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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Together we can change the conversation--and change the world.
We're often left in dead-end debates on racial tensions, foolishly
expecting solutions from a culture obsessed with canceling and
dividing. But what if the church could create a more effective
dialogue? For over two decades, Skot Welch has been a key advisor
on diversity and inclusion around the world, in everything from the
arts and entertainment to the church to Fortune 500 companies. With
wisdom and a humble graciousness, he challenges us to rethink the
way we talk about race and ethnicity, empowering you to ·
celebrate both your identity in Christ and diverse
cultural makeup · embrace a new kingdom language that is
biblically grounded and culturally relevant · explore a
Christ-centered perspective on hard but crucial questions ·
build a united, diverse community where compassionate, challenging
conversations can take place The church holds the redemptive
solution our world needs, one that puts Christ at the center,
modeling conciliation that leads to lasting reconciliation.Â
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Lichen Tufts, from the Alleghanies (Hardcover)
Elizabeth C Wright; Introduction by Emily E. Vandette; Commentary by Emily E. Vandette; Afterword by Laurie Lounsberry Meehan
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In 1932, at the height of the Great Depression, two young people
meet and fall in love. Llewellyn Wright (Bob), Frank Lloyd Wright's
youngest child, whose adolescence was marked by the public scandals
surrounding his father's private life, is struggling to begin a
private law practice in Chicago. Elizabeth Kehler (Betty), daughter
of a Chicago artist who abandoned the family when she was still in
the womb, is working as an intake counselor at the Milwaukee
Vocational School. Their fervent correspondence over a 10-month
courtship period is witty, sassy and poignant, as they grapple with
their passionate feelings and try to create a financially stable
marriage in the midst of the 20th century's most serious economic
crisis. The couple's daughter, a scholar of French literature, has
written an Introduction telling their story before and after the
courtship. 35 illustrations, extensive footnotes and an Index
illuminate the family and social history behind the letters.
Two decades ago, there was a great flurry of work on the subject of
truth, which subsequently set much of the agenda for future
debates. Interest in the subject of truth remains unabated at all
levels of inquiry, both within philosophy and from without, in both
academic and popular guises. But while truth continues to be of
focal interest, it seems that there have been remarkably fewer new
directions since then. "New Waves in Truth" offers eighteen new and
original research papers on truth and other alethic phenomena by
twenty of the most promising young scholars working on truth today.
Contributions to the volume span truth ascriptions, deflationism,
realism and the correspondence theory, the value of truth, and
kinds of truth and truth-apt discourse. The research programs of
the contributors are beginning to reset that agenda, and each is
positioned to make new waves throughout the subject.
Long acting injections and implants improve therapy, enhance
patient compliance, improve dosing convenience, and are the most
appropriate formulation choice for drugs that undergo extensive
first pass metabolism or that exhibit poor oral bioavailability. An
intriguing variety of technologies have been developed to provide
long acting injections and implants. Many considerations need to go
into the design of these systems in order to translate a concept
from the lab bench to actual therapy for a patient. This book
surveys and summarizes the field. Topics covered in Long Acting
Injections and Implants include the historical development of the
field, drugs, diseases and clinical applications for long acting
injections and implants, anatomy and physiology for these systems,
specific injectable technologies (including lipophilic solutions,
aqueous suspensions, microspheres, liposomes, in situ forming
depots and self-assembling lipid formulations), specific
implantable technologies (including osmotic implants, drug eluting
stents and microfabricated systems), peptide, protein and vaccine
delivery, sterilization, drug release testing and regulatory
aspects of long acting injections and implants. This volume
provides essential information for experienced development
professionals but was also written to be useful for scientists just
beginning work in the field and for others who need an
understanding of long acting injections and implants. This book
will also be ideal as a graduate textbook.
An in-depth look at Centers for Teaching and Learning and their
profound impact on US higher education. Centers for Teaching and
Learning (CTLs) are important change agents on campus with
strategies that are unique and impactful—but sometimes
unarticulated or misaligned. In this wide-ranging book, Mary C.
Wright maps the landscape of 1,200+ CTLs in the United States
through a unique approach: by conducting complex web searches to
identify and categorize CTLs, then examining the wealth of
information that is available on these institutions' own websites.
The data she uncovers reveal important insights into CTLs'
strategies and operations and offer a fuller picture of the impact
these centers are making on US higher education as a whole. Drawing
from this web-based methodology, as well as interviews with CTL
leaders and staff, Wright provides a broad picture of educational
development in the United States and examines trends in what CTLs
aim to accomplish, key strategies for reaching these goals,
programs and services they offer, and their impacts on campuses.
