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The Cryptographic Imagination : Secret Writing from Edgar Poe to the Internet / by Rosenheim, Shawn

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Sectarian Law in the Dead Sea Scrolls : Courts, Testimony and the Penal Code / by Schiffman, Lawrence H.

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Some Jewish Women in Antiquity / by Bar-Ilan, Meir

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Scholastic Rabbinism : A Literary Study of the Fathers According to Rabbi Nathan / by Saldarini, Anthony J.

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Support for the Poor in the Mishnaic Law of Agriculture: Tractate Peah / by Brooks, Roger

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Ben Sira’s Teaching on Friendship / by Corley, Jeremy

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The mind that is Catholic philosophical and political essays / by Schall, James V.

Table of Contents: “…The point of medieval political philosophy ; Possessed of both a reason and a revelation ; Aquinas and the defense of ordinary things: on what common men call common sense -- Implications of Catholic thought. …”
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The mind that is Catholic philosophical and political essays / by Schall, James V.

Table of Contents: “…The point of medieval political philosophy ; Possessed of both a reason and a revelation ; Aquinas and the defense of ordinary things: on what common men call common sense -- Implications of Catholic thought. …”
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Mental disorders in older adults fundamentals of assessment and treatment / by Zarit, Steven H.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: clinical practice with older adults -- Normal processes of aging -- Disorders of aging: dementia, delirium, and other cognitive problems -- Mood and anxiety disorders -- Other common mental health problems in later life -- The clinical interview -- Psychological testing for differential diagnosis and capacity evaluations -- Foundations of treatment -- Treatment of depression -- Treatment of anxiety symptoms -- Treatment of paranoid symptoms -- Treatment of dementia -- Family caregiving -- Consultation in institutional settings -- Ethical issues in geriatric psychology.…”
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Don't just do something, stand there! ten principles for leading meetings that matter / by Weisbord, Marvin Ross

Table of Contents: “…Get the whole system in the room -- Control what you can, let go what you can't -- Explore the "whole elephant" -- Let people be responsible -- Find common ground -- Master the art of subgrouping -- Make friends with anxiety -- Get used to projections -- Be a dependable authority -- Learn to say no if you want yes to mean something -- Ten principles, six techniques : a summary -- Conclusion : changing the world one meeting at a time.…”
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Intersexuality and the law why sex matters / by Greenberg, Julie A.

Table of Contents: “…-- Developing strategies -- The history and development of the intersex movement -- Conflicts among social justice movements with common concerns -- Legal frameworks and alliance building.…”
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How to create and use rubrics for formative assessment and grading by Brookhart, Susan M.

Table of Contents: “…What are rubrics and why are they important? -- Common misconceptions about rubrics -- Writing or selecting effective rubrics -- General rubrics for fundamental skills -- Task-specific rubrics and scoring schemes for special purposes -- Proficiency-based rubrics for standards-based grading -- Checklists and rating scales: not rubrics, but in the family -- More examples -- Rubrics and formative assessment: sharing learning targets with students -- Rubrics and formative assessment: feedback and student self-assessment -- How to use rubrics for grading.…”
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When diversity drops race, religion, and affirmative action in higher education / by Park, Julie J., 1982-

Table of Contents: “…The cultural and organizational contexts of race, religion, and higher education -- Changing a culture: IVCF decides to make race matter -- Pursuing common goals: building congruence between race and faith -- "Man, this is hard": the possibilities and perils of interracial friendship -- Shifting strategies: going ethnic-specific -- When race goes on the backburner: IVCF loses diversity -- When a minority is the majority: Asian Americans in IVCF -- Renewing a commitment: realigning values, structures, and practice.…”
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Intersexuality and the law why sex matters / by Greenberg, Julie A.

Table of Contents: “…-- Developing strategies -- The history and development of the intersex movement -- Conflicts among social justice movements with common concerns -- Legal frameworks and alliance building.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

How to create and use rubrics for formative assessment and grading by Brookhart, Susan M.

Table of Contents: “…What are rubrics and why are they important? -- Common misconceptions about rubrics -- Writing or selecting effective rubrics -- General rubrics for fundamental skills -- Task-specific rubrics and scoring schemes for special purposes -- Proficiency-based rubrics for standards-based grading -- Checklists and rating scales: not rubrics, but in the family -- More examples -- Rubrics and formative assessment: sharing learning targets with students -- Rubrics and formative assessment: feedback and student self-assessment -- How to use rubrics for grading.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

When diversity drops race, religion, and affirmative action in higher education / by Park, Julie J., 1982-

Table of Contents: “…The cultural and organizational contexts of race, religion, and higher education -- Changing a culture: IVCF decides to make race matter -- Pursuing common goals: building congruence between race and faith -- "Man, this is hard": the possibilities and perils of interracial friendship -- Shifting strategies: going ethnic-specific -- When race goes on the backburner: IVCF loses diversity -- When a minority is the majority: Asian Americans in IVCF -- Renewing a commitment: realigning values, structures, and practice.…”
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The Historical Construction of National Consciousness : Selected Writings / by Szűcs, Jenő

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Reading and rereading Jenő Szűcs -- "Nationality" and "national consciousness" in the Middle Ages: towards the development of a common conceptual language -- "Gentilism": the question of barbarian ethnic consciousness -- Theoretical elements in Master Simon of Keza's Gesta Hungarorum (1282-1285) -- Nation and people in the late Middle Ages -- The ideology of György Dózsa's Peasant War -- The three historical regions of Europe -- Questions of "origin" and national consciousness -- A bibliography of published works by Jenő Szűcs.…”
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Mental disorders in older adults fundamentals of assessment and treatment / by Zarit, Steven H.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: clinical practice with older adults -- Normal processes of aging -- Disorders of aging: dementia, delirium, and other cognitive problems -- Mood and anxiety disorders -- Other common mental health problems in later life -- The clinical interview -- Psychological testing for differential diagnosis and capacity evaluations -- Foundations of treatment -- Treatment of depression -- Treatment of anxiety symptoms -- Treatment of paranoid symptoms -- Treatment of dementia -- Family caregiving -- Consultation in institutional settings -- Ethical issues in geriatric psychology.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Don't just do something, stand there! ten principles for leading meetings that matter / by Weisbord, Marvin Ross

Table of Contents: “…Get the whole system in the room -- Control what you can, let go what you can't -- Explore the "whole elephant" -- Let people be responsible -- Find common ground -- Master the art of subgrouping -- Make friends with anxiety -- Get used to projections -- Be a dependable authority -- Learn to say no if you want yes to mean something -- Ten principles, six techniques : a summary -- Conclusion : changing the world one meeting at a time.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

The Historical Construction of National Consciousness : Selected Writings / by Szűcs, Jenő

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Reading and rereading Jenő Szűcs -- "Nationality" and "national consciousness" in the Middle Ages: towards the development of a common conceptual language -- "Gentilism": the question of barbarian ethnic consciousness -- Theoretical elements in Master Simon of Keza's Gesta Hungarorum (1282-1285) -- Nation and people in the late Middle Ages -- The ideology of György Dózsa's Peasant War -- The three historical regions of Europe -- Questions of "origin" and national consciousness -- A bibliography of published works by Jenő Szűcs.…”
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