Richard H. Taylor's Books

Homeward Bound

American Veterans Return from War

By: Richard H. Taylor

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Homeward Bound

American Veterans Return from War

By: Richard H. Taylor

The story of veterans coming home from wars has not been concisely recorded to highlight the major problems they've faced. Having gone to war and survived, they have expectations, hopes, and dreams of a better life. In Homeward Bound, Taylor chronicles their struggles to realize all of those expectations by tracing the experiences of American veterans from the Revolutionary War through the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. In doing so, he connects pieces of a longer, larger story that has traditionally been told only in individual parts. Homeward Bound delves into personal memoirs, dusty diaries, and teary interviews to link veterans' hopes for the future with the ways in which their dreams were fulfilled—or died. It shows how war changed these men and women, how they lived with their experiences despite the odds, and how alone they can be. Accompanying photographs relate still other stories—those written on our veterans' gallant faces.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313024510

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9780313024511

Lee In the Shadow of Washington

By: Richard B. McCaslin

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Lee In the Shadow of Washington

By: Richard B. McCaslin

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LSU Press

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0807155551

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9780807155554

Euthanasia, Ethics and the Law

From Conflict to Compromise

By: Richard Huxtable

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Euthanasia, Ethics and the Law

From Conflict to Compromise

By: Richard Huxtable

Euthanasia, Ethics and the Law argues that the law governing the ending of life in England and Wales is unclear, confused and often contradictory. It shows that the rules are in competition because the ethical principles underlying them are so diverse and conflicting. This book covers topics including the Diane Pretty litigation, Lord Joffe's Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill, the advent of 'death tourism' and the real status of involuntary and passive euthanasia in English law.

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Routledge

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1135392447

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9781135392444

Fighting Stock

John S. "Rip" Ford of Texas

By: Richard B. McCaslin

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Fighting Stock

John S. "Rip" Ford of Texas

By: Richard B. McCaslin

In Fighting Stock, Richard B. McCaslin illuminates numerous facets of Ford’s life typically overshadowed by emphasis on his identity as Ranger and soldier in nineteenth-century Texas. In this third volume of the Texas Biography Series, published by TCU Press and The Center for Texas Studies, McCaslin reveals Ford as a man spurred on by the legacy of his nation-building grandfathers and his own strong convictions and energy to become a force in shaping Texas as a Southern state before and after the Civil War. Ford’s battles as a Ranger, and as a leader of Texas’ military forces allied with the Confederacy, were only part of his legacy in Texas history. He was also a physician, lawyer, and the editor of several newspapers, and among his many roles in politics and civil service were multiple terms as a state legislator and the mayoralty of Austin and Brownsville. Later in life, he fought to preserve Texas history and wrote his own extensive memoirs. Known for his courage and toughness as a military commander, Ford was also a talented strategist, diplomat, and community leader. McCaslin’s in-depth historical detail paints a full picture of this famous Texan, a fighter not only on the battlefield, but on the civic and political fields as well.

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Texas A&M University Press

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0875657516

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9780875657516

The Encyclopedia of Human Ecology [2 volumes]

[2 volumes]

By: Julia R. Miller,Richard M. Lerner,Lawrence B. Schiamberg,Pamela M. Anderson

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The Encyclopedia of Human Ecology [2 volumes]

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By: Julia R. Miller,Richard M. Lerner,Lawrence B. Schiamberg,Pamela M. Anderson

The first—and only—source to integrate the multiple disciplines and professions exploring the many ways people interact with the natural and designed environments in which we live. Comprising more than 250 informative entries, The Encyclopedia of Human Ecology examines the interdisciplinary and complex topic of human ecology. Knowledge gathered from disciplines that study individuals and groups is blended with information about the environment from the fields of family science, geography, anthropology, urban planning, and environmental science. At the same time, professions intended to enhance individual and family life—marriage and family therapy, clinical psychology, social work, dietetic and other health professions—are represented alongside those concerned with the preservation, conservation, and management of the environment and its resources. How rampant are eating disorders among our youth? Are AIDS educational programs effective? What problems do adolescents transitioning into adulthood encounter? Here, four leading scholars in the field have assembled a team of top-tier psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, and other experts to explore these and hundreds of other timely issues.

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777

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1576078531

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9781576078532

Writing the South

Ideas of an American Region : with a New Afterword

By: Richard Gray,Richard J. Gray

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Writing the South

Ideas of an American Region : with a New Afterword

By: Richard Gray,Richard J. Gray

In this major reconsideration of a regional consciousness, Richard Gray explores how generations of southerners have been engaged in "writing the South", in reinventing their place even as they describe it. "Humane and learned, informative and analytical, WRITING THE SOUTH is a most impressive addition to cultural inquiry".--THE LISTENER. 12 photos.

