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The Practical Seductress: How I Learned to Take My Hat and Run
by Camaione SueIn this sexually charged memoir, Sue Camaione sets off on a rebellious course to make her way as a young woman determined to live on her own terms despite societal mores. Full of a precocious curiosity about sexuality, Sue questions her religious education, challenges her school dress code, sets herself on a quest to lose her virginity, and, as she grows older, encounters challenges that at times leave her broke, sick, and homeless. She flees upstate New York, embarking on romantic adventures across the country. She discovers orgasmic joy in the Rocky Mountains, falls in love in Tucson, struggles with open marriage in San Diego, and explores forbidden intimacy in the arms of a Chilean graduate student in Boston. These experiences, men, places, and friendships transform her. Both a coming-of-age story and a depiction of an era, The Practical Seductress exposes the gender double standard and the dangers and joys of sexual freedom that defined the 1970s and &’80s. Filled with humor and learned wisdom, this is a story of desire and survival, navigating treacherous and unpredictable paths, defying social norms, and finding redemption.
Practical Solutions to Practically Every Problem: The Survival Guide for Early Childhood Professionals
by Steffen SaiferAn encyclopedic how-to guide for the universal early childhood program problems.Practical Solutions to Practically Every Problem attempts to provide solutions to every possible problem faced by early childhood teachers-before teachers encounter them. This classic resource has been updated to focus on current issues faced by educators, including teaching twenty-first century life skills, technology, and cultural responsiveness. This easy-to-use guide gives you quick practical help, now!Educators will save time and energy with over eight hundred solutions to two hundred problems, including:Daily dilemmas and classroom issuesPartnering with families to raise happy childrenDealing with problematic behaviors from co-workersLearning to take care of yourself to prevent burn-outSteffen Saifer, EdD, a former early childhood teacher and Head Start director and trainer, is currently an international consultant and writer based in Spain. He has worked on projects for the Open Society Foundation, The World Bank, and UNICEF, in many countries including Bangladesh, Russia, and Zimbabwe. Dr. Saifer works with programs on culturally responsive curriculum development and implementation and with universities to develop graduate programs for ECD teachers, administrators, and leaders. When in the United States, Saifer resides in Portland, Oregon
Practical Statistics for Nursing and Health Care
by Jim Fowler Philip Jarvis Mel ChevannesNow in its second edition, Practical Statistics for Nursing and Health Care provides a sound foundation for nursing, midwifery and other health care students and early career professionals, guiding readers through the often daunting subject of statistics ‘from scratch’. Making no assumptions about one’s existing knowledge, the text develops in complexity as the material and concepts become more familiar, allowing readers to build the confidence and skills to apply various formula and techniques to their own data. The authors explain common methods of interpreting data sets and explore basic statistical principles that enable nurses and health care professionals to decide on suitable treatment, as well as equipping readers with the tools to critically appraise clinical trials and epidemiology journals. Offers information on statistics presented in a clear, straightforward manner Covers all basic statistical concepts and tests, and includes worked examples, case studies, and data sets Provides an understanding of how data collected can be processed for the patients’ benefit Contains a new section on how to calculate and use percentiles Written for students, qualified nurses and other healthcare professionals, Practical Statistics for Nursing and Health Care is a hands-on guide to gaining rapid proficiency in statistics.
The Practical Stylist (8th edition)
by Sheridan Warner BakerThis new edition of The Practical Stylist continues to lay out, step by step, the simple poetics of persuasion, the processes of argument, the essence of our attitudes, our thinking, our conversation, our writing.
The Practical Stylist with Readings and Handbook (Eighth Edition)
by Sheridan BakerThe Practical Stylist provides organizational techniques to students create sound essays, while the expository modes such as description, narration, and exposition are presented as strategies for supporting a thesis. Numerous essay models are provided to illustrate the principles of organization and explore the dynamics of language. A research paper chapter discusses online sources and the computerized library, and a brief handbook section provides help with grammar issues.
