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The memoirs in the chapter Mark Twain's Mississippi Valley illuminate the novel's pastoral view of nature in conflict with a violent civilization resting on the institution of slavery and shaped by the genteel code of honor.

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Bridging the gap between the study of aesthetics and its application in the merchandising and design environments, this revised text presents a research-based focus on the concepts of aesthetics and their effect on product value and consumer behaviour.

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Drawing on a wide variety of disciplines and presenting perspectives on both sides of the gun debate, Understanding Americas Gun Culture presents a fresh look at the issues surrounding guns in the United States today. The book moves past polarization to invite thoughtful, nuanced and innovative exploration of this important topic.

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Drawing on a wide variety of disciplines and presenting perspectives on both sides of the gun debate, Understanding Americas Gun Culture presents a fresh look at the issues surrounding guns in the United States today. The book moves past polarization to invite thoughtful, nuanced and innovative exploration of this important topic.

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Including slang, acronyms, a bibliography, an introduction that discusses recent trends in business language, and cross-referenced throughout, Understanding American Business Jargon is not only a handy reference for any businessperson, student, or researcher, but an entertaining glimpse into our constantly evolving business culture.

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This book closely integrates American history and children's literature by combining the best features of an annotated bibliography of children's historical literature with the best features of a teaching guide.

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A wide variety of medical conditions that qualify as disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act are explained in accurate, non-medical terminology.

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During the past several years, Americans have witnessed the frequent occurrence of suicide attacks by radical Muslim groups.

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An accessible primer on neuro-affirming clinical care for autistic clients, written from the perspective of autistic clinicians. It covers topics ranging from best language practices, assessment and diagnosis, communication with autistic clients, interventions, and ethical practices.

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Understanding and Analyzing Competitive Dynamics analyzes business and economic dynamics from an interdisciplinary perspective by incorporating tools and approaches from regional economic development, international business, and strategic management literature.

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Understanding and Explaining the Iranian Nuclear Crisis analyzes the crisis surrounding Irans nuclear program and explores the various aspects and dimensions of the international dispute using several academic perspectives, including realism, world-systems theory, liberal institutionalism, domestic politics, and multi-level games.

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Understanding and Improving how K-12 Multilinguals are Taught helps dual-language teachers resolve assessment issues in K12 classrooms due to language barriers, cultural misunderstandings, and underlying familial issues. The book provides educators with necessary tools and str...

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Provides teachers with primary, secondary, and tertiary interventions for managing difficult student behavior in the classroom, specific to different mental health and behavioral disorders.

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Sophisticated Racism: Understanding and Managing the Complexity of Everyday Racism explores the experience of Sophisticated Racism and its impact on Black women and their identities. The authors recommend strategies for successfully navigating the residual effects of racism.

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Offers advice to campus administrators, parents, students, and employees on how to prevent and manage campus violence. This book provides insights into the reasons behind violent acts, prevention techniques, methods students can use to protect themselves, and therapeutic techniques.

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Worldwide, there are more than 1 million suicides annually. Most of the people were depressed or suffered another mental illness, and many were facing stressful life events with which they could not cope. This book explains how suicidal thought develops, what we can do to change that way of thinking, and how to cope when life is nonetheless lost.

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This volume addresses key issues and assumptions about creativity as a potential discipline, making the progress of creativity studies more explicit and communicable to those within and outside of the field.

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This volume addresses key issues and assumptions about creativity as a potential discipline, making the progress of creativity studies more explicit and communicable to those within and outside of the field.

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Robert P. Delprino examines challenges faced by law enforcement families and the consequences of those challenges on officer and family health. In addition, he provides an analysis and commentary on the resources meant to support officers and family members in balancing family and work life.

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This book offers a one-stop source that explains the history, increasing incidence, diagnosis, costs, treatment, and many faces of depression across ages, gender, culture, ethnicity, socioeconomic group, and sexual identity.

Every chapter includes vignettes and interviews to illustrate the topic and main points.