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LSU Press

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0807122173

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9780807122174

Thomas Hardy and Religion

Theological Themes in Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure

By: Richard Franklin

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Thomas Hardy and Religion

Theological Themes in Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure

By: Richard Franklin

The wellspring of Thomas Hardy and Religion is the recognition that Thomas Hardy's two late great novels, Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure, are dominated, respectively, by two religious traditions of nineteenth-century Anglicanism: Evangelicalism and Anglo-Catholicism. Placing those movements in their historical context alongside other Victorian religious traditions, the author explores the development of Hardy's religious beliefs and ideas up till the 1880s. Evangelicalism in Tess is discussed through an analysis of the principal characters, Angel Clare and his father, Parson Clare, Alec d'Urberville and Tess herself, leading to a consideration of why this form of Christianity looms so large in that novel. Not unexpectedly, the reasons for this are linked to Hardy's personal and intellectual biography, especially his religious upbringing and experience of and involvement in these religious traditions. This applies to both novels. The sources of Jude the Obscure in Hardy's life and thought, and their links to Anglo-Catholicism, are revealed in the context of the influence of that tradition on the narrative and characters, in particular Jude's sense of vocation, the importance of the university town of Christminster and issues associated with marriage, divorce and sexuality. Throughout his analysis of both novels the author demonstrates how Hardy lambasts the way in which these religious traditions and the conventional Victorian morality they bolstered undermine human flourishing. Thomas Hardy and Religion concludes by considering the place these two novels have in the continuing trajectory of Hardy's theological ideas, underlining the critical importance of understanding his religious concerns and reflecting on the way in which his critique of religion is important to people of faith.

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Liverpool University Press

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1782847413

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9781782847410

Technology in Social Work Education and Curriculum

The High Tech, High Touch Social Work Educator

By: Florence W Vigilante,Richard L Beaulaurier,Martha F Haffey

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Technology in Social Work Education and Curriculum

The High Tech, High Touch Social Work Educator

By: Florence W Vigilante,Richard L Beaulaurier,Martha F Haffey

Save time and trouble as you incorporate technology into your social work curriculum The dramatic increase in the use of computers and other forms of technology in social work education and practice has educators, trainers, and administrators investing valuable time, money, and effort into trying to make the transition from traditional teaching to a Web-assisted learning environment. Technology in Social Work Education and Curriculum takes the mystery out of the online experience with practical information on using technology to enhance and enrich learningbut not at the expense of the human approach to social work. This unique book presents a variety of creative and interesting methods for incorporating technology that’s affordable and user-friendly, and for developing online skills that won’t become obsolete as computer hardware and software evolves. Technology in Social Work Education and Curriculum transforms technology into an everyday resource for agency field instructors, human service educators, trainers, and social work administrators. The book addresses concerns that educators with limited technical skills may have in using technology to teach cultural competency, group work, research, direct practice, social policy and advocacy, and field practicum, presenting hands-on approaches that are innovative but accessible. And by focusing on approaches rather than simply reviewing available hardware and software, the book provides you with background knowledge that makes it easier for you to successfully incorporate online learning into the classroom. Technology in Social Work Education and Curriculum examines using instructional technology to emotionally engage students in the learning process using digital video and qualitative data analysis software to teach group practice the role technology plays in advocacy distance-education technologies in policy education incorporating Web-assisted learning into a traditional classroom setting the advantages of distance education over more conventional approaches a model for planning the use and integration of computer technology in schools of social work how the behaviors of computer consultants can affect the students who seek their help using innovation diffusion theory in technology planning and much more! Social workers have traditionally embraced the latest technologies and scientific developments since the earliest days of the profession. Technology in Social Work Education and Curriculum helps continue that tradition, offering invaluable guidance to educators and administrators, no matter how experiencedor inexperiencedthey are in dealing with communications technologies.

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Routledge

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1135430292

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9781135430290

The Enlightenment and the Book

Scottish Authors and Their Publishers in Eighteenth-Century Britain, Ireland, and America

By: Richard B. Sher

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The Enlightenment and the Book

Scottish Authors and Their Publishers in Eighteenth-Century Britain, Ireland, and America

By: Richard B. Sher

The late eighteenth century witnessed an explosion of intellectual activity in Scotland by such luminaries as David Hume, Adam Smith, Hugh Blair, William Robertson, Adam Ferguson, James Boswell, and Robert Burns. And the books written by these seminal thinkers made a significant mark during their time in almost every field of polite literature and higher learning throughout Britain, Europe, and the Americas. In this magisterial history, Richard B. Sher breaks new ground for our understanding of the Enlightenment and the forgotten role of publishing during that period. The Enlightenment and the Book seeks to remedy the common misperception that such classics as The Wealth of Nations and The Life of Samuel Johnson were written by authors who eyed their publishers as minor functionaries in their profession. To the contrary, Sher shows how the process of bookmaking during the late eighteenth-century involved a deeply complex partnership between authors and their publishers, one in which writers saw the book industry not only as pivotal in the dissemination of their ideas, but also as crucial to their dreams of fame and monetary gain. Similarly, Sher demonstrates that publishers were involved in the project of bookmaking in order to advance human knowledge as well as to accumulate profits. The Enlightenment and the Book explores this tension between creativity and commerce that still exists in scholarly publishing today. Lavishly illustrated and elegantly conceived, it will be must reading for anyone interested in the history of the book or the production and diffusion of Enlightenment thought.

