Phyllis Watts's Books

How to Design & Build Your Own House

By: Phyllis Sperling

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How to Design & Build Your Own House

By: Phyllis Sperling

Nearly eight hundred drawing enhance step-by-step instructions in every aspect and phase of planning and constructing one's own home.

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Knopf Publishing Group

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0394752007

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9780394752006

CUES: Choose, Use, Enjoy, Share

A Model for Educational Enrichment Through the School Library Media Center

By: Phyllis B. Leonard

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A Model for Educational Enrichment Through the School Library Media Center

By: Phyllis B. Leonard

Calling for structured interaction between students and books, Leonard specifies how teachers and media specialists can collaborate to create a library media-centered program that develops the talents of all K-6 students. The ultimate goal is to encourage reading and build reading, comprehension, questioning, and thinking skills. Models, groupings, strategies, and materials are suggested in a grade-appropriate scope and sequence. The latest theories about the process of education, thinking, multiple intelligences, how children learn (individually and cooperatively), as well as effective grouping and teaching strategies for differentiation are discussed. The book also has sample lessons and scenarios drawn from the author's experience. Grades K-6.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313079218

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9780313079214

Exploring Our Country's History

Linking Fiction to Nonfiction

By: Phyllis J. Perry

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Exploring Our Country's History

Linking Fiction to Nonfiction

By: Phyllis J. Perry

Simulate integrated units of study on U.S. history with this guide. Perry provides recommended fiction and nonfiction books that help you illuminate different eras in U.S. history along with discussion starters, multidisciplinary activity suggestions, and topics for further investigation. Projects for individuals and groups help students develop skills in research, oral and written language, science, math, geography, and the arts. Additional resources are listed with each section. Grades K-5.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313079706

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9780313079702

Alice in the Know

By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

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Alice in the Know

By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

It’s the summer before junior year, and Alice is looking forward to three months of excitement, passion, and drama. But what does she find? A summer working in a local department store, trying to stop shoplifters, and more “real life” problems than she could have ever imagined: A good friend becomes seriously ill, Lester has more romance problems than even Alice knows what to do with, and the gang from Mark Stedmeister’s pool is starting to grow up a bit faster than Alice is comfortable with….Fortunately for Alice her family and friends are with her through it all, and by the end of the summer, Alice finds she knows a whole lot more than she had in June.

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Simon and Schuster

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1439115508

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9781439115503

Hate Crimes

Causes, Controls, and Controversies

By: Phyllis B. Gerstenfeld

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Hate Crimes

Causes, Controls, and Controversies

By: Phyllis B. Gerstenfeld

The Fourth Edition of Hate Crimes: Causes, Controls, and Controversies by Phyllis B. Gerstenfeld takes a multidisciplinary approach that allows students to explore a broad scope of hate crimes. Drawing on recent developments, topics, and current research, this book examines the issues that foster hate crimes while demonstrating how these criminal acts impact individuals, as well as communities. Students are introduced to the issue through first-person vignettes—offering a more personalized account of both victims and perpetrators of hate crimes. Packed with the latest court cases, research, and statistics from a variety of scholarly sources, the Fourth Edition is one of the most comprehensive and accessible textbooks in the field.

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492

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SAGE Publications

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1506377173

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9781506377179

Rhetorics for Community Action

Public Writing and Writing Publics

By: Phyllis Mentzell Ryder

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Rhetorics for Community Action

