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Ablex Publishing, 2002. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. L'Abate (psychology, Georgia State U.) clarifies and systematically sets out proposals he has made before to pair programmed distance writing, as represented by notebooks, with any other preventative, psychotherapeutic, and rehabilitative approach regardless of theory or personal bias. He reviews some of the principles of psychotherapy, then discusses the application of writing and workbooks generally in psychotherapy, more specific workbook appli... more information

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Sage Publications, 2008. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. L'Etang has taken on the difficult chore of defining public relations, its scope, and the nuts and bolts of the work it entails. Fortunately, her approach resembles that of newspaper editors from years past when training new reporters: tell readers what you're going to tell them, tell them, then tell them what you told them. Intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students, it is, as she states, "...a textbook with a twist!" Its... more information

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Fairleigh Dickinson U.P., 2008. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Punctuated by verse, illuminated by detail, and containing some of the most elegant gossip imaginable, Fontaine of the famous Fables wrote six long letters to his wife to assure her he was behaving well on his way to and back from Limoges. Art historian and academic Berger provides helpful notes and a comprehensive introduction to the letters along with his translation, which is the first ever in English for this text. The result is a glimpse ... more information

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U. of Washington Press, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Constantine and Koren Christofides and Carsten, all of the Institute for American Universities, have realized the dream of the French caricaturist Honoré Daumier to create new illustrations for the fables of Jean de la Fontaine. The illustrations in this volume, which were made by painters, printmakers, photographers, ceramists, sculptors, conceptual artists, fiber artists and art historians, create an intersection of contemporary art wit... more information

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U. of Minnesota Press, 2009. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Proposing that sexuality is as relevant as economic, political, and social factors in shaping and defining Puerto Rican migration to the United States, La Fountain-Stokes (U. of Michigan) traces how attitudes towards stigmatized forms of same-sex sexuality and gender variance provoked and affected Puerto Rican migration from the late 1960s to the 2000s and how Puerto Rican cultural producers have responded to this fact. He traces changes in how s... more information

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U. of Minnesota Press, 2009. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Proposing that sexuality is as relevant as economic, political, and social factors in shaping and defining Puerto Rican migration to the United States, La Fountain-Stokes (U. of Michigan) traces how attitudes towards stigmatized forms of same-sex sexuality and gender variance provoked and affected Puerto Rican migration from the late 1960s to the 2000s and how Puerto Rican cultural producers have responded to this fact. He traces changes in how s... more information

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Hippocrene Books Inc., 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. CD-ROM included. Sicily native La Marca pens a cultural and language guide to Sicily with sections on the land, food, architecture, arts, language, and family and customs. Each cultural chapter includes a section on helpful phrases that is doubled in audio form on the two included CD- ROMs. The second half of the book gives information on locations such as Ragusa, Siracusa, Messina, Palermo, and others, with closing sections listing annual events... more information

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Nova Science Publishers, 2009. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Questions and answers from website of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have been downloaded, edited, excerpted and augmented to provide the bulk of this volume. They summarize the history and nature of cyclones in the form of hurricanes, typhoons and tropical cyclones for non-technical readers, with reference to more technical material. A May 2009 report from the Congressional Research Service is also included, describing ... more information

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Continuum Publishing Group, 2008. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. LaBossiere collects a number of pieces he wrote for The Philosophers' Magazine, which is devoted to poking at the world with philosophical questions. Among the themes he addresses are God and purpose, time and chance, technology and ethics, animals, and political and social thought. (©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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Nova Science Publishers, 2009. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. This book examines the nutrition title of the omnibus 2008 'farm bill' affecting domestic food assistance programs. The program areas addressed include the regular Food Stamp program, programs operating in lieu of food stamps, The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, Community Food Projects, the Seniors Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, initiatives to provide fresh fruit and vegetable... more information

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Northwestern U. Press, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. To some it is the outlandish imagery: a banquet lasting six months, a downfall that leads to salvation. To others it is the violence, or perhaps the secular nature of the narrative. Whatever the reason, the biblical book of Esther seems to sit only lightly in the canon. LaCocque (Hebrew scriptures emeritus, Chicago Theological Seminary), however, believes this perception comes from a mistaken appraisal of genre. Building on the work of the Russia... more information

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Cambria Press, 2008. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. LaCoe, the superintendent of a school district in Pennsylvania, has written this guide to promoting teacher autonomy, providing educators and administrators with a clear outline of the potential risks and rewards of such a policy. The author presents a model that addresses autonomy in pedagogy, curriculum, assessment, student discipline, classroom environment and professional development, and then analyzes the effect of external accountability using both... more information

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Cambria Press, 2006. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. In an attempt to describe the Italian American experience during World War II--a much-ignored topic in studies of the era--LaGumina (Italian American studies, Nassau Community College) recounts his memories and feelings during the period. His objective is to connect personal recollection and objective history, describing what was happening in the microcosm of his life and the larger context of mainstream society. Questions he considers along the way are ... more information

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1999. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. ... more information

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Gibbs Smith, 2009. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. This is the only book on Sitting Bull written by a lineal descendant. LaPointe, the great-grandson of the famous Hunkpapa Lakota chief, retells the family tales and memories told to him about his great-grandfather's childhood, his reputation as a fierce warrior, his growth into a leader of his people, and the betrayal that led to his murder. The details of this rich oral history often differ from what has become the widely accepted biography of Sitting... more information

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Nova Science Publishers, 2009. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. This book describes methodological and conceptual advances in the study of sleep, depression, and anxiety, and how these domains interact. Contributors are recognized experts in the field from around the world, writing for an international audience of basic and clinical neuroscientists who are interested in behavioral neurophenotyping. The writing will also be accessible to students at the undergraduate level, while still providing an important... more information

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IOS Press, 2006. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. The Global Health Network Supercourse, supported by NASA and the National Institutes of Health, created a network of some 600 scientists in the former Soviet Union region. As part of the Supercourse project, the directors of an August 2005 NATO Advanced Research Workshop held in Lithuania networked 31,000 public health professionals in 151 countries researching in the area of natural and man-made disasters. Papers from the workshop are presented, offering in... more information

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BJu Legal Publishers, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This Dutch legal study investigates the causes of recidivism among juvenile offenders by examining conditions in both correctional institutions and in family life after release. Van der Laan, Vervoorn, van der Schans and Bogaerts (no affiliations given) address the central question about the influence of arrest and incarceration on the emotional state of juveniles by using literature complied by the Department for Judicial Youth Policy (DJJ) and t... more information

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Scarecrow Pr., 2009. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. This is a historical dictionary providing information on the complex conflicts between Zulus, Boers, and the British in Zululand between 1838 and 1888. Laband (history, Wilfrid Laurier U., Canada) presents some 900 alphabetical, cross-referenced entries detailing individual biographies of key figures, particular military units and institutions, specific battles and other events, populations, types of military equipment and fortifications, important place... more information

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ISTE Ltd., 2008. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Along with their promise, these new fields contain new challenges to developers and engineers of communication systems and technologies whether in civilian or military applications. Wireless ad hoc and sensor networks are flexible and self-organized and offer a broad range of new applications, but work still needs to be done on quality of service, security mechanisms, techniques for clustering and mobility of code. This analysis-oriented approach covers the ... more information

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