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The John you never knew decoding the Fourth Gospel / by Maahs, Kenneth H.

Table of Contents: “…-- Right lady, left jar: an appointment for Jesus -- Day of the living dead: law and grace -- Paradigm man: sight with insight -- "Dead man walking": the supreme symbol -- Fish that won't get away: the children of God.…”
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Nurses' guide to teaching diabetes self-management by Mertig, Rita G.

Table of Contents: “…Diabetes : the basics -- Treatment : medical nutrition management -- Treatment : physical activity -- Treatment : medication -- Glycemic control -- Chronic complications -- The healthcare professional as teacher -- Teaching and motivating families with young children / by Kearsten Adams -- Teaching and motivating adolescents and their parents / by Bev Baliko -- Teaching and motivating adults -- Teaching and motivating clients with psychiatric/mental health issues / by Bev Baliko -- Client noncompliance.…”
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Introduction to aboriginal health and health care in Canada bridging health and healing / by Douglas, Vasiliki Kravariotis

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : First Nations, Métis, and Inuit in Canada : understanding the issues -- Western and aboriginal ways of knowing -- Cultural competency, cultural sensitivity, and cultural safety -- Historical overview -- Understanding the determinants of health and Canada's native population -- Diabetes, diet, and nutrition -- Chronic and infectious diseases -- Women's and children's health -- Mental health -- Hybridisation of health care and the way forward for aboriginal health.…”
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Sports heroines on film : a critical study of cinematic women athletes, coaches and owners / by Lieberman, Viridiana, 1982-

Table of Contents: “….: the most vulnerable player in children's sports films -- Love-love: struggling to make a point -- Illegal substitution: replacing one (wo)man with another -- Measured and recorded: cinematic female coaches -- Principal interest: cinematic female owners -- Conclusion.…”
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The humans who went extinct why Neanderthals died out and we survived / by Finlayson, Clive, 1955-

Table of Contents: “…. -- Forever opportunists -- The pawn turned player -- Epilogue : children of chance.…”
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The informed vision essays on learning and human nature / by Hawkins, David, 1913-2002

Table of Contents: “…--Mind and mechanism in education -- Childhood and the education of intellectuals -- I, thou, and it -- Messing about in science -- The bird in the window -- Two essays on mathematics teaching : mathematics, practical and impractical -- Nature, man, and mathematics -- Development as education -- On environmental education -- John Dewey revisited -- On living in trees -- On understanding the understanding of children --Human nature and the scope of education.…”
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The John you never knew decoding the Fourth Gospel / by Maahs, Kenneth H.

Table of Contents: “…-- Right lady, left jar: an appointment for Jesus -- Day of the living dead: law and grace -- Paradigm man: sight with insight -- "Dead man walking": the supreme symbol -- Fish that won't get away: the children of God.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Nurses' guide to teaching diabetes self-management by Mertig, Rita G.

Table of Contents: “…Diabetes : the basics -- Treatment : medical nutrition management -- Treatment : physical activity -- Treatment : medication -- Glycemic control -- Chronic complications -- The healthcare professional as teacher -- Teaching and motivating families with young children / by Kearsten Adams -- Teaching and motivating adolescents and their parents / by Bev Baliko -- Teaching and motivating adults -- Teaching and motivating clients with psychiatric/mental health issues / by Bev Baliko -- Client noncompliance.…”
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Introduction to aboriginal health and health care in Canada bridging health and healing / by Douglas, Vasiliki Kravariotis

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : First Nations, Métis, and Inuit in Canada : understanding the issues -- Western and aboriginal ways of knowing -- Cultural competency, cultural sensitivity, and cultural safety -- Historical overview -- Understanding the determinants of health and Canada's native population -- Diabetes, diet, and nutrition -- Chronic and infectious diseases -- Women's and children's health -- Mental health -- Hybridisation of health care and the way forward for aboriginal health.…”
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Sports heroines on film : a critical study of cinematic women athletes, coaches and owners / by Lieberman, Viridiana, 1982-

Table of Contents: “….: the most vulnerable player in children's sports films -- Love-love: struggling to make a point -- Illegal substitution: replacing one (wo)man with another -- Measured and recorded: cinematic female coaches -- Principal interest: cinematic female owners -- Conclusion.…”
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Gender and literacy a handbook for educators and parents / by Krasny, Karen, 1958-

