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Adolescent Literacy

What Works and Why

by Judith Davidson, David Koppenhaver ...

Series series Routledge Library Editions: Literacy
Originally published in 1988. Much has changed since then in schools. Mobile technologies, interactive whiteboards, digital texts, class websites, student-authored blogs, social networking and photo sharing sites found integrated into so many classrooms hadn’t even been imagined by most educators.What hasn’t changed, however, are the developmental needs of adolescents. A sense of competence, ... Read more

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Originally published in 1988. Much has changed since then in schools. Mobile technologies, interactive whiteboards, digital texts, class websites, student-authored blogs, social networking and photo sharing sites found integrated into so many classrooms hadn’t even been imagined by most educators.What hasn’t changed, however, are the developmental needs of adolescents. A sense of competence,
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Torah Queeries

Weekly Commentaries on the Hebrew Bible

by Gregg Drinkwater, Joshua Lesser, Judith Plaskow, David Shneer ...

A modernized, queer reading of the Torah.In the Jewish tradition, reading of the Torah follows a calendar cycle, with a specific portion assigned each week. These weekly portions, read aloud in synagogues around the world, have been subject to interpretation and commentary for centuries. Following on this ancient tradition, Torah Queeries brings together some of the world's leading rabbis, ... Read more

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A modernized, queer reading of the Torah.In the Jewish tradition, reading of the Torah follows a calendar cycle, with a specific portion assigned each week. These weekly portions, read aloud in synagogues around the world, have been subject to interpretation and commentary for centuries. Following on this ancient tradition, Torah Queeries brings together some of the world's leading rabbis,
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Ethnicity and Inclusion

Religion, Race, and Whiteness in Constructions of Jewish and Christian Identities

by David G. Horrell ...

Some of today's problematic ideologies of racial and religious difference can be traced back to constructions of the relationship between Judaism and early Christianity. New Testament studies, which developed contemporaneously with Europe's colonial expansion and racial ideologies, is, David Horrell argues, therefore an important site at which to probe critically these ideological constructions ... Read more

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Some of today's problematic ideologies of racial and religious difference can be traced back to constructions of the relationship between Judaism and early Christianity. New Testament studies, which developed contemporaneously with Europe's colonial expansion and racial ideologies, is, David Horrell argues, therefore an important site at which to probe critically these ideological constructions
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How Women Got Their Curves and Other Just-So Stories

Evolutionary Enigmas

by Judith Eve Lipton, David P. Barash ...

The authors of Gender Gap: The Biology of Male-Female Differences take readers on "a joyride of intellectual discovery . . . full of provocative ideas" (Pepper Schwartz, author of Prime).So how did women get their curves? Why do they have breasts, while other mammals only develop breast tissue while lactating, and why do women menstruate, when virtually no other beings do so? What are the reasons ... Read more

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The authors of Gender Gap: The Biology of Male-Female Differences take readers on "a joyride of intellectual discovery . . . full of provocative ideas" (Pepper Schwartz, author of Prime).So how did women get their curves? Why do they have breasts, while other mammals only develop breast tissue while lactating, and why do women menstruate, when virtually no other beings do so? What are the reasons
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Luminous Ink

Writers on Writing in Canada

by Margaret Atwood, Madeleine Thien, M. G. Vassanji, Lawrence Hill, Pascale Quiviger, Nino Ricci, Sheila Fischman, Heather O'Neill, Camilla Gibb, Eden Robinson, Lee Maracle, Rawi Hage, Michael Helm, Lisa Moore, Rita Wong, Hiromi Goto, George Elliott Clarke, Nicole Brossard, Judith Thompson, David Chariandy, Richard Van Camp, Marie-Hélène Poitras, Stephen Henighan, Greg Hollingshead, Michael Ondaatje, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson ...

Twenty-six writers in Canada were asked to contribute pieces of original work describing how they see writing today. From Atwood’s opening, through writing from Indigenous writers, the reader is given a sense of how twenty-seven of the country’s finest writers see their world today. With an introduction by the editors, Dionne Brand, Rabindranath Maharaj, and Tessa McWatt.Contributors include: ... Read more

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Twenty-six writers in Canada were asked to contribute pieces of original work describing how they see writing today. From Atwood’s opening, through writing from Indigenous writers, the reader is given a sense of how twenty-seven of the country’s finest writers see their world today. With an introduction by the editors, Dionne Brand, Rabindranath Maharaj, and Tessa McWatt.Contributors include:
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Later Life

by A. R. Gurney ...

Narrated by Valorie Armstrong, David Dukes, David Hyde Pierce, Judith Ivey ...

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1 hour 17 min

Austin is a distinguished Bostonian with a WASP pedigree, an unbeatable squash game, and a frightening secret. After he meets up with his old flame Ruth, they begin a comic and painful voyage of self-discovery.Directed by Robert RobinsonProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergAn L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording starring:Valorie Armstrong as The Other WomenDavid Dukes as AustinJudith Ivey ... Read more

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Austin is a distinguished Bostonian with a WASP pedigree, an unbeatable squash game, and a frightening secret. After he meets up with his old flame Ruth, they begin a comic and painful voyage of self-discovery.Directed by Robert RobinsonProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergAn L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording starring:Valorie Armstrong as The Other WomenDavid Dukes as AustinJudith Ivey
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Strength Through Peace

How Demilitarization Led to Peace and Happiness in Costa Rica, and What the Rest of the World can Learn From a Tiny, Tropical Nation

by Judith Eve Lipton, David P. Barash ...

