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Social Networks of the Avant-Garde
Bucknell University Press
For hundreds of years, Barcelona and Madrid have shared a deep rivalry. Throughout history, they have competed in practically every aspect of social life, sport, politics, and culture. While competition between cities is commonplace in many nations around the world, …
AltaMira Press
Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumJewish Responses to Persecution, 19331946 offers a new perspective on Holocaust history by presenting documentation that describes the manifestations and meanings of Nazi Germany's "Final Solution" from the Jewish perspective. This …
View book details for The Broken Fall
A Katrina Collection
Hamilton Books
The Broken Fall chronicles a writer's journey to find faith, hope, and meaning following the country's worst national disasterHurricane Katrina. This book is an ode to God, country, and the invincible spirit of man to transform the experience of loss …
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The Making of an Englishwoman?
Hamilton Books
This autobiography tells the story of an indefatigable spirit who survived the Second World War, a doomed marriage, the murder of her father, rape, and the almost endless consternation of family problems. Author Dr. Nina Murray was born in St. …
View book details for The Iraqi Revolution of 1958
A Revolutionary Quest for Unity and Security
UPA
In the early hours of July 14, 1958, Iraqi military officers overthrew the British-installed Iraqi monarchy. The Free Officers coup initiated an era of military and subsequently Ba'thist rule that only ended with the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. …
Bucknell University Press
Robert Burns has been a key figure in Scottish identity globally since his death in 1796. But he has always been much more than that. In America, his admirers have included Emerson, President Lincoln, Maya Angelou and many others, for …
Hamilton Books
As a punishment for our most serious crimethe intentional killing of a victim in an egregious waythe death penalty naturally attracts opposing moral views. One view says that the state should never execute a criminal no matter what the crime …
View book details for Children's Theater
A Paradigm, Primer, and Resource
Scarecrow Press
Although there are many children's theater companies located around the world, more parents and educators need to know what a significant impact such venues can have on the lives of their participants. For anyone interested in learning more about these …
View book details for Diary of a Dream
A History of the National Archives Independence Movement, 1980-1985
Scarecrow Press
Based on unique and previously unpublished sources, this book examines in detail the complex, emotional, and difficult movement to remove the National Archives and Records Service from the control of the U.S. General Services Administration. This struggle began almost from …
View book details for The Girlfriends' Clergy Companion
Surviving and Thriving in Ministry
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
As increasing numbers of young women are discerning a call to ministry, entering seminary, graduating, and searching for the call to a parish or other ministry setting, they need to be aware of the realities that face them. The Girlfriends' …
View book details for Transnational Na(rra)tion
Home and Homeland in Nineteenth-Century American Literature
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
This book examines American literary texts whose portrayal of "American" identity involves the incorporation of a "foreign body" as the precondition for a comprehensive understanding of itself. This nexus of disconcerting textual dynamics arises precisely insofar as both citizen/subject and …
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Successful Strategies in Pursuing National Board Certification
R&L Education
WHAT WORKS! provides a roadmap for National Board candidates by guiding them as they work through each of the four entries to be submitted. The chapters contain dozens of tips on "What Works!" and "Why These Work!." The tips are …
R&L Education
It's Your First Year Teaching, But You Don't Have to Act Like It is for anyone who is either studying to be a teacher or who has recently entered the teaching profession. This book includes sections on: How to find …
R&L Education
With the current emphasis on standards in the schools, one may think that this is a new phenomenon. However, as this pamphlet clearly demonstrates, while standards in American schools have a long history dating back to Reconstruction, the recommendations for …
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Japanese Music in the 20th Century
Scarecrow Press
"This book introduces us to the world of contemporary Japanese music and it guides us towards a better understanding of their world."Luciano BerioYogaku discusses over a century of musical activity in Japan, detailing, in particular, the music that was inspired …
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The Election That Changed America
Ivan R. Dee
The race for the White House in 1968 was a watershed event in American politics. In this brilliantly succinct narrative analysis, Lewis L. Gould shows how the events of that tumultuous year changed the way Americans felt about politics and …
View book details for Lord Dunsany
A Comprehensive Bibliography
Scarecrow Press
Anglo-Irish writer Lord Dunsany (18781957) was a pioneering writer in the genre of fantasy literature and the author of such celebrated works as The Book of Wonder (1912) and The King of Elflands Daughter (1924). Over the course of a …
View book details for Santayana the Philosopher
Philosophy as a Form of Life
Bucknell University Press
Regarding Santayana it has been claimed that he lacks a system while contradicting himself in outrageous ways. An attentive analysis of his complete uvre, however, reveals something else entirely. It is not easy to classify a thinker as a Platonic …
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The Meaning of Earth
Lehigh University Press
In this book, author Lucas Murrey argues that the thinking of the modern German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (19441900) is not only more grounded in antiquity than previously understood, but is also based on the Dionysian spirit of Greece which scholars …
View book details for Antonio Lopez Garcias Everyday Urban Worlds
A Philosophy of Painting
Bucknell University Press
Antonio Lopez Garcias Everyday Urban Worlds: A Philosophy of Painting is the first book to give the famed Spanish artist the critical attention he deserves. Born in Tomelloso in 1936 and still living in the Spanish capital today, Antonio Lopez …
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
The Poetry and Poetics of Michael Heller: A Nomad Memory is the first comprehensive treatment of a singularly important American poet of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Michael Heller (b. 1937) has amassed a body of poetry and criticism that …
View book details for Historical Dictionary of World War II
The War against Germany and Italy
Scarecrow Press
This dictionary covers the complex and costly conflict that began when Germany, ruled by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, invaded neighboring Poland on 1 September 1939; and concluded when Germany surrendered on 79 May 1945, leaving much of the …
View book details for Brahms and His World
A Biographical Dictionary
Scarecrow Press
As an influential and well-connected composer, Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) had encountered, befriended, and collaborated with hundreds of people over his significant career. In Brahms and His World: A Biographical Dictionary, author Peter Clive provides extensive and up-to-date information on the …
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Creative Booktalking for Adults
Scarecrow Press
There are many books that provide advice and booktalks for adults who work with children and teens. However, Something to Talk About: Creative Booktalking for Adults is the first book to focus solely on adults. Working as Fiction Specialists in …
View book details for Performance and Accountability in Today's Classroom
A Framework for Effective Mentoring
R&L Education
This is a consumable workbook for new teachers, or veteran teachers who may need instructional coaching. The first chapter includes an assessment instrument directly aligned to National Teacher Standards and requires the teacher to set goals, be attuned to accountability, …
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