J Thomas: 1181 books
Amplify Your Impact
Coaching Collaborative Teams in PLCs (Instructional Leadership Development and Coaching Methods for Collaborative Learning)
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2018
Amplify Your Impact presents K-12 educators and school leadership with a framework for improving collaboration and teambuilding for teachers in their PLCs. The authors share best practices and processes teams can rely on to ensure they are doing the right work in a cycle of continuous improvement....
by Thomas J. Chambers, Thomas P. Monath
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2003
Over 50% of known flaviviruses have been associated with human disease. The Flavivirus genus constitutes some of the most serious human pathogens including Japanese encephalitis, dengue and yellow fever. Flaviviruses are known for their complex life cycles and epidemic spread, and are considered a...
Failures of the Presidents: From the Whiskey Rebellion and War of 1812 to the Bay of Pigs and War in Iraq
From the Whiskey Rebellion and War of 1812 to the Bay of Pigs and War in Iraq
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
What were they thinking? In an effort to put an end to Britain and France's policy of seizing American ships and sailors, Thomas Jefferson calls for an embargo. The Result: 30,000 sailors put out of work; mercantile families bankrupted overnight; a nationwide economic depression; and the New England...
Contemporary Issues in Bioethics
A Catholic Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2005
Contemporary Issues in Bioethics: A Catholic Perspective applies the best of the Roman Catholic theological and ethical tradition to some of the most controversial and complex bioethical topics that confront contemporary society. Authors James Walter and Thomas Shannon offer a fresh analysis from...
Do Historical Matters Matter to Faith?
A Critical Appraisal of Modern and Postmodern Approaches to Scripture
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Is historical accuracy an indispensable part of the Bible’s storyline, or is Scripture only concerned with theological truths? As progressive evangelicals threaten to reduce the Bible’s jurisdiction by undermining its historical claims, every Christian who cares about the integrity of Scripture...
North America
The Historical Geography of a Changing Continent
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001
This classic text retains the superb scholarship of the first edition in a thoroughly revised and accessibly written new edition. With both new and updated essays by distinguished American and Canadian authors, the book provides a comprehensive historical overview of the formation and growth of North...
by William N. Denman, Thomas P. Miller, Shirley Wilson Logan
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
A timely collection of essays by prominent scholars in the field—on the past, present, and future of rhetoric instruction.
From Isocrates and Aristotle to the present, rhetorical education has consistently been regarded as the linchpin of a participatory democracy, a tool to foster civic...
NavCivGuide
A Handbook for Civilians in the United States Navy
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2011
Just as Thomas Cutler's The Bluejacket's Manual serves as the standard introduction and continuing reference guide for American sailors, this new handbook provides a basic reference guide for civilians working for the U.S. Navy. It will acquaint them with the Navy's world of acronyms, n-codes, uniforms,...
Farewell to Christendom
The Future of Church and State in America
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2001
Thomas Curry argues that discussion and interpretation of the First Amendment have reached a point of deep crisis. Historical scholarship dealing with the background and interpretation of the Amendment are at an impasse, and judicial interpretation is in a state of disarray. Here, Curry provides a...
Teaching Young Adult Literature
Developing Students as World Citizens
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2013
Teaching Young Adult Literature: Developing Students As World Citizens (by Thomas W. Bean, Judith Dunkerly-Bean, and Helen Harper) is a middle and secondary school methods text that introduces pre-service teachers in teacher credential programs and in-service teachers pursuing a Masters degree in...
Making Political Choices
Canada and the United States
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2008
Recent national elections in Canada and the United States have been exciting, consequential contests. In the 2004 federal election in Canada, the Liberal Party narrowly clung to power after a volatile and bitter battle with the new Conservative Party. In 2006, the Conservative Party won a fragile...
Kolomoki
Settlement, Ceremony, and Status in the Deep South, A.D. 350 to 750
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2008
A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication
The first comprehensive and systematic investigation of a Woodland period ceremonial center.
Kolomoki, one of the most impressive archaeological sites in the southeastern United States, includes at least nine large earthen mounds in the lower Chattahoochee...
Constitutional Law for a Changing America
A Short Course
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2017
Drawing on political science as much as from legal studies, Constitutional Law for a Changing America helps students realize that Supreme Court cases are more than just legal names and citations. Ideal for a one-semester course, the Short Course offers all of the hallmarks of the Rights and Powers...
by Michael R. Foley, Thomas J. Garite, Thomas H. Strong Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
A unique how-to manual focusing on the clinical management of the critically ill pregnant patient
Since the release of the first edition more than a decade ago, Obstetric Intensive Care Manual has become the go-to guide for obstetricians, intensivists, residents, and nurses seeking immediate, practical...