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The Story of a Generation

Life Course Pathways of the Class of '73

by Paul Anisef, Paul Axelrod, Carl E. James, Wolfgang Lehmann, Karen Robson, Erika McDonald, Erica Fae Thomson ...

The Story of a Generation, a follow-up to Opportunity and Uncertainty: Life Course Experiences of the Class of ’73 (2000), continues where its predecessor left off. Through surveys and in-depth interviews with a high school class that graduated in 1973, the researchers uncover how these individuals – part of the late baby boomer generation – navigated a rapidly changing world.Through this process, ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

The Story of a Generation, a follow-up to Opportunity and Uncertainty: Life Course Experiences of the Class of ’73 (2000), continues where its predecessor left off. Through surveys and in-depth interviews with a high school class that graduated in 1973, the researchers uncover how these individuals – part of the late baby boomer generation – navigated a rapidly changing world.Through this process,
... Read more
Errors in Language Learning and Use

Exploring Error Analysis

by Carl James ...

Series series Applied Linguistics and Language Study
Errors in Language Learning and Use is an up-to-date introduction and guide to the study of errors in language, and is also a critical survey of previous work. Error Analysis occupies a central position within Applied Linguistics, and seeks to clarify questions such as `Does correctness matter?', `Is it more important to speak fluently and write imaginatively or to communicate one's message?'Carl ... Read more

$153.99 CAD

Errors in Language Learning and Use is an up-to-date introduction and guide to the study of errors in language, and is also a critical survey of previous work. Error Analysis occupies a central position within Applied Linguistics, and seeks to clarify questions such as `Does correctness matter?', `Is it more important to speak fluently and write imaginatively or to communicate one's message?'Carl
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Colour Matters

Essays on the Experiences, Education, and Pursuits of Black Youth

by Carl E. James ...

Based on research conducted in Black communities, along with over thirty years of teaching experience, Colour Matters presents a collection of essays that engages educators, youth workers, and policymakers to think about the ways in which race shapes the education, aspirations, and achievements of Black Canadians. Informed by the current socio-political Canadian landscape, Colour Matters covers ... Read more

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Based on research conducted in Black communities, along with over thirty years of teaching experience, Colour Matters presents a collection of essays that engages educators, youth workers, and policymakers to think about the ways in which race shapes the education, aspirations, and achievements of Black Canadians. Informed by the current socio-political Canadian landscape, Colour Matters covers
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First-Generation Student Experiences in Higher Education

Counterstories

by Carl E. James, Leanne E. Taylor ...

In First-Generation Student Experiences in Higher Education: Counterstories, we meet eight students who attended university through an access program, and hear their stories of deciding to enter university, navigating and negotiating the institution, and bringing their university experiences with them into adult life. Their "counterstories"—drawn from application statements, weekly group meetings, ... Read more

$79.99 CAD

In First-Generation Student Experiences in Higher Education: Counterstories, we meet eight students who attended university through an access program, and hear their stories of deciding to enter university, navigating and negotiating the institution, and bringing their university experiences with them into adult life. Their "counterstories"—drawn from application statements, weekly group meetings,
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Family and Civilization

by Carle C. Zimmerman ...

In Family and Civilization, the distinguished Harvard sociologist Carle Zimmerman demonstrates the close and causal connections between the rise and fall of different types of families and the rise and fall of civilizations, particularly ancient Greece and Rome, medieval and modern Europe, and the United States. Zimmerman traces the evolution of family structure from tribes and clans to extended ... Read more

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In Family and Civilization, the distinguished Harvard sociologist Carle Zimmerman demonstrates the close and causal connections between the rise and fall of different types of families and the rise and fall of civilizations, particularly ancient Greece and Rome, medieval and modern Europe, and the United States. Zimmerman traces the evolution of family structure from tribes and clans to extended
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The Equity Myth

Racialization and Indigeneity at Canadian Universities

by Frances Henry, Enakshi Dua, Carl E. James, Audrey Kobayashi, Peter Li, Howard Ramos, Malinda S. Smith ...

The university is often regarded as a bastion of liberal democracy where equity and diversity are promoted and racism doesn’t exist. In reality, the university still excludes many people and is a site of racialization that is subtle, complex, and sophisticated. While some studies do point to the persistence of systemic barriers to equity in higher education, in-depth analyses of racism, ... Read more

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The university is often regarded as a bastion of liberal democracy where equity and diversity are promoted and racism doesn’t exist. In reality, the university still excludes many people and is a site of racialization that is subtle, complex, and sophisticated. While some studies do point to the persistence of systemic barriers to equity in higher education, in-depth analyses of racism,
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Getting Well Again

The Bestselling Classic About the Simontons' Revolutionary Lifesaving Self- Awareness Techniques

by Stephanie Matthews Simonton, O. Carl Simonton M.D., James Creighton Ph.D. ...

