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"Beautifully written, relentlessly insightful, and methodologically innovative, Playing to Win expertly captures the perspectives of parents and children regarding the importance of after school activities for socialization and childhood in contemporary American society. Hilary Levey Freidman has produced a sociological gem."--William A. Corsaro, author of The Sociology of Childhood "Hilary Levey Friedman has written an instant classic about p...

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Youth unemployment is a serious recurrent subject. In addition to scientific papers which are continually dealing with youth unemployment, media coverage also reflects the problematic nature of this topic. Attention has been increased by recent concern of European heads of state and governments focusing on measures aimed at reducing youth unemployment. Finland, being one of the European countries affected by the issue, continues to face diffic...

4-STARS from Doody's Review"This book is extremely well done. The material is effectively presented with abundant color illustrations. Important information and suggestions for primary care physicians are spot on, such as obtaining a standing radiograph for a patient suspected of having knee arthritis, among others. The advice to avoid excessive ordering of MRI studies by those not planning to implement the results in their treatment plan is a...

An endearingly quirky detective story, translated by Kim Thompson.

Michael Winter's brilliant fictional memoir depicts one man's descent from love to fury over a calendar year.In this journal-a-clef, we are exposed to the kernel of truth that exists in each day. Told from the viewpoint of Gabriel English, This All Happened opens windows onto a richly textured, fast-paced filmic compilation of daily vignettes over one year. Gabriel's promises and actions early in the year have their repercussions by the end.Ga...

This volume collects the best of beloved poet Alden Nowlan's explicitly honest, direct, and insightful poetry. One of Canada's most influential poets, he left a rich legacy of poetry that is accessible yet profound, and that speaks to people's lives with wry observation and keen insight. During his lifetime he received many prestigious accolades and awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry....

A classic of Canadian literature, here is the A List edition of Daphne Marlatt's utterly original novel about rescuing a forgotten woman from obscurityAna Historic is the story of Mrs. Richards, a woman of no history, who appears briefly in 1873 in the civic archives of Vancouver. It is also the story of Annie, a contemporary, who becomes obsessed with the possibilities of Mrs. Richards's life.

Set in the Eastern Caribbean at the beginning of the twentieth century, No Pain Like this Body describes the perilous existence of a poor rice-growing family during the August rainy season. Their struggles to cope with illness, a drunken and unpredictable father, and the violence of the elements end in unbearable loss.Through vivid, vertiginous prose, and with brilliant economy and originality, Ladoo creates a fearful world of violation and gr...

In the far future, Earth is slowing dying, as the Sun has turned into a red giant that threatens to explode. The last inhabitants of the planet have no idea why they're still living, and why they seem to have been made in the image of earliest man--and not the countless human species that have existed since. But they still have to time to ponder, and time to kill--and they do so in the traditional way, by killing each other! This isn't an hosp...

Finally, a place to record those fleeting ideas to save for your writing projects. With over 100 "short entry" spaces and 50 full-page entry spaces, this journal will last a long time. The pages are lined, so it's easier to keep those handwritten entries from going crooked. Each entry has a place for organizational tags (to list the type of idea it is, what project it might fit, etc.) The case-wrapped cover is laminated, so spills wipe off eas...

Suzy Lowry Geno walks the hills and creek side of Old Field Farm seeking a simpler peace-filled life like those of her grandparents and great-grandparents who worked those acres before her. But as she finally began to rest in the true joys of faith, family and slower living, she was forced back into the realities of the world of technology in the struggle to save her husband's life. Journey with her as she hays goats, waters chickens, gather...

A story of adventure, excitement, and love. Anyone who knows of the connection held by "buddies", "brothers in arms", and those in love, will quickly grasp the concept and depth of Chief Salt. Early Reviews of Chief Salt: "May I say, I felt as though I was part of the plot, as so much of the writing parallels my own experience. I, too, knew characters like those described. Great fun! The way the story is structured allows one to venture in and...

A story of adventure, excitement, and love. Anyone who knows of the connection held by "buddies", "brothers in arms", and those in love, will quickly grasp the concept and depth of Chief Salt. Early Reviews of Chief Salt: "May I say, I felt as though I was part of the plot, as so much of the writing parallels my own experience. I, too, knew characters like those described. Great fun! The way the story is structured allows one to venture in and...

R. Bruce King: Structure and Bonding in Zintl Ions and Related Main Group Element ClustersStefanie Gärtner, Nikolaus Korber: Polyanions of Group 14 and Group 15 Elements in Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metal Solid State Compounds and Solvate Structures Bryan Eichhorn, Sanem Kocak:  Dynamic Properties of the Group 14 Zintl Ions and Their DerivativesThomas F. Fässler: Relationships between soluble Zintl anions, ligand-stabilized cage compounds, and...

Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States, serious concerns were raised on domestic and international security issues. Consequently, there has been considerable interest recently in technological strategies and resources to counter acts of terrorism. In this context, this book provides a state-of-the-art survey of the most recent advances in the field of counterterrorism and open source intelligence, demonstrating how various exist...

Lanthanides have fascinated scientists for more than two centuries now, and since efficient separation techniques were established roughly 50 years ago, they have increasingly found their way into industrial exploitation and our everyday lives. Numerous applications are based on their unique luminescent properties, which are highlighted in this volume. It presents established knowledge about the photophysical basics, relevant lanthanide probes...

Masakatsu Shibasaki, Motomu Kanai, Shigeki Matsunaga, and Naoya Kumagai: Multimetallic Multifunctional Catalysts for Asymmetric Reactions.- Takao Ikariya: Bifunctional transition metal-based molecular catalysts for asymmetric syntheses.- Chidambaram Gunanathan and David Milstein: Bond Activation by Metal-Ligand Cooperation: Design of ”Green” Catalytic Reactions Based on Aromatization-Dearomatization of Pincer Complexes.- Madeleine C. Warner, C...

This monograph contains recent studies in eco-informatics, promising ideas and new challenges in information management for supporting sustainability incompanies and other organization. The scope of this book includes sets ofsolutions which show different stakeholders’ viewpoints on sustainability. In individual chapters, authors discuss the role which EnvironmentalInformation Systems (EIS) play in the environmental conscious functioning ofent...