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Simply Gluten Free

Rita Greer's Helpful Kitchen Handbook

By: Rita Greer

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Simply Gluten Free

Rita Greer's Helpful Kitchen Handbook

By: Rita Greer

Gluten is the basis for much of the Western diet, either as bread, pasta and cereals or as an ingredient in a range of processed foods. However it doesn't agree with everyone. It can lead to problems ranging from Gluten allergy, coeliac conditions, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis or bloating. As more people seek to exclude gluten from their life Rita Greer offers groundbreaking ideas and exciting recipes for anyone who is seeking a gluten-free, or wheat-free, diet. Rita Greer, one of Britain's leading health writers, has decades of practical experience in special diet cookery (and also in the food industry). From this unique, dual perspective she has overcome the problem of gluten-free bread by designing a 100% gluten-free flour blend exclusively for this book. Containing recipes and menus for every occasion, from everyday meals to food for celebrations, based on the needs of a balanced diet for all the family, Simply Gluten Free will make a gluten-free diet a natural part of a healthy lifestyle. With a special focus on cooking with children and advice on shopping, including developments such as the 'free-from' ranges available from many supermarkets and the increased availability of gluten-free foods, and how to read food labels Simply Gluten Free is an essential handbook to changing your, and your family's, life.

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Souvenir Press

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0285642235

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Cover Me

Bayou Payback\Bayou Jeopardy\Bayou Justice

By: Joanna Wayne,Rita Herron,Mallory Kane

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Cover Me

Bayou Payback\Bayou Jeopardy\Bayou Justice

By: Joanna Wayne,Rita Herron,Mallory Kane

Bayou payback: "Detective Remy Comeaux never got over the loss of his beloved fiancee. But when he returns to New Orleans to expose ongoing corruption and meets Nicole Worthington, something about this beauty seems all too familiar"--Publisher.

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Harlequin

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0373696744

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High Hearts

By: Rita Mae Brown

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High Hearts

By: Rita Mae Brown

From the celebrated author of Rubyfruit Jungle and Bingo comes a stirring novel of the Civil War, a tale of true love and mistaken identity. Brimming with colorful characters and vivid settings, High Hearts is Rita Mae Brown at her most ambitious and entertaining. April 12, 1861. Bright, gutsy and young, Geneva Chatfield marries Nash Hart in Albemarle County, Virginia, the same day Fort Sumter's guns fire the start of the Civil War. Five days later she loses him as Nash joins the Confederate Army. Geneva, who is known as the best rider since Light Horse Harry Lee, cuts her hair, dons a uniform, enlists as "Jimmy Chatfield," then rides off to be with her beloved Nash. But sensitive Nash recoils in horror from the violence of war, while Geneva is invigorated by the chase and the fight. Can she be all the man her husband isn't? She'll sure as hell try. But there is a complication, and his name is Major "Mars" Vickers. This macho major, to his own shock and amazement, finds himself inexplicably attracted to the young soldier named "Jimmy." And this is only the beginning of a novel that moves with sureness and grace from the ferocity of battle to the struggle on the homefront, and brings passion and sly humor to a story of dawning love. High Hearts is a penetrating, delightful and sweeping tale that gives fresh life to a fascinating time.

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Bantam

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0307793974

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9780307793973

Under Fire

By: Rita Henuber

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Under Fire

By: Rita Henuber

Coast Guard helicopter pilot Olivia Carver is on a very personal mission. Her twin brother, an undercover officer, was murdered by a drug cartel and she won't stop until she finds the man responsible for his death. In the course of her own investigation, Olivia meets informant Rico Cortes. He's mysterious and sexy and despite her reservations, the two share a night of passion. But Rico turns out to be more than a one-night stand. He's a DEA agent, deep undercover in Miami's drug world, and possibly the one man who can help Olivia find the justice she seeks. When Rico realizes his cover is blown, he isn't sure whether it was someone in the cartel or an inside agent. Olivia is the only one he can trust and together they venture on a dangerous, rogue mission to infiltrate a drug lord's inner circle…with Olivia as bait. 86,000 words

