Fully updated and revised, Hiking Mount Rainier is a comprehensive and concise guide to the well-maintained trails nestled between the two major metropolises of the Pacific Northwest. Included are sixty hike descriptions for hikers of all ages and skill levels.
A guide to viewing stars, the moon, planets, meteors, comets, and aurora through binoculars. Features a foreword by renowned astronomer and writer David Levy. Includes a complete guide to current binocular brands and models and explains what to look for in each season.
Everyone knew him then: Bruce Barton was a cultural icon. Two-thirds of American history textbooks today cite him to illustrate the 1920s adoration of the business mentality that then dominated American culture. Historians quote from his enormous best-seller, The Man Nobody Knows, in which Barton called Jesus the "founder of modern business" who "picked up twelve men from the bottom ranks of business and forged them into an organization that c...
Your wedding may be the happiest day of your life, but, if you're not careful, it may also be the most expensive! Take control of the food at your wedding, and with it you'll take control of the cost, the quality, and the beauty of presentation of a vitally important part of your special day. This unique and totally new book, written by an experienced cookbook author and professional caterer, is the perfect aid to help you cater your own weddi...
Building on years of research and experience in the field, "Leading with Safety redefines organizational safety as an activity that both leads other performance areas and in turn must be led. Thomas Krause poses the question, "What does it take to be a great safety leader?" and answers with a comprehensive new model for understanding safety leadership as it affects organizational culture and safety climate. "Leading with Safety defines the pra...
Reaching beyond the current emphasis on equipping 'primary responders' - such as police, paramedics - to react to violent incidence in the workplace, this book also addresses the experiences of 'secondary responders' - including managers, human resources staff, unions, humanitarian aid workers - and their training and support needs.
At the start of the 21st century, fighting poverty and protecting the environment are two of the most urgent challenges facing the international community, as highlighted at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002.This book shows how poverty reduction and environmental protection must be forged into a coherent policy from the local to the global level. Only an integrated approach wh...
Through the vodun sanctuary kept by Frances Boullet, her diary, and the novel flow tales of trading, piracy, colonization, slave life at a plantation, an Indian bride's miraculous legacy from the time of the Seminole Wars, Haitian uprisings and inter-American conflict, and murders, births, and hauntings in Reconstruction times and after.
Based on The Inclusion Facilitator Training Program at the University of New Hampshire, this book discusses changing the role of special education teachers to Inclusion Facilitators. This change will emphasize that all special education teachers have a responsibility to support students with disabilities in classes in their neighborhood schools.
Inspired by true stories from the author's family, "Silent Lies"] tells the story of Leo Hoffman, a dashing young Hungarian with a gift for languages who inadvertently becomes embroiled in an international counterfeiting scheme during the general chaos following WWI. When the botched plans end in a murder, Leo flees to the scandal-filled city of Shanghai, hoping to make a new life there for himself and the woman he loves. However, one small co...
Combining two disciplines-posing and wedding portraiture-this professional resource helps photographers create flattering poses to build the best possible portraits and highest possible sales. Photographers are taught how to position the head, shoulders, torso, arms, hands, legs, and feet to correct figure flaws, make a client feel relaxed, and evoke a dynamic image that tells a story or defines a relationship. The challenges of shooting on lo...
Addresses crucial questions about how to create full access to the general education curriculum for children with disabilities. Based on years of research and innovation at CAST (The Center for Applied Special Technology), the book provides a helpful overview of the digital solutions that are at the forefront of efforts to create universal access.
Examines the challenges of a global marketplace where every part of the operation must become more efficient to enhance the bottom line. Based on the results and conclusions of an applied research project of process manufacturing operations, the book presents an overview of more than 30 years of industry trends.
Basic Methods in Microscopy provides an essential guide to light microscopy, fluorescence microscopy, confocal microscopy, multiphoton microscopy and electron microscopy, preparation of tissues and cells, labeling of specimens and analysis of cellular events.
