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Reducere. Many Americans hold conflicting views on how to pay for health care. They fear that government involvement will either undermine the quality of car...

Reducere. Racism in America: A Reference Handbook diverges from the typical focus of accounts of racism on interpersonal prejudice and discrimination to situ...

Reducere. This collection of historical documents provides insight into the history of the United States in its pursuit of the peaceful uses of outer space, ...

This study of civil liberties focuses on the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the dispute in Skokie, Illinois over the rights of members o...

More than 100 entries cover the significant events, people, publications, movements, and organizations associated with Anthony, and each entry desc...

An engaging, nontechnical discussion of the infectious diseases and other biological threats that pose the highest risk to humans, presented in the...

Twenty-seven critics, as well as Updike himself, provide a kaleidoscopic view of the Rabbit Angstrom saga in 34 reviews and essays.

The book is organized around topical issues and explores such themes as black power, revolution, socialism, black feminism, and world peace. One of...

Profiles of and reading lists for 100 of today's most popular nonfiction authors have been gathered together in this affordable, single source refe...

The book stresses that the reporting process is more difficult than most critics and reporters realize, and points out that the best reporters are ...

The profession of social work has, since its inception, stressed the importance of the family system in practice and policy development. A family h...

Culture and Customs of the Philippines provides the best general overview to the Asian archipelago and to a people with close ties to the United St...

Reducere. First Amendment Freedoms: A Reference Handbook provides a comprehensive, objective, and accessible source of critically important information on th...

Famed for his novels of the American frontier (notably the Leatherstocking Tales) and of the sea, and also the author of a large body of social and...

Capture the hearts, minds, and attention of your digital-age listeners using read-aloud experiences that engage technology. "I wish my learners wou...

The clearly and concisely written entries in this reference work chronicle the campaign to end human slavery in the United States, bringing to life...

DescriptionA comprehensive introductory essay, along with a detailed chronology, reference entries, primary sources, images, and a bibliography pro...

DescriptionIn the 21st century, disability rights have become a social justice issue that concerns all American citizens--access to safe, affordabl...

The Central Asian Republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan won their independence from the Soviet Union in 199...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

DescriptionFree Speech and Censorship: Examining the Facts is part of a series that uses evidence-based documentation to examine the veracity of cl...

A study of the social and cultural context of a women's vocational art school, the Philadelphia School of Design for Women. Nina de Angeli Walls pr...

Publisher: ABC-CLIOAuthor(s): David H. CulbertNumber of pages: 238Publication date: 1976Dimensions: 230 x 154 x 23Cover type: HardbackRedescopera f...

Publisher: ABC-CLIOAuthor(s): Rafael de EspanaNumber of pages: 264Publication date: 1994Dimensions: 243 x 159 x 29Cover type: HardbackRedescopera f...

Publisher: ABC-CLIOAuthor(s): Jill ShivertakerNumber of pages: 96Publication date: 2008Dimensions: 225 x 291 x 14Cover type: Paperback / softbackRe...

A form of terrorism that is receiving increased attention is human rights abuses on the part of individual states. This study, written by specialis...

Based on in-depth interviews by skilled clinicians with husbands and wives who have been married more than 20 years, Mackey and O'Brien explore how...

Publisher: ABC-CLIONumber of pages: 351Publication date: 2018Dimensions: 145 x 222 x 29Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): Michelle Y. JanningRedescoper...

Taking us on a journey through workplaces large and small, traditional and contemporary, this book explores the relationships between people and th...

Projects use different types of media (e.g., books, tapes, CD-ROMs, the Internet), giving students a variety of experiences with fiction and nonfic...

Covering such critically important laws as the Homestead Act of 1862, the Social Security Act of 1935, Medicare and Medicaid, and many others, this...

This bibliography, the most comprehensive yet published, contains over 4, 100 citations and offers a wealth of useful information to aid the resear...

Valone has selected 71 documents that have either defined America's place in the world or reflected a significant episode in the history of U.S. fo...

This work brings together the diverse findings of occupational health and risk assessment experts on the usefulness of risk assessment in the prote...

In examining the works of these writers, the author concludes that women writers continue to attempt to define themselves in their own voices. Marr...

