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Motherhood and Mothering in Anglo-Saxon England
Palgrave Macmillan 2000; US$ 100.00Motherhood and Mothering in Anglo-Saxon England sifts through the historical evidence to describe and analyze a world of violence and intrigue, where mothers needed to devise their own systems to protect, nurture, and teach their children. Mary Dockray-Miller casts a maternal eye on Bede, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle , and Beowulf to reveal mothers... more...
Lost Mansions of Mississippi, Volume II
University Press of Mississippi 2010; US$ 35.00As preservationist Mary Carol Miller talked with Mississippians about her books on lost mansions and landmarks, enthusiasts brought her more stories of great architecture ravaged by time. The twenty-seven houses included in her new book are among the most memorable of Mississippi's vanished antebellum and Victorian mansions. The list ranges from... more...
Free the Bears
Pan Macmillan Australia 2013; US$ 23.73In 1993, Perth grandmother Mary Hutton started a petition at her local shopping mall after seeing a news story about the extraction of bile from a caged and traumatised Asiatic Black Bear. Upon learning that thousands of bears were being held in these horrifying conditions throughout Asia, Mary was compelled to act, and by 1995, Free the Bears was... more...
Traveling Companions
ABC-CLIO 2004; US$ 133.00This book explores the ways in which a diverse group of feminist and participatory action researchers experience, create meaning,and respond to the challenges of engaging in collaborative processes of reflection, action, and change.||While headed in similar directions, rarely have feminist researchers and participatory action researchers acknowledged... more...
Inside Animal Minds
National Geographic Society 2012; US$ 3.99The Animal Intelligence Bundle: ?Minds of Their Own? by Virginia Morell (March 2008) ?Almost Human? by Mary Roach (April 2008) ?The Genius of Swarms? by Peter Miller (July 2007) In ?Minds of Their Own,? Virginia Morell provides an overview of the science of animal intelligence. She introduces you to an African gray parrot named Alex, a bonobo... more...
Multimodal Composing in Classrooms
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 41.95Taking a close look at multimodal composing as an essential new literacy in schools, this volume draws from contextualized case studies across educational contexts to provide detailed portraits of teachers and students at work in classrooms. Authors elaborate key issues in transforming classrooms with student multimodal composing, including changes... more...
Housing Decisions in Later Life
Palgrave Macmillan 2004; US$ 136.00This book examines the processes by which older people make housing decisions and the impact such decisions have on the construction of their lives. Evidence is included from a major three-year research study, where older people told stories of their lives. The authors argue that housing decisions are not necessarily the result of rational, analytical... more...
Nurse-Managed Wellness Centers
Springer Publishing Company 2009; US$ 60.00" [M]eaningful, candid, honest, and visionary. This guide will get you started and keep you moving forward .[A]n excellent tool for any advanced practice nurse, faculty member, or student who wants to practice in the community.". -- Susan Sherman. President, Independence Foundation. (From the Foreword). Wellness centers continue to play a... more...
Political Spectacle and the Fate of American Schools
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 43.95The authors argue that the most influential and well-known educational policy programs in the past 30 years are not based on democratic consensus, but are instead formulated by the political community as symbolic efforts meant to generate personal partisan gain. more...
Willa Cather and Material Culture
University of Alabama Press 2009; US$ 39.95A compilation of essays focusing on the significance of material culture to Cather’s work and Cather scholarship. Willa Cather and Material Culture is a collection of 11 new essays that tap into a recent and resurgent interest among Cather scholars in addressing her work and her career through the lens of cultural studies. One of the... more...









