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Schoolhouse Shams

Myths and Misinformation in School Reform

by Peter Downs ...

Written by a parent and school board member, who first embraced many of the ideas of the modern school reform movement, Schoolhouse Shams lays bare much of the mythology and misinformation that underpin many of the failed school reform policies of the last decade. Many of the top strategies of the highly publicized school reform movement already have been tried out in St. Louis with disastrous ... Read more

$42.99 USD

Written by a parent and school board member, who first embraced many of the ideas of the modern school reform movement, Schoolhouse Shams lays bare much of the mythology and misinformation that underpin many of the failed school reform policies of the last decade. Many of the top strategies of the highly publicized school reform movement already have been tried out in St. Louis with disastrous
... Read more
River Channel Management

Towards sustainable catchment hydrosystems

by Peter Downs, Ken Gregory ...

River Channel Management is the first book to deal comprehensively with recent revolutions in river channel management. It explores the multi-disciplinary nature of river channel management in relation to modern management techniques that bear the background of the entire drainage basin in mind, use channel restoration where appropriate, and are designed to be sustainable.River Channel Management ... Read more

$68.99 USD

River Channel Management is the first book to deal comprehensively with recent revolutions in river channel management. It explores the multi-disciplinary nature of river channel management in relation to modern management techniques that bear the background of the entire drainage basin in mind, use channel restoration where appropriate, and are designed to be sustainable.River Channel Management
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Crash Proof 2.0

How to Profit From the Economic Collapse

by Peter D. Schiff ...

A fully updated follow-up to Peter Schiff's bestselling financial survival guide-Crash Proof, which described the economy as a house of cards on the verge of collapse, with over 80 pages of new materialThe economic and monetary disaster which seasoned prognosticator Peter Schiff predicted is no longer hypothetical-it is here today. And nobody understands what to do in this situation better than ... Read more

$18.99 USD

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A fully updated follow-up to Peter Schiff's bestselling financial survival guide-Crash Proof, which described the economy as a house of cards on the verge of collapse, with over 80 pages of new materialThe economic and monetary disaster which seasoned prognosticator Peter Schiff predicted is no longer hypothetical-it is here today. And nobody understands what to do in this situation better than
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St. Louis Civil War Sites and the Fight for Freedom

by Peter Downs ...

Series series Civil War Series
The Monuments of a Divided StateSt. Louis was at the center of several key Civil War events from the Dred Scott decision through the Mississippi Campaign that cut the Confederate States in two. Visit the site from which enslaved people tried to cross the Mississippi River to the free state of Illinois. Discover how hundreds of lawsuits by enslaved people set the stage for the Dred Scott decision ... Read more

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The Monuments of a Divided StateSt. Louis was at the center of several key Civil War events from the Dred Scott decision through the Mississippi Campaign that cut the Confederate States in two. Visit the site from which enslaved people tried to cross the Mississippi River to the free state of Illinois. Discover how hundreds of lawsuits by enslaved people set the stage for the Dred Scott decision
... Read more
Crash Proof 2.0

How to Profit From the Economic Collapse

by Peter D. Schiff ...

A fully updated follow-up to Peter Schiff's bestselling financial survival guide-Crash Proof, which described the economy as a house of cards on the verge of collapse, with over 80 pages of new materialThe economic and monetary disaster which seasoned prognosticator Peter Schiff predicted is no longer hypothetical-it is here today. And nobody understands what to do in this situation better than ... Read more

$10.00 USD

Also available as: Audiobook

A fully updated follow-up to Peter Schiff's bestselling financial survival guide-Crash Proof, which described the economy as a house of cards on the verge of collapse, with over 80 pages of new materialThe economic and monetary disaster which seasoned prognosticator Peter Schiff predicted is no longer hypothetical-it is here today. And nobody understands what to do in this situation better than
... Read more

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Fashion in American Life

Edited by Dr Hazel Clark, Lauren Downing Peters ...

An original contribution to fashion studies, Fashion in American Life challenges existing approaches to fashion in America by considering who 'makes' fashion-when, where, and how. Avoiding the usual emphasis on the 'history of fashion' which perpetuates the myth of fashion designers, and New York, as the originators of American fashion, this exploration of the everyday allows us to see American ... Read more

$29.99 USD

An original contribution to fashion studies, Fashion in American Life challenges existing approaches to fashion in America by considering who 'makes' fashion-when, where, and how. Avoiding the usual emphasis on the 'history of fashion' which perpetuates the myth of fashion designers, and New York, as the originators of American fashion, this exploration of the everyday allows us to see American
... Read more
Crash Proof

How to Profit From the Coming Economic Collapse

by Peter D. Schiff, John Downes ...

The economic tipping point for the United States is no longer theoretical. It is a reality today. The country has gone from the world's largest creditor to its greatest debtor; the value of the dollar is sinking; domestic manufacturing is winding down - and these trends don't seem to be slowing. Peter Schiff casts a sharp, clear-sighted eye on these factors and explains what the possible effects ... Read more

$18.99 USD

The economic tipping point for the United States is no longer theoretical. It is a reality today. The country has gone from the world's largest creditor to its greatest debtor; the value of the dollar is sinking; domestic manufacturing is winding down - and these trends don't seem to be slowing. Peter Schiff casts a sharp, clear-sighted eye on these factors and explains what the possible effects
... Read more
Lasers in Neurosurgery

Edited by Edward F. Downing, Peter W. Ascher, Leonard J. Cerullo, Charles R. Neblett, Jon H. Robertson, John M. Tew ...