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Harlequin

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1426892071

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Social Justice Multicultural Psychology and Counseling

By: Rita Chi-Ying Chung

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Social Justice Multicultural Psychology and Counseling

By: Rita Chi-Ying Chung

We were excited with the prospect of writing the second edition of this book, but as we embarked on this journey our hearts became heavy and deeply saddened as we witnessed multiple social injustices in our community, the nation, and the world. We have rewritten this Introductory Chapter a number of times as these injustices occurred, aware that these events impacted ours and others personal and professional lives, and subsequently our writing. Astoundingly, each violation of human rights and social and racial justice was as profoundly devastating, disturbing, and shocking as the one that proceeded the injustice one month, one week, one day, or even one hour before"--

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Oxford University Press

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0197518265

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9780197518267

Forgotten Lullaby

By: Rita Herron

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Forgotten Lullaby

By: Rita Herron

Emma Wadsworth couldn't remember the car wreck that put her in the hospital—or the pastfive years of her life. But there was no denying her instant attraction to the sexystranger she saw when she opened her eyes. Grant Wadsworth—her husband…?With every look, every touch, Grant showed her how much he wanted her. And seeing Grantwith their baby daughter stirred emotions that seemed like memories. But whoever hadcaused Emma's wreck wasn't finished with her yet. As a killer closed in, Emma soughtshelter in the one place she felt safe—the arms of the stranger she married….

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1426878540

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Silence and Rage in Miriam Toews’s Mennonite Novels

By: Rita Dirks

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Silence and Rage in Miriam Toews’s Mennonite Novels

By: Rita Dirks

This book focuses on six of Miriam Toews’s Mennonite novels—Swing Low: A Life (2000), A Complicated Kindness (2004), Irma Voth (2011), All My Puny Sorrows (2014), Women Talking (2018), and Fight Night (2021)—, so called because they portray fictional and autobiographical events, set in Mennonite communities in Canada, Mexico, and Bolivia. Rita Dirks argues that through the exploration of difficult subjects such as the physical and emotional abuse of teenaged girls, women, and children , Toews gives a voice to victims and survivors who are otherwise silenced in that sequestered culture. In addition, Dirks shows that in the Mennonite novels, Toews’s rage at the injustices experienced by her protagonists becomes a transformative art that gives a voice to all stories, especially those of women within authoritative patriarchal communities that openly proclaim pacifism.

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Lexington Books

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1793647488

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9781793647481

TOEIC

The Best Test Preparation for the Test of English for International Communication

By: Janet Belkin,Marc Davis,Heather Craven,F. Giollombardo,L. Kalmanson,Johanna Pugni,Frances Reed,Sylvia Plapinger,Dianne Ramdeholl,Linda Robbian,Lynn Stafford-Yilmaz,Rita Wilensky

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TOEIC

The Best Test Preparation for the Test of English for International Communication

By: Janet Belkin,Marc Davis,Heather Craven,F. Giollombardo,L. Kalmanson,Johanna Pugni,Frances Reed,Sylvia Plapinger,Dianne Ramdeholl,Linda Robbian,Lynn Stafford-Yilmaz,Rita Wilensky

Test of English for International Communication.

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Research & Education Assoc.

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0878911405

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Social Justice Counseling

The Next Steps Beyond Multiculturalism

By: Rita Chi-Ying Chung,Frederic P. Bemak

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Social Justice Counseling

The Next Steps Beyond Multiculturalism

By: Rita Chi-Ying Chung,Frederic P. Bemak

Social Justice Counseling is the next step toward alleviating the injustices faced by individuals in society and it is a natural extension of multicultural counseling. Issues of social justice are dominating conferences across the mental health disciplines, with a greater focus on alleviating broader social inequities such as equity, access and fairness for each individual. At a micro level social justice issues play out in the form of gender discrimination, sexual harassment, equal access to education, fair housing, and more. Traditionally counselors have been focused on the individual, however, in recent years there has been a shift for all mental health professionals to address issues of social class, race and ethnicity and more. This books offers a supplement to important issues regarding social justice and will highly enhance the content taught in multicultural courses. The authors are leading authorities on social justice counseling and have led the way to create a specialization in social justice counseling at their school at George Mason University. This book is the first to bring all these concepts together, tie them to multiculturalism, and offer personal applications and tools for mental health professionals. It is theoretical yet highly practical in offering concrete steps toward becoming more social justice oriented"--Provided by publisher.

