The United States incarcerates more of its residents than any other nation. Though home to 5% of the global population, the United States has nearly 25% of the world's prisoners - a total of over 2 million people. This number continues to steadily rise - over the past 40 years, the number of people behind bars in the United States has increased by 500%.Journalist Victoria Law explains how racism was the catalyst for mass incarceration and has continued to be its driving force: from the post-Civil War laws that states passed to imprison former slaves, to the laws passed under the "War Against Drugs" campaign that disproportionately imprison Black people. She breaks down these complicated issues into four main parts:1. The rise and cause of mass incarceration2.
Beacon Press
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9780807029527
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Paperback
Dancing with Bees
By Howard, Brigit Strawbridge
A naturalist's passionate dive into the world of bees of all stripes--what she has learned about them, and what we can learn from them Brigit Strawbridge Howard was shocked the day she realised she knew more about the French Revolution than she did about her native trees. And birds. And wildflowers. And bees. The thought stopped her -- quite literally -- in her tracks. But that day was also the start of a journey, one filled with silver birches and hairy-footed flower bees, skylarks, and rosebay willow herb, and the joy that comes with deepening one's relationship with place. Dancing with Bees is Strawbridge Howard's charming and eloquent account of a return to noticing, to rediscovering a perspective on the world that had somehow been lost to her for decades and to reconnecting with the natural world. With special care and attention to the plight of pollinators, including honeybees, bumblebees, and solitary bees, and what we can do to help them, Strawbridge Howard shares fascinating details of the lives of flora and fauna that have filled her days with ever-increasing wonder and delight.
Publisher: n/a
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9781603588485
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Hardcover
Antibiotics
By Wilson, Mary E
Virtually everyone has taken antibiotics. They can be lifesavers -- and they can be useless. What are they? How are they used? And what happens as the effectiveness of antibiotics continues to decline?Antibiotics: What Everyone Needs to Know® examines the personal and societal implications of our planets most important -- and frequently misused -- medications. In a question-and-answer format, it unpacks the most complicated aspects of this issue, including: How antibiotics are used (and overused) in humans, plants, and livestock; the causes and consequences of bacterial resistance to antibiotics; how the globalized world enables antibiotic resistance to spread quickly; and the difficult decisions ahead for both medical care and the food system.Grounded in the latest scientific research and crafted for general readers, Antibiotics: What Everyone Needs to Know® offers a clear-eyed overview of where we are, and what the future holds, as antibiotics lose their power.
Oxford University Press
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9780190663414
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Hardcover
CASAS Test Prep Student Book for Math GOALS Form 914 M Level A/B
By Learning, Coaching For Better
CASAS Math GOALS Student Textbook for Form 914 M Level A/BThis CASAS Test Prep student math textbook is designed to help teachers prepare adult students for the CASAS Math GOALS Test Form 914 M Level A/B and for workforce and vocational training entrance math tests.The content of this textbook is aligned with CASAS Competencies, with College and Career Readiness (CCR) and National Reporting System (NRS) standards and follows the CASAS GOALS Math Form 914 M test blueprint.This textbook presents learning activities that help adult education programs, workforce programs, and their adult students to meet the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) math expectations.This CASAS test prep textbook offers Seven (7) main chapters that cover NRS, CASAS, and CCR standards and content such asNumber Sense: Number and Operations Number and Operations: Fractions Operations and Algebraic Thinking (Algebra) GeometryMeasurement and DataStatistics, Data Analysis, and ProbabilityPractice Tests and Answer Keys Step-by-step instruction, plus practice exercises and answer keysThe questions and tasks that encourage pair work, group work, and classroom discussion on math ideas and concepts, real-world word problems, and key concepts.
Coaching for Better Learning
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9781639018260
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Paperback
Game On
By Paterno, Susan F.