Based on the Simontons' experience with hundreds of patients at their world-famous Cancer Counseling and Research Center, Getting Well Again introduces the scientific basis for the "will to live."In this revolutionary book the Simontons profile the typical "cancer personality": how an individual's reactions to stress and other emotional factors can contribute to the onset and progress of cancer -- ... Read more

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Based on the Simontons' experience with hundreds of patients at their world-famous Cancer Counseling and Research Center, Getting Well Again introduces the scientific basis for the "will to live."In this revolutionary book the Simontons profile the typical "cancer personality": how an individual's reactions to stress and other emotional factors can contribute to the onset and progress of cancer --
... Read more
Five Lieutenants

The Heartbreaking Story of Five Harvard Men Who Led America to Victory in World War I

by James Carl Nelson ...

The dramatic true story of five brilliant young soldiers from Harvard, a thrilling tale of combat and heroism."A powerful mosaic that captures the exhilaration of and horror of war. . . . Remarkably candid and literate." — Wall Street JournalJournalist James Carl Nelson's Five Lieutenants tells the story of five young Harvard men who took up the call to arms in the spring of 1917 and met differing ... Read more

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The dramatic true story of five brilliant young soldiers from Harvard, a thrilling tale of combat and heroism."A powerful mosaic that captures the exhilaration of and horror of war. . . . Remarkably candid and literate." — Wall Street JournalJournalist James Carl Nelson's Five Lieutenants tells the story of five young Harvard men who took up the call to arms in the spring of 1917 and met differing
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Cell-Based Assays Using iPSCs for Drug Development and Testing

Edited by Carl-Fredrik Mandenius, James A. Ross ...

Series series Springer Protocols
This up-to-date volume presents a set of differentiation and assay protocols useful to researchers involved in disease modeling, drug discovery, and the cell biology of a variety of tissues. The book begins with chapters on culture of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and iPSC-derived cells with detailed protocols for culturing and differentiation of iPSC-derived endoderm, hepatocytes, ... Read more

$293.99 CAD

This up-to-date volume presents a set of differentiation and assay protocols useful to researchers involved in disease modeling, drug discovery, and the cell biology of a variety of tissues. The book begins with chapters on culture of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and iPSC-derived cells with detailed protocols for culturing and differentiation of iPSC-derived endoderm, hepatocytes,
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The Polar Bear Expedition

The Heroes of America's Forgotten Invasion of Russia, 1918–1919

by James Carl Nelson ...

In this "excellent" book, an award-winning historian draws on firsthand accounts for this vivid account of the little known Invasion of Russion during WWI ( Wall Street Journal).In the winter of 1919, five,zero U.S. soldiers, nicknamed "The Polar Bears," found themselves hundreds of miles north of Moscow in desperate, bloody combat against the newly formed Soviet Union's Red Army. Temperatures ... Read more

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In this "excellent" book, an award-winning historian draws on firsthand accounts for this vivid account of the little known Invasion of Russion during WWI ( Wall Street Journal).In the winter of 1919, five,zero U.S. soldiers, nicknamed "The Polar Bears," found themselves hundreds of miles north of Moscow in desperate, bloody combat against the newly formed Soviet Union's Red Army. Temperatures
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The Remains of Company D

A Story of the Great War

by James Carl Nelson ...

A combat narrative of suffering and heroism and a rare eye-level account of World War I—"One of the best. Nelson is an excellent stylist . . .he knows how to tell a story with a capital 'S.'" — Star Tribune"[Never before] has an American nonfiction writer reached into history and produced a testament of young men in terrible battle with the stateliness, the mastery of cadence, the truthfulness, ... Read more

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A combat narrative of suffering and heroism and a rare eye-level account of World War I—"One of the best. Nelson is an excellent stylist . . .he knows how to tell a story with a capital 'S.'" — Star Tribune"[Never before] has an American nonfiction writer reached into history and produced a testament of young men in terrible battle with the stateliness, the mastery of cadence, the truthfulness,
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Language Awareness in the Classroom

by Carl James, Peter Garrett, Christopher N. Candlin ...

Series series Applied Linguistics and Language Study
Language Awareness in the Classroom addresses the central educational question of the impact that explicit language knowledge has on learning and language learning.A substantial Introduction defines the issues and key concepts and relates them to contemporary educational policy and practice in Europe and internationally. The papers are organised into four thematic sections: the extent and nature ... Read more

$107.17 CAD

Language Awareness in the Classroom addresses the central educational question of the impact that explicit language knowledge has on learning and language learning.A substantial Introduction defines the issues and key concepts and relates them to contemporary educational policy and practice in Europe and internationally. The papers are organised into four thematic sections: the extent and nature
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