Amy: 4691 books
Jewish Communities on the Ohio River
A History
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2007
When westward expansion began in the early nineteenth century, the Jewish population of the United States was only 2,500. As Jewish immigration surged over the century between 1820 and 1920, Jews began to find homes in the Ohio River Valley. In Jewish Communities on the Ohio River, Amy Hill Shevitz...
Sterlen
and a Mosaic of Mountain Women
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
Musically gifted mountain man Sterlen Galloway has lived all of his forty-eight years in the backwoods, visiting home after home carrying his banjo, his songs, and his stories. When Sterlen meets Martha Ammons, Tom Ammons’ eldest daughter, love brings this man of music and...
Research on Schools, Neighborhoods and Communities
Toward Civic Responsibility
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2012
Research on Schools, Neighborhoods, and Communities: Toward Civic Responsibility focuses on research and theoretical developments related to the role of geography in education, human development, and health. William F. Tate IV, the Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor in Arts &...
Our Stories, Our Voices
21 YA Authors Get Real About Injustice, Empowerment, and Growing Up Female in America
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
From Amy Reed, Ellen Hopkins, Amber Smith, Sandhya Menon, and more of your favorite YA authors comes an anthology of essays that explore the diverse experiences of injustice, empowerment, and growing up female in America.
This collection of twenty-one essays from major YA authors—including...
The Party Faithful
How and Why Democrats Are Closing the God Gap
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2008
As late as the 1960s, religion was a decidedly nonpartisan affair in the United States. In the past forty years, however, despite abundant evidence that Americans care about their candidates' personal faith, Democrats have beat a retreat in the competition for religious voters and the discussion of...
World on Fire
How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2004
The reigning consensus holds that the combination of free markets and democracy would transform the third world and sweep away the ethnic hatred and religious zealotry associated with underdevelopment. In this revelatory investigation of the true impact of globalization, Yale Law School professor...
The Spirit of Compromise
Why Governing Demands It and Campaigning Undermines It - Updated Edition
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2014
To govern in a democracy, political leaders have to compromise. When they do not, the result is political paralysis—dramatically demonstrated by the gridlock in Congress in recent years. In The Spirit of Compromise, eminent political thinkers Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson show why compromise is...
by Amy Swiffen
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2010
Law, Ethics and the Biopolitical explores the idea that legal authority is no longer related to national sovereignty, but to the ‘moral’ attempt to nurture life. The book argues that whilst the relationship between law and ethics has long been a central concern in legal studies, it is now the...
by Amy Gerstler
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2004
Sly and sophisticated, direct, playful, and profound, Amy Gerstler’s new collection highlights her distinctive poetic style. In thirty-seven poems, using a variety of dramatic voices and visual techniques, she finds meaning in unexpected places, from a tour of a doll hospital to an ad for a CD of...
Shadows Bright as Glass
The Remarkable Story of One Man's Journey from Brain Trauma to Artistic Triumph
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2011
On a sunny fall afternoon in 1988, Jon Sarkin was playing golf when, without a whisper of warning, his life changed forever. As he bent down to pick up his golf ball, something strange and massive happened inside his head; part of his brain seemed to unhinge, to split apart and float away. For an...
Every Natural Fact
Five Seasons of Open-Air Parenting
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Every Natural Fact: Five Seasons of Open-Air Parenting is a narrative of mother-and-son nature outings across the state of Wisconsin. In a style that blends the voices of Janisse Ray and Annie Dillard, a mother and son explore parallels in the world of people and nature. The interconnected chapters...
Now What?
A Patient's Guide to Recovery After Mastectomy
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2011
All the information you need after mastectomy and breast reconstruction surgery so that you can focus on what matters most: healing and staying well.
Why am I so tired all the time? What about these drains? Should I worry about lymphedema? Your mastectomy (with or without reconstruction) doesnít...
Plant-Powered Beauty
The Essential Guide to Using Natural Ingredients for Health, Wellness, and Personal Skincare (with 50-plus Recipes)
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
You know your diet should be rich in plants for optimal health. So shouldn’t the products you apply to your skin, which are absorbed into your body, also be filled with plants?
If you’ve ever looked at the back of your so-called “natural” facial moisturizer or body cream and seen...
The Little Book of Big Change
The No-Willpower Approach to Breaking Any Habit
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2016
Little changes can make a big, big difference! In The Little Book of Big Change, psychologist Amy Johnson shows you how to rewire your brain and overcome your bad habits—once and for all.
No matter what your bad habit is, you have the power to change it. Drawing on a powerful combination...