The Practical Tarot Method: Learn to Read Tarot Cards Intuitively (Practical Tarot)
by Lisa KesslerReading tarot shouldn&’t have to be a guessing game or a test on memorization. The Practical Tarot Method: Learning to Read Tarot Cards Intuitively is designed to demystify the process of interpreting tarot, making it more approachable and fun to learn.Tarot cards are a powerful tool to help you tap into Spirit and guide you on your divine path—that is, if you know how to read them. That&’s where this book comes in. Written in a user-friendly way, The Practical Tarot Method will empower you, deepen your self-confidence, and help you develop more trust in your own intuition so you may better connect with and understand the cards. Presented in a relatable way with practice exercises, this book offers different ways to use tarot cards in everyday life, such as for meditation and journaling, reading spreads to answer questions, and as inspiration for creative pursuits. It also includes the author&’s stunning and diverse tarot deck, called Practical Tarot, which was created to reflect and celebrate the diversity of people in the world—there is even a 32-page insert in the back of the book that showcases the full-color cards. From choosing your tarot deck to insights into the natural cycles in the tarot system to the traditional interpretations of tarot cards, both novices and seasoned tarot practitioners are sure to love this book and how it helps them hone their natural intuitive gifts.
A Practical Wedding
by Meg KeeneAn Insanity-Free Wedding: It Can Happen!Getting engaged is exhilarating...until it sets in that a wedding costs three times what you thought, and takes five to ten times the effort it reasonably should. And then there are the expectations: from calligraphy invitations to satin chair-covers, all those things that Must Be Done or everyone will be Horribly Offended. Or will they?A Practical Wedding helps you create the wedding you want--without going broke or crazy in the process. After all, what really matters on your wedding day, what you'll remember 'til you're old and gray, is not so much how it looked as how it felt. In this refreshing guide, expert Meg Keene shares her secrets to planning a beautiful celebration that reflects your taste and your relationship. You'll discover: The real purpose of engagement (hint: it's not just about the planning) How to pinpoint what matters most to you and your partner DIY-ing your wedding: brilliant or crazy? Affording a wedding without having to cut your guest list How to communicate decisions with your family Why that color-coded spreadsheet is actually worth it Wedding Zen can be yours. Meg walks you through everything from choosing a venue to writing vows, complete with stories and advice from women who have been in the trenches, the Team Practical brides. So here's to the joyful wedding, the sensible wedding, the unbelievably fun wedding! A Practical Wedding is your complete guide to getting married with grace.
A Practical Wedding: Creative Ideas for a Beautiful, Affordable, and Stress-free Celebration
by Meg KeeneA companion to the popular website APracticalWedding.com and A Practical Wedding Planner, A Practical Wedding helps you sort through the basics to create the wedding you want -- without going broke or crazy in the process. After all, what really matters on your wedding day is not so much how it looked as how it felt. In this refreshing guide, expert Meg Keene shares her secrets to planning a beautiful celebration that reflects your taste and your relationship. You'll discover: The real purpose of engagement (hint: it's not just about the planning) How to pinpoint what matters most to you and your partner DIY-ing your wedding: brilliant or crazy? How to communicate decisions to your familyWhy that color-coded spreadsheet is actually worth itWedding Zen can be yours. Meg walks you through everything from choosing a venue to writing vows, complete with stories and advice from women who have been in the trenches: the Team Practical brides. So here's to the joyful wedding, the sensible wedding, the unbelievably fun wedding! A Practical Wedding is your complete guide to getting married with grace.
Practically Useless Information on Food and Drink
by Norman KolpasThe ultimate gift book for the epicure who has everything. It features such facts as the names and sizes of champagne bottles, step-by-step instructions on how to slice a banana without peeling it (or even cutting the peel), the menu served the night the Titanic sank, ten edible figures of speech, intriguing quotes on eating and drinking from Kenneth Grahame, William Shakespeare, and Charles Dickens.Clever, engaging, and easy to browse for fun. For people seeking a resource on esoteric information, it is indexed for easy access to specific topics.
