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Conflict in the Classroom: The Education of At-Risk and Troubled Students
Published in Paperback by Pro Ed (1996)
Authors: Nicholas James Long, William Charles Morse, and Ruth G. Newman
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Very helpful for the regular classroom teacher
This book is a useful mix of theory and specific strategies, of reports on current research and examples of best practices. After reading it I think I understand better the dynamics of conflict in the classroom, and I also have some new things to try in crisis situations. It is a huge and ovewhelming book which most teachers would avoid, so I cut it apart into five sections. I handed the sections to teachers, who read them enthusiastically when they would never have tackled the whole book. It can be read like that, in sections, and not necessarily in order. The content is highly recommended but the format must be made teacher friendly!

The best single-source for working with troubled students!
Long and Morse have written and collected a panorama of articles which collectively define the state of the art in aproaches to troubled and troubling students. This book goes beyond the traditonal to the truly insightful interventions which focus holistically on the child or youth and his struggles within systems. Strategies for regular education and special education teachers are clearly described, and a list of resources in areas from sexual abuse to grief are inculuded. The book begins with a collection of short stories from contemporary literature in an intoduction to the reader into the minds and lives of children who are emotionally disturbed. Conflict in the Classroom has been a classic in the field for 30 years, and this 1996 edition is as worthy of the same honor as its fine earlier editions


Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament
Published in Hardcover by Oxford University Press (1959)
Authors: William Gesenius, Edward Robinson, Francis Brown, S. R. Driver, and Charles A. Briggs
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A wonderful edition of a classic lexicon
This is a great Hebrew lexicon with detailed entries with references to the other semitic languages such as Aramaic, Arabic, Syriac, and Ethiopic. In fact, it even has a biblical Aramaic lexicon as an appendix.

This Oxford edition is much nicer than the Hendrickson one.

Vital scripture study resource. Don't need to know Hebrew!
Why a lexicon? "In the beginning was the WORD." Word usage is enormously helpful to Biblical understanding. H.W.F. Gesenius (mid 1800's) is acclaimed as the Noah Webster of Old Testament Hebrew lexicons (dictionary). He brings to the Old Testament a wonderful blend of Christian/Jewish background and insight. Be sure to note not only the word you are looking up, but also the words that surround it, for they too often lend very interesting and even uncanny insight (divine providence).


A History of the Peninsular War 1807-1809: From the Treaty of Fontainebleau to the Battle of Corunna
Published in Hardcover by Greenhill Press (1999)
Authors: Charles William Chadwick Oman, Sir Oman Charles, and Sir Charles Oman
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The Spanish Ulcer
I am ashamed to say, after studying the Napoleonic Wars for quite some time, this is my first reading of this excellent volume. It is an exhaustive, authoritative account of the Peninsular War that is without peer in English. Oman spent years researching and writing this multi-volume epic, and it is invaluable both as a reference and a research tool on its own. The only way you will find like information is by going into the archives yourself.

Oman does somewhat over simplify 'column versus line' in his study, but the detail, and the sweep of these campaigns that he so meaningfully tells more than make up for that.

This book, and the series it introduces, are highly recommended for any and all enthusiasts and historians, and it has an honored place on my bookshelf. The price may be somewhat steep, but it is definitely worth it.

This reissue has an invaluable introduction by Col John Elting, the noted authority on the period, which is helpful in understanding how and why Oman wrote the series. This book, and the series, is a definite keeper and is without peer for the study of these critical campaigns.

Exhaustively complete history of the subject.
Oman is the definitive tactical and operational description of the British and French campaigns in the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. It's also among the best descriptions in the English language of the realities of early 19th century ground combat.

My reading was of the original volumes in the 1970s; I'm most pleased that these unmatched references have been re-printed.


Moon Launch! (The NASA History Series)
Published in Paperback by University Press of Florida (12 February, 2001)
Authors: Charles D. Benson and William B. Faherty
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Moon Launch!
A companion to Gateway to the Moon and also part of the 1978 NASA History Series Moonport volume, this illustrated book describes the seven missions to the moon launched between 1969 and 1972. With the exception of the abortive Apollo 13 flight, all landed successfully. As the story progresses, astronauts explore the moon's surface in the lunar rover (complete with bucket seats and power steering), set up experiments, and bring back hundreds of pounds of lunar geological samples. The book concludes with a description of the last and most spectacular liftoff, Apollo 17, launched on a dark December night before a crowd of nearly 500,000 visitors.

Outstanding!
First published as part of the NASA History Series under the title "Moonport", the University of Florida Press very wisely decided to split the book into two easier to read volumes. The first volume primarily tells the story of how Florida swamp land was turned into the world's most sophisicated launch centre. The second volume which will suit the more casual reader goes into detail about the Missions themselves with an extensive chapter on the Apollo 1 fire, a subject which NASA is still touchy about. All the Apollo missions are described and looking back in perspective, I am dismayed that it is nearly thirty years since men last walked on the Moon.