Costa Rica is the only full-fledged and totally independent country to be entirely demilitarized. Its military was abolished in 1948, with the keys to the armory handed to the Department of Education. Socially, Costa Rica is a success story. Although 94th in the world for GDP, it is in the top 10 on various measurements of health and well-being. Citizens enjoy high standards of living that include ... Read more

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Costa Rica is the only full-fledged and totally independent country to be entirely demilitarized. Its military was abolished in 1948, with the keys to the armory handed to the Department of Education. Socially, Costa Rica is a success story. Although 94th in the world for GDP, it is in the top 10 on various measurements of health and well-being. Citizens enjoy high standards of living that include
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The Little Regiment & Other Great Civil War Stories

by Louisa May Alcott, James Warner Bellah, Stephen Vincent Benet, Ambrose Bierce, Kate Chopin, Stephen Crane, Ed Gorman, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Many Wade Wellman, Edith Wharton ...

Narrated by David Ackroyd, Judith Cummings, Gabrielle de Cuir, Richard Gilliland, Amanda Karr, Dan Musselman, Stefan Rudnicki, William Sanderson, William Windom ...

Unabridged

6 hours 15 min

A collection of stories about America's bloodiest conflict by some of the greatest writers of the 19th and 20th centuries. The War between the States comes alive in this outstanding anthology of Civil War stories. Conjuring up the best in historical storytelling, this collection features tales of brother taking up arms against brother; the clash of the blue and the gray; the war between north and ... Read more

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A collection of stories about America's bloodiest conflict by some of the greatest writers of the 19th and 20th centuries. The War between the States comes alive in this outstanding anthology of Civil War stories. Conjuring up the best in historical storytelling, this collection features tales of brother taking up arms against brother; the clash of the blue and the gray; the war between north and
... Read more
How to Manage Techno Tantrums

by David & Hodge, Judith Boyle ...

A guide and discussion by parents, for parents about how much control they need to exert over the time their children spent online or on mobile phones - with some suggested strategies ... Read more

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A guide and discussion by parents, for parents about how much control they need to exert over the time their children spent online or on mobile phones - with some suggested strategies
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Ethics of Consumption

The Good Life, Justice, and Global Stewardship

by Luis A. Camacho, Colin H. Campbell, David A. Crocker, Eleonora Curlo, Herman E. Daly, Eliezer Diamond, Robert Goodland, Allen L. Hammond, Nathan Keyfitz, Robert E. Lane0, Judith Lichtenberg1, David Luban2, James A. Nash3, Martha C. Nussbaum4, ThomasW Pogge5, Mark Sagoff6, Juliet B. Schor7, Michael Schudson8, Jerome M. Segal9, Amartya Sen0, Alan Strudler1, Paul L. Wachtel2, Paul E. Waggoner3, David Wasserman4, Charles K. Wilber5 ...

Series series Philosophy and the Global Context
Scholars in diverse fields now agree on the importance of investigating the impact of consumption practices on the global environment, quality of life, and international justice. In this comprehensive collection of essays, most of which appear for the first time, eminent scholars from many disciplines-philosophy, economics, sociology, political science, demography, theology, history, and social ... Read more

$80.99 USD

Scholars in diverse fields now agree on the importance of investigating the impact of consumption practices on the global environment, quality of life, and international justice. In this comprehensive collection of essays, most of which appear for the first time, eminent scholars from many disciplines-philosophy, economics, sociology, political science, demography, theology, history, and social
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Information Science

The Basics

by Judith Pintar, David Hopping ...

Series series The Basics
Information Science: The Basics provides an accessible introduction to the multifaceted field of Information Science (IS).Inviting readers to explore a modern field of study with deep historical foundations, the book begins by considering the complexities of the term "information" and the information life cycle from classification to preservation. Each chapter examines a different area within IS, ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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Information Science: The Basics provides an accessible introduction to the multifaceted field of Information Science (IS).Inviting readers to explore a modern field of study with deep historical foundations, the book begins by considering the complexities of the term "information" and the information life cycle from classification to preservation. Each chapter examines a different area within IS,
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Vikings and the Danelaw

by James Graham-Campbell, Richard Hall, Judith Jesch, David N Parsons ...

A selection of papers from the 13th Viking Congress focusing on the northern, central, and eastern regions of Anglo-Saxon England colonised by invading Danish armies in the late 9th century, known as the Danelaw. This volume contributes to many of the unresolved scholarly debates surrounding the concept, and extent of the Danelaw. ... Read more

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A selection of papers from the 13th Viking Congress focusing on the northern, central, and eastern regions of Anglo-Saxon England colonised by invading Danish armies in the late 9th century, known as the Danelaw. This volume contributes to many of the unresolved scholarly debates surrounding the concept, and extent of the Danelaw.
... Read more

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