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Growing up is hard enough, but when five friends argue, cry, laugh, pledge, fight, and hang together on an HBCU campus, a bond is formed. Seleste is a college junior studying criminal justice, denying her feelings for Memo, and facing the pressure of being a virgin when temptation surrounds her. Her best friend, Cara, is a college junior who lives in the dorms and has a friend with benefits, Arnez, who is more concerned with pledging with Jerm...

The story behind Cinco de Mayo (the fifth of May), one of the most celebrated days in Mexico, is told. The date commemorates Mexico's fight for independence from the French in the 19th century. Combining historical accounts with a photographic record of one of the contemporary reenactments, this book also provides a source for activities and role-playing to bring the story to life for readers. Full-color photos & illustrations.

What could make a better teatime treat than a freshly baked cake straight from a hot oven? Good Housekeeping Easy to Make! Cakes and Bakes is packed full of delightful recipes to inspire - from simple almond cookies all the way to a sumptuous white chocolate mousse cake.

Trivial Matters for Children" is a carefully-selected book of lists that children can memorize to increase their learning potential. Lists are divided into such categories as Language, Music, U.S. Facts, and others. Each memorization list can serve as a launching pad for further discussion and learning.

Outlines the state of research in social studies education. This title encourages research in order to advance the field and foster civic competence. It is suitable for those beginning and experienced researchers in the field.

The Power of Apostolic Christianity brought to life in stories from our own day and time.

In this series of On-the-Go Devotionals, Brownback discusses what Scripture teaches about the satisfaction derived from living and longing for the right things, and about trust.

Das Schicksal des Deutschen Reiches, so Sebastian Haffner, war die Außenpolitik. Der Bonner Historiker Klaus Hildebrand hat zum ersten Mal ein umfassendes Werk über den deutschen Nationalstaat im Geflecht der europäischen und überseeischen Mächte vorgelegt. Dieses Standardwerk ist nun in Neuauflage und mit einem aktualisierenden Vorwort endlich wieder verfügbar. "In souveräner Beherrschung der weitverzweigten Literatur und in subtiler Kenntnis...

Presents methods for reading and understanding the weekly "Torah" portions. This book is suitable for rabbis and for Jewish educators.

Disability on Equal Terms is not a Turgid and difficult book despite its accent on complex and challenging themes. It is a lively and important read' - The Skill Journal, June 2009 `[A] collection of highly readable and scholarly essays that reflect both the theoretical and practical implications of recent developments in the field. This book is essential reading for everyone interested in disability: highly recommended' - Colin Barnes, Centr...

Im technisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Bereich können zahlreiche Fragestellungen mittels gewöhnlicher Differentialgleichungen beantwortet werden. Für die grafische Darstellung entsprechender Lösungskurven verwendet die Autorin MATLAB®. Damit gelingt es, dem Leser eine anschauliche Vorstellung dieser Lösungen und damit von qualitativen Eigenschaften zugrundeliegender Prozesse zu vermitteln. Die eigenen Lernfortschritte können mithilfe von Übungsa...

Many photographs and illustrations accompany this full account of Barnets life and career. The discography provides such information as the names of the songs, arrangers, musicians, and vocalists, record company and number, and brief commentary.

U.S. policies toward diplomatic peace education are coming under increasing scrutiny. This book evaluates the prospects for effective U.S. peace education in the context of post-1945 U.S. foreign policy.

A boy finds a video game whose main character, Blinky, comes to life. The boy and Blinky try to save a princess from a dragon while they deal with teachers, parents and a cranky old man who wants to destroy all video game characters. The author, Cheryl Bealer-Wynton, is an elementary school teacher with two young sons. She wrote the book as a way to get her oldest son to turn off video games and pick up a book. It worked! He helped with revisi...

The modern guide to storing and preserving your garden produce, enabling you to eat home-grown goodness all year round.

This book deals with the issues of democracy, development and discontent in the general context of South Asia and the specific contexts of the major countries of the region. Major challenges confronting democracy and development in South Asia-including the interface between multicultural identity, democracy and development in India, movement for the restoration of democracy in Pakistan, and the Maoist movement and its democratic accommodation ...

Ingmar Bergman Revisited is a collection of new essays based on a major international symposium held in Stockholm in 2005 on the legacy of one of cinema's most towering figures. Moving beyond simple auteurist readings of Bergman as a cinematic artist, the writings here evaluate the theatrical and literary sides of Bergman's work to reconsider the achievements of the Swedish director, up to his last film Saraband (2003). Several essays result f...

Providing a comprehensive and accessible examination of Shari'ah Law, this well considered introduction examines the sources, characteristic features, and schools of thought of a system often stereotyped for its severity in the West. In a progressive and graduated fashion, Mohammad Hashim Kamali discusses topics ranging from juristic disagreement to independent reasoning. Also broaching more advanced topics such as the principle of legality an...

In this new important book, Graldine Muhlmann provides a comparative history of the rise of modern journalism, from the revolution of the late nineteenth century, with its new concern for facts, through to the present day. Her account is structured around the tension between what she calls the unifying and decentring tendencies in modern journalism that is, the concern to give readers a truth that is acceptable to all, on the one hand, and the...

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