Roberta Lucas's Books

The Soul of Creativity

Forging a Moral Rights Law for the United States

By: Roberta Kwall

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Soul of Creativity

Forging a Moral Rights Law for the United States

By: Roberta Kwall

This book explores human creativity to illustrate how the legal system can protect a wide variety of authors from attribution failures and other assaults to the intended messages of their works.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

272

Publisher

Stanford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0804756430

ISBN 13

9780804756433

The Ashes of a Broken Life

By: Roberta Kennedy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

When Flannery O’Connor Larkin, age thirty, returns to the Chicago area to spend time with her Granny Anne, who raised her, she also hopes to reconnect with her ex-fiancé. Derek is going through a messy divorce from his wife, Chloe—a vengeful, selfish, and abusive mother to their two children, Jack and Lucy. Derek never loved Chloe, but married her when she tricked him into believing she was pregnant with his child. Throughout their six-year marriage, Chloe has continued her affair with Derek’s brother, Sean, who is Jack’s biological father—and everyone knows that Derek has been caught in Chloe’s web of deception. When Derek and Flannery meet again, it’s clear their love for each other never waned. They are married only months after Derek’s divorce is finalized from Chloe, who is Flannery’s younger half-sister. But Chloe is furious and determined to tear them apart. And she will go to any lengths to satisfy her warped need for revenge…

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

405

Publisher

Outskirts Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1478739509

ISBN 13

9781478739500

South Carolina

The History of South Carolina Colony, 1670-1776

By: Roberta Wiener,James R. Arnold

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

South Carolina

The History of South Carolina Colony, 1670-1776

By: Roberta Wiener,James R. Arnold

A detailed look at the formation of the colony of South Carolina, its government, and its overall history, plus a prologue on world events in 1670.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Heinemann-Raintree Library

Published Date

ISBN 10

0739868888

ISBN 13

9780739868881

Arthurian Legend in the Seventeenth Century

By: Roberta Florence Brinkley

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Arthurian Legend in the Seventeenth Century

By: Roberta Florence Brinkley

The study of the Arthurian legend in the 1600s has revealed almost no romance; the stories are more about the truth of Arthur’s existence and his exploits, with influence due to political bearing of the royalty versus parliament at the time. This fascinating study elucidates the differences between the stories of the seventeenth century and those more well-known now and looks at the development of the literature in line with the political climate and its links with Arthurian prophecy and lineage. Originally published 1932 and again in 1967.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

238

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

131765689X

ISBN 13

9781317656890

Human Behavior Theory

A Diversity Framework

By: Roberta Greene

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Human Behavior Theory

A Diversity Framework

By: Roberta Greene

In recent years, advocates for civil rights for minorities, women, and gays and lesbians have become more informed consumers of mental health services. As a result, social work practitioners need to prepare themselves to serve diverse constituencies for who previously held behavioral and cultural assumptions have proven not to be universally applicable. The purpose of Greene's book is to help students and practitioners better understand how social workers have used human behavior theories to more competently address variations in group and community membership within the social worker-client encounter. The book's approach is largely thematic. Most of the chapters explore how particular assumptions of a human behavior theory--psychoanalytic theory, psychodynamic/ego psychology theory, systems theory, behavioral theory, symbolic interaction theory, feminist theory, constructionist theory, small group theory, and an ecological perspective --have been used to answer issues related to cultural diversity. The challenges and limitations of each theory's applications across varying client constituencies are discussed throughout. What sorts of new conceptual issues for the practitioner of family services are raised in work with minority families, for example, or with lesbian families? How does a specific theory help, or not help, in group-specific interventions and evaluations? Intended as a companion volume to the widely adopted human behavior text by Greene and Ephross, Greene's new book fills the need for a wide, synthetic reading of the recent literature.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

487

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

135132750X

ISBN 13

9781351327503

Regional Economics

By: Roberta Capello

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Regional Economics

By: Roberta Capello

The second edition of Regional Economics provides a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of regional economics. This fully revised edition includes key theoretical developments of the last ten years. Topics included span from the earliest location theories to the most recent regional growth theories. It is also is also enriched by the recent debate on smart specialization strategies recently developed by the EU for the design of new cohesion policies. Key elements covered in the new edition include: proximity and innovation theories the concept of territorial capital the debate on the role of agglomeration economies in urban growth This textbook is for undergraduate students in regional and urban economics as well as spatial planning courses.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

436

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1317517865

ISBN 13

9781317517863

Eloquent Gestures

The Transformation of Performance Style in the Griffith Biograph Films

By: Roberta Pearson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Eloquent Gestures

