A timeless collection of classic cocktail recipes from the Golden Age of Mixology. This vintage guide to cocktail making features well-known recipes for mixed drinks as well as unique and innovative beverages. Detailing meticulous instructions on the timing and presentation of each drink, William Schmidt's The Flowing Bowl - When and What to Drink is an essential guide for any bartender or cocktail enthusiast. First published in 1892, this new edition from Vintage Cookery Books features an introduction to mixed drinks by William Schimdt and advisory excerpts from Joseph L. Haywood's Mixology (1898).
William S. Schmidt is an associate professor of the Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University Chicago. He is the author of two books and numerous articles in the fi elds of counseling and spirituality. He is the editor of the Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health published by Taylor and Francis.
On the feast of St. Michael, September 1659, a thirteen-year-old peasant girl left her family's rural home to work as a maid in the nearby city of Braunschweig. Just two years later, Grethe Schmidt found herself imprisoned and accused of murdering her bastard child, even though the fact of her pregnancy was inconclusive and no infant's body was found to justify the severe measures used against her. The tale spiraled outward to set a defense lawyer and legal theorist against powerful city magistrates and then upward to a legal contest between that city and its overlord, the Duchy of Brunswick, with the city's independence and ancient liberties hanging in the balance. Death and a Maiden tells a fascinating story that begins in the bedchamber of a house in Brunswick and ends at the court of Duke Augustus in the city of Wolfenbettel, with political intrigue along the way. After thousands of pages of testimony and rancorous legal exchange, it is still not clear that any murder happened. Myers infuses the story of Grethe's arrest, torture, trial, and sentence for "suspected infanticide" with a detailed account of the workings of the criminal system in continental Europe, including the nature of interrogations, the process of torture, and the creation of a "criminal" identity over time. He presents an in-depth examination of a criminal system in which torture was both legal and an important part of criminal investigations. This story serves as a captivating slice of European history as well as a highly informative look at the condition of poor women and the legal system in mid-seventeeth century Germany. General readers and scholars alike will be riveted by Grethe's ordeal.
I'm not a doctor with a large office, or a psychologist with study groups. I am just a regular teen with a few points on the adolescent mind. It makes sense to me that, if you want to know what teens really feel, you talk to a teen. Well, here I am. I'm William Schmidt. I wrote this book in eleventh grade for an English class project. It's a book not just for teens but parents as well. My reason for writing the book is to bring to light issues that teens face on a day-to-day basis, and to offer suggestions for how to deal with those issues. You might just be surprised at what you find.
Inequality for All makes an important contribution to current debates about economic inequalities and the growing achievement gap, particularly in mathematics and science education. The authors argue that the greatest source of variation in opportunity to learn is not between local communities, or even schools, but between classrooms. They zero in on one of the core elements of schooling—coverage of subject matter content—and examine how such opportunities are distributed across the millions of school children in the United States. Drawing on data from the third TIMMS international study of curriculum and achievement, as well as a six-district study of over 500 schools across the United States, they point to Common Core State Standards as being a key step in creating a more level playing field for all students. William H. Schmidt is University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University and co-director of the Education Policy Center. Curtis C. McKnight is emeritus professor of mathematics at the University of Oklahoma.
This vintage book contains a complete guide to alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, including detailed historical information, directions for making a variety of different drinks, comments on physiology and diet, and much more. "The Flowing Bowl - When and What to Drink" is highly recommended for those with an interest in cocktail making and drinking etiquette, and would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Contents include: "History", "Wine", "Beer", "Alcohol", "Coffee", "Tea", "Water", "Mineral Water", "Physiology and Diet", "Composition of Drinks and their Adulterations", "Water", "Milk", "Wine", "Beer", "Spirits", "Ethnography", "Our Ancestors", "Description of a Greek Banquet", "Description of a Roman Banquet", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commission new introduction on cocktail and beverage making.
This open access book examines the interrelationship of national policy, teacher effectiveness, and student outcomes with a specific emphasis on educational equity. Using data from the IEA’s Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) conducted between 1995 and 2015, it investigates grade four and grade eight data to assess trends in key teacher characteristics (experience, education, preparedness, and professional development) and teacher behaviors (instructional time and instructional content), and how these relate to student outcomes. Taking advantage of national curriculum data collected by TIMSS to assess changes in curricular strategy across countries and how these may be related to changes in teacher and student factors, the study focuses on the distributional impact of curriculum and instruction on students, paying particular attention to overall inequalities and variations in socioeconomic status at the student and country level, and how such factors have altered over time. Multiple methods, including regression and fixed effects analyses, and structural equation modelling, establish the evolution of these associations over time.
A young mother leaves her parents, her infant son and her homeland in hope of finding a way to support her family; A middle-aged man wrestles with the sexual abuse he experienced as a child; A teenage girl struggles with her drug use; A teenage boy confronts his anger about his father's imprisonment; A young man decides how he might best serve his country. All of these people have something in common. All of them are on an adventure that began within. Storytelling: Wisdom, Trauma and the Dalai Lama is guidebook to becoming your very best self. It is an aide to discovering the gold hidden in your experience. The treasure you seek is within you. The tale you tell is sacred history. The most important experiences in finding the meaning in your life are oftentimes the most painful ones. Addictions and other compulsions are distractions from the adventure to become your best self. This book will help you identify, write about, heal and learn from the trauma in your life. Storytelling will introduce you to other wisdom figures that, like Beatrice in Dante's Inferno, will accompany you on your journey to becoming 'all you can be.' In the telling of your story you will change the world. Enjoy the adventure. Remember, if you can tell a story about your experience, you can learn from it, heal it and help others.
(Reference). Discover one of America's greatest contributions to the music world the drumset by exploring this book. This unique publication uses extensive interviews with the Ludwigs and photos from their personal collections to recall the origins, development, and tools of the craft. You'll also discover why the best drummers Ringo Starr, Joe Morello, Danny Gottlieb and others use Ludwigs. Over 150 photos and illustrations make this an invaluable reference for all drummers.
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