Norris: 603 books

This book specifies the foundation for Adapted Primary Literature (APL), a novel text genre that enables the learning and teaching of science using research articles that were adapted to the knowledge level of high-school students. More than 50 years ago, J.J. Schwab suggested that Primary Scientific...

Oxford Cases in Medicine and Surgery, second edition, teaches students a hypothesis-driven, logical step-by-step approach to diagnosis when faced with each of 29 common patient presentations. This approach mirrors that used by successful clinicians on the wards, challenging students with questions...

The world around us was in turmoil. We watched racial tensions grow with the untimely deaths of prominent leaders. From political to spiritual, the world was changing forever. There are many people in my family that I could dedicate this book to, but I want to honor my great-grandmother because she...

Some people don't have or know love, faith, or the belief or trust in the Lord. They did at sometime in their life, but the paths that came along in their life cause them to lose it. Some were strong enough to fight back and somewhere not. I was one of the Blessed ones. I grew up a little barefoot...

Do You Understand the Bible? If not, this is the book for you.----Written to help the layperson more easily understand the Bible, this helpful guide also teaches how to apply the lessons in the Bible to everyday living.----The great themes of the Bible such as creation, obedience, faith, hope, mercy,...

How do you make a future when you can’t escape the past? What you believed in seemed to vanish overnight. So how are you going to live now? One family struggling in the heart of the country looks for a star to steer by as they try to plot a route out of the dark they’ve been pitched into.

‘Try and do something with your life. Be deliberate, you know?’ A love song, an elegy, a celebration – Eventide tells the story of three people whose worlds are disappearing. John is a landlord forced to sell up; Liz is a church organist who can’t get a gig; Mark takes what work...

At First Sight Two young people meet and spend a New Year together in Salzburg. Holly is there on holiday with her parents; Jack plays piano in the hotel bar. Their story is told through a collage of exchange and recollection. At First Sight was presented by Up In Arms on tour and at...

Wiltshire. 1915. As the shadow of war falls over the landscape, a young couple find themselves caught up in the turmoil of troubled times. For generations, John and Anna’s families have made a living working the land. Growing up next door to each other in back-to-back cottages, everyone has...

The rise of CCTV camera surveillance in Britain has been dramatic. Practically every major city now boasts a CCTV system aimed at, among other things, preventing, detecting and reducing the fear of crime. Increasingly these developments are mirrored in villages, shopping malls, residential estates,...

Markov chains are central to the understanding of random processes. This is not only because they pervade the applications of random processes, but also because one can calculate explicitly many quantities of interest. This textbook, aimed at advanced undergraduate or MSc students with some background...

Educational Leadership: Perspectives on Preparation and Practice identifies core knowledge and skills that educational leaders should be exposed to during pre-service preparation and throughout in-service professional development. The contributors discuss established pedagogical and experiential learning...