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COVID-19 and the Classroom

How Schools Navigated the Great Disruption

by Martha Bradley-Dorsey, Jodie Brinkman, Katrina Brown-Aliffi, Dick Carpenter, Carol Cash, Maegan Dayton, Joshua Dunn, Charles Glenn, Michelle Hicks, Samantha Hope, Savanna Love, Sarah Marrs, Kim McKnight, Natalie Neugebauer, Emiola Oyefuga, Gabrielle Pickover, Maria Pitre-Martin, Christine Powell, Ted Price, Rodrigo Queiroz e Melo, David Shannon, Parinita Shetty, Deja Trammell, Angela Watson, Sarah Woods, Diana Yesbeck, LaRon Scott, Robert Maranto, Neal P. McCluskey ...

COVID-19 and the Classroom: How Schools Navigated the Great Disruption presents social science research that explores how schools navigated the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic from March 2020 through the 2020-21 school year. This book also serves as a history book, documenting what this period was like for those involved in the enterprise of educating children. The book is divided into ... Read more

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COVID-19 and the Classroom: How Schools Navigated the Great Disruption presents social science research that explores how schools navigated the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic from March 2020 through the 2020-21 school year. This book also serves as a history book, documenting what this period was like for those involved in the enterprise of educating children. The book is divided into
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Approaches to Sustainable Development

by Richard M. Auty, Katrina Brown ...

A definition of sustainable development is that of the Brundtland Commission - "...development which meets the needs of the current generation without jeopardizing the needs of future generations". This volume seeks to analyze the economic basis for this definition, and to look at the critiques of the economic approach - which have their basis in growing disquiet over the role of the productive ... Read more

$48.99 USD

A definition of sustainable development is that of the Brundtland Commission - "...development which meets the needs of the current generation without jeopardizing the needs of future generations". This volume seeks to analyze the economic basis for this definition, and to look at the critiques of the economic approach - which have their basis in growing disquiet over the role of the productive
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The Causes of Tropical Deforestation

The Economic and Statistical Analysis of Factors Giving Rise to the Loss of the Tropical Forests

Edited by Katrina Brown, David W. Pearce ...

Series series Routledge Revivals
The Causes of Tropical Deforestation (1994) is an analysis of the problem of deforestation, using statistical technique – a form of ‘environ-metrics’ – to discover the true causes of an issue whose basis is hotly debated, and attributed to causes as varied as poverty, external debt, multinational logging companies, government corruption, the IMF, population growth, and non-sustainable agriculture. ... Read more

$42.99 USD

The Causes of Tropical Deforestation (1994) is an analysis of the problem of deforestation, using statistical technique – a form of ‘environ-metrics’ – to discover the true causes of an issue whose basis is hotly debated, and attributed to causes as varied as poverty, external debt, multinational logging companies, government corruption, the IMF, population growth, and non-sustainable agriculture.
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Resilience, Development and Global Change

by Katrina Brown ...

Resilience is currently infusing policy debates and public discourses, widely promoted as a normative goal in fields as diverse as the economy, national security, personal development and well-being. Resilience thinking provides a framework for understanding dynamics of complex, inter-connected social, ecological and economic systems. The book critically analyzes the multiple meanings and ... Read more

$65.99 USD

Resilience is currently infusing policy debates and public discourses, widely promoted as a normative goal in fields as diverse as the economy, national security, personal development and well-being. Resilience thinking provides a framework for understanding dynamics of complex, inter-connected social, ecological and economic systems. The book critically analyzes the multiple meanings and
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Race and Reconciliation in America

