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A Pilgrim's Journey

Dance of Discovery

By: Joan R. Specht

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Joan R. Specht, a spiritual director, bereavement coordinator, and retreat facilitator, received her Doctor of Ministry Degree from St. Mary of the Lake University in Mundelein, Illinois. She was a Sister of Mercy for thirty years. She is an ordained priest in the Catholic Apostolic Church of Antioch. She lives in Center Point, Texas, with her husband, Donald Klanchar. She is also the author of Breakthrough, under her pen name, Marsha Malone. Cover art by Susan K. Boyle www.sboyleart.com

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1465354972

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Red Meat Republic

A Hoof-to-Table History of How Beef Changed America

By: Joshua Specht

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Red Meat Republic

A Hoof-to-Table History of How Beef Changed America

By: Joshua Specht

By the late nineteenth century, Americans rich and poor had come to expect high-quality fresh beef with almost every meal. Beef production in the United States had gone from small-scale, localized operations to a highly centralized industry spanning the country, with cattle bred on ranches in the rural West, slaughtered in Chicago, and consumed in the nation's rapidly growing cities. Red Meat Republic tells the remarkable story of the violent conflict over who would reap the benefits of this new industry and who would bear its heavy costs"--

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Princeton University Press

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0691209189

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9780691209180

Unfaithful Angels

How Social Work Has Abandoned its Mission

By: Harry Specht,Mark E. Courtney

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Unfaithful Angels

How Social Work Has Abandoned its Mission

By: Harry Specht,Mark E. Courtney

In this provocative examination of the fall of the profession of social work from its original mission to aid and serve the underprivileged, Harry Specht and Mark Courtney show how America's excessive trust in individualistic solutions to social problems have led to the abandonment of the poor in this country. A large proportion of all certified social workers today have left the social services to enter private practice, thereby turning to the middle class -- those who can afford psychotherapy -- and away from the poor. As Specht and Courtney persuasively demonstrate, if social work continues to drift in this direction there is good reason to expect that the profession will be entirely engulfed by psychotherapy within the next twenty years, leaving a huge gap in the provision of social services traditionally filled by social workers. The authors examine the waste of public funds this trend occasions, as social workers educated with public money abandon community service in increasing numbers.

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Simon and Schuster

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1439108714

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9781439108710

Kaplan's Principles of Plant Morphology

By: Donald Kaplan,Chelsea D. Specht

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Kaplan's Principles of Plant Morphology

By: Donald Kaplan,Chelsea D. Specht

Kaplan's Principles of Plant Morphology defines the field of plant morphology, providing resources, examples, and theoretical constructs that illuminate the foundations of plant morphology and clearly outline the importance of integrating a fundamental understanding of plant morphology into modern research in plant genetics, development, and physiology. As research on developmental genetics and plant evolution emerges, an understanding of plant morphology is essential to interpret developmental and morphological data. The principles of plant morphology are being brought into studies of crop development, biodiversity, and evolution during climate change, and increasingly such researchers are turning to old texts to uncover information about historic research on plant morphology. Hence, there is great need for a modern reference and textbook that highlights past studies and provides the synthesis of data necessary to drive our future research in plant morphological and developmental evolution. Key Features Numerous illustrations demonstrating the principles of plant morphology Historical context for interpretations of more recent genetic data Firmly rooted in the principles of studying plant form and function Provides evolutionary framework without relying on evolutionary interpretations for plant form Only synthetic treatment of plant morphology on the market Related Titles Les, D. H. Aquatic Dicotyledons of North America: Ecology, Life History, and Systematics (ISBN 978-1-4822-2502-0) Les, D. H. Aquatic Monotyledons of North America: Ecology, Life History, and Systematics (ISBN 978-1-1380-5493-6) Bowes, B. G. Colour Atlas of Woody Plants and Trees (ISBN 978-0-3674-7398-3) Bahadur, B. et al., eds. Asymmetry in Plants: Biology of Handedness (ISBN 978-1-1385-8794-6)

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CRC Press

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1351644939

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9781351644938

The Media and Communications Study Skills Student Guide

By: Doug Specht

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The Media and Communications Study Skills Student Guide

By: Doug Specht

All the tips, ideas and advice given to, and requested by, MA students in Media and Communications, are brought together in an easy-to-use accessible guide to help students study most effectively. Based upon many years of teaching study skills and hundreds of lecture slides and handouts this introduction covers a range of general and generic skills that the author relates specifically towards media and communications studies. As well as the mechanics of writing and presentations, the book also shows how students can work on and engage with the critical and contemplative elements of their degrees whilst retaining motivation and refining timekeeping skills. Of course the nuts and bolts of reading, writing, listening, seminars and the dreaded dissertation and essays are covered too. In addition advice on referencing, citation and academic style is offered for those with concerns over English grammar and expression. Aimed primarily at postgraduate students, there is significant crossover with undergraduate work, so this book will also prove of use to upper level undergraduate readers whether using English as a first or second language.

