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Since its discovery by a teenager in 1859, thousands of specimens
of lustrous black tourmaline crystals from Pierrepont, New York,
have found their way into both museum and private mineral
collections worldwide. Pierrepont is a classic American mineral
locality and a popular site for field collecting, and the discovery
of new collecting sites there in the past decade has only enhanced
its importance. Yet no detailed scientific research has been
published until now. The six authors represent a team with
comprehensive skills to tackle this study, which covers the
locality's history, geology, and mineralogy. The origin of the
mineralization, the true nature of the black tourmaline, and the
extensive suite of accessory minerals are presented in detail. The
authors also resolve identification questions about the tourmaline
and its many accessory minerals.
You'll find everything you need to know about being Jewish in this
indispensable, revised and updated guide to the religious
traditions, everyday practices, philosophical beliefs, and
historical foundations of Judaism. What happens at a synagogue
service? What are the rules for keeping kosher? How do I light the
Hanukah candles? What is in the Hebrew Bible? What do the Jewish
holidays signify? What should I be teaching my children about being
Jewish? With the first edition of Essential Judaism, George
Robinson offered the world the accessible compendium that he sought
when he rediscovered his Jewish identity as an adult. In his
"ambitious and all-inclusive" (New York Times Book Review) guide,
Robinson illuminates the Jewish life cycle at every stage and lays
out many fascinating aspects of the religion-the Kabbalah and
Jewish mysticism, the evolution of Hasidism, and much more-while
keeping a firm focus on the different paths to living a good Jewish
life in today's world. Now, a decade and a half later, Robinson has
updated this valuable introductory text with information on topics
including denominational shifts, same-sex marriage, the
intermarriage debate, transgender Jews, the growth of
anti-Semitism, and the changing role of women in worship, along
with many other hotly debated topics in the contemporary Jewish
world and beyond. The perfect gift for a Bar/Bat Mitzvah or anyone
thinking about conversion-this is the ultimate companion for anyone
interested in learning more about Judaism, the kind of book its
readers will revisit over and over for years to come.
Young people today encounter specific challenges and stresses in
both educational and social contexts. This resource pack helps
participants to: * Understand the importance of mental health and
wellbeing * Recognise the stresses that they, and other people,
face * Develop effective managing strategies. The authors have
designed a flexible programme that encourages young people and
adults to respond positively to difficult situations they
encounter, focusing on solutions rather than dwelling on set-backs.
Topics taught in the 15 sessions include: Challenging stereotypes *
Multiple intelligences * Self-esteem * Positive communication *
Focusing on strong emotions * Stress and coping strategies * Making
good decisions
This new book and cd-rom provides a comprehensive training course
which follows the structure of the hundreds of training days that
Barbara and George have run around the world since 1991. The
programme includes: - clarification of the terms 'bully' and
'victim' - a challenge to traditional practices - the steps of the
support group method - what makes it work, including the voices of
young people - research findings. The pack contains full
facilitator notes with a PowerPoint presentation, video excerpts
and all activity pages. It provides a challenging course which
helps participants to learn and understand effective responses to
bullying. By the end of the presentation the participants will have
the opportunity to consider aspects of the programme and place it
into the context of the current emphasis on restorative
methodology, peer support and the social and emotional aspects of
behavioural learning.
Previously referred to as the No Blame Approach, the pioneering
work of George and Barbara has been popular amongst practitioners
seeking an alternative method to punishment for dealing with
bullying in their setting. This publication incorporates an updated
edition of their best selling 'Crying for Help' and provides a
clear practical guide and an explanation of the theory and values
underpinning the work. For those who are interested in
understanding, using and evaluating the method this book: -
Explains how the Support Group Method began - Charts the recent
controversy over the approach - Gives step by step guidance on
using the SGM - Includes real life accounts from a practitioner
using the method - Answers frequently asked questions. The
publication includes George and Barbara's submission to the House
of Commons Education Select Committee and a research report
provided by Professor Peter K Smith who was commissioned to
evaluate the use of the method. Also available: The Support Group
Method Training Pack by Barbara Maines and George Robinson
To err is human. To really screw up requires team effort. Everyone
cheers the clubs that win pennants, but what about the doormats who
made their triumphs possible? It's time to give baseball's lousiest
teams their due. Here they are: The 1904 Washington Senators, whose
only good player, a thirty-five-year-old star hitter, took a dive
(fatally, into Niagara Falls); the 1935 Boston Braves, who set the
National League standard for losing percentage despite featuring
three Hall of Famers--including Yankee exile Babe Ruth; the 1952
Pittsburgh Pirates, Joe Garagiola's cellar-dwelling team that was
so bad, he quipped, "they wouldn't put our pictures on bubble gum
cards"; and the 1962 New York Mets, maybe not the worst team ever
but definitely the funniest in modern baseball history. You'll get
the stats, the scores, the scandals, and the secrets in this
no-holds-barred account. When the survivors of these diamond
trainwrecks include such legends as Marv Throneberry, Ralph Kiner,
Cal Ripken Jr., Roger Craig, and Joe Garagiola, you can be sure
that the book (unlike its subjects) is a winner.
This book details positive reasons for going outdoors with
learning. Contents include: * Movement towards personalised
learning * Putting the curriculum outdoors * It is not just PE *
Planning and assessment templates. Short-term planning templates
for outdoors and easy assessment ideas are also included. Full of
activities, this book will give practitioners inspiring ideas for
the outdoor classroom at little to no cost. Outdoor learning is
fun, and this book is an essential tool for anyone wishing to
implement a creative and exciting outdoor classroom in his or her
school.
George Robinson explores themes of romance, religion, and a
relentless optimism in over 100 exquisitely rhymed poems. Take a
journey and visit familiar places and perhaps some strange ones.
See the world in a new way through his unique perspectives of truth
and humility, which is the best way to build character.
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Three Years in the East - Being the Substance of a Journal Written During a Town and Residence in Greece, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, and Turkey, In, 1829-1830, 1831, and 1832, Volume 2 (Hardcover)
George Robinson
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