjects, including the struggle to create quality children's television programming, the meaning of Paul Harvey, the evolution of the war film over the past thirty years, and the ways journalism is changed by the Internet and other new technologies. Throughout, Aufderheide foregrounds democratic values, displaying the penetrating insights that have made her a leading public intellectual and commentator on contemporary culture.

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U of Minnesota Press

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0816633428

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Cooking Up World History

Multicultural Recipes and Resources

By: Suzanne I. Barchers,Patricia Marden

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Cooking Up World History

Multicultural Recipes and Resources

By: Suzanne I. Barchers,Patricia Marden

Take students on a culinary trip around the world and introduce them to other cultures through the recipes, research, readings, and related media offered in this tasty resource. More than 20 countries and regions frequently studied in elementary and middle schools are represented. Each chapter has a brief introduction that describes the cookery of a culture, five to six recipes that provide a complete meal, research questions that connect the culture and food to history, and an annotated bibliography of reading resources and media. Great for social studies and for multicultural extensions. Grades K-6.

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0313079307

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