Public Writing and Writing Publics

By: Phyllis Mentzell Ryder

Rhetorics for Community Action: Public Writing and Writing Publics, by Phyllis Mentzell Ryder, offers theory and pedagogy to introduce public writing as a complex political and creative action. To write public texts, we have to invent the public we wish to address. Such invention is a complex task, with many components to consider: exigency that brings people together; a sense of agency and capacity; a sense of how the world is and what it can become. All these components constantly compete against texts that put forward other public ideals_opposing ideas about who really has power and who really can create change. Teachers of public writing must adopt a generous response to those who venture into this arena. Some scholars believe that to prepare students for public life, university classes should partner with grassroots community organizations, rather than nonprofits that serve food or tutor students. They worry that a service-related focus will create more passive citizens who do not rally and resist or grab the attention of government leaders or corporations. With carefully contextualized study of an after-school arts program, an area soup kitchen, and parks organizations, among others, Ryder shows that many so-called 'service' organizations are not passive places at all, and she argues that the main challenge of public work is precisely that it has to take place among all of these compelling definitions of democracy. Ryder proposes teaching public writing by partnering with multiple community nonprofits. She develops a framework to help students analyze how their community partners inspire people to action, and offers a course design that support them as they convey those public ideals in community texts. But composing public texts is only part of the challenge. Traditional newspapers and magazines, through their business models and writing styles, reinforce a dominant role for citizens as thinking and reading, but not necessarily acting. This civic role is also professed in the university, where students are taught writing that extends inquiry. Phyllis Mentzell Ryder's Rhetorics for Community Action: Public Writing and Writing Publics turns to the rhetorical practices of nondominant American communities and counterpublics, whose resistance to 'good' public speech and 'proper' public behavior reveals alternate modes of composing and acting in democracy.

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Lexington Books

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0739137689

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9780739137680

House of Fiction

From Pemberley to Brideshead, Great British Houses in Literature and Life

By: Phyllis Richardson

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House of Fiction

From Pemberley to Brideshead, Great British Houses in Literature and Life

By: Phyllis Richardson

From the gothic fantasies of Walpole’s Otranto to post-modern takes on the country house by Kazuo Ishiguro and Ian McEwan, Phyllis Richardson guides us on a tour through buildings real and imagined to examine how authors’ personal experiences helped to shape the homes that have become icons of English literature. We encounter Jane Austen drinking ‘too much wine’ in the lavish ballroom of a Hampshire manor, discover how Virginia Woolf’s love of Talland House at St Ives is palpable in To the Lighthouse, and find Evelyn Waugh remembering Madresfield Court as he plots Charles Ryder’s return to Brideshead. Drawing on historical sources, biographies, letters, diaries and the novels themselves, House of Fiction opens the doors to these celebrated houses, while offering candid glimpses of the writers who brought them to life.

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403

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Unbound Publishing

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1783523816

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9781783523818

An Affair to Remember With Japan

By: Phyllis Hillerman Watt

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An Affair to Remember With Japan

By: Phyllis Hillerman Watt

“Phyllis, this is a spectacular and fascinating memoir. Not only did I learn so much about you, but I learned a tremendous amount about Japanese culture and customs, especially about all the fine details of Japanese domestic life. Your memory, attention to minute yet important and interesting details – especially eating, sleeping, and bathing arrangements – passages about the bombing, and shipboard accounts are riveting. This is a moving, powerful, graceful, and loving tribute to the years you spent in Japan, and more importantly, to your ability to truly make the most of it.” - Linda Charnes, Professor of English, Indiana University

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AuthorHouse

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1452032556

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9781452032559

Heart Religion in the British Enlightenment

Gender and Emotion in Early Methodism

By: Phyllis Mack

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Heart Religion in the British Enlightenment

Gender and Emotion in Early Methodism

By: Phyllis Mack

A fascinating account of the daily life and spirituality of early Methodists by a prize-winning gender historian.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521889189

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9780521889186

The World's Regions and Weather

Linking Fiction to Nonfiction

By: Phyllis J. Perry

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The World's Regions and Weather

Linking Fiction to Nonfiction

By: Phyllis J. Perry

Use the power of fiction and imagination to draw students into the world of science. Focusing on climate and weather, Perry suggests trade book titles that will fascinate young readers and build their scientific knowledge. Activities help educators implement an integrated approach to language arts, science, geography, and social studies. A final section provides additional resources. Grades 5-9.

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174

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313079749

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9780313079740

The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles

By: Phyllis G. Tortora,Ingrid Johnson

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The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles

By: Phyllis G. Tortora,Ingrid Johnson

An essential reference for students and professionals involved in the textile industry.

