Civil Procedure: Cases and Problems, Seventh Edition by Barbara Allen Babcock, Toni M. Massaro, Norman W. Spaulding, and new co-author Myriam Gilles (the #5 most cited civil procedure scholar in the country) is the ideal casebook for the modern Civil Procedure course. With lightly-edited cases, both canonical and contemporary, and engaging hypothetical problems, the Seventh Edition of Civil Procedure: Cases and Problems promotes student understanding of modern procedure, the adversary system and alternatives, the relationship between substance and procedure, and systemic problems in access to justice. This casebook pioneered the “due process approach” to the study of procedure and is designed to create an inclusive learning environment, emphasizing the formative role of public interest litigation in modern procedural law and the voices of women and people of color in shaping the field in both practice and scholarship. It is the only major casebook on the market written by co-authors who together have received more than a dozen awards for excellence in teaching. New to the Seventh Edition: Shorter notes and materials after principal cases Updated cases and materials on personal and subject matter jurisdiction, plausibility pleading, affirmative defenses, the new proportionality requirement in discovery, and more Revised and expanded treatment of arbitration and ADR Revised and expanded treatment of MDL Revised and streamlined treatment of class action doctrine Revised and streamlined treatment of preclusion Professors and students will benefit from: Lightly-edited cases paired with thoughtful notes and questions. Concise examination of scholarship and empirical data bearing on various procedural rules Close attention to the underlying social and economic contexts in which the rules function with emphasis on the consequences for vulnerable populations Meaningful discussion of oft-marginalized topics, including: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Discovery (including e-discovery), Aggregate Litigation, Remedies, Adversary Ethics, and Trial Practice. Hypothetical problems presented in each chapter and revisited in later chapters to support in-class exercises and awareness of how phases of litigation influence each other. A casebook designed to create an inclusive classroom experience
Being immortal has its downfalls. The recurrence of loss, the memories, and the continual need for a new identity before everyone questions why he looks so young. From the start he knew that Richard Ridley didn't feel safe; dying in infancy, and apparently unloved. He has no intention of being Richard. But then a man turns up claiming to be from the Special Investigation Department; and he's forced to take on Richard's identity, or be locked up...forever. All the department wants is for him to help them find other immortals. He's terrified at having his life controlled by others, but cannot rest until he's discovered why Richard's short life upsets him so much. Defying the department's instructions he sets about investigating his history. Uncovering Richard's past proves dangerous, even for an immortal.
Detective Inspector Jake Talbot's sister, Anna, is threatened by a sinister cult's beliefs. Ordered by the Ministry of Defence to observe their activities, he travels to Dorset with his friend Frankie. Observation becomes investigation when they discover a woman's body. Shortly after, a dangerous piece of evidence lands in Talbot's hands, its disappearance the catalyst for murder. Talbot suspects that an old enemy is involved with the cult, and at the heart of a plot that links psychic manipulation, drugs, and death. The investigation leads them into deeper shadows, where Talbot's enemy waits to wreak a revenge that is as shocking as it is painful. It will take all of Talbot's detective skills, and Frankie's exceptional computer programming expertise, if they are to bring down the criminal conspiracy and defeat his enemy. Set on the beautiful Dorset coast, this gritty psychological thriller races to a chilling conclusion in which Frankie and Talbot must face the cost of saving Anna.
Sharpen your pencil and your wits and try your skills on brain-bending mind-stumpers of every kind. From Solitaire Battleships to wonderfully tricky and intricate mazes, more than 200 super puzzles provide hours of enjoyment. * Whodunit?: Help Professor of Criminology Dr. Quicksolve and his son Junior solve devious crimes in this series of mini mysteries. * Be "Letter Perfect": Fill in the grid in this fun variation on a crossword. Every clue leads to a word that begins and ends with a designated letter. The last letter of the preceding word is also the first one of the next. Remember: always work in the direction of the numbers! And there's a lot more in store, too.
The Big Box; The Ant Or the Grasshopper?; The Lion Or the Mouse?; Poppy Or the Snake?; Peeny Butter Fudge; The Tortoise Or the Hare; Little Cloud and Lady Wind; Please, Louise
The Big Box; The Ant Or the Grasshopper?; The Lion Or the Mouse?; Poppy Or the Snake?; Peeny Butter Fudge; The Tortoise Or the Hare; Little Cloud and Lady Wind; Please, Louise
A collection of eight children's books by Toni Morrison, which includes retellings of some of Aesop's fables as well as stories of friendship and imagination.
Katie thought she was a normal kid, but a talking cat changes everything she thought she knew. Can she learn how to control her powers, deal with strong creatures, and save her mother?
Kind of Loving" You have seen the Toni Lee Scott story on "This is your Life" and you have watched her on Johnny Carson, Steve Allen, Mike Douglas, and Tennessee Ernie Ford shows. She is considered one of the most exciting, lovely and inspiring performers of our time. "Somebody up there must like Toni Lee Scott otherwise how could she have survived" wrote the San Francisco chronicle. Millions have read or heard her story---of how she overcame repeated tragic accidents in order to reach her goals. The United Cerebral Palsy Association named her "Entertainer of the Year" The Heart Association named her "Woman of the Year" Toni Lee Scott is a walking, living miracle. She doesn't simply speak of faith and courage, she proves it. The lessons that Toni Lee imparts to her readers can be used by anyone. Most important of all, Toni Lee Scott does more than inspire or entertain. She teaches and she educates. She shows her readers how to find within themselves the strength and the power and the love that Toni Lee Scott uses every day of her life. . .a kind of loving.
