Author: Elaine Murray Stone
Publisher: Paulist Press
Keywords: poor, champion, day, dorothy
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2004-05
List price: $9.95
ISBN-10: 0809167190
ISBN-13: 9780809167197

Young adult readers as well as adults will be fascinated by this biography of Dorothy Day, the controversial and celebrated Catholic activist, who has been proposed for canonization as a Saint of the Church. Dorothy Day embraced many causes: the poor, non-violent social change, the Civil Rights Movement, suffragism and pacifism. The co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement that began as a newspaper for Catholic social teaching and flowered into nation-wide communities of "hospitality" for the needy, the "most influential lay Catholic in the history of American Catholicism" who received th

Authors:Valerie Lambert, Elaine Murray,
Publisher: Longman
Keywords: english, work, technical, everyday
Published: 2003-02-20
List price: $18.35
ISBN-10: 0582539633
ISBN-13: 9780582539631

This practical series presents essential vocabulary and phrases in specialist areas. The language is introduced in a short dialogue or text which students can listen to on an audio CD. Key language points are analysed and practised.

Authors:Elaine A. Blechman, Kelly D. Brownell, Elaine A. Ble
Publisher: The Guilford Press
Keywords: handbook, comprehensive, women, medicine, behavioral
Number of Pages: 876
Published: 1999-08-12
List price: $60.00
ISBN-10: 1572305223
ISBN-13: 9781572305229

Documenting significant recent advances in understanding women’s psychosocial and physical health, this comprehensive resource covers both prevention and intervention and provides cutting-edge information on the links between behavior and disease. With contributions from over 100 leading experts, the book addresses a wide range of topics on women’s health across the lifespan, including physiological and mental conditions, substance abuse, sexuality and reproduction, body image, and cultural issues and concerns. Succinct, accessible chapters with annotated references enable reader

Authors:Elaine S. C LIU, Elaine S. C LIU, Michael J. HOLOSKO
Publisher: City University Press of Hong Kong
Keywords: policies, practices, principles, volunteerism, empowerment, youth
Number of Pages: 344
Published: 2008-12-20
List price: $27.00
ISBN-10: 9629371375
ISBN-13: 9789629371371

This book is a collection of papers presented at the International Conference on Youth Empowerment over the last four years. It explores the relationship between youth volunteerism and empowerment which is considered as an inherent cornerstone in the social and psychological growth for youth. Written by a team of experts on issues about youth, the book presents the various theories, models, paradigms and concepts related to youth empowerment and volunteerism. With selected examples in countries around the world, it also reveals to us how different cultures infuse their own history, language, m

Authors:Murray Rockowitz, Dale Shuttleworth, Murray Shukyn, S
Publisher: Barron’s Educational Series
Keywords: canadian, ged, prepare
Number of Pages: 896
Published: 2002-01-30
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 0764117890
ISBN-13: 9780764117893

Updated to reflect the latest high school equivalency exams as they are given throughout Canada, this manual is focused to meet the needs of Canadians seeking a high school certificate. It presents a diagnostic test and two full-length practice GEDs as they are given in Canada. All tests come with answer keys, self-appraisal charts, and answer analyses. The book also contains extensive review chapters in all test areas, followed with additional practice questions. The subject matter covers all five high school equivalency test areas as the subjects are taught in Canada—Writing Skills, Part I

Authors:James Murray, Karla Murray,
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Keywords: graffiti, miami
Number of Pages: 169
Published: 2009-04
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 3791341626
ISBN-13: 9783791341620

If Miami isn’t a city normally associated with graffiti, this vibrant and exquisitely photographed collection of works will make readers think again. Over two hundred images reflect Miami’s hugely diverse culture with their eye-popping colors, Art Deco flourishes, depictions of palm trees, beaches, marine life, and local iconic figures. Here, a surprising and dangerous underside to the area is also captured. Extensive coverage of abandoned buildings nicknamed Penits,A" de facto museums where entire crews practice their styles, and on-the-outs writers occasionally end up living, pr

Authors:Murray, Malcolm Murray;Jan Narveson,
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Keywords: contracts, games, liberty
Number of Pages: 273
Published: 2007-05-14
List price: $114.95
ISBN-10: 0754656810
ISBN-13: 9780754656814

Jan Narveson is one of the most significant contemporary defenders of the libertarian political position. Unlike other libertarians who typically defend their view with reference to natural rights or an appeal to utilitarianism, Narveson’s main contribution has been to offer a philosophical defence of libertarianism based on a Hobbesian individualist contractarian ethic. Critiques of Narveson’s contractarian libertarianism fall into three categories, those that reject contractarian moral theory, those that reject any link between contractarianism and libertarianism and those that a