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First Class

The Legacy of Dunbar, America’s First Black Public High School

by Alison Stewart ...

Narrated by Alison Stewart ...

Unabridged

11 hours 50 min

Dunbar High School in Washington, DC, defied the odds and, in the process, changed America.In the first half of the twentieth century, Dunbar was an academically elite public school, despite being racially segregated by law and existing at the mercy of racist congressmen who held the school’s purse strings. These enormous challenges did not stop the local community from rallying for the cause of ... Read more

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Dunbar High School in Washington, DC, defied the odds and, in the process, changed America.In the first half of the twentieth century, Dunbar was an academically elite public school, despite being racially segregated by law and existing at the mercy of racist congressmen who held the school’s purse strings. These enormous challenges did not stop the local community from rallying for the cause of
... Read more

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First Class

The Legacy of Dunbar, America's First Black Public High School

by Alison Stewart ...

Combining a fascinating history of the first U.S. high school for African Americans with an unflinching analysis of urban public-school education today, First Class explores an underrepresented and largely unknown aspect of black history while opening a discussion on what it takes to make a public school successful. In 1870, in the wake of the Civil War, citizens of Washington, DC, opened the ... Read more

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Combining a fascinating history of the first U.S. high school for African Americans with an unflinching analysis of urban public-school education today, First Class explores an underrepresented and largely unknown aspect of black history while opening a discussion on what it takes to make a public school successful. In 1870, in the wake of the Civil War, citizens of Washington, DC, opened the
... Read more

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Nothing

Surprising Insights Everywhere from Zero to Oblivion

by NewScientist, Marcus Chown, Douglas Fox, Jo Marchant, Paul Davies, Michael Brooks, Laura Spinney, Linda Geddes, Per Eklund, Jonathan Knight, Nigel Henbest, Ian Stewart, David Harris, Michael de Podesta, Valerie Jamieson, David Fisher, Rick A. Lovett, Andy Coghlan, Stephen Battersby ...

The writers behind New Scientist explore the baffling concept of nothingness from the fringes of the universe to our minds' inner workings.It turns out that nothing is as curious or as enlightening as nothingness itself. What is nothing? Where can it be found? The writers of the world's top-selling science magazine investigate—from the big bang, dark energy, and the void, to superconductors, ... Read more

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The writers behind New Scientist explore the baffling concept of nothingness from the fringes of the universe to our minds' inner workings.It turns out that nothing is as curious or as enlightening as nothingness itself. What is nothing? Where can it be found? The writers of the world's top-selling science magazine investigate—from the big bang, dark energy, and the void, to superconductors,
... Read more
Canada's Food Island

A Collection of Stories and Recipes from Prince Edward Island

by Farmers and Fishers of Prince Edward Island, Stephen Harris, Stuart Hickox ...

Globe and Mail National BestsellerA sampling of seasonal recipes from Prince Edward Island and stories about the people, places and local ingredients that inspire them.Canada's Food Island invites you to celebrate the Island’s farm-to-table cooking and meet the farmers, fishers and artisans who make those delicious dishes possible. From preparing the perfect lobster roll in spring and galettes ... Read more

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Globe and Mail National BestsellerA sampling of seasonal recipes from Prince Edward Island and stories about the people, places and local ingredients that inspire them.Canada's Food Island invites you to celebrate the Island’s farm-to-table cooking and meet the farmers, fishers and artisans who make those delicious dishes possible. From preparing the perfect lobster roll in spring and galettes
... Read more
Sous Vide Cookbook: Remarkable Sous-Vide Recipes for Cooking at Home (Cooking in Vacuum)

by Harry Stewart ...

Are you still choosing between healthy and tasty food?Here is solution for youYou shouldn’t have to go out to expensive restaurants just to eat perfectly cooked food. Whether you’re a sous vide enthusiast seeking to add new recipes to your repertoire, or just getting into the technique, this book will show you how easy it is to make restaurant quality food in your very own home.Sous Vide attracts ... Read more

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Are you still choosing between healthy and tasty food?Here is solution for youYou shouldn’t have to go out to expensive restaurants just to eat perfectly cooked food. Whether you’re a sous vide enthusiast seeking to add new recipes to your repertoire, or just getting into the technique, this book will show you how easy it is to make restaurant quality food in your very own home.Sous Vide attracts
... Read more
Auerbach's Wilderness Medicine E-Book

by Paul S. Auerbach, Tracy A Cushing, N. Stuart Harris ...

Now in its 7th edition, Auerbach's Wilderness Medicine continues to help you quickly and decisively manage medical emergencies encountered in any wilderness or other austere setting! World-renowned authority Dr. Paul Auerbach and 2 new associate editors have assembled a team of experts to offer proven, practical, visual guidance for effectively diagnosing and treating the full range of issues that ... Read more

$170.99 USD

Now in its 7th edition, Auerbach's Wilderness Medicine continues to help you quickly and decisively manage medical emergencies encountered in any wilderness or other austere setting! World-renowned authority Dr. Paul Auerbach and 2 new associate editors have assembled a team of experts to offer proven, practical, visual guidance for effectively diagnosing and treating the full range of issues that
... Read more
Skilled Labour and Professionalism in Ancient Greece and Rome

Edited by Edmund Stewart, Edward Harris, David Lewis ...

