Allison: 1539 books
by Allison McCulloch
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
Nearly all the peace accords signed in the last two decades have included power-sharing in one form or another. The notion of both majority and minority segments co-operating for the purposes of political stability has informed both international policy prescriptions for post-conflict zones and home-grown...
Theories of Hope
Exploring Alternative Affective Dimensions of Human Experience
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2018
Theories of Hope: Exploring Affective Dimensions of Human Experience is a collection of essays dedicated to inquiring into the nature of hope in its multiple and varied guises. Looking specifically at the ways in which some experiences of hope emerge within contexts of marginalization, transgression,...
by Allison B. Kaufman, James C. Kaufman
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2015
Animal Creativity and Innovation explores theories and research on animal innovation and creativity, comparing and contrasting it with theory and research on human creativity and innovation. In doing so, it encompasses findings from psychology, biology, neuroscience, engineering, business, ecology,...
by Allison MacCartney
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2015
Your body is constantly burning calories in order to keep you going - think of it as a fire within you, burning your fat and food away. Your metabolism is the amount of energy in calories that your body burns in order to maintain its weight.
In the battle of the bulge and the fight against...
Working in Class
Recognizing How Social Class Shapes Our Academic Work
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2016
More students today are financing college through debt, but the burdens of debt are not equally shared. The least privileged students are those most encumbered and the least able to repay. All of this has implications for those who work in academia, especially those who are themselves from less advantaged...
by Allison Francis
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2014
Reactive hypoglycemia can be a devastating illness – the highs and lows of blood sugar swings can make you dizzy, nauseous and prone to severe mood swings. Sometimes you might not know what is causing your reactive hypoglycemia (the processes that regulate your blood sugar are very complex). That...
Ecological Restoration and Environmental Change
Renewing Damaged Ecosystems
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2012
What is a natural habitat? Who can define what is natural when species and ecosystems constantly change over time, with or without human intervention? When a polluted river or degraded landscape is restored from its damaged state, what is the appropriate outcome? With climate change now threatening...
by Jeffrey V. Wells, Allison Childs Wells
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2012
From lush forests and rocky coastlines to lakes, mountains, and rolling fields, spectacular natural beauty and diverse habitats make Maine a wonderful place for seeing and hearing some of North America's most iconic birds. This fresh new book highlights the birds that are loved by Mainers and essential...
Mitochondrial Function, Part A
Mitochondrial Electron Transport Complexes and Reactive Oxygen Species
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2009
The first of two new volumes covering mitochondria, Mitochondrial Function, Part A presents modern methods that have been developed to examine mitochondrial electron transport chain complexes, iron-sulfur proteins and reactive oxygen species. These new techniques provide investigators with sensitive,...
Black Women's Portrayals on Reality Television
The New Sapphire
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2016
This book critically analyzes the portrayals of Black women in current reality television. Audiences are presented with a multitude of images of Black women fighting, arguing, and cursing at one another in this manufactured world of reality television. This perpetuation of negative, insidious racial...
The Working Gal's Guide to Babyville
Your Must-Have Manual for Life with Baby
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2009
You're an independent career woman suddenly dropped into the chaos of Babyville. You have a newborn to care for, three months (if you're lucky) of unstructured time to fill, a work decision to make (to go back full-time? part-time? job share?), childcare to acquire, and family finances to balance....
When Critical Multiculturalism Meets Mathematics
A Mixed Methods Study of Professional Development and Teacher Identity
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
When Critical Multiculturalism Meets Mathematics details the development and outcomes of a teacher professional development project that merged multiculturalism and mathematics. In six compact chapters the authors describe the impetus for their multi-year project and present rich case studies of nine...
by Luis Allison
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2013
This book covers several topics including:
Chapter 1: Low Intensity Work Outs Chapter 2: Fat Burning During Sleep Chapter 3: When To Exercise Chapter 4: What∂s The Best Work out Chapter 5: Eating Around Exercise Time
and so much more!...
Clearing the Path for First-Generation College Students
Qualitative and Intersectional Studies of Educational Mobility
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2018
Clearing the Path for First-Generation College Students comprises a wide range of studies that explore the multidimensional social processes and meanings germane to the experiences of first-generation college students before and during their matriculation into institutions of higher education. The...