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Provides a proven process to help educators reclaim their direction and purpose in their professional lives. Filled with exercises and examples, readers are given a front-row seat to observe the dynamics of this coaching relationship, and access to the same exercises and tools offered to Corey. The authors offer coaching-based solutions for managing complex work relationships and allow the reader the opportunity to create his own personal succ...

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This account provides a deep insight into dimensions of Muslim political life, from democracy to despots, women to world affairs and history to heresy.

Ocean City Beach Patrol is the story of the elite group of men and women who serve as guards along the sandy beaches and gently rolling surf of Ocean City, an eight-mile-long barrier island off the coast of southern New Jersey. Although the coastline slopes gradually into the sea and the water is generally calm, deadly rip currents and strong undertows can occur at any time. Thus, the lifeguards often risk their lives to protect the thousands ...

In 1804, Lewis and Clark navigated the Missouri River by keelboat, exploring the river border between the two future counties of Gregory and Charles Mix. Their discovery and exploration of the territory acquired in the Louisiana Purchase unleashed the movement west and its subsequent settlement. The area, first described in exploration journals as rich in vegetation and wildlife, remains a scenic wonder.Since Lewis and Clark's exploration, the...

Historic Lebanon is best known for its role in the Revolutionary War. It was the home of rebel governor Jonathan Trumbull and William Williams, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Museums and other sites that tell the story of Connecticut's important contributions to the patriot cause surround Lebanon's mile-long town green, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Located thirty miles east of Hartford, Lebanon was first se...

A natural wonder hewn by glaciers from the granite slopes of the western Sierra Nevada, Yosemite Valley reveals the power and beauty of nature's hand. Here, in the sublime "Incomparable Valley" of naturalist John Muir, alpine forests frame the legendary sites of Half Dome, El Capitan, Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite Falls, and other massive stone clefts. These marvels of rock and water have inspired writers, artists, and photographers ever since th...

Levine spent a year living in the Lubavitch community of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, participating in the rhythms of Hasidic girlhood. Drawing on many intimate hours among Hasidim and over 30 in-depth interviews, Mystics, Mavericks, and Merrymakers offers rich portraits of young women navigating regimented traditions and the pull of mainstream American life.

When it opened in 1902, Briarcliff Lodge was America's premier resort hotel. Located some thirty miles north of New York City, this magnificent Tudor-style building was surrounded by dairy barns and greenhouses, all built by Walter Law, "the laird of Briarcliff Manor." Here, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt were hosted, as were Tallulah Bankhead, Johnny Weissmuller, Jimmy Walker, Babe Ruth, and other luminaries. The hotel business declined in th...

Keep it cool or heat things up This third volume of Audel's HVAC Library gives you a comprehensive, hands-on guide to installing, servicing, and repairing all basic air-conditioning systems in both new and older construction. You'll also find complete coverage of specialized heating units-radiators, radiant heating systems, stoves, fireplaces, heat pumps, and indoor/outdoor pool heaters, plus fans, exhaust systems, air filters, and more. It's ...

Structured to support teaching assistants, this pioneering textbook provides an academic underpinning to each of the key topics studied. The book: develops the theoretical knowledge needed to enhance work in the classroom, encourages students to reflect on their own practice, is in an ideal textbook format - full of tasks, questions, summaries and reading lists, and covers both primary and secondary years. Practical, easy-to-read and written s...

An emotional survival guide to pregnancy and childbirth Like the other volumes in the Family Matters series, this authoritative new book provides expert advice to ordinary people struggling with everyday challenges-in this case, the emotional trials of new mothers. Enduring the stresses of pregnancy and giving birth are only half of what it takes to become a parent. The other half involves adjusting emotionally to the reality of a newborn. Wit...

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Adjudication has been the main means of settling construction disputes since it was first introduced by the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, and a substantial body of case law has now built up.This book established itself as the key authority on adjudication when it was first published. It has now been revised to reflect the authors' experience of adjudication in practice and to cover the large number of court decisions....

The compelling story of the quest to understand the human mind - and its diseasesThis engaging presentation of our evolving understanding of the human mind and the meaning of mental illness asks the questions that have fascinated philosophers, researchers, clinicians, and ordinary persons for millennia: What causes human behavior? What processes underlie personal functioning and psychopathology, and what methods work best to alleviate disorder...

Culture, Raymond Williams once wrote, is one of the most difficult words in language. Since then the concept has become part of our everyday vocabulary, it is used in a variety of different contexts: to describe the behaviour of corporations or criminals, to provide personal and national identity, it even gives its name to a Department of State.In this engaging new textbook, Fred Inglis charts the history of the concept from its origins in the...

In this book, Tim Whitmarsh offers an innovative new introduction to ancient Greek literature. The volume integrates cutting-edge cultural theory with the latest research in classical scholarship, providing a comprehensive, sophisticated and accessible account of literature from Homer to late antiquity.Whitmarsh offers new readings of some of the best-known and most influential authors of Greek antiquity, including Sophocles, Euripides, Herodo...

Fashion deals with a world of illusion on the one hand and a hard-bitten, multifaceted and multi-billion pound industry on the other. This stimulating book clarifies how fashion operates on all its levels: the mystery of haute couture is explained, the complexities of ready to wear are simplified, and the power of mass production assessed and evaluated. Fashion terms, their use and meaning are explained in plain words and the complicated stage...

Klara, eine engagierte Krankenschwester, braucht dringend eine Auszeit. Der tägliche Kampf gegen das unvermeidliche Schicksal so vieler Menschen in Krankheit, Schmerz und Tod hat sie ausgelaugt. Um zur Ruhe zu kommen, nimmt sie das Angebot der alten Tante im Kloster an, und will dort ein paar entspannte Tage verbringen. Bei ihren Streifzügen durch den geschichtsträchtigen Klosterwald entdeckt sie ein seltsames Stück Land, voll paradiesischer ...

In dem Buch erzählt der Autor viele spannende und vor allem lustige Geschichten rund um die Nikolausabende. Er hat als der schwarze Knecht Ruprecht zusammen mit dem Nikolaus, unzählige Nikolausbesuche erlebt. Diese Besuche bilden die Grundlage, welche der Autor mit seiner Phantasie zu herrlichen Kurzgeschichten formte. Es sind Geschichten die zum herzlichen Lachen auffordern, aber auch zum mitdenken und nachdenken anregen. Sie geben Einblick i...