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SAGE

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1412999529

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Teacher Journeys

Memories, Reflections, and Lessons from 20Th-Century African-American Educators

By: Rita Gilbert Greer EdD

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Teacher Journeys

Memories, Reflections, and Lessons from 20Th-Century African-American Educators

By: Rita Gilbert Greer EdD

Where you live does not define who you are or who you can be. Those were the words of a wise woman who did not know that she was a teacher or that her words would be remembered and passed on to future generations long after she died. However, this wise woman did know that to make her belief come to fruition, education was the key. For many African Americans who travelled life’s highway during the twentieth century, caring teachers were their guiding star, their map, their GPS, and their light through the tunnel. Teachers gave students confidence, hope, determination, knowledge, and a feeling of “yes you can.” In this book, the author rejects the idea that anybody can teach and provides clear, distinct criteria for anyone thinking about teaching as a career. The stories she shares also serve as a thank you to all of America’s teachers. Discover how African-American teachers have inspired students to succeed and pay it forward with the remarkable stories in Teacher Journeys. We must have outstanding teachers in today’s schools. Expectations are key to student performance and teacher success. If teachers have realistic expectations, our kids will try to live up to them. No child wants to be a failure and no good teacher wants their students to fail. —Daisy R. Wright, Teacher Without knowledge and skills, opportunities cease. The burden of developing and imparting the knowledge and skills has been placed squarely upon teachers, regardless of how unfair and lopsided it seems. If anyone is thinking about becoming a teacher, he or she must understand that this profession makes the biggest imprint of any occupation in society. —Verna Cahoon, Principal

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Archway Publishing

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1480888001

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Simply Gluten Free

Rita Greer's Helpful Kitchen Handbook

By: Rita Greer

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Simply Gluten Free

Rita Greer's Helpful Kitchen Handbook

By: Rita Greer

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Souvenir Press

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0285642235

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Reappraising Jane Duncan

Sexuality, Race and Colonialism in the My Friends Novels

By: Rita Elizabeth Rippetoe

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Reappraising Jane Duncan

Sexuality, Race and Colonialism in the My Friends Novels

By: Rita Elizabeth Rippetoe

Scottish novelist Jane Duncan's semiautobiographical My Friends series was dismissed by postwar critics as lightweight, at a time when a coterie of "angry young men" monopolized the attention of the British publishing establishment. Yet deeper themes are at play in the 19 novels. Modern readers will recognize feminist motifs, a wide-ranging examination of women's education and work in the 20th century, a woman's view of the rising societal tensions of the 1920s and 1930s, and an outsider's perspective on the racial divide in the soon-to-be-independent West Indies. This book explores Duncan's body of work, out of print for decades, though sought by loyal fans. Her characters run the gamut--drunken tinkers, Lowland housewives, Irish miners, members of the London fast set and English marchionesses, all portrayed with telling detail. Her novels--two of them recently reprinted for a new generation--reveal a charming and perceptive recorder of the changes Great Britain underwent in the past century.

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McFarland

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0786498870

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9780786498871

Literature after Feminism

By: Rita Felski

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Literature after Feminism

By: Rita Felski

Recent commentators have portrayed feminist critics as grim-faced ideologues who are destroying the study of literature. Feminists, they claim, reduce art to politics and are hostile to any form of aesthetic pleasure. Literature after Feminism is the first work to comprehensively rebut such caricatures, while also offering a clear-eyed assessment of the relative merits of various feminist approaches to literature. Spelling out her main arguments clearly and succinctly, Rita Felski explains how feminism has changed the ways people read and think about literature. She organizes her book around four key questions: Do women and men read differently? How have feminist critics imagined the female author? What does plot have to do with gender? And what do feminists have to say about the relationship between literary and political value? Interweaving incisive commentary with literary examples, Felski advocates a double critical vision that can do justice to the social and political meanings of literature without dismissing or scanting the aesthetic.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226241165

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9780226241166

The Principles and Practice of Narrative Medicine

By: Rita Charon

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The Principles and Practice of Narrative Medicine

By: Rita Charon

The Principles and Practice of Narrative Medicine articulates the ideas, methods, and practices of narrative medicine. Written by the originators of the field, this book provides the authoritative starting place for any clinicians or scholars committed to learning of and eventually teaching or practicing narrative medicine.

