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Book cover of Dime
by E. R. Frank
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2015

The startling realities of teen prostitution are revealed in this eye-opening, heartbreaking story from the author of America, which Booklist called “a piercing, unforgettable novel” and Kirkus Reviews deemed “a work of sublime humanity.” As a teen girl in Newark, New Jersey, lost in...
Book cover of The Biology of Wool and Hair
by G. E. Rogers, P. J. Reis, K. A. Ward
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

Book cover of Unbridled Cowboy
by Joseph B. Fussell and E. R. Fussell (ed.)
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2008

Unbridled Cowboy is a riveting firsthand account of a defiant hell-raiser in the wild and tumultuous American Southwest in the late 1800s. At the age of fourteen, Joe Fussell hopped trains to escape from school and the authority he scorned. Joe became a roving cowpuncher across the Texas territory, tilling...
Book cover of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Mid and Later Life
by Pamela A. Smith, Amy Maida Wadsworth, William McMahon
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2016

Bringing together international academics and professionals who are actively researching and working in the field, this pioneering scholarly volume covers the issues faced by individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD) in mid and later life. Including a range of personal, academic and clinical...
Book cover of A Summer Search for John Franklin (Illustrated)
by Commander E.A. . Inglefield, R.N
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014

First published in 1853, this work recounts an unsuccessful expedition to find the missing Franklin expedition. Following the disappearance of Sir John Franklin and his crew during a mission to find the North-West Passage, the Admiralty organised numerous searches for the missing men. The naval officer...
Book cover of Green Oslo

Green Oslo

Visions, Planning and Discourse

by Per Gunnar Røe
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2016

As urban regions face the demand to decrease fossil fuel dependency, many cities in the developing world are undertaking initiatives designed to create a greener city by aiming for a more sustainable form of urban development and, to do so, they need to evaluate existing modes of transportation and...
Book cover of DB2 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Advanced Database Administration Certification
by Roger E. Sanders, Dwaine R Snow
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012

Database administrators versed in DB2 wanting to learn more about advanced database administration activities and students wishing to gain knowledge to help them pass the DB2 9 UDB Advanced DBA certification exam will find this exhaustive reference invaluable. Written by two individuals who were part...
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iPhoto '11

The Macintosh iLife Guide to using iPhoto with OS X Lion and iCloud

by Jim Heid, Michael E. Cohen, Dennis R. Cohen
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2012

iPhoto '11 helps you organize, edit, and share your photos. With iPhoto '11 it's easy to organize and manage the thousands (maybe tens of thousands) of photos on your Mac by Faces, Places, and Events. iPhoto '11 also comes with editing and enhancement tools that rival those in expensive photo software....
Book cover of Queering Elementary Education

Queering Elementary Education

Advancing the Dialogue about Sexualities and Schooling

by Kathy Bickmore, Perry Brass, Betsy Cahill
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 1999

Queering Elementary Education is not about teaching kids to be gay, lesbian, bisexual, or straight. ItOs not part of a sinister stratagem in the Ogay agenda.O Instead, these provocative and thoughtful essays advocate the creation of classrooms that challenge categorical thinking, promote interpersonal...
Book cover of Gendered Identities

Gendered Identities

Criticizing Patriarchy in Turkey

by Canan Aslan Akman, Verda Irtis, Gökçe Bayindir Goularas
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2013

This study is an effort to reveal how patriarchy is embedded in different societal and state structures, including the economy, juvenile penal justice system, popular culture, economic sphere, ethnic minorities, and social movements in Turkey. All the articles share the common ground that the political...
Book cover of The Addiction Treatment Planner

The Addiction Treatment Planner

Includes DSM-5 Updates

by Robert R. Perkinson, Arthur E. Jongsma Jr., Timothy J. Bruce
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014

The bestselling treatment planning system for mental health professionals The Addiction Treatment Planner, Fifth Edition provides all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatment plans that satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, third-party payors, and...
Book cover of Tracking the Rise of the Radical Right Globally
by Megan Armstrong, Imran Iwan, Roland Clark
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2019

2018 was a tumultuous year in global politics. Starting with the rise of the Lega Nord in Italy and ending with the election of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, it has never been such a pertinent time to study the radical right. This yearbook pulls together the best commentary and analysis from an international...
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Lima Barreto

New Critical Perspectives

by Paulo da-Luz-Moreira, Robert Anderson, Talia Gúzman-González
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2013

This edited volume is a collection of twelve interdisciplinary essays from various Brazilian literary scholars, historians, and anthropologists analyzing the work of 19th- and 20th-century Afro-Brazilian writer Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto. This is the first collection to present a cohesive analysis...
Book cover of Strengths and Challenges of New Immigrant Families

Strengths and Challenges of New Immigrant Families

Implications for Research, Education, Policy, and Service

by Sayali S. Amarapurkar, Laura Bates, Libby Balter Blume
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2009

Immigration to America is an issue that often sparks intense emotional reactions_from passion and compassion to anger and even rage. Often missing from the dialogue, however, is discussion of the strengths of immigrant newcomers_the abilities and positive characteristics they bring as individuals...
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