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Although there are many reference guides to diseases, symptoms, and treatment for health problems of women, there is no comprehensive source for the social, political, economic and ethical issues that affect women's health decisions. The Encyclopedia of Women's Health Issues provides valuable information on over 200 topics, including the issues and history surrounding diseases and medical procedures faced by women, health concerns of different...

Though much has been written about Charles G. Finney, "The Father of Modern Revivalism, " most works have concentrated on his roles as an educator and political reformer. In this new study, Chesebrough examines the rhetorical skills and techniques that made Finney the first contemporary evangelist, one whose methods are still practiced today. Chesebrough explores both his rhetoric and the effect it had on Finney's audiences, as well as the con...

Members of the agricultural wing of the radical IWW worked in most western states, from the wheat fields of the Great Plains to the fruit orchards of California and Washington. This lively history traces the rise and fall of the Harvest Wobblies and describes their struggle to organize a racially diverse union of migrant and seasonal laborers.

Examines the admission of women to the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1976.

Behandeln die Bände 1 und 2 der "Einführung in die Wissenschaftstheorie" mehr die Bereiche des "rein Erkennenden", so trägt dieser Band 3 der in den letzten Jahren feststellbaren stärkeren Hinwendung zur "Praxis" im weitesten Sinne des Wortes Rechnung: der Logik von Sätzen, die keine Aussagen über Sachverhalte sind (der sogenannten Modallogik), der linguistischen "Pragmatik", der Handlungstheorie, der Ethik sowie der Systemtheorie.

The remarkable JOHANNA LINDSEY brings together her most beloved creations -- the incorrigible, incomparable Malorys -- for a joyous celebration of passion, tenderness, surprise, wonder, and love in a Christmas story you will never forget.As the entire Malory family gathers at Haverston to celebrate the season, all is not well. Underlying tensions threaten to dampen the holidays spirit -- until a mysterious present that arrives anonymously is o...

Comparing the spread of Christianity to the East to its more successful spread to the West, Montgomery illustrates the uneven diffusion of one of the world's most influential and successful religions. The analysis examines the causes for Christianity's success to the West and its relative failings in major societies to the east of Jerusalem, including India, Persia, and China. Montgomery provides a theory of the diffusion of religion in genera...

Another thrilling Faith Fairchild adventure from the Agatha Award-winning author of The Body in the Belfry. The Fairchild family is blissfully on sabbatical in Lyon, France, when their peace is interrupted by Faith's discovery of a body in the dumpster. Local author signings.

Responding to the conservative agenda of high-stakes testing, charter schools, and vouchers, Pockets of Hope offers an alternative vision of education reform. It provides an intimate portrayal of day-to-day teaching and learning in six educational projects that span both classroom and community-based settings, thereby giving readers a genuine understanding of the possibilities inherent in democratic education.

Responding to the conservative agenda of high-stakes testing, charter schools, and vouchers, Pockets of Hope offers an alternative vision of education reform. It provides an intimate portrayal of day-to-day teaching and learning in six educational projects that span both classroom and community-based settings, thereby giving readers a genuine understanding of the possibilities inherent in democratic education.

In this second volume of The Drucker Foundation′s Wisdom to Action Series, twenty-seven remarkable thought leaders help today′s leaders meet the challenge of releasing the power of innovation. Leading for Innovation brings together Clayton M. Christensen, Jim Collins, Howard Gardner, Charles Handy, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, C.

Striving to redirect the study of public administration toward innovation and imagination, deliberative democracy, knowledge transfer, policy making, and ethics and values--topics which for too long have been overshadowed by traditional problems of efficency, productivity, and instrumental-rational solutions--this book of diverse essays is certain to invigorate both scholarship and practice. Eighteen leading international scholars evaluate pub...

Crime-solving feline Joe Grey and his friend Dulcie are back and attempt to find out who is framing Molena Point's sheriff Max Harper for a double murder and kidnapping. The only witness, a young girl, has disappeared. Both Dulcie and Joe know Max is innocent, but their sleuthing is hampered by their new "ward", a vivacious kitten whose curiosity could get them all killed.

Headstrong Mary Gates longs to once again make her family's stables the finest in England, so she bids on a famous stud. The only way to pay for the horse is to marry, but her only prospect in the village is her equally headstrong neighbor and rival, Tye Barlow. Mary heads to London where the husbands are and takes the town by storm. But Tye follows her and is determined to thwart her plans.

Service-learning in higher education symbiotically combines community service and academic study--that both fields strengthen in the union is one reason for the movement's increasing popularity. This comprehensive guide to service-learning in colleges and universities includes an A-Z of key terms and concepts, a print and electronic resource guide, a directory of opportunities, and more.

Beethoven's often-discussed "dark side"--marked by paranoia, narcissism, and obsession--is brought into focus by Peter J. Davies, who examines both the composer's genetic roots and the familial cruelty and neglect that defined his childhood. More than a biography, this book eschews facile psychoanalysis in favor of a real exploration of how Beethoven's character shaped the work now universally regarded as among the best music ever written. Dav...

This book presents a number of selected papers given at the LB9 conference, held in Potsdam, Germany, in August 2000. It is dedicated to new techniques and methodologies for studying interfacial layers. One group of manuscripts deals with the application of surface plasmons at solid interfaces, used for example in resonance spectroscopy and light scattering. New applications of various types of Atomic Force Microscopy are reported making use o...

In 1928 when H.G. Wells wrote this cry for a new age of worldwide knowledge networking, there was no Internet. Yet he was convinced that if only people across the planet could pool their expertise, the world would be a better place. This work covers his ideas on revolution.

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In the sixteenth century, when Dante's critical fortunes were at their lowest ebb, his use of metaphor was still considered remarkable enough to describe him as a 'poeta metaforcissimo'. David Gibbon's book, which takes its title from this epithet, seeks to account for the specifically Dantean nature of that genius which Aristotle said was the mark of those who used the metaphor well. Probing first the relationship between theory and practice,...