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Out of the women's movement of the 1980's and 90's emerged small groups of women who purchased land together, usually in the country, sometimes in the wilderness. This Land, with its blend of fiction, memoir, poetry and essay, describes and reflects upon one such venture: eight women who bought 50 acres of Adirondack forestland in which they camped and built shelters, then more abiding homes. From diverse backgrounds they shared the American d...

B.J. Ray is on a hilarious journey with one goal in mind, an interracial marriage. For sixteen years, she has been planning her escape from the South Bronx projects. If she ignores the experiences and opportunities, she may be stuck with project dwelling forever. She encounters the challenge of having to ingest salt tablets and collect rocks in one-hundred-degree weather, a prerequisite for interracial dating. She also attends Hampton share pa...

Considering the biographical nature of this collection of stories, it is diffi cult to think of what to include on this page that has not been included. Briefl y, Ken received his BA in English from Wayne State University and his MA from Michigan State University. After teaching English for thirty-three years, thirteen of which included supervising the school yearbook staff at Pontiac Central High School, he retired to his summer home on a lak...

In Leading from the Heart, an experienced executive provides valuable insight for current and future leaders on managerial techniques for achieving worker satisfaction and higher productivity. John Heie relies on more than thirty-five years of corporate business experience that included leading a staff of over 1, 000, to share the lessons he discovered in the trenches while learning to become an effective leader. Heie offers sound leadership p...

Laced with lively illustrations, biblical references and words, The Amazing Life of Jesus focuses on the three years of Jesus' ministry, the miracles he made, and his life story. It explains to readers, in detail, how Jesus' coming was predicted and how he impacted people who knew him. Readers will also find compelling art works reflecting events and people from the Bible, from the Nativity, to the wedding at Cana, Christ's exploits with the t...

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ODYSSEY OF THE SOUL Man may never reach the heights For which he was intended Until he finds his way to God, From whom he has descended. He tries to find Him in the secrets Of the sea and of the land And in the stars that glisten Like the diamonds in God's hand. His restless soul keeps searching on In every way it can, Then he discovers part of God Lies in the heart of man. Only love can fan this spark Into such a flame That it will lift his s...

The book examines the power of nationalism to solder nation-states back together rather than break them apart. In this innovative, cross-continental comparison of nation-building in Germany and Vietnam, the focus is on their shared experience of division, communism and regional integration, offering original insights into how governments go about maintaining nation-state legitimacy in the twenty-first century. Neither German nor Vietnamese go...

In 1650 the Dutch Orange stadholder William II died unexpectedly and his opponents used the opportunity to suspend the stadholderate. This book describes the language and imagery deployed by the Orangists in the critical years 1650 to 1675 in their attempt to restore the stadholderate William III, his posthumous son.

How did the rise of consumer society impact the domestic lives of ordinary workers? Funded by English Heritage, this study offers the first book-length archaeology of a 17th through 20th century household site in Great Britain. Adopting a multi-disciplinary approach, the volume situates the results of traditional archaeological excavations within a broader spectrum of archival sources, family photographs and personal memories of former site ...

Valuing Older People applies Social Role Valorization (SRV) and positive psychology principles to our thinking about how we can contribute to better humanitarian care for people in later life. SRV theory is based on the idea that society devalues particular groups of people identified as fundamentally 'different', in this case older people and especially those with dementia, ongoing physical disabilities and illnesses, and end-of-life issues. ...

R -- the statistical and graphical environment is rapidly emerging as an important set of teaching and research tools for biologists. This book draws upon the popularity and free availability of R to couple the theory and practice of biostatistics into a single treatment, so as to provide a textbook for biologists learning statistics, R, or both. An abridged description of biostatistical principles and analysis sequence keys are combined toget...

This book focuses on the causes, symptoms, and management of psychological problems experienced by doctors at all stages in their careers. It discusses the major factors causing stress and depression in doctors frankly and directly. The tone is upbeat, with useful advice on how to overcome the problems.

Applied Cognitive and Behavioural Approaches to the Treatment of Addiction: A Practical Treatment Guide offers practicing clinicians a guide to incorporating the latest cognitive and behavioural interventions in the treatment of their clients' substance use problems. Developed from several years of collective experience in clinical practice and work with relevant staff groups, this book reveals how such approaches can facilitate a deeper under...

Emergency Surgery provides both a practical guide and an understanding of the issues that need to be considered in the management of emergency surgery patients. It presents a clear account of the key issues involved in the assessment, investigation, resuscitation and surgical management of patients who present to the on-call emergency team. It considers the full breadth of issues encountered in these patients including anaesthesia, pre-op res...

King Harold Godwineson is one of history's shadowy figures, known mainly for his defeat and death at the Battle of Hastings. Harold: The Last Anglo-Saxon King sets out to correct this distorted image by presenting Harold's life in its proper context, offering the first full-length critical study of his career in the years leading up to 1066.

The Best Bible Study Tool Available Only one concordance includes the best of "Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words" "The New Strong's Expanded Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible." The Hebrew and Greek dictionaries now have three times more word study information than any other edition. Plus additional cross-references from leading dictionaries make this the ultimate reference tool for pastors, teachers, and a...

On February 15, 2003, the largest one-day protest in human history took place as millions of people in hundreds of cities marched in the streets, rallying against the imminent invasion of Iraq. This was activism on an unprecedented scale.

Henry's second novel, written, like his first, under a pen name, had done well. Yann Martel's astonishing new novel begins with a successful writer attempting to publish his latest book, made up of a novel and an essay. Henry plans for it to be a "flip book" that the reader can start at either end, reading the novel or the essay first, because both pieces are equally concerned with representations of the Holocaust. His aim is to give the most ...