For Transition, Secondary Special Education and Career Education/Vocational Transition courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. A comprehensive, yet practical, text for diverse courses that contribute to the transition process, Transition Planning for Secondary Students with Disabilities, Third Edition, describes the varied transition ...
Intercultural Communication: A Text with Readingsprovides a narrative approach so that students can understand both the depth and breadth of intercultural communication. The text/reader combination provides students and instructors with the best of both worlds: the text material - written by the authors - presents the foundations of intercultural ...
For courses in Police/Community Relations, Police and Society, or Issues in Policing. Police-Community Relations and the Administration of Justice, Seventh Edition, continues the theme of citizen participation and emphasizes why it is critical to the effectiveness of the criminal justice system. It focuses on the importance of and strategies for ...
Seeing Anthropologycontinues to be the only cultural anthropology text available that allows for easy integration of ethnographic films into the introductory cultural anthropology course. Visual anthropologists and contributors, Pamela Blakely and Thomas Blakely, professors who have taught many classes with each edition of this textbook and its ...
Here is the fascinating story of Jett Williams and her battle to prove her identify as the illegitimate daughter of Hank Williams and his mistress, Bobbie Jett.
This first mystery in a winning new series introduces smart, sophisticated black Harvard professor Nikki Chase. After stumbling over the body of the opinionated dean of students--killed on the first day of the fall semester--Nikki is plunged into an investigation into the woman's death.
When Nikki learns that the wife of her old mentor--Garrett Fox, now dean at Yale--has been found brutally murdered on a deserted New Haven street, Nikki starts her own probe. While the police build a case against a black sophomore football star, Nikki learns that others had stronger motives and that even blue blood can be spilled in the heat of ...
Dr. Verney explores the many ways in which parents can nurture a relationship with their child before birth. A variety of helpful techniques--including listening to music, keeping a diary, and talking to the baby--are offered in this month-by-month guide, and are all designed to nuture a positive parent-child relationship, as well as foster an ...
Teenagers have many questions about the law, but often they don't know where to turn for answers. This book makes it easy to explore 95 legal questions that pertain specifically to them. The friendly, accessible style invites teens to learn about the law, consider their rights and responsibilities, and make good decisions. Illustrations.
This clear, accessible book combines detailed medical information with expert treatment advice for those who suffer from dry eye syndrome. Dr. Steven Maskin, an ophthalmologist who has been caring for dry eye patients for more than fifteen years, explains exactly what the syndrome is, why it occurs, and how it can best be managed and treated. He ...
The heart of this hardworking book is an encyclopedia of over 150 vegetables, fruits, flowers and prepared foods sold at the New York farmers'' markets. Each entry includes information on selecting, storing, preserving, preparing and serving.'
Offering a unique treatment of intercultural communication culled from the global experiences of its authors, Intercultural Communication: Roots and Routes examines intercultural communication against the background of a rapidly transforming world both culturally and linguistically. As worldwide travel and contact increase, intercultural ...
The author of "A Darker Shade of Crimson" returns with Nikki Chase and once again delivers a beguiling, brisk and atmospheric whodunit set in Princeton and Cambridge.
Thomas offers a moving, elegantly written book about what it means to lose a father to death or divorce, with advice for fatherless daughters on how to cope.
Cole Porter's timeless song turns into the season's most beautiful Valentine in this elegant keepsake volume, evocatively illustrated with classic photos.
Using beautiful photographs of nature and personal reflections, the author explores the beauty of God's creation in each of us and His unique plan for us, and invites us to respond to Him. More than 220,000 copies in print.
Renowned prenatal and early childhood researcher Thomas Verny, M.D., explores radical new studies about early childhood development, and delineates a program for parents to follow in order to maximize a child's health, happiness, and intelligence.
What can be done to address the problem of violence in society? The contributors to this volume, both scholars and practitioners, examine this question by exploring the history of violence together with theoretical explanations. The book discusses such issues as: the disproportionate presence of violence within North American minority populations; ...
Twelve of the world's best illustrators and paper engineers team up to celebrate Brooklyn, New York, its past and present, in this tour-de-force pop-up book jointly published by the Brooklyn Public Library and Little Simon. This title will be the centerpiece at the library's pop-up book exhibition opening in September. Full-color illustrations.
An illustrated handbook on collecting and identifying Oriental rugs, which provides a guide to the rug-making cultures of the Middle East and the carpets they produce, and covers the history, manufacture and purchasing of different pieces.
After Nikki Chase--a smart, ambitious, attractive black economics professor--stumbles over her friend Ella's body during a blackout, she finds herself plunged into the investigation and uncovering some of Harvard's most deeply buried secrets.
The title novella--like much of Hardy's work--is concerned with the frustrations of the rigid class structure of Victorian England. This volume also includes his short stories from the same period, the late 1870s.
Covering everything from the origins and customs of weddings to choosing a ring and planning the shower, wedding party, and honeymoon, this book makes it easy to plan and organize a wedding. It includes checklists and information on Jewish and Christian ceremonies, budgeting, flowers, cakes, gift registry, the marriage license, invitations, ...
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