Practically Useless Information on Weddings
by Norman KolpasThe ultimate gift book for the bride, her mother, bridesmaids, friends, and the occasional groom. Fascinating facts include the world's longest wedding ceremony, shortest ceremony, and most-watched ceremony (on television). Also included is vital information on diamond engagement rings, gift guidelines for each anniversary, the significance of rice, the meaning of flowers used in bouquets, and the story behind traditions and sayings like "something old, something new." The book will be equally popular as a gift and curiosity for the nearly wed or as a resource for those hard-to-find facts that provide the background on much of the traditional wedding lore. A complete index provides access by topic.
The Practice of Network Security Monitoring: Understanding Incident Detection and Response
by Richard BejtlichNetwork security is not simply about building impenetrable walls -- determined attackers will eventually overcome traditional defenses. The most effective computer security strategies integrate network security monitoring (NSM): the collection and analysis of data to help you detect and respond to intrusions. In The Practice of Network Security Monitoring, Mandiant CSO Richard Bejtlich shows you how to use NSM to add a robust layer of protection around your networks -- no prior experience required. To help you avoid costly and inflexible solutions, he teaches you how to deploy, build, and run an NSM operation using open source software and vendor-neutral tools. You'll learn how to: Determine where to deploy NSM platforms, and size them for the monitored networks Deploy stand-alone or distributed NSM installations Use command line and graphical packet analysis tools, and NSM consoles Interpret network evidence from server-side and client-side intrusions Integrate threat intelligence into NSM software to identify sophisticated adversaries There's no foolproof way to keep attackers out of your network. But when they get in, you'll be prepared. The Practice of Network Security Monitoring will show you how to build a security net to detect, contain, and control them. Attacks are inevitable, but losing sensitive data shouldn't be.
Practice Tests for the California MFT Law & Ethics Exam
by Benjamin E. CaldwellThis text is designed to prepare you for the California MFT Law & Ethics Exam with two full-length practice tests (75 questions each, 150 questions in total). Practice tests follow the same four-option, multiple-choice format as the real exam. Answer sheets are included. The book provides full rationales for each question, so that you can understand not just what the right answers were, but why they were correct.
Practicing Counseling and Psychotherapy: Insights from Trainees, Supervisors and Clients
by Nicholas Ladany Jessica A. Walker Lia M. Pate-Carolan Laurie Gray EvansPracticing Counseling and Psychotherapy: Insights From Trainees, Supervisors, and Clients offers a framework for understanding the counseling and psychotherapy process that can be used in any training program. Clinical examples and discussion questions are included throughout the book, and are based on a large-scale empirical study that qualitatively and quantitatively examines the experiences of trainees, clients, and supervisors. This volume is an excellent resource for those who want an insider's view and conceptualization from the perspectives of psychotherapy trainees, their clients, and their supervisors.
Practicing History: Selected Essays
by Barbara W. TuchmanFrom thoughtful pieces on the historian's role to striking insights into America's past and present to trenchant observations on the international scene, Barbara W. Tuchman looks at history in a unique way and draws lessons from what she sees. Here is a splendid body of work, the story of a lifetime spent "practicing history."
Pragmatic Guide to Git
by Travis SwicegoodNeed to learn how to wrap your head around Git, but don't need a lot of hand holding? Grab this book if you're new to Git, not to the world of programming. Git tasks displayed on two-page spreads provide all the context you need, without the extra fluff.
Pragmatic Guide to Subversion
by Mike MasonSubversion is the most popular open-source version control system on the planet. Development teams-big and small, enterprise and open source-use this fast, feature-rich tool daily. Pragmatic Guide to Subversion presents the 48 essential tasks you need to know. It's your shortcut to the Subversion master's recommended set of best practices. With this book, you can get to the good parts quickly, and be more productive and effective.
Pragmatic Judgments in Direct Patient Care: Moral Theory at the Beginning of Clinical Ethics Consultation
by Bernhard BleyerWhy does a hospital need an ethics consultation? And what about this counselling is ethical? The book explains the background of the development of clinical ethics counselling. It provides new insights into serious decision-making conflicts in everyday clinical life and uncovers the disputes that followed in public. In the search for the ethical understanding of clinical ethics counselling, the book comes across previously unexplored evidence. Step by step, a system is reconstructed that reveals the shape of a significant philosophical school of thought.