For anyone interested in space, this is an essential book to have and read again and again


My Girl (Motown Baby Love Board Books, 1)
Published in Hardcover by Jump at the Sun (2001)
Authors: Ronald White, Charles R., Jr. Smith, William Robinson, Margaret Miller, and Penny Gentieu
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Rock Star Babies!
These books are so cute. There are several of them in the series. They use the lyrics from popular Motown songs with pictures of various happy babies.

The books are heavy cardboard so if you have a child that is just at the point of trying to turn the pages by themselves they won't rip the pages. They are also well sized for little hands.

The babies are a multicultural lot with both mommies and daddies represented so chances are you will find babies, and parents, that look just like you.

And since the words are really song lyrics they are easily sung or spoke in a rhythm that children should like.

Too cute! Gotta sing along!
Perfect book for both my girls! The baby is biracial and it's so hard to find anything that isn't all blonde hair and blue eyes! These books are cute, fun and we all know the words! Only complaint: HARD TO FIND! Even here, unless you know what you are looking for! But worth the search!


One of Those Women
Published in Paperback by Xulon Press (2001)
Authors: Cynthia A. Williams, Deborah McMullan, and Charles A. Williams
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More Than A Book
This book has and is completely changing my life. There are so many issues that are dealt with which plague my everyday life and I'm sure the majority of the population. It's so real, and the author truly has opened herself up as a living example of what we need to do and can do by reaching and acheiving the source.

This is recommended reading and reading to be given to others. It's time to receive and this word tells us just how to do it.

BLESSED
Please tell everyone not to read the book at work!

I read both write ups in the Pacific Stars and
Stripes.

I ordered the book.

I got tears in my eyes while reading page 4. I had to
get up and walk away. I didn't want my co-workers to
see me cry.

While I was reading page 16....I noticed my breathing
was heavy when I exhaled...I felt the baggage I have
carried around all of these years lifting, leaving me.

Praise the Lord.

I'm on page 21 and this book is absolutely amazingly
BLESSED, I don't want to put it down.

I Praise God for the courage HE has given the author!

Please tell me how I can support her ministry.


The Poetics of Gardens
Published in Hardcover by MIT Press (17 November, 1988)
Authors: Charles W. Moore, William J. Mitchell, and William Turnbull
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Much more than a garden book
It's really about experiencing and analyzing the spacial environment. Well written & illustrated. I've used it as a supplemental text in a history of L.A. course, & students have found it really valuable. I've just plain enjoyed it.

Covers a lot
Good examples of different aspects of the landscape. Explains different types of gardens well. It was an assigned book for a class, which made me not want to read it, but I'm glad that I did. Well written with good diagrams.


Sea Hawk of the Confederacy: Lt. Charles W. Read and the Confederate Navy
Published in Hardcover by Burd Street Press (1999)
Author: R. Thomas Campbell
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A terrific contribution to Civil War studies.
Excellent in-depth coverage for those who want more than the usual cursory overview. R. Thomas Campbell's Sea Hawk Of The Confederacy brings drama to the naval war, providing both a biography of Charles W. Read, a Confederate Navy officer whose battles were legendary, and a narrative style which reads like a novel while incorporating plenty of strategy and military facts.

A Long Overdue Tribute to an Exciting Confederate Navy Hero
Thomas Campbell's latest addition to his several other books on the Confederate Navy is the most exciting, as an 'old, mostly unknown' hero emerges to the spotlight he so well deserves. This first, complete biography of Lt. Charles W. Read, CSN, skillfully weaves various obscure sources of information, mostly unknown except to serious students of the Confederate Navy, to new family histories recently discovered. Many of the generous number of photographs have never been seen in public before. Read's participation on such ships as the CSS McRAE, ARKANSAS, FLORIDA AND WEBB are but a portion of the many thrilling experiences he originated and encountered. A brief history of each of the ships such as with Capt. Maffitt on the CSS FLORIDA fills the reader with anticipation of the next chase and adventure. Charles Read's overland escapades will surprise many students of the army to find they were done by navy personnel. In short, this book is a must for anyone who wants to learn of a true life adventurer and to ask themselves "why haven't we heard of him before?". Thomas Campbell is to be commended for this work. John E. Ellis, founder, Confederate Navy Research Center, Mobile, Alabama, http://www.csnavy.org


Advanced Accounting
Published in Paperback by R.D. Irwin (1977)
Authors: Charles H. Griffin, Thomas Howard Williams, and Kermit D. Larson
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Advanced Accounting
This is a popular university textbook. I know this because I called several universities for recommendations before purchasing. I've used this book as a professional reference. It is very current on recent pronouncements. The book is well organized, has good examples and it includes many "real world" examples as well


All Quiet on the Western Front: An Adapted Classic
Published in Paperback by Globe Fearon (1996)
Authors: Erich Maria Remarque, Charles B. Edelson, and William O. Green
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This is great
I am a World War One vet. This is the best book I ever read about war. It tells the inportances of life and death. It tells how it is to see a brutal war it is a very good book, but I would think that after know what it's like that if you had a grandpa in World War One, be greatful of that.


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