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Tim Davenport and David Walters have extracted the essential core of Debs's life work, illustrating his intellectual journey from conservative editor of the magazine of a racially segregated railway brotherhood to his role as the public face and outstanding voice of social revolution in early twentieth-century America. Well over 1,000 Debs documents will be republished as part of this monumental project, the vast majority seeing print again for the...
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This high-interest, low-vocabulary reader uses two contrasting photostories to explore body language in the workplace. The photographs reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. This reader is intended for English language learners and adult basic education students who are beginning readers. This compelling photostory is guaranteed to provide beginning readers with a positive reading experience. This title is one of ten in the Soft Skills...
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As inequality and social justice become larger parts of the daily news cycle, it's more important than ever for students to learn about inequality. With this book, students will learn how to spot inequality in their communities and discover what exactly to do when they see it. Readers are provided with real-life examples of people who noticed inequality in their communities and decided to set things right. With accessible, easy-to-grasp language,...
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Mixing personal history, interviewee voices, and academic theory from the fields of care work, the sociology of work, medical sociology, and nursing, Taking Care of Our Own introduces us to the hidden world of family caregivers. Using a multidimensional approach, Sherry N. Mong seeks to understand and analyze the types of skilled work that family caregivers do, the processes through which they learn and negotiate new skills, and the meanings that...
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Have you taken time for yourself today?
Too many working parents focus solely on those around them-their families, their work, and a never-ending list of other commitments-only to lose sight of what they need themselves. But neglecting your own needs and wants can prevent you from being happy, healthy, and productive.
Taking Care of Yourself provides expert advice to help you identify what you value most at work and at home, make choices that align...
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As diversity in the American population continues to grow, it's critical for students to understand the significance of ethnic and racial identity. Help students start to grasp how people's identities shape their interactions with the world around them. Young readers will learn why it is important to respect everyone no matter how different they may seem. With understandable and accessible text, this must-have volume illustrates the necessity of acknowledging...
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Learn how the U.S. Constitution established the American government and what this document means for modern Americans. Additional features to aid comprehension include fact-filled captions and sidebars, detailed photographs, informational diagrams, a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, an index, and an introduction to the author. Our nation was founded on the notion that a government should be ruled by and for the...
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Why is voting to choose the president of the United States important? What is the process and how has it changed? These essential questions and more are answered in this book, which will educate students about an important facet of citizenship. Complete with detailed descriptions, enlightening fact boxes, and engaging imagery, this book will guide readers through the steps and history of voting and introduce them to important historical figures. Equipped...
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In this collection of beautiful and raw essays, Amy S. F. Lutz writes openly about her experience―the positive and the negative―as the mother of a son with severe autism. Lutz's human emotion drives through each page and challenges commonly held ideas that define autism either as a disease or as neurodiversity. We Walk is inspired by questions raised by Lutz as a parent of a severely autistic, now twenty-one-year-old son: What is the place of...
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How belief in a loving and sovereign God helps us to make sense of and cope with the coronavirus outbreak.
We are living through a unique, era-defining period. Many of our old certainties have gone, whatever our view of the world and whatever our beliefs. The coronavirus pandemic and its effects are perplexing and unsettling for all of us. How do we begin to think it through and cope with it?
In this short yet profound book, Oxford mathematics...
771) The White House
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Learn about the home of the presidents of the United States, how it was built, its history, and the changes it has undergone. Additional features to aid comprehension include fact-filled captions and sidebars, detailed photographs, informational diagrams, a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, an index, and an introduction to the author. Our nation was founded on the notion that a government should be ruled by and...
772) Work and Rest God’s Way Family Guide: A Biblical Recipe for Finding Joy and Purpose in All You Do
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“The Family Guide” is the perfect complement to “Work and Rest God's Way!” The discipline to work can be challenging for all of us, but motivating children to work is especially difficult. As a father of eight, Pastor Scott knows what is needed. Let him help you teach your children what the Bible says about work. The Family Guide is the culmination of what has been successful for him and his wife, Katie. They have learned from families they...
776) Working at a School
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This title introduces readers to the people who work at schools. Easy-to-read text, labeled photos, and a picture glossary make this book the perfect introduction to the topic.
778) Working on a Farm
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This title introduces readers to the people who work on farms. Easy-to-read text, labeled photos, and a picture glossary make this book the perfect introduction to the topic.
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Inclined planes make difficult moving jobs much easier. They are used to move objects from a lower place to a higher place or vice versa without having to lift that object vertically. We can slide the object up or down the inclined plane to use less force. Inclined planes are all around us and have been used for thousands of years. Readers will learn about the parts of an inclined plane, why they're beneficial, and where they can be found in our everyday...
780) Working with Levers
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We can find levers all around us. Baseball bats, crowbars, seesaws, and wheelbarrows are all examples of levers. The three classes of levers make difficult lifting jobs easier with the help of leverage. Each class of lever is set up differently, but has all the same parts. Levers are made up of a plank that pivots at a fulcrum. Readers will learn about the difference between each class of lever, where levers can be found, and how levers make many...
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