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Pundits, politicians, and business leaders continually make claims for what standardized tests can do, and those claims go largely unchallenged because they are in line with popular assumptions about what these tests can do, what the scores mean, and the psychology of human motivation. But what most of what these opinion leaders say-and the public believes-about standardized testing just isn't so. However, few members of the general public, no...

The Sharon Harris Story is a miracle. Born in the inner city of South Central, Los Angeles, Sharon was working full-time, living with a drug dealer and mother of 2 children by age 14. Her young life was filled with abuse, neglect, and violence. When she was kidnapped at gun point, she called on the name of Jesus for the very first time, and thus began a journey that miraculously changed her life forever. Today, Evangelist Sharon Harris is an a...

Research and publications on the potato crop have burgeoned since the first edition of this book was published in 1978. However, the warm reception of the first edition suggested that it had a useful part to play in promoting the scientific basis for understanding and improving the yield and quality of the crop. Since the first edition was out of print and a second reprint would not have taken into account the contributions made by research ov...

Beginning with J.S. Bach's harpsichord concertos composed in the beginning of the eighteenth century, John Harris embarks on a musical tour that takes the reader from Germany and Austria through Europe, North America, South America, and Asia, tracing the history of music composed for harpsichord or piano and orchestra. Cloth edition originally published in 1997.

In today's complex, fast-paced, high-intensity organizations, effective communication is paramount. But all too often, messages are misinterpreted, ignored, or missed altogether--stifling creativity, dampening morale, and even threatening achievement of basic goals. Harris's book is about improving communication by focusing on listening, and, in the process, developing more effective leadership skills throughout the organization. It explores w...

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In this biography, Dr. Mary Walker, Sharon M. Harris steers away from a simplistic view and showcases Walker as a Medal of Honor recipient, examining her work as an activist, author, and Civil War surgeon, along with the many nineteenth-century issues she championed: political, social, medical, and legal reforms, abolition, temperance, gender equality, U.S. imperialism, and the New Woman.

This early works was originally published in 1911. This unusual book will appeal greatly to all who are interested in Wills and their history. Contents Include, I. The Importance of the Last Will and Testament. II. Ancient Wills. III. Wills in Fiction and Poetry. IV. Curious Wills... V. Testamentary and Kindered Miscellany. VI. Wills of Famous Foreigners.. VII. Wills of Famous Americans.......Many of the earliest books, particularly those dati...

Nella primavera del 1888, in seguito al decesso della zia da lei amorevolmente accudita, Harriet Baxter decide di lasciare Londra e viaggiare alla volta di Glasgow. Trentacinque anni, nubile, una piccola rendita annua cui attingere, Harriet arriva nella seconda città dell'Impero nell'anno dell'Esposizione Internazionale. Durante una passeggiata in una giornata insolitamente calda, Harriet soccorre una distinta signora di circa sessant'anni str...

Dealing systematically with the practical aspects of prescribing throughout primary care, this guide provides GPs with readily-accessible information. The broad-based coverage includes basic pharmacological principles and the process of conducting clinical trials.

Moses Maimonides was the most significant Jewish thinker, jurist, and doctor of the Middle Ages. Author of a monumental code of Jewish law, and the most influential and controversial work of Jewish philosophy, Maimonides looms larger than any other figure in the Jewish Middle Ages.The essays in this volume were written to mark the 800th anniversary of Maimonides' death in 1204. Written by the leading scholars in the field, they cover all aspec...

Part of series which presents various speeches from the late fifth and fourth centuries BC in translations prepared by classical scholars who are at the forefront of the discipline. This volume contains three speeches, by the orator of classical antiquity, that illuminate Athenian law and culture in the fourth century BC.

This book provides a state-of-the-art survey of some of the most important recent developments across the spectrum of solid-state, materials and surface sciences.

This novel portrays a fictional story about homelessness in America as that wide-spread epidemic may result from poverty, mental-disorders, substance-abuse or post-incarceration syndromes. The novel conveys issues of concern to every citizen whether rich, poor, Christian or non-Christian. Even though the book is based on fiction, the plans and hopes of eliminating homelessness and various mental disorders has great possibilities for those affe...

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Megan can't sleep! Find out how Megan's dad helps her and her not-so-brave dog, Grace, overcome the fear of the monster in her closet.

Melanie L. Harris dives into the spirituality and life work of Alice Walker, literary genius and poet. Through the lens of Womanist ethics, Harris takes an inside look into the virtues and values that can be lifted from a study of Walker s non-fiction work. This work enlivens the debate in African and African American religious thought about the fluidity of spirituality and widens the conversation to encourage readers to embrace religious trad...

Three million men served in Vietnam and each has a story to tell. Shore Duty is the unique account from author Stewart M. Harris who served as senior advisor to Coastal Group 16 in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969. It is the tale of a small outpost in eastern Quang Ngai Province. From a fort built of coconut logs and mud, four Americans and eighty to ninety Vietnamese operated eight wooden junks in an area surrounded by a local population numbering i...

Three million men served in Vietnam and each has a story to tell. Shore Duty is the unique account from author Stewart M. Harris who served as senior advisor to Coastal Group 16 in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969. It is the tale of a small outpost in eastern Quang Ngai Province. From a fort built of coconut logs and mud, four Americans and eighty to ninety Vietnamese operated eight wooden junks in an area surrounded by a local population numbering i...