This groundbreaking book explores the current state of doctoral education in the United States and offers a plan for increasing the effectiveness of doctoral education. Programs must grapple with questions of purpose. The authors examine practices and elements of doctoral programs and show how they can be made more powerful by relying on principles of progressive development, integration, and collaboration. They challenge the traditional apprenticeship model and offer an alternative in whi...

First published in 1993. This study traces the complex social, economic, religious, and political forces which affected African-Americans and their overall response to them. It more specifically illustrates how the prevailing views and actions of the dominant society serve to limit the aspirations of African-Americans in rising above their supposed place within American life.

A collection of early science fiction written by women during the Golden Age of science fiction.Get your copy now!

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Mauritius, a small, multicultural island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar and southeast of the Seychelles. Well known as a holiday destination for beach and resort loving tourists, it possesses a wide range of natural and man-made attractions, enjoys a sub-tropical climate with clear warm sea waters, attractive beaches, tropical fauna and flora complemented by a multi-ethnic and cultural population that is friendly and welcoming. Mauriti...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to the beautiful Maldives islands. The Maldives are an archipelago of 1,192 coral islands grouped into 26 coral atolls (200 inhabited islands, plus 80 islands with tourist resorts) in the Indian Ocean. They lie south-southwest of India and are considered part of Southern Asia.Finding Internet access when out and about can be problematic so carry your mobile guidebook in the palm of your hand. We include a fully linked Table of Contents and...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to the beautiful Seychelles islands in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar.Many of the beaches are untouched by man's influence and are refreshingly uncrowded. They offer clear blue skies and a tranquility you will rarely find, as well as scenery that is breath-taking. The Seychelles also has the distinction of having the highest Human Development Index in Africa.Finding Internet access when out and about can be problematic s...

Why is there so much conflict in personal communication?Well, the answer is simple. Too many people do not hear beyond the words directed at them. Unable to reconcile the message in these words with what they suspect/perceive, conflict ensues.Ninety percent of people leave their minds on autopilot. Most people hear what is said to them and have no choice but to accept because they do not have the mental ability to examine the words and match it with or against the body lang...

Praise for the first edition:"An indispensable guide for those who make art out of the contrast between light and dark. And, it's a sheer pleasure for everyone else, thanks to its many wonderful illustrations."-- Artsforum"Walker's instruction is so clear and well organized that this handbook is perfect for the beginner."-- American ArtistThe history of woodcuts goes back more than a thousand years. Working carefully a...

In this unbelievable book by George Walker, he describes how he was called by God to compose and publish articles online. His opinions and suggestions reverse political tendencies around the world, dispelling evil, terrorism, injustice, and demons, rebuilding a new order. Most incredibly, everything he writes about comes true, or is about to become true, no matter how inconceivable. Some of the events that Walker predicted that came to pass include Trump’s election, objections to North Kor...

From banking and finance to digital data protection, contracts, and taxation, modern financial and commercial practices are heavily impacted by continuing and relentless advances in digital technology. This volume presents a comprehensive and fully integrated treatment of all the major new subjects that have emerged from these developments, including specifically Financial Technology (FinTech), Regulatory Technology (RegTech), and wider advanced new technology (TechTech), all of which have...

People Live Here is a collection of three exciting new plays by George F. Walker, Canada’s king of black comedy and a winner of two Governor General’s Literary Awards for Drama. The Chance is a funny, quirky, and suspenseful play portraying three aspiring but economically deprived women living in a working-class neighbourhood of Toronto. The serendipitous discovery of a $300,000 cheque left behind by one of Jo’s one-night stands sends Jo’s mother Marcie, optimistic but ex...

Canada’s top playwright sears the page with three new darkly comic plays that denounce political culture, individualism, and the accompanying moral depravity. The title play, Dead Metaphor, examines the collision of a politician’s personal and professional lives, complicated by a son’s return from Afghanistan. In The Ravine, a mayoral candidate learns that his ex-wife is living in a gully nearby and wants to put a hit on him. The Burden of Self-Awareness has mone...