Shows students how politics and government differ between states and communities. This text focuses on what social scientists know about the effects of rules and institutions on politics and policy. It covers the core concepts students need to gain an understanding of state and local government.[...]
Based on fieldwork in Haiti and in three cities of the Haitian diaspora - Miami, Montreal, and Paris - this study offers a vivid portrait of the power of faith for immigrants. Drawing on extensive interviews and including rich details of everyday life, Margarita Mooney explores the struggles and joy[...]
A Snowflake in My Hand is Samantha Mooney's heartwarming account of the many years she spent working at New York City's famous Animal Centre. In this unforgettable story, Samantha recalls the work of a dedicated team of professionals who, faced with tragic cases of abandonment and often incurable il[...]
Learning with "YOUR" purpose in mind -- not your parents', not your teacher's, not your school's
Every day, your school, your teachers, and even your peers draw lines to
measure and standardize intelligence. They decide what criteria make one person smart and another person[...]
Building on their important findings in The Source of the River, the authors now probe even more deeply into minority underachievement at the college level. Taming the River examines the academic and social dynamics of different ethnic groups during the first two years of college. Focusing on racial[...]
This is the nail-biting new serial killer thriller from the critically acclaimed Chris Mooney, Fear the Dark. A killer watches. A town waits. Fear grips a town in Colorado as a murderer targets entire families in their own homes. As police and the FBI struggle to contain the situation, they bring in[...]
Prepared and edited by Rick Mooney, a well-known Suzuki teacher, teacher-trainer, and member of the Suzuki Cello Committee, these books contain harmony parts to go with many of the pieces in the Suzuki Cello School, Volumes 1, 2, 3, and 4. All of these pieces have been arranged to resemble, as much [...]
Whether it's a mighty battle between ancient gods, the Second Coming of a biblical saviour, or a pesky millennial computer virus, we've always wondered how the world would end ...and whether we'd be (un)lucky enough to see it. This book explores some of the theories about the End of Days, looking f[...]
The Waffen-SS Knights Cross Holders Volume 1 1939-1942.
The WaffenSS Knights Cross HoldersVolume 2 JanuaryJuly 1943. Volume 2 in this new series continues the overview of each Waffen-SS unit that fought during World War II, where it was raised and where it fought. Within each of the various battles covered, the book focuses specifically on each Waffen-SS[...]
Responding to the rapid spread of the Ghost Dance among tribes of the western United States in the early 1890s, James Mooney set out to describe and understand the phenomenon. He visited Wovoka, the Ghost Dance prophet, at his home in Nevada and traced the progress of the Ghost Dance from place to p[...]
Monte Carlo simulation is a method of evaluating substantive hypotheses and statistical estimators by developing a computer algorithm to simulate a population, drawing multiple samples from this pseudo-population, and evaluating estimates obtained from these samples. The author explains the logic be[...]
"What makes this journey so inspiring is Mooney's transcendent humor; the self he has become does not turn away from old pain but can laugh at it, make fun of it, make it into something beautiful."--"Los Angeles Times"Labeled "dyslexic and profoundly learning disabled," Jonathan Mooney was a short-b[...]
As the father of the hardboiled detective genre, Dashiell Hammett had a huge influence on Hollywood. Yet, it is easy to forget how adaptable Hammett's work was, fitting into a variety of genres and inspiring generations of filmmakers.
Dashiell Hammett and the Movies offers the first comprehen[...]
Crossroads CafA(c) is an exciting video program about real people working and living in the U.S.! Colorful Photo Stories and Worktexts make Crossroads CafA(c) an ideal program for practicing listening, speaking, writing, and reading skills, as well as learning about U.S. culture and workplace compet[...]
New edition of this popular text for primary trainees aimed at consolidating and developing their mathematics teaching skills. Now linked to the 2012 Teachers' Standards.[...]
Storytellers Holt and Mooney follow up their "Spiders in the Hairdo" with a whole new collection of modern urban legends. Includes an outline for conducting a classroom storytelling workshop based on urban legends. Illustrations.[...]
Prepared and edited by Rick Mooney, a well-known Suzuki teacher, teacher-trainer and member of the Suzuki Cello Committee, these books contain harmony parts to go with many of the pieces in the Suzuki Cello School, Volumes 1, 2, 3, and 4. All of these pieces have been arranged to resemble, as much a[...]