Author: P.Z. Walker
Publisher: P.Z. Walker
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
Just as life is returning to some kind of normalcy, things start happening again. Pyramids disappear, mountains vanish, cities are removed, and parts of a forest are taken away. The problem: no one knows who does that. Elisabeth and Soran have to go out and find who's responsible for that. Mavia, the queen of one of the realms they visit, proves a powerful ally in that quest, and she had some news for Elisabeth which turns her life upside down even more. What that news is? And who takes away those huge chunks of land? You can find out when you follow the heroes, in Family Affairs. (Book 6 of the Mirror Earth set.)
Mirror Earth 6 - Family Affairs
Author: P.Z. Walker
Publisher: P.Z. Walker
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
Just as life is returning to some kind of normalcy, things start happening again. Pyramids disappear, mountains vanish, cities are removed, and parts of a forest are taken away. The problem: no one knows who does that. Elisabeth and Soran have to go out and find who's responsible for that. Mavia, the queen of one of the realms they visit, proves a powerful ally in that quest, and she had some news for Elisabeth which turns her life upside down even more. What that news is? And who takes away those huge chunks of land? You can find out when you follow the heroes, in Family Affairs. (Book 6 of the Mirror Earth set.)
Publisher: P.Z. Walker
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
Just as life is returning to some kind of normalcy, things start happening again. Pyramids disappear, mountains vanish, cities are removed, and parts of a forest are taken away. The problem: no one knows who does that. Elisabeth and Soran have to go out and find who's responsible for that. Mavia, the queen of one of the realms they visit, proves a powerful ally in that quest, and she had some news for Elisabeth which turns her life upside down even more. What that news is? And who takes away those huge chunks of land? You can find out when you follow the heroes, in Family Affairs. (Book 6 of the Mirror Earth set.)
Democracy Growing Up
Author: Laura Janara
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791454428
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The first sustained feminist interpretation of Tocqueville’s classic, Democracy in America.
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791454428
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The first sustained feminist interpretation of Tocqueville’s classic, Democracy in America.
Life on Planet Earth
Author: Cecil Jenkins
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1805149857
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
Cecil Jenkins provides a coherent analysis of the interlocking challenges confronting humans, the younger generation most directly, on this small planet. While firmly backed by research, it is written with humour within a teasing framework and in an easy conversational style. After sketching the cosmic accidents that created the planet, killed off the dinosaurs and made way for the modern human to evolve into ‘the only creature to know that it will die’, Cecil begins with the successive lotteries determining conception, gender, physical appearance and the interplay of Nature and Nurture. This leads directly to the family, with its often-testing dynamics and its birth order stereotypes, which are then viewed in relation to wealth, social class, political change and indeed to the many conflicting religions and ideologies. Having proceeded against this background to examine the changing nature of relationships, both social and intimate, he moves finally to the major challenges now facing our species: the life-or-death question of climate change, the promising yet menacing onset of artificial intelligence, and the mysterious dark matter and energy that reduce our area of understanding to 5% of the universe. After looking at changing views of death, he ends on a note of cautious optimism.
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1805149857
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
Cecil Jenkins provides a coherent analysis of the interlocking challenges confronting humans, the younger generation most directly, on this small planet. While firmly backed by research, it is written with humour within a teasing framework and in an easy conversational style. After sketching the cosmic accidents that created the planet, killed off the dinosaurs and made way for the modern human to evolve into ‘the only creature to know that it will die’, Cecil begins with the successive lotteries determining conception, gender, physical appearance and the interplay of Nature and Nurture. This leads directly to the family, with its often-testing dynamics and its birth order stereotypes, which are then viewed in relation to wealth, social class, political change and indeed to the many conflicting religions and ideologies. Having proceeded against this background to examine the changing nature of relationships, both social and intimate, he moves finally to the major challenges now facing our species: the life-or-death question of climate change, the promising yet menacing onset of artificial intelligence, and the mysterious dark matter and energy that reduce our area of understanding to 5% of the universe. After looking at changing views of death, he ends on a note of cautious optimism.
A Family Affair
Author: Murray Pomerance
Publisher: Wallflower Press
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
The family unit has been a central theme in movies since the earliest days of the medium. This anthology brings the subject into sharp focus, collecting a range of multidisciplinary perspectives that attempt to directly penetrate the questions raised by the role of family on film.
Publisher: Wallflower Press
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
The family unit has been a central theme in movies since the earliest days of the medium. This anthology brings the subject into sharp focus, collecting a range of multidisciplinary perspectives that attempt to directly penetrate the questions raised by the role of family on film.
New York Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
School, Family, and Community Partnerships
Author: Joyce L. Epstein
Publisher: Corwin Press
ISBN: 1483320014
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.
Publisher: Corwin Press
ISBN: 1483320014
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.
Dictionary of the Bible
Author: Charles Randall Barnes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 1292
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 1292
Book Description
The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky
Author: Vida T. Johnson
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253208873
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
"Johnson and Petrie have produced an admirable book. Anyone who wants to make sense of Tarkovsky's films—a very difficult task in any case—must read it." —The Russian Review "This book is a model of contextual and textual analysis. . . . the Tarkovsky myth is stripped of many of its shibboleths and the thematic structure and coherence of his work is revealed in a fresh and stimulating manner." —Europe-Asia Studies "[This book,] with its wealth of new research and critical insight, has set the standard and should certainly inspire other writers to keep on trying to collectively explore the possible meanings of Tarkovsky's film world." —Canadian Journal of Film Studies "For Tarkovsky lovers as well as haters, this is an essential book. It might make even the haters reconsider." —Cineaste This definitive study, set in the context of Russian cultural history, throws new light on one of the greatest—and most misunderstood—filmmakers of the past three decades. The text is enhanced by more than 60 frame enlargements from the films.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253208873
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
"Johnson and Petrie have produced an admirable book. Anyone who wants to make sense of Tarkovsky's films—a very difficult task in any case—must read it." —The Russian Review "This book is a model of contextual and textual analysis. . . . the Tarkovsky myth is stripped of many of its shibboleths and the thematic structure and coherence of his work is revealed in a fresh and stimulating manner." —Europe-Asia Studies "[This book,] with its wealth of new research and critical insight, has set the standard and should certainly inspire other writers to keep on trying to collectively explore the possible meanings of Tarkovsky's film world." —Canadian Journal of Film Studies "For Tarkovsky lovers as well as haters, this is an essential book. It might make even the haters reconsider." —Cineaste This definitive study, set in the context of Russian cultural history, throws new light on one of the greatest—and most misunderstood—filmmakers of the past three decades. The text is enhanced by more than 60 frame enlargements from the films.
New York Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
Prince Philip
Author: John Parker
Publisher: London : Sidgwick & Jackson
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher: London : Sidgwick & Jackson
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description