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The American Southwest possesses an extraordinary depth of cultural heritage and much of its history is preserved in its architecture. Particularly prominent in the region's man-made landscape are the historic structures made from the earth itself--adobe. Attention has turned to ways of preserving and maintaining the old buildings of the Southwest partly because of the growing national interest in historic preservation. However, in the Southwe...

In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Vatican II, Paulist Press has created a groundbreaking 8-book series, Rediscovering Vatican II, that places the Council in dialogue with today's church and her people and focuses on what today's Catholics need to know, not just historically. The first volume, Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue: Unitatis Redintegratio, Nostra Aetate, looks at the relationship of the Catholic Church with other Chris...

Twenty-five years of working in Britain's stately homes. How the author transformed both the antique fairs and stately homes industries over the period. A unique insight into the antiques trade and how the aristocracy ticks.

Ian McEwan is the critically acclaimed author of seventeen books. His first published work, a collection of short stories, First Love, Last Rites, won the Somerset Maugham Award. His novels include The Child in Time, which won the 1987 Whitbread Novel of the Year Award, The Cement Garden, Enduring Love, Amsterdam, which won the 1998 Booker Prize, Atonement, Saturday, On Chesil Beach, Solar, Sweet Tooth, The Children Act, and Nutshell, which wa...

OECD's 2005 survey of the Swedish economy examines its key economic challenges including population ageing, maintaining the welfare system, increasing the labour supply, and achieving environmental objectives. Individual chapters examine strength

Although information about the natural history, management, and outcome of intrauterine and perinatally acquired infections is readily available, the busy clinician requires methods for quickly and easily determining the diagnosis of these infections, especially in a time of ever changing advances in diagnostic technology and the emergence of new infectious agents. In Congenital and Perinatal Infection: A Concise Guide to Diagnosis, a distingu...

Das international epochale Wirken von Violinisten aus der ehemaligen Sowjetunion ist unstrittig ein musik- und interpretationshistorisches Phänomen des 20. Jahrhunderts. Künstler wie David Oistrach oder Leonid Kogan begeisterten das Konzertpublikum überall auf der Welt und wurden damit besonders in den Jahren des Kalten Krieges weit über ihre musikalische Botschaft hinaus zu wichtigen Trägern der Völkerverständigung. Und doch wären ihre interp...

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The second edition of the "Writing Workshop Survival Kit" offers English teachers and writing teachers in grades 5-12 a thoroughly updated and revised guide to teaching the writing process. This comprehensive, step-by-step resource is an invaluable aid for teachers who are conducting a writing workshop or managing a writing workshop in the classroom. Gary Robert Muschla explains the stages of the writing process and shows how to engage student...

Best-selling novelist Ted Dekker urges readers to escape a mundane, powerless existence and passionately pursue God's highest pleasures.

Whether you're a beginning teacher trying to sustain your idealism, or an experienced professional courting burnout, take a deep breath and read this book.

In the groundbreaking Writing to Prompts, Janet Angelillo demonstrates how to apply the best practices you already know to help students succeed in the uncertain and challenging environment of on-demand writing - without abandoning your writing workshop or devaluing topic choice.

Bananas are an almost perfect food. A large, ripe banana contains only about 100 calories, is very low in sodium, high in potassium and fiber, and a good source of Vitamins A, 86 and folic acid, is often the first solid food offered to infants, and is one of the last solid foods managed by the aged. Bananas are easy to digest and great for hypoallergenic diets. In short--an almost perfect food! Here are 50 great banana recipes including breakf...

I Believe I'll Testify is an autobiography of a young black woman who gives intricate details of her life as it pertains to coping with abuse.

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Providing a description of the evolving terrorist threat, this book's goal is to compare the underlying risk of attack of financial protection that has been facilitated by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act.

Only an Open Heart is a collection of poems and artwork by Anne Haralamos and her grandson Peter. The poems are inspired by Anne's great love for God, family and life. The artwork is matched up seamlessly with the poems and features works created in oil paint, oil pastels, ink, and watercolor. The artwork includes Peter's modern pieces as well as ones completed while he was still in high school.

Martin Greenberg chronicles the history of citizen volunteerism by examining the nature and purpose of volunteer police units in America since 1620. By considering these organizations with a contemporary perspective he provides insight into how the country might provide for a safe and secure future.

This book, originally published in 1978, develops an adaptive approach to environmental impact assessment and management and is based on a study initiated by a workshop convened in early 1974 by SCOPE (Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment). CS Holling discusses the nature and behavior of ecological systems and its issues, limitations, and potential of environmental assessment. Further, he discusses the various methods of environ...

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