by Adele Logan Alexander, Tom Allen, Bernard Bergreen, Douglas Blackmon, Katrina Brown, Krista Buccellato, Lonnie Bunch, Deepak Chopra, Gail Christopher, Nancy Clair, Chuck Conconi, John Connolly, Stephen Cropper, Jason Dean, Debbie Dingell, Jan Smith-Donaldson, Maria Echaveste, Christopher Edley, Mary Farrell, Raul Fernandez, Patricia Finneran, Badi Foster, LaToya Foster, D'Angelo Gardner, Helene Gayle, Kevin Gover, Tammy Haddad, Elyas Harris, Dorothy Height, Zelda Heller, Fred Hochberg, Murray Horwitz, Noel Ignatiev, Bruce Jacobs, Joe Klein, Jay Lavender, Reta Lewis, The Honorable John Lewis, Michael Liberty, Joe Madison, Sharon Malone, Marlon Marshall, Robbie McCauley, Alexis McGill, Sgt Maj. Alford McMichael, Natalie Moody, Dawn Moore, Joy Moore, Minyon Moore, Westley Moore, Beverly Morgan-Welch, Judith Mowry, Marilyn Ordover, Joshua Packwood, Jennifer Pardo, Richard North Patterson, Erica Payne, Colette Phillips, Mark Planning, Sally Quinn, Stephanie Robinson, Amanda Sage, David Schoen, Gerald Talbot, Robert Talbot, Marc Titus, Enola Gay Aird, James Allen, Louis Gossett Jr., Ambassador Marc Grossman, Rev. Roger Hambrick, Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld, The Honorable Henry Kennedy Jr., Hon. William S. Cohen, Janet Langhart Cohen, Sam Donaldson, General Jim Jones, Peggy McIntosh, William Smith, Rev. Gerald Tyler, Marjorie Valbrun, Ronald Walters, Harriet A. Washington, Rabbi Avi Weiss, Michael Wenger, Thomas Wharton, Armstrong Williams, Doug Wilson, Jay Winik, Simeon Wright, Paul Zimmerman, David Zirin, John Zogby ...

Race and racism have played a divisive and defining role throughout much of America's history. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and Ku Klux Klan terrorism have inflicted deep psychic wounds, social disparities, and economic disadvantages that have diminished the promise of equal rights and opportunities for all.While much progress in race relations has been made in recent years-including the ... Read more

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Race and racism have played a divisive and defining role throughout much of America's history. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and Ku Klux Klan terrorism have inflicted deep psychic wounds, social disparities, and economic disadvantages that have diminished the promise of equal rights and opportunities for all.While much progress in race relations has been made in recent years-including the
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Making Waves

Integrating Coastal Conservation and Development

by Katrina Brown, Emma Louise Tompkins ...

Coastal zones are critical multiple-use resources, under pressure from constant demands from different sources - conservation, economic growth and social welfare. This book identifies the dilemmas of managing conservation and development in coastal areas. It offers important information on the management, conservation and social implications of coastal resources. The authors present a variety of ... Read more

$76.99 USD

Coastal zones are critical multiple-use resources, under pressure from constant demands from different sources - conservation, economic growth and social welfare. This book identifies the dilemmas of managing conservation and development in coastal areas. It offers important information on the management, conservation and social implications of coastal resources. The authors present a variety of
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Sustainable Adaptation to Climate Change

Prioritising Social Equity and Environmental Integrity

by Katrina Brown, Siri Eriksen ...

Series series Climate and Development Series
This book sets out how to ensure that adaptation efforts are socially and environmentally sustainable, contributing to poverty reduction as well as confronting the processes driving vulnerability.Over $100bn a year is pledged to help finance adaptation projects via the The Climate Adaptation Fund. These projects and their funding played a central role in the latest climate talks in Cancun, Mexico, ... Read more

$51.99 USD

This book sets out how to ensure that adaptation efforts are socially and environmentally sustainable, contributing to poverty reduction as well as confronting the processes driving vulnerability.Over $100bn a year is pledged to help finance adaptation projects via the The Climate Adaptation Fund. These projects and their funding played a central role in the latest climate talks in Cancun, Mexico,
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The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 09 - 05. May 1898 (Unabridged)

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by Geographic Society ...