She also explores new organizational mandates for CTLs, including
ones involving instructional technology and online learning,
assessment, writing, service learning and community engagement, and
career and leadership development. In response to increased
constituency sizes and expanding missions and mandates, she notes,
centers are also incorporating new faculty and student engagement
structures. Key chapters focus on goals and theories of change,
program types and exemplars, organizational structures, assessment
and evaluation practices, and emerging trends. Offering guidelines
for effective strategic leadership, Centers for Teaching and
Learning documents the growth of this important organizational unit
in US higher education and explains the role these centers play in
supporting operational needs, strategic aims, and organizational
change.
An exploration of the little-known yet historically important
emigration of British army officers to the Australian colonies in
the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. The book looks at the
significant impact they made at a time of great colonial expansion,
particularly in new south Wales with its transition from a convict
colony to a free society.
This book offers a practical approach to the teaching of Physical
Education to children who have severe learning difficulties and
profound motor learning difficulties. The authors consider the
'learning to move, moving to learn' continuum as a route forward
and include strategies for children who also have emotional and
behavioral difficulties. They also provide information on motor
development and advice on planning, teaching, and evaluating a PE
program. Although largely aimed at teachers in special schools, the
book also recognized the difficulties that children with special
educational needs encounter in mainstream schools.
This book expertly traces the long, erratic, and incomplete path of
Latin America's political and socioeconomic democratization, from a
group of colonies lacking democratic practice and culture up to the
present. Using the lens of democracy defined by the charter of the
Organization of American States (OAS), it examines the periods of
US gunboat diplomacy in the Caribbean Basin, the Cold War, the
state terrorist dictatorships of the 1970s and 1980s, the
imposition of neoliberalism in the 1990s, and the rise of the Pink
Tide in the new millennium. The meaning of democracy has changed
over time, from nineteenth-century liberalism--in which only a
handful of wealthy males voted and individuals were responsible for
their economic and social conditions--to governments in the late
twentieth century that have embraced socioeconomic democracy by
assuming responsibility (at least formally) for citizens' welfare.
Latin America's movement toward democracy has not been linear. The
book follows the appearance and evolution of both proponents and
opponents of democracy over the last two centuries. The balance of
these forces has shifted periodically, often in waves that swept
across the entire region. Commitment to democracy does not
guarantee implementation, but despite many setbacks, Latin America
has made significant progress toward the democratic aspirations set
forth in the OAS charter. Thorough and accessibly written,
Democracy in Latin America is an essential text for students
studying Latin American politics and history.
An in-depth explanation of how the Cuban Revolution dictated Latin
American politics and U.S.-Latin American relations from the 1950s
to the present, including widespread democratization and the rise
of the "Pink Tide." Fidel Castro's ascent to power and the
revolution he carried out in Cuba not only catalyzed a wave of
revolutionary activity; it also set off a wave of reaction that led
to widespread military dictatorships and severe repression
culminating in state terrorism. Both revolution and reaction were
essentially over by 1990, and yet significant long-term effects of
the Cuban Revolution can still be seen in the modern era. Latin
America in the Era of the Cuban Revolution covers the events of the
Cuban Revolution itself, the resulting radicalization of Latin
American politics, the United States' responses to the threat of
communist expansion in the hemisphere, and rural and urban
guerrilla warfare that were spawned by the Cuban Revolution. It
also addresses the very different but incomplete revolutions in
Peru, Chile, and Nicaragua, the rise of state terrorism in response
to the threat of revolution, and major developments after 1990.
This book provides unique historical insights by bringing together
under the umbrella of the impact of the Cuban Revolution
developments that otherwise might seem unrelated to each other,
thereby documenting the relationship between revolution and
reaction. This third edition has three new chapters covering state
terrorism in South America; state terrorism in Central America; and
post-1990 developments such as neoliberalism, an unprecedented
degree of democratization, the "Pink Tide" of leftist governments
like those of Hugo Chávez in Venezuela and Evo Morales in Bolivia;
and women's major gains in politics. Additionally, all of the
chapters and the bibliography are updated.
New insights into modern medicine and systems biology are enabled
by innovative protocols and advanced technologies in mass
spectrometry-based proteomics. This volume details new pipelines,
workflows, and ways to process data that allow for new frontiers in
proteomics to be pushed forward. With applications to biomarker
discovery, interactions between proteins, between biological
systems, dynamics of post-translational modifications among others,
new protocols have been developed and iteratively refined to probe
the endless complexity of the proteome in ever greater details.
This volume deals with methods for data dependent and data
independent mass spectrometry analyses. Valuable, first-hand
information is provided from designing experiments, sample
preparation and analysis, exploitation of public datasets and
carrying out reproducible data pipelines, using modern
computational tools such as Galaxy or Jupyter. Written in the
highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format,
chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of
the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily
reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and
avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and cutting-edge, Mass
Spectrometry of Proteins: Methods and Protocols aims to ensure
successful results in the further study of this vital field.
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