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Oxford University Press

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0199360197

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9780199360192

Caring for Veterans and Their Families: A Guide for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals

By: Rita F D’Aoust,Alicia Gill Rossiter

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Caring for Veterans and Their Families: A Guide for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals

By: Rita F D’Aoust,Alicia Gill Rossiter

Of the approximately 20 million veterans of the U.S. armed forces, less than half utilize the Veteran's Health Administration health care system. That means the majority of veterans are receiving care from nurses and healthcare professionals who may not be trained in treating or caring for patients who have served in the military. This unique book guides nurses and healthcare professionals through the specific set of needs veterans can present, including but not limited to PTSD. Topics covered include, defining military culture and how to apply that knowledge to provide informed treatment, transitioning from service to civilian life and the many challenges expected during re-adjustment and re-entry, recognizing and treating substance use disorders, identifying suicidal behaviors and warning signs, long-term care for elderly veterans, and many more topics unique to the healthcare of veterans.

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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1284238768

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Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology

By: Rita Wicks-Nelson

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Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology

By: Rita Wicks-Nelson

Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology with DSM-5 Updates, 8/e presents students with a comprehensive, research-based introduction to understanding child and adolescent psychopathology. The authors provide a logically formatted and easy to understand text that covers the central issues and theoretical and methodological foundations of childhood behavior disorders. Rich with illustrations and examples, this text highlights the newest areas of research and clinical work, stressing supported treatments and the prevention of behavior problems of youth.

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1317351355

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Rita Will

Memoir of a Literary Rabble-Rouser

By: Rita Mae Brown

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Rita Will

Memoir of a Literary Rabble-Rouser

By: Rita Mae Brown

When Rita Mae Brown writes, people often end up laughing out loud. So naturally, when the bestselling author of Rubyfruit Jungle, Venus Envy, and the Mrs. Murphy mystery series writes about her own life, it's a hoot, a rollicking ride with an independent, opinionated woman who changed literary history--the first openly lesbian writer to break into the mainstream. Now, in Rita Will, she tells all...and tells it hilariously. It is often said that the best comedy springs from hard times. And Rita Mae Brown has seen plenty of those. In this irresistibly readable memoir, she recounts the drama of her birth as the illegitimate daughter of a flighty blue blood who left her in an orphanage. The sickly baby was quickly rescued by relatives eager to adopt her but afraid she would not survive the long journey home. Her determination to live, and shock everyone by doing it, has become a metaphor for her entire life. Though raised by these loving adoptive parents and a wacky host of other interfering kin, Rita Mae Brown learned early on to be tough and to speak her mind. It was her refusal to be anything but herself that often brought her the most trouble. Here she tells of her tempestuous relationship with her adoptive mother, the mythic Juts of the novels Six of One and Bingo, who called her "the ill," for illegitimate, whenever she lost her temper, and who swore she'd introduce Rita Mae to the social graces, including the dreaded cotillion, even if it killed them both. Here, too, Rita Mae reveals how her headstrong support of social causes almost cost her a hard-earned education and her outspokenness in the early days of the women's movement got her drummed out of NOW, and how the release of her first novel, the scandalous classic Rubyfruit Jungle, made her an overnight phenomenon--the most famous openly gay person in America--and took her from the heights of the New York Times bestseller list to the surreal playhouse that is Hollywood. Through it all, Rita Mae has drawn strength from her profound bond with animals, from her abiding affection for the South and its native tongue, and from the great passions of her life. She writes with close-to-the-bone honesty about woman-woman love...including her love-at-first-sight relationship with a popular actor and her headline-making romance with tennis great Martina Navratilova. With her trademark humor, she unflinchingly bares her own flaws, flouting public opinion yet displaying the unflappable good sense that shows through everything she writes. A look into a woman's mind and a writer's irrepressible spirit, Rita Will is quintessential Rita Mae Brown--a book that feels like a kick-your-shoes-off visit with an old friend.