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University of Westminster Press

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1912656574

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9781912656578

The Columbian Exchange

By: Joshua Specht,Etienne Stockland

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The Columbian Exchange

By: Joshua Specht,Etienne Stockland

Crosby’s landmark 1972 work argues that environmental factors shape our history just as much as—and sometimes more than—human factors.

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1351351214

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Productive Ageing

On the Art of Staying Active and Alive

By: Sünje Lorenzen,Katja Specht

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Productive Ageing

On the Art of Staying Active and Alive

By: Sünje Lorenzen,Katja Specht

For many people, growing old is an unpleasant experience. It is a time of restriction, deprivation and of loss. You retire from work, lose your loved ones and have to cope with illness. It is an art to remain productive, to ensure that life remains meaningful, and to stay active and alive. This social psychological study shows how people of old age manage this within their various lifestyles, whether they live in senior citizens homes, in assisted-living projects, in their own apartments, alone or together with others.

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Mabuse-Verlag

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3863215915

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9783863215910

An Analysis of Bernard Bailyn's The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution

By: Joshua Specht,Etienne Stockland

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An Analysis of Bernard Bailyn's The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution

By: Joshua Specht,Etienne Stockland

Historians of the American Revolution had always seen the struggle for independence either as a conflict sparked by heavyweight ideology, or as a war between opposing social groups acting out of self-interest. In The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution, Bernard Bailyn begged to differ, re-examining familiar evidence to establish new connections that in turn allowed him to generate fresh explanations. His influential reconceptualizing of the underlying reasons for America's independence drive focused instead on pamphleteering – and specifically on the actions of an influential group of ‘conspirators’ who identified, and were determined to protect, a particularly American set of values. For Bailyn, these ideas could indeed be traced back to the ferment of the English Civil War – stemming from radical pamphleteers whose anti-authoritarian ideas crossed the Atlantic and embedded themselves in colonial ideology. Bailyn's thesis helps to explain the Revolution's success by pointing out how deep-rooted its founding ideas were; the Founding Fathers may have been reading Locke, but the men they led were inspired by shorter, pithier and altogether far more radical works. Only by understanding this, Bailyn argues, can we understand the passion and determination that allowed the rebel American states to defeat a global superpower.

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1351351389

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Tisha

The Wonderful True Love Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness

By: Robert Specht

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The Wonderful True Love Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness

By: Robert Specht

The beloved real-life story of a woman in the Alaskan wilderness, the children she taught, and the man she loved. “From the time I’d been a girl, I’d been thrilled with the idea of living on a frontier. So when I was offered the job of teaching school in a gold-mining settlement called Chicken, I accepted right away.” Anne Hobbs was only nineteen in 1927 when she came to harsh and beautiful Alaska. Running a ramshackle schoolhouse would expose her to more than just the elements. After she allowed Native American children into her class and fell in love with a half-Inuit man, she would learn the meanings of prejudice and perseverance, irrational hatred and unconditional love. “People get as mean as the weather,” she discovered, but they were also capable of great good. As told to Robert Specht, Anne Hobbs’s true story has captivated generations of readers. Now this beautiful new edition is available to inspire many more. “The memoir reads like an old-fashioned novel, a heartwarming love story with the added interest of frontier hardships and vividly portrayed characters.”—Publishers Weekly

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Bantam

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1524798894

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9781524798895

The Clean Power Plan's Economic Impact - State by State

By: Winegarden Wayne,Specht Alexander

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The Clean Power Plan's Economic Impact - State by State

By: Winegarden Wayne,Specht Alexander

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1934276294

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9781934276297

The Media and Communications Study Skills Student Guide

By: Doug Specht

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The Media and Communications Study Skills Student Guide

By: Doug Specht

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A Pilgrim's Journey

A Pilgrim's Journey

Red Meat Republic

Red Meat Republic

Unfaithful Angels

Unfaithful Angels

Kaplan's Principles of Plant Morphology

Kaplan's Principles of Plant Morphology

The Media and Communications Study Skills Student Guide

The Media and Communications Study Skills Student Guide

The Columbian Exchange

The Columbian Exchange

Productive Ageing

Productive Ageing

An Analysis of Bernard Bailyn's The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution

An Analysis of Bernard Bailyn's The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution

Tisha

Tisha

The Clean Power Plan's Economic Impact - State by State

The Clean Power Plan's Economic Impact - State by State

The Media and Communications Study Skills Student Guide

The Media and Communications Study Skills Student Guide

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