Strayer: 14 books

The modern state, however we conceive of it today, is based on a pattern that emerged in Europe in the period from 1100 to 1600. Inspired by a lifetime of teaching and research, On the Medieval Origins of the Modern State is a classic work on what is known about the early history of the European state....

"Where are the pictures?" Jane asked."They're in the book," The mom said."Is there a story?" Mara asked."Yes," The mom said."We'll look at the pictures," Jane said."After the story, we can look at the pictures again," Mara said."What's the story about?" Jane asked."We'll have to read it and find out," The mom said.

The Honourable Barry L. Strayer’s political memoir on Canadian constitutional reform 1960-1982.

The Right Job, Right Now effectively bridges the gap between "What do I want to do?" and "How do I do it?" by presenting a complete step-by-step plan for long-term career satisfaction using self-assessment, self-marketing, and a comprehensive job search and career development strategy. Based...

About MurkanMurkan liked tomato and lettuce in a salad. She did not like other things that showed up in her salad bowl.She was not allowed to pick the pieces out of her salad bowl and make a pretty pile on her plate.Murkan would use her fork to move the pieces over to the side of her salad...

Teaching has been a time honored tradition for hundreds of years. Whether you want to pursue a career in teaching or you wish to volunteer your time as a teacher, it is important to learn key techniques which can improve your teaching abilities. Without the right tools and information, it could...

Taking the Soviet collapse - the most cataclysmic event of the recent past - as a case study, this text engages students in the exercise of historical analysis, interpretation and explanation. In exploring the question posed by the title, the author introduces and applies such organizing concepts...

These snippets from Gordon Strayers memory provide glimpses of his life from birth and childhood on the Saskatchewan prairies through school, machinist apprenticeship, basic flight training and some months of Army Air Corps-assigned university study before WWII military service in Europe that included...

Talk Back / Fight Back Patient, client, employee, small business owner, taxpayer, investor, consumer—it's time to defend yourself! Why should anyone tolerate an HMO not paying for his emergency surgery because he didn't give notice beforehand or accept a higher auto insurance rate because...

For hundreds of years, fortune tellers and commoners alike have used tarot cards as tools to predict the future. Rife with symbols of divine beings and the power of the stars, an air of mystery and superstition has long surrounded these elaborately crafted decks. When the past and the future melt...

l RNA tumor viruses have become increasingly utilized in studies of cellular transformation and gene regulation. The genes of retroviruses exist in two forms; as extrachromosomal, RNA-containing, infectious particles and as DNA pro­ 2 viruses stably associated with cell genes. Components from the...

If you know nothing about dysfunctional families, you will never understand the chaos in Washington. Learn from those who escaped personal dysfunction, so you can maintain your national sanity. Most of us have never had a stepfather look us straight into the eye and lie. Or one who dictated our information...

Struggling as a life insurance agent in a loveless marriage, Kathy allowed herself to give in to the southern charms of an older pipeliner, Deuce, passing through the area on a job. His West Virginia dialect and accent, along with his unusual gentlemanly actions, were everything lonely women like...

Narrating Midlife: Crisis, Transition, and Transformation is rooted in a discussion about why it is important to address the midlife years in ways that challenge and interrogate the myths that surround this phase of life. Although readers are free to construct their own meaning after reading each...