During the most idealistic years of John F. Kennedy's Alliance for Progress development program, Bolivia was the highest per capita recipient of U.S. foreign aid in Latin America. Nonetheless, Washington's modernization programs in early 1960s Bolivia ended up on a collision course with important sectors of the country's civil society, including radical workers, rebellious students, and a plethora of rightwing and leftwing political parties. In From Development to Dictator...

American Indian Nations takes stock of Indian history, policy, and culture over the past 30 years. A distinctive contribution to the understanding and interpretation of current Indian affairs, policies, and community development, this dynamic commentary of contemporary issues brings together a Who's Who of tribal leaders, scholars, and activists. No other collection offers such a thought-provoking and utterly current series of essays on the problems and achievements of modern Nati...

Winner of an Abraham Lincoln Institute Book AwardThough not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the complex nature of views on Lincoln through the writings and thought of Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary Mc...

The book features a series of vignettes about notable writers such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, and Walt Whitman, among others. Fields recounts his experiences with these literary giants, capturing their quirks, struggles, and triumphs. His portrayals highlight not only their literary contributions but also their humanity, revealing the complexities and challenges they faced in their creative endeavors.In addition to celebrating these authors, Fields reflects on the literary cu...

This innovative text is the first to illustrate how neuroscience concepts can be translated and applied to counseling with children and adolescents. Drs. Field and Ghoston discuss general principles for child and adolescent counseling before examining neurophysiological development from birth to age 18. They then provide in-session examples of neuroscience-informed approaches to behavior modification, play therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, biofeedback, neurofeedback, and therapeutic lif...

The Old Pike: A History of the National Road, with Incidents, Accidents, and Anecdotes Thereon, authored by Thomas B. Searight, is a comprehensive and engaging chronicle of one of America’s most significant early highways—the National Road, also known as the Cumberland Road or the Old Pike. First published in 1894, this book offers a vivid and detailed account of the conception, construction, and operation of the National Road, which stretched from Cumberland, Maryland, through Pennsylvani...

As professional counselors learn more about neuroscience, they need guidance on how to integrate this new knowledge into counselor education and counseling practice with clients. The purpose of this updated edition is to provide a comprehensive resource for translating and applying neuroscientific concepts to the theory and practice of counseling.The authors provide guidance as to how counselors integrate neuroscience into their work, with the hope of better understanding and ident...

All’s fair in love...and magic.SLATESomehow, we survived.It was supposed to be over. No more curses. No more magic. Just a calm, little life in Brume.For the first time ever, I’m ready for calm. So. Damn. Ready.Just so happens that the girl I love doesn’t like to leave things unfinished.Fine. So our little crew will assemble the Quatrefoil and bring magic back to the world. We’ve already faced death.This can’t be worse.Or can ...

No rest for the wicked...or the cursed.SLATEI didn't mean to steal the Bloodstone from the De Morel's crypt.Scratch that, I did mean to steal it.Until I realized it was a curse-magnet that only comes off if I, along with a jolly trio, successfully defeat four curses.If any of us fail, I'm dead.I've never been a glass half-empty sort of person, but my glass looks in dire need of a refill right about now.The only highlight of this wicke...

I can protect her from the world, but nothing will protect her from me.Many a blushing lass has screamed my name in bed over the long years I've walked this land, watching over humanity even after they turned their backs on me. But I've never claimed a mate.Until Layna.When I first set eyes on this beautiful creature, she was fighting for her life against more men than I could count. At that very moment I vowed to protect her... and to make her mine...

Drawing on the real-world experience of leading experts in oncological medicine, this reference serves as an invaluable source of guidance for anyone specializing in the care of acutely ill cancer patients-providing quick reference to effective techniques, therapies, and approaches for surgical, medical, pediatric, pain, and general oncology issues

Learn to think deeply about the relationship between church and state in a way that goes beyond mere policy debates and current campaigns.Few topics can grab headlines and stir passions quite like politics, especially when the church is involved. Considering the attention that many Christian parachurch groups, churches, and individual believers give to politics--and of the varying and sometimes divergent political ideals and aims among them*--Five Views on the Chur...