This publication includes images of forty-seven sculptures created by sculptor Jerry Harris between the 1980's and 2009. The sculptures are made of carved and constructed wood, mixed media, iron, found objects, laminated clay (Bondo), or bronze. These artworks can also be viewed at http: //www.harrisculptor.com. The site http: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Harris provides links to other Harris' sites as wel
Full of readily available alternative therapies and treatments, this book can help readers cope with rheumatoid arthritis and enjoy a higher quality of life. As a long-term sufferer, the author discusses the path that she took to gain control of the disease, revealing the products and therapies that worked for her along the way.
Written to guide undergraduate students new to brain and behaviour through the key biological concepts that determine how we act, Biological Psychology provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject. It includes detailed coverage of sensation, movement, sleep, eating and emotions, with further chapters on the biological basis of psychological disorders and the effects of drug-taking. Uniquely, the authors emphasize the importance of learning and memory as a key thread throughout and include advanced chapters on key research areas that push discussion further and encourage critical thinking, making this book appropriate for undergraduates studying biological psychology at any level. Key features include: ‘Spotlights’ offering insights into key areas of research that expose the most important developing issues in the field today A clear structure including roadmaps and key points for each chapter to ease navigation through the book and understanding of the links between concepts Full colour presentation to bring the topics to life through clear and comprehensive illustrations and diagrams A companion website at study.sagepub.com/higgs with a range of materials for instructors and students
Around the world, countries are searching for ways of making their schools more effective for all children and young people. This book offers a new way of thinking about how to address this challenge. It sees improvement as requiring a collective effort that involves contributions from all members of a school community. Crucial to this is the idea of ethical leadership. Promoting Equity in Schools is written by a team of academic researchers who had a most unusual opportunity to work with a network of schools over three years, experimenting to find more effective ways of including hard to reach learners. Bringing together practitioner knowledge and ideas from research carried out from a variety of perspectives, the authors provide rich accounts of what happened when the schools attempted to become more inclusive and fairer. In so doing, they throw light on the challenges this presents for school leaders. The accounts presented in the book are located in Queensland, Australia, where the school system faces significant difficulties in relation to equity that resonate with similar difficulties around the world. These difficulties relate to policies that emphasize high-stakes testing and school choice, which tend to promote increased segregation, to the particular disadvantage of young people from low income and minority backgrounds. The arguments presented suggest that even where worrying policies are in place, with leadership driven by a commitment to equity, schools can still find space to develop more equitable ways of working.
Charlaine Harris’ #1 New York Times bestselling Sookie Stackhouse novels are a cultural phenomenon, spawning a blockbuster TV show and enthralling millions of devoted fans around the world. Here, Harris and co-editor Toni L.P. Kelner invite a cadre of authors to delve deeper into the shadows of Bon Temps with fifteen short stories set in the world of Sookie Stackhouse ranging from the dramatic to the delightful. Just some of the stories you’ll experience within include... Purely platonic police officers Kevin Pryor and Kenya Jones find themselves out of their jurisdiction and out of luck when their pursuit of a blood-poisoned killer vampire leads them into the realm of the undead criminal underworld in Rachel Caine’s “Nobody’s Business.” In Leigh Evans’ hilarious “Extreme Makeover Vamp Edition,” uber-fashionable reality TV hosts Todd Seabrook and Bev Leveto are recruited by Eric Northman to do the impossible: bestow a whole new look upon a his very old, very unwilling, and very cranky vampiric bride-to-be... Vampire Bubba may not be King of Rock ’n Roll anymore, but he knows enough to know he isn’t exactly the brightest bulb on the bayou. Unfortunately, he proves himself all too right when, in the middle of an important rescue mission, he gets sidetracked in Bill Crider’s “Don’t Be Cruel.” At Christmastime, fast-talking half-demon Diantha is tasked by her Uncle Desmond to look into why his favored mortal, Sookie, isn’t decking the halls—and soon discovers that someone is trying to make the holidays a big humbug in “The Real Santa Claus” by Leigh Perry. Full of magic, fierce creatures, and insatiable desires, this collection of short stories set in the world of Sookie Stackhouse will have fans clamoring for more.
Learn to dye and wear your own colorful designs, with 33 terrific projects that use fade-resistant, easy-to-apply cold water dyes and popular tie-dyeing techniques.
The product of 30+ years of work in hospitals, groups, and the Fontana Tobacco Treatment Center, Learning to Quit was designed with one purpose: to be the most effective way to help you stop smoking.Suzanne Harris, RN, and Paul Brunetta, MD, co-founded a center that has helped people from all backgrounds conquer tobacco dependence. As their program has evolved, they've learned what works and what doesn't. Motivating with fear doesn't work. Beating yourself up for a relapse doesn't work. As it turns out, there isn't one approach that works for everyone--which is why Learning to Quit invites you into the lives of 25 unique people who identified their true motivations, developed effective quit plans, and stopped smoking.
To any aspiring writer, the prospect of researching all the relevant information for your book or article can seem daunting. This book does all the hard work for you! It not only contains comprehensive up-to-date website listings, but it's packed full of interviews with prominent authors and specialists all giving you their advice. Barbara Taylor Bradford reveals what inspired her to become an author and offers her thoughts on the writing process, and Dan Poynter explains self-publishing. Includes information on how to protect your work and your PC from viruses, plus much more!
An exciting new first novel of love & loss. Winner of the Ariadne Prize for Best Novel (a national contest which seeks out quality first novels), Lasting is the story of Lili, who must make an existence for herself which includes the losses as well as the love that life inevitably presents.
If you could imagine what it is like to be a child growing up when slavery existed, wanting to be friends with someone regardless of what color they are, then you have the same heart as Andrew. In this story the Andrew is sure he has seen a ghost but know one believes him. Follow Andrew as he hunts down and proves that there is something on board the ghost ship.
Angel of Alta Langa is a historical novel about the life in Piemonte between 1918 and 1946. It is a fast-paced, spellbinding saga of heartwarming emotion, unimaginable evil, gut-wrenching suspense, and abiding love. From the vineyards of Barbaresco and the forests of Alta Langa, to the putrid cells of a prison in Turin, experience the horror-and the humanity-of Piemonte's darkest years of the twentieth century.
Forty per cent of adults in England suffer from high blood pressure. There are no immediate symptoms and you can have high blood pressure for years without knowing it. This guide provides what you need to know about looking after your own blood pressure, from how you can monitor yourself at home to how to change your lifestyle to prevent it"--Publisher's description.
If you could imagine what it is like to be a child growing up when slavery existed, wanting to be friends with someone regardless of what color they are, then you have the same heart as Andrew. In this story the Andrew is sure he has seen a ghost but know one believes him. Follow Andrew as he hunts down and proves that there is something on board the ghost ship.
This guide provides solid, practical advice on divorce. The authors cover the legal process and give advice on associated issues such as how to tell the family or how to deal with violence.
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