The Transformation of Performance Style in the Griffith Biograph Films

By: Roberta Pearson

Pearson writes beautifully, clearly, and entertainingly (with a touch of sardonic sarcasm here and there). This is the single best work centering on performance in film that I have read."—Thomas Gunning, author of D. W. Griffith and the Origins of American Narrative Film

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

200

Publisher

Univ of California Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0520073665

ISBN 13

9780520073661

Symptoms of the Self

Tuberculosis and the Making of the Modern Stage

By: Roberta Barker

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Symptoms of the Self

Tuberculosis and the Making of the Modern Stage

By: Roberta Barker

Symptoms of the Self offers the first full study of the stage consumptive. In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in France, Britain, and North America, tuberculosis was a leading killer. Its famous dramatic and operatic victims—Marguerite Gautier in La Dame aux Camélias and her avatar Violetta in La Traviata, Mimì in La Bohème, Little Eva in Uncle Tom’s Cabin, and Edmund Tyrone in Long Day’s Journey into Night, to name but a few—are among the most iconic figures of the Western stage. Its classic symptoms, the cough and the blood-stained handkerchief, have become global performance shorthand for life-threatening illness. The consumptive character became a vehicle through which standards of health, beauty, and virtue were imposed; constructions of class, gender, and sexuality were debated; the boundaries of nationhood were transgressed or maintained; and an exceedingly fragile whiteness was held up as a dominant social ideal. By telling the story of tuberculosis on the transatlantic stage, Symptoms of the Self uncovers some of the wellsprings of modern Western theatrical practice—and of ideas about the self that still affect the way human beings live and die.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

313

Publisher

University of Iowa Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1609388623

ISBN 13

9781609388621

Sylvia Hatchell

The Life and Basketball Legacy

By: Roberta Teague Herrin,Sheila Quinn Oliver

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Sylvia Hatchell

The Life and Basketball Legacy

By: Roberta Teague Herrin,Sheila Quinn Oliver

As a young girl, Sylvia Hatchell longed to play little league baseball and, later, high-school basketball, but both were closed to her because she was a girl. In college, her world shifted when she discovered a passion for coaching that would lead her to become a Naismith Hall of Fame coach of women's basketball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In this book, Coach Hatchell's life story unfolds against the backdrop of Title IX and women's struggle for equal opportunities in athletics. She celebrates triumphs (such as winning the 1994 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament) and weathers sadness and failure (such as the loss of her parents, surviving cancer, and being forced to resign from her dream job in 2019).

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

258

Publisher

McFarland

Published Date

ISBN 10

1476642494

ISBN 13

9781476642499

Terrific Tees

By: Roberta De Luz

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Terrific Tees

By: Roberta De Luz

Give new life to favorite T-shirts by making them into quilts you'll be proud to display or give.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

C&T Publishing Inc

Published Date

ISBN 10

1607050757

ISBN 13

9781607050759

Dynamics and Stochasticity in Transportation Systems

Tools for Transportation Network Modelling

By: Giulio E Cantarella,David Watling,Stefano de Luca,Roberta Di Pace

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Dynamics and Stochasticity in Transportation Systems

Tools for Transportation Network Modelling

By: Giulio E Cantarella,David Watling,Stefano de Luca,Roberta Di Pace

Dynamics and Stochasticity in Transportation Systems: Solutions for Transportation Network Modeling breaks new ground on the topics, providing consistent and comprehensive coverage of steady state equilibrium and dynamic assignment within a common strategy. The book details the most recent advances in network assignment, including day-to-day and within-day dynamics, providing a solid foundation to help transportation planners solve transient overload and other problems. Users will find a book that fills the gap in knowledge with its description on how to use and employ the latest dynamic network models for evaluation of traffic and transport demand interventions. This book demystifies the many different dynamic traffic assignment approaches and requires no previous knowledge on the part of the reader. All results are fully described and proven, thus eliminating the need to seek out other references. The skills described will appeal to transportation professionals, researchers and graduate students alike. - Presents a consistent and comprehensive theory on steady state equilibrium assignment and day-to-day dynamic assignment models within a common framework - Describes and solves modeling calculations in detail, with no need to reference other sources - Includes numerical and graphical examples, text boxes and summaries at the end of each chapter to help readers better understand theoretical components - Includes primary mathematical tools necessary for each dynamic model, easing comprehension

