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Gerontological Practice for the Twenty-first Century meets the need for state-of-the-art information on practice approaches with older patients that are age-specific and empirically based, blend "micro" and "macro" views, and reflect current themes in the aging and social work fields. The book is designed as a text for students and as a professional resource for practitioners. Clearly written, the book offers an expert and comprehensive review...

This is a delightful collection of tales by authors from British Columbia's rugged Cariboo-Chilcotin region, and a few "outsiders." Joining well-known Cariboo favourites Rich Hobson, Paul St. Pierre and Eric Collier are Barry Broadfoot and his touching tribute to Cariboo legend Fred Lindsay, historian/journalist Bruce Ramsey and his description of Barkerville's Chinatown, and pioneer Bill Hong and his account of what was done with the buried r...

Der Großteil der Gedichte ist sozusagen aus dem Leben entstanden, d.h. "Die Gämse" nach einer Bergtour am Königsee, die U-Bahn-Gedichte daraus, dass ich sehr viel mit der U-Bahn fahre. Die Gedichte über¿s Essen enstanden daraus, dass es immer wieder auf¿s neue erstaunlich ist, wieviel eine große Familie verdrücken kann - oder sie entstanden auch nach und bei Spaziergängen oder wenn ich unterwegs war.

Clayton A. Hartjen provides a broad overview of juvenile delinquency: how it manifests itself around the world and how societies respond to misconduct among their children. Taking a global approach, chapters focus on topics that range from juvenile laws, the correction and the extent of blame that can be appointed to child offenders to the abuse, exploitation, and victimization of young people. Hartjen includes specific examples from the Unite...

Clayton A. Hartjen provides a broad overview of juvenile delinquency: how it manifests itself around the world and how societies respond to misconduct among their children. Taking a global approach, chapters focus on topics that range from juvenile laws, the correction and the extent of blame that can be appointed to child offenders to the abuse, exploitation, and victimization of young people. Hartjen includes specific examples from the Unite...

Witches, Ghosts, and Signs: Folklore of the Southern Appalachians, by the renowned West Virginia folklorist and former West Virginia University English professor Patrick W. Gainer, not only highlights stories that both amuse and raise goosebumps, but also begins with a description of the people and culture of the state.

Medway's murky history.

Explores the natural world of Texas - its animal icons like the Hereford or hawk or rattlesnake, the larger-than-life geography, which is the stuff out of which legends are made.

Ann Holmes has created the perfect guide to help women turn their dreams into a reality.” -Donna Mullen Good, CEO of the Center for Women & EnterpriseIf you've ever dreamed of starting your own business, or if you've ever wondered about how to build up the business you already run, but worry because you don't have an MBA or a couple of years of college business courses, this book is for you. Based on extensive interviews with more than eighty ...

The death of Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci in China in 1610 was the occasion for demonstrations of Western rituals appropriate for a Catholic priest and also of Chinese rituals appropriate to the country hosting the Jesuit community. This book explores the role of ritual--specifically rites related to death and funerals--in cross-cultural exchange, demonstrating a gradual interweaving of Chinese and European ritual practices at all levels of int...

The death of Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci in China in 1610 was the occasion for demonstrations of Western rituals appropriate for a Catholic priest and also of Chinese rituals appropriate to the country hosting the Jesuit community. This book explores the role of ritual--specifically rites related to death and funerals--in cross-cultural exchange, demonstrating a gradual interweaving of Chinese and European ritual practices at all levels of int...

Softcomputing techniques play a vital role in the industry. This book presents several important papers presented by some of the well-known scientists from all over the globe. The main techniques of soft computing presented include ant-colony optimization, artificial immune systems, artificial neural networks, Bayesian models. The book includes various examples and application domains such as bioinformatics, detection of phishing attacks, and ...

This book explores the intersection of fuzzy mathematics and the spatial modeling of preferences in political science. Beginning with a critique of conventional modeling approaches predicated on Cantor set theoretical assumptions, the authors outline the potential benefits of a fuzzy approach to the study of ambiguous or uncertain preference profiles. This is a good text for a graduate seminar in formal modeling. It is also suitable as an intr...

Challenges the orthodoxy and argues that there were many more slave revolts than is usually assumed and they were far from insignificant historically. This book argues that we need to look beyond the canonical sources and episodes to see a bigger history of long-term resistance of slaves to their enslavement.

An ethnography of film and video production culture in Los Angeles that argues that workers at all levels participate in a form of collective theorizing about tv and film's relationship to its own industry culture.

In this strategy-packed guide, top e-business consultantScott Fox reveals the powerful but simple methods heand thousands of others have used to strike it rich onthe Net. Exclusive interviews with "mom and pop"entrepreneurs prove how easy it is to get started andbuild a million-dollar enterprise.Internet Riches also features an action plan forbrainstorming new business ideas, and exercises to helpreaders determine the best moves for their part...

Steam cooking, pan searing, stir-frying and deep-frying are the four most common techniques of Chinese cooking. Each one produces a different result, even though for the same material. The selection of which cooking method to use is based upon whether it is the one to help bring out the best of the ingredients. While there are many recipes available for Chinese cooking, this book is dedicated to steam cooking. Steam cooking is healthy because ...

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1 PLAN: This durable and lovely Southern Mansion Dollhouse is made of" plywood. Someone with no background in woodworking is able to create a sturdy and beautiful Southern Mansion Dollhouse that dreams are made of. This Easy To Build plan is designed for use with the Barbie Doll and other 11" fashion dolls. This Do-It-Yourself plan has step-by-step easy to follow instructions. A helpful and detailed materials list is included and is ideal to t...