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Jane Austen and the Arts

Elegance, Propriety, and Harmony

by Jessica Brown, Diane N. Capitani, Christine Colón, Alice Davenport, Deborah Kennedy, Kathryn L. Libin, Kelly McDonald, Belisa Monteiro, Jeffrey Nigro, J. Russell Perkin, Erin J. Smith, Vivasvan Soni, Melora G. Vandersluis, Frederick A. Duquette ...

The essays collected in Jane Austen and the Arts; Elegance, Propriety, and Harmony examine Austen’s understanding of the arts, her aesthetic philosophy, and her role as artist. Together, they explore Austen’s connections with Edmund Burke, Adam Smith, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Madame de Staël, Joanna Baillie, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, and other writers engaged in debates ... Read more

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The essays collected in Jane Austen and the Arts; Elegance, Propriety, and Harmony examine Austen’s understanding of the arts, her aesthetic philosophy, and her role as artist. Together, they explore Austen’s connections with Edmund Burke, Adam Smith, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Madame de Staël, Joanna Baillie, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, and other writers engaged in debates
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Thank You for Voting

The Maddening, Enlightening, Inspiring Truth About Voting in America

by Erin Geiger Smith ...

In this concise, lively look at the past, present, and future of voting, a journalist examines the long and continuing fight for voting equality, why so few Americans today vote, and innovative ways to educate and motivate them; included are checklists of what to do before election day to prepare to vote and encourage others.Voting is a prized American right and a topic of debate from the earliest ... Read more

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In this concise, lively look at the past, present, and future of voting, a journalist examines the long and continuing fight for voting equality, why so few Americans today vote, and innovative ways to educate and motivate them; included are checklists of what to do before election day to prepare to vote and encourage others.Voting is a prized American right and a topic of debate from the earliest
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Stolen World

A Tale of Reptiles, Smugglers, and Skulduggery

by Jennie Erin Smith ...

Tortoises disappear from a Madagascar reserve and reappear in the Bronx Zoo. A dead iguana floats in a jar, awaiting its unveiling in a Florida court. A viper causes mayhem from Ethiopia to Virginia. In Stolen World, Jennie Erin Smith takes the reader on an unforgettable journey, a dark adventure over five decades and six continents.In 1965, Hank Molt, a young cheese salesman from Philadelphia, ... Read more

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Tortoises disappear from a Madagascar reserve and reappear in the Bronx Zoo. A dead iguana floats in a jar, awaiting its unveiling in a Florida court. A viper causes mayhem from Ethiopia to Virginia. In Stolen World, Jennie Erin Smith takes the reader on an unforgettable journey, a dark adventure over five decades and six continents.In 1965, Hank Molt, a young cheese salesman from Philadelphia,
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Valley of Forgetting

Alzheimer's Families and the Search for a Cure

by Jennie Erin Smith ...

**A WALL STREET JOURNAL TOP 10 BOOK OF 2025ALSO NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2025 BY THE NEW YORKER AND THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY"Valley of Forgetting reminds us that scientific progress is measured not only in breakthroughs but also through the sacrifices people make, the trust that is built. It is a tender story of the unshakable will to make meaning in the face of inexorable loss. . . . Smith ... Read more

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**A WALL STREET JOURNAL TOP 10 BOOK OF 2025ALSO NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2025 BY THE NEW YORKER AND THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY"Valley of Forgetting reminds us that scientific progress is measured not only in breakthroughs but also through the sacrifices people make, the trust that is built. It is a tender story of the unshakable will to make meaning in the face of inexorable loss. . . . Smith
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Systems for Instructional Improvement

Creating Coherence from the Classroom to the District Office

by Paul Cobb, Kara Jackson, Erin Henrick, Thomas M. Smith, Michael Sorum ...

