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It's Not You It's the Workplace
Women's Conflict at Work and the Bias that Built It
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2019
It's not you, It's the Workplace offers a fresh approach to understanding why women's relationships with other women at work are often fraught and when they are, have the potential to completely derail women's careers. It's a pervasive and complicated issue which, until now, has been falsely represented...
Your Child's Social and Emotional Well-Being
A Complete Guide for Parents and Those Who Help Them
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2016
Your Child's Social and Emotional Well-Being provides a practical guide full of proven strategies for promoting social and emotional learning (SEL) skills in children aged 4-16.
A practical guide designed to support parents and education professionals in developing social and emotional skills...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Natural Childbirth
The Support You Need for the Birth You Want
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
Thoughtful planning so mom and her supporters are ready when the baby is!
A midwife helps expecting mothers decide how natural they want their labor to be, what birthing methods are available, and the type of professional they want present. It helps women weigh factors, prepare mentally, make...
New Sources of Oil and Gas
Gases from Coal; Liquid Fuels from Coal, Shale, Tar Sands, and Heavy Oil Sources
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
New Sources of Oil & Gas: Gases from Coal, Liquid Fuels from Coal, Shale Tar Sands, and Heavy Oil Sources is a collection of papers that covers various concerns in exploiting alternative sources of oil and gas.
The book first covers the essential features of developing coal-gasification and coal-liquefaction...
The Applied Anthropology of Obesity
Prevention, Intervention, and Identity
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2015
The increasing global prevalence of obesity and nutrition-based non-communicable disease has many causes, including food availability; social norms as evidenced in local foodways; genetic predisposition; economic circumstance; cultural variation in norms surrounding body composition; and policies...
Courting Justice
Ten New Jersey Cases That Shook the Nation
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2013
Since 1947 a modernized New Jersey Supreme Court has played an important and controversial role in the state, nation, and world. Its decisions in cutting-edge cases have confronted society’s toughest issues, reflecting changing social attitudes, modern life’s complexities, and new technologies.
Paul...
The Politics of Richard Wright
Perspectives on Resistance
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2018
A pillar of African American literature, Richard Wright is one of the most celebrated and controversial authors in American history. His work championed intellectual freedom amid social and political chaos. Despite the popular and critical success of books such as Uncle Tom's Children (1938), Black...
The Unchained: Powerful Life Stories of Former Slaves
Thousands of Recorded Interviews, Memoirs & Narratives of Former Slaves (Including Historical Documents & Legislative Progress of Civil Rights Movement)
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2018
This unique collection consists of the most influential narratives of former slaves, including numerous recorded testimonies, life stories and original photos of former slaves long after Civil War: Recorded Life Stories of Former Slaves from 17 different US States Narrative of the Life of Frederick...
by S. Alessandro Martinez, Philip Kleaver, Raven McAllister
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2017
This collection of dark, Lovecraftian horror contains stories that would please Cthulhu and the rest of The Ancient Ones, and they're difficult to please.
by B. Morris Allen, Jarod K. Anderson, Stewart C. Baker
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2017
The best vegan science fiction and fantasy stories of 2016.
Twelve stories of mysterious aliens, unusual pets, messages from the future, witchcraft, and much more. And what's more, they're all vegan friendly - no skipping over the ugly parts. There are none! Just interesting ideas, good stories,...
Unveiling Man's Origins (Routledge Revivals)
Ten Decades of Thought About Human Evolution
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Originally published in 1969, the aim of this book is to tell the story of the major discoveries which have been made and the attitude of the world at large to these discoveries during the ten decades since Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859. For anyone interested in man's past and...
Esas que también soy yo
Nosotras escribimos
Language: Spanish
Release Date: May 7, 2019
El cuento es la forma literaria que recoge la magia de la narración desde tiempos inmemoriales hasta ahora. Este género plasma como pocos la historia de la literatura y su cercanía a la población: el cuento oral, el cuento en las hogueras de la tribu, el cuento en las cocinas de las casas, el...
Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Her Contemporaries
Literary and Intellectual Contexts
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2011
Considers Gilman's place in American literary and social history by examining her relationships to other prominent intellectuals of her era.
By placing Charlotte Perkins Gilman in the company of her contemporaries, this collection seeks to correct misunderstandings of the feminist writer and...
¡La fiesta!
Gran Angular
Language: Spanish
Release Date: November 26, 2015
¡En SM México estamos de fiesta! Cumplimos nuestra segunda década y claro que lo vamos a celebrar. Para ello, decidimos lanzar esta edición especial que reúne a los once autores que han obtenido el premio Gran Angular. A lo largo de estos veinte años, SM ha visto pasar cientos de escritores...