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

360

Publisher

Elsevier

Published Date

ISBN 10

0128143541

ISBN 13

9780128143544

Migration, Health, and Inequalities

Critical Activist Research across Ecuadorean Borders

By: Roberta Villalón

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Migration, Health, and Inequalities

Critical Activist Research across Ecuadorean Borders

By: Roberta Villalón

Drawing from an activist research project spanning Loja, Santo Domingo, New York, New Jersey, and Barcelona, this book offers a feminist intersectional analysis of the impact of migration on health and well-being. It assesses how social inequalities and migration and health policies, in Ecuador and destination countries, shape the experiences of migrants. The author also explores how individual and collective action challenges health, geopolitical, gender, sexual, ethnoracial, and economic disparities, and empowers communities. This is a thorough analysis of interpersonal, institutional, and structural mechanisms of marginalization and resistance. It will inform policy and research for better responses to migration’s negative effects on health, and progress towards greater equality and social justice.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

268

Publisher

Policy Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1529207142

ISBN 13

9781529207149

How to Paint Living Portraits

By: Roberta Carter Clark

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

How to Paint Living Portraits

By: Roberta Carter Clark

Master artist Roberta Carter Clark shares secrets for infusing portraits with life. Since its original publication, this best-selling book has earned a loyal following among students of portraiture. Back in print by popular demand, How to Paint Living Portraits has been updated to help today's artists discover the joys of this time-honored tradition. Hands-on instruction covers a range of ages and ethnicities, offering a practical approach to creating successful, spirited portraits in charcoal, oils and watercolor. • Includes 23 exercises for capturing recognizable likenesses, feature by feature • Offers instruction on painting the figure, hands and clothing • Addresses common stumbling blocks of skin tones and hair colors • Illustrates simple and complex lighting set-ups for achieving multiple moods and effects • Features 5 step-by-step portrait demonstrations in charcoal, oil and watercolor Clark brings fifty years of experience to this book, from technical expertise on color and composition to practical considerations of working with a live model. One of the most comprehensive guides ever written on the subject, it's a valuable reference for any skill level.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

333

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

ISBN 10

1440315116

ISBN 13

9781440315114

Metal-based Neurodegeneration

From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Strategies

By: Robert Crichton,Roberta Ward

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Metal-based Neurodegeneration

From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Strategies

By: Robert Crichton,Roberta Ward

This exciting new book opens a window into the causes ofdebilitating neurological disorders such as Parkinson’sdisease, CJD and Huntington’s disease, and gives indicationsof the prospects for therapy, based on the understanding ofmolecular defects involved in these diseases. Looking at each specific neurological disorder in turn, the bookoutlines the role of metals in human biology, in particular in thebrain and explores tools for testing potential therapeuticstrategies. It concludes with an overview of the potential of bothchelation and antioxidant therapy and outlines some perspectivesfor the future.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

240

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

0470022566

ISBN 13

9780470022566

Working-class Minority Students' Routes to Higher Education

By: Roberta Espinoza

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Working-class Minority Students' Routes to Higher Education

By: Roberta Espinoza

While stories of working-class and minority students overcoming obstacles to attend and graduate from college tend to emphasize the individualistic and meritocratic aspect, this text examines the social relations that often underpin such successes.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

164

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

0415806720

ISBN 13

9780415806725

How Not to Make a Short Film

Secrets from a Sundance Programmer

By: Roberta Marie Munroe

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

How Not to Make a Short Film

Secrets from a Sundance Programmer

By: Roberta Marie Munroe

Anyone can make a short film, right? Just grab some friends and your handheld and you can do it in a weekend or two before being accepted to a slew of film festivals, right? Wrong. Roberta Munroe screened short film submissions at Sundance for five years, and is an award-winning short filmmaker in her own right. So she knows a thing or two about how not to make a short film. From the first draft of your script to casting, production, editing, and distribution, this is your one-stop primer for breaking into the business. Featuring interviews with many of today's most talented writers, producers, and directors, as well as revealing stories (e.g., what to do when the skinhead crack addict next door begins screaming obscenities as soon as you call "action") from the sets of her own short films, Roberta walks you through the minefield of mistakes that an aspiring filmmaker can make--so that you don't have to make them yourself.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

275

Publisher

Hachette Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1401395457

ISBN 13

9781401395452

Women Readers and the Ideology of Gender in Old French Verse Romance

By: Roberta L. Krueger

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Women Readers and the Ideology of Gender in Old French Verse Romance