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Bantam

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0307573923

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The Women And International Development Annual, Volume 2

By: Rita S Gallin,Anne Ferguson

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The Women And International Development Annual, Volume 2

By: Rita S Gallin,Anne Ferguson

This annual series, published in co-operation with the Women in International Development Program at Michigan State University, uses a multidisciplinary approach to explore women's experiences across a wide range of geographical areas, economic sectors, and societal institutions. The articles presented in each volume synthesize a growing body of literature on key issues, suggest priorities for research, and propose changes in development policy and programming. Each volume is divided into three major sections. In the first, contributors distill and interpret research in review articles; in the second - a trend report - they provide original analysis of existing data sets; and in the final section, they analyze a specific research concern from varying perspectives.

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Routledge

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100061249X

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9781000612493

Instructional Technology

The Definition and Domains of the Field

By: Barbara B. Seels,Rita C. Richey

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Instructional Technology

The Definition and Domains of the Field

By: Barbara B. Seels,Rita C. Richey

The Association officially endorses this definition of Instructional Technology which has been developed over three years by the Committee on Definition and Terminology. The Association recognizes that other theoretical frameworks exist and that these are valid, but believes that these are part of the more inclusive theoretical framework of Instructional Technology used in this definition. In making this definition and the document explaining it available, we hope to help other organizations clarify their relationship to the broad field of Instructional Technology. Although the Association offers this definition as its current position, it is committed to a continuous reevaluation of the definition and to revising and publishing it so that it reflects changing concepts and terminology. A document of this magnitude can only be produced as the result of the dedication and effort of the persons who formed the committee and of its chairperson, Barbara Seels and her collaborator, Rita C. Richey. Without their energies, skill, perseverance, and willingness to risk stating their perceptions in this format we could not have offered this document. Whether or not we agree with the statements presented here, they will provide a benchmark and a point of dialogue for further development of a profession which seeks to provide conditions for effective learning.

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IAP

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161735905X

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9781617359057

Women at Cambridge

By: Rita McWilliams Tullberg

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Women at Cambridge

By: Rita McWilliams Tullberg

A study of women's education at Cambridge, first published in 1975 and now reissued with new material.

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Cambridge University Press

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052164464X

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Gandhi and the Psychology of Nonviolence, Volume 2

Applications across Psychological Science

By: V. K. Kool,Rita Agrawal

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Gandhi and the Psychology of Nonviolence, Volume 2

Applications across Psychological Science

By: V. K. Kool,Rita Agrawal

In volume 1 of Gandhi and the Psychology of Nonviolence the authors advanced a scientific psychology of nonviolence, derived from principles enunciated by Gandhi and supported by current state-of-the-art research in psychology. In this second volume the authors demonstrate its potential contribution across a wide range of applied psychology fields. As we enter the era of the Anthropocene, they argue, it is imperative to make use of Gandhi’s legacy through our evolving noospheric consciousness to address the urgent problems of the 21st century. The authors examine Gandhi’s contributions in the context of both established areas such as the psychology of religion, educational, community and organizational psychology and newer fields including environmental psychology and the psychology of technology. They provide a nuanced analysis which engages with both the latest research and the practical implications for initiatives like the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The book concludes with an overview of Gandhi’s contribution to modern psychology, which encompasses the history, development, and current impetus behind emerging work in the field as a whole. It marks an exciting contribution to studies of both Gandhi and psychology that will also provide unique insights for scholars of applied psychology, education, environmental and development studies.