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A&C Black

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1609015355

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9781609015350

Including Alice

By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

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Including Alice

By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

After four years of hoping, wishing, scheming, and waiting, the moment Alice has been yearning for has at long last arrived....Alice’s dad is finally marrying Sylvia Summers! Alice always knew they were perfect for each other when she set them up back in seventh grade, but she’s relieved that The Big Day is here. She’s never felt so excited, so vindicated, so grown-up, and so...well, so left out. Now that the wedding is really happening, no one has time for Alice anymore, and the situation just gets worse when Sylvia moves into their house. Nothing is the way Alice thought it would be. Her dad and Sylvia have their new life together; Lester has his new apartment; and Alice feels like she’s on her own for the first time in her life. She’s also starting to notice that even though Dad and Sylvia are perfectly happy together, not everyone gets along so well. Elizabeth and Ross never see each other; Leslie and Lori are breaking up; Pamela and her mother can’t seem to find a way to even talk to each other; and Alice herself has started to hear some surprising rumors about Patrick.... As Alice watches her friends sort out their problems and sees her dad and Sylvia navigate their new marriage, she starts to understand all the hard work that goes into relationships, and how even when people seem to be meant for each other, it’s not always easy to be together.

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Simon and Schuster

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1439132283

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9781439132289

Rainy, Windy, Snowy, Sunny Days

Linking Fiction to Nonfiction

By: Phyllis J. Perry

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Rainy, Windy, Snowy, Sunny Days

Linking Fiction to Nonfiction

By: Phyllis J. Perry

Integrate language arts with science, social studies, and mathematics. This book provides summaries of children's literature and nonfiction books related to rain, wind, snow, and sunshine. Suggestions of books that combine elements of fiction and nonfiction help students move easily from fiction to nonfiction reading. Discussion starters and student activities extend learning with books that range from simple picture books to full-length chapter books. All have been recommended by children's librarians, and with copyrights after 1980, are readily available. Grades K-5.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313079730

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9780313079733

Intensely Alice

By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

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Intensely Alice

By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Wouldn’t it be great to go back to the time before Pam got pregnant, before Patrick left for the University of Chicago, before anyone was making any big decisions about sex or college or life in general? Wouldn’t it be great to get the whole gang together again, just once? What it takes for this to happen will change Alice (and the whole gang) forever. A funeral is not a happy reunion. Full of life—the good, the bad, and the heartbreaking—this Alice book is a reminder of just how much can change in an instant.

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180

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Simon and Schuster

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1416994912

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9781416994916

Incredibly Alice

By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

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Incredibly Alice

By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Maryland teenager Alice McKinley spends her last semester of high school performing in the school play, working on the student paper, worrying about being away from her boyfriend, who will be studying in Spain, and anticipating her future in college.

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Simon and Schuster

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141697556X

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9781416975564

It's Not Like I Planned It This Way

Including Alice; Alice on Her Way; Alice in the Know

By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

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It's Not Like I Planned It This Way

Including Alice; Alice on Her Way; Alice in the Know

By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

This bind-up contains three beloved Alice novels: "Alice, Alice on Her Way, "and "Alice in the Know.

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820

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Simon and Schuster

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144241720X

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9781442417205

Haunted by Home

The Life and Letters of Lynn Riggs

By: Phyllis Cole Braunlich

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Haunted by Home

The Life and Letters of Lynn Riggs

By: Phyllis Cole Braunlich

Phyllis Cole Braunlich sketches the life story of Lynn Riggs (18991954), the playwright best known as the author of Green Grow the Lilacs, the play that formed the basis for the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma! Today Riggs is recognized as one of the twentieth century’s most innovative playwrights. Santa Fe, Hollywood, New York, and Chapel Hill: these were the cities that Lynn Riggs, “father of the folk play,” called home, along with eastern Oklahoma, the scene of his memorable re-creations of Oklahoma Territory before statehood. Riggs traveled widely to make his living and his fame, and along the way he earned the friendship of many avant-garde writers and successful theatre people of his time. This biography is also a chronicle of literary and café society on both coasts and in New Mexico during the 1920s, ‘30s, and ‘40s.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806135107

