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Book cover of New Englanders on the Ohio Frontier

New Englanders on the Ohio Frontier

Migration and Settlement of Worthington, Ohio

by Virginia E. McCormick, Robert W. McCormick
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2013

Travelers in Worthington, Ohio, might think they were in a New England town. Old brick buildings line the very edges of the sidewalk, and a picturesque village green is flanked by two church steeples. Like most frontier communities, it reflects the heritage of its founders. In New Englanders on the...
Book cover of The Professions and Civic Life
by Christopher Caldwell, Paul A. Cantor, James W. Ceaser
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016

Professions are institutions which, through their small size, self-governing elements, and sense of social mission, can assist in maintaining a sound civic culture. As mediating institutions in our democratic society that are neither entirely birthed by the state nor are entirely private, the individual...
Book cover of Liberal Democracy and Liberal Education
by John Agresto, James W. Ceaser, Daniel E. Cullen
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2016

The essays in this book reflect on the paradoxical relationship of liberal education and liberal democracy. Liberal education emphasizes knowledge for its own sake, detached from all instrumental purposes. It also aims at liberation from the manifold sources of unfreedom, including political sources....
Book cover of The American GI in Europe in World War II The Battle in France
by J. E. Kaufmann, H. W. Kaufmann
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2010

Firsthand accounts and contextual narrative chronicling the war in Europe after D-Day. Sidebars on glider operations, rear-area activities, hedgerow country, and more. Based on interviews with more than 200 veterans.
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Fulda Gap

Battlefield of the Cold War Alliances

by Volker Bausch, Roger Cirillo, Torsten Diedrich
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2017

This edited collection examines the role of the Fulda Gap—located at the border between East and West Germany—in Cold War politics and military strategy. The contributors analyze the strategic deliberations of the Warsaw Pact and NATO, the balance of forces, the role of the local peace movement,...
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Law Enforcement in the Age of Black Lives Matter

Policing Black and Brown Bodies

by Hector Y. Adames, Marlon L. Bailey, Derrick R. Brooms
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2017

There is a reason why people claim great respect for officers of the law: the job, by description, is hard—if not deadly. It takes a certain kind of person to accept the consequences of the job— seeing the very worst situations, on a regular basis, and knowing that one’s life is on the line...
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The Maginot Line

History and Guide

by J.E. Kaufmann, H.W. Kaufmann, A. Jankovič-Potočnik
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2011

The Maginot Line, the complex system of strongpoints constructed between the world wars by the French to protect against attack from Germany, is one of the most famous, extensive and controversial defensive schemes in all military history. It stretched from Belgium to Switzerland, and from Switzerland...
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Enduring Desire

Your Guide to Lifelong Intimacy

by Michael E. Metz, Barry W. McCarthy
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2011

Winner of the 2011 AASECT Book Award! Co-authors of Men’s Sexual Health, Michael Metz and Barry McCarthy have come together to inspire and motivate readers in their newest book, Enduring Desire. Real-life examples and clear, helpful individual and couple exercises allow readers to reach for...
Book cover of Amphibians and Reptiles of the US–Mexico Border States/Anfibios y reptiles de los estados de la frontera México–Estados Unidos
by Randall D. Babb, Thomas C. Brennan, Alexander Cruz
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015

In the first bilingual work on the reptiles and amphibians of the US–Mexico border, top herpetologists come together to describe the herpetofauna of the states of this region, which includes more than 600 species of toads, frogs, salamanders, turtles, sea turtles, alligators, lizards, snakes, and...
Book cover of Lessons on Shading
by W. E. Sparkes
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2012

It takes the proper infusion of light and shade to accurately represent an object's solidity and character. With this time-honored guide, artists will easily develop a keener, more educated eye for introducing shadow, light, gradation, and reflection to drawings. This insightful study begins with fascinating...
Book cover of Building School-Based Teacher Learning Communities

Building School-Based Teacher Learning Communities

Professional Strategies to Improve Student Achievement

by Milbrey W. McLaughlin, Joan E. Talbert
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

Building on extensive evidence that school-based teacher learning communities improve student outcomes, this book lays out an agenda to develop and sustain collaborative professional cultures. McLaughlin and Talbert—foremost scholars of school change and teaching contexts—provide an inside...
Book cover of Engaging the Christian Scriptures

Engaging the Christian Scriptures

An Introduction to the Bible

by Andrew E. Arterbury, W. H. Jr. Bellinger, Derek S. Dodson
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014

This readable, affordable, and faith-friendly introduction to the Bible aids students as they engage in their first informed reading of the biblical text in an academic setting. The authors, who have significant undergraduate teaching experience, approach the Christian Scriptures from historical,...
Book cover of The Minor Prophets
by J. Glen Taylor, Mark W. Chavalas, Philip S. Johnston
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016

Many today find the Old Testament a closed book. The cultural issues seem insurmountable and we are easily baffled by that which seems obscure. Furthermore, without knowledge of the ancient culture we can easily impose our own culture on the text, potentially distorting it. This series invites you...
Book cover of Isaiah
by Rev. Geoffrey W. Grogan, Tremper Longman III, David E. Garland
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017

Continuing a Gold Medallion Award-winning legacy, this completely revised edition of The Expositor’s Bible Commentary series puts world-class biblical scholarship in your hands. Based on the original twelve-volume set that has become a staple in college and seminary libraries and pastors’ studies...
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