This classic introductory social work text provides a comprehensive and historical view of social work to help students better understand and appreciate the profession. In its Tenth Edition, this classic text continues to blend historical and contemporary perspectives on social work, offering historical context for the development of social work ...
Four American friends on vacation in Mexico meet a German tourist who asks for their help in finding his younger brother, who was last seen with his girlfriend near mysterious ruins. Smith's blockbuster novel is now adapted to film by Paramount Pictures, scheduled for theatrical release on April 4.
This highly accessible direct practice text offers a practical introduction to the theories and skills necessary to engage in effective, strengths-based practice. Developed specifically to address the issues facing students as they prepare for direct practice in today's world, Direct Practice for Social Work interweaves diversity and social ...
In a snowbound valley a small plane is found. In the pilot's seat is a dead man, his eyes pecked out by crows, and in the back is a duffle bag containing 4.4 million dollars. So starts an inevitable and doomed spiral of events, through deceit and murder, betrayal and mass killing.
From one of the world's premier medical institutions comes a completely updated edition of this classic health reference, originally hailed as the "number one book of its kind" ("U.S. News and World Report"). Photos & illustrations throughout. 40-page color insert.
This courageous story about the extraordinary life and distinguished career of Carl Brashear--the first African-American master chief navy diver--has been made into a major motion picture starring Robert Deniro, Cuba Gooding, Jr., and Charlize Theron. This edition includes an exclusive interview with Brashear, an Introduction written by him, and a ...
Bonnets evoke the mystique of a bygone day. If you cherished paper dolls as a child, these charming quilt block designs will bring back delightful memories. Choose from 15 Bonnet Girls, their children, menfolk, and pets and create a family. Depict movement and different scenes by simply changing the positions of bonnets, arms, hands, and legs. ...
Published in chronological order, with extensive story and bibliographic notes, this series not only provides access to stories that have been out of print for years, but gives them a historical and social context. Series editors Scott Conners and Ronald S. Hilger excavated the still-existing manuscripts, letters and various published versions of ...
These solutions manuals contain detailed solutions to more than half of the odd-numbered end-of-chapter problems from the textbook. Following the problem-solving strategy presented in the text, thorough solutions are provided to carefully illustrate both the qualitative and quantitative steps in the problem-solving process.
This second edition of the best-selling piano pedagogy book provides future piano and keyboard teachers with the essential tools to meet the challenges the next century. Fundamental to every keyboard teacher, the text examines current learning theories, offers a historical overview of keyboard pedagogy, reviews educational materials, and describes ...
'It was early in a fine summer's day, near the end of the eighteenth century, when a young man, of genteel appearance, having occasion to go towards the north-east of Scotland, provided himself with a ticket in one of those public carriages which travel between Edinburgh and the Queensferry...' So begins Scott's personal favourite among his novels ...
The Unified Process is a development methodology that is geared to the creation of object-oriented component-based software. The books of this four-volume series address the four phases of the UP process. This volume concentrates on the elaboration phase.
Israeli jets and missiles rained down their revenge for the kidnapping of two members of the Israeli Defence Force by the political Islamist group Hezbollah, in the form of over 5000 air strikes. This resulted in not only the deaths of over 600 Lebanese civilians but also an almost complete destruction of the country's infrastructure: schools, ...
Published in chronological order, with extensive story and bibliographic notes, this series not only provides access to stories that have been out of print for years, but gives them a historical and social context. Series editors Scott Conners and Ronald S. Hilger excavated the still-existing manuscripts, letters and various published versions of ...
Published in chronological order, with extensive story and bibliographic notes, this series not only provides access to stories that have been out of print for years, but gives them a historical and social context. Series editors Scott Conners and Ronald S. Hilger excavated the still-existing manuscripts, letters and various published versions of ...
A survey of the salient approaches to the study of international conflict and peace-making. The essays offer a typology that allows for the categorization of the work of a variety of scholars and policy practitioners, along with a sense of context and hints of future trends.
Woodstock opens in farce, yet it is one of Scott's darkest novels. It deals with revolution, to Scott the most disturbing of all subjects: 'it appears that every step we made towards liberty, has but brought us in view of more terrific perils'. Written during the financial crisis which led to his insolvency in January 1826, the novel, Scott feared ...
Martin doesn't believe his aunt's sudden death was an accident, and he and his buddies are determined to find the truth. But when he starts sneaking around the house of his aunt's "friends", he witnesses a blood-drenched satanic ritual with a young girl on the altar. Worse yet, the witches saw him! Now, Martin is in a race for his life.
A well-known study showed that more people put fear of public speaking at the top of their list of fears, even above the fear of death!But armed with "The Everything Public Speaking Book", readers will learn practical strategies for becoming a more polished speaker, including ideas for tailoring speeches to match any audience, using effective ...
Introducing Cultural Studies provides students with an up-to-date introduction to the expanding and controversial field of cultural studies. The book offers an overview and exploration of some of the most important avenues of research in the field, and is divided into two parts. The first on cultural theory introduces the core themes and concerns ...
Now it's as easy to make professional-quality movies and showcase them over the Internet as it is to use e-mail or surf the Web. Using clear, simple, jargon-free language, Making iMovies for the Web offers step-by-step instructions, and guides readers through the unique features of Apple's easy-to-use iMovie software (integrated with the new iMac ...
Digital technology and FireWire, Apple Computer's high-speed connectivity standard, are revolutionizing the process of movie making. With today's tools, students and professionals alike can create high-quality digital footage, transfer it to their computers, and edit it for output over email or the Web. FireWire Filmmaking is a four-color ...
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