Susan E James: 33 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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Strangers Among Us

Tales of the Underdogs and Outcasts

by Kelley Armstrong, Susan Forest, Lucas K. Law
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2016

There's a delicate balance between mental health and mental illness… 2017 Aurora Awards (Canadian SF&F) Winner 2017 Alberta Book Publishing Award Winner (Speculative Fiction Book of the Year) 2016 Foreword INDIES Finalist (Anthologies) 2017 Aurora Awards Winner (Best...
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Barack Obama and the New America

The 2012 Election and the Changing Face of Politics

by Alan Abramowitz, James Campbell, Rhodes Cook
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2013

Larry Sabato, one of the leading experts in American politics, has brought together respected journalists and academics from across the political spectrum to examine every facet of the 2012 election, and what its development and outcome will mean for the nation moving forward. In frank, accessible...
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Breaking the Mold of School Instruction and Organization

Innovative and Successful Practices for the Twenty-First Century

by Monisha Bajaj, Nadine Binkley, Nancy Boxler
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2010

This one-of-a-kind collection of chapters takes the reader on a tour to explore innovative practices from classrooms, schools, districts, communities, and faraway places in the world. Each of the chapters-organized under six headings-tells an authentic, compelling story of a pioneering and successful...
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Llewellyn's 2017 Magical Almanac

Practical Magic for Everyday Living

by Penny Billington, Hannah E. Johnston, Dallas Jennifer Cobb
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2016

Featuring favorite authors Penny Billington, Natalie Zaman, Deborah Blake, Michael Furie, Susan Pesznecker, Tess Whitehurst, Melanie Marquis, and more A measure of magic for a spirited year Discover ideas and techniques for transforming your life with the enchanted world of magic. A...
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Lens of War

Exploring Iconic Photographs of the Civil War

by James Robertson Jr., Thavolia Glymph, Daniel Sutherland
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2015

Lens of War grew out of an invitation to leading historians of the Civil War to select and reflect upon a single photograph. Each could choose any image and interpret it in personal and scholarly terms. The result is a remarkable set of essays by twenty-seven scholars whose numerous volumes on the...
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The Civil War in Georgia

A New Georgia Encyclopedia Companion

by Albert Churella, Barton A. Myers, Brad Wood
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011

Georgians, like all Americans, experienced the Civil War in a variety of ways. Through selected articles drawn from the New Georgia Encyclopedia (www.georgiaencyclopedia.org), this collection chronicles the diversity of Georgia’s Civil War experience and reflects the most current scholarship in...
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Breaking the Mold of Preservice and Inservice Teacher Education

Innovative and Successful Practices for the Twenty-first Century

by Liz Barber, Harriet J. Bessette, Tasha Bleistein
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011

This unique collection of chapters takes the reader on a tour to explore innovative preservice and inservice teacher education practices from many regions of the United States, Canada and the world. Each of the chapters offers an authentic, documentary account of successful initiatives that break...
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by David Adamson, Lori B. Andrews, Robert Boostanfar
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2003

Over a decade ago the field of bioethics was established in response to the increased control over the design of living organisms afforded by both medical genetics and biotechnology. Since its introduction, bioethics has become established as an academic discipline with journals and professional societies,...
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Southern Illinois University at 150 Years

Growth, Accomplishments, and Challenges

by Vanessa Ann Sneed, Thomas C. Britton, John Howard Carter
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2019

Chartered in 1869, Southern Illinois University has been a stalwart presence on the southern Illinois landscape for a century and a half. This book celebrates the 150th anniversary of the university’s founding by exploring in depth its history since 1969, when the last book to celebrate a major...
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Opportunities Missed, Opportunities Seized

Preventive Diplomacy in the PostDCold War World

by Alexander L. George, James E. Goodby, Jane E. Holl
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 1999

The basic logic of preventive diplomacy is unassailable. Act early to prevent disputes from escalating; reduce tensions that could lead to war; deal with today's conflicts before they become tomorrow's crises. Yet as we look at the record of these first years of the post-Cold War era, it is quite...
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New Contexts for Eighteenth-Century British Fiction

'Hearts Resolved and Hands Prepared'

by Christopher D. Johnson, Paula R. Backscheider, Leslie A. Chilton
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2011

New Contexts for Eighteenth-Century British Fiction is a collection of thirteen essays honoring Professor Jerry C. Beasley, who retired from the University of Delaware in 2005. The essays, written by friends, collaborators and former students, reflect the scholarly interests that defined Professor...
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Life, Death, and Meaning

Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions

by Margaret A. Boden, Fred Feldman, John Martin Fischer
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2016

Do our lives have meaning? Should we create more people? Is death bad? Should we commit suicide? Would it be better to be immortal? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic? Since Life, Death, and Meaning: Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions first appeared, David Benatar's distinctive anthology...
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by Patty Jo Watson, Janet Rafferty, Joseph M. Herbert
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009

This collection presents, for the first time, a much-needed synthesis of the major research themes and findings that characterize the Woodland Period in the southeastern United States. The Woodland Period (ca. 1200 B.C. to A.D. 1000) has been the subject of a great deal of archaeological research...
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