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Franka: A Guide Dog
When the Allen family discovered they would be going to South America for a year, they had to make a hard decision. What would they do with Franka their beautiful German Shepherd dog. The two kids Joe and Joan write the Seeing Eye and Franka is accepted into the program. Dan, Franka's trainer, is... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1941 -
Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market
Winner of the Frederick Jackson Turner Award Winner of the John Hope Franklin Prize Winner of the Avery O. Craven Award Soul by Soul tells the story of slavery in antebellum America by moving away from the cotton plantations and into the slave market itself, the heart of the domestic slave trad... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2001 -
The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States
A searing portrait of the racial dynamics that lie inescapably at the heart of our nation, told through the turbulent history of the city of St. Louis.From Lewis and Clark's 1804 expedition to the 2014 uprising in Ferguson, American history has been made in St. Louis. And as Walter Johnson shows in ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
The Chattel Principle: Internal Slave Trades in the Americas
This wide-ranging book presents the first comprehensive and comparative account of the slave trade within the nations and colonial systems of the Americas. While most scholarly attention to slavery in the Americas has concentrated on international transatlantic trade, the essays in this volume focu... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2004 -
Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market
Soul by Soul tells the story of slavery in antebellum America by moving away from the cotton plantations and into the slave market itself, the heart of the domestic slave trade. Taking us inside the New Orleans slave market, the largest in the nation, where 100,000 men, women, and children were pack... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1999 -
River of Dark Dreams: Slavery and Empire in the Cotton Kingdom
River of Dark Dreams places the Cotton Kingdom at the center of worldwide webs of exchange and exploitation that extended across oceans and drove an insatiable hunger for new lands. This bold reaccounting dramatically alters our understanding of American slavery and its role in U. S. expansionism,... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
God in the Modern Wing: Viewing Art with Eyes of Faith (Studies in Theology and the Arts Series)
Should Christians even bother with the modern wing at the art museum? After all, modern art and artists are often caricatured as rabidly opposed to God, the church—indeed, to faith of any kind. But is that all there is to the story? In this Studies in Theology and the Arts volume, coeditors Cameron... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Race Capitalism Justice (Boston Review / Forum #1)
Race Capitalism Justice urges us to embrace a vision of justice attentive to the history of slavery not through the lens of human rights, but instead through an honest accounting of how slavery was the foundation of capitalism, a legacy that continues to afflict people of color and the poor. Inspire... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Slavery's Ghost: The Problem of Freedom in the Age of Emancipation (The Marcus Cunliffe Lecture Series)
President Abraham Lincoln freed millions of slaves in the South in 1863, rescuing them, as history tells us, from a brutal and inhuman existence and making the promise of freedom and equal rights. This is a moment to celebrate and honor, to be sure, but what of the darker, more troubling side of thi... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
Slavery's Ghost: The Problem of Freedom in the Age of Emancipation (The Marcus Cunliffe Lecture Series)
“Three thoughtful contributions . . . attempt to deepen and extend an emerging discussion about the limits to African American freedom and autonomy.” —Slavery & AbolitionPresident Abraham Lincoln freed millions of slaves in the South in 1863, rescuing them, as history tells us, from a brutal and inh... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
The Letter to the Philippians (The Pillar New Testament Commentary (PNTC))
In this commentary G. Walter Hansen offers rich exposition of the text of Philippians as well as wisdom and maturity in its application. In so doing he emphasizes partnership--the social and corporate dimensions of community--in the progress of the gospel. After a select bibliography, Hansen's intro... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009 -
Keywords for American Cultural Studies, Third Edition (Keywords #11)
by Walter Johnson • Andrew Ross • Lisa Nakamura • Angela D. Dillard • George Lipsitz • Sunaina Maira • Nikhil Pal Singh • E. Patrick Johnson • Timothy Mitchell • Carla L. Peterson • George J. Sanchez • Ashley Dawson • Josh Kun • Caleb Smith • Kandice Chuh • Lisa Lowe • Ann Cvetkovich • Christopher Newfield • George Yúdice • Alys Eve Weinbaum • Brian T. Edwards • Leerom Medovoi • Lauren Berlant • Junaid Rana • Erin Manning • Cynthia G. Franklin • Julie Sze • Scott Herring • Christina B. Hanhardt • Rebecca Wanzo • Juana María Rodríguez • Marc Bousquet • Laura Briggs • Sandra M. Gustafson • Erica Kohl-Arenas • Kevin K. Gaines • Henry Yu • David Kazanjian • Dean Spade • Siobhan B. Somerville • Crystal Parikh • Lee Bebout • Rebecca Hill • Jack Halberstam • Kirsten Silva Gruesz • Eric Lott • David F. Ruccio • Marlene L. Daut • Kyla Schuller • Jentery Sayers • Robert McRuer • Matthew Frye Jacobson • Alyshia Gálvez • Kembrew McLeod • Daniel Martinez HoSang • Valerie Rohy • Joseph Lowndes • Amaranth Borsuk • Robert Fanuzzi • John Kuo Wei Tchen • Lauren Klein • Miriam Posner • Tara McPherson • Jodi Melamed • Vermonja R. Alston • Stephanie Smallwood • J. Kēhaulani Kauanui • June Wayee Chau • Oneka LaBennett • Tavia Nyong’oIntroduces key terms, research traditions, debates, and histories for American Studies and Cultural Studies in an updated editionSince its initial publication, scholars and students alike have turned to Keywords for American Cultural Studies as an invaluable resource for understanding key terms and ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Pediatric Cardiology: The Essential Pocket Guide (Core Handbook Series In Pediatrics)