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9780806135106

Almost Alice

By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

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Almost Alice

By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Is it possible to be too good of a friend—too understanding, too always there, too much like a doormat? Alice has always been a best friend to Pamela and Liz. But she’s starting to wonder where that leaves her: What am I? An ear for listening? An arm around the shoulder? And then there’s Patrick—after ending their relationship two years ago, he’s suddenly calling again, and wants to take her to his senior prom. What does that mean? As Alice tries to figure out who she is in relation to her friends, she learns one thing: Aometimes friends need you more than they let on...especially when the unthinkable happens

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Simon and Schuster

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1416995013

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9781416995012

You and Me and the Space In Between

Alice in Charge; Incredibly Alice; Alice on Board

By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

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You and Me and the Space In Between

Alice in Charge; Incredibly Alice; Alice on Board

By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

It's Alice's senior year in high school, and this three-book compilation chronicles every minute. Includes "Alice in Charge, Incredibly Alice, " and "Alice on Board.

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Simon and Schuster

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1442486643

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9781442486645

The Beginning and End of John Jefferson High School

Preserving the History of Success Despite Segregation

By: Phyllis Hogan

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The Beginning and End of John Jefferson High School

Preserving the History of Success Despite Segregation

By: Phyllis Hogan

Nothing—I mean nothing—could stand in the way of achieving my goal of preserving the history of success despite the challenges of segregation at John Jefferson High School. It didn’t matter that my resources were very limited. There was a sense of urgency! I believe God chose a “little nobody” like me to preserve this history before it is lost forever. Writing this book was no easy task; however, the research was an amazing experience. In the beginning, some former students were reluctant to talk and to share their few treasured pictures with me. On the other hand, some were excited to share. When I started on this journey, I didn’t have a computer. Also, because of arthritis, I would often have to straighten my fingers and continue to write. Pain was ignored; I was on my unstoppable mission. Another challenge I met was dealing with my job. At times, I would get so exhausted that I would have to stop working on the book for a while. When graduates finally opened up, they would talk to me on the telephone for hours. They could not stop talking. An additional problem was limited funds. I had to use paper from my old school and work tablets to handwrite information. Finally, I knew that I would need help with typing and editing, and God blessed me with Mrs. Deanna Issac, Dr. Nanthalia McJamerson, and Dr. Gwendolyn Duhon. I had faith that I could accomplish this task, this mission. Now, the rest is history.

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206

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Page Publishing Inc

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1645847950

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9781645847953

Frame by Frame II

A Filmography of the African American Image, 1978-1994

By: Phyllis Rauch Klotman,Gloria J. Gibson

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Frame by Frame II

A Filmography of the African American Image, 1978-1994

By: Phyllis Rauch Klotman,Gloria J. Gibson

A filmography of Blacks in the film industry

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798

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Indiana University Press

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0253211204

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9780253211200

Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Rehabilitation

An Empirical Approach

By: Patrick W. Corrigan,Kim T. Mueser,Gary R. Bond,Robert E. Drake,Phyllis Solomon

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Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Rehabilitation

An Empirical Approach

By: Patrick W. Corrigan,Kim T. Mueser,Gary R. Bond,Robert E. Drake,Phyllis Solomon

This comprehensive, authoritative text provides a state-of-the-art review of current knowledge and best practices for helping adults with psychiatric disabilities move forward in their recovery process. The authors draw on extensive research and clinical expertise to accessibly describe the “whats,” “whys,” and “how-tos” of psychiatric rehabilitation. Coverage includes tools and strategies for assessing clients’ needs and strengths, integrating medical and psychosocial interventions, and implementing supportive services in such areas as housing, employment, social networks, education, and physical health. Detailed case examples in every chapter illustrate both the real-world challenges of severe mental illness and the nuts and bolts of effective interventions.