By: Roberta L. Krueger

This study challenges the view that all courtly literature promoted the social status of women. Unlike previous books which focused on knights, it starts from the perspective of the woman reader/listener. Using reader-response theory, feminist criticism and recent historical studies, it suggests that romances taught gender roles, often inviting readers to criticise and resist them.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

366

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

052161936X

ISBN 13

9780521619363

A Place of Recourse

A History of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 1803-2003

By: Roberta Sue Alexander

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Place of Recourse

A History of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 1803-2003

By: Roberta Sue Alexander

The First History Of A Federal District Court in a midwestern state, A Place of Recourse explains a district court's function and how its mission has evolved. The court has grown from an obscure institution adjudicating minor debt and land disputes to one that plays a central role in the political, economic, and social lives of southern Ohioans. In tracing the court's development, Alexander explores the central issues confronting the district court judges during each historical era. She describes how this court in a non-slave state responded to fugitive slave laws and how a court whose jurisdiction included a major coal-mining region responded to striking workers and the unionization movement. The book also documents judicial responses to Prohibition, New Deal legislation, crime, mass tort litigation, and racial desegregation. The history of a court is also the history of its judges. Accordingly, Alexander provides historical insight on current and past judges. She details behind-the-scenes maneuvers in judicial appointments and also the creativity some judges displayed on the bench - such as Judge Leavitt, who adopted admiralty law to deal with the problems of river traffic. A Pla

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

441

Publisher

Ohio University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0821416022

ISBN 13

9780821416020

The WTO and the University

Globalization, GATS, and American Higher Education

By: Roberta Malee Bassett

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The WTO and the University

Globalization, GATS, and American Higher Education

By: Roberta Malee Bassett

By and large, the debate about the merits of including higher education services within free trade policies has occurred outside of the United States, even though the U.S. Office of the Trade Representative has specifically included higher education services in its March 2003 negotiating offer to the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). This book emerged from research and conversations on the potential implications of free trade on American higher education, implications which have yet to lead to any real conversation or debate within the broad higher education community in the United States. It fills a niche in the literature on trade and higher education services by providing context and analysis of the trade issue in the American higher education context, as well as the pros and cons of free trade in higher education services from the perspectives of the U.S.-based actors.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

220

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1135519242

ISBN 13

9781135519247

Globalization and Regional Growth in Europe

Past Trends and Future Scenarios

By: Roberta Capello,Ugo Fratesi,Laura Resmini

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Globalization and Regional Growth in Europe

Past Trends and Future Scenarios

By: Roberta Capello,Ugo Fratesi,Laura Resmini

After a description of the new forms of globalization currently shaping our world, and of their possible spatial effects, the book highlights which European regions have in the past succeeded in taking advantage of globalization trends and identifies the major reasons for their success. The book also offers a prospective analysis utilizing scenarios based on different assumptions of how globalization trends will develop, identifying the regional winners and losers for each scenario. The analysis greatly benefits from a unique database which contains, among others, data on FDI by sector and professions at the regional Nuts-2 level for all 27 EU countries. A time-span of more than 10 years is covered, and scenarios are developed for the future development up to 2020.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

350

Publisher

Springer Science & Business Media

Published Date

ISBN 10

3642192513

ISBN 13

9783642192517

Ambiguous Locks

An Iconology of Hair in Medieval Art and Literature

By: Roberta Milliken

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Ambiguous Locks

An Iconology of Hair in Medieval Art and Literature

By: Roberta Milliken

It has long been said that a woman's hair is her crowning glory. Indeed, throughout history, hair has remained an important cultural symbol of femininity. In medieval art, iconic images of long, flowing locks can express sexuality, and the cutting of a woman's hair often signals her feminine misbehavior. Artists of all kinds in the Middle Ages used women's long hair to manipulate their audience's estimation of their female figures. This interdisciplinary work explores the significance of women's hair in literature and art from the medieval period through 1525, putting into historical context the ways in which hair participates in construction of the female identity.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

301

Publisher

McFarland

Published Date

ISBN 10

0786487925

ISBN 13

9780786487929

Moving from the crisis to sustainability. Emerging issues in the international context

Emerging issues in the international context

By: Grazia Calabrò,Augusto D'Amico,Maurizio Lanfranchi,Giovanni Moschella,Luisa Pulejo,Roberta Salomone

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Moving from the crisis to sustainability. Emerging issues in the international context

Emerging issues in the international context

By: Grazia Calabrò,Augusto D'Amico,Maurizio Lanfranchi,Giovanni Moschella,Luisa Pulejo,Roberta Salomone

