Metal foams are at the forefront of technological development for the automotive, aerospace, and other weight-dependent industries. They are formed by various methods, but the key facet of their manufacture is the inclusion of air or other gaseous pockets in the metal structure. The fact that gas pockets are present in their structure provides an obvious weight advantage over traditionally cast or machined solid metal components. The unique structure of metal foams also opens up more oppor...

What we allow our students to read tells them which stories we value—and which we don't. Give students the power to develop reading lives that will endure beyond school walls. Collaborative Reader Workshop allows for student choice in reading, writing, and speaking; provides an authentic audience for student work; strengthens academic ELA skills; builds a wider school community of readers; and fosters lifelong reading habits. Fleck and Heinemann offer teachers a clear model to establish th...

On the island of Bellona, they worship the sun. Seventeen-year-old Veda understands that keeping the sun content ensures plentiful crops, peace and harmony, and a thriving economy. But as a member of the Basso class, she never reaps those benefits.Life as a Basso is one fraught with back-breaking work and imposing rules. Her close friendship with Nico is Veda's one saving grace in a cruel world where the division between her people and the ruling Dogio is as wide and winding as the ...

Many Christians are unable to give the names, or many details, of Jesus’ twelve disciples and yet we can learn many lessons from their lives. Each of them had his own personality but Jesus was able to change and use them in the service of the Kingdom of God. They had faults like we do. They were a mixed bunch of people, each with their own gifts and struggles. God calls all sorts of people, and we cannot forget that Jesus was selecting men for a leadership role in the early church. We can ...

This ground-breaking volume is a follow-up to Intellectuals and Their Publics. In contrast to the earlier book, which was mainly concerned with the activity of intellectuals and how it relates to the public, this volume analyses what happens when sociology and sociologists engage with or serve various publics. More specifically, this problem will be studied from the following three angles: How does one become a public sociologist and prominent intellectual in the first place? (Part I) How ...

This concise and accessible book explains one of the most profound and inspiring discoveries ever made, namely, the fact that we ourselves—and all we see around us—are a natural product of the workings and wonders of the Universe, tied directly to distant events spread across space and time reaching back to the beginning, back to the Big Bang, and continuing through the birth and death of successive generations of stars. Modern science has shown that, in a very real and profound way, we ar...

Anyone living today could form the impression that humanity is essentially fractured and fragmented; that we're split up along ethnic geographic cultural national and ideological lines. This is the societal reality. But in Anthropology For Beginners Micah J. Fleck asks us to take a big step backward and look at the full picture as if we were aliens who stumbled upon planet Earth and glimpsed its inhabitants. We would see a myriad of languages practices religious rites food palettes clothin...

Kids love clothes, especially well-crafted and comfortable clothes. Children's Knitting Clothes features 14 vintage patterns in total. There are pullovers, cardigans, and more. The patterns are for ages 1-6. Straightforward instructions and pictures are included.

Audubon Park is a popular uptown park here in New Orleans. It was largely designed by the renowned landscape architect John Olmsted after the 1894 World’s Fair. He was known for incorporating green space, roads, civic buildings and more. I hope I have captured some of the beauty of the park here and the huge range of activities that take place. Previously, the park was a plantation on the Mississippi with rows of Live Oak trees that still stand today. The trees are the backdrop to everythi...

Navigating the Challenges of Growth explores why seemingly successful companies run into trouble, undergo decline and face collapse. Denise Fleck’s two-decade long investigation into the histories of organizations ranges from local firms to global corporations, evaluating not only their growth and success, but also a seldom scrutinized phenomenon: organizational failure.Fleck analyses longitudinal studies across varied industries and ownership regimes, revealing three core...

Solve your own murder in this interactive book where YOU decide what happens next! Packed with 23 possible endings!Choose Your Own Adventure books–the 4th bestselling children's series of all time–are now available with even more pages, choices, and mystery for 10- to 12-year-old readers.You go to breakfast with your friends and feel strangely alone. No one looks at you and no one is answering your questions. It's not until you hear a scream, rush t...

My name is Dwayne Taylor, and until six months ago, I considered myself a good person, a good father, a hard worker, and just a boring graphic designer. I believed I cared about other people. My biggest misconception, however, was believing that other people cared about others, too.Today, I'm waiting to be escorted into a prison interview room to formally meet a rapist and murderer who has consumed my thoughts for the past six months. He's in my veins, lingering behind my eyes ever...