With the exploding progress we are experiencing in the field of lasers in neurosurgery it was felt that a new volume devoted to lasers in neurosurgery is needed. As opposed to other early laser publications which were limited to North American contributors we have decided to publish Lasers in Neurosurgery which presents the findings of neurosurgeons from throughout the world. The decision to ... Read more

$89.99 USD

With the exploding progress we are experiencing in the field of lasers in neurosurgery it was felt that a new volume devoted to lasers in neurosurgery is needed. As opposed to other early laser publications which were limited to North American contributors we have decided to publish Lasers in Neurosurgery which presents the findings of neurosurgeons from throughout the world. The decision to
... Read more
Fashion Before Plus-Size

Bodies, Bias, and the Birth of an Industry

by Lauren Downing Peters ...

Series series Dress Cultures
Shortlisted for the Association of Dress Historians Book of the Year Award, 2024In 2022, it was reported that plus-sizes accounted for nearly twenty percent of all women's apparel sales in the United States and was one of the industry's few growth sectors. For many, this news seemed to herald a remarkably inclusive turn for an industry that long bartered in exclusivity. Yet the recent success of ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Shortlisted for the Association of Dress Historians Book of the Year Award, 2024In 2022, it was reported that plus-sizes accounted for nearly twenty percent of all women's apparel sales in the United States and was one of the industry's few growth sectors. For many, this news seemed to herald a remarkably inclusive turn for an industry that long bartered in exclusivity. Yet the recent success of
... Read more
Ethnic Dress in the United States

A Cultural Encyclopedia

by Ellen Hlozan, Jennifer Rothrock, Linda Arthur Bradley, Naomi Braithwaite, Steeve O. Buckridge, Laura L. Camerlengo, Carol Ann Colburn, Vishna Collins, Jennifer Craik, Jamie R. Cupit, Jennifer Daley, Tameka N. Ellington, Sandra Lee Evenson, Marie-Claire Eylott, Irene M. Foster, Arianna E. Funk, Blaire O. Gagnon, Adam Geczy, Karen J. Gilmer, Priscilla N. Gitimu, Rebecca W. Greer, Gowri Betrabet Gulwadi, Silke Hagen-Jurkowitsch, Laura McLaws Helms, Rogelia Lily Ibarra, Rebecca Nelson Jacobs, Tracy Jenkins, Michelle Jones, Helen Koo, Abby Lillethun, Luanne Mayorga, Ellen C. McKinney, Marcella Milio, Aprina Murwanti, Susan Neill, Virginia M. Noon, Anupama Pasricha, Victoria Pass, Juliette Peers, Lauren Downing Peters, Irina Zhoukova Petrova, Harini Ramaswamy, Helen Ritchie, Mary Ruppert-Stroescu, Jessica Schwartz, Erica Suzanne Scott, Wendy Rosie Scott, Sabrina Skerston, Toby Slade, Celia Stall-Meadows, Susan M. Strawn, Jessica Strübel, Caitlin Tracey-Miller, Jennifer Van Haaften, Laura Van Waardhuizen, Rebecca Vang, Joan Webster-Vore, Linda Welters, Juanjuan Wu, Cassidy Zachary ...

The clothes we wear tell stories about us—and are often imbued with cultural meanings specific to our ethnic heritage. This concise A-to-Z encyclopedia explores 150 different and distinct items of ethnic dress, their history, and their cultural significance within the United States.The clothing artifacts documented here have been or are now regularly worn by Americans as everyday clothing, fashion ... Read more

$89.99 USD

The clothes we wear tell stories about us—and are often imbued with cultural meanings specific to our ethnic heritage. This concise A-to-Z encyclopedia explores 150 different and distinct items of ethnic dress, their history, and their cultural significance within the United States.The clothing artifacts documented here have been or are now regularly worn by Americans as everyday clothing, fashion
... Read more
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The Moscow Option

An Alternative Second World War

by David Downing ...

Narrated by Peter Noble ...

Unabridged

10 hours 13 min

This provocative alternative history looks at WWII from a new angle—what might have happened had the Germans taken Moscow in 1941.Based on authentic history and real possibilities, this unique speculative narrative plays out the dramatic and grotesque consequences of a Third Reich triumphant. In this terrifyingly plausible scenario, the Germans fight their way into the ruins of Moscow on September ... Read more

$20.99 USD

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This provocative alternative history looks at WWII from a new angle—what might have happened had the Germans taken Moscow in 1941.Based on authentic history and real possibilities, this unique speculative narrative plays out the dramatic and grotesque consequences of a Third Reich triumphant. In this terrifyingly plausible scenario, the Germans fight their way into the ruins of Moscow on September
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The Socially Just School

Making Space for Youth to Speak Back

by John Smyth, Barry Down, Peter McInerney ...

Series series Education (R0)
This book explores schools and how they can function as social institutions that advance the interests and life chances of all young people, especially those who are already the most marginalized and at an educational disadvantage. Social justice is a key theme as the book examines the needs of youth, the concept of school culture, school/community relations, socially critical pedagogy, curriculum ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book explores schools and how they can function as social institutions that advance the interests and life chances of all young people, especially those who are already the most marginalized and at an educational disadvantage. Social justice is a key theme as the book examines the needs of youth, the concept of school culture, school/community relations, socially critical pedagogy, curriculum
... Read more

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