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  Liszt/Ravel: Transcriptions for Piano

  Laura Kargul

  A must-have for enthusiasts of the virtuoso piano repertoire, this CD presents a stunning collection of transcriptions for solo piano by Franz Liszt and Maurice Ravel as performed by the brilliant, internationally acclaimed artist Laura Kargul.

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  The World We Want: How and Why the Ideals of the Enlightenment Still Elude Us

  Robert B. Louden PhD

  This book compares the future world that Enlightenment intellectuals had hoped for with the world as it really is. It explores the ways the two worlds differ, and why are they so different; to what extent our world is or isn't the world such intellectuals desired, and the extent to which we still want their world. Unlike previous philosophical critiques and defenses of the Enlightenment, this study focuses extensively on the relevant historical and empirical records first, by examining carefully what kind of future Enlightenment intellectuals actually hoped for; second, by tracking the different legacies of their central ideals over the past two centuries. But in addition to documenting the significant gap that still exists between Enlightenment ideals and current realities, the book also attempts to show why the ideals of the Enlightenment still elude us. What does our own experience tell us about the appropriateness of these ideals? Which Enlightenment ideals do not fit with human nature? Why is meaningful support for these ideals, particularly within the US, so weak at present? Which of the means that Enlightenment intellectuals advocated for realizing their ideals are inefficacious? Which of their ideals have devolved into distorted versions of themselves when attempts have been made to realize them? How and why, after more than two centuries, have we still failed to realize the most significant Enlightenment ideals? In short, what is dead and what is living in these ideals?

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  Immanuel Kant, Anthropology, History, and Education

  Robert B. Louden PhD and Günter Zöller

  Anthropology, History, and Education, first published in 2007, contains all of Kant's major writings on human nature. Some of these works, which were published over a thirty-nine year period between 1764 and 1803, had never before been translated into English. Kant's question 'What is the human being?' is approached indirectly in his famous works on metaphysics, epistemology, moral and legal philosophy, aesthetics and the philosophy of religion, but it is approached directly in his extensive but less well-known writings on physical and cultural anthropology, the philosophy of history, and education which are gathered in the present volume. Kant repeatedly claimed that the question 'What is the human being?' should be philosophy's most fundamental concern, and Anthropology, History, and Education can be seen as effectively presenting his philosophy as a whole in a popular guise.

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  Willing the Freedom of Others After 9/11: A Sartrean Approach to Globalization and Children’s Rights [Book Chapter]

  Julien Murphy PhD and Constance Mui PhD

  Chapter from Feminist Philosophy and the Problem of Evil, edited by Robin May Schott.

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  Any glance at the contemporary history of the world shows that the problem of evil is a central concern for people everywhere. In the last few years, terrorist attacks, suicide bombings, and ethnic and religious wars have only emphasized humanity’s seemingly insatiable capacity for violence. In Feminist Philosophy and the Problem of Evil, Robin May Schott brings an international group of contemporary feminist philosophers into debates on evil and terrorism. The invaluable essays collected here consider gender-specific evils such as the Salem witch trials, women’s suffering during the Holocaust, mass rape in Bosnia, and repression under the Taliban, as well as more generalized acts of violence such as the 9/11 bombings, the Madrid train station bombings, and violence against political prisoners. Readers of this sobering volume will find resources for understanding the vulnerability of human existence and what is at stake in the problem of evil.

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  Deconstructing arguments against same-sex marriage

  M Oliver and Michael Stevenson PhD

  Chapter 6 in Defending Same-Sex Marriage, Volume 3:The Freedom-to-Marry Movement: Education, Advocacy, Culture, and the Media, edited by Martin Dupuis and William A. Thompson.

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  Today we find ourselves at a crossroads of two powerful, unrelenting currents that are completely at odds with one another. The movement for legal recognition of same-sex unions has gone beyond the separate but equal status of civil unions to demand equality in marriage for all couples. Progress is being made on many fronts: mayoral action, clergy officiating at same-sex marriage and union ceremonies, state legislative responses, and street protests, to name a few. Meanwhile, opposition to same-sex marriage has also been gathering strength. The struggle is sure to continue unabated for some time to come, pitting those who believe in the traditional definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman—and who seek to codify this belief in the U.S. Constitution—against those who find the basis for marriage between two loving, committed individuals not only in the history of our civil rights legislation and court decisions, but also in scripture and sacred religious traditions. Those who believe in extending to same-sex couples the 1,049 rights conferred by marriage as well as the supportive embrace of religious communities seek to strengthen the institution of marriage by making it inclusive and by passing laws and broadening doctrines to uphold marriage rights for all couples. This three-volume set clarifies the legal, political, religious, cultural, and social ramifications of same-sex marriage for gay and lesbian couples and their families and friends, and for the general public interested in the future of civil rights in the United States.