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Springer Nature

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3030569896

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Gandhi and the Psychology of Nonviolence, Volume 1

Scientific Roots and Development

By: V. K. Kool,Rita Agrawal

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Gandhi and the Psychology of Nonviolence, Volume 1

Scientific Roots and Development

By: V. K. Kool,Rita Agrawal

The first of two volumes, this book examines Gandhi’s contribution to an understanding of the scientific and evolutionary basis of the psychology of nonviolence, through the lens of contemporary researches on human cognition, empathy, morality and self-control. While, psychological science has focused on those participants that delivered electric shocks in Professor Stanley Milgram’s famous experiments, these books begin from the premise that we have neglected to fully explore why the other participants walked away. Building on emergent research in the psychology of self control and wisdom, the authors illustrate what Gandhi’s life and work offers to our understanding of these subjects who disobeyed and defied Milgram. The authors analyze Gandhi’s actions and philosophy, as well as original interviews with his contemporaries, to elaborate a modern scientific psychology of nonviolence from the principles he enunciated and which were followed so successfully in his Satyagrahas. Gandhi, they argue, was a practical psychologist from whom we can derive a science of nonviolence which, as Volume 2 will illustrate, can be applied to almost every subfield of psychology, but particularly to those addressing the most urgent issues of the 21st century. This book is the result of four decades of collaborative work between the authors. It marks a unique contribution to studies of both Gandhi and the current trends in psychological research that will appeal in particular to scholars of social change, peace studies and peace psychology, and, serve as an exemplar in teaching one of modern psychology’s hitherto neglected perspectives.

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3030568652

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9783030568658

The Economics and Politics of Health

By: Rita Ricardo-Campbell

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The Economics and Politics of Health

By: Rita Ricardo-Campbell

This study analyzes the entire health scene, providing valuable insights into the working of the health care practices, and offering policy recommendations for more effective distribution. Although the study focuses mainly on cost containment, it also explores the relationship between health and medical care, the expansion of the demand for medical care and the over-regulated supply, and the economic differences between emergency and nonemergency care. Originally published in 1985. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

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1469639637

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Reading Raps

A Book Club Guide for Librarians, Kids, and Families

By: Rita Soltan

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Reading Raps

A Book Club Guide for Librarians, Kids, and Families

By: Rita Soltan

Book clubs are sprouting up all over, and so are book club guides—but not all book club guides are equal. Many focus on a specific type of book club, or they take a generic approach of one size fits all; and most do not take into account the special needs of librarians and educators working with young readers. This guide has it all, and it will help you ensure that your book club meetings are both fun and educational. Focusing on children in grades 3-8 (and their families), the book offers 100 ready-made book club instructions for popular children's and YA titles—from newer releases, such as Theresa Nelson's Ruby Electric and Blue Balliett's Chasing Vermeer to perennial favorites and award-winning classics, such as Johanna Hurwitz's Much Ado about Aldo and Gary Soto's Baseball in April and Other Stories. Along with thought-provoking discussion questions, you'll find all the background information you need to conduct lively book discussions with a variety of readers-plot summary, themes and characters description, genre, reading level, author and award information, related reads, and more. The guide describes four types of family-oriented book clubs—family, mother/daughter, father/son, and readers' rap—as well as a book club for kids only. The author provides practical instructions for making each type of book club successful. For each title, she provides a plot summary, characterization sketches, questions to use for provocative discussion, and follow-up bibliographies on similar reads. Notes on genres, themes, and reading levels are also provided. The selected titles reflect some of the best, most current, and most popular children's literature. In addition, a broad scope of genres and multicultural titles are included. Perfect for public library programs and after school book clubs, this is a one-stop resource, with practical, ready-made plans that can easily be adapted to multiple environments. Grades 3-8.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0897899482

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Women of a Certain Age

Contemporary Italian Fictions of Female Aging

By: Rita Cavigioli

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Women of a Certain Age

Contemporary Italian Fictions of Female Aging

By: Rita Cavigioli

Situated at the crossroads of gender studies, narratology, and cultural studies, this book investigates the impact that the demographic and cultural revolutions of the last century have had on Italian women's life courses and on their literary imaginations. The geographic and chronological focus is Italy of the 1990s. The study is divided into two parts that represent an ideal progression from contexts to texts.