365.906

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

490

Publisher

FrancoAngeli

Published Date

ISBN 10

8856874679

ISBN 13

9788856874679

Santa Ana, 1940-2007

By: Roberta A. Reed

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Santa Ana, 1940-2007

By: Roberta A. Reed

Before World War II, agriculture was still a mainstay in Orange County and Santa Ana was a small community of only 32,000 residents. The war brought military personnel to the area, and many of them chose to stay or return after the war. By 1960, the county seat had 100,000 residents, and the rapid growth continued throughout the next several decades. By the 21st century, more than 350,000 residents called Santa Ana home. With the increased growth in population came more houses, more government and retail centers, expanded and reconstructed streets, and the development of a significant industry base, as well as a shift in culture and lifestyle. Today Santa Ana continues to be both a government and cultural center in Orange County, as well as home to many landmarks and events that have shaped Orange County history.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

132

Publisher

Arcadia Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

0738558346

ISBN 13

9780738558349

Human Behavior Theory

A Diversity Framework

By: Roberta R. Greene,Nancy P. Kropf

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Human Behavior Theory

A Diversity Framework

By: Roberta R. Greene,Nancy P. Kropf

As American society becomes increasingly diverse, social workers must use a variety of human behavior frameworks to understand their clients' culturally complex concerns. This text applies specific human behavior theories to diversity practice. They show how human behavior theory can be employed in interventions in the life problems of diverse client populations at the individual, group, social network, and societal levels. Several groups are examined. They include: minority groups; ethnic groups; women; older adults; members of certain social classes affected by economic and educational (dis)advantage, especially those living in poverty; people with developmental disabilities, people of varying sexual and gender orientations, and religious groups. Case studies that illustrate social work practice in the area are highlighted. The case studies include Social Work Practice within a Diversity Framework; The Social Work Interview; Symbolic Interactionism: Social Work Assessment, Meaning, and Language; Erikson's Eight Stages of Development; Role Theory and Social Work Practice; A Constructionist Approach; Risk, Resilience and Resettlement; Addressing Diverse Family Forms; Small Group Theory; Natural Social Networks; Power Factors in Social Work Practice. This volume will be a fundament resource for practitioners and an essential tool for training.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

285

Publisher

Transaction Publishers

Published Date

ISBN 10

0202366553

ISBN 13

9780202366555

Diachronic Variation in the Omani Arabic Vernacular of the Al-ʿAwābī District

From Carl Reinhardt (1894) to the Present Day

By: Roberta Morano

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Diachronic Variation in the Omani Arabic Vernacular of the Al-ʿAwābī District

From Carl Reinhardt (1894) to the Present Day

By: Roberta Morano

In this monograph, Roberta Morano re-examines one of the foundational works of the Omani Arabic dialectology field, Carl Reinhardt’s Ein arabischer Dialekt gesprochen in ‘Oman und Zanzibar (1894). This German-authored work was prolific in shaping our knowledge of Omani Arabic during the twentieth century, until the 1980s when more recent linguistic studies on the Arabic varieties spoken in Oman began to appear. Motivated by an urgent need to expand and reinforce our understanding of Omani Arabic, the book provides a linguistic analysis of the Omani vernacular spoken in the al-ʿAwābī district (northern Oman), based on the speech of fifteen informants recruited throughout the area. It also provides a comparative analysis of the new data with that collected by Carl Reinhardt in 1894. This comparison enables the reader to appreciate the extent of diachronic linguistic variation in the region, and also sheds light on the threats that such variation poses to Omani-specific linguistic features. Organised in four chapters, the book presents a sociolinguistic analysis of the Omani linguistic landscape followed by an examination of the phonology, morphology, and syntax of the al-ʿAwābī vernacular. Each chapter contains primary data collected by the author in situ compared, when applicable, with Carl Reinhardt’s materials. The appendix includes two sample texts extrapolated from the recordings, fourteen proverbs and one traditional song. This study will be of interest to those working in the fields of Omani Arabic, historical and comparative linguistics, translation and interpretation, or those with an interest in how languages develop over time.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