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  • Volume 1: Separate but Equal No More: A Guide to the Legal Status of Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions, and Other Partnerships, edited by Mark Strasser, who is also General Editor of the set, includes discussions of different kinds of legally recognized same-sex unions in the United States.
  • Volume 2: Our Family Values: Same-Sex Marriage and Religion, edited by Traci C. West, contains an array of religious traditions, practices, and leaders that support same-sex marriage, and describes the struggles for its recognition within denominations, including analysis of racial dynamics.
  • Volume 3: The Freedom-to-Marry Movement: Education, Advocacy, Culture, and the Media, edited by Martin Dupuis and William A. Thompson, explores the political movement to legalize and recognize same-sex marriage and unions, including the movement's education and advocacy efforts and its opposition.

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  Implementation Intentions

  Elizabeth J. Parks-Stamm PhD, Anja Achtziger, and Peter J. Gollwitzer

  Entry in Encyclopedia of Social Psychology, edited by R. Baumeister & K.D. Vohs.

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  Automatic and Controlled Components of Social Cognition: A Process Dissociation Approach

  B K. Payne and Brandon D. Stewart PhD

  Chapter in Social Psychology and the Unconscious: The Automaticity of Higher Mental Processes, edited by John A. Bargh.

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  Evidence is mounting that we are not as in control of our judgments and behavior as we think we are. Unconscious or ‘automatic’ forms of psychological and behavioral processes are those of which we tend to be unaware, that occur without our intention or consent, yet influence us on a daily basis in profound ways. Automatic processes influence our likes and dislikes for almost everything, as well as how we perceive other people, such as when we make stereotypic assumptions about someone based on their race or gender or social class. Even more strikingly, the latest research is showing that the aspects of life that are the richest experience and most important to us - such as emotions and our close relationships, as well as the pursuit of our important life tasks and goals - also have substantial unconscious components.

  Social Psychology and the Unconscious: The Automaticity of Higher Mental Processes offers a state-of-the-art review of the evidence and theory supporting the existence and the significance of automatic processes in our daily lives, with chapters by the leading researchers in this field today, across a spectrum of psychological phenomena from emotions and motivations to social judgment and behavior.

  The volume provides an introduction and overview of these now central topics to graduate students and researchers in social psychology and a range of allied disciplines with an interest in human behavior and the unconscious, such as cognitive psychology, philosophy of mind, political science, and business.

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  Maine's Jewish Heritage

  Abraham J. Peck PhD and Jean M. Peck

  According to historian Benjamin Band, the first record of a Jew in Maine concerns Susman Abrams, a tanner who resided in Union until his death at 87 in 1830. Historical records beginning in 1849 also tell of a small Bangor community that organized a synagogue and purchased a burial ground. But it was not until the late 19th century that Jewish communities grew large enough to establish multiple synagogues, Hebrew schools for boys, kosher butcher shops, and Jewish bakeries. Eventually there were Jewish charitable societies, community centers, and social clubs across the state. Now, 150 years later, Jews serve every Maine community in every possible capacity, free from the barriers of social or religious discrimination. This book honors the accomplishments of Maine's Jewish residents.

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  Boreal: Poems

  Bruce Pratt

  Bruce Pratt, long recognized as one of New England’s finest writers of short fiction, has now produced his first poetry collection, Boreal. The book has aroused enthusiasm among all who have seen it in draft form, among them Dzvinia Orlowsky, who writes as follows: “A memorable outpouring of passion and paradox, Pratt’s pitch-perfect poems entwine uncertainties into a retrospective which rather than striking back at experience, holds it gracefully, gratefully, close at hand. Again and again I’m drawn back into these poems of faith, deeply rooted in a man standing firm, chest-deep in the current of each passing, uncertain moment, any desire to be rescued not out of fear but because someone looked for you and not finding you where you should be,/ dove into the waves for love.” Gerald Costanzo has commented that “Bruce Pratt’s poems are smart and accomplished. He keeps a close watch on the natural world, and an even closer one on human nature. Boreal is a collection which extends pleasure to insight on every page.” (From the publisher's page.)