How is it possible that Harvard is more affordable for most American families than the local state university? Or that up to half of eligible students receive no financial aid? Or that public universities are rejecting homegrown middle-and working-class applicants and instead enrolling wealthy out-of-state students? College admission has escalated into a high-stakes game of emotional and financial survival. How is the deck stacked against you? And what can you do about it?Susan F. Paterno, a veteran academic and author, answers these questions and more in Game On. Paterno helped her four very different kids navigate the application process to a wide range of colleges, financing their four-year educations on a finite budget. She smartly decodes the college admissions industry?the consultants, the tutors, the rankers, the branding companies hawking "advantage"? and arms you with the knowledge you needed to make the system work for you.
Publisher: n/a
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9781250622648
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Hardcover
Consultant & Independent Contractor Agreements
By Jd, Stephen Fishman
Designed for both independent contractors and the businesses who hire them, Consultant Independent Contractor Agreements is the most comprehensive guide youll find anywhere. The book shows you how to define a projects scope, components, and duration protect trade secrets, trademarks, patents, and copyrights satisfy IRS requirements get paid on time and in full avoid disputes The new edition is completely updated to provide the latest rules and regulations for businesses and contractors. It includes step-by-step guidance and all the forms youll need to draw up the necessary contracts.,
NOLO; Eighth edition
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9781413320619
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Print book
River of Fire
By Prejean, Helen
In this revelatory, intimate memoir from the author of Dead Man Walking, the nation's foremost leader in efforts to abolish the death penalty shares the story of her growth as a spiritual leader, speaks out about the challenges of the Catholic Church, and shows that joy and religion are not mutually exclusive. Sister Helen Prejean's work as an activist nun, campaigning to educate Americans about the inhumanity of the death penalty, is known to millions worldwide. Less widely known is the evolution of her spiritual journey from one who prayed for God to solve the world's problems to one who engaged full-tilt in working to transform societal injustices. Sister Helen grew up in a well-off Baton Rouge family that still employed black servants. She joined the Sisters of St. Joseph at the age of eighteen and was in her forties when she had an awakening that her life's work was to immerse herself in the struggle of poor people forced to live on the margins of society. Sister Helen writes about the relationships with friends, fellow nuns, and mentors who have shaped her over the years. In this honest and fiercely open account, she writes about her close friendship with a priest, intent on marrying her, that challenged her vocation in the "new territory of the heart." The final page of River of Fire ends with the opening page of Dead Man Walking, when she was first invited to correspond with a man on Louisiana's death row. River of Fire is a book for anyone interested in journeys of faith and spirituality, doubt and belief, and "catching on fire" to purpose and passion. It is a book, written in accessible, luminous prose, about how to live a spiritual life that is wide awake to the sufferings and creative opportunities of our world.
Publisher: n/a
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9781400067305
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Hardcover
After All ...
By Mrs., Maria De Lourdes Trautman
She grew up thinking she deserved neglect. Can a young girl escape a loveless home to seize elusive peace?Portugal. As a baby, Maria Trautman was abandoned at birth by her mother and was raised by her adoring grandmother. But when her grandmother passed away, the distressed child was sent to live with her cruel and cold-hearted mother.After enduring years of physical and emotional attacks, Maria built up the courage to leave her country and emigrated to Canada to seek sanctuary with her aunt. But when her uncle continued the very abuse she was so desperate to stop, Maria feared she would be forever trapped in a never-ending cycle of violence. In a passionate true account exposing unimaginably damaging upheavals, this heartfelt narrative follows Maria's entry to adulthood and her quest to find one thing that always evaded her: happiness.
Publisher: n/a
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9781324006237
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Paperback
The Forever Dog
By Habib, Rodney
In this pathbreaking guide, two of the world's most popular and trusted pet care advocates reveal new science to teach us how to delay aging and provide a long, happy, healthy life for our canine companions.Like their human counterparts, dogs have been getting sicker and dying prematurely over the past few decades. Why? Scientists are beginning to understand that the chronic diseases afflicting humans - cancer, obesity, diabetes, organ degeneration, and autoimmune disorders - also beset canines. As a result, our beloved companions are vexed with preventable health problems throughout much of their lives and suffer shorter life spans. Because our pets can't make health and lifestyle decisions for themselves, it's up to pet parents to make smart, science-backed choices for lasting vitality and health.