Narrated by Daniel Brim, Gertrude Garcia, Katrina Brown, Pamela Degirolamo ...

Unabridged

2 hours 21 min

Set sail for adventure with the National Geographic Society in 1898! This special edition, "The Cuba Number," dives deep into the Pearl of the Antilles. Explore the island's rich history, geography, and birdlife. Uncover the fascinating trade ties between Cuba and the United States. Meet Captain Charles D. Sigsbee, a celebrated naval officer, and learn about the technological marvels that shaped ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Set sail for adventure with the National Geographic Society in 1898! This special edition, "The Cuba Number," dives deep into the Pearl of the Antilles. Explore the island's rich history, geography, and birdlife. Uncover the fascinating trade ties between Cuba and the United States. Meet Captain Charles D. Sigsbee, a celebrated naval officer, and learn about the technological marvels that shaped
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The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Five Novels in One Outrageous Volume

by Douglas Adams ...

Series series Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
In one complete volume, here are the five classic novels from Douglas Adams’s beloved Hitchhiker series.Now celebrating the pivotal 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, soon to be a Hulu original series!The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read)Seconds before the Earth is demolished for a galac... ... Read more

$13.99 USD

In one complete volume, here are the five classic novels from Douglas Adams’s beloved Hitchhiker series.Now celebrating the pivotal 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, soon to be a Hulu original series!The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read)Seconds before the Earth is demolished for a galac...
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Radiant Angel

by Nelson DeMille ...

Series Book 7 - A John Corey Novel
Prescient and chilling, DeMille's #1 New York Times bestselling novel takes us into the heart of a new Cold War with a clock-ticking plot that has Manhattan in its crosshairs.After a showdown with the notorious Yemeni terrorist known as The Panther, John Corey has left the Anti-Terrorist Task Force and returned home to New York City, taking a job with the Diplomatic Surveillance Group. Although ... Read more

$9.99 USD

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Prescient and chilling, DeMille's #1 New York Times bestselling novel takes us into the heart of a new Cold War with a clock-ticking plot that has Manhattan in its crosshairs.After a showdown with the notorious Yemeni terrorist known as The Panther, John Corey has left the Anti-Terrorist Task Force and returned home to New York City, taking a job with the Diplomatic Surveillance Group. Although
... Read more

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Cross Justice

by James Patterson ...

Series Book 21 - Alex Cross
**From #1 New York Times bestselling author and the world’s most popular storyteller, for Alex Cross, the toughest cases hit close to home—and in this deadly thrill ride, he's trying to solve the most personal mystery of his life.The inspiration for #1 hit streaming show, Cross.**When his cousin is accused of a heinous crime, Alex Cross returns to his North Carolina hometown for the first time in ... Read more

$9.99 USD

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**From #1 New York Times bestselling author and the world’s most popular storyteller, for Alex Cross, the toughest cases hit close to home—and in this deadly thrill ride, he's trying to solve the most personal mystery of his life.The inspiration for #1 hit streaming show, Cross.**When his cousin is accused of a heinous crime, Alex Cross returns to his North Carolina hometown for the first time in
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Private India: City on Fire

by James Patterson, Ashwin Sanghi ...

Series series A Private Novel
From the world’s #1 bestselling author, when Jack Morgan opens a branch of Private in Mumbai, a mysterious killer threatens to destroy the agency—and the city—from the inside out.When Jack Morgan opens the Mumbai branch of Private, the world's most elite detective agency, he hands the reins to top agent Santosh Wagh. Now, in this teeming metropolis of over thirteen million people where the guilty ... Read more

$9.99 USD

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From the world’s #1 bestselling author, when Jack Morgan opens a branch of Private in Mumbai, a mysterious killer threatens to destroy the agency—and the city—from the inside out.When Jack Morgan opens the Mumbai branch of Private, the world's most elite detective agency, he hands the reins to top agent Santosh Wagh. Now, in this teeming metropolis of over thirteen million people where the guilty
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