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  The Potentia of Living Labor: Negri’s Practice of Philosophy

  Jason Read PhD

  Chapter from The Philosophy of Antonio Negri: Revolution in Theory, edited by Timothy S. Murphy and Abdul-Karim Mustapha.

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  "To see so many friends bringing such critical contributions to bear on my work serves as a spur to action once again." Antonio Negri The spectacular success of Empire and Multitude has brought Negri's writing to a new, wider audience. Negri’s work is singular in its depth and expression. It can be difficult to grasp the complexity of his ideas, as they are rooted in the history of philosophy. This book offers an introduction to his thinking, and is ideal for readers who want to get to grips with his key themes. Outstanding contributors include Pierre Macherey, Charles Wolfe, Alex Callinicos, Miguel Vatter, Jason Read, Alberto Toscano, Mamut Mutman, Ted Stolze and Judith Revel. Written with dynamism and originality, the book will appeal to anyone interested in the evolution of Negri’s thought, and especially to students of political philosophy, international studies and literary theory. This book is the sequel to The Philosophy of Antonio Negri, Volume One: Resistance in Practice (Pluto, 2005) but can be read entirely independently.

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  Functional behavioral assessment of classroom behavior

  Mark W. Steege, F Charles Mace, and Rachel Brown

  Chapter 3 in Understanding and Managing Children's Classroom Behavior: Creating Sustainable, Resilient Classrooms, edited by Sam Goldstein and Robert B. Brooks.

  Book description:

  A classic guide to creating a positive classroom environment

  Covering the most recent and relevant findings regarding behavior management in the classroom, this new edition of Understanding and Managing Children's Classroom Behavior has been completely updated to reflect the current functional approach to assessing, understanding, and positively managing behavior in a classroom setting.

  With its renewed focus on the concept of temperament and its impact on children's behavior and personality, Understanding and Managing Children's Classroom Behavior emphasizes changing behavior rather than labeling it.

  Numerous contributions from renowned experts on each topic explore:

  How to identify strengths and assets and build on them

  Complete functional behavioral assessments

  The relationship between thinking, learning, and behavior in the classroom

  Practical strategies for teachers to improve students' self-regulation

  How to facilitate social skills

  Problem-solving approaches to bullies and their victims

  Medications and their relationship to behavior

  The classic guide to helping psychologists, counselors, and educators improve their ability to serve all students, Understanding and Managing Children's Classroom Behavior, Second Edition will help educators create citizens connected to each other, to their teachers, to their families, and to their communities.

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  Public Policy, Mental Health, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients

  Michael Stevenson PhD

  Chapter 16 in The Handbook of Counseling and Psychotherapy With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients, Second Edition, edited by Kathleen J. Bieschke, PhD, Ruperto M. Perez, PhD, and Kurt A. DeBord, PhD.

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  The second edition of the Handbook of Counseling and Psychotherapy With Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients serves to build on areas of knowledge outlined in the first edition while also incorporating new and emerging areas of scholarship relative to psychotherapy with LGB clients. The second edition focuses on the complex cultural contexts of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, the provision of psychotherapy to LGBT clients across a range of presenting concerns, and emerging socio/political issues.

  In this thoroughly updated edition, the editors focus critical attention on the need to enhance our understanding of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender clients. They incorporate new and emerging areas of scholarship and reflect on implications of recent changes in our society, including political struggles for gay civil unions, marriage, and adoption rights. This volume focuses on the complex cultural contexts of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and explores how to provide them with effective psychotherapy across a range of presenting concerns. The authors stress the importance of affirmation with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender clients throughout. This second edition of the Handbook will be an essential resource for all therapists, counselors, and researchers.

  The first edition of the Handbook received the 2001 Distinguished Book Award by Division 44 (Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Issues). With the adoption of the Guidelines for Psychotherapy with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients (APA Division 44/Committee on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Concerns, 2000), there is increased interest and attention to areas of research and practice with lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients.

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  Empowering Children through Art and Expression : culturally sensitive ways of healing trauma and grief

  Bruce St. Thomas and Paul Johnson

  "Empowering Children through Art and Expression" examines the successful use of arts and expressive therapies with children, and in particular those whose lives have been disrupted by forced relocation with their families to a different culture or community. The book explores how children express and resolve unspoken feelings about traumatic experiences in play and other creative activities, based on their observations of peer support groups, outreach programs and through individuals' own accounts.