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Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press

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0838640656

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9780838640654

Proverbs of Ashes

Violence, Redemptive Suffering, and the Search for What Saves Us

By: Rita Nakashima Brock,Rebecca Ann Parker

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Proverbs of Ashes

Violence, Redemptive Suffering, and the Search for What Saves Us

By: Rita Nakashima Brock,Rebecca Ann Parker

Rebecca Parker was a young minister in Seattle when a woman walked into her church and asked if God really wanted her to accept her husband's beatings and bear them gladly, as Jesus bore the cross. Parker knew, at that moment, that if she were to answer the woman's question truthfully she would have to rethink her theology. And she would have to think hard about some of the choices she was making in her own life. When Rita Nakashima Brock was a young child growing up in Kansas, kids taunted her viciously, calling her names like "Chink" or "Jap." She learned to pretend that she did not feel the sting of scorn and the humiliation of contempt. The solitude and silence of her suffering-decreed by both her mother's Japanese culture and her father's Christian heritage-kept the wound alive. It was the gap between knowledge born of personal experience and traditional theology that led Rita Brock and Rebecca Parker to write this emotionally gripping and intellectually rich exploration of the doctrine of the atonement. Using an unusual combination of memoir and theology in the tradition of Augustine's Confessions, they lament the inadequacy of how Christian tradition has interpreted the violence that happened to Jesus. Ultimately, they argue, the idea that the death of Jesus on the cross saves us reveals a sanctioning of violence at the heart of Christianity. Brock and Parker draw on a wide array of intimate stories about family violence, the sexual abuse of children, racism, homophobia, and war to reveal how they came to understand the widespread damage being done by this theology. But the authors also undertake their own arduous and unexpected journeys to recover from violence and to assist others to do so. On these journeys they discover communities that begin to give them the strength to question the destructive ideas they have internalized, and the strength to seek out an alternative vision of Christianity, one based on healing and love. Proverbs of Ashes is both a condemnation of bad theology and a passionate search for what truly saves us.

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272

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Beacon Press

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0807067970

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9780807067970

A Puffin Tried To Hop

By: Rita Greer

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A Puffin Tried To Hop

By: Rita Greer

Rita Greer waited until she was over sixty before writing poetry. This first collection features memories from her eventful and often tragic life, beginning with World War II and ending with a ghost sighting. She draws on serious thoughts to balance faraway places, food, nostalgia, her visual world as an artist and, above all, humour.

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Lulu.com

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0244639140

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9780244639143

The Soft Diet

For Chewing and Swallowing Difficulties: Nutritious, Appetising And Practical Recipes

By: Rita Greer

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The Soft Diet

For Chewing and Swallowing Difficulties: Nutritious, Appetising And Practical Recipes

By: Rita Greer

Designed for the increasing number of people who have problems chewing or swallowing, whether due to disability, dental problems or illness, The Soft Diet offers groundbreaking ideas and exciting recipes for a healthy and varied diet. Based on decades of practical experience in the food industry and as a health writer, Rita Greer's authoritative guide is a carer's bible. This book is as useful for those caring for someone at home as for caterers in hospitals and care homes and will improve the quality of life for anyone who has problems with chewing and swallowing. Including recipes for those on exclusion diets, and offering a range of recipes for everyday meals as well as for special occasions, The Soft Diet ensures that those with eating difficulties can still enjoy a balanced and stimulating menu.

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Souvenir Press

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0285643533

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9780285643536

Wheat-Free Cooking

Practical Help for the Home Cook

By: Rita Greer

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Wheat-Free Cooking

Practical Help for the Home Cook

By: Rita Greer

Based on decades of practical experience, Rita Greer's husband has been on a wheat-free diet for many years, this reassuring and imaginative book tackles the growing problem of wheat allergy, and provides a guide to the new skills and knowledge that will help people cope easily with their new diet. Not at all "cranky" this book uses common sense and exciting ideas to produce a range of recipes for every meal of the day, all guaranteed to be completely free of wheat and yet including breads, cakes and pastries. There is a guide to foods that are safe, advice on those foods which may contain hidden wheat and special recipes that are also gluten-free. Being on a wheat-free diet does not mean having to eat extraordinary or expensive foods. The recipes in the book are all economical,comfortingly familiar and, above all, healthy and suitable for every member of the family.

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