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A 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 of a young woman seduced by the modern city with that of the middle-aged man who enslaves himself with his love for her. This is the only paperback version using the text widely regarded by scholars as Dreiser’s final version.Amazon.com Review
Sister Carrie, Theodore Dreiser’s revolutionary first novel, was published in 1900–sort of. The story of Carrie Meeber, an 18-year-old country girl who moves to Chicago and becomes a kept woman, was strong stuff at the turn of the century, and what Dreiser’s wary publisher released was a highly expurgated version. Times change, and we now have a restored “author’s cut” of Sister Carrie that shows how truly ahead of his time Dreiser was. First and foremost, he has written an astute, nonmoralizing account of a woman and her limited options in late-19th-century America. That’s impressive in and of itself, but Dreiser doesn’t stop there. Digging deeply into the psychological underpinnings of his characters, he gives us people who are often strangers to themselves, drifting numbly until fate pushes them on a path they can later neither defend nor even remember choosing.

Dreiser’s story unfolds in the measured cadences of an earlier era. This sometimes works brilliantly as we follow the choices, small and large, that lead some characters to doom and others to glory. On the other hand, the middle chapters–of which there are many–do drag somewhat, even when one appreciates Dreiser’s intentions. If you can make it through the sagging midsection, however, you’ll be rewarded by Sister Carrie’s last 150 pages, which depict the harrowing downward spiral of one of the book’s central characters. Here Dreiser portrays with brutal power how the wrong decision–or lack of decision–can lay waste to a life. –Rebecca Gleason

Sister Carrie

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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, disorder and fear. Extremely applied, this book focuses on daily processes and tactics and how and why agencies are revolutionizing their traditional philosophy and operations. This fifth edition provides updated information on crime in the United States, more emphasis on terrorism and homeland defense, and a new chapter on information technology. Authoritative and practical perspectivecombines the classroom expertise of a seasoned criminal justice educator with the practical experience of an executive–level police administrator. Community-oriented policing and problem solving (COPPS) focus provides a comprehensive view of how agencies are changing their management style, organizational structures, and operational strategies to attack crime, disorder and fear. Includes topics such as computer-aided dispatch, mobile computing, records management, geomapping, CompStat, global positioning systems, use of the Internet, and surveys. Police practictioners with a fundamental knowledge of police history or operations or those working in a government agency outside policing and are interested in learning about community policing and problem solving.

Community Policing and Problem Solving

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Based 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 text not only serves as a valuable resource by providing the most current reference lists and examples from which to select texts from all genres, but it also emphasizes the critical skills needed to search for and select literature–researching, evaluating, and implementing quality books in the pre-K-to-8 classroom–to give readers the tools they need to evaluate books, create curriculum, and share the love of literature. It includes unique features that spur critical thinking and direct application in the classroom and curriculum.

Charlotte Huck’s Children’s Literature: A Brief Guide

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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.   social-emotional development,  guiding children during routines and transitions, revised presentation on child development, methods of observing, expanded and revised coverage on theories, theoretical application to constructing physical environments  For Early Childhood Educators teaching courses in Guidance in Early Childhood Education or Behavior Management of Young Children.

Guidance of Young Children

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This 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 in group leadership positions. The authors discuss the many facets of group counseling and provide examples that show how each skill can be applied in a wide range of group settings to produce efficient working groups.

Group Counseling: Strategies and Skills

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The STAT kids travel pack makes it easy to carry your child’s epinephrine, inhaler, or other emergency medication and still have room for your cell phone and car keys. One main compartment and multiple outer zippered pockets keep you organized. The adjustable waist strap keeps you comfortable and hands-free while you’re on the go. Hand it off to a teacher, babysitter, grandparent or friend. Made of high quality 600-denier polyester for durability. Measures 8″W x 5″H x 3″D.

STAT KIDS Medicine Travel Pack

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Designed 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 affecting this dynamic area of study. The volume offers perspectives on the sociology of health, healing, and illness, the influence of the social environment on health and illness, health and illness behavior, health care practitioners and their relationships with patients and a look at the social implications of health care technology and comparative health care systems. For individuals looking for an appreciation for how the sociological perspective and social theory contribute to health, healing and illness.

The Sociology of Health, Healing, and Illness

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Children 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 all the world’s 192 countries, including dependencies and islands. The authoritative and clearly laid out text, fascinating maps, and up-to-the-minute facts, will help children acquire essential geographical knowledge and expand their understanding of how people live in many different parts of the world.

With its country-by-country layout, a glossary, index and a reference section at the back of the book, this new encyclopedia is an exciting reference book for the whole family.

The Kingfisher Geography Encyclopedia

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No 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 while making connections to your own personal reality in meaningful ways. And with lots of review tools built right in, this Spanish textbook helps you out on tests and quizzes.

Más allá de la pantalla: El mundo hispano a través del cine

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Prominent investigators in the fields of neuroscience and behavior come together in this volume to examine the brain’s prefrontal cortex. Exploring evolutionary issues, neurobiology, neuropsychology, and neuropathology, these experts advance the knowledge of the growth, structure, and function of this brain region as it relates to human behavior and development. Based on multiple human and primate research studies, the book sheds light on typical brain growth and simultaneously describes the functional and developmental consequences of acquired and developmental damage to the prefontal cortex. The authors address specific types of brain injuries and lesions, explaining how these factors can affect cognitive, behavioral, and social functions such as memory, attention, decision making, and language abilities. For neuropsychologists, neurobiologists, psychologists, and researchers in developmental psychology and learning disabilities, this volume ensures a comprehensive understanding of the research on the development and function of the prefrontal cortex.

Development of the Prefrontal Cortex: Evolution, Neurobiology, and Behavior