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578

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Guilford Press

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1462508944

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9781462508945

Let's Thank God

By: Phyllis Krystal

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Let's Thank God

By: Phyllis Krystal

This Small Book Contains Selections Of Sathya Sai Baba'S Sayings On The Many Subjects That His Teachings Cover. Many People Enjoy These Little Gems, His Sayings, And Even Quote Them Frequently, But Find It Very Difficult To Apply Them In Their Daily Life. The Interpretations By Well Known Psychotherapist And Long Time Baba'S Devotee Phyllis Krystal Show With Examples How His Teachings Can Be Put Into Practice In Daily Life.

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104

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Sai Towers Publishing

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8178990202

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9788178990200

Wind Chimes and Promises

By: Phyllis J. Adair

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Wind Chimes and Promises

By: Phyllis J. Adair

This book is like no other. It tells a story, written by a daughter, using her mother's voice. You'll meet a grand old Southern lady, a Black man who owned his own farm in Georgia, a white insurance agent with the funny name Quiggels, hear a real prayer prayed from the depth of the soul, see mature people in love working out problems, enjoy a cameo appearance of Peter Lorre, meet Uncle Wes who keeps exclaiming "Don't tell me no more!" while all the time demanding all the sordid details.

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178

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iUniverse

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0595125298

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9780595125296

Patiently Alice

By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

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Patiently Alice

By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

It's the summer after Alice's freshman year, she's survived her breakup with Patrick, and she and her friends are looking forward to their jobs as assistant camp counselors. Alice feels as if she's finally gotten a handle on life. But Alice soon learns that the only thing she can count on is change. Pamela's mother is contemplating coming home, Lester is contemplating leaving home, and even Alice's father's romance with Miss Summers hits an unexpected snag. But most surprising of all are the shocking revelations about some of Alice's closet friends. Can Alice keep up with all the changes around her?

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Simon and Schuster

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1439115818

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9781439115817

A Church with the Soul of a Nation

Making and Remaking the United Church of Canada

By: Phyllis D. Airhart

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A Church with the Soul of a Nation

Making and Remaking the United Church of Canada

By: Phyllis D. Airhart

As Canadian as the maple leaf" is how one observer summed up the United Church of Canada after its founding in 1925. But was this Canadian-made church flawed in its design, as critics have charged? A Church with the Soul of a Nation explores this question by weaving together the history of the United Church with a provocative analysis of religion and cultural change.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773589309

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9780773589308

A Life's Mosaic

The Autobiography of Phyllis Ntantala

By: Phyllis Ntantala

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A Life's Mosaic

The Autobiography of Phyllis Ntantala

By: Phyllis Ntantala

Like Trotsky, I did not leave home with the proverbial one-and-six in my pocket. I come from a family of landed gentry . . . [and] could have chosen the path of comfort and safety, for even in apartheid South Africa, there is still that path for those who will collaborate. But I chose the path of struggle and uncertainty."--from the Preface Born into the small social elite of black South Africa, Phyllis Ntantala did not face the grinding poverty so familiar to other South African blacks. Instead, her struggle was that of a creative, articulate woman seeking fulfillment and justice in a land that tried to deny her both. The widow of Xhosa writer and historian A.C. Jordan and mother of African National Congress leader Z. Pallo Jordan, she and her family experienced a period of tremendous change in South Africa and also in the United States, where they moved during the 1960s. She discovers similarities in the two countries, including the arrogance of power. Anchored in history and culture, A Life's Mosaic sharply reveals the world and the people of South Africa. As the story of a political exile, it represents the dislocations that have caused universal suffering in the second half of the twentieth century. Phyllis Ntantala discusses the cruelty of racism, the cynicism of political solutions, and the hopes of those who live in both a world of exile and a world of dreams.