"Prisons Make Us Safer"
By Law, Victoria
The United States incarcerates more of its residents than any other nation. Though home to 5% of the global population, the United States has nearly 25% of the world's prisoners - a total of over 2 million people. This number continues to steadily rise - over the past 40 years, the number of people behind bars in the United States has increased by 500%.Journalist Victoria Law explains how racism was the catalyst for mass incarceration and has continued to be its driving force: from the post-Civil War laws that states passed to imprison former slaves, to the laws passed under the "War Against Drugs" campaign that disproportionately imprison Black people. She breaks down these complicated issues into four main parts:1. The rise and cause of mass incarceration2.
Dancing with Bees
By Howard, Brigit Strawbridge
A naturalist's passionate dive into the world of bees of all stripes--what she has learned about them, and what we can learn from them Brigit Strawbridge Howard was shocked the day she realised she knew more about the French Revolution than she did about her native trees. And birds. And wildflowers. And bees. The thought stopped her -- quite literally -- in her tracks. But that day was also the start of a journey, one filled with silver birches and hairy-footed flower bees, skylarks, and rosebay willow herb, and the joy that comes with deepening one's relationship with place. Dancing with Bees is Strawbridge Howard's charming and eloquent account of a return to noticing, to rediscovering a perspective on the world that had somehow been lost to her for decades and to reconnecting with the natural world. With special care and attention to the plight of pollinators, including honeybees, bumblebees, and solitary bees, and what we can do to help them, Strawbridge Howard shares fascinating details of the lives of flora and fauna that have filled her days with ever-increasing wonder and delight.
Antibiotics
By Wilson, Mary E
Virtually everyone has taken antibiotics. They can be lifesavers -- and they can be useless. What are they? How are they used? And what happens as the effectiveness of antibiotics continues to decline?Antibiotics: What Everyone Needs to Know® examines the personal and societal implications of our planets most important -- and frequently misused -- medications. In a question-and-answer format, it unpacks the most complicated aspects of this issue, including: How antibiotics are used (and overused) in humans, plants, and livestock; the causes and consequences of bacterial resistance to antibiotics; how the globalized world enables antibiotic resistance to spread quickly; and the difficult decisions ahead for both medical care and the food system.Grounded in the latest scientific research and crafted for general readers, Antibiotics: What Everyone Needs to Know® offers a clear-eyed overview of where we are, and what the future holds, as antibiotics lose their power.
CASAS Test Prep Student Book for Math GOALS Form 914 M Level A/B
By Learning, Coaching For Better
CASAS Math GOALS Student Textbook for Form 914 M Level A/BThis CASAS Test Prep student math textbook is designed to help teachers prepare adult students for the CASAS Math GOALS Test Form 914 M Level A/B and for workforce and vocational training entrance math tests.The content of this textbook is aligned with CASAS Competencies, with College and Career Readiness (CCR) and National Reporting System (NRS) standards and follows the CASAS GOALS Math Form 914 M test blueprint.This textbook presents learning activities that help adult education programs, workforce programs, and their adult students to meet the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) math expectations.This CASAS test prep textbook offers Seven (7) main chapters that cover NRS, CASAS, and CCR standards and content such asNumber Sense: Number and Operations Number and Operations: Fractions Operations and Algebraic Thinking (Algebra) GeometryMeasurement and DataStatistics, Data Analysis, and ProbabilityPractice Tests and Answer Keys Step-by-step instruction, plus practice exercises and answer keysThe questions and tasks that encourage pair work, group work, and classroom discussion on math ideas and concepts, real-world word problems, and key concepts.
Game On
By Paterno, Susan F.
