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The first comprehensive research handbook of its kind, this volume showcases innovative approaches to understanding adolescent literacy learning in a variety of settings. Distinguished contributors examine how well adolescents are served by current instructional practices and highlight ways to translate research findings more effectively into sound teaching and policymaking. The book emphasizes social and cultural factors in adolescents' appro...

Louis Jacobs was Rabbi at New London Synagogue until his death in 2006. In the year of his death he was voted "Greatest British Jew" by a poll of Jewish Chronicle Readers conducted to mark the 350th anniversary of the entry of the Jews into England under Oliver Cromwell. His latest books, Jewish Preaching and Judaism and Theology, were both published in 2004.

Die Übersiedlung in ein fremdes Land führt unweigerlich zu Veränderungen in der sozialen, psychischen und familiären Lebenswelt der betroffenen Individuen. Exemplarisch zeigt Katrin Vogel in ihrer Studie anhand von qualitativen Interviews mit russlanddeutschen Spätaussiedlern die subjektiv im Integrationsverlauf auftretenden psychosozialen Schwierigkeiten auf. Hierbei richtet sie den Fokus besonders auf die intergenerativen Folgen der Vertreib...

The story of St. Paul is recounted by a noted Scripture scholar and accompanied by unique icon-like paintings that reflect Paul's experiences.

Passages from Flipper's autobiography (published in 1878) and excerpts from contemporary military reports as well as newspaper articles contribute firsthand observations to this biography of West Point's first black graduate.

Discovered in 1880, piezoelectric materials play a key role in an innovative market of several billions of dollars. Recent advances in applications derive from new materials and their development, as well as to new market requirements. With the exception of quartz, ferroelectric materials are used for they offer both high efficiency and sufficient versatility to meet adequately the multidimensional requirements for application. Consequently, s...

At once playful and profound, scholarly and scintillating, Pandemonium and Parade not only records but also enacts the uncanny presence of yokai in Japanese history. Seen through the lens of yokai, this book richly considers how the passing of time evokes both awe and anxiety."—Anne Allison, author of Millennial Monsters: Japanese Toys and the Global Imagination

Most seminaries now require their students to get real world training by way of supervised theological field education. This volume presents the wide array of issues that must be understood in order to integrate theological education and practical ministry, including the importance of theological field education, its purpose and challenges, the need for flexibility in meeting different students' needs, and the resources available to create a m...

How to learn quickly and simply to lead a spiritually satisfied life in an increasingly complicated and fast-paced world.

Half a decade after the Dominion War and more than a year after the rise and fall of Praetor Shinzon, the galaxy's greatest scourge returns to wreak havoc upon the Federation -- and this time its goal is nothing less than total annihilation. Elsewhere, deep in the Gamma Quadrant, an ancient mystery is solved. One of Earth's first generation of starships, lost for centuries, has been found dead and empty on a desolate planet. But its discovery ...

Switching processes, invented by the author in 1977, is the main tool used in the investigation of traffic problems from automotive to telecommunications. The title provides a new approach to low traffic problems based on the analysis of flows of rare events and queuing models. In the case of fast switching, averaging principle and diffusion approximation results are proved and applied to the investigation of transient phenomena for wide class...

In this wide-ranging new volume, one of our most important and perceptive scholars of the workings of the American government investigates political parties, politicians, elections, and policymaking to discover why public policy emerges in the shape that it does. David R. Mayhew looks at two centuries of policy making--from the Civil War and Reconstruction era through the Progressive era, the New Deal, the Great Society, the Reagan years, and ...

The story of 3 martial arts experts, ultimate fighters who transformed the practice of personal combat and the security industry the hard way.

Everyone has memories of happy and sad times - and everyone wants to remember the good things and forget the bad things. But what happens when there''s no one to share memories with, and they start to fade? In this colourful picture book, Elfa the elephant carries her precious memories around with her in a brightly coloured box. When she discovers that some of them are missing, she sets out on a journey to revisit some of the key people, place...

A literary history of American writing between 1492 and 1820.

A collection of 200 Difficult Su Doku puzzles of the highest quality from The Times newspaper. Perfect for the intermediate Su Doku solver in need of a constant supply of challenging puzzles, this book is guaranteed to provide hours of absorbing, brain-stretching entertainment.