Katie thought she was a normal kid, but a talking cat changes everything she thought she knew. Can she learn how to control her powers, deal with strong creatures, and save her mother?
This lively, inspiring, and informative book zeroes in on the state of American fitness—persistently sedentary, plagued by obesity—and issues a clarion call to action that reaches across economic, racial, and educational lines. Toni Yancey finds that despite our best intentions and repeated resolutions to exercise, as well as a 40-year investment in fitness education and counseling, physical activity in all levels of society continues to plummet. In a warm, reader-friendly narrative that draws on solid scientific research, personal experience, and her own poetry, Yancey calls for a radically different approach: one that respects diversity and is grounded in the cultures of those most at risk. Instant Recess proposes regular ten-minute exercise breaks that utilize music and dance and are easily incorporated into school, work, and community life. Rather than encouraging unhealthful habits like cigarette breaks or high fat snacks, these "instant recesses" make the active choice the natural one. Here is a new paradigm for fitness and public health that promises vitality, well being, and a greater sense of community—demonstrating, as Yancey argues, that what’s good for the waistline is good for the bottom line.
Engaging with feminist new materialism, Toni Ingram reveals the ways in which the school ball (or prom) can be understood as an assemblage of material objects, spaces, practices, ideas and imaginings which contribute to the process of becoming school ball-girl. The ball-girl is not a fixed identity or subject but is an intra-active becoming a dynamic, shifting process where bodies, sexuality and femininities are relationally produced. (Re)conceptualising the school ball-girl as emergent phenomena provides openings for thinking about girls and this schooling practice beyond popular cultural narratives. Building on the social theory of Barad, Bennett, Best, Deleuze and Guattari, this book offers a new perspective on girls, sexuality, gender and schooling, while also exploring the potential of feminist new materialisms for rethinking educational practices and the human subject.
This book is a reflection on contemporary computational design thinking at the intersection of architecture, urban design, and landscape architecture, in a time marked by complex challenges like climate change, urbanization and population growth. Based on a critical rethinking of the notion of ground and the relation between the manmade and the natural environment, an understanding of architecture as regenerative practice is proposed. It aims at a built environment as landscape, at an architecture of prosthetic nature. The design approach is illustrated by a number of design experiments conducted within a studio setting and complemented by a series of conversations with leading experts on sustainable design and landscape architecture.
A Sociological Approach to Health Determinants investigates how 'the social' works in determining health and health inequity. Taking a global perspective, the book shines a light on how experiences of health, illness and health care are shaped by a variety of complex social dynamics. Informed primarily by sociology, the book engages with the WHO's social determinants of health approach and draws on contributions from history, political economy and policy analysis to examine issues such as class, gender, ethnicity and indigeneity, and the impact they have on health. A Sociological Approach to Health Determinants is a comprehensive resource that provides a new perspective on the influence of social structures on health, and how our understanding of the social can ensure improved health outcomes for people all over the globe.
From No.1 bestselling author Toni Maguire comes a new true story of shame, silence, abuse and survival. 'I have a very clear picture of the day Clive entered our lives. I can see him now as he walked into our living room, a tall man with a loud commanding voice, a wide smile and an armful of presents. It is a memory that still lives deep inside my head.' Ryan and Phil had always been inseparable. Twins born 35 minutes apart, Ryan was the protective one, constantly looking out for his younger brother. They can't remember how old they were when the abuse started, but they can remember their uncle very clearly. A frequent visitor to their home in Lincoln, he lavished their family with expensive treats. School holidays and weekends were spent visiting him, when he would often take the two little boys aside to play the games he liked. Trapped with him, day after day, year after year, the abuse continued until Ryan and Phil turned 16. After a showdown with Ryan when he was finally big enough, their uncle never approached them again. Nearly 20 years after the abuse ended, Ryan and his wife decided to foster troubled children, making their home a safe place filled with love for those in desperate need of it. Ryan and Phil suffered for years at the hands of their uncle, but throughout it all their bond held them together.
The First 100 Years tells the story from 1907 to 2007 of the First Baptist Church of Passtown and the African American Community of Hayti in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. The church members and residents tell their stories in words and pictures during the milestone 100th Anniversary of the First Baptist Church of Passtown in 2007. There are many historical Hayti communities throughout the United States. In this Hayti community, families migrating from the South found an oasis and have been neighbors and friends for over 100 years. Whether researching segregated schools in a northern state; or family members who migrated from the South to work in a steel town; or history contained in the books written by Hayti residents; you may find the answer inside, on the pages of this book. The surprise connections fell from the sky. What began as a small, local history of our church and community has yielded so much more historical texture. The years tell us much that the days never knew - Ralph Waldo Emerson Welcome to Hayti and the First Baptist Church of Passtown!
Lollies, Candies and Sweets The appeal of old-fashioned lollies and their indelible imprint on our childhood memories, with a feature story from lolly PhD scholar, Dr Toni Risson. Includes embedded videos on creating a Dolly Varden cake with trainer of chefs Lourayne Mahood from William Angliss Institute, as well as a look at our ongoing love affair with chocolate, and a romp through a lifetime of Kit Kat courtesy of Nestlé Australia.
First published in 1986, Where it hurts provides a straightforward and accessible introduction to sociology for beginning students. In dealing with key areas of sociology (such as class, gender, race and ethnicity, age, work, and the state) and grounding theory and concepts in real issues, it demonstrates how sociology works in a specific application- the social history of health and health care. Students for whom sociology is part of a health or welfare-related course will find this a lively and thought-provoking text. But in its style and content, it responds equally well to the demands of all beginning students in sociology for a clear and relevant introduction to the critical tradition.
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