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Univ of California Press

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0520081722

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9780520081727

Psalms in the Early Modern World

By: Linda Phyllis Austern,Kari Boyd McBride

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Psalms in the Early Modern World

By: Linda Phyllis Austern,Kari Boyd McBride

Psalms in the Early Modern World is the first book to explore the use, interpretation, development, translation, and influence of the Psalms in the Atlantic world, 1400-1800. In the age of Reformation, when religious concerns drove political, social, cultural, economic, and scientific discourse, the Bible was the supreme document, and the Psalms were arguably its most important book.The Psalms played a central role in arbitrating the salient debates of the day, including but scarcely limited to the nature of power and the legitimacy of rule; the proper role and purpose of nations; the justification for holy war and the godliness of peace; and the relationship of individual and community to God. Contributors to the collection follow these debates around the Atlantic world, to pre- and post-Hispanic translators in Latin America, colonists in New England, mystics in Spain, the French court during the religious wars, and both Protestants and Catholics in England. Psalms in the Early Modern World showcases essays by scholars from literature, history, music, and religious studies, all of whom have expertise in the use and influence of Psalms in the early modern world. The collection reaches beyond national and confessional boundaries and to look at the ways in which Psalms touched nearly every person living in early modern Europe and any place in the world that Europeans took their cultural practices.

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410

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Routledge

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1317073991

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9781317073994

Getting Started in Science Fairs

From Planning to Judging

By: Phyllis J. Perry

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Getting Started in Science Fairs

From Planning to Judging

By: Phyllis J. Perry

Presents ideas for choosing, designing, and completing an investigative science fair project.

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220

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McGraw-Hill

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0070495262

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9780070495265

Visionary Women

Ecstatic Prophecy in Seventeenth-Century England

By: Phyllis Mack

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Visionary Women

Ecstatic Prophecy in Seventeenth-Century England

By: Phyllis Mack

This study of radical prophecy in 17th-century England explores the significance of gender for religious visionaries between 1650 and 1700. Phyllis Mack focuses on the Society of Friends, or Quakers, the largest radical sectarian group active during the English Civil War and Interregnum. The meeting records, correspondence, almanacs, autobiographical and religious writings left by the early Quakers enable Mack to present a textured portrait of their evolving spirituality. Parallel sources on men and women provide a unique opportunity to pose theoretical questions about the meaning of gender, such as whether a "women's spirituality" can be identified, or whether religious women are more or less emotional than men.

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Univ of California Press

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0520915585

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9780520915589

The Divine Hours (Volume Two): Prayers for Autumn and Wintertime

A Manual for Prayer

By: Phyllis Tickle

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The Divine Hours (Volume Two): Prayers for Autumn and Wintertime

A Manual for Prayer

By: Phyllis Tickle

The second volume in a trilogy of prayer manuals compiled by Publishers Weekly religion editor Phyllis Tickle as a contemporary Book of Hours to guide Christians gently yet authoritatively through the daily offices. The Divine Hours is the first major literary and liturgical reworking of the sixth-century Benedictine Rule of fixed-hour prayer. This beautifully conceived and thoroughly modern three-volume guide will appeal to the theological novice as well as to the ecclesiastical sophisticate. Making primary use of the Book of Common Prayer and the writings of the Church Fathers, The Divine Hours is also a companion to the New Jerusalem Bible, from which it draws its Scripture readings. The trilogy blends prayer and praise in a way that, while extraordinarily fresh, respects and builds upon the ancient wisdom of Christianity. The second book in the set, Prayers for Autumn and Wintertime, provides prayers, psalms, and readings for these two festive seasons. Compact, it is perfect for those seeking greater spiritual depth. As a contemporary Book of Hours, The Divine Hours: Prayers for Autumn and Wintertime heralds a renewal of the tradition of disciplined daily prayer, and gives those already using the first volume the continuity they are seeking. The series will culminate in a third volume for springtime, completing the liturgical and calendar year with the offices for every day.

