Author: Joyce Stengel
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Keywords: mice, brave, three, patrick
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2009-01-21
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 1589806638
ISBN-13: 9781589806634

St. Patrick settles in for a much-needed nap after driving the evil snakes from Ireland; however, one clever snake escaped the ring of his miraculous bell. Just in time to witness the sneaky snake stealing the bell from St. Patrick’s side, Tulla mouse knows something must be done. She calls upon the help of her brothers, Ryan and Brian, because she realizes she cannot accomplish such an important task on her own. The three mice work quickly to devise a plan to return St. Patrick’s bell, but they know it will not be easy. Despite the fact these mice are no match for the snake in

Author: Joyce A. Stengel
Publisher: Aladdin
Keywords: mystery, aladdin, island, jewels
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2002-05-01
List price: $4.99
ISBN-10: 0689850492
ISBN-13: 9780689850493

On the search for an ancient treasure... On a cruise to the Caribbean, fourteen­year­old Cassie Hartt hopes to reconnect with her father, who she hasn’t seen since her parents’ divorce. But spending time with her new stepmother and stepsister leaves her feeling like an outsider. So she’s thrilled when she meets Charles. Not only is he a cute boy her own age, but he’s on a mysterious mission. Charles is headed to Martinique to find an ancient silver statue that may be the cause of a curse on his family. Cassie can’t resist a good mystery, so she decides t

Author: Robert F. Stengel
Publisher: Dover Publications
Keywords: advanced, mathematics, books, dover, control, estimation, optimal
Number of Pages: 639
Published: 1994-09-20
List price: $26.95
ISBN-10: 0486682005
ISBN-13: 9780486682006

Graduate-level text provides introduction to optimal control theory for stochastic systems, emphasizing application of basic concepts to real problems.

Author: Richard Stengel
Publisher: Crown Archetype
Keywords: love, courage, life, lessons, way, fifteen, mandela
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2010-03-30
List price: $23.00
ISBN-10: 0307460681
ISBN-13: 9780307460684

We long for heroes and have too few. Nelson Mandela, who recently celebrated his ninety-first birthday, is the closest thing the world has to a secular saint. He liber­ated a country from a system of violent prejudice and helped unite oppressor and oppressed in a way that had never been done before. Now Richard Stengel, the editor of Time maga­zine, has distilled countless hours of intimate conver­sation with Mandela into fifteen essential life lessons. For nearly three years, including the critical period when Mandela moved South Africa toward the first democratic elections in its history,

Authors:Robert W. Firestone, Joyce Catlett, Joyce Cattlett,
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Keywords: intimacy
Number of Pages: 358
Published: 2000-12
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1557987203
ISBN-13: 9781557987204

Why is it that the relationships we care about most - those with our intimate partners - often seem doomed to fail? Why do we feel compelled to punish those closest to us who love and appreciate our real qualities? In "Fear of Intimacy", the authors bring almost 40 years of clinical experience to bear in challenging the usual ways of thinking about couples and families. They argue that relationships fail not for the commonly cited reasons, but because psychological defences formed in childhood act as a barrier to closeness in adulthood. A wide range of cross-generational case studies and power

Authors:Ernest Joyce, Patrick Spielman, Joyce Ernest, Alan Pe
Publisher: Sterling
Keywords: making, furniture, encyclopedia
Number of Pages: 519
Published: 1987
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0806971428
ISBN-13: 9780806971421

Ernest Joyce, Revised & Expanded by Alan Peters, Technical Consultant, Patrick Spielman It’s been the number-one book on the subject for most of the 20th century; the encyclopedia with the latest information on the tools, techniques, and processes. “This thorough...edition introduces furniture construction, design, and restoration. Choice color photographs accent...abundant black-and-white photographs and drawings...an invaluable reference.”—Booklist.

Authors:Joyce King, Joyce King, Etta R. Hollins, Warren C. Ha
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Keywords: diversity, cultural, teachers, preparing
Number of Pages: 287
Published: 1997-02-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0807736058
ISBN-13: 9780807736050

The editors have gathered together some of the top researchers in teacher education to explore both the theoretical parameters and practical dimensions of transforming teacher education programmes to educate teachers for diversity. The programmes outlined in these chapters address the necessity of providing preservice teachers with learning experiences that will help them facilitate learning in culturally and linguistically diverse school settings. The contributors identify the competence, skills, knowledge and attitude needed to teach diverse populations effectively and equitably, including m