This anthology presents a broad range of primary sources and expert commentary that contextualize the historical Jesus in his world.This landmark volume places the gospel narratives in their full literary, social, and archaeological context. More than twenty-five internationally recognized experts offer new translations and descriptions of texts that shed new light on the Jesus of history, including pagan prayers and private inscriptions, miracle tales and martyrdom...

This book focuses on first-generation graduate students in the US and the graduate or post-baccalaureate programs that house and educate these students. The several voices in this book, including first-generation graduate students, address the phenomena of graduate students’ experiences and related university practices, with the practices connected to traditional academic and Western values and to academic and neoliberal institutional logics. First-generation graduate students’ narratives,...

"[This] lavishly illustrated labor of love is a must-have for any baker who seeks to create honest, authentic and flavorful breads and pastries." —Stanley Ginsberg, award-winning author of The Rye BakerHere is a go-to resource for bakers of all skill levels who love new information and techniques that lead to better loaves and more flavor. These forty-five foolproof recipes for delicious, nutritious, good-for-the-gut breads and pastries star a wide range of...

From "one of the best [Krav Maga] instructors in the world . . . this book gives you access to his experience and knowledge." (Amir Perets, Krav Maga 4th degree black belt, former hand-to-hand combat instructor for elite units in the Israeli Defense Force)Learn the ultimate form of self defense with the top-selling guide to Krav Maga in an updated and expanded edition from Darren Levine.All the defense moves in Complete Krav Maga—from beginner Yellow...

Get up and running on the Internet—the fast and easy wayIf you're an Internet newcomer and want to get up to speed without all the intimidating technical jargon, The Internet For Dummies has you covered. With over 5,000,000 copies sold*, The Internet For Dummies is the #1 choice for Internet newcomers.Inside, you'll discover how to make the most of the Internet, get accustomed to popular sites, find the information and items you need fast,...

This book examines seven higher education organizations, exploring their interconnected lines: organizational change and organizational stability. These lines are nested within historical, social, cultural, and political contexts of two nations—the US and Canada—two provinces and three states: Alberta, British Columbia, California, Hawai’i, and Washington. The author studies the development of the community college and the development of the university from community college origins, bring...

A unique examination of how faculty and university administrators understand their work and professional identities under neoliberalism.This book examines tensions and challenges in the professional lives and identities of contemporary academics. Drawing on extensive interviews conducted over seven years with academics in the United States and the United Kingdom, the authors analyze the experiences of four types of academics as they respond and adjust to the demand...

In Shakespeare's Foreign Worlds, Carole Levin and John Watkins focus on the relationship between the London-based professional theater preeminently associated with William Shakespeare and an unprecedented European experience of geographic, social, and intellectual mobility. Shakespeare's plays bear the marks of exile and exploration, rural depopulation, urban expansion, and shifting mercantile and diplomatic configurations. He fills his plays with characters testing the li...

This publication outlines practical steps real estate managers can take to reduce energy consumption and save on energy costs. Important considerations are:Creating and implementing an action plan to improve energy performanceManaging after-hours HVAC use and costsHeating and coolingPurchasing energy economically?working with the utilities, seeking special rates, aggregating power purchasesReviewing utility bills and learning to underst...

Originally published in 1983, the purpose of Teacher and Student Perceptions: Implications for Learning was to advance the emerging interdisciplinary dialogue regarding the origin and consequences of performance perceptions in school settings. The book is organized into three major sections. Section I deals with students’ and teachers' interpretation of achievement-related behaviors. Section II treats the impact of performance expectations in classrooms, and Section III contains w...

Occasionally a book comes along that can change your life, and this is one of these books! Everything we do and all our interactions with other people is dictated by psychological factors, and we can often find ourselves the victims of manipulation. What if the tables were turned? What if we knew exactly what was happening all the time?Would your life improve if:You won every argument you ever had...

Today, Students for a Democratic Society is often portrayed as the drama of the good early 1960s SDS turning into Weatherman, the small faction whose story ended in a bombed-out New York townhouse.The reality was quite different. SDS at its apex in 1968/69 numbered 100,000 students whose political views reflected a rainbow of ideologies exploring what a new American Left could be with a willingness to risk everything to stop the war in Vietnam and win social justice. When SDS splin...