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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.
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.
Follow the yellow brick road in this delightful stage adaptation of
L. Frank Baum's beloved tale, featuring the iconic musical score
from the MGM film. The timeless tale, in which young Dorothy Gale
travels from Kansas over the rainbow to the magical Land of Oz,
continues to thrill audiences worldwide. Professional Artwork
Available for Your Production of The Wizard of Oz (R.S.C. 1987)!
Concord Theatricals has collaborated with Subplot Studio to create
high-quality artwork that complies with your license. Promoting
your show has never been easier! Learn more at Subplot Studio.
There are two full-length versions of The Wizard of Oz: MUNY and
RSC. Both include the songs "Over The Rainbow," "Munchkinland (Ding
Dong! The Witch Is Dead)," "If I Only Had A Brain/A Heart/The
Nerve," "We're Off To See The Wizard (Follow The Yellow Brick
Road)," "The Jitterbug," and "The Merry Old Land of Oz." The MUNY
version also has "Evening Star." The RSC version also includes
"Poppies (Optimistic Voices)" and "If I Were King Of The Forest."
This RSC version is a more faithful adaptation of the film. A more
technically complex production, it recreates the dialogue and
structure of the MGM classic nearly scene for scene, though it is
adapted for live stage performance. The RSC version's musical
material also provides more work for the SATB chorus and small
vocal ensembles. The MUNY Version is more theatrically
conservative, employing its stage, actors, singers, dancers, and
musicians in traditional ways. Using L. Frank Baum's book - and not
the MGM film - as its inspiration, this version employs story and
songs as elements of a classic stage musical, adding a bit more
humor to the witch and her cronies. The MUNY version does not
include Toto, but instead adds new characters, including: Farmhand
Joe, Gloria of Oz, Lord Growlie, Tibia (the witch's skeletal
assistant), two comical neighboring witches, and the Royal Army of
Oz.
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Wren's Nest
Heidi E. Y. Stemple; Illustrated by Eugenia Nobati
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R299
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When Wren was born, Grandpa put a wren box just outside the window
of her tiny room. When she was a baby, the wrens sang her to sleep.
Each spring, Wren and Grandpa watched the birds bringing sticks and
grasses to the box and listened when the babies squealed for their
dinner. When Wren's family moves to the city, she misses
birdwatching in the meadow. Their new home has an extra bedroom,
but the only birds she can see are pigeons. Lots of pigeons. But
when Wren and her grandpa discover a phoebe nest in the rafters
above their porch, they get a front-row seat to the miracle of new
life--both in nature and in their own home. With ecological
backmatter about what to do if you find a bird's nest and other
birdwatching resources, this gorgeously illustrated picture book
explores the sweet relationship between grandfather and
granddaughter, as well as the anticipation of a new arrival.
Agreement among raters is of great importance in many domains. For
example, in medicine, diagnoses are often provided by more than one
doctor to make sure the proposed treatment is optimal. In criminal
trials, sentencing depends, among other things, on the complete
agreement among the jurors. In observational studies, researchers
increase reliability by examining discrepant ratings. This book is
intended to help researchers statistically examine rater agreement
by reviewing four different approaches to the technique. The first
approach introduces readers to calculating coefficients that allow
one to summarize agreements in a single score. The second approach
involves estimating log-linear models that allow one to test
specific hypotheses about the structure of a cross-classification
of two or more raters' judgments. The third approach explores
cross-classifications or raters' agreement for indicators of
agreement or disagreement, and for indicators of such
characteristics as trends. The fourth approach compares the
correlation or covariation structures of variables that raters use
to describe objects, behaviors, or individuals. These structures
can be compared for two or more raters. All of these methods
operate at the level of observed variables. This book is intended
as a reference for researchers and practitioners who describe and
evaluate objects and behavior in a number of fields, including the
social and behavioral sciences, statistics, medicine, business, and
education. It also serves as a useful text for graduate-level
methods or assessment classes found in departments of psychology,
education, epidemiology, biostatistics, public health,
communication, advertising and marketing, and sociology. Exposure
to regression analysis and log-linear modeling is helpful.
