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View book details for AIDS and the New Orphans
Coping with Death
By the year 2000, as many as 125,000 children under the age of 18 in the U.S. will have been orphaned by AIDS. Social services in major urban centers such as New York, Miami, Los Angeles, and Washington will be …
Contrary to the trend to do away with arts education as an unnecessary expense in schools trying to boost student test scores, this book promotes and explains the value of integrated arts instruction in furthering the accomplishment of curricular objectives …
View book details for A Century of Musicals in Black and White
An Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works By, About, or Involving African Americans
This comprehensive reference book provides succinct information on almost thirteen hundred musical stage works written and produced from the 1870s to the 1990s involving contributions by black librettists, lyricists, composers, musicians, producers, or performers or containing thematic materials relevant to …
View book details for 365 Ways to Be Happy
Inspiration and Motivation for Every Day
Do you want to be a joyful, more positive you? Tap into your inner optimist every day with this uplifting collection of motivating tips, mood-boosting activities, wise words and affirmations. From moments of delight to long-term emotional well-being, this book …
At school, Julia was drawn to the aloof and intriguing new student, Rachel, who lured her into a suicide pact. Julia survived; Rachel did not.Fifteen years later, Julia is still struggling with the guilt and trauma of that day, causing …
View book details for Film Studies in China
Selected Writings from Contemporary Cinema
Film Studies in China is a collection of specially selected articles chosen from issues of the Contemporary Cinema journal published throughout the year. Contemporary Cinema is one of the most prestigious academic film studies journals in China. Recently, this journal …
View book details for Keep Calm You're Only 60
Wise Words for a Big Birthday
Timely advice for a milestone birthdaySo what if youre turning 60? After all, with age comes wisdom and more excuses to share your valuable life lessons with literally anyone who will listen. Hey, at least youre not 70! Packed with …
In this accessible and informative guide, Sally Lewis explains how age, sexual infections, diet, excess weight, stress and anxiety affect fertility and offers practical advice and a holistic approach to help you conceive, including simple dietary and lifestyle changes and …
View book details for The Little Book of Queer Icons
The Inspiring True Stories Behind Groundbreaking LGBTQ+ Icons
Discover the fascinating stories behind 38 queer icons, all of them ground-breakers, risk-takers and game-changers. Whether they are activists, sportspeople, scientists or superstars, every one of these people has been a trailblazer in their field, and deserves to have their …
View book details for Animal Heroes
True Stories of Extraordinary Creatures
Magic, the miniature pony who helped a woman speak again after three years of silence Stubby, the stray dog who braved the front line with soldiers in World War One Moko, the bottlenose dolphin who guided a mother whale and …
View book details for The Little Book of Toilet Jokes
The Ultimate Collection of Crap Jokes, Number One-Liners and Hilarious Cracks
What did the poo say to the fart?You blow me away!Full to the brim with obscene one-liners, gross-out gags and smutty shenanigans, this book should be your number one and number two choice for lav-based laughs.
WISE WORDS FOR FATHERS Being a dad is great, but nobody ever said it was easy. This book is packed with inspiring and witty quotations to help you keep going through the hard times and enjoy fatherhood in all its …
View book details for How to Survive University
Top Tips, Fun Ideas and Essential Advice to Help You Ace Student Life
At last, no more parents! But whos going to do your washing, and bail you out when youre short of cash? Hmm, youre going to need survival skills: Think positively: dont think of it as a student loan, think of …
I arise from dreams of theeIn the first sweet sleep of night,When the winds are breathing low,And the stars are shining bright.I arise from dreams of thee,And a spirit in my feetHath led me who knows how? To thy window …
View book details for How to Survive Being a Dog Owner
Tongue-In-Cheek Advice and Cheeky Illustrations about Being a Dog Owner
You wont find a more loyal and loveable friend than you will in your dog. But if youre going to cope with its boundless energy, its insatiable appetite and its total disregard for social niceties, youre going to need survival …
Part 1: The Boy Who Grew Antlers Andy Bennett is a quiet and relatively shy fifth grader, despite the fact he has a famous mother. After a heated confrontation with his bully over his mother, Andy finds himself brooding on …
View book details for Animal Rights
A Subject Guide, Bibliography, and Internet Companion
Introductions to each chapter explain the issues, as well as the arguments that surround them, and a general introduction to the volume thoroughly explains how to use the book. Each entry contains the following information: author, title, edition, series title, …
View book details for A Handbook for Women Mentors
Transcending Barriers of Stereotype, Race, and Ethnicity
This perceptive and practical guide explores the growing phenomenon of successful women serving as mentors to other women in academia or in professional careers.In this unprecedented handbook, the team of coeditors and contributors show the immeasurable impact of women helping …
View book details for America's Home Front Heroes
An Oral History of World War II
A new compendium of firsthand reminiscences of life on the American home front during World War II.America's Home Front Heroes: An Oral History of World War II brings together in one rich resource the voices of those whom history often …
The conventional lineage of World Literature starts with Goethe and moves through Marx, Said, Moretti, and Damrosch, among others. What if there is another way to trace the lineage, starting with Simone de Beauvoir and moving through Hannah Arendt, Assia …
View book details for Apps for Librarians
Using the Best Mobile Technology to Educate, Create, and Engage
How can your libraryand your patronsbenefit from mobile apps? This guidebook offers a solid foundation in "app-literacy," supplying librarians with the knowledge to review and recommend apps, offer workshops, and become the app expert for their communities.Smartphones and other mobile …
View book details for 99 Jumpstarts to Research
Topic Guides for Finding Information on Current Issues
This book provides research assistance for 99 current and provocative issues students can use to write a brief argumentative paper.In 2030, it is projected that 65 percent of the population will be over 65. The U.S. Government Census Bureau reveals …
View book details for America's Gun Wars
A Cultural History of Gun Control in the United States
This book examines the controversies surrounding gun control, which are less about whether it "works" and more about whether the nation should prioritize traditional values of rugged independence or newer values of communitarian interdependence.America's Gun Wars contends that an understanding …
View book details for African Caribbeans
A Reference Guide
The African Diaspora left an indelible imprint on Caribbean countries and islands. This reference, the only broad historical and cultural survey of the black experience in the Caribbean, celebrates the Afro-Caribbean diversity of the countries it profiles. Each of the …
View book details for America's Heroes
Medal of Honor Recipients from the Civil War to Afghanistan
This book features the stories of 200 heroic individuals awarded the Medal of Honor for their distinguished military service while fighting for their country, from the Civil War to the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.America's Heroes: Medal of Honor Recipients …
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