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This text will appeal to professors looking for a "thinking teacher''s text," based on the most current research, NSES standards, and constructivist theory. Appropriate for both the beginning and advanced science methods courses, it is especially strong in topics pertaining to grades four through eight.

Which military leaders have dominated their times and exerted profound influence on the world? From the famous George Washington to the infamous Adolf Hitler to the obscure General Giap, this book attempts to provide the answer. In biographical sketches, the author chronicles the lives and accomplishments of the world''s most influential military leaders, and, more controversially, ranks them.

The two main occupations in Limoges, Louisiana (population: 905), seem to be spreading juicy gossip and consoling the unfortunate with casseroles. And in this early spring of 1952, there is ample opportunity for both—with sixteen-year-old and pregnant (by the Baptist minister) Olive Nepper, currently languishing in a coma after drinking pop laced with rose poison. But the plight of Olive and her family is hardly the only story spicing up the rumor mill in this small Southern community of unpredictable eccentrics, wandering husbands, and unsatisfied wives—and few local sins will be put right by home cooking. From Michael Lee West comes a beautifully rendered portrait of small-town Southern life, filled with humanity that brilliantly weaves comedy with dark calamity.

"... recipes collected during the author''s frequent trips around the world ... [he] describes every dish in detail, suggests how best to serve them, offers helpful tips ... and tells many amusing stories"--Jacket.

In a highly readable blend of analysis and interviews, Cohen shows how today''s "twenty-something" generation thinks, examines what their concerns are for themselves and for society, and debunks much of the media hype that portrays this group negatively.

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, A COMPREHENSIVE AND FASCINATING CRITIQUE OF MOVIES ABOUT VIETNAM! Heroic. Brave. Daring. Until the 1960s, movies about war were good box office. That all changed with Vietnam. Since the war was unpopular and confusing -- lacking clear objectives and easily identified enemies --movie-makers, like many Americans, transferred their dislike for the conflict onto the soldier. Consequently, Hollywood produced pictures that can now be recognizes as misleading, distorted, sensationalistic, or just plain dishonest. In Vietnam at the Movies, Vietnam vet Michael Lee Lanning traces the genesis of the "war movie" from the Spanish American War all the way up to Vietnam, taking Tinseltown to task for its treatment of the Viet vet--painstakingly separating fact from the fiction, and reviewing the quality and accuracy of more than 380 films and TV movies, including: Air America * The Big Chill * Birdy * Born on the Fourth of July * Casualties of War * Coming Home * The Deer Hunter * Dogfight * Easy Rider * First Blood * For the Boys * Friendly Fire * Full Metal Jacket * Good Morning Vietnam * Hair * In Country * JFK * The Killing Fields * Lethal Weapon * Nashville * Platoon * Running On Empty * Slaughterhouse-Five * Streamers * Suspect * Swimming to Cambodia * Taxi Driver * Tender Mercies * Top Gun * Year of the Dragon * And many more! Alphabetically organized for quick and easy access, this comprehensive volume gives film audiences and VCR viewers the opportunity to understand exactly what they are watching when they see Vietnam at the movies.

Providing integrated coverage of microeconomics, sector performance, macroeconomics, and international trade, "Introduction to Agricultural Economics," third edition is still the best book on the market today. Written by experts, this text build''s the reader''s understanding of decisions made by consumers and producers of food and fiber products. "Features of the new edition include: " Covers the FAIR Act now governing farm commodity policy. Discusses the changing nature of legislation governing international trade and issues related to agriculture as we approach the next round of WTO legislation. Comprehensive coverage of consumer demand, including an entire chapter on key elasticity concepts. Develops the market supply curve through coverage of the theory of the firm and its reactions to input prices and product prices.