Michele: 1668 books

This innovative volume provides a comprehensive integrated account of the study of conceptual figures, demonstrating the ways in which figures and in particular, conflictual figures, encapsulate linguistic expression in the fullest sense and in turn, how insights gleaned from their study can contribute...

As seen on PBS’s POV An unprecedented guide to helping black boys achieve success at every stage of their lives—at home, at school, and in the world   Regardless of how wealthy or poor their parents are, all black boys must confront and surmount the “achievement gap”: a divide that...

Every public school student in the U.S. will experience various types of testing each year. For decades, the purpose and quality of such testing, the time it takes to administer and take the test and how the data is used are the topic of discussion among students, parents, educators and policymakers....

The former colleagues of Dr. Charlotte Van Gelis at The New Mexico Science Foundation create a black hole. With this gateway, specters, hideous creatures that appear half-zombie, half-spirit, pour into our cosmos bent on invading the bodies of as many humans as possible. The effect is instant insanity....

Il manuale offre ai professionisti un quadro d’insieme di tutti gli aspetti inerenti alla corretta gestione delle procedure fallimentari.Gli Autori delineano il ruolo del Curatore Fallimentare, divenuto figura centrale tratteggiando partitamente sia i profili più prettamente giuridici che quelli...

Have you thought about when faith begins for a child? The Church teaches that we become members of the mystical body of Christ at our baptism. Infant baptism requires, however, that parents, godparents and other Christians instruct the child by forming his or her faith. When should this catechesis begin?...

Chandy McDaniel was seventeen and pregnant when her world crashed around her. Fifteen years later, she's not—repeat, not—stupid enough to let Justin McCall back into her life. Especially after he and his family moved away from their Iowa hometown and he never sent so much as a postcard. There's...

Round morsels of bite-sized savory foods-meat, poultry, fish, grains, and vegetables-have never been more popular. Cooks in Turkey, alone, choose from more than 150 traditional recipes for meatballs. It’s nearly impossible to get a seat in New York City’s Meatball Shop, and food trucks that feature...

Over the past several decades, the demographic populations of many countries such as Canada as well as the United States have greatly transformed. Most striking is the influx of recent immigrant families into North America. As children lead the way for a 'new' North America, this group of children...

Kori Walsh knows plenty about the darkness in the world. After watching her mother succumb to illness, Kori sunk into a deep depression that she can’t seem to snap out of,  no matter who tries to help her. As the star pitcher on his college baseball team, Landon Grayson is enjoying life...

A family can be torn apart in an instant. Putting it back together is a harder task. A relapsed addict opens the door to find a cop with a search warrant, setting off a chain of events that will cause four lives to intersect. Devin Lenox has already lost one child to the system and this...

Kelsey has always believed in laughter as the best medicine, but has a hard time seeing the humor when she finds herself embroiled in a controversy that threatens her family and her job. She’d like to count on her best friend to be there for her, but a shocking discovery might force Joni...

Dementia care presents a huge challenge to health and social care both now and in the future. The number of those in the UK with dementia is expected to increase to 1.4 million in the next 30 years. Regardless of the field of nursing, all nurses need to understand the experiences of a person with...

This emphasis of this collection is upon the history of courts and their procedures, they also illustrate the varied approaches and themes of legal history today.