H Sheldon: 27 books

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Tohopeka

Rethinking the Creek War and the War of 1812

by Susan M. Abram, Robert P. Collins, Gregory Evans Dowd
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2012

Tohopeka contains a variety of perspectives and uses a wide array of evidence and approaches, from scrutiny of cultural and religious practices to literary and linguistic analysis, to illuminate this troubled period.   Almost two hundred years ago, the territory that would become Alabama...
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Jewish Men Pray

Words of Yearning, Praise, Petition, Gratitude and Wonder from Traditional and Contemporary Sources

by Daniel S. Alexander, Alexandri, Bezalel Aloni
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013

A celebration of Jewish men's voices in prayer—to strengthen, to heal, to comfort, to inspire from the ancient world up to our own day. "An extraordinary gathering of men—diverse in their ages, their lives, their convictions—have convened in this collection to offer contemporary,...
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by Sheldon H. Cherry
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2004

The classic bestselling guide to pregnancy and childbirth, thoroughly revised and updated Highly regarded and relied upon for more than twenty years, this authoritative guide is the ultimate resource if you are or hope to become pregnant. Now in a new edition that covers the latest medical...
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Counting Our Blessings: Wonderful Thanksgiving Tales for Children

44 Stories: The First Thanksgiving, The Thanksgiving Goose, Aunt Susanna's Thanksgiving Dinner, A Mystery in the Kitchen, The Genesis of the Doughnut Club, The Thanksgiving of the Wazir...

by Susan Coolidge, Louisa May Alcott, Lucy Maud Montgomery
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2017

It's that time of the year again when families get together to celebrate, laugh, enjoy, and bond over yummy food! So, come along with us and relish the magic of these Thanksgiving classics for a wholesome holiday mood: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving (Louisa May Alcott) Aunt Susanna's Thanksgiving Dinner...
Book cover of Background Papers on Industry’s Changing Role in Health Care Delivery
by Karl T. Sr. Benedict, John D. Blum, Rick J. Carlson
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

Excerpt from Conference Address One of the most complex and significant social issues facing our nation is reform of our national health system. I am personally committed, and Goodyear Tire & Rubber is committed, to doing everything we can to help improve that system while simultaneously gaining...
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Thomas Jefferson and Philosophy

Essays on the Philosophical Cast of Jefferson's Writings

by Derek H. Davis, M. Andrew Holowchak, Richard E. Dixon
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2013

Thomas Jefferson and Philosophy is a collection of nine new essays on philosophical elements in Jefferson’s writings. The first of its kind, this collection should lead to further philosophical analysis of Jefferson’s thinking—especially by philosophers, who tend to appreciate Jefferson only...
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Higher Education as a Bridge to the Future

Proceedings of the 50th Anniversary Meeting of the International Association of University Presidents, with Reflections on the Future of Higher Education by Dr. J. Michael Adams

by J. Michael Adams, Dame Glynis Breakwell, Angelo Carfagna
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2016

This volume assembles the papers, presentations, and speeches from the 50th Anniversary Meeting of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) held in Oxfordshire in 2015. This book is a companion volume to the proceedings of the 1965 inaugural meeting of IAUP, also published by...
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The Search for Mabila

The Decisive Battle between Hernando de Soto and Chief Tascalusa

by Neal G. Lineback, Alan Knight, Linda Derry
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2009

One of the most profound events in sixteenth-century North America was a ferocious battle between the Spanish army of Hernando de Soto and a larger force of Indian warriors under the leadership of a feared chieftain named Tascalusa. The site of this battle was a small fortified border town within...
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Justice Under Pressure

A Comparison of Recidivism Patterns Among Four Successive Parolee Cohorts

by Sheldon Ekland-Olson, H.-J. Joo, J. Olbrich
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

Justice Under Pressure analyzes the effects of prison crowding on the justice system. The authors focus on dramatic changes in the administration of criminal justice in Texas during the 1980s and the influence of those changes on the three-year survival rates among parolees released between 1984 and...
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Tourism Education

Global Issues and Trends

by Pauline J. Sheldon, Cathy H. C. Hsu
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2015

This book explores the changing landscape of tourism education in the global context. It examines and seeks to provide answers to three main questions: What knowledge and skills should tourism students be exposed to? How should tourism education programs at all levels be designed to create responsible...
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China’s Stefan Zweig

The Dynamics of Cross-Cultural Reception

by Arnhilt Johanna Hoefle, Sheldon H. Lu
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017

During his lifetime Austrian novelist Stefan Zweig (1881–1942) was among the most widely read German-language writers in the world. Always controversial, he fell into critical disfavor as writers and critics in a devastated postwar Europe attacked the poor literary quality of his works and excoriated...
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Citing China

Politics, Postmodernism, and World Cinema

by Gina Marchetti, Sheldon H. Lu
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2018

Citing China explores the role film plays in creating a common ground for the exchange of political and aesthetic ideas between China and the rest of the world. It does so by examining the depiction of China in contemporary film, looking at how global filmmakers “cite” China on screen. Author...
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Contemporary Sino-French Cinemas

Absent Fathers, Banned Books, and Red Balloons

by Michelle E. Bloom, Sheldon H. Lu
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2016

Transnational cinemas are eclipsing national cinemas in the contemporary world, and Sino-French films exemplify this phenomenon through the cinematic coupling of the Sinophone and the Francophone, linking France not just with the Chinese mainland but also with the rest of the Chinese-speaking world....
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