A unique and straightforward explanation of complex pathophysiology of cardiac malformations Addresses the important and growing concern of diagnosing heart disease and cardiac problems in pediatric care Provides the skills necessary for today's managed care environment in using the history, physica... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
Pediatric Cardiology: The Essential Pocket Guide (Core Handbook Series In Pediatrics)
Caring for children with heart disease is extremely complex, requiring a different and often tailor-made approach compared with adults with similar cardiac problems. Built on the success of previous editions and brought to you by a stellar author team, Pediatric Cardiology: The Essential Pocket Guid... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Moller's Essentials of Pediatric Cardiology
Highly useful guide for all members of a multidisciplinary team managing children suffering from heart disease Built on the success of previous editions and brought to you by a stellar author team, Moller’s Essentials of Pediatric Cardiology, 4th Edition provides a unique, concise, and extremely pra... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2023 -
The Significance of the New Logic
W. V. Quine was one of the most influential figures of twentieth-century American analytic philosophy. Although he wrote predominantly in English, in Brazil in 1942 he gave a series of lectures on logic and its philosophy in Portuguese, subsequently published as the book O Sentido da Nova Lógica. Th... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Hard-to-Survey Populations
by Roger Tourangeau • Roger Tourangeau Brad Edwards Timothy P. Johnson Kirk M. Wolter • Nancy Bates • Brad Edwards • Timothy P. Johnson • Kirk M. WolterSurveys are used extensively in psychology, sociology and business, as well as many other areas, but they are becoming increasingly difficult to conduct. Some segments of the population are hard to sample, some are hard to find, others are hard to persuade to participate in surveys, and still other... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Essential Cell Biology (Fourth Edition)
by Bruce Alberts • Dennis Bray • Karen Hopkin • Alexander Johnson • Julian Lewis • Martin Raff • Keith Roberts • Peter WalterThis edition provides introduction to the central concepts of cell biology and covers the latest developments in this fast-moving field. ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Molecular Biology of the Cell, Sixth Edition
by Keith Roberts • David Morgan • Alexander Johnson • Julian Lewis • Martin Raff • Peter Walter • Bruce AlbertsAs with previous editions, Molecular Biology of the Cell, Sixth Edition accomplishes this goal with clear writing and beautiful illustrations. The Sixth Edition has been extensively revised and updated with the latest research in the field of cell biology, and it provides an exceptional framework fo... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Molecular Biology of the Cell (Sixth Edition): Overhead Transparencies
by Keith Roberts • David Morgan • Julian Lewis • Martin Raff • Peter Walter • Bruce Alberts • Alexander D. JohnsonThe definitive text in cell biology As the amount of information in biology expands dramatically, it becomes increasingly important for textbooks to distill this vast amount of scientific knowledge into concise principles and enduring concepts. Molecular Biology of the Cell, Sixth Edition accomplis... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Essential Cell Biology
by Keith Roberts • David Morgan • Alexander Johnson • Martin Raff • Peter Walter • Bruce Alberts • Karen HopkinCell biology is taught in classrooms around the world to provide students with a firm conceptual grounding in biology. This text provides basic, core knowledge about how cells work and uses colour images and diagrams to emphasize concepts and aid understanding.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
Molecular Biology of the Cell (Seventh Edition)
by Keith Roberts • David Morgan • Alexander Johnson • Martin Raff • Peter Walter • Bruce Alberts • Rebecca HealdThe definitive text in cell biology now with the Digital Problems Book in Smartwork For more than four decades, Molecular Biology of the Cell has distilled the vast amount of scientific knowledge to illuminate basic principles, enduring concepts, and cutting-edge research. The Seventh Edition has... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
Withdrawing from Iraq: Alternative Schedules, Associated Risks, and Mitigating Strategies
In studying the withdrawal from Iraq, RAND assessed logistical constraints, trends in insurgent activity, the readiness of Iraqi security forces, and implications for the size of the residual U.S. force and for security in Iraq and the region. This report presents alternative schedules: one consiste... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009 -
Molecular Biology of the Cell
For nearly a quarter century Molecular Biology of the Cell has been the leading cell biology textbook. This tradition continues with the new Fifth Edition, which has been completely revised and updated to describe our current, rapidly advancing understanding of cell biology. To list but a few exam... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2008 -
Essential Cell Biology
by Keith Roberts • Dennis Bray • Alexander Johnson • Julian Lewis • Martin Raff • Peter Walter • Bruce Alberts • Karen HopkinEssential Cell Biology provides an accessible introduction to the fundamental concepts of cell biology. Its lively writing and exceptional illustrations make it the ideal textbook for a first course in cell and molecular biology. The text and figures are easy-to-follow, accurate, clear, and engagi... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009