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Explores the varied contours of the educational accountability movement that has swept the United States. This work describes the historical origins and underlying assumptions of accountability measures; issues surrounding accountability; relationships between the accountability and the standards movements; and more.

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A remarkable cultural history of what might exist under the Earth's surface-as reflected in mythology, religion, science, literature, and good old crackpottery

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This book addresses issues of continuity and change in past life-ways as well as radical shifts in techniques, innovation and achievements of the Saharan people during the Holocene period, the last 10,000 years. The project is accomplished through a series of precise case studies, each addressing a topical space-time problem.

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This book is about wisdom for people that like unique wisdom.

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This book will teach you how to run a business. It tells you a method to be successful in business.

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Studies the connections between professional team sports in North America and the places where teams play. This book examines the relationships between major professional team sports - baseball, basketball, football, and hockey - and the cities that attach their names, their hearts, and their increasing amount of tax dollars to big league teams.

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This book explores the intersections of the military, war and gender in twentieth-century Germany from a variety of different perspectives.

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This book is the first to explore the intersections of the military, war and gender in twentieth-century Germany from a variety of different perspectives.

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Other examined matters include family background, duration of homelessness, shelter and social needs, socioeconomic causes, and the demands of the homeless issue on national policy.

This work provides a unique sociological and demographic perspective on the problems of homelessness.

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Gives counselors, classroom teachers, and parents an understanding of homework style and an introduction to methods and materials on the topic of homework to aid them in meeting the formidable challenge of helping children do their homework more effectively.

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A rip-roaring tale of modern day piracy on the high seas and one of the longest and most dangerous pursuits in maritime history: the 21 day hunt for the Uruguayan fishing vessel suspected of poaching Patagonian Toothfish (aka Chilean Sea Bass) in Australian waters.

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Offers an analysis of the world at present and a roadmap for the future. This title explores obstacles and threats such as the widening gap between North and South America, US exceptionalism (which continues under Obama), the fiascos of Iraq and Afghanistan, the US-Israeli assault on Gaza and the financial bailouts.

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Providing practical assistance to readers and their loved ones, this title incorporates the abstract and theoretical analysis essential to examining how we die in contemporary Western society. The author also presents the backgrounds of the Hospice and Right-to-Die ("Hemlock") Movements.

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Pinpoints and explains the history, the conditions, and future of hot button topics in various politically and culturally charged areas of North America and Europe.

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This book starts with a historical description of the economic development of the various regions within the United States from 1870 together with an analytical discussion of the broad factors affecting the location of economic activity.

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Conflicts range from the War of 1812 to the Mexican and Civil Wars, the two World Wars, conflicts in Southeast Asia, and recent wars in the Middle East.

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In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, we asked for fundamental change. We got Goldman Sachs diversity pledges and rainbow flags flying in front of defense contractors.