306

Publisher

Open Book Publishers

Published Date

ISBN 10

1800647247

ISBN 13

9781800647244

Royal Trivia

Your Guide to the Modern British Royal Family

By: Rachel Bowie,Roberta Fiorito

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Royal Trivia

Your Guide to the Modern British Royal Family

By: Rachel Bowie,Roberta Fiorito

Test your knowledge of Kate, William, Meghan, Harry, Diana, Charles III, and Elizabeth II with this book of trivia. This collection of fascinating facts and anecdotes about the British monarchy will keep you in the know and ready to impress with tidbits on all your favorite modern royals—perfect for cocktail hour (or afternoon tea) conversation. From the jaw-dropping weddings and headline-making fashion moments, to the births of new royals and history behind the most regal events, this book has trivia for any enthusiast. Inside you’ll find the royal scoop, including: · Details about the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II · Drama decoded, from the Sussexes’ move to Montecito to the Cambridges’ path to the throne · Facts about Princess Diana’s royal courtship Sartorial specifics (hello, revenge dress) · And so much more Geared toward fans of Netflix’s The Crown or anyone who loves the royals, this book is a great way to keep up with (and quiz your friends about!) one of the most iconic families in the world. “Take game night up a level with a royal-themed trivia night. Feel free to dress up in tiaras or fascinators and sip martinis (the Queen’s cocktail of choice) while quizzing each other—corgis running around optional.” —People

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

328

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1646042743

ISBN 13

9781646042746

Race and Family

A Structural Approach

By: Roberta L. Coles

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Race and Family

A Structural Approach

By: Roberta L. Coles

In Race and Family: A Structural Approach, author Roberta L. Coles looks at ethnic minority families in a novel way— through a structural lens. Unlike many texts on race and family, this book offers an approach that illustrates overarching structural factors affecting all families as opposed to examining each ethnicity in isolation from one another. By focusing on various structural factors such as demographic, economic, and historical aspects, this book analyzes various family trends in a cross-cutting manner to exemplify the similarities and distinctions among all racial and ethnic groups.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

338

Publisher

SAGE

Published Date

ISBN 10

0761988645

ISBN 13

9780761988649

Reordering of Culture

Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada in the Hood

By: Alvina Roberta Ruprecht,Cecilia Taiana

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Reordering of Culture

Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada in the Hood

By: Alvina Roberta Ruprecht,Cecilia Taiana

Political, economic and social barriers among Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada are giving way to global forces and the "global dreams" they inspire. This collection of original articles and essays examines popular culture, literature, theatre, belief systems, indigenous practices and questions of identity, exile and alienation. The interconnectedness and distinction of cultural production throughout the Americas, "transplanted" interests, the mediation of African and European influences, and the expression of shifting identities, all reflect the development of a new American neighbourhood.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

602

Publisher

McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published Date

ISBN 10

0886292697

ISBN 13

9780886292690

The School Food Revolution

Public Food and the Challenge of Sustainable Development

By: Kevin Morgan,Roberta Sonnino

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The School Food Revolution

Public Food and the Challenge of Sustainable Development

By: Kevin Morgan,Roberta Sonnino

The School Food Revolution is an important book that deserves success.'Journal of Organic Systems 'A great new book that describes how 'the humble school meal' can be considered as 'a litmus test of... government's political commitment to sustainable development.'Peter Riggs, Director, Forum on Democracy & Trade'The School Food Revolution should be an inspiration for policy makers and for school heads and school canteen operators.'Tom Vaclavik, President, Organic Retailers AssociationSchool food suddenly finds itself at the forefront of contemporary debates about healthy eating, social inclusion, ecological sustainability and local economic development. All around the world it is becoming clear - to experts, parents, educators, practitioners and policy-makers - that the school food service has the potential to deliver multiple dividends that would significantly advance the sustainable development agenda at global, national and local levels. Drawing on new empirical data collected in urban and rural areas of Europe, North America and Africa, this book offers a timely and original contribution to the school food debate by highlighting the potential of creative public procurement - the power of purchase.The book takes a critical look at the alleged benefits of school food reform, such as lower food miles, the creation of markets for local producers and new food education initiatives that empower consumers by nurturing their capacity to eat healthily. To assess the potential of these claims, the book compares a variety of sites involved in the school food revolution - from rural communities committed to the values of 'the local' to global cities such as London, New York and Rome that feed millions of ethnically diverse young people daily. The book also examines the UN's new school feeding programme - the Home Grown Programme - which sees nutritious food as an end in itself as well as a means to meeting the Millennium Development Goals.Overall, the book examines the theory, policy and practice of public food provisioning, offering a comparative perspective on the design and delivery of sustainable school food systems. The cover illustration is by a Roman child. The authors would like to thank the City of Rome (Department for School and Educational Policies) for permission to reproduce it.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

