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In Active Duty, a distinguished group of contributors examines the role of the American civil service under the Constitution.

Drawing on ethnographic study and interviews, Putting Risk in Perspective explores the many factors associated with HIV infection among young black women.

Drawing on a broad variety of literary and philosophical sources, the author offers students and scholars strikingly original ways to think about technology, gender identity, culture, the environment and politics.

Debates concerning the federal role in regulating industry and in managing the nation's public lands are becoming increasingly contentious.

The work is an interdisciplinary study of the major lyric poems of seventeenth-century British metaphysical poet Andrew Marvell. It invites Marvell readers to view the poet and some of his representative lyrics in the context of the anthropological concept of liminality and the in-between aspects of experience.

'A challenging study of where America went wrong in the war on drugs. Even those who disagree will have to take notice of this well-argued book.'-John DiIulio, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University

'It is rare that a philosopher addresses a topic that is at once of vital interest to non-philosophers and philosophers alike.'-CONCERNED PHILOSOPHERS FOR PEACE NEWSLETTER

Perhaps love itself will always be a mystery. Why a relationship works or doesn't work, however, is not a total mystery. It is only a challenge that you can easily meet if you have the tools, starting with awareness as the key.

The stories in this book are all true. Many are dreams of loved ones who returned to the dreamer days, months, or even years after death. Alex Lukeman stresses the fact that while some dreams of the departed are psychological in nature, there are also such things as true dreams of return. In these, a sense of completion and deep connection is always present.

Areas discussed are: Gay separatism vs. Gay mainstreaming; Coming out; AIDS; Marriage; Adoption; Religion; Politics; Pop culture and media; and, most importantly, what the future holds.

Shortly before she died, Jane Austen began a new novel that she never completed. In this text, Julia Barrett finishes the story in Austen's style. Set in the developing seaside town of Sanditon, a young woman from the countryside is exposed to the cynicism and sophistication of resort life.

Updated and expanded, this title includes technological advances in the art of snooping, from night vision goggles and advances in forensics to research on the Web.

What most vegetarians don't know is that America has its own rich heritage of vegetarian cooking, which reflects the diversity of regional cooking in this country. Among the recipes in this extensive collection are specialty dishes from New England, the South, the Pennsylvania Dutch country, the Southwest, New Orleans, and the "heartland" of the Midwest. Illustrations throughout.

'A clear, readable and fair account of the development of judicial review.'-Ashley Montagu

The fall of communism, the emergence of "the information age," and the expansion of economic globalism are the point of departure for this text. The author shows how these seemingly new developments fit with earlier patterns of global formation and change.

An exploration of the controversies and problems surrounding post-communist transitions. Hungary, a state that has weathered political and economic transition more successfully than most, is used as the volume's case study for illuminating both comparative and regional issues.

Waging War on Corruption is a fascinating look at worldwide corruption by a leader of the global anticorruption movement. Frank Vogl draws on twenty years of experience to share a history filled stories of activists, victims, and villains; strengthening our understanding of the complexities of corruption with wisdom and integrity.

Learn strategies and specific techniques for effective supervision of student teachers. Appendices provide resources for mentors to use with the student teachers they work with and bibliographic resources are included with each chapter for additional reference.

This easy-to-read book contains a step-by-step discussion of the special education process and has hundreds of additional resources for parents including professional organizations, support groups, and useful websites.

A discussion of the issues faced by elementary and secondary school principals. Each chapter begins with a short case study emanating from a fictitious school district and culminates with student activities that address the concepts examined in the chapter. Questions and activities follow.

This study is based on the premise that children learn a great deal about the arts and their own abilities innately. Involvement and immersion, it argues, are the ways in which children may feel welcome to write, move, create, draw, and otherwise express ideas about art and music directly.

This work provides guidance to individuals who are involved in the clinical preparation of aspiring principals and superintendents. It argues for a high-quality internship or mentoring experience.

Would you like to ignite the inquisitive nature of your students? This two-volume set is designed to help the learner explore their creativity and imagination through original questions.

Written by a parent and school board member, who first embraced many of the ideas of the modern school reform movement, Schoolhouse Shams lays bare much of the mythology and misinformation that underpin many of the failed school reform policies of the last decade.

Using Inquiry in the Classroom: Developing Creative Thinkers and Information Literate Students provides an overview of inquiry learning and the importance of developing creative thinkers and information literate students in twenty-first-century education.