Leather Braiding has stood for more than forty years as the definitive book in its field. Grant's clearly written guide to the art of leather braiding contains detailed illustrations, step-by-step instructions, and a wealth of incidental, fascinating information. It makes accessible, to even the novice, serviceable and recreational uses of leather ...
The gear illustrated and described in this book is made of rawhide. However, leather thongs and plastic string can be worked in the same manner. The illustrations are clear, and detailed drawings show from beginning to end how to make the articles of gear the horseman uses to "work or show" his horse to best advantage. Bridles, hackamores, hobbles ...
This text frames and develops a coherent, practical, and engaging approach to teaching and learning elementary social studies. The authors combine the latest research on learning patterns, curriculum structure and presentation, and assessment with practical issues like classroom management, goal establishment, and creative lesson planning. ...
Many of the anecdotes she relates give fascinating glimpses into a very troubled period of American History. A dramatic reminiscence recounts the night that Lincoln was assassinated. Mrs. Grant insisted that she and her husband turn down an invitation to the theater in favor of returning home. It saved her husband's life: he had also been marked ...
This collection is designed for ministers and Sunday school teachers who want to grow in their ability to interpret, teach and preach God's word. It requires no understanding of biblical languages, or of the technical details of hermeneutics, the art and science of interpreting the Bible. Biblical Hermeneutics traces how the Bible has been ...
The Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding is the definitive work on the subject in the English language and results from Bruce Grant's many, many years of interest and experience as a braider and writer on the subject. It combines most of the material published in Leather Braiding and How to Make Cowboy Horse Gear (described elsewhere in ...
In the profound document of Romans, Paul explores the heights of Christian doctrine and practice, exploring subjects of justification by faith, sanctification, and freedom in Christ. The Life Application Bible Comentary is the only work to offer sermon and lesson applications alongside stirring commentary. Complete with maps, charts, graphs, ...
The transition from socialism in Eastern Europe is not an isolated event, but part of a larger shift in world capitalism, the transition from Fordism to flexible (or neohberal) capualism.
Originally commissioned in 1905 by Franz Boas, this study offers a portrait of Sakhalin Island in Russia. The text focuses on the belief systems of a people prior to the dramatic cultural re-education programmes introduced under Soviet rule.
At the outset of the twentieth century, the Nivkhi of Sakhalin Island were a small population of fishermen under Russian dominion and an Asian cultural sway. The turbulence of the decades that followed would transform them dramatically. While Russian missionaries hounded them for their pagan ways, Lenin praised them; while Stalin routed them in ...
The authors' contemporary framework uses four commonplaces of education--learners and learning, the subject matter of social studies, teachers and teaching, and classroom learning environment--to help future teachers create powerful learning experiences for their students. The text's teaching/learning model focuses on constructivism, or how new ...
Two glimpses of Indonesia thirty years apart give a fascinating insight into the forces of both continuity and change. Linking the Pacific and Indian oceans and integrated with the dynamic Asia Pacific region, Indonesia's future, which affects us and many other countries, looks bright.
"Australia's Foreign Relations" is a rigorous, lively and comprehensive "insider" account of how Australian foreign policy works. It runs the full gamut of issues fundamental to Australia's place in, and relationships with, the world. It is aimed at researchers, policy makers and students of international relations, international economics, ...
Technology to Teach Literacy: A Resource for K-8 Teachers, second edition, is designed to provide teachers with an array of computer tools to promote reading, writing, and critical thinking in their classrooms. This text can be used not only in a preservice course but also by seasoned teachers who recognize the need to continue their education by ...
This commentary on Paul's letters to the Corinthians was written by the team who designed and wrote the Life Application Bible. It is factually accurate, theologically sound, and intensely practical, ideal for pastors, teachers, and Bible students.
The history of the Pacific Islands is noted for great upheavals, from colonization to tribal warfare, natural disasters to nuclear testing. More recently, political change, increasing technology and urbanization, and conflict between traditional and Western cultures have led to considerable social problems in the region. Substance and alcohol ...
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