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  The Certified Quality Engineer Handbook, Second Edition

  Roger W. Berger; Donald W. Benbow; Ahmad K. Elshennawy,; and H Fred Walker

  Completely updated and revised, this book is a comprehensive resource for engineers both studying for the Certified Quality Engineer exam and also on the job. Every quality engineering concept and technique is covered, including management and leadership, quality systems, product and process design, product and process control, continuous improvement, and quantitative methods and tools. A supplemental CD-ROM includes sample exams with answers, and trial versions of Minitab and JMP.

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  Incomplete Knowledge

  Jeffrey Harrison

  This collection consists at its core of a sequence of poems that speak to the loss of the writer's brother to suicide. These poems stun us by their restraint and simplicity, and by their astonishment that this life, so important to so many, could be extinguished in such a manner. Harrison's poems are impeccably crafted and move through narrative seamlessly--dry, naive, vulnerable, always accessible.

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  Journeys: Monograph prepared for the Maine Mathematics and Science Teaching Excellence Collaborative (MMSTEC) Project

  Richard Stebbins PhD and Amy Johnson

  A collection of papers describing the impact of the Maine Mathematics and Science Teaching Excellence Collaborative on the improvement of student learning and teaching practices.

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  Focus on the Future: A Career Development Curriculum for Secondary School Students

  Nancy Perry and Zark VanZandt

  This book offers a curriculum that helps secondary students prepare for careers in the 21st century. Through a series of 36 lesson plans that stress learning through activities, students discover their interests, abilities, values, and aspirations and relate them to occupational choices. They explore career and educational options and develop a career plan that outlines the preparation required to pursue their career choice. Each lesson plan contains learning objectives, materials needed, teacher preparation tips, step-by-step activities, activity or resource sheets, and discussion questions. Activity and resource sheets are available for downloading from the Web site.

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  Democratic School Accountability: A Model for School Improvement

  Ken Jones (ed.)

  For what, to whom, and by what means should schools be held accountable? What are the purposes and goals of schooling in a democratic society? What can serve as a fair system of quality assurance for schools in a world of change and complexity? Democratic School Accountability addresses such concerns by defining and describing an alternate vision for school accountability.

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  Kant: Anthropology from a Pragmatic Point of View

  Robert B. Louden PhD and Manfred Kuehn

  Anthropology from a Pragmatic Point of View essentially reflects the last lectures Kant gave for his annual course in anthropology, which he taught from 1772 until his retirement in 1796. The lectures were published in 1798, with the largest first printing of any of Kant's works. Intended for a broad audience, they reveal not only Kant's unique contribution to the newly emerging discipline of anthropology, but also his desire to offer students a practical view of the world and of humanity's place in it. With its focus on what the human being 'as a free-acting being makes of himself or can and should make of himself,' the Anthropology also offers readers an application of some central elements of Kant's philosophy. This volume offers an annotated translation of the text by Robert B. Louden, together with an introduction by Manfred Kuehn that explores the context and themes of the lectures. Kant's pioneering contribution to the then newly emerging discipline of anthropology New annotated translation, which includes all the supplementary texts from Kant's original manuscript Includes an introduction, which explores the themes in the text and places it in its historical context, plus a guide to further reading

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  Rural Health Research in Progress in the Rural Health Research Centers Program

  Maine Rural Health Research Center and Muskie School of Public Service

  This book describes the research and policy analysis projects underway in the Rural Health Research Centers Program of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP), Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The objective of this program is to produce research and policy analyses that will be useful in the development of national and state policies to assure access to quality physical and behavioral health services for rural Americans.

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  Exploring Future Options: A Career Development Curriculum for Middle School Students

  Nancy Perry and Zark VanZandt

  This book offers teachers a curriculum that introduces middle students to career development and teaches them the importance of planning for their future. In a series of 36 lesson plans that stress learning through activity, students gain self-knowledge, explore career and educational options, and begin basic career planning. A practical guide, linking school to the ever-changing world of work, it teaches students how to make informed decisions and have a better understanding of career development as a life-long process. It also emphasizes the concept of "Career as Life," that work is only one of several interconnected life roles.

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  Introducing Communication Theory: Analysis and Application

  Richard L. West and Lynne H. Turner

  This text introduces the field of communication to students who may have little or no background in communication theory. Its three overriding goals are to help students understand the pervasiveness of theory in their lives, to demystify the theoretical process, and to help students become more systematic and critical in their thinking about theory.

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  Criminology

  Piers Beirne and James W. Messerschmidt

  The Fourth Edition of CRIMINOLOGY is Piers Beirne and James W. Messerschmidt's well-respected and comprehensive introduction to the study of crime and criminological theory. The authors take a critical sociological approach that emphasizes the relationship between four different sociological variables (gender, class, race, age) and crime.

