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This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names - Little Women [Louisa May Alcott] - Sense and Sensibility [Jane Austen] - Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) [J.M. Barrie] - Cabin Fever [ B. M. Bower] - The Secret Garden [Frances Hodgson Burnett] - A Little Princess [Frances Hodgson Burnett] - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland [Lewis Carroll] - The King in Yellow [Robert William Chambers] - The Man Who Knew Too Much [Gilbert Keith Chesterton] - The Woman in Whi...

Life is a game which offers many challenges. Solitaire is also a game played by millions around the world. It offers its own challenges. This game has many lessons which pertain to life. We can learn from solitaire by paying attention to how we play and the lessons it teaches.

DSM-5® Handbook of the Cultural Formulation Interview provides the background, context, and detailed guidance necessary to train clinicians in the use of the Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI), which was created as part of the 2007-2013 DSM revision process. The purpose of the CFI -- and this unique handbook -- is to make it easier for providers to account for the influence of culture in their clinical work to enhance patient-clinician communication and improve outcomes. Cultural psychia...

The need to improve the mathematical proficiency of elementary teachers is well recognized, and it has long been of interest to educators and researchers in the U.S. and many other countries. But the specific proficiencies that elementary teachers need and the process of developing and improving them remain only partially conceptualized and not well validated empirically. To improve this situation, national workshops were organized at Texas A&M University to generate focused discussions ab...

This book presents a collection of vivid, theoretically informed descriptions of flashpoints––educational moments when the implicit sociocultural knowledge carried in the body becomes a salient feature of experience. The flashpoints will ignite critical reflection and dialogue about the formation of the self, identity, and social inequality on the level of the preconscious body.

The history of drug abuse prevention campaigns suggests limitations in producing measurable changes in behavior. In the past, there was concern over the possibility of such publicity actually encouraging interest in drug use, rather than discouraging such behavior. Although little or no scientifically sound empirical evidence has been found to support such a view, several social science textbooks still refer to this as something of which to be wary.Reviews of early research appear ...

Sensors and Their Applications XII discusses novel research in the areas of sensors and transducers and provides insight into new and topical applications of this technology. It covers the underlying physics, fabrication technologies, and commercial applications of sensors. Some of the topics discussed include optical sensing, sensing materials, no

Advanced Mathematics for Engineering Students: The Essential Toolbox provides a concise treatment for applied mathematics. Derived from two semester advanced mathematics courses at the author's university, the book delivers the mathematical foundation needed in an engineering program of study. Other treatments typically provide a thorough but somewhat complicated presentation where students do not appreciate the application. This book focuses on the development of tools to solve most types...

Out of the Ditch: A True Story of an Ex-Slave is a compact yet resonant autobiographical narrative that traces J. Vance Lewis's movement from enslavement and deprivation toward literacy, professional attainment, and civic self-possession. Written in the tradition of the nineteenth-century slave narrative but shaped by the post-Reconstruction rhetoric of racial uplift, the book combines plainspoken testimony, moral reflection, and legal-minded argument. Its style is direct, didactic, and pu...

These experienced trial and insurance lawyers describe the important role and history of insurance in the U.S., provide insights into these “Golden Ages” of the insurance coverage wars, and unpack modern insurance coverage disputes. “

The mysterious door in your basement is a portal to any time and place. What do you find when you walk through it? The Basement Door answers this question with a cornucopia of tales, spanning a wide range of styles from middle-grade fiction to high fantasy, from memoir and poetry to science fiction and romance. There's something for every reader, if you are brave enough to open the basement door!

In 'The Portal & The Dreamscape – 4 Classic Early Fantasies,' readers are invited to journey through the realms of imagination as penned by literary titans. This anthology blends a range of styles from whimsy to profound allegory, illustrating the limitless possibilities of early fantasy literature. Each tale serves as a portal to worlds where reality stretches into the extraordinary, allowing readers to explore themes of wonder, adventure, and introspection. The diverse narratives within ...