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Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It
Product DescriptionAn eye-opening, paradigm-shattering examination of what makes us fat. In the New York Times best seller Good Calories, Bad Calories, acclaimed science writer Gary Taubes argues that certain kinds of carbohydrates—not fats and not simply excess calories—have led to our current obesity epidemic. Now he...
Sister Carrie
Product DescriptionA source of inspiration to writers from William Faulkner to Saul Bellow and Joyce Carol Oates, Dreiser’s remarkable first novel is an eminently American roller-coaster of rapidly rising and falling fortunes. Banned after its initial publication in 1900, its realist narrative counterplays the story...
Community Policing and Problem Solving
Product Description This book is about policing at its most important and challenging levels–in neighborhoods and in communities across the nation and abroad. Unique in perspective, its focus is on community policing and problem solving–and the processes that are being implemented under COPPS to control and prevent crime,...
Charlotte Huck’s Children’s Literature: A Brief Guide
Product DescriptionBased on the classic text originally authored by Charlotte Huck, this new brief text provides essential information for designing literature programs that will capture the attention of pre-K-to-8 students and foster a lifelong love of reading. Expertly designed in a vibrant, full-color format, this streamlined...
Guidance of Young Children
Product Description Based on her belief that adults need to have realistic expectations of children, Marian Marion’s Guidance of Young Children emphasizes understanding young children’s development, using a developmentally appropriate approach to guidance, and thinking critically in making wise guidance decisions....
Group Counseling: Strategies and Skills
Product DescriptionThis widely used and respected book presents an active, multisensory approach to group leading, focusing heavily on group leadership skills. While written with the counselor in mind, GROUP COUNSELING: STRATEGIES AND SKILLS, Sixth Edition, also provides an outstanding discussion of group dynamics for professionals...
STAT KIDS Medicine Travel Pack
Keeps emergency medication accessible at all times Easy to hand off to a teacher or babysitter Multiple zippered pockets keep you organized Adjustable waist strap Made of high-quality, 600-denier polyester for durability Product DescriptionThe STAT kids travel pack makes it easy to carry your child’s epinephrine, inhaler,...
The Sociology of Health, Healing, and Illness
Product DescriptionDesigned to reflect important changes in health care and significant advancements in medical sociology, this reader-friendly book provides a readable, interesting, and in-depth overview of the field. It offers solid coverage of traditional topics with a keen focus on the current issues and public policy debates...
The Kingfisher Geography Encyclopedia
Product DescriptionChildren will find this comprehensive, and visually exciting encyclopedia gathers the essential geographical, physical, and cultural information they need for school assignments in one convenient and easy-to-use source.Illustrated with more than 1,500 photographs, maps and flags, this stunning volume covers...
Más allá de la pantalla: El mundo hispano a través del cine
Product DescriptionNo more vocabulary drills, no more mindless exercises! M?S ALL? DE LA PANTALLA: EL MUNDO HISPANICO A TRAVES DEL CINE lets you learn Spanish and absorb Spanish culture by watching great films. Through the films you’ll watch in class, you’ll learn about Spanish-speaking cultures and communities...