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  Green Criminology

  Piers Beirne and Nigel South (Ed.)

  In little more than a decade, "Green Criminology" has become an established new perspective in the field. It embraces an exciting and wide range of topics, from controversies about genetic modification through corporate offending against the environment and human communities, to animal abuse. "Green Criminology" provides a focal point for longstanding and new areas of research as well as making important interdisciplinary connections.

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  Issues in Green Criminology: Confronting Harms Against Environments, Humanity and Other Animals

  Piers Beirne and Nigel South (Ed.)

  Issues in Green Criminology: confronting harms against environments, humanity and other animals aims to provide, if not a manifesto, then at least a significant resource for thinking about green criminology, a rapidly developing field.

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  Experiential Learning: Journal of a Journey—Teaching Baseball on the Road

  E Michael Brady PhD

  Chapter in Baseball in the classroom: Essays on teaching the national pastime, edited by Edward J. Rielly.

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  As scholarly interest in baseball has increased in recent years, so too has the use of baseball both as subject and as teaching method in college courses. In addition to lecturing on baseball history, professors are more frequently using baseball as a pedagogical tool to teach other disciplines. Baseball’s interdisciplinary appeal is evident in the myriad ways that diverse college faculty have made use of it in the classroom. In this collection of essays, professors from different disciplines explain how they have used baseball in higher education. Organized by academic field, essays offer insight into how baseball can help teach key issues in archival research, business, cultural studies, education, experiential learning, film, American history, labor relations, law, literature, Native American studies, philosophy, public speaking, race studies and social history.

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  Indian Captivity Narratives

  Lorrayne Carroll PhD

  Chapter in American History Through Literature 1820-1870.

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  The Invisibility of Race and Modernist Representation: Marsden Hartley’s North Atlantic Folk

  Donna M. Cassidy PhD

  Chapter in Seeing High and Low: Representing Social Conflict in American Visual Culture, edited by Patricia Johnston.

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  The Invisibility of Race and Modernist Representation: Marsden Hartley’s North Atlantic Folk [Book Chapter]

  Donna M. Cassidy PhD

  Book chapter "The Invisibility of Race and Modernist Representation: Marsden Hartley’s North Atlantic Folk" by Donna M. Cassidy from Seeing High and Low: Representing social conflict in American visual culture ed. by Patricia A. Johnston.

  This cutting-edge volume presents a sweeping view of the evolution of visual culture in the United States through fifteen absorbing case studies by top scholars of American art that explore visual culture’s engagement with social controversy. Written especially for this work in lively and accessible language, the essays illuminate what visual forms—including traditional crafts, sculpture, painting and graphic arts, even domestic and museum interiors—can tell us about social conditions, how visual culture has contributed to social values, and how concepts of high and low art have developed. The only work on visual culture to span American history from the early republic to the present and to delve into issues from ethnicity to geography, Seeing High and Low allows readers to follow the evolution of concepts of “high” and “low” art as well as to gain new insight into American history.

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  Rural Hospitals and Long-term Care: The Challenges of Diversification and Integration Strategies

  Andrew F. Coburn PhD, Stephenie Loux MS, and Elise J. Bolda PhD

  Book chapter from Service Delivery to Older Adults: The Challenges of Diversification and Integration Strategies.
  

  Service Delivery to Older Adults provides a comprehensive discussion of contemporary challenges experienced by older rural residents and their communities in accessing and providing services. Many of the chapters provide details about programs and services which have been successful and may serve as models for others to consider.

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  Théâtre de Femmes de l'Ancien Régime

  Aurore Evain, Gethner Perry, Henriette Goldwyn, and Nancy Erickson (Ed)

  1. XVIe siècle : Marguerite de Navarre, Louise Labé, Catherine Des Roches.

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  National Parks and the Woman's Voice: A History

  Polly Welts Kaufman

  A decade has passed since the publication of the first edition of National Parks and the Woman's Voice: A History. Polly Welts Kaufman thought it time to revisit the subject of activism of women citizens in preserving national parks and to learn how far the promise of the inclusion of career women in the Park Service hierarchy has progressed.

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  Is Pregnancy Necessary? Feminist Concerns About Ectogenesis [Book Chapter]

  Julien Murphy PhD

  Chapter from Ectogenesis : artificial womb technology and the future of human reproduction, edited by Scott Gelfand and John R. Shook.

