An indigenous peoples' history of the United States for young people by Mendoza, Jean, Reese, Debbie, 1959-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: This land -- Follow the corn -- Culture of conquest -- Cult of the covenant -- Bloody footprints -- The birth of a nation -- Jefferson, Jackson, and the pursuit of indigenous homelands -- Sea to shining sea -- Indigenous lands become "Indian country" -- The persistence of sovereignty -- Indigenous action, indigenous rights -- "Water is life": indigenous resistance in the twenty-first century.…”
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Spacewalker : my journey in space and faith as NASA's record-setting frequent flyer by Ross, Jerry Lynn, 1948-

Table of Contents: “…Prologue: Jim Gentleman -- Sputnik, a mouse, and blackberry pie -- "Look to your left and look to your right" -- "My daddy is an astronaut . . ." -- The no names -- Liftoff! …”
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Introduction to media distribution : film, television, and new media by Kirkpatrick, Scott, 1982-

Table of Contents: “…The principles of media distribution -- Developing and distributing media content before it exists -- The acquisition of finished content -- Negotiating and brokering content distribution deals -- Windowing rights and strategizing releases -- Global media distribution -- Marketing, metrics and audience cultivation -- Accounting practices, monetization and business structures -- Practical approaches for kick-starting your career.…”


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Undoing Whiteness in Disability Studies The Special Education System and British South Asian Mothers by Rizvi, Sana

Table of Contents: “…Part One -- Chapter 1: The Harms of Being Spoken For -- Chapter 2: Mothering from the Periphery -- Part Two -- Chapter 3: Mothering in a Muslim Context -- Chapter 4: Magnifying Gender and Sexual Rights -- Chapter 5: Mothering in Cultural Bubbles -- Chapter 6: Englistan and Citizenship -- Chapter 7: Concluding Thoughts.…”
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Enlightened Entrepreneurialism A Conversation with Margaret Jacob. by Burton, Howard

Table of Contents: “…Past and Future -- X. Righting Wrongs, Slowly -- Continuing the Conversation…”
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Modernizing product development processes : guide for engineers by Quigley, Jon M., Gulve, Amol D.

Table of Contents: “…Readiness Level -- Chapter 6. The Right Solution -- Chapter 7. Benefits of Multiuse and Reuse -- Chapter 8. …”
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The access principle : the case for open access to research and scholarship by Willinsky, John, 1950-

Table of Contents: “…Opening -- Access -- Copyright -- Associations -- Economics -- Cooperative -- Development -- Public -- Politics -- Rights -- Reading -- Indexing -- History -- Appendixes : A. …”


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The elements of journalism : what newspeople should know and the public should expect by Kovach, Bill, Rosenstiel, Tom

Table of Contents: “…-- Truth: the first and most confusing principle -- Who journalists work for -- Journalism of verification -- Independence from faction -- Monitor power and offer voice to the voiceless -- Journalism as a public forum -- Engagement and relevance -- Make the news comprehensive and proportional -- Journalists have a responsibility to conscience -- The rights and responsibilities of citizens.…”
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Strike action and nation building in Palestine/Israel, 1899-1951 by De Vries, David, 1954-

Table of Contents: “…List of tables and figures -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Notes on the sources -- Introduction -- The emergence of the strike, 1899-1914 -- The national construction of strikes, 1918-1930 -- Strike action and politicization, 1931-1940 -- War and the normalization of strikes, 1941-1946 -- From social act to social right, 1947-1951 -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.…”
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Managing Your Academic Research Project by Ewart, Jacqui, Ames, Kate

Table of Contents: “…Relationships -- Chapter 6. The Right Team -- Chapter 7. Outputs Versus Outcomes -- Chapter 8. …”
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Moyers & Company The Dog Whistle Politics of Race. Part 2

Table of Contents: “…Dog Whistle Politics (1:50) -- Food Stamps and Obamacare Whistles (2:00) -- Big Government and Racial Stereotypes (1:49) -- The Tea Partiers (3:48) -- Democrats Shift to the Right (4:19) -- Restoring an Interrupted Future (3:11) -- The Role of Latinos (4:08) -- Credits and Sponsors (1:53)…”
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Emotion, Social Theory, and Social Structure : a Macrosociological Approach. by Barbalet, J. M., 1946-