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842

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University of Chicago Press

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0226752542

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9780226752549

EBOOK: Health Systems, Health, Wealth and Societal Well-being: Assessing the case for investing in health systems

By: Martin McKee,Josep Figueras,Richard B. Saltman

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EBOOK: Health Systems, Health, Wealth and Societal Well-being: Assessing the case for investing in health systems

By: Martin McKee,Josep Figueras,Richard B. Saltman

How can we improve health, wealth and societal well-being by investing in health systems? How can we ensure that health systems are sustained in the future? How can we monitor, manage and improve performance so that health systems are as effective and efficient as possible? This book looks at health systems from a new perspective. By reviewing the complex relationship between health systems, health and wealth, it argues that health systems need not be, as is often believed, simply a drag on resources but rather can be part and parcel of improving health and achieving better economic growth. Aiming to assist policy-makers as they assess the case for investing in health systems, Health Systems,Health, Wealth and Societal Well-being reviews the evidence on: The contribution of health systems to better health and to economic growth The ways that investment in better health can save future health costs as well as boosting economic growth How we can create equitable, sustainable health systems fit for the 21st century

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330

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McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

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0335244319

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9780335244317

Progress in Drug Research

By: Hao Wu,Eric J. Lien,Linda L. Lien,Richard M. Schultz,Vishnu Ji Ram,Esteban Domingo,Paul Spence,Satya P. Gupta,Suraj P. Bhat,Elcira C. Villarreal

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Progress in Drug Research

By: Hao Wu,Eric J. Lien,Linda L. Lien,Richard M. Schultz,Vishnu Ji Ram,Esteban Domingo,Paul Spence,Satya P. Gupta,Suraj P. Bhat,Elcira C. Villarreal

Progress in Drug Research is a prestigious book series which provides extensive expert-written reviews on a wide spectrum of highly topical areas in current pharmaceutical and pharmacological research. It serves as an important source of information for researchers concerned with drug research and all those who need to keep abreast of the many recent developments in the quest for new and better medicines.

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373

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Birkhäuser

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303488012X

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9783034880121

Saving the Mail

How to Solve the Problems of the U.S. Postal Service

By: Rick Geddes

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Saving the Mail

How to Solve the Problems of the U.S. Postal Service

By: Rick Geddes

A comprehensive overview of the U.S. Postal Service, its organization, and its performance since its creation by the 1970 Postal Reorganization Act.

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184

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American Enterprise Institute

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0844741809

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9780844741802

Lincoln and His World

Volume 4, The Path to the Presidency, 1854-1860

By: Richard Lawrence Miller

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Lincoln and His World

Volume 4, The Path to the Presidency, 1854-1860

By: Richard Lawrence Miller

In the climax of Richard Lawrence Miller's epic four-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln's pre-presidential years, a blunder by the proponents of slavery propels Lincoln toward the White House. Initially, passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act seems to be a victory for the South, opening the American West to slavery. Ultimately, however, the North rises in anger, with Lincoln helping to fan the flames of rage. Before the first shot of the Civil War is fired, the ambitious westerner is transformed, seeking more power yet, but wielding it in defense of the American dream. His dedication and dependability set him apart from his Republican competitors and help him secure his party's presidential nomination in 1860. With this installment, the most detailed and comprehensive biography of a pre-presidential Abraham Lincoln in the past 100 years comes to its conclusion.

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410

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McFarland

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0786488123

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9780786488124

Going Broke by Degree

Why College Costs Too Much

By: Richard K. Vedder

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Going Broke by Degree

Why College Costs Too Much

By: Richard K. Vedder

Economist Richard Vedder examines the causes of the college tuition crisis and explores ways to reverse this alarming trend.

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American Enterprise Institute

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0844741973

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9780844741970

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Homeward Bound

Homeward Bound

Lee In the Shadow of Washington

Lee In the Shadow of Washington

Euthanasia, Ethics and the Law

Euthanasia, Ethics and the Law

Fighting Stock

Fighting Stock

The Encyclopedia of Human Ecology [2 volumes]

The Encyclopedia of Human Ecology [2 volumes]

Writing the South

Writing the South

Thomas Hardy and Religion

Thomas Hardy and Religion

Technology in Social Work Education and Curriculum

Technology in Social Work Education and Curriculum

The Enlightenment and the Book

The Enlightenment and the Book

EBOOK: Health Systems, Health, Wealth and Societal Well-being: Assessing the case for investing in health systems

EBOOK: Health Systems, Health, Wealth and Societal Well-being: Assessing the case for investing in health systems

Progress in Drug Research

Progress in Drug Research

Saving the Mail

Saving the Mail

Lincoln and His World

Lincoln and His World

Going Broke by Degree

Going Broke by Degree

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