How is it possible that Harvard is more affordable for most American families than the local state university? Or that up to half of eligible students receive no financial aid? Or that public universities are rejecting homegrown middle-and working-class applicants and instead enrolling wealthy out-of-state students? College admission has escalated into a high-stakes game of emotional and financial survival. How is the deck stacked against you? And what can you do about it?Susan F. Paterno, a veteran academic and author, answers these questions and more in Game On. Paterno helped her four very different kids navigate the application process to a wide range of colleges, financing their four-year educations on a finite budget. She smartly decodes the college admissions industry?the consultants, the tutors, the rankers, the branding companies hawking "advantage"? and arms you with the knowledge you needed to make the system work for you.
Consultant & Independent Contractor Agreements
By Jd, Stephen Fishman
Designed for both independent contractors and the businesses who hire them, Consultant Independent Contractor Agreements is the most comprehensive guide youll find anywhere. The book shows you how to define a projects scope, components, and duration protect trade secrets, trademarks, patents, and copyrights satisfy IRS requirements get paid on time and in full avoid disputes The new edition is completely updated to provide the latest rules and regulations for businesses and contractors. It includes step-by-step guidance and all the forms youll need to draw up the necessary contracts.,
River of Fire
By Prejean, Helen
In this revelatory, intimate memoir from the author of Dead Man Walking, the nation's foremost leader in efforts to abolish the death penalty shares the story of her growth as a spiritual leader, speaks out about the challenges of the Catholic Church, and shows that joy and religion are not mutually exclusive. Sister Helen Prejean's work as an activist nun, campaigning to educate Americans about the inhumanity of the death penalty, is known to millions worldwide. Less widely known is the evolution of her spiritual journey from one who prayed for God to solve the world's problems to one who engaged full-tilt in working to transform societal injustices. Sister Helen grew up in a well-off Baton Rouge family that still employed black servants. She joined the Sisters of St. Joseph at the age of eighteen and was in her forties when she had an awakening that her life's work was to immerse herself in the struggle of poor people forced to live on the margins of society. Sister Helen writes about the relationships with friends, fellow nuns, and mentors who have shaped her over the years. In this honest and fiercely open account, she writes about her close friendship with a priest, intent on marrying her, that challenged her vocation in the "new territory of the heart." The final page of River of Fire ends with the opening page of Dead Man Walking, when she was first invited to correspond with a man on Louisiana's death row. River of Fire is a book for anyone interested in journeys of faith and spirituality, doubt and belief, and "catching on fire" to purpose and passion. It is a book, written in accessible, luminous prose, about how to live a spiritual life that is wide awake to the sufferings and creative opportunities of our world.
After All ...
By Mrs., Maria De Lourdes Trautman
She grew up thinking she deserved neglect. Can a young girl escape a loveless home to seize elusive peace?Portugal. As a baby, Maria Trautman was abandoned at birth by her mother and was raised by her adoring grandmother. But when her grandmother passed away, the distressed child was sent to live with her cruel and cold-hearted mother.After enduring years of physical and emotional attacks, Maria built up the courage to leave her country and emigrated to Canada to seek sanctuary with her aunt. But when her uncle continued the very abuse she was so desperate to stop, Maria feared she would be forever trapped in a never-ending cycle of violence. In a passionate true account exposing unimaginably damaging upheavals, this heartfelt narrative follows Maria's entry to adulthood and her quest to find one thing that always evaded her: happiness.
The Forever Dog
By Habib, Rodney
In this pathbreaking guide, two of the world's most popular and trusted pet care advocates reveal new science to teach us how to delay aging and provide a long, happy, healthy life for our canine companions.Like their human counterparts, dogs have been getting sicker and dying prematurely over the past few decades. Why? Scientists are beginning to understand that the chronic diseases afflicting humans - cancer, obesity, diabetes, organ degeneration, and autoimmune disorders - also beset canines. As a result, our beloved companions are vexed with preventable health problems throughout much of their lives and suffer shorter life spans. Because our pets can't make health and lifestyle decisions for themselves, it's up to pet parents to make smart, science-backed choices for lasting vitality and health.