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  This book raises many moral, legal, social, and political, questions related to possible development, in the near future, of an artificial womb for human use. Is ectogenesis ever morally permissible? If so, under what circumstances? Will ectogenesis enhance or diminish women's reproductive rights and/or their economic opportunities? These are some of the difficult and crucial questions this anthology addresses and attempts to answer.

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  Reworlding America Myth, History, and Narrative

  John Muthyala PhD

  John Muthyala’s Reworlding America moves beyond the U.S.-centered approach of traditional American literary criticism. In this groundbreaking book, Muthyala argues for a transgeographical perspective from which to study the literary and cultural histories of the Americas.

  By emphasizing transnational migration, border crossing, and colonial modernity, Reworlding America exposes how national, ethnic, linguistic, religious, and cultural boundaries have been continually created and transgressed—with profound consequences for the peoples of the Americas.

  Drawing from cultural studies, anthropology, literature, and history, Muthyala examines the literatures of the Americas in terms of their intimate relationship to questions of cultural survival, identity formation, and social power. He goes beyond nationalist, ethnocentric, and religious frameworks used to conceptualize American literary history and examines the connection between modernity and colonialism.

  Reworlding America's significance extends into the realm of education, history, ethnography, and literary and cultural studies and contributes to the larger project of refashioning the role of English and American studies in a transborder, postnational global culture.

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  Reworlding America: Myth, History, and Narrative

  John Muthyala Professor

  John Muthyala’s Reworlding America moves beyond the U.S.-centered approach of traditional American literary criticism. In this groundbreaking book, Muthyala argues for a transgeographical perspective from which to study the literary and cultural histories of the Americas. By emphasizing transnational migration, border crossing, and colonial modernity, Reworlding America exposes how national, ethnic, linguistic, religious, and cultural boundaries have been continually created and transgressed—with profound consequences for the peoples of the Americas. Drawing from cultural studies, anthropology, literature, and history, Muthyala examines the literatures of the Americas in terms of their intimate relationship to questions of cultural survival, identity formation, and social power. He goes beyond nationalist, ethnocentric, and religious frameworks used to conceptualize American literary history and examines the connection between modernity and colonialism. Reworlding America’s significance extends into the realm of education, history, ethnography, and literary and cultural studies and contributes to the larger project of refashioning the role of English and American studies in a transborder, postnational global culture.

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  Unsere Stunde Null : Deutsche und Juden nach 1945 : Familiengeschichte, Holocaust und Neubeginn : historische Memoiren

  Abraham J. Peck PhD and Gottfried Wagner

  How does a society reconcile itself in a post-genocide era? How can generations of those whose families were victims and victimizers break the cycle of hate, mistrust, shame, and guilt that characterizes their relationship? What family reactions do they face as they seek to begin the act of sitting across from each other and facing their legacies?

  For more than two decades, Gottfried Wagner, great-grandson of composer Richard Wagner, whose music inspired Adolf Hitler and whose family helped the Nazis rise to power, and Abraham J. Peck, the son of two survivors whose entire families were murdered in the Holocaust, have been engaged in a unique and often torturous discussion on the German-Jewish relationship after the Shoah. That discussion has focused on their family histories and on the myths and realities of the relationship between Germans and Jews since the beginning of the nineteenth century and the process of reshaping that relationship for those Germans and Jews born after 1945. Rejecting the notion that they are either victims or perpetrators, both authors examine the "unwanted legacies" they inherited and have had to confront and overcome.

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  Crystallography Made Crystal Clear, Third Edition: A Guide for Users of Macromolecular Models

  Gale Rhodes

  An overview of protein crystallography.

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  Profiles of Intentional Teaching and Liberal Learning

  Robert Sanford (Ed.), Tom Mulrey (Illus.), and Michael Brady (Pref.)

  Preface / E. Michael Brady -- Foreword / Robert M. Sanford -- A passion for education / Roxie Black and Susan Spear -- Creating a learning party / Tara Coste and Holly Lasagna -- Promoting positive learning experiences / Ann Dean and Meggin Chase -- Moving beyond the classroom : teaching,learning,and citizenry / David Jones and Louise Nisbet -- Excellence in teaching : collaboration and concern / Wil Kilroy and Calien Lewis -- Contemplative teaching, dialogue, and respect for learners / Desi Larson and Julie Anderson -- Signs of learning / Cathy Lushman and Jolene MacDonald -- The applied science of teaching / John Marshall and Susie Stowbridge -- A cup of coffee with Lynne Miller / Lynne Miller and Carrie Wood Peabody -- Elements and actions that promote good learning / Lisa Morris and Angelia Herrick -- Expectations, encouragement, and compassion / Jeanne Munger and Cindy Cronkite -- A philosophy of teaching physics / Paul Nakroshis and Danielle Naimey -- Students in the center / Robert Schaible and Pamela Murphy -- Teaching : a science or an art? / Terry Theodose and Catherine Foyt

