2009 Books
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Athens
Nia Livingstone
The citizens of ancient athens were directly responsible for the development and power of its democracy; but how did they learn about politics and what their roles were within it?
Leading Learning
Ann R. J. Brigg
The study of educational leadership makes little sense unless it is in relation to who the leaders are, how they are leading, what is being led, and with what effect.
The Origins of Criminology
Nicole H Rafter
The origins of criminology: a reader is a collection of nineteenth-century texts from the key originators of the practice of criminology - selected, introduced, and with commentaries by the leading scholar in this area, nicole rafter..
Animals Charles Darwin Saw pb
Chronicle Books LLC Staff
A continuation of the explorers series by award-winning author sandra markle, animals charles darwin saw features the many distinct creatures darwin encountered during his worldwide voyage as a ship's naturalist.
Dictionary of Toxinology
Peter J. Gosling
With over 7000 terms covering plant and animal induced toxins, the dictionary of toxinology: natural toxins and their antidotes is an up-to-date, concise, and authoritative guide to terms used in the field.
Gunshot and Stabbing Homicides
Ph.D. Jon J. Nordby
Taking a unique approach, this book demonstrates how to explain crime scene events by reproducing them in a controlled environment.
Web Wisdom
Marsha Ann Tate
Mobile technologies, faster connection speeds, and the 24/7 connectivity that has lead to the development of social media have created an explosion of internet use in the ten years since the initial publication of web wisdom: how to evaluate and create in.
Introduction to Green Chemistry, Second Edition
Albert Matlack
In the nearly 10 years since the publication of the bestselling first edition of introduction to green chemistry, interest in green chemistry and clean processes has grown so much that topics, such as fluorous biphasic catalysis, metal o.
The Modernization of Tradition
J.E. Peterson
How to balance hereditary leadership, conformity to islam, and the demands of a traditional society based on the family and tribal configurations with the vital need to promote modern economic development?
Very big scary storm
Nancy Tafuri
As clouds amass overhead and rain starts to pour, ten little woodland animals hurry to find shelter.
Mr. Mendoza's paintbrush
Luis Alberto Urrea
This lovely comics adaptation of a short story by major latino writer urrea may have found the ideal way to present magical realism graphically.
Supercross racing
Jack David
Supercross riders cruise at high speeds through sharp turns and big jumps.
School practitioner's concise companion to preventing violence and conflict
Cynthia Franklin
The school practitioner's concise companion gives busy social workers, psychologists, and counselors a quick guide to accessible, proven solutions for their students' most common problems.
Aztec.
World Book Inc.
The aztecs: early peoples, contains fascinating sections about the origins and rise of the aztecs civilization; social structure and the role of women; methods of warfare; daily life and customs; diet; housing; legal system; religion, spiritual beliefs, a.
Donner Party
Susan Sales Harkins
Neoclassical tragedy in Elizabethan England
Howard B. Norland
Textbook of emergency cardiovascular care and CPR
John M. Field
With an editorial team of leading experts from the american college of emergency physicians and the american heart association, this book is the first complete, clinically oriented reference textbook in emergency cardiovascular care and cpr.
Special educator's reflective calendar and planning journal
Mary Z. McGrath
Conservative turn
Michael Kimmage
The conservative turn tells the story of postwar america's political evolution through two fascinating figures: lionel trilling and whittaker chambers.
Fair maiden
Joyce Carol Oates
Sixteen-year-old katya spivak is out for a walk on the gracious streets of bayhead harbor with her two summer babysitting charges when she’s approached by silver-haired, elegant marcus kidder.
Pocket guide to crisis intervention
Albert R. Roberts
Crisis workers make split-second decisions every day that affect the mental health and well-being of individuals, families, and entire communities.
Dawn of political nihilism
David Ohana
In the turbulent period between 1870 and 1930, the contours on modernity were taking shape, especially the connections between technology, politics and aesthetics.
Second Indochina War
William S. Turley
Now in a thoroughly revised edition, this influential book offers a concise history of the "vietnam war" as seen by all sides, not just from the american perspective.
Edge of light
Ann Kirk Shorey
Political practice of occupational therapy
Nick Pollard
This challenging and innovative book explores the political aspects of occupational therapy.
Backroads of Florida
Paul M. Franklin
Away from the bustle of miami beach and the tourist extravaganza of disney world, another florida beckons to those looking for backroads adventure, quieter fare, or more discriminating fun.
My "s" sound box
Jane Belk Moncure
A little boy fills his sound box with many words that begin with the letter "s.
Engaging the eye generation
Johanna Riddle
Literacy in the twenty-first century means more than just reading and writing.
Radical L.A.
Errol Wayne Stevens
When the depression of the 1890s prompted unemployed workers from los angeles to join a nationwide march on washington, “coxey’s army” marked the birth of radicalism in that city.
First of first ladies
Lucia Raatma
The revolutionary war brought challenges and hardships to american colonists, but martha washington was there to help.
Public relations
Dennis L. Wilcox
Aiming to help students better understand the basic concepts, strategies, and tactics practiced in public relations today, this book combines numerous real-life case studies with fundamental concepts of the field to help students relate theory to the actu.
Understanding vineyard soils
White R. E.
Terroir connotes a sense of place that imparts a distinctive character to wine.
Evidence-based nursing
Sarah Jo Brown
Evidence-based nursing: the research-practice connection, third edition introduces students to research methods and evidence-based practice (ebp).
Firefighter Ted
Andrea Beaty
When ted awakens to the smell of smoke and cannot find a firefighter, he decides to become one for the day, much to the dismay of his mother, neighbors, principal, and classmates..
Nietzsche and Lévinas
The essays that jill stauffer and bettina bergo collect in this volume locate multiple affinities between the philosophies of nietzsche and levinas.
Strategic compensation
Joseph J. Martocchio
For undergraduate and graduate courses in compensation, staffing, and human resources.
Rise of China
Despite the growing internal social unrest and disparity of economic development, the people's republic of china is the third largest world economy and the second largest defense spender.
Contemporary theories of learning
In this definitive collection of today's most influential learning theorists, sixteen world-renowned experts present their understanding of what learning is and how human learning takes place.
Utah
Melissa Gish
Microeconomics for public managers
Barry Keating
Microeconomics for public managers presents a rigorous non-mathematical introduction to the study of microeconomics geared towards managers of nonprofit institutions.
Remarkable plants of Texas
Matt Warnock Turner
With some 6,000 species of plants, texas has extraordinary botanical wealth and diversity.
Rachael Ray
Dennis Abrams
When one of her recipes calls for evoo, cooks knowingly reach for the extra-virgin olive oil.
Mountains under threat
Paul Mason
Piñata in a pine tree
Pat Mora
An award-winning author and a rising star artist have put a festive latino twist on "the twelve days of christmas," populating it with piñatas in place of partridges, plus burritos bailando (dancing donkeys), lunitas cantando (singing moons).
Project manager's guide to making successful decisions
Robert A. Powell
Make better decisions while managing projects!
Child abuse and neglect
Monica L. McCoy
Child abuse and neglect are examined in this new book - the latest research, what it entails, and how to recognize and report it.
No peace for the wicked
David Rolfs
In the spring of 1861, young men throughout the northern states rallied around the union flag, eager to punish the confederate renegades who had brazenly inaugurated civil war by firing on fort sumter.