D Jane: 126 books
by Jane D. Abbott
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
In this delightful novel, a pair of best friends -- both of whom are named Anne Leavitt -- have just graduated from college and are about to embark on their new lives. But when a letter arrives bearing an unexpected requested, the pair are torn apart and forced to make new plans.
by F. Scott Scribner, Roseanne Giannini Quinn, Christopher Adamo
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012
The phrase "beat generation" -- introduced by Jack Kerouac in 1948 -- characterized the underground, nonconformist youths who gathered in New York City at that time. Together, these writers, artists, and activists created an inimitably American cultural phenomenon that would have a global...
Sexual Disorientations
Queer Temporalities, Affects, Theologies
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Sexual Disorientations brings some of the most recent and significant works of queer theory into conversation with the overlapping fields of biblical, theological and religious studies to explore the deep theological resonances of questions about the social and cultural construction of time, memory,...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to College Biology
The Building Blocks of Biology—Explained
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Don't know much about biology?
The Complete Idiot's Guide® to College Biology follows the curriculum of Biology 101 so closely that it serves as a perfect study guide, and it's also great for AP Biology and SAT Subject Biology exams that high school students are taking in droves. Students...
by Jane D. Abbott
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Younger readers will fall in love with this charming tale about a 12-year-old girl, Keineth. When her father is called upon to undertake a potentially dangerous but vitally important mission, Keineth has to decide where to stay in his absence: in the luxe comfort of her somewhat formal and cold aunt's...
Sex Work Matters
Exploring Money, Power, and Intimacy in the Sex Industry
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
Sex Work Matters brings together sex workers, scholars and activists to present pioneering essays on the economics and sociology of sex work. From insights by sex workers on how they handle money, intimate relationships and daily harassment by the police, to the experience of male and transgender...
by Robert Coogan, Jane Donawerth, Molly J. Scanlon
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2018
What current theoretical frameworks inform academic and professional writing? What does research tell us about the effectiveness of academic and professional writing programs? What do we know about existing best practices? What are the current guidelines and procedures in evaluating a program’s...
Positive Discipline in the Classroom, Revised 3rd Edition
Developing Mutual Respect, Cooperation, and Responsibility in Your Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2011
The Acclaimed Bestseller That Can Improve Your Classroom Experience Forever!
Over the years, millions of parents have come to trust the classic Positive Discipline series for its consistent, commmonsense approach to child rearing. Hundreds of schools also use these amazingly effective strategies for...
Positive Discipline for Today's Busy (and Overwhelmed) Parent
How to Balance Work, Parenting, and Self for Lasting Well-Being
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2018
With the increasing pressure to excel at parenting, work, and personal relationships, it's easy to feel stressed and dissatisfied. This targeted Positive Discipline guide gives parents the tools to parent effectively without sacrificing their well-being or giving up on their life goals. Instead of...
Positive Discipline for Preschoolers, Revised 4th Edition
For Their Early Years -- Raising Children Who Are Responsible, Respectful, and Resourceful
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2019
Completely updated with the latest research in child development and learning, Positive Discipline for Preschoolers will help parents understand their preschooler and provide early methods to raise a child who is responsible, respectful, and resourceful.
Caring for young children is one of...
Loving Lefties
How to Raise Your Left-Handed Child in a Right-Handed World
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2002
For a left-handed child in a right-friendly world, tasks that should come easily can seem confusing and frustrating. Parents of the more than 400,000 lefties born annually in the United States have had no resource that deals seriously with the learning difficulties their children face -- until now.
Loving...
Positive Discipline Parenting Tools
The 49 Most Effective Methods to Stop Power Struggles, Build Communication, and Raise Empowered, Capable Kids
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Do you wish there was a way to raise well-behaved children without punishment? Are you afraid the only alternative is being overly indulgent?
With Positive Discipline, an encouragement model based on both kindness and firmness, you don’t have to choose between these two extremes. Using these...
Black LGBT Health in the United States
The Intersection of Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2016
Black LGBT Health in the United States: The Intersection of Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation focuses on the mental, physical, and spiritual aspects of health, and considers both risk and resiliency factors for the Black LGBT population. Contributors to this collection intimately understand the...
Pastoral Bearings
Lived Religion and Pastoral Theology
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2010
The study of lived religion is an enterprise which attempts to elucidate how 'ordinary' men and women in all times and places draw on religious behavior, media, and meanings to make sense of themselves and their world. Through the influence of liberation theology and postmodernism, pastoral theologians_like...