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Revised, Expanded Edition (1990). Contents: Go 'Way from My Window * The Black Dress * The Lass from the Low Countree * Evening * I Wonder As I Wander * Black Is The Color of My True Love's Hair * The Lotus Blossom * The Carol of the Birds * Sweet Little Boy Jesus * Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head * What Songs Were Sung * The Rovin' Gambler * The Gambler's Lament * The Gambler's Wife * Gambler, Don't You Lose Your Place * Gambler's Song of the Bi...

The disastrous effects of natural hazards such as earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes are often called Acts of God.' Challenging that view, the long-awaited second edition of this now classic work depicts natural hazards as extreme events in nature that are made even more dangerous by the acts or the neglect of people. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the toll on society resulting from such environmental episodes has changed significan...

This illuminating book examines today's most controversial and philosophically interesting issues in the major schools of contemporary political theory. In the past two decades, the study of political theory has undergone an unexpected renaissance and has once again taken center stage in philosophical debates in the West. Paradigms in Political Theory sets out some of the major controversies circulating in four schools of contemporary politica...

A stimulating examination of early American literature. Susan Howe approaches early American literature as pet and critic, blending scholarship with passionate commitment and unique view of her subject. The Birth-mark traces the collusive relationships among tradition, the constitution of critical editions, literary history and criticism, the institutionalized roles of poetry and prose, and the status of gender. Through an examination of the t...

This books examines the EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) Law in the United States and the effect it has had on organizations. Focusing on those federal regulations dealing with race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age and disability, the author uses six key questions to examine the various laws and court decisions: who is protected? From whom? Against what types of practices? Using what type of administrative procedures? Resulting i...

It also features coverage of and commentary on the best new financing methods, the do's and don'ts of property management, computerized investment analysis, and more.

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Between the Sea and Home is the 1992 winner of The Eighth Mountain Poetry Prize, an annual contest for a book-length manuscript by a woman poet. The judge was Linda Hogan.

A well-researched and pertinent discussion of one of American liberalism's most important exponents". -- Choice. "A concise, intelligent, and highly readable study. What is fresh and extremely valuable is the flesh that Stettner puts on the bones of the old generalization about Croly and liberalism. This is a worthy addition to the literature on this important and influential American thinker". -- American Historical Review.

This text examines sociopolitical, economic, familial, and educational agendas that influence attainment of second language literacy.

First published in 1986, this award-winning account of how Einstein's theory holds up after more than seventy-five years has been updated to accommodate the most recent experimental findings, as wel

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Annie Lyncroft knew her scheme was outrageous. She'd come to the elegant penthouse to meet Oliver Rain, the richest and possibly the most dangerous man in the Pacific Northwest. Annie needed this sensual, secretive corporate maverick for what she was about to propose. Marriage! With her brother Danny missing after a mysterious plane crash, Annie is struggling to protect his hot electronics company from the sharks who think he's not coming back...

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How can ordinary schools cope with pupils with special needs? What must they do to move beyond the rhetoric of the integration to effective practical action?

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Are you going to be famous, just like your father?" People were always asking Jeremy that question. He knew someone would ask it again tonight - at least three times - in front of his father. That was the worst part. Jeremy didn't want to disappoint his dad, but he wasn't ready to make such a big decision. He knew his ears would turn red and he would say what he always said..."I don't know." As it turned out, this night was different. This was...

Larra y su tiempo. Introducción: Semblanza de Larra. Trayectoria de Larra. El romanticismo de Larra. Larra periodista. El artículo de costumbres. El artículo de la crítica literaria. El artículo político. Fuentes y estilo. Bibliografía. Documentación gráfica. Nota previa.ARTÍCULOS: El café. Empeños y desempeños. El casarse pronto y mal. El castellano viejo. Vuelva usted mañana. Yo quiero ser cómico. En este país. Un reo de muerte. Las calavera...