Table of Contents: “…-- Taking a critical approach to interpreting the research on gender and literacy -- International and national literacy assessments -- Researching gendered discourse practices -- Researching gender and reading -- Reading gender in children's and adolescent literatures -- Policy, practice and research: how schools and communities take action -- Taking action in the classroom -- Gender literacy: some parting thoughts.…”
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Making babies, making families what matters most in an age of reproductive technologies, surrogacy, adoption, and same-sex and unwed parents / by Shanley, Mary Lyndon, 1944-

Table of Contents: “…Transracial and open adoption : new forms of family relationships -- Fathers' rights, mothers' wrongs, children's needs : unwed fathers and the perpetuation of patriarchy -- A child of our own : against a market in sperm and eggs -- Surrogate motherhood : the limits of contractual freedom -- Lesbian co-mothers, sperm donors and fathers : how many parents can a child have?…”
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The nonconformists culture, politics, and nationalism in a Serbian intellectual circle, 1944-1991 / by Miller, Nick, 1963-

Table of Contents: “…Simina 9a in a new Yugoslavia -- Nonconformist initiations -- Ćosić : engagement and disillusionment, 1956-1966 -- Drama and politics: Mihiz in the sixties -- The suicide and rebirth of the painting: Mića Popović, 1959-1974 -- Fragmented Serbia -- Ćosić and Popović return to Serbia -- From principle to catharsis -- The children of Cain -- The limits of revelation -- The legend of Simina 9a in Serbia's modern history.…”
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The projects gang and non-gang families in East Los Angeles / by Vigil, James Diego, 1938-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Rationale and methods -- A history of the Cuatro Flats barrio gang -- The gang subculture: change and continuity -- The Pico Gardens clique -- A gang life -- Cholas in the world of gangs -- Why children either avoid or affiliate with gangs -- Families not involved with gangs -- A closer look at gang-affiliated families -- Gang prevention and intervention strategies over time -- Conclusion and recommendations.…”
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The segregated origins of social security African Americans and the welfare state / by Poole, Mary, 1960-

Table of Contents: “…President, we are looking for something : African Americans, the Social Security Act, and the Great Depression -- The not-so-solid South : southern Democrats in Congress -- Colorblind public policy : the staff of the Committee on Economic Security -- Shaky ground : Black and interracial organizations -- Gender and the white united front : the women of the federal Children's Bureau -- Conclusion : those old discriminatory practices.…”
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Latinos in America philosophy and social identity / by Gracia, Jorge J. E.

Table of Contents: “…Preface: The Latino challenge -- Latino/a identities -- Identities : general and particular -- Individuation : circularity and demarcation -- Labels : politics and names -- Latinos/as in society -- Marketplace : survival and flourishing -- Affirmative action : meaning and justification -- Linguistic rights : language and children -- Latino/a philosophy -- Philosophy : Latino vs. …”
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Gender and literacy a handbook for educators and parents / by Krasny, Karen, 1958-

Table of Contents: “…-- Taking a critical approach to interpreting the research on gender and literacy -- International and national literacy assessments -- Researching gendered discourse practices -- Researching gender and reading -- Reading gender in children's and adolescent literatures -- Policy, practice and research: how schools and communities take action -- Taking action in the classroom -- Gender literacy: some parting thoughts.…”
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Film as religion myths, morals, and rituals / by Lyden, John, 1959-

Table of Contents: “…Part I, A method for viewing film as religion ; Existing approaches to religion and film ; The definition of religion ; Myths about myth ; Rituals and morals ; The religion-film dialogue as interreligious dialogue -- Part II, Genre and film analyses ; Westerns and action movies ; Gangster films ; Melodrama, tearjerkers, and "women's films" ; Romantic comedies ; Children's films and fantasy ; Science fiction ; Thrillers and horror movies.…”
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Alienated immigrant rights, the constitution, and equality in America / by Romero, Victor C.

Table of Contents: “…-- Immigrants and the war on terrorism after 9/11 -- Automatic citizens, automatic deportees : parents, children, and crimes -- Building the floor : preserving the Fourth Amendment rights of undocumented migrants -- Hitting the ceiling : the right to a college education -- A peek into the future? …”
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Covering violence a guide to ethical reporting about victims and trauma / by Simpson, Roger, 1937-

Table of Contents: “…-- Writing the trauma story -- Pictures and sounds of trauma -- Reporting about children -- Columbine: a story that won't let go -- Reporting on rape trauma -- Using the searchlight with precision and sensitivity -- Oklahoma city: "terror in the heartland" -- Conclusions.…”
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