\"An engrossing, moving, and utterly motivating account of the human stakes of gun violence in America.\"--Samantha Power, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Education of an Idealist Is America destined to always be a violent nation? This sweeping history by U.S. senator Chris Murphy explores the origins of our violent impulses, the roots of our obsession with firearms, and the mythologies that prevent

(Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music). The full range of traditional fiddle repertoire is now at your fingertips! Using these generous collections, you can create your ownceilidh, barn dance, jazz club or Sarajevo street-cafe. Some of this music is familiar, some more exotic, but all of it is absolutely authentic, faithfully arranged and, above all, hugely enjoyable. Each title in the series is available

Melissa Bashardoust\'s Girl, Serpent, Thorn is a captivating fantasy about a princess cursed to be poisonous to the touch, and who discovers what power might lie in such a curse. There was and there was not, as all stories begin, a princess cursed to be poisonous to the touch. But for Soraya, who has lived her life hidden away, apart from her family, safe only in her gardens, it\'s not just a story.

In 1276 AD, after losing a battle with the Saracens, Edward Gawain, an English knight, and his band of fellow Crusaders flee the Holy Land by sea. A violent storm sets the Crusaders adrift off the coast of Nippon (modern-day Japan), which has been under siege by Mongolian invaders from the Yuan Dynasty for several years. Hatred and distrust of foreigners run high among the locals. And Edward and his

Learn about the strengths and challenges of working with special education students and their families with EDUCATING EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN, 15E, written by luminaries in special education today. You learn how to support the success of students who have disabilities or are gifted and talented. This edition\'s strength-based approach to student needs presents numerous instructional strategies. You explore

In this book, author Alan Brooke highlights the historic gates of the City of London: Cripplegate, Aldgate, Aldersgate, Bishopsgate, Ludgate, Newgate and Moorgate. Originating in Roman times, they remained until they were all demolished between 1760 and 1767. Blue plaques mark six of their sites and a Bishop\'s mitre on a building shows where Bishopsgate once stood.The main focus of the book examines

Pathophysiology: A Practical Approach, Fourth Edition focuses on teaching nursing students how normal versus abnormal physiological alterations can present in patients to identify disease or injury progression. The text is intuitively organized by body system and employs a practical approach to teaching the somewhat complex topic of pathophysiology. The Fourth Edition features new content on mental

This book is aimed at all those responsible for advising teachers including teaching practice supervisors, mentors, INSET tutors, state education inspectors, directors of studies, and teachers working together as \'critical friends\' in informal teacher

Caitr ona O\'Reilly\'s poetry is remarkable for its precise observation of the natural world. Her second collection, The Sea Cabinet, broadens that clear-sighted vision in poems also haunted by history, consolidating the achievement of her prizewinning d but volume, The Nowhere Birds. Her title-poem conjures the vanished world of the whaling industry, and serves as a starting-point for other acute

A darkly ironic novel of ideas, a dystopia, and an absurdist thriller, from the award-winning novelistSelf-anointed guru of the Digital Age, Guy Matthias, CEO of Beetle, has become one of the world\'s most powerful and influential

Written to provide students with the critical tools and approaches used by development economists, Essentials of Development Economics represents an alternative approach to traditional textbooks on the subject. Compact and less expensive than other textbooks for undergraduate development economics courses, Essentials of Development Economics offers a broad overview of key topics and methods in the

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Grief and loss affect us all. From the death of a loved one or pet, the lost opportunity or a family divorce, death and loss have to be grieved over, dealt with and hopefully recovered from. This book covers ways to understand and resolve the diverse, confusing and conflicting emotions experienced at times of intense personal

A superb story of power and beauty, critically acclaimed across the world and now available in an accessible, super-readable format with dyslexia-friendly features, for all

From the man who brought you Born to Run: a radical new approach to

This practical book by two cidermakers of national repute, explores both modern and traditional approaches, and has been designed to enable the enthusiast using any type of apples to make real cider with skill and confidence. The book also includes a set of superb scaled plans for building an inexpensive cider

Prayer has the power to transform your life. Biblical prayer is not an afterthought or an add-on; it\'s a lifestyle. Prayer is more than a \"tip of the hat\" to God before a meal. It is more than a verbal punctuation to end a worship service. Our prayer life matters. It is the lifeblood of our relationship with God. Richard Thompson has studied prayer and practiced prayer - the who, what, when, where,

This immersive and reassuring book is packed with activities, all designed to help the reader focus and engage in the here and now. Aimed primarily at children, it contains a range of things to do, make, write and draw, so there\'s something for every mood.

Judy I. Lin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Magic Steeped in Poison, weaves a dreamy gothic romance worthy of the heavens in Song of the Six Realms.Xue, a talented young musician, has no past and probably no future. Orphaned at a young age, her kindly poet uncle took her in and arranged for an apprenticeship at one of the most esteemed entertainment houses in the kingdom. She doesn\'t remember