Ideal for general readers as well as professionals conducting extensive research, this informative book offers a collection of documents on the ori...

Publisher: ABC-CLIOAuthor(s): Bruce E., Ph.D. JohansenNumber of pages: 312Publication date: 2003Dimensions: 152 x 228 x 19Cover type: Paperback / s...

This book will be well placed on the shelves of the many libraries faced with the complexities that information technology developments bring to th...

Publisher: ABC-CLIOAuthor(s): Jiawen YangNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2003Dimensions: 222 x 141 x 20Cover type: HardbackRedescopera farmec...

This is an inclusive and sensitive book that touches upon the sexuality of all women: women of color, women of all sexual orientations, women of al...

A comprehensive, compelling, and clearly written title that provides a rich examination of the history of Asians in the United States, covering wel...

This innovative book explains writer's block (and other creative blocks) as a symptom of a larger disorder. Kantor identifies 10 kinds of writer's ...

Revealing the career histories of successful 20th century scientists, this exciting resource offers students fascinating reads, a wonderful researc...

This book is a study of techniques used to introduce, continue and change the discourse topic in expository writing. Discourse topic is examined by...

At a time when sports coverage inundates the airwaves, when coaches are routinely among the highest-paid school employees, and when professional sp...

This work is a fascinating overview of Americans' complex and occasionally uneasy relationship with military service, from World War II to the age ...

A newly reorganized, up-to-date overview of key reference works in philosophy, reflects a veritable explosion of reference sources, both print and ...

The chapters in this book have evolved from talks originally presented at The First International Workshop on Human and Machine Cognition. Although...

Hibbert tries to show by reference to history of punishments, to the reactions of those who suffered them or have been threatened by them, and to t...

This study looks at the constraints involving conflicts between individual and organizational commitments, the need for flexibility and rules and a...

Tracking the evolution of the Red Army through the war against Japan and the Chinese civil war, Wortzel's book provides a comprehensive basic refer...

Publisher: ABC-CLIOAuthor(s): Judy FreemanNumber of pages: 868Publication date: 1995Dimensions: 253 x 179 x 55Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedes...

In this two-volume encyclopedia for general readers and students of all levels, Bruce E. Johansen marshals scientific work on global warming into 3...

Albert provides a survey of the impact of jazz on both American and foreign fiction, along with an annotated listing of almost 400 short stories, n...

Dazzle teens with a film collection custom-designed to fit their interests and tastes! In addition, the authors address popular culture influences ...

This expanded collection of new and fully revised explorations of media content identifies the ways we all have been negatively stereotyped and dem...

A study of the Russian Empire at the peak of its military power and success (1762-1825), this important book examines how a country with none of th...

This casebook probes the many layers of meaning in Golding's "Lord of the Flies". It examines its literary, philosophical, historical, scientific a...

Thrills and chills, witches, ghosts, and goblins-these terrifying teaching tools don't need to be controversial to inspire reluctant readers in gra...

This wide-ranging collection of essays establishes a historical framework for understanding the evolution and current state of U.S. and Soviet poli...

One of the most experienced therapists in the world for treatment-resistant obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) explains the disorder, the treatmen...

A Danish musician here presents the most accurate, comprehensive work on a major figure in American jazz: Lester Willis Young (1909-1959), better k...

At a time when American society is desperately seeking to create hope for inner city black youth, this study serves as a tool to encourage those re...

This ground-breaking volume offers a theoretical framework from which the theory and practice of ethics in public administration can be guided.Publ...

Reducere. The United Nations has been an essential actor in world politics for 75 years. Its entities have eliminated smallpox, protected the ozone layer, pr...

A revealing, witty, and altogether fascinating story of the tribal customs and rituals that help shape our nation's laws. The Washingtonian Sharp, ...

Based on AASL/AECT standards and McREL benchmarks, each lesson plan includes standards, learning objectives, teaching directions, reproducible work...

Six original essays reflect the growing scholarly interest in the history of childhood and youth, particularly issues affecting child health and we...

An analysis of the processes through which a stable, consolidated, and fully-democratic regime was brought into existence in the 1970s and early 19...

Throughout these accounts, ample references provide guidance to relevant source materials and authorities. Part II includes profiles of the princip...