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In "America's "Failing" Schools, " an expert on educational testing provides parents and teachers explanations of No Child Left Behind as a whole, walking them through the implications for standardized testing in particular, in language that is uncomplicated and straightforward.

Gettysburg is a paradox: Today it is beautiful, still, and filled with visitors, yet this national military park serves as a powerful reminder of the clash of armies and the great loss of life that took place here nearly 150 years ago. Gettysburg: This Hallowed Ground explores this Civil War battleground through contemporary photographs by National Merit Award-winning photographer Chris Heisey and poems by noted Civil War author Kent Gramm. A ...

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This broad comparative survey focuses on five big case studies, starting with the English Revolution in the seventeenth century, and going on to the Mexican, Russian, Vietnamese and Iranian Revolutions.

This fascinating volume of old images traces some of the development in Woking during the 1920s and 1930s.

* Leading scientists set out how the world's energy systems can be reformed to eliminate energy poverty and to ensure climate protection

Revealing the fascinating body of hymnal work that flourished in Southern communities populated by the children of slaves between 1885 and 1925, this stirring collection of spiritual songs sheds light on a vanished era. While these hymns owe much to their rural Southern origin, they are distinct from traditional gospel, borrowing heavily from the oral storytelling tradition of the region and possessing a rousing, repetitive nature. Twenty-four...

A tender story of mother-daughter relationships over three generations unfolds amid secrets and revelations.

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By conducting tough interviews with staff based upon an effective understanding of deception, personnel management staff can detect and reverse criminal trends and crime in organizations and businesses. This manual explains how.

The 20th century was the century of explosive population growth, resulting in unprecedented impacts, in contrast, the 21st century is likely to see the end of world population growth and become the century of population aging. We are currently at the crossroads of these demographic regimes. This book presents fresh evidence about our demographic future and provides a new framework for understanding the underlying unity in this diversity. It is...

A history of Fulham

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This book is the 2nd in the 'Lighthouse Companion' series. In it you will find full colour photographs of each of the 81 lighthouses on the coast of both states, along with a brief history of each, directions to reach it by car, or its latitude and longitude to find it by sea. Contact information is also given for those looking to arrange tours. It includes appendices that cover lodging, local events and sites of interest in each area and is d...

A collection of images of Doncaster

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A history of Amersham