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on citations; Introduction; 1 Emotion in social life and social theory; 2 Emotion and rationality; 3 Class and resentment; 4 Action and confidence; 5 Conformity and shame; 6 Rights, resentment, and vengefulness; 7 Fear and change; Epilogue; References; Index.…”
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A clinician's guide to teaching mindfulness : the comprehensive session-by-session program for mental health professionals and health care providers by Wolf, Christiane (Mindfulness teacher), Serpa, J. Greg

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Mindfulness and compassion : the basics -- Mindfulness and compassion research -- Supporting your personal practice -- A quick start for new teachers -- Launching a mindfulness program -- Introduction to mindfulness -- Be right where you are -- our storytelling minds -- Cultivating kindness -- Willingness to be with things as they are -- Moving forward -- Finding compassion within -- Enhancing resilience.…”
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Ivan Mazepa and the Russian empire by Tairova-I︠A︡kovleva, T. G.

Table of Contents: “…Ivan Mazepa and Ivan Samoilovych -- Ivan Mazepa, Vasilii Golitsyn, and the Naryshkins -- Mazepa's Domestic Policy -- Mazepa and the Foreign Policy of Peter the Great -- Mazepa and Right Bank Ukraine -- The Cossack Elite of Mazepa's Time -- Mazepa's Baroque -- Mazepa and "the Birds of Peter's Nest" -- A Sick Old Man -- The Reforms of 1707 -- The Tragedy of Choice.…”
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THE ETHICS OF WAR IN ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS : a Comparative Perspective. by Brekke, Torkel

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Editor's preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Ethics of war in judaism; 2 Islamic tradition and the justice of war; 3 Between prudence and heroism; 4 In defense of dharma; 5 Might makes right; 6 The just war in early china; Afterword; Index.…”
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Competition Law Analysis of Price and Non-price Discrimination & Abusive IP Based Legal Proceedings

Table of Contents: “…FM -- Part I Competition Law Analysis of Price and Non-price Discrimination -- International Report -- Austria -- Belgium -- Brasil, - France -- Germany -- Hungary -- Italy -- Spain -- Switzerland -- Ukraine -- UK, - Part II Protections of IP Rights in Distribution -- International Report -- Austria -- Belgium -- Brazil -- France -- Hungary -- Italy -- Spain -- UK.…”
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Introduction to software project management by Villafiorita, Adolfo

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The basics: software development activities -- Making IT right: managing goals, time, and costs -- Making IT better: managing changes, risks, and quality -- Making IT perfect: managing people and organizing communication -- Software project pricing -- Managing software development projects -- Development and management standards -- Open source tools for managing projects -- Index.…”
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Abraham Lincoln in the post-heroic era : history and memory in late twentieth-century America by Schwartz, Barry, 1938-

Table of Contents: “…Ascension : Lincoln in the Great Depression -- Apex : Lincoln in the Second World War -- Transition : Cold War, racial conflict, and contested images of Lincoln -- Transfiguration : civil rights movement, vanishing savior of the Union -- Erosion : fading prestige, benign ridicule -- Post-heroic era : acids of equality and the waning of greatness -- Inertia : the enduring Lincoln.…”
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Supporting parents : improving outcomes for children, families and communities by Miller, Sue, 1956-

Table of Contents: “…Parenting support : getting the balance right -- 5. Making change happen : including fathers and male carers -- 6. …”
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Ten thousand democracies politics and public opinion in America's school districts by Berkman, Michael B., 1960-

Table of Contents: “…Policy responsiveness in American school districts -- Financing public education -- Public opinion and Americans' commitment to educational spending -- Direct democracy, indirect democracy, and policy responsiveness -- Voting rights, electoral systems, and policy responsiveness -- Teacher's unions in state and local politics -- The gray peril reconsidered -- The democratic control of American school boards.…”
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