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  Urban Immersion: A Prototypical Early Clinical Immersion Experience

  Andrea Stairs-Davenport PhD

  Chapter 3 in Recruiting, Preparing and Retaining Teachers for Urban Schools, edited by Kenneth R. Howey, Linda M. Post, and Nancy L. Zimpher.

  Book description:

  How can the "revolving door" at the nation's high-poverty schools be slowed down? How can diversity be taught in teacher preparation that relates to teaching and learning? How can teachers learn to use the diverse urban classroom as a rich asset? By focusing on reconceptualizing general education studies, addressing key urban understanding and abilities throughout the professional program, implementing multiyear induction programs, and integrating outstanding veteran urban teachers, the authors of this volume take an affirming look at preparing teachers for the complexities of urban teaching. They candidly present lessons from a variety of urban settings for attracting, preparing, and supporting teachers who are both caring and qualified.

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  The Best People in the World

  Justin Tussing MFA

  In Paducah, Kentucky, seventeen-year-old Thomas feels as reined in as the mighty Ohio, a river confined by high floodwalls protecting his small Southern hometown. But all boundaries vanish when Thomas experiences first love with Alice, his new history teacher, a woman eight years his senior—and when he meets Shiloh, a misfit vagabond and anarchist who becomes his new role model. Fleeing to rural Vermont, this unlikely trio boldly pursues freedom, intimacy, and seclusion, unfettered by commitments and rules. But a life apart from the world does not ensure a life apart from the past—and for one of them, the past that emerges will threaten tragedy.

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  Nom de guerre: Homosociality in Timothy Findley’s The Wars

  Shelton Waldrep PhD

  Chapter in Straight Writ Queer: Non-Normative Expressions of Heterosexuality in Literature.

  The advent of gay and lesbian studies as an academic field opened the door for a new exploration of sexuality in literature. Here, works generally considered heterosexual are re-examined in the light of queer theory. The notion of homosexuality is viewed as a social construction that emerged during the 19th century, with a definitive difference between biological sex and gendered behavior. Heterosexuality is determined by whether sexual performance conforms to society-designated gender roles. From this wider perspective, this book examines literature previously viewed as “straight” in a search for alternative manifestations of desire and performance, relationships that contain an apparent disconnect between gender and desire. With broad coverage of many periods, authors, and genres, the 17 essays identify inherently queer heterosexual practices and critique the idea of heteronormativity, blurring the line between homo- and heterosexuality. Topics discussed include sodomy and chastity; Victorian literature; the relationship between sex, gender and desire; and the instability in literary portrayals of gender and sexuality. George Eliot, George Meredith, Ernest Hemingway, and Rider Haggard are among the many authors discussed.

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  Opportunities to learn: Beyond access to engagement

  Jean Whitney PhD

  Chapter 5 in Democratic School Accountability A Model for School Improvement, edited by Ken Jones.

  Book description:

  For what, to whom, and by what means should schools be held accountable? What are the purposes and goals of schooling in a democratic society? What can serve as a fair system of quality assurance for schools in a world of change and complexity? Democratic School Accountability addresses such concerns by defining and describing an alternate vision for school accountability. Working from a model adapted from the world of business, the contributors depict dimensions for school accountability based on democratic values and local empowerment. The central premise is that schools, districts, and states should together be accountable for student learning, but also for providing opportunities to learn, being responsive to students, parents, and communities, and developing organizational capacity for high performance.

  The system described in this book is built on high-resolution information gathering, not high-stakes testing. It proposes and shows examples of using local and multiple methods for assessing student learning, cultivating and sustaining the professional knowledge and skills of teachers, engaging the community in meaningful and empowered decision-making, organizing schools for greater performance, and conducting self-studies and external visitations for monitoring and fostering high quality schooling within the local context. This book encourages readers to step out of the box of the current approach to school accountability and to reframe the very concept of accountability so that it may truly serve as a positive force for school improvement and renewal. It is a hopeful expression of what could be.

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  Caryl Chessman

  Garry Wickerd PhD

  Entry in Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties, edited by Paul Finkelman.

