Discover the hidden culprit behind the 'middle-age spread'--and the simple plan that's helped hundreds of women over 30 break the fat cycle! It's an all-too-common problem once you hit thirty: Despite your best efforts, you just can't seem to lose the extra weight around your middle, and you look in the mirror wondering what month and year you ...
Keeping pace with current issues and professional requirements, such as standards and teacher certification, this classic text offers solid coverage of the foundations of education. This best-selling text by respected authorities in their fields continues to develop successful teachers by providing a broad introduction to the foundations of ...
In THE TURN OF THE SCREW, an innocent, impressionable young governess takes over the education of two delightful children, Flora and Miles, at an isolated country estate. She becomes convinced that the children's former governess and a valet once employed on the estate--both now dead--have returned and are trying to gain control of the children's ...
It's true that children do not come with instructions, but there is help in this fine handbook. Parenting Young Children gives parents the tools to tackle the special challenges of parenting infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Packed with real-life examples and practical guidance for parents and families on such issues as anger, bedtime, bullies, ...
Here's a no-nonsense approach to increasing productivity, performance and profit. This unique look at corporate problem-solving allows one to rid a company of the disease of excuse-making. As a result, all the accompanying problems--denial of responsibility, pessimism, procrastination, projection of blame, and reactive thinking--disappear.
Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism are detected earlier and more accurately now than ever before. Children and teenagers with these disorders often stand out for their precocious intelligence and language abilities - yet profound social difficulties can limit every aspect of their lives. This hopeful, compassionate guide shows parents ...
For undergraduate, introductory courses in Engineering Economics. Used by engineering students worldwide, this best-selling text provides a sound understanding of the principles, basic concepts, and methodology of engineering economy. Built upon the rich and time-tested teaching materials of earlier editions, it is extensively revised and updated ...
For freshman/sophomore-level courses in Introduction to Philosophy.An accessible reader/text for beginning students of philosophy, this volume offers a broad scope of diverse classic and contemporary selections -- with a narrative and format that presents difficult issues and readings in a simplified but not condescending manner. The readings are ...
This text is designed in a traditional format with coverage of topics that support information systems literacy. This edition offers less theory and more information on the basic building blocks needed to understand the concepts and technology necessary for readers to become intelligent users of information systems. The modular structure of this ...
For General Secondary Methods and General Middle School Methods courses. This popular standard is everything a methods text for grades 7-12 should be: practical, concise, research-based, user-friendly. The authors' beliefs about what teaching should be and what good teachers should do form the bedrock upon which a full complement of effective ...
Here for the first time, the original, complete Star Wars trilogy in a special 25th anniversary collector's edition hardcover. Contained in these thrilling novels is the story of where it all began--with Luke Skywalker, a farm boy looking for adventure in a galaxy far, far away.
Covers a broad spectrum of subjects concerning the health of dogs. This volume has been updated to include the latest in veterinary research and practice and includes updates on vaccines, diseases and current therapies. The text is preceded by a section on symptoms for easy referral.
The traditional role of "trainer" is being replaced in today's organizations by the role of "performance consultant". The traditional training process confuses training activity with performance improvement, by focusing on employees' learning needs, rather than on their performance needs. Traditional programmes focus on developing excellent ...
Often our society lacks both sight and insight resulting from a refusal to see the reality of creation. Such lack of recognition and appreciation for the Creator is spiritual blindness. Author Dr. James Gills writes about overcoming spiritual blindness with stunning clarity and relevance. This book illustrates a powerful biblical theme, often ...
More than just Board review for USMLE, Steps 2 & 3, "Blueprints Surgery, Third Edition" can help you during clerkship rotations and subinternship. This new edition has been updated with the help of residents to maintain a student-to-student approach. It's features include: Concise, accurate, clinical high-yield content covering all you need to ...
Every cat owner will find valuable guidance for all aspects of feline care, from day-to-day care to handling emergencies, in this clearly written reference. Organized by signs and symptoms, it also includes information on feeding and nutrition, medications, pregnancy, and a special section on training.
Put on your grubbies, get out your tools, and get ready to tackle home repairs and improvements with the goof-proof instructions in this guide that combines the best of nine "For Dummies" home improvement books in one comprehensive volume. Whether you're an accomplished do-it-yourselfer or a novice, the easy-to-follow instructions, complete with ...
This text is appropriate for courses in K-12 Curriculum Development and Curriculum Planning and Development. This unique text uses a reader-friendly style and eight practitioner narratives to integrate curriculum study and education reform literature in an accessible way. It applies the philosophical visions of John Dewey, Maxine Greene, and ...
G. K. Chesterton’s Father Brown may seem a pleasantly doddering Roman Catholic priest, but appearances deceive. With keen observation and an unerring sense of man’s frailties–gained during his years listening to confessions–Father Brown succeeds in bringing even the most elusive criminals to justice. This definitive ...
The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and readable introduction to the field of human evolution. The ninth edition of Humankind Emerging tells the story of how, when, and why the human lineage developed from ape-grade ancestors. In Part I, Chapters 1 and 2 present a short history of the rise of evolutionary theory and the science of genetics, ...
This book presents leading minds and landmark ideas in an easily accessible format. From the preeminent thinkers whose work has defined an entire field to the rising stars who will redefine the way we think about business, "The Harvard Business Review" paperback series delivers the fundamental information today's professionals need to stay ...
Document your efforts in terms management will understand Are your employee training efforts really paying off? In this hands-on guide, two top human resources consultants present a results-oriented, twelve-step approach that directly links training to specific organizational goals. Here is all the information and guidance you need to create a ...
In this compelling study, Dunn provides a critique of the quest for the historical Jesus. Dunn claims that the quest has been misguided from the start in its attempt to separate the historical Jesus from the Christ of faith.
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