There has been considerable research and authorship on child sexual
abuse, however, much of this research has focused on adult
perpetrators and child victims. Less attention has been paid to
children's harmful sexual behaviour and the multitude of
influences. Harmful Sexual Behaviour in Young Children and
Pre-Teens provides evidence-based understanding on: typical sexual
development versus harmful sexual behaviour; the prevalence and
impacts associated with harmful sexual behaviour; Australian laws,
policies and educator responsibilities; responses and support
systems for children who display harmful sexual behaviour; and the
implications and challenges for future practice. This book provides
understandings that directly respond to the recent Australian Royal
Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
recommendation 10.1 to address (a) primary prevention strategies to
educate family, community members, carers, and professionals about
preventing harmful sexual behaviours (b) secondary prevention
strategies to ensure early intervention when harmful sexual
behaviours are developing and (c) tertiary intervention strategies
to address harmful sexual behaviours.. The authors present a review
of psychological, sociological, legal, and educational research to
inform and support professionals involved in the wellbeing and
education of children to understand, manage, and reduce
dysfunctional sexual development in children.
"Configural Frequency Analysis" (CFA) provides an up-to-the-minute
comprehensive introduction to its techniques, models, and
applications. Written in a formal yet accessible style, actual
empirical data examples are used to illustrate key concepts.
Step-by-step program sequences are used to show readers how to
employ CFA methods using commercial software packages, such as SAS,
SPSS, SYSTAT, S-Plus, or those written specifically to perform CFA.
CFA is an important method for analyzing results involved with
categorical and longitudinal data. It allows one to answer the
question of whether individual cells or groups of cells of
cross-classifications differ significantly from expectations. The
expectations are calculated using methods employed in log-linear
modeling or a priori information. It is the only statistical method
that allows one to make statements about empty areas in the data
space.
Applied and or person-oriented researchers, statisticians, and
advanced students interested in CFA and categorical and
longitudinal data will find this book to be a valuable resource.
Developed since 1969, this method is now used by a large number of
researchers around the world in a variety of disciplines, including
psychology, education, medicine, and sociology. "Configural
Frequency Analysis" will serve as an excellent text for courses on
configural frequency analysis, categorical variable analysis, or
analysis of contingency tables. Prerequisites include an
understanding of descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing,
statistical model fitting, and some understanding of categorical
data analysis and matrix algebra.
"Configural Frequency Analysis" (CFA) provides an up-to-the-minute
comprehensive introduction to its techniques, models, and
applications. Written in a formal yet accessible style, actual
empirical data examples are used to illustrate key concepts.
Step-by-step program sequences are used to show readers how to
employ CFA methods using commercial software packages, such as SAS,
SPSS, SYSTAT, S-Plus, or those written specifically to perform CFA.
CFA is an important method for analyzing results involved with
categorical and longitudinal data. It allows one to answer the
question of whether individual cells or groups of cells of
cross-classifications differ significantly from expectations. The
expectations are calculated using methods employed in log-linear
modeling or a priori information. It is the only statistical method
that allows one to make statements about empty areas in the data
space.
Applied and or person-oriented researchers, statisticians, and
advanced students interested in CFA and categorical and
longitudinal data will find this book to be a valuable resource.
Developed since 1969, this method is now used by a large number of
researchers around the world in a variety of disciplines, including
psychology, education, medicine, and sociology. "Configural
Frequency Analysis" will serve as an excellent text for courses on
configural frequency analysis, categorical variable analysis, or
analysis of contingency tables. Prerequisites include an
understanding of descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing,
statistical model fitting, and some understanding of categorical
data analysis and matrix algebra.
First Published in 1966. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
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You Nest Here with Me (Paperback)
Jane Yolen, Heidi E. Y. Stemple; Illustrated by Melissa Sweet
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R266
R223
Discovery Miles 2 230
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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With rhyming text, this soothing bedtime book is an ode to baby
birds everywhere and sleepy children home safe in their own beds.
As a mother describes to her child how many species of birds nest,
from pigeons on concrete ledges to owls in oak tree boles to
swallows above barn doors. The soothing refrain of "you nest here
with me" eases her little one and readers alike to slumber.
Combining their poetic writing and their love of birding, mother
and daughter Jane Yolen and Heidi Stemple have written what is sure
to become a bedtime classic.
Everyday Life in Asia offers a range of detailed case studies which
present social perspectives on sensory experiences in Asia.
