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A collection of extraordinary essays written by Advanced Placement (AP) US Government students at West Potomac High School in Fairfax, County, Virginia, "White House Under Fire" delves into the political consequences facing the President of the United States as he makes fateful decisions affecting, at least, the map of the US and, in some cases, the future of the world. The students explore such challenging topics as Jefferson's controversial ...

A collection of extraordinary essays written by Advanced Placement (AP) US Government students at West Potomac High School in Fairfax, County, Virginia, "White House Under Fire" delves into the political consequences facing the President of the United States as he makes fateful decisions affecting, at least, the map of the US and, in some cases, the future of the world. The students explore such challenging topics as Jefferson's controversial ...

This engrossing popular astronomy book is written specifically for those who have always been intrigued by or have been developing a growing interest in astronomy and space, but have had little time to explore the amazing world of exploding stars, distant galaxies, rovers on other planets, and more. The book consists of three sections: Questions and Answers, Quick Facts, and A Brief History of Lunar and Planetary Exploration.Knocke - who has o...

Reflecting the substantial advances of the past decade, leading experts in the field review state-of-the-art clinical practices and the latest scientific knowledge regarding adolescent schizophrenia. This comprehensive overview of the phenomenology, epidemiology, pathology, and treatment of juvenile-onset schizophrenia will be useful to clinicians, researchers, and students.

Sharon felt really stupid putting her mate on a high pedestal. Not realizing would she do or how would she feel if her man were to betray her. In the process not only being betrayed by her husband her best friend too. Praying for a long time to reunite with her long lost best friend, being asked to become the baby's Godmother, when you are actually the baby's stepmother. How am I suppose to feel and what am I suppose to do? I guess that it's e...

In this book, Norman Cantor analyzes the legal and moral status of people with profound mental disabilities -- those with extreme cognitive impairments that prevent their exercise of medical self-determination. He proposes a legal and moral framework for surrogate medical decision making on their behalf. The issues Cantor explores will be of interest to professionals in law, medicine, psychology, philosophy, and ethics, as well as to parents, ...

Many books teach computational statistics. Until now, however, none has shown how to write a good program. This book gives statisticians, biostatisticians and methodologically-oriented researchers the tools they need to develop high-quality statistical software. Topics include how to Program in Fortran 95 using a pseudo object-oriented style Write accurate and efficient computational procedures Create console applications Build dynamic-...

Studies have shown that getting an ex-offender a steady job reduces the likelihood that the ex-offender will return to prison. Unfortunately, that is easier said than done, as ex-offenders often have many roadblocks that make it difficult for even the most diligent and earnest job seekers to find a job. However, the ex-offender who reads and studies this manual will receive practical information that will help increase the odds of finding empl...

A story of intrigue and deception where passion is better than truth, money more desirable than love, and family more sacred than death. Serenity Cain is a career woman with a blurred past who is about to learn some hard lessons about affairs of the heart. The man that she lustfully desires is not the one she wants, but he is more than what she needs.

What is a Dragonyte? Is it a type of dragon with human qualities, or is it a type of human with dragon qualities? In the world of At, the Anyatin word for earth, some Dragonytes believe they are cousins of the mysterious Traiko, the Great Winged Ones. There is very little magic in this world, other than what Anyatin superstition allows. Nonetheless, there is a supernatural force at work so powerful and frightening that few Dragonytes want to a...

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The book addresses the finitude and meaninglessness of life in an ever rapidly technologically changing world through the eyes of existential nihilism. The book explores the subjective realm of life struggles in which the vast majority fail to develop an existential relation with themselves, the world, or universe, devolving to an insignificant abstract mean of a psychologically sick conditioned society where one is reduced to a mere object am...

The Eaglet in the Americas is the third book in the Eaglet Trilogy. It reflects, without inhibitions, 1759 and the horrors of the Seven Years War with France.

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Traces the events spanning Griffin's career from his time in the Benny Goodman band with Harry James and Ziggy Elman in what Duke Ellington dubbed the best brass section of its day through his freelance years in radio, television, and records where he recorded with legendary musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Tony Bennett, and Frank Sinatra. Griffin's honesty and humor shine through the text as he recalls a tim...

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The Essence of Human Freedom is a fundamentaltext for understanding Heidegger s view of Greekphilosophy and its relationship to modernphilosophy. These previously untranslated lectureswere delivered by Heidegger at the University ofFreiburg in the summer of 1930.>

The Eaglet in the Americas is the third book in the Eaglet Trilogy. It reflects, without inhibitions, 1759 and the horrors of the Seven Years War with France.

A collector's delight, this comprehensive volume is devoted to the wide variety of charming salt and pepper shakers produced by Goebel Porzellanfabrik*r of Germany, from the 1920s through the 1980s. Nearly 600 colour photographs display shakers and condiment sets in the forms of animals, birds, fish, people, flowers, fruits and vegetables, and more. Variations in colour or size are included, as well as many scarce or rare sets. Captions contai...

Hard real-time systems are very predictable, but not sufficiently flexible to adapt to dynamic situations. They are built under pessimistic assumptions to cope with worst-case scenarios, so they often waste resources. Soft real-time systems are built to reduce resource consumption, tolerate overloads and adapt to system changes. They are also more suited to novel applications of real-time technology, such as multimedia systems, monitoring appa...