  Book description:

  Originally published in 2006, the Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties, is a comprehensive 3 volume set covering a broad range of topics in the subject of civil liberties in America. The book covers the topic from numerous different areas including freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly and petition. The Encyclopedia also addresses areas such as the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, slavery, censorship, crime and war. The book’s multidisciplinary approach will make it an ideal library reference resource for lawyers, scholars and students.

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  Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968

  Garry Wickerd PhD

  Entry in Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties, edited by Paul Finkelman.

  Book description:

  Originally published in 2006, the Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties, is a comprehensive 3 volume set covering a broad range of topics in the subject of civil liberties in America. The book covers the topic from numerous different areas including freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly and petition. The Encyclopedia also addresses areas such as the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, slavery, censorship, crime and war. The book’s multidisciplinary approach will make it an ideal library reference resource for lawyers, scholars and students.

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  Saints and Strangers : New England in British North America

  Joseph A. Conforti

  In the first general history of colonial New England to be published in over twenty-five years, Joseph A. Conforti synthesizes current and classic scholarship to explore how Puritan saints and "strangers" to Puritanism participated in the making of colonial New England.

  Massachusetts Governor John Winthrop's famous description of New England as a "city upon a hill" has tended to reduce the region's history to an exclusively Pilgrim-Puritan drama, a world of narrow-minded founders, the First Thanksgiving, steepled churches, and the Salem witchcraft trials.

  In a concise volume aimed at general readers and college students as well as historians, Conforti shows that New England was neither as Puritan nor as insular as most familiar stories imply. As the region evolved into British America's preeminent maritime region, the Atlantic Ocean served as a highway of commercial and cultural encounter, connecting white English settlers to different races and religious communities of the transatlantic world.

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  Engendering Mayan History: Kaqchikel Women As Agents and Conduits of the Past, 1875-1970

  David Carey

  Presenting Mayan history from the perspective of Mayan women--whose voices until now have not been documented--David Carey allows these women to present their worldviews in their native language, adding a rich layer to recent Latin American historiography, and increasing our comprehension of indigenous perspectives of the past.
  
  Drawing on years of research among the Maya that specifically documents women's oral histories, Carey gives Mayan women a platform to discuss their views on education, migrant labor, work in the home, female leadership, and globalization. These oral histories present an ideal opportunity to understand indigenous women's approach to history, the apparent contradictions in gender roles in Mayan communities, and provide a distinct conceptual framework for analyzing Guatemalan, Mayan, and Latin American history.

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  Best New American Voices 2006

  Jane Smiley, John Kulka, Natalie Danford, and Jessica Anthony

  The best new American voices are heard here first:
  Writers like Julie Orringer, Adam Johnson, William Gay, David Benioff, Rattawut Lapcharoensap, Maile Meloy, Amanda Davis, Jennifer Vanderbes, and John Murray are just some of the acclaimed authors whose early work has appeared in this series since its launch in 2000.
  
  The new volume features a new crop of promising stories selected by renowned novelist Jane Smiley, who continues the tradition of identifying the best young writers on the cusp of their careers. Culled from hundreds of writing programs like the Iowa Writers' Workshop and Johns Hopkins and from summer conferences like Sewanee and Bread Loaf-and including a complete list of contact information for these programs-this exciting collection showcases tomorrow's literary stars.

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  More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Maine Women

  Kate Kennedy

  This book recreates the life-and-times of thirteen inspiring and independent women in fascinating, brief biographies. Meet Marguerite "Tante Blanche" Thibodeau Cyr, the "mother of Madawaska," whose bravery and kindness during one brutal winter saved her frontier settlement; botanist-artist Kate Furbish, who tramped Maine's wilderness, collecting, classifying, and painting all of its flowering plants; and Florence Nicolar Shay, a Penobscot basketmaker who demanded and succeeded in gaining rights for her people.

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  Going Higher: Oxygen, Man and Mountains

  Charles S. Houston, David Harris, and Ellen J. Zeman

  How the body responds to high altitude--the classic study revised for the latest scientific findings. Cutting-edge information on how to prevent, diagnose, and treat altitude illness and hypoxia in everyday life.

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  The Southern Maine Review: A Journal of Scholarship and Creative Expression

  University of Southern Maine

  The Southern Maine Review was published by the University of Southern Maine. The purpose of the journal was to provide a public forum for exemplary work by faculty, students, and staff at this institution and throughout the University of Maine System; other academies; and citizens at large. The journal sought provocative work bridging disciplines and linking academic inquiry to matters of common social, political, or ethical concern.