Thematically organized around the notions of the experience of
space and place, tradition and the senses, cross-border sensory
experiences, and habitus and the senses - its rich empirical
content reveals people's commitment to place, and the manner in
which its sensory experience provides the key to penetrating the
meanings abound in everyday life. Offering the first close analysis
of various facets of sensory experience in places that share a
geographical location or cultural orientation in Asia, this
collection links the conception of place with understandings of
'how the senses work'. With contributions from an international
team of experts, Everyday Life in Asia will be of interest to
anthropologists, geographers and sociologists with interests in
culture, everyday life, and their relation to the senses of place
and space.
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.
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.
Everyday Life in Asia offers a range of detailed case studies which
present social perspectives on sensory experiences in Asia.
Thematically organized around the notions of the experience of
space and place, tradition and the senses, cross-border sensory
experiences, and habitus and the senses - its rich empirical
content reveals people's commitment to place, and the manner in
which its sensory experience provides the key to penetrating the
meanings abound in everyday life. Offering the first close analysis
of various facets of sensory experience in places that share a
geographical location or cultural orientation in Asia, this
collection links the conception of place with understandings of
'how the senses work'. With contributions from an international
team of experts, Everyday Life in Asia will be of interest to
anthropologists, geographers and sociologists with interests in
culture, everyday life, and their relation to the senses of place
and space.
From Afghanistan and Sierra Leone to East Timor, the aftermath of
any armed conflict presents a complex set of challenges. Whatever
political agreements may have been reached, conflicts are often at
risk of reigniting, and the fates of their former participants
remain uncertain. Armed groups may not be easily dissuaded from
pursuing belligerent activities which they see as both profitable
and understandable behaviour. In the face of these difficulties,
the process of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR)
attempts to convince combatants to relinquish their weapons and
return to civilian life. It is a crucial first step towards lasting
peace."Demobilizing Militias" is the first comprehensive
introduction to DDR in the contemporary world. Examining regions as
varied as Africa, Asia and Central America, it guides readers
through the different stages of the DDR process as well as
assessing competing perspectives surrounding its implementation.
Attentive to the problems faced by practitioners, Eric Shibuya
argues against a 'one size fits all' approach, emphasizing the
importance of social and psychological contexts in fostering the
trust that is necessary for DDR to succeed. Accessible and
incisive, it will be an ideal resource for students of politics,
security and conflict studies, as well as anyone interested in the
dynamics of peacebuilding today.
A comprehensive resource for analyzing a variety of categorical
data, this book emphasizes the application of many recent advances
of longitudinal categorical statistical methods. Each chapter
provides basic methodology, helpful applications, examples using
data from all fields of the social sciences, computer tutorials,
and exercises. Written for social scientists and students, no
advanced mathematical training is required. Step-by-step command
files are given for both the CDAS and the SPSS software
programs.
First Published in 1966. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
From small start-ups to major corporations, companies of all sizes
have embraced cloud computing for the scalability, reliability, and
cost benefits it can provide. It has even been said that cloud
computing may have a greater effect on our lives than the PC and
dot-com revolutions combined. Filled with comparative charts and
decision trees, Implementing and Developing Cloud Computing
Applications explains exactly what it takes to build robust and
highly scalable cloud computing applications in any organization.
Covering the major commercial offerings currently available, it
provides authoritative guidance through the implementation process.
It puts cloud computing into historical context and considers how
cloud computing affects project management, budgeting, and
lifecycle management in your organization. It also explains how to:
* Choose the best combination of platforms, tools, and services *
Develop new cloud applications from scratch * Migrate legacy
software * Prevent lock-in to a single vendor * Estimate costs and
benefits * Address reliability, availability, and security concerns
* Use interclouding, Cloud Brokers, and other techniques for safely
deploying in public, private, and hybrid clouds * Take advantage of
the latest developments, including OpenStack From software and
testing tools to best practices and service providers, this book
considers the entire cloud application environment. It details the
platforms currently available, tools that facilitate development,
as well as the costs involved. Designed specifically for software
developers and their managers, this complete resource includes case
studies that illustrate the latest cloud computing technologies,
implementation issues, and recently developed solutions. It also
provides access to a blog to help keep you current on the latest
developments in cloud computing.
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