Author: Mary C. Fento
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Keywords: hope, connections, land, political, spiritual, places, milton
Number of Pages: 225
Published: 2006-12-21
List price: $110.00
ISBN-10: 075465768X
ISBN-13: 9780754657682

In early modern culture and in Milton’s poetry and prose, this book argues, the concept of hope is intrinsically connected with place and land. Mary Fenton analyzes how Milton sees hope as bound both to the spiritual and the material, the internal self and the external world. Hope, as Fenton demonstrates, comes from commitment to literal places such as the land, ideological places such as the "nation," and sacred, interior places such as the human soul. Drawing on an array of materials from the seventeenth century, including emblems, legal treatises, political pamphlets, and prayer manua

Author: Sue Fento
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: guaranteed, give, deja, eww, puns, book, wackiest, french, joke, world
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2006-09-20
List price: $8.95
ISBN-10: 0071479007
ISBN-13: 9780071479004

A madcap primer that makes learning French a joking matter This zany joke-fest makes mastering French vocabulary riotous good fun for your kids ages 10 and up as well as the young at heart. The World’s Wackiest French Joke Book features 500 groan-worthy puns and clever turns of phrase, along with 18 screwball line drawings and fascinating culture notes. What is long and green and attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?Haricot Potter (un haricot=bean)

Author: Sue Fento
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: drive, across, rio, grom, guaranteed, puns, wackiest, spanish, joke, book, world
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2006-09-20
List price: $8.95
ISBN-10: 0071479015
ISBN-13: 9780071479011

A madcap primer that makes learning Spanish a joking matter This zany joke-fest makes mastering Spanish vocabulary riotous good fun for your kids ages 10 and up as well as the young at heart. The World’s Wackiest Spanish Joke Book features 500 groan-worthy puns and clever turns of phrase, along with 18 screwball line drawings and fascinating culture notes. Who is the famous matrial arts who uses his nose for self-defense: Chuck Nariz (un nariz=nose)

Author: John Fento
Publisher: Professional Engineering Publishing
Keywords: analysis, design, vehicle, handbook
Number of Pages: 756
Published: 1996-01-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0852989636
ISBN-13: 9780852989630

This is a summary of the analytical techniques which are necessary to design vehicle body structures and systems. By looking at the fundamentals of vehicle systems design, as well as the more analytical techniques of performance calculation, it addresses the need for all those in the automotive industry to be better informed and trained in structural theory, design and practice. The handbook concentrates on structural design and on systems design for the improved performance and environmental acceptance of vehicles. It also provides analytical techniques which tie-in with the now widespread us

Author: Debra Liang-Fento
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace
Keywords: policies, practices, agendas, policy, human, rights, implementing
Number of Pages: 524
Published: 2004-01-01
List price: $50.00
ISBN-10: 1929223498
ISBN-13: 9781929223497

Since the 1970s, the promotion of human rights has been an explicit goal of U.S. foreign policy. Successive presidents have joined with senators and representatives, hundreds of NGOs, and millions of ordinary citizens in deploring human rights abuses and urging that American power and influence be used to right such wrongs. Vigorous debates, bold declarations, and well-crafted legislation have shaped numerous policies designed to counter abuses and promote U.S. values across the globe.But have such policies actually worked?This incomparable volume answers that question by spotlighting no fewer

Authors:Barbara E. Reynolds, William E. Fento,
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: key, curriculum, press, sketchpad, geometer, geometry, using, college
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2008-06-10
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0470412178
ISBN-13: 9780470412176

From two authors who embrace technology and value the role of collaborative learning comes College Geometry Using The Geometer’s Sketchpad. The book’s truly discovery-based approach guides readers to learn geometry through explorations of topics ranging from triangles and circles to transformational, taxicab, and hyperbolic geometries. In the process, readers hone their understanding of geometry and their ability to write rigorous mathematical proofs. Each copy of the book comes with a CD-ROM containing Sketchpad documents that relate directly to the material in the text. These mu

Authors:Mary Dyer, Mary Dyer, Oscar Figueroa, Mary Morris, Bec
Publisher: Prufrock Press Inc.
Keywords: learners, talented, gifted, units, instructional
Number of Pages: 126
Published: 2004-07-01
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1593630174
ISBN-13: 9781593630171

This new offering from the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented contains sample units written, taught, and revised by a group of Texas teachers. Teachers from around the state submitted successful “tried and true” units for possible inclusion in an elementary curriculum publication. A committee selected 13 units for inclusion in the new publication, all of which have been aligned with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).Featuring ready-to-use instructional units aligned with national standards, this book is guaranteed to save you hours of planning time. From a simulati