In Systems for Instructional Improvement, Paul Cobb and his colleagues draw on their extensive research to propose a series of specific, empirically grounded recommendations that together constitute a theory of action for advancing instruction at scale. The authors outline the elements of a coherent instructional system; describe productive practices for school leaders in supporting teachers’ ... Read more

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In Systems for Instructional Improvement, Paul Cobb and his colleagues draw on their extensive research to propose a series of specific, empirically grounded recommendations that together constitute a theory of action for advancing instruction at scale. The authors outline the elements of a coherent instructional system; describe productive practices for school leaders in supporting teachers’
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The Global Age of Revolutions

A History from 1650 to Today

by Denise Z. Davidson, Katlyn Marie Carter, Dan Edelstein, Beatrice A. de Graaf, Miguel Abram La Serna, Christy L. Pichichero, Lynn Hunt, Andrew WM Smith, Noah Shusterman, Erin Zavitz, William A. Booth, Nagmeh Sohrabi, Gideon Fujiwara, Bronwen Everill, Professor Laurent M. Dubois, PhD, Junko Thérèse Takeda, Kate Fullagar ...

Series series The Revolutionary Age
Redrawing the map and resetting the clock of the Age of RevolutionsIn 2015, Bryan Banks and Cindy Ermus launched Age of Revolutions, a website offering critical reconsideration of the foundational concept of revolution and centered on three key questions: What was the Age of Revolutions? Where was the Age of Revolutions? And are we still living in an Age of Revolutions? This collection represents ... Read more

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Redrawing the map and resetting the clock of the Age of RevolutionsIn 2015, Bryan Banks and Cindy Ermus launched Age of Revolutions, a website offering critical reconsideration of the foundational concept of revolution and centered on three key questions: What was the Age of Revolutions? Where was the Age of Revolutions? And are we still living in an Age of Revolutions? This collection represents
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Health Communication and Sport

Connections, Applications, and Opportunities

by Nicole Butterbaugh, David Cassilo, C. Keith Harrison, Blair W. Browning, Kerry R. McGannon, Larry D. Proctor, Rikishi T. Rey, Katherine L. Lavelle, Janelle Applequist, Travis R. Bell, Ali Bowes, Alex Culvin, Gregory A. Cranmer, Nicole Johnson, Gretchen Kerr, Danielle H. McArdle, Erin McConnell, Joseph McGlynn, Jennifer McMahon, Ellen MacPherson, Sai Datta Mikkilineni, Carly Perry, Adam Rugg, Roth Smith, Sarah Stokowski, Erin Willson, Chris Zehntner ...

Health Communication and Sport: Connections, Applications, and Opportunities aggregates sport and health communication into a collective resource that advances scholarly inquiry at the intersection of these two fields. Through bringing together a collaborative of scholars and practitioners who are doing work in areas ranging from mental health, to media, to youth sports, and social media, this ... Read more

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Health Communication and Sport: Connections, Applications, and Opportunities aggregates sport and health communication into a collective resource that advances scholarly inquiry at the intersection of these two fields. Through bringing together a collaborative of scholars and practitioners who are doing work in areas ranging from mental health, to media, to youth sports, and social media, this
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Very Special Episodes

Televising Industrial and Social Change

by Jonathan Cohn, Jennifer Porst, Reba Wissner, Philip Scepanski, Barbara Selznick, David Scott Diffrient, Lindsay Giggey, Erin Copple Smith, Ron Becker0, Erin Giannini1, Mimi White2, Brett Mills3, Apryl Alexander4, Christine Becker5, Jorie Lagerwey6, Taylor Nygaard7 ...

Very Special Episodes examines how the quintessential “very special episode” format became a primary way in which the television industry responded to and shaped social change, cultural traumas, and industrial transformations. With essays covering shows ranging from the birth of Desi Arnaz, Jr. on I Love Lucy to contemporary examples such as a delayed episode of Black-ish and the streaming-era ... Read more

$26.99 USD

Very Special Episodes examines how the quintessential “very special episode” format became a primary way in which the television industry responded to and shaped social change, cultural traumas, and industrial transformations. With essays covering shows ranging from the birth of Desi Arnaz, Jr. on I Love Lucy to contemporary examples such as a delayed episode of Black-ish and the streaming-era
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Come From Away: Welcome to the Rock

An Inside Look at the Hit Musical

by Irene Sankoff, David Hein ...

