Distance Education in Social Work: Planning, Teaching, and Learning HV11 2004-026376 0-8261-2475-5 Distance education in social work; planning, teaching, and learning. Title main entry. Ed. by Paul Abels. Springer Publishing Co., [c]2005 162 p. $32.95 (pa) Eight academics from various California State U. campuses and the U. of S. Carolina contribute nine chapters describing, explaining, […]
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Integrating language arts through literature and thematic units LB1576 2004-062707 0-205-39510-4 Integrating language arts through literature and thematic units. Roe, Betty D. and Elinor P. Ross. Allyn & Bacon, [c]2006 645 p. $86.00 Intended for elementary and middle school teachers, this education textbook explains techniques for presenting books to children and classroom strategies for developing […]
The Berlin Wall; a world divided, 1961-1989 The Berlin Wall; a world divided, 1961-1989. Taylor, Frederick. HarperCollins 2006 486 pages $27.95 Hardcover DD881 This is a general history of the politics and practices associated with the Berlin Wall, which surrounded West Berlin in the heart of East Germany for nearly 30 years. He describes the […]
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Translating law Translating law. Cao, Deborah. Multilingual Matters Ltd. 2007 189 pages $74.95 Hardcover Topics in translation; 33 K213 Cao (law and languages and linguistics, Griffith U., Australia) finds law the most intriguing and challenging area of translation work, and draws on her experience as a law translator and court interpreter as well as her […]
Symbols and magic in the arts of Kabyle women Symbols and magic in the arts of Kabyle women. Makilam. Trans. by Elizabeth Corp. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2007 195 pages $68.95 Hardcover Francophone cultures and literatures; v.52 DT298 Anthropologist and historian Makilam is an indigenous Kabyle raised in a Berber village in northern Algeria. Finding […]
Harvard Business Review on Managing Projects HD69 2004-016504 1-59139-639-5 Harvard Business Review on managing projects. Title main entry. (Harvard Business Review paperback series) Harvard Bus. School Press, [c]2005 190 p. $19.95 (pa) Eight contributions from academics and practitioners discuss various aspects of project management. The volume opens with an examination by two management consultants of […]
Community-based corrections, 7th ed Community-based corrections, 7th ed. Alarid, Leanne Fiftal et al. Wadsworth Publishing Co. 2008 407 pages $102.95 Paperback HV9279 Alarid (University of Texas), Cromwell (Wichita State University), and Carmen (Sam Houston State) present community-based correctional programs in their historical, philosophical, social, and legal context, integrating real-life practice examples of programs, laws, and […]
The active/creative child; parenting in perpetual motion The active/creative child; parenting in perpetual motion. Vlahov, Stephanie D. Hohm Press 2005 102 pages $12.95 Paperback HQ755 Vlahov describes methods for helping creative and active children nurture these elements of their personalities. As the parent of an active/creative son, she uses her own experiences to explain the […]
Organizational Discourse: A Language-ideology-power Perspective HD30 2004-052150 1-56720-605-0 Organizational discourse; a language-ideology-power perspective. Fox, Renata and John Fox. Praeger, [c]2004 221 p. $89.95 To describe the discourse of corporations and their employees, the authors draw on theoretical linguistics, sociolinguistics, critical discourse studies, the theory of ideology, the ethnography of communication, and media and organizational studies. […]
The philosophy of William James; an introduction The philosophy of William James; an introduction. Gale, Richard M. Cambridge U. Pr. 2005 246 pages $24.99 Paperback B915 To provide a shorter and more popular version of his 1999 The Divided Self of William James, Gale (emeritus U. of Pittsburgh) has cut out all references to secondary […]