As the United States and the Soviet Union went from exploring space to living in it, a space station was conceived as the logical successor to the Apollo moon program. But between conception and execution stood the vastness of space itself, to say nothing of the monumental technological challenges. Homesteading Space, by two of Skylab’s own astronauts and a NASA journalist, tells the dramatic story of America’s first space station from beginning to fiery end.   Homesteading Space is much more than a story of technological and scientific success; it is also an absorbing, sometimes humorous, often inspiring account of the determined, hardworking individuals who shepherded the program through a near-disastrous launch, a heroic rescue, an exhausting study of Comet Kohoutek, and the lab's ultimate descent into the Indian Ocean. Featuring the unpublished in-flight diary of astronaut Alan Bean, the book is replete with the personal recollections and experiences of the Skylab crew and those who worked with them in training, during the mission, and in bringing them safely home.   Purchase the audio edition.

L.L.Bean. In 1942, L.L. Bean, founder of the giant catalog company, wrote and published this guide. The author gives practical advice on hunting, fishing, and camping based on his many years as a celebrated outdoorsman.

This book brings together a collaboration of technological advancements and how they have influenced the world's economy. These include production efficiency, industrial innovation, regional developments and issues economic growth.

With findings that challenge conventional wisdom, Fertility Change on the American Frontier will interest demographers, sociologists, and historians. Examining the marriage and childbearing behavior of one predominantly L.D.S. (Mormon) population, the book calls into question traditional concepts and methods used to study high fertility populations. Mormons were responsible for the settlement, colonization, and development of one of America's last western frontiers. Availability of detailed information on marriage and childbearing, in a large file of approximately 185,000 family records, makes it possible to study the processes of the decline in fertility more extensively than has ever been done before in a major historical demographic study. The authors examine family formation among cohorts of women born between 1800 and 1899 and contrast two competing explanations of fertility change among Western societies: an adaptation argument versus an innovation argument. They demonstrate that the process of increasing fertility limitation beginning in the later part of the nineteenth century involves more than simply stopping childbearing after a given family size has been achieved. It reflects the adoption of a pattern of child spacing indicating a commitment to family limitation early in the marriage cycle. Clearly we must reexamine earlier studies which assumed that high-fertility populations were not interested in or aware of the possibilities of fertility control. Fertility control can no longer be treated as an innovation of Western industrial societies or as an innovation introduced through national family planning programs. We see that among the Utah frontier population marriage and childbearing represented a rational adaptation to a set of rapidly changing social and economic conditions. Without adequate technologies for family limitation, this population was nevertheless successful in reducing family size quickly and dramatically, once the presumed opportunities of the frontier disappeared. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1990.

Published in association with Kidscape, Anti-Bullying Action contains more than 100 prevention and intervention strategies to help teachers bring anti-bullying messages into the primary curriculum and classroom. Most ideas require little or no advance preparation and few or no special materials. The aim is to create a school environment where everyone feels safe, accepted and valued. The ideas and activities are interesting and direct, providing comprehensive, highly practical suggestions for dealing with all aspects of bullying and bullying prevention. Helps schools to implement DCSF guidance and the SEAL (Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning) curriculum, which is currently being implemented in all UK primary schools.

Protect Your Child from Bullying

From cyberbullying to "mean girls" to school shootings, bullying is a complex and frightening problem confronting parents and children of all ages. This invaluable guide--written by international bullying expert Dr. Allan L. Beane--explains the many ways that bullying can present itself, the harm it can do to your child if ignored, and most importantly, what you can do to protect your child. The strategies in this book, which are based on solid research and practice in education, sociology, and psychology, and inspired by the author's personal experience of tragedy, are being used successfully in classrooms around the country as part of the author's Bully Free Program.

Protect Your Child from Bullying will show you how to:

Read the tell-tale warning signs that your child is being victimized

Understand the characteristics that make a child an easy target

Tell the difference between normal conflict and bullying

Take action when your child is the target of bullying

Help prevent cyberbullying

Give your child a solid foundation for dealing with situations that involve bullying

Show your child how to take action as an empowered bystander when others are being mistreated

Help your child develop a strong sense of acceptance and belonging

This is a must-have resource for all parents who want to create a safe and healthy environment for their children.