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Both from the Ears and Mind

Thinking about Music in Early Modern England

By: Linda Phyllis Austern

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Thinking about Music in Early Modern England

By: Linda Phyllis Austern

Both from the Ears and Mind offers a bold new understanding of the intellectual and cultural position of music in Tudor and Stuart England. Linda Phyllis Austern brings to life the kinds of educated writings and debates that surrounded musical performance, and the remarkable ways in which English people understood music to inform other endeavors, from astrology and self-care to divinity and poetics. Music was considered both art and science, and discussions of music and musical terminology provided points of contact between otherwise discrete fields of human learning. This book demonstrates how knowledge of music permitted individuals to both reveal and conceal membership in specific social, intellectual, and ideological communities. Attending to materials that go beyond music’s conventional limits, these chapters probe the role of music in commonplace books, health-maintenance and marriage manuals, rhetorical and theological treatises, and mathematical dictionaries. Ultimately, Austern illustrates how music was an indispensable frame of reference that became central to the fabric of life during a time of tremendous intellectual, social, and technological change.

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022670467X

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Church Musician Organ Repertoire, Level 5

By: David Carr Glover,Phyllis Gunther

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Church Musician Organ Repertoire, Level 5

By: David Carr Glover,Phyllis Gunther

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Alfred Music

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1457464497

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Shaping American Telecommunications

A History of Technology, Policy, and Economics

By: Christopher Sterling,Phyllis W. Bernt,Martin B.H. Weiss

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Shaping American Telecommunications

A History of Technology, Policy, and Economics

By: Christopher Sterling,Phyllis W. Bernt,Martin B.H. Weiss

Shaping American Telecommunications examines the technical, regulatory, and economic forces that have shaped the development of American telecommunications services. This volume is both an introduction to the basic technical, economic, and regulatory principles underlying telecommunications, and a detailed account of major events that have marked development of the sector in the United States. Beginning with the introduction of the telegraph and continuing through to current developments in wireless and online services, authors Christopher H. Sterling, Phyllis W. Bernt, and Martin B.H. Weiss explain each stage of telecommunications development, examining the interplay among technical innovation, policy decisions, and regulatory developments. Offering an integrated treatment of the interplay among technology, policy, and economics as key factors defining the development of the telecommunications sector in the United States, this volume also provides: *background material to facilitate understanding of each sector; *contexts for many so-called "new" issues, problems, and trends, demonstrating origins from years or decades in the past; and *careful annotation, documentation, and reference tables to enable further research on the topics discussed. This unique multidisciplinary approach provides a balanced view of U.S. telecommunications history, in context with relevant economic, legal, social, and technical analyses. As such, it is essential reading for advanced students in telecommunications needing to understand how the telecommunications industry and service developed to its current form. The volume will also serve as a supplemental text in courses on telecommunications regulation, and it will be of value to professionals in the field seeking context and background for their daily work.

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1135690642

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Christmastide

Prayers for Advent Through Epiphany from The Divine Hours

By: Phyllis Tickle

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Prayers for Advent Through Epiphany from The Divine Hours

By: Phyllis Tickle

The third and final volume in a trilogy of prayer manuals compiled by Publishers Weekly religion editor Phyllis Tickle as a contemporary Book of Hours to guide Christians gently yet authoritatively through the daily offices. The Divine Hours is the first major literary and liturgical reworking of the sixth-century Benedictine Rule of fixed-hour prayer. This beautifully conceived and thoroughly modern three-volume guide will appeal to the theological novice as well as to the ecclesiastical sophisticate. Making primary use of the Book of Common Prayer and the writings of the Church Fathers, The Divine Hours is also a companion to the New Jerusalem Bible, from which it draws its Scripture readings. The trilogy blends prayer and praise in a way that, while extraordinarily fresh, respects and builds upon the ancient wisdom of Christianity. The third and final book in the set, Prayers for Springtime, provides prayers, psalms, and readings for this season associated with rebirth. Compact, it is perfect for those seeking greater spiritual depth. As a contemporary Book of Hours, The Divine Hours: Prayers for Springtime heralds a renewal of the tradition of disciplined daily prayer, and gives those already using the first two volumes the completion they are seeking. With this volume, the series culminates with three prayer manuals encompassing the liturgical and calendar year with the offices for every day.

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