Most Popular Books by Gail Anderson

These papers are partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Masters of Science Degree in Education at Winona State University. The cohort included a large variety of licensure areas that represent most levels and content areas of K-12 education ... Action Research was encouraged to stimulate a practioner approach to curricular and instructional renewal and improvement. The traditional format for the papers helped to coach fundamental research strategies.

An extract from an international celebration charting the 20th century - stories of poverty and wealth, work and play, tales of changing environments - both urban and rural, in peace and wartime.

A complete introduction for beginners to Sun''s powerful JavaFX scripting language JavaFX is a scripting language which provides built-in properties for manipulating objects within a 2D coordinate system. A competing technology to Microsoft''s Silverlight, JavaFX provides the tools to fill and pen stroke colors, and create special effects, shapes and lines. It also manipulates images and play videos and sound and defines animations that affect objects over time. This complete introduction for any level doesn''t bury you with details. It starts quickly with an introduction to the power of JavaFX key features--scene node graphs, nodes as components, the coordinate system, layout options, colors and gradients, custom classes with inheritance, animation, binding, and event handlers. It then shows step-by-step how these features could be used in a real JavaFX application and will help an application look professionally designed. Commissioned by JavaFX product team and reviewed by renowned Java author, Brian Goetz, this guide is intended as the first and most accessible book for people new to JavaFX. The Andersons are working directly with the JavaFX team at Sun for a complete and authoritative guide Gets you started on building rich Web apps quickly without having to sort through unnecessary details or search the Web for answers Focuses on most useful features and shows how to build apps that tap the full potential of JavaFX.

This book serves as an introduction to the key elements of good typographic design. Broken into sections covering the fundamentals of typography, the book features inspiring works by acclaimed typographic designers from across the world. Each section illustrates technical points and encourages readers to try out new ideas of their own. The subjects covered include typographic rebus, abstract form, overlapping, using grids, metaphoric construction and illumination. The result is an instantly accessible, jargon-free guide to typographic design using professional techniques.

The cure for death by lightning was handwritten in thick, messy blue ink in my mother''s scrapbook, under the recipe for my father''s favourite oatcakes: Dunk the dead by lightning in a cold water bath for two hours and if still dead, add vinegar and soak for an hour more. So begins Gail Anderson-Dargatz''s extraordinary first novel, a seductive and thrilling book that captures the heart and imagination, as filled with the magic and mystery of life as it is with its lurking evils and gut-wrenching hardships. The Cure for Death by Lightning sold more than a staggering 100,000 copies in Canada alone and became a bestseller in Great Britain, later to be published in the United States and Europe. It was nominated for the Giller Prize, the richest fiction prize in Canada, and received a Betty Trask Award in the U.K. The Cure for Death by Lightning takes place in the poor, isolated farming community of Turtle Valley, British Columbia, in the shadow of the Second World War. The fifteenth summer of Beth Weeks''s life is full of strange happenings: a classmate is mauled to death; children go missing on the nearby reserve; an unseen predator pursues Beth. She is surrounded by unusual characters, including Nora, the sensual half-Native girl whose friendship provides refuge; Filthy Billy, the hired hand with Tourette''s Syndrome; and Nora''s mother, who has a man''s voice and an extra little finger. Then there''s the darkness within her own family: her domineering, shell-shocked father has fits of madness, and her mother frequently talks to the dead. Beth, meanwhile, must wrestle with her newfound sexuality in a harsh world where nylons, perfume and affection have no place. Then, in a violent storm, she is struck by lightning in her arm, and nothing is quite the same again. She decides to explore the dangers of the bush. Beth is a strong, honest, and compassionate heroine, bringing hope and joy into an environment that is often cruel. The character of Beth''s haunted mother infuses the book with life by means of her scrapbook of recipes scattered throughout, with luscious descriptions of food, gardening, and remedies, both practical and bizarre. Seen through Beth''s eyes, the West Coast landscape is full of beauty and mysteries, with its forests and rivers, and its rich native culture. The Globe and Mail commented that The Cure for Death by Lightning was Canadian to the core, with hints of Susannah Moodie and Margaret Atwood and Alice Munro. Anderson-Dargatz''s vision of rural life has drawn comparisons with William Faulkner and John Steinbeck. A magic realism reminiscent of Latin American literature is also present, as flowers rain from the sky, and men turn into animals. Yet the style of The Cure for Death by Lightning, which the Boston Globe called Pacific Northwest Gothic, is wholly original. Launched in a year with more than the usual number of excellent first novels (1996 was also the year of Fall On Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald and Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels), this book with its assured voice heralds a worthy successor to Margaret Atwood, Carol Shields, Margaret Laurence and Alice Munro.

AN INSIDER REVEALS HOW PROFESSIONAL VENDORS(FROM CITY FESTIVALS TO COUNTY FAIRS etc.)SUCCEED ON MINIMAL INVESTMENTYears of direct experience, hard work, determination, and trial-and-error went into the making this definitive insider''s vendors guide.This detailed guide takes you through all the necessary steps required for building a successful business, from the initial formation of a business, choosing and finding product, finding lucrative events, marketing strategies to maximize profits, and the day-to-day activities in running and growing a business. It took thousands of hours of research and years of direct experience as a vendor, as well as over 20 years in the marketing field, to bring this book to you.Over 140 pages reflect years of valuable knowledge gained through the hard knocks are passed on to you to save you both time and money. Avoid the pitfalls encountered by most budding entrepreneurs and benefit from the valuable insight you will find in this book. Whatever type of vendor you plan to become, this book will speak to you.Whether you want to sell food or lamp shades, handmade crafts or commercial items, attend flea markets or large events, grow a business or just add supplemental income, this book addresses your needs. Get it today and start enjoying the benefits and pleasure of running your own successful business. This book is for you.

Forensic entomology is the study of insects associated with carrion in order to determine elapsed time since death in homicide investigations. Organisms (invertebrates) colonize the carrion in a predictable sequence in terrestrial and buried scenarios. This sequence is different if the body is submerged in a lake or stream habitat. This sequence of organisms colonizing the carrion, or corpse, can be used to determine time since submergence, which may aid in determining time since death. This research will be valuable in criminal investigations currently pending, as well as in the future.