Narrated by Irene Sankoff, David Hein, Laurence Maslon, Petrina Bromley, Geno Carr, De'Lon Grant, Joel Hatch, Harry Judge0, Chad Kimball1, Erin Moon2, Q. Smith3, Astrid Van Wieren4, Jim Walton5 ...

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3 hours 57 min

Come From Away: Welcome to the Rock - a fully illustrated companion volume to the hit Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, featuring the book and lyrics for the first time in print, backstage stories and the real history behind the show's events, character design sketches, and songs that ended up on the cutting room floor.The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Come From Away tells the remarkable ... Read more

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Come From Away: Welcome to the Rock - a fully illustrated companion volume to the hit Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, featuring the book and lyrics for the first time in print, backstage stories and the real history behind the show's events, character design sketches, and songs that ended up on the cutting room floor.The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Come From Away tells the remarkable
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In Fear of Her Life

The True Story of a Violent Marriage

by Frances Smith, Erin McCafferty ...

Frances Smith is a pseudonym for a woman who lived in fear of her life for 22 years. Married at 16 to a Dublin criminal, she endured years of relentless mental and physical torture until she found the strength to fight back. This is her courageous story told with brutal honesty and at times humour. It chronicles her descent to the brink of suicide and consequent rebuilding of her life. ... Read more

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Frances Smith is a pseudonym for a woman who lived in fear of her life for 22 years. Married at 16 to a Dublin criminal, she endured years of relentless mental and physical torture until she found the strength to fight back. This is her courageous story told with brutal honesty and at times humour. It chronicles her descent to the brink of suicide and consequent rebuilding of her life.
... Read more
Decisions That Shape Supply Chains

by Nicole J. Olynk Widmar, Michael L. Smith, Erin Robinson ...

Series series Consumer Corner: Unconventional Lessons from Consumer Behavior
What drives consumer decisions, and how do those decisions ripple through our food and agricultural systems? In Decisions That Shape Supply Chains, readers are invited to look beyond conventional models of behavior and explore the complex, sometimes counterintuitive factors influencing real-world consumer choices. Drawing on behavioral science and applied research, this volume examines how ... Read more

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What drives consumer decisions, and how do those decisions ripple through our food and agricultural systems? In Decisions That Shape Supply Chains, readers are invited to look beyond conventional models of behavior and explore the complex, sometimes counterintuitive factors influencing real-world consumer choices. Drawing on behavioral science and applied research, this volume examines how
... Read more
Audiobook

I'm Black I'm Christian I'm Methodist

by Rudy Rasmus, Lilian C. Smith, Erin Beasley, Justin Coleman, Jevon Caldwell-Gross, Pamela R. Lightsey, F. Willis Johnson, Vance P. Ross0, Rodney Lorenzo Graves1, Tori C. Butler2 ...

Narrated by Kellye A. Saunders, Calvin Robinson ...

Unabridged

4 hours 52 min

It's uncertain that Howard Thurman made the remark often attributed to him, "I have been writing this book all my life," but there is little doubt that he was deeply immersed in reflection on the times that bear an uncanny resemblance to the present day, which give voice to the Black Lives Matter movement.Our "life's book" is filled with sentence upon sentence of marginalization, pages of ... Read more

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It's uncertain that Howard Thurman made the remark often attributed to him, "I have been writing this book all my life," but there is little doubt that he was deeply immersed in reflection on the times that bear an uncanny resemblance to the present day, which give voice to the Black Lives Matter movement.Our "life's book" is filled with sentence upon sentence of marginalization, pages of
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