In their introduction to this anthology, James Bruce Ross and Mary Martin McLaughlin remind us that "no area of the past is dead if we are alive to it. The variety, the complexity, the sheer humanity of the middle ages live most meaningfully in their own authentic voices." The Portable Medieval Read[...]
Provides a unique, interdisciplinary perspective on state-of-the-art physical gels, highlighting recent developments and practical applications.[...]
Miss Julia, a recently bereaved and newly wealthy widow, is only slightly bemused when one Hazel Marie Puckett appears at her door with a youngster in tow and unceremoniously announces that the child is the bastard son of Miss Julia's late husband. Suddenly, this longtime church member and pillar of[...]
In 2001, Classroom Instruction That Works asked a few simple questions and inspired more than a million teachers to refine their approach to teaching. What works in education? How do we know? How can educational research find its way into the classroom? How can we apply it to help individual student[...]
First published in 2001, Classroom Instruction That Works revolutionized teaching by linking classroom strategies to evidence of increased student learning. Now this landmark guide has been reenergized and reorganized for today's classroom with new evidence-based insights and a new Instructional Pla[...]
Nanoscience and nanotechnology is an exciting and vibrant field of research. This new handbook, intended for researchers, engineers and advanced graduate students in all areas of nanoscience, is written by eminent scientists and experts who are pushing the forefront of instrumentation and developing[...]