This classic in African American studies was first published in 1947; it has been a standard text ever since, and has been revised several times. Professors Franklin and Moss provide a comprehensive survey of the African American experience--including slavery, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Civil Rights movement--and highlight movements of self ...
First published in 1968, History of the Theatre is the most comprehensive and widely used survey of theatre history. The eighth edition retains all of the traditional features that have made History of the Theatre a classic for over thirty years, including over 530 photos and illustrations, useful maps, and the expertise of Oscar Brockett, one of ...
John Hope Franklin lived through America's defining twentieth century transformation, the dismantling of legally protected racial segregation. A renowned scholar, he has explored that formation in its myriad aspects, notably in his 3.5 million bestseller, "From Slavery to Freedom". And he experienced it first hand. Born in 1915, he was evicted ...
Jon Franklin, an undisputed master of the great American nonfiction short story, shares the secrets of his success. This lively, easy-to-follow guide combines readability and excitement with the best of expository prose and illuminates the techniques that beginning journalists will find to be immensely helpful.
The Fifth Edition of this popular elementary science methods text emphasizes learning science through inquiry, implementation of the Learning Cycle, NSE standards, constructivism, technology, and strategies for teaching diverse learners. Teaching Science for All Children employs an inquiry model throughout, especially apparent in the design of ...
This study of forms of resistance by slaves, including flight, is based on local records, personal writings, and other sources. Historians Franklin and Schweninger show how this evidence argues against the somewhat popular notion of slaves as passive victims, and supports a view of slaves as active agents of self-determination.
You have inside information on God's will for your life! God has bestowed an incredible gift with every believer. He has given you an internal compass to guide and discern things about your life, your family, your children, your finances, and much more. Jentezen Franklin reveals how, through the Holy Spirit, you can tap into the heart and mind of ...
This developmental textbook teaches students to write effective college-level paragraphs and essays through a practical step-by-step approach, with plenty of student-written models, carefully sequenced writing activities, brief coverage of source-based writing, and brand new grammar exercises -- all for a low price.
This classic in African American studies was first published in 1947; it has been a standard text ever since, and has been revised several times. Professors Franklin and Moss provide a comprehensive survey of the African American experience--including slavery, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Civil Rights movement--and highlight movements of self ...
Celebrating nearly 100 years as "The Bible of the Mechanical Industries", The 28th Edition brings together volumes of knowledge, information and data gathered, revised and improved upon from experts throughout the mechanical industries. Extraordinarily comprehensive yet easy to use since it premiered, "Machinery's Handbook" provides mechanical and ...
The matriarch of a remarkable African-American family, Sally Thomas went from being a slave on a tobacco plantation, to a "virtually free" slave, who ran her own business and purchased one of her sons out of bondage. "In Search of the Promised Land" offers a vivid portrait of the extended Thomas-Rapier family and of the life of slaves before the ...
For senior-level or first-year graduate-level courses in control analysis and design, and related courses within engineering, science, and management. What every engineer needs to know about feedback control. Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems, 6/e covers the material that every engineer, and most scientists and prospective managers, needs to ...
An account of the role of former slaves during the period after the Civil War in American history. Arguments concerning the brevity of the North's military occupation of the South, the limited amount of power wielded by former slaves, the influence of moderate southerners, the flaws of the constitutions drawn up by the Radical state governments, ...
It's not your father's heart disease anymore. In a world where so many people suffer from cardiovascular illness, and where 50 percent of heart attacks occur in people with low cholesterol levels, it's definitely time to take a new look at exactly what constitutes cardiac risk - and exactly what people can do to manage and reverse it. Joe ...
Due to a staggering flood of issues, including racism, violence, and discrimination, safely shepherding African-American boys through "the minefield" of their teens is often an uphill battle for parents. Psychologists and family therapists Nancy Boyd-Franklin and A.J. Franklin provide a wide-ranging, helpful guide that addresses a myriad of topics ...
This well-respected, market-leading text discusses the use of digital computers in the real-time control of dynamic systems. The emphasis is on the design of digital controls that achieve good dynamic response and small errors while using signals that are sampled in time and quantized in amplitude. Both classical and modern control methods are ...
The Fourth Edition of this popular elementary science methods text emphasizes learning science through inquiry, implementation of the Learning Cycle, NSE standards, constructivism, technology, and strategies for teaching diverse learners. This compact version of the larger fifth edition text includes only the methods chapters and omits the content ...
Franklin's Autobiography is the only enduring best-seller written in America before the nineteenth century, as well as the most popular autobiography ever written.
Everyday people are rushed to the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services. There a tireless team of doctors work night and day to save the lives of victims of shock. And there, shock specialist Dr. R. Adams Cowley fights against a conservative medical hierarchy to maintain his controversial unit.
Presenting the preeminent history of African-Americans, this best-selling text charts the journey of African-Americans from their origins in the civilizations of Africa, through slavery in the Western Hemisphere, their struggle for freedom in the West Indies, Latin America, and the United States, to the election of our first African American ...
Franklin brings a powerful message of hope using examples from biblical characters who knew the power of grabbing hold of the dreams and visions God gave them, and not letting go until they came to pass. The book also reveals three hindrances that can stop a dream from being fulfilled. (Christian)
Bodin's Six livres de la republique is a vast synthesis of comparative public law and politics, the theoretical core of which is formed by the four chapters translated in this volume. These contain his celebrated theory of sovereignty, which informed his thinking on the state and made his Republique a landmark in the development of European ...
Gianlorenzo Bernini was the greatest sculptor of the Baroque period, and yet - surprisingly - there have been only a handful of shows related to his work in modern times.Bernini's portrait busts were masterpieces of technical virtuosity; at the same time, they revealed a new interest in psychological depth. His ability to capture the essential ...
The essays collected here are from a 50-year span in the life and career of the distinguished historian John Hope Franklin. Together and separately they address his life experience, the discipline in which he works--and the pervading issue of the color line.
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