Innovations in Travel Survey Methods (Trr 1412)

BROWN, SUSAN

National Research Council

Isolated and ill-treated by her father, Keeley Allanson knows she must leave her home in Melrose, Scotland, if she is to keep her spirit from breaking. She makes her plans, only to find Fate suddenly robbing her of any say she has in her future. Her existence becomes entwined with that of Kirthgarran, a proud but money-starved estate in the Highlands still struggling to survive the aftermath of the Jacobite rising forty years before. It will take all of Keeley's courage to confront the mixed emotions that the Fergussons of Kirthgarran bear toward her and to create a new destiny. Love will come from an unexpected direction, but it will be threatened by a multitude of secrets, ongoing acts of revenge, and more than one unsolved murder. With her own life in danger she will be forced to decide how much she can forgive those who have wronged her, and just who amongst them--including the man who holds her heart--she will be able to trust.

The Blackbird of Kirthgarran

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Fenalla Books

Susan's story will be familiar to many readers, not only those who struggle with eating disorders or self-destructive behaviours, but also their loved ones who helplessly watch on. The feelings of anxiety, sadness, anger, shame, secrecy and of being misunderstood are detailed from the perspective of one who has experienced it and not only survived but has flourished.\nThis book has much to commend it. Written in an easy to read and extremely sensitive style, it touches on the root causes of Susan's struggle, and her path to freedom, found by the persistence of wise friends and through her own faith journey. Ultimately, this story's message is that we are created for freedom and freedom is found in truth.\n- Wendy Francis, author, speaker, political lobbyist, advocate for children

Skinny Girl

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Daughters of Love & Light

Challenging traditional assumptions that estrogen and calcium deficiencies are the only causes of osteoporosis, this book explores the disorder from a wider perspective that includes lifestyle and exercise. This newly revised second edition features a personal osteoporosis risk assessment questionnaire and a step-by-step program for strengthening bones and improving overall health and well-being.

Better Bones, Better Body : Beyond Estrogen and Calcium

Brown PhD, Susan E.

Jaffe MD, Russell

Sports & Outdoors

McGraw=Hill

With over 70,000 copies sold, this must-have guide has proven itself the best and most reliable source of information for aspiring innkeepers. Highly recommended by the Professional Association of Innkeepers International, it presents the facts from the insiders on how to start, operate, and promote a successful establishment. Now completely revised and updated, So - You Want to Be an Innkeeper also includes new information on cottages, luxury properties, and spa services - a reflection of recent trends in innkeeping. Charts and worksheets for financial planning, property evaluation, and cash flow projection keep potential innkeepers' feet planted firmly on the ground. For anyone who has ever dreamed of opening their own cozy little B&amp;B, here is the inn-side scoop from those who've been there.

So - You Want to Be an Innkeeper

Business & Money

Bell, Jo Ann M.

Davies, Mary E.

Hardy, Pat

Job Hunting & Careers

Chronicle Books+

For several decades, Mexican immigrants in the United States have outnumbered those from any other country. Though the economy increasingly needs their labor, many remain unauthorized. In Parents Without Papers, immigration scholars Frank D. Bean, Susan K. Brown, and James D. Bachmeier document the extent to which the outsider status of these newcomers inflicts multiple hardships on their children and grandchildren. Parents Without Papers provides both a general conceptualization of immigrant integration and an in-depth examination of the Mexican American case. The authors draw upon unique retrospective data to shed light on three generations of integration. They show in particular that the “membership exclusion” experienced by unauthorized Mexican immigrants—that is, their fear of deportation, lack of civil rights, and poor access to good jobs—hinders the education of their children, even those who are U.S.-born. Moreover, they find that children are hampered not by the unauthorized entry of parents itself but rather by the long-term inability of parents, especially mothers, to acquire green cards. When unauthorized parents attain legal status, the disadvantages of the second generation begin to disappear. These second-generation men and women achieve schooling on par with those whose parents come legally. By the third generation, socioeconomic levels for women equal or surpass those of native white women. But men reach parity only through greater labor-force participation and longer working hours, results consistent with the idea that their integration is delayed by working-class imperatives to support their families rather than attend college. An innovative analysis of the transmission of advantage and disadvantage among Mexican Americans, Parents Without Papers presents a powerful case for immigration policy reforms that provide not only realistic levels of legal less-skilled migration but also attainable pathways to legalization. Such measures, combined with affordable access to college, are more important than ever for the integration of vulnerable Mexican immigrants and their descendants.