This book is a history of ancient Greek and Roman professionals: doctors, seers, sculptors, teachers, musicians, actors, athletes and soldiers. These individuals were specialist workers deemed to possess rare skills, for which they had undergone a period of training. They operated in a competitive labour market in which proven expertise was a key commodity. Success in the highest regarded ... Read more

$93.99 USD

This book is a history of ancient Greek and Roman professionals: doctors, seers, sculptors, teachers, musicians, actors, athletes and soldiers. These individuals were specialist workers deemed to possess rare skills, for which they had undergone a period of training. They operated in a competitive labour market in which proven expertise was a key commodity. Success in the highest regarded
... Read more
Managing Modernity

Beyond Bureaucracy?

Edited by Stewart R. Clegg, Martin Harris, Harro Höpfl ...

Bureaucracy has long been a cornerstone of advanced industrial societies, and a defining feature of modernity. At the same time, many commentators from all quarters argue that it is on the wane in this post-this or that world; or that if it isn't, it should be dismantled to free up organizations, enterprise, and innovation. But do we live in a more or less bureaucratic world? Do contemporary forms ... Read more

$41.39 USD

Bureaucracy has long been a cornerstone of advanced industrial societies, and a defining feature of modernity. At the same time, many commentators from all quarters argue that it is on the wane in this post-this or that world; or that if it isn't, it should be dismantled to free up organizations, enterprise, and innovation. But do we live in a more or less bureaucratic world? Do contemporary forms
... Read more
Managing Modernity

Beyond Bureaucracy?

Edited by Stewart R. Clegg, Martin Harris, Harro Höpfl ...

Bureaucracy has long been a cornerstone of advanced industrial societies, and a defining feature of modernity. At the same time, many commentators from all quarters argue that it is on the wane in this post-this or that world; or that if it isn't, it should be dismantled to free up organizations, enterprise, and innovation. But do we live in a more or less bureaucratic world? Do contemporary forms ... Read more

$41.39 USD

Bureaucracy has long been a cornerstone of advanced industrial societies, and a defining feature of modernity. At the same time, many commentators from all quarters argue that it is on the wane in this post-this or that world; or that if it isn't, it should be dismantled to free up organizations, enterprise, and innovation. But do we live in a more or less bureaucratic world? Do contemporary forms
... Read more
Audel Pumps and Hydraulics

by Rex Miller, Mark Richard Miller, Harry L. Stewart ...

Pull up what you need to knowPumps and hydraulic equipment are now used in more facets of industry than ever before. Whether you are a pump operator or you encounter pumps and hydraulic systems through your work in another skilled trade, a basic knowledge of the practical features, principles, installation, and maintenance of such systems is essential. You'll find it all here, fully updated with ... Read more

$39.00 USD

Pull up what you need to knowPumps and hydraulic equipment are now used in more facets of industry than ever before. Whether you are a pump operator or you encounter pumps and hydraulic systems through your work in another skilled trade, a basic knowledge of the practical features, principles, installation, and maintenance of such systems is essential. You'll find it all here, fully updated with
... Read more
Skyland

The Heart of the Shenandoah National Park

by George F. Pollock ...

First published in 1960, this is the autobiography of George Freeman Pollock, a young Washington, D.C. man who in 1895 founded, built and managed the Skyland Resort, originally called Stony Man Camp, in Virginia."The Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, separating the eastern or Piedmont and Tidewater sections from the Shenandoah Valley, commence at the south side of the gap at Harper's Ferry. Thence ... Read more

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First published in 1960, this is the autobiography of George Freeman Pollock, a young Washington, D.C. man who in 1895 founded, built and managed the Skyland Resort, originally called Stony Man Camp, in Virginia."The Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, separating the eastern or Piedmont and Tidewater sections from the Shenandoah Valley, commence at the south side of the gap at Harper's Ferry. Thence
... Read more
Cognitive Processes in Animal Behavior

Edited by Stewart H. Hulse, Harry Fowler, Werner K. Honig ...

Series series Psychology Library Editions: Comparative Psychology
Originally published in 1978, this book is a collection of chapters based on the papers read at a conference in 1976 at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The title starts with an introductory essay in which a metatheoretical and philosophical approach to the problem of cognition in animals is discussed. The succeeding chapters are arranged, topically, from basic associative processes ... Read more

$51.99 USD

Originally published in 1978, this book is a collection of chapters based on the papers read at a conference in 1976 at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The title starts with an introductory essay in which a metatheoretical and philosophical approach to the problem of cognition in animals is discussed. The succeeding chapters are arranged, topically, from basic associative processes
... Read more

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