254

Publisher

Earthscan

Published Date

ISBN 10

1849773254

ISBN 13

9781849773256

The Dawn of a New Day

Poems of Insight and Awareness

By: Roberta M. Heck

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Dawn of a New Day

Poems of Insight and Awareness

By: Roberta M. Heck

The Dawn Of A New Day is a collection of poems that bring insight and awareness to everyday living. These poems are shared experiences of how the world looks through the eyes of someone who got a second chance in life. I share my rebirth to a new day and all the wonders that came with it. The sharing of daily experiences from the hardship of the aged, the dreams of the young to Veterans and their story, and how time or should I say How Old Father Time waits on no one. The principles that some are judged by and the morals others live by. But through prayer and faith in the Lord He will continually bring us through to that Dawn Of A New Day. I thought this would be a befitting title to follow my previous book After The Storm Is Over, because after the storm, The Dawn Of A New Day, brings calmness and growth. All praises to God, for the same one who holds The Heavens in place - Also guides Our steps. I pray that these poems will inspire, bless and comfort you.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

159

Publisher

Xlibris Corporation

Published Date

ISBN 10

1462836577

ISBN 13

9781462836574

Cerebral Palsy in Infancy

targeted activity to optimize early growth and development

By: Roberta B. Shepherd

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Cerebral Palsy in Infancy

targeted activity to optimize early growth and development

By: Roberta B. Shepherd

Cerebral Palsy in Infancy is a thought-provoking book which introduces a new way of thinking on the development and use of interventions. Relevant to current practice, it advocates early, targeted activity that is focused on increasing muscle activation, training basic actions and minimizing (or preventing) mal-adaptive changes to muscle morphology and function. The authors present recent scientific findings in brain science, movement sciences (developmental biomechanics, motor control mechanisms, motor learning, exercise science) and muscle biology. This knowledge provides the rationale for active intervention, underpinning the need for an early referral to appropriate services. The book features methods for promoting relatively intensive physical activity in young infants without placing a burden on parents which include assistive technologies such as robotics, electronic bilateral limb trainers and baby treadmills. Cerebral Palsy in Infancy begins by specifying the guidelines for training and exercise, outlining the rationale for such intervention. It goes on to cover the fundamentals of neuromotor plasticity and the development and negative effects of limited motor activity on brain organization and corticospinal tract development. Neuromuscular adaptations to impairments and inactivity are discussed along with the General Movement assessment that can provide early diagnosis and prognosis, facilitating very early referral from paediatric specialists to training programs. The book ends with a section featuring various methods of training with the emphasis on preventing/minimizing muscle contracture, stimulating biomechanically critical muscle activity and joint movement. An ideal clinical reference for those working to improve the lives of infants suffering from cerebral palsy. CONTRIBUTORS: Adel Abdullah Alhusaini (Saudi Arabia); David I. Anderson (USA); Nicolas Bayle (France); Roslyn Boyd (Australia); Giovanni Cioni (Italy); Diane L. Damiano (USA); Janet Eyre (UK); Linda Fetters (USA); Mary Galea (Australia); Andrew M Gordon (USA); Martin Gough (UK); Richard L Lieber (USA); Jens Bo Nielsen (Denmark); Micah Perez (Australia); Caroline Teulier (France). - conceived and edited by Roberta Shepherd with contributions from internationally renowned expert clinicians and researchers - discusses new research and new evidence-based treatment interventions - shows how to organize very early and intensive physical activity in young infants to stimulate motor development and growth - therapies include the specificity of training and exercise, with emphasis on promoting muscle activity and preventing contracture by active instead of passive stretching - methods include new interactive technologies in enhancing home-based training sessions carried out by the infant's family - extensive referencing in each chapter for further study - chapters feature "Annotations" which illustrate scientific findings

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

356

Publisher

Elsevier Health Sciences

Published Date

ISBN 10

0702054534

ISBN 13

9780702054532

Advanced Introduction to Regional and Urban Economics

By: Roberta Capello

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Advanced Introduction to Regional and Urban Economics

By: Roberta Capello

Expertly crafted and interdisciplinary in scope, Roberta Capello’s Advanced Introduction navigates the extensive discipline of regional and urban economics. Adopting a diachronic perspective, Capello explores the evolution of various theoretical approaches and novelties, covering theories of location, regional growth, and local development, whilst explaining the many ways in which space influences economic activity.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

121

Publisher

Edward Elgar Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1035318989

ISBN 13

9781035318988

Introduction to Determinants of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples’ Health in Canada

By: Sarah de Leeuw,Roberta Stout,Roseann Larstone,Julie Sutherland

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Introduction to Determinants of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples’ Health in Canada

By: Sarah de Leeuw,Roberta Stout,Roseann Larstone,Julie Sutherland

This critical new volume to the field of health studies offers an introductory overview of the determinants of health for Indigenous Peoples in Canada, while cultivating an understanding of the presence of coloniality in health care and how it determines First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples’ health and well-being.The text is broken down into the What, Where, Who, and How, and each part contains a comprehensive and holistic approach to understanding the many factors, historical and contemporary, that are significant in shaping the life and health of Indigenous Peoples in Canada and beyond. Comprising wisdoms from First Nations, Inuit, and Métis leaders, knowledge holders, artists, activists, clinicians, health researchers, students, and youth, this book offers practical insights and applied knowledge about combating coloniality and transforming health care systems in Canada. Compiled by experienced editors associated with the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health, Introduction to Determinants of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples’ Health in Canada draws together the work and writings of primarily Indigenous authors, including academics, community leaders, and health care practitioners. This accessible and timely introduction is a vital undergraduate resource, and invaluable for introducing key concepts and ideas to students new to the field. FEATURES: - written in accessible, engaging language, with pertinent context for theory, to garner a more thorough understanding of core concepts - showcases poetry and visual art by First Nations, Inuit, and Métis artists - contains additional pedagogical features, including questions for critical thought, a glossary of terms, figures, charts, tables, and comprehensive part introductions

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

318

Publisher

Canadian Scholars’ Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1773383191

ISBN 13

9781773383194

The Executive Function Guidebook

Strategies to Help All Students Achieve Success

By: Roberta Strosnider,Valerie Saxton Sharpe

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Executive Function Guidebook

Strategies to Help All Students Achieve Success

By: Roberta Strosnider,Valerie Saxton Sharpe

Teach some of the most important skills your students will ever need! Executive function skills—including self-regulation, focus, planning, and time-management—are essential to student success, but they must be taught and practiced. This unique guidebook provides a flexible seven-step model, incorporating UDL principles and the use of metacognition, for making executive-function training part of your classroom routine at any grade level. Features include: Descriptions of each skill and its impact on learning Examples of instructional steps to assist students as they set goals and work to achieve success. Strategies coded by competency and age/grade level Authentic snapshots and “think about” sections Templates for personalized goal-setting, data collection, and success plans Accompanying strategy cards

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

321

Publisher

Corwin Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1544338856

ISBN 13

9781544338859

Medieval Life

Archaeology and the Life Course

By: Roberta Gilchrist

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Medieval Life

Archaeology and the Life Course

By: Roberta Gilchrist

The aim of this book is to explore how medieval life was actually lived - how people were born and grew old, how they dressed, how they inhabited their homes, the rituals that gave meaning to their lives and how they prepared for death and the afterlife. Its fresh and original approach uses archaeological evidence to reconstruct the material practices of medieval life, death and the afterlife. Previous historical studies of the medieval "lifecycle" begin with birth and end with death. Here, in contrast, the concept of life course theory is developed for the first time in a detailed archaeological case study. The author argues that medieval Christian understanding of the "life course" commenced with conception and extended through the entirety of life, to include death and the afterlife. Five thematic case studies present the archaeology of medieval England (c.1050-1540 CE) in terms of the body, the household, the parish church and cemetery, and the relationship between the lives of people and objects. A wide range of sources is critically employed: osteology, costume, material culture, iconography and evidence excavated from houses, churches and cemeteries in the medieval English town and countryside. Medieval Life reveals the intimate and everyday relations between age groups, between the living and the dead, and between people and things.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

362

Publisher

Boydell Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1843837226

ISBN 13

9781843837220

Mapping Degas

Real Spaces, Symbolic Spaces and Invented Spaces in the Life and Work of Edgar Degas (1834-1917)

By: Roberta Crisci-Richardson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Mapping Degas

Real Spaces, Symbolic Spaces and Invented Spaces in the Life and Work of Edgar Degas (1834-1917)

By: Roberta Crisci-Richardson

The New Art History and the Impressionist canon seem to have successfully claimed Edgar Degas as a misogynist, rabid nationalist and misanthrope whose art was both masterly and experimental. By analysing Degas’s approach to space and his self-fashioning attitude towards identity within the ambiguities of the political and artistic culture of nineteenth-century France, this book questions the characterisation of Degas as a right-wing Frenchman and artist, and will change the way in which Degas is thought about today.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

390

Publisher

Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1443879339

ISBN 13

9781443879330

Book's by Roberta Lucas

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email