Parents Without Papers: The Progress and Pitfalls of Mexican American Integration

Politics & Social Sciences

Bean, Frank D.

Brown, Susan K.

Bachmeier, James D.

Bachmeier, James

Social Sciences

Russell Sage Foundation

The authors show how teachers can help all children become proficient readers and writers by integrating critical phonological awareness skills into a language arts curriculum that focuses on rich, meaningful literary experiences.

The Phonology Factor: Creating Balance with Beginning Readers (The Pippin Teacher's Library)

Pedron, Nadine

Reference

Pippin Publishing

In Meeting Anthropology, the major phases through which our species has passed provide the structure for a truly coherent encounter with general anthropology — biological, archaeological, cultural, and linguistic. In Part I, Graber provides an introduction to general anthropology and evolution. Part II, "Growing Up," covers the evolution of upright, large-brained primates. Part III, "Spreading Out," details how culture allowed these handy, intelligent beings to expand from their tropical homes to fill the world. Part IV, "Crowding In," focuses on the dramatic cultural reconfigurations wrought by the growth of large societies, as humans populated the earth ever more densely. Part V, "Switching On," explores how contemporary culture emerged from, and continues to be transformed by, the development of a world system and the ongoing process of industrialization. Meeting Anthropology Phase to Phase combines breadth, brevity, and clarity to make the introductory course a more coherent intellectual experience. 
Throughout the book, the imperative we share with all animals to find and use energy sources is a key integrative theme. Also highly integrative is the book’s consistency in defining and analyzing cultural systems — including our own — in terms of (1) the means by which societies interface with their physical and social environments; (2) the customary ways in which members of society interact with one another; and (3) the ideas through which reality is interpreted symbolically. 
A teacher's manual is also available.

Meeting Anthropology Phase to Phase: Growing Up, Spreading Out, Crowding In, Switching on

Graber, Robert

Kephart, Ronald

Love Brown, Susan

Anthropology

Carolina Academic Pr

Cooper Hewitt possesses one of the most diverse and comprehensive collections of design works in existence and is the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design. Reopening in late 2014, the museum has undergone a transformative renovation. Its landmark home in the Andrew Carnegie Mansion offers an entirely new and interactive visitor experience resulting in 60 percent more gallery space. To mark the occasion, Cooper Hewitt is publishing an expansive book on its unparalleled collection, which consists of more than 210,000 objects from all over the world, spanning 30 centuries. Designed by Irma Boom, and a wonderful design object in itself at over 900 pages, the book expresses the museum's primary goal--to inspire people to see how design impacts their lives. Available in three different colors and printing with glow in the dark ink, the book embodies design process. This user-centered approach is reinforced throughout the pages with 54 narratives and an extensive process glossary that discusses individual objects through a design lens. Featuring more than 1,100 collection objects selected by the curatorial staff, Smithsonian Design Library, and renowned designer Irma Boom, Making Design is organized entirely by Boom's visual sequencing of images; her design and the curators' essays weave parallel narratives throughout the book. This wildly playful and unexpected jaunt through the collection ends with Boom's exploration of her process, "Making Making Design," which embraces the essence design and the new experiences in Cooper Hewitt's galleries.

Making Design: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collections

Arts & Photography

Individual Artists

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Felt is the oldest fabric known to mankind; its earliest examples date back to 6,500 B.C. In recent years, the fabric has found contemporary applications in an extraordinary range of fields, including product design, fashion, architecture and home furnishings. Felt's first revival in modern times occurred as a part of the fiber-arts movement of the 1970s; the 1990s saw a surge of innovations in its production, triggering the current resurgence of interest in the fabric. A combination of scholarly research into its history, the exploration of its technical applications and sustainability issues have inspired many leading artists and designers to work with felt. Fashioning Felt examines this recent explosion of interest. Published in conjunction with a major exhibition at the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, it presents handmade and commercially produced designs for felt, and explores through essays and full-color illustrations the material's rich history.

Fashioning Felt

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

McQuaid, Matilda

Dent, Andrew

Martens, Christine

Antiques & Collectibles

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