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The bestselling true story of a woman doctor at the turn of the century and her triumph over prejudice, poverty, and even her own illness. When she arrived in Colorado in 1907, Dr. Susan Anderson had a broken heart and a bad case of tuberculosis. But she stayed to heal the sick, tend to the dying, fight the exploitative railway management, and live a colorful, rewarding life.
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Presents a comprehensive guide for third through sixth-grade teachers on establishing and implementing literacy work stations within their classroom, and contains assessment and accountability ideas, time-saving tools, graphic organizers, and much more.
This book enables the reader to gain an insight into the underlying philosophy of the techniques and gives a practical guide to the work with people suffering from conditions including Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, acquired head injury, adult cerebral palsy and strokes.
This is the first book on New York's subway musicians--modern troubadours who perform on platforms, mezzanines, and even trains pounding through the city. Illustrating her account with captivating photos, Susie J. Tanenbaum draws on interviews with musicians and their audiences to explore both the vibrant culture and the intricate politics of subway music.
Casino Women is a pioneering look at the female face of corporate gaming. Based on extended interviews with maids, cocktail waitresses, cooks, laundry workers, dealers, pit bosses, managers, and vice presidents, the book describes in compelling detail a world whose enormous profitability is dependent on the labor of women assigned stereotypically female occupations—making beds and serving food on the one hand and providing sexual allure on the other. But behind the neon lies another world, peopled by thousands of remarkable women who assert their humanity in the face of gaming empires' relentless quest for profits.The casino women profiled here generally fall into two groups. Geoconda Argu...
This still incurable disease of the nervous system leads to major disability and paralysis. The fatigue, depression and pain MS causes makes it particularly hard for sufferers and their families to cope with. An explanation of MS Possible causes and triggers Diet, exercise and relaxation techniques Safe, gentle and effective natural treatments MS and the environment (heavy metals, pollutants, climates and allergies) Finding and choosing a practitioner
A Child of the Sea is the true story of Jimmy Cornell's daughter sailing around the world on the family's small yacht from the age of 7 to 14, based on Doina's diaries, letters and memories. From 1975 to 1981 the Cornell family visited 54 countries, sailed more than 68,000 miles, and travelled about the same distance overland. The story is told from Doina's point of view, although the main part of the book focuses on the family's three-year stay in the Pacific when she is aged between 10 and 13. Child of the Sea is unusual in that it gives a glimpse into a life that most young children couldn't imagine, swimming, diving and playing the days away in deserted anchorages; visiting some of the m...