Author: Joanna Brooks
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: american, native, literatures, african, rise, lazarus, religion
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2003-09-11
List price: $95.00
ISBN-10: 0195160789
ISBN-13: 9780195160789

The 1780s and 1790s were a critical era for communities of color in the new United States of America. Even Thomas Jefferson observed that in the aftermath of the American Revolution, "the spirit of the master is abating, that of the slave rising from the dust." This book explores the means by which the very first Black and Indian authors rose up to transform their communities and the course of American literary history. It argues that the origins of modern African-American and American Indian literatures emerged at the revolutionary crossroads of religion and racial formation as early Black an

Authors:Charles Brooks, Ashok Choudhury, Charlie R. Brooks, A
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Keywords: materials, engineering, analysis, failure
Number of Pages: 700
Published: 2001-12-15
List price: $137.00
ISBN-10: 0071357580
ISBN-13: 9780071357586

Solve, correct, and avoid critical material failure problems Expertly analyze failures in common materials with Failure Analysis of Engineering Materials. This investigatory/analytical tool by Charles R. Brooks and Ashok Choudhury is a time-saving, one-stop reference for engineers. A soundly written introduction to principals and practices, it’s invaluable for failure inquiries involving metals, ceramics, plastics, composites, and electronic materials. You get: * Practical, hands-on help with selecting and justifying analytic methods * Numerous case studies that illustrate the us

Authors:Lonnie Brooks, Cub Koda, Wayne Baker Brooks,
Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
Keywords: german, dummies, fur, blues
Number of Pages: 290
Published: 2008-09-03
List price: $13.11
ISBN-10: 352770471X
ISBN-13: 9783527704712

Authors:Lonnie Brooks, Cub Koda, Wayne Baker Brooks,
Publisher: For Dummies
Keywords: dummies, blues
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 1998-08-13
List price: $24.99
ISBN-10: 0764550802
ISBN-13: 9780764550805

Get your mojo working as you take a musical trip from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago’s gritty South Side and points beyond with Blues For Dummies, an insightful, toe-tappin’, music lovers’ guide to the blues. Popular blues guitarist Lonnie Brooks serves as your tour guide through the life and times of the blues, from the acoustic mystique of Robert Johnson and Son House to the urban blues men and women of today: John Lee Hooker, Robert Cray, B.B. King, Etta James, Koko Taylor, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and, of course, Brooks himself. Blues For Dummies travels from sad to g

Authors:Jacqueline Grennon Brooks, Martin G. Brooks,
Publisher: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Deve
Keywords: classrooms, constructivist, case, understanding, search
Number of Pages: 136
Published: 1999-07-25
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0871203588
ISBN-13: 9780871203588

The activities that transpire within the classroom either help or hinder students’ learning. Any meaningful discussion of educational renewal, therefore, must focus explicitly and directly on the classroom, and on the teaching and learning that occur within it. This book presents a case for the development of classrooms in which students are encouraged to construct deep understandings of important concepts. Jacqueline Grennon Brooks and Martin Brooks present a new set of images for educational settings, images that emerge from student engagement, interaction, reflec

Authors:William Brooks, Bill Brooks,
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: series, books, briefcase, techniques, sales
Number of Pages: 180
Published: 2004-02-20
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0071430016
ISBN-13: 9780071430012

Sales Techniques is an insightful and practical compilation of proven techniques and modern tools, designed to help both neophyte and seasoned sales professionals work with customers and successfully close the deal. From selling solutions instead of products to finding, communicating with, and even closing customers on the Internet, this latest addition to the popular Briefcase Books series will show salespeople how to organize their sales efforts, work successfully with today’s more demanding customer base, efficiently and effectively close a sale, consistently follow up after the sa

Authors:Donna Brooks, Lynn Brooks,
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: women, made, lead, strategies, success, successful, seven, secrets
Number of Pages: 274
Published: 1999-03-31
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0071342648
ISBN-13: 9780071342643

Wouldn’t you like to know what secrets successful women share? "...it’s definitely not too late for any of us to learn now what we need to do." - Dr. Donna Brooks. For years, professional and business women have been hindered by traditional role models, stereotyped views, and even their own family’s attitudes. Despite these barriers, hundreds of women have found the path to success. In this eye-opening book, Donna and Lynn Brooks explore the strategies these women have used to succeed - and provide a blueprint any woman can use to achieve success in their personal and profess