Pragmatics and Philosophy. Connections and Ramifications (Perspectives in Pragmatics, Philosophy & Psychology #22)
by Alessandro CaponeThis book shows how pragmatics and philosophy are interconnected, and explores the consequences and ramifications of this innovative idea, especially in addressing and solving the problem of breaking Grice's circle. The author applies philosophy in order to get to a better understanding of pragmatics, and pragmatics in order to get a better understanding of philosophy. The book starts with a chapter on the non-cancellability of explicatures and the role that this idea plays in the resolution of Grice’s circle, and proceeds with the discussion of other topics in which explicatures or cancellability play an important and decisive role. While the reader proceeds in the reading of this book, they accumulate notions and pieces of knowledge which will be of invaluable use when arriving at the chapter on conversational presuppositions (and related chapters), where the author expresses his most radical views: namely that (potential) presuppositions are indeed cancellable, contrary to what many believe.
Pragmatische Urteile in der unmittelbaren Patientenversorgung: Moraltheorie an den Anfängen Klinischer Ethikberatung (Gesundheit und Medizin im interdisziplinären Diskurs)
by Bernhard BleyerWozu braucht ein Krankenhaus eine Ethikberatung? Und was an dieser Beratung ist ethisch? Das Buch erklärt die Hintergründe der Entstehungsprozesse Klinischer Ethikberatung. Es gewährt neue Einblicke in schwerwiegende Entscheidungskonflikte des klinischen Alltags und deckt die vehementen Auseinandersetzungen auf, die sich öffentlich daran anschlossen. Auf der Suche nach dem Ethikverständnis der Klinischen Ethikberatung trifft das Buch auf bisher nicht ausgewertete Hinweise. Schritt für Schritt wird eine Systematik rekonstruiert, die die Gestalt einer bedeutsamen philosophischen Denkrichtung erkennen lässt.
Prairie Style Weddings: Rustic and Romantic Farm, Woodland, and Garden Celebrations
by Fifi O'NeillGet ideas for a rustic-themed bridal shower, rehearsal dinner, ceremony, or reception, plus ten DIY projects to add a homespun touch to your event.Rustic barns and gardens are popular settings for the intimate, personalized weddings that are among today’s top trends. Stylist Fifi O’Neill knows how to transform such venues into gorgeous “prairie style” celebrations that seamlessly blend ruggedness and elegance. This beautifully illustrated look-book with more than 150 photographs is filled with unique ideas for planning the perfect bridal shower, rehearsal dinner, ceremony, and reception. From a cheery garden-shed party to a dinner set amid a lush cornfield, Prairie-Style Weddings shows how to achieve an effortless look that is rich in personality and bursting with charm. Ten simple DIY projects add a homespun touch to any wedding event.
Prank University: The Ultimate Guide to College's Greatest Tradition
by John AustinBAD BEHAVIOR 101. Forget about Punk'd. Or any of those other stupid hidden camera shows. Executing the perfect prank is an art that demands deft craftsmanship and sly cunning. Whether you're talking about a good-natured practical joke between roommates or an elaborate hit against a nosy neighbor, nothing sends a message with satisfying elegance like a well-designed prank. But how can you, just some regular schmo, become an ultimate prankster? Welcome toPrank University! Here are 100 essential pranks--from classics such as Doorbell Drench and Silly-String Sleep to more modern operations like Quick Leg Shave, Wasabi Paste, and Plastic Forking (you'll have to look inside for that one, but trust us, it's good). Step-by-step instructions and ingenious diagrams make these diabolical schemes all too easy. An icon system denotes prank difficulty as well as the number of accomplices needed, costs involved (if any), and whether to film the event for posterity. Just remember to use this information judiciously . . . you never know when some young jokester (also armed with this book) might be coming after you. With Prank University, jackass class is in session!
Pratiyogita Darpan English February 2022
by Pratiyogita DarpanThe February 2022 edition of Pratiyogita Darpan magazine focuses on current affairs of the world. Keeping us updated with the world, the magazine also provides solved model papers of U.P. PCS (Mains) and M.P. PSC (Pre.). The solved papers of U.P TGT. 21, Haryana civil services (Pre.) 21, S.S.C. combined graduate level. 20 are