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  • LEGAL ISSUES IN SPORTS MEDICINE
    GREG GARDNER / JEFF G. KONIN / NICOLE A. WILKINS
    Healthcare providers in any setting face potential liability risks and legal challenges every day. All healthcare providers face issues such as developing strategies to mitigate those risks and creating proactive policies to reduce liability and provide better care for patients. This text presents an overview of legal issues, principles, and case law specific to athletic traini...

    $1,160.00

  • SPIRITUAL VAMPIRISM, THE HISTORY OF ETHERIAL SOFTDOWN, AND HER FRIENDS OF THE "NEW LIGHT"
    CHARLES WILKINS WEBBER
    Excerpt: "“The author, being a resident of New York during the period of the leading incidents narrated as occurring in that city, had formed the acquaintance of the principal personage. Himself a Southerner, he had, from the natural affinities of origin, inevitably been attracted toward Carter. The intercourse between them, at first reserved, had imperceptibly warmed into a de...

    $39.70

  • RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY AND SECULARITY AMONG MILLENNIALS
    SARAH WILKINS-LAFLAMME
    This book explores the world of religion, spirituality and secularity among the Millennial generation in the United States and Canada, with a focus on the ways Millennials are doing (non)religion differently in their social lives compared with their parents and grandparents. It considers the influences exercised on the (non)religious and spiritual landscapes of young adults in ...

    $1,120.00

  • SPECIES PROBLEMS AND BEYOND
    JOHN S. WILKINS, FRANK E. ZACHOS, AND IGOR YA. PAVLINOV
    Species Problems and Beyond offers a collection of up-to-date essays discussing from an interdisciplinary perspective the many ramifications of the ‘Species Problem.’ The authors represent experts in the philosophy of biology, in species-level evolutionary investigations, and in biodiversity studies and conservation. Some of the topics addressed concern the context sensitivity ...

    $1,460.00

  • THE NEW TEACHER'S GUIDE TO OVERCOMING COMMON CHALLENGES
    ELIZABETH A. WILKINS / ANNA M. QUINZIOZAFRAN
    This practical, hands-on guidebook offers support for your first years in the classroom by presenting strategies to overcome ten common challenges. Expertly curated by experienced educators, this book delivers quick access to timely advice, applicable across a range of educational settings. With contributions from National Board-Certified Teachers, National Teachers of the Year...

    $520.00

  • WHAT JOURNALISTS ARE OWED
    FRED VULTEE / LEE WILKINS
    The study of news and news practice is rich in examinations of what journalists owe to society. However, this book looks at what journalists can expect from society: what roles ownership structures, colleagues, governments and audiences should play so journalists can do their jobs well – and safely. What Journalists Are Owed draws on a variety of research perspectives – legal a...

    $1,160.00

  • UNDERSTANDING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL SOUL OF SPIRITUALITY
    RALPH L. PIEDMONT / TERESA A. WILKINS
    Understanding the Psychological Soul of Spirituality is a comprehensive exploration of spiritual constructs based on an empirical, evidence-based paradigm for understanding and addressing spirituality. In a field where there is no current consensus on spirituality, this book provides a much-needed psychologically based definition and ontology that assists helping professionals ...

    $840.00

  • MIGRATION, WORK AND HOME-MAKING IN THE CITY
    ANNABELLE WILKINS
    This book explores the relationships between home, work and migration among Vietnamese people in East London, demonstrating the diversity of home-making practices and forms of belonging in relation to the dwelling, workplace and wider city. Engaging with wider scholarship on transnationalism, urban mobilities and the geopolitical dimensions of home among migrants and diasporic ...

    $1,260.00

  • THE MATHEMATICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL WORKS OF THE RIGHT REV. JOHN WILKINS
    JOHN WILKINS
    Originally published in 1708, this volume is an exact facsimile reproduction the 1802 edition of The Mathematical and Philosophical Works of the Right Rev. John Wilkins, and includes an index, added for the 1970 new impression. The book includes the works of Bishop John Wilkins, as well as a note on the life of the author; Bishop John Wilkins, as Warden of Wadham Colelge, Oxfor...

    $980.00

  • SPECIES
    JOHN S. WILKINS
    Over time the complex idea of "species" has evolved, yet its meaning is far from resolved. This comprehensive work is a fresh look at an idea central to the field of biology by tracing its history from antiquity to today. Species is a benchmark exploration and clarification of a concept fundamental to the past, present, and future of the natural sciences. In this edition, a sec...

    $1,460.00

  • SINGING THE GOSPEL ALONG SCOTLAND’S NORTH-EAST COAST, 1859–2009
    FRANCES WILKINS
    Following three years of ethnomusicological fieldwork on the sacred singing traditions of evangelical Christians in North-East Scotland and Northern Isles coastal communities, Frances Wilkins documents and analyses current singing practices in this book by placing them historically and contemporaneously within their respective faith communities. In ascertaining who the singers ...

    $1,240.00

  • INTELLIGENT DESIGN AND RELIGION AS A NATURAL PHENOMENON
    JOHN S. WILKINS
    Over the past decade a strident public debate has arisen about the nature and origin of religions. Controversies include how exactly religion evolved, whether by individual or group selection, if it is adaptive, and if not, whether and how it is a side effect of evolution. This volume focuses on the issue of naturalizing religion: on the ways in which cognitive science and soci...

    $1,240.00

  • MODERNISING SCHOOL GOVERNANCE
    ANDREW WILKINS
    Modernising School Governance examines the impact of recent market-based reforms on the role of governors in the English state education system. A focus of the book concerns how government and non-government demands for ‘strong governance’ have been translated to mean improved performance management of senior school leaders and greater monitoring and disciplining of governors. ...

    $1,380.00

  • DIVERSITY AMONG ARCHITECTS
    CRAIG WILKINS
    Diversity among Architects presents a series of essays questioning the homogeneity of architecture practitioners, who remain overwhelmingly male and Caucasian, to help you create a field more representative of the population you serve. The book is the collected work of author Craig L. Wilkins, an African American scholar and practitioner, and discusses music, education, urban g...

    $1,760.00

  • PERSON-CENTRED THERAPY
    PAUL WILKINS
    Person-centred therapy, rooted in the experience and ideas of the eminent psychotherapist Carl Rogers, is widely practised in the UK and throughout the world. It has applications in health and social care, the voluntary sector and is relevant to work with people who are severely mentally and emotionally distressed. As well as being a valuable sourcebook and offering a comprehen...

    $780.00

  • THE WEISER BOOK OF HORROR AND THE OCCULT
    EDWARD BULWER LYTTON / MONTAGUE RHODES JAMES / MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN / AMBROSE BIERCE / RALPH ADAMS CR
    Frightful fiction by masters from Lovecraft to Stoker to Crowley to Poe.   Packed with stories selected and introduced by one of todays leading esoteric scholars, this book will do more than make your toes curl and your skin crawl. These tales reveal hidden truths and forbidden pursuits, and divulge the secrets of magical initiation. Covering topics from rituals to hauntings to...

    $229.00

  • CHRISTIANS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
    GEORGE D. CHRYSSIDES / MARGARET Z. WILKINS
    'Christians in the Twenty-First Century' examines Christianity as it is understood and practised both by active followers and those who regard themselves as Christian. The book opens with an examination of key Christian concepts - the Bible, the Creeds, the Church and the sacraments - and the major traditions of Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Protestantism as well as ...

    $1,160.00

  • PRACTICAL PLANNING
    DAVID E. WILKINS
    Planning, or reasoning about actions, is a fundamental element of intelligent behavior--and one that artificial intelligence has found very difficult to implement. The most well-understood approach to building planning systems has been under refinement since the late 1960s and has now reached a level of maturity where there are good prospects for building working planners. Pra...

    $970.00

  • SOCIAL DEVIANCE
    WILKINS, LESLIE T.
    Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences. This volume is part of a 2001 reissue of a selection of those important works which have since gone out of print, or are difficult to locate. Published by Routledge, 112 vol...

    $1,540.00

  • THE MAKING OF LEBANESE FOREIGN POLICY
    HENRIETTA WILKINS
    Seeking to explain Lebanon’s behavior in the international arena during the 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel, this book offers a critique of both systemic and sub state factors in determining foreign policy decisions. The Making of Lebanese Foreign Policy illustrates how systemic theories are limited in terms of explaining foreign policy decisions because they largely igno...

    $1,360.00

  • A SILENT SORROW
    INGRID KOHN / PERRY-LYNN MOFFITT / ISABELLE A. WILKINS
    A Silent Sorrow has long been considered the "bible" for families seeking emotional and practical support after a pregnancy loss. Well organized, easily accessible, and filled with practical suggestions for each topic it covers, A Silent Sorrowis a positive first step for bereaved parents and their families, providing support and guidance to help resolve thegrief and enable the...

    $600.00

  • CREATIVE MUSIC COMPOSITION
    MARGARET LUCY WILKINS
    Creative Music Composition is designed to be an introductory textbook for music students. "Creative composition"-composing in your own style, rather than in the style of a composer of the past-is embraced by music educators not only for composition students, but for beginning performers and music educators, and is often offered to all music students and non-music majors who wis...

    $1,420.00

  • REPORTING DISASTER ON DEADLINE
    LEE WILKINS / MARTHA STEFFENS / ESTHER THORSON / GREELEY KYLE / KENT COLLINS / FRED VULTEE
    This book provides an introduction to covering crises, considering practice issues and providing guidance in preparing for and responding to calamities. It offers a concise overview for journalism academics and practitioners of covering disasters – not a "how to" handbook but a "how to prepare" reference to be used before a crisis occurs. This essential resource is among the fi...

    $1,280.00

  • ACCESS ALL AREAS
    TREV WILKINS
    From the paperwork to the practical aspects, Access All Areas gives you an excellent insight into the live music and touring industry. Drawing on a vast range of real-world experiences Wilkins provides you with the key technical aspects of gigging and touring in an easily understood manner. Whether you are performing in a church, club or concert hall, Access All Areas has examp...

    $740.00

  • CAPE COD'S OLDEST SHIPWRECK
    MARK C. WILKINS
    "Wilkins' flowing text carries readers along on a marvelous journey, offering greater insight . . . into the challenges of 17th century travel" ( The Barnstable Patriot).   In 1626–27, the Sparrow-Hawk began her final journey across the brutal winter waves of the Atlantic Ocean, departing from the southern coast of England with America as her goal. As cases of scurvy and whispe...

    $251.00

  • TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY
    GILL WILKINS
    This text highlights the role that renewable energy can play in achieving sustainable development. It focuses on rural areas of developing countries, looking in particular at stand-alone solar home systems and grid-connected biomass cogeneration plants. It analyzes the main barriers to the successful transfer of renewable energy technology, with case studies from a range of Sou...

    $1,420.00

  • TERRORISM AND COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY
    BURLEIGH TAYLOR WILKINS
    The terrorist threat remains a disturbing issue for the early 1990s. This book explores whether terrorism can ever be morally justifiable and if so under what circumstances. Professor Burleigh Taylor Wilkins suggests that the popular characterisation of terrorists as criminals fails to acknowledge the reasons why terrorists resort to violence. It is argued that terrorism cannot...

    $1,160.00

  • PSYCHODRAMA
    PAUL WILKINS
    `The book is helpfully structured with its cental chapters broadly following the shape of a typical psychodrama session′ - Journal of Critical Psychology, Counselling & Psychology `As with all Paul Wilkins writings the book is thorough and well-researched, with a wealth of information arising from wide readership and personal communication.... My own view is that the book fulfi...

    $1,573.02

  • PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR COUNSELLORS
    PAUL WILKINS
    `A helpful guide for newly qualified counsellors. It gives some comprehensive ideas and tips for further development... a useful book′ - Self & Society ...

    $1,207.14

  • GERMAN FIGHTER AIRCRAFT IN WORLD WAR I
    MARK C. WILKINS
    This fully illustrated volume explores German military aviation during WWI through archival photographs and authentically detailed replicas.   Fighter aircraft were developed during World War I at an unprecedented rate, as nascent air forces sought to achieve and maintain air supremacy. German manufacturers innovated at top speed, while constantly scrutinizing the development o...

    $293.62


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