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Book cover of Fluvial-Tidal Sedimentology
by Philip J Ashworth, James L. Best, Daniel R Parsons
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2015

Fluvial-Tidal Sedimentology provides information on the ‘Tidal-Fluvial Transition', the transition zone between river and tidal environments, and includes contributions that address some of the most fundamental research questions, including how the morphology of the tidal-fluvial transition zone...
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Pathways of Power

The Dynamics of National Policymaking

by Timothy J. Conlan, Paul L. Posner, David R. Beam
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2014

While civics textbooks describe an idealized model of “how a bill becomes law;” journalists often emphasize special interest lobbying and generous campaign contributions to Congress; and other textbooks describe common stages through which all policies progress, these approaches fail to convey—much...
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Rebuilding the Ark

New Perspectives on Endangered Species Act Reform

by Jonathan Adler, Jonathan H. Adler, Jamison E. Colburn
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2011

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) may be the most powerful environmental law in the United States. Enacted in 1973, the ESA prohibits any actions that may cause harm to endangered plants and animals or the ecosystems upon which they depend. But although more than 1,200 species are protected under the...
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North America

The Historical Geography of a Changing Continent

by Thomas F. McIlwraith, Edward K. Muller, Michael P. Conzen
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001

This classic text retains the superb scholarship of the first edition in a thoroughly revised and accessibly written new edition. With both new and updated essays by distinguished American and Canadian authors, the book provides a comprehensive historical overview of the formation and growth of North...
Book cover of Communication and Conflict Transformation through Local, Regional, and Global Engagement
by Ali Askerov, Benjamin J. Broome, Luke Brenneman
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2016

Central to a transformational approach to conflict is the idea that conflicts must be viewed as embedded within broader relational patterns, and social and discursive structures—and must be addressed as such. This implies the need for systemic change at generative levels, in order to create genuine...
Book cover of The Vicksburg Campaign, March 29–May 18, 1863
by Michael B. Ballard, Stephen Nathaniel Dossman, William B. Feis
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013

Ulysses S. Grant’s ingenious campaign to capture the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River was one of the most decisive events of the Civil War and one of the most storied military expeditions in American history. The ultimate victory at Vicksburg effectively cut the Confederacy in...
Book cover of Peace-Building by, between, and beyond Muslims and Evangelical Christians
by Ghulam Haider Aasi, Asma Afsaruddin, Osman Bakar
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2009

This timely work addresses sensitive issues and relations between Muslims and Christians around the world. The book uniquely captures the opportunity for Christians and Muslims to come together and discuss pertinent issues such as pluralism, governance, preaching, Christian missionary efforts, and...
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Rethinking Disaster Recovery

A Hurricane Katrina Retrospective

by Elizabeth Fussell, Timothy J. Haney, James R. Elliott
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2015

Rethinking Disaster Recovery focuses attention on the social inequalities that existed on the Gulf Coast before Hurricane Katrina and how they have been magnified or altered since the storm. With a focus on social axes of power such as gender, sexuality, race, and class, this book tells new and personalized...
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Trans Studies

The Challenge to Hetero/Homo Normativities

by Yolanda Martinez-San Miguel, Sarah Tobias, Genny Beemyn
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016

Winner of the 2017 Sylvia Rivera Award in Transgender Studies from the Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS) From Caitlyn Jenner to Laverne Cox, transgender people have rapidly gained public visibility, contesting many basic assumptions about what gender and embodiment mean. The vibrant discipline...
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Gender and Peacebuilding

All Hands Required

by Celia Cook-Huffman, Nancy Hansen, Anna Snyder
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015

The twenty-­first century has brought with it a shift from the notion of human security being located in secure national borders to the need to secure the safety, freedom, and dignity of all. Despite efforts to equalize women’s status in the world evidenced by changes in many international projects...
Book cover of Basic Bioscience Laboratory Techniques
by Philip L.R. Bonner, Alan J. Hargreaves
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2011

This unique, practical, pocket-sized guide and reference provides every first year bioscience student with all they need to know to prepare reagents correctly and perform fundamental laboratory techniques. It also helps them to analyse their data and present their findings, in addition to directing...
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Tidal Inlets

Hydrodynamics and Morphodynamics

by J. van de Kreeke, R. L. Brouwer
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2017

This book describes the latest developments in the hydrodynamics and morphodynamics of tidal inlets, with an emphasis on natural inlets. A review of morphological features and sand transport pathways is presented, followed by an overview of empirical relationships between inlet cross-sectional area,...
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Styles and Strategies for Teaching High School Mathematics

21 Techniques for Differentiating Instruction and Assessment

by Edward J. Thomas, John R. Brunsting, Dr. Pam L. Warrick
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2010

This book offers effective, research-based strategies that can be mixed and matched to differentiate mathematics instruction for high school students through four different learning styles. Learn From the Experts! Sign up for a Math Professional Development Institute in your area—visit www.ThoughtfulClassroom.com/events
Book cover of Dry Creek

Dry Creek

Archaeology and Paleoecology of a Late Pleistocene Alaskan Hunting Camp

by W. Roger Powers, R. Dale Guthrie, John F. Hoffecker
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2017

With cultural remains dated unequivocally to 13,000 calendar years ago, Dry Creek assumed major importance upon its excavation and study by W. Roger Powers. The site was the first to conclusively demonstrate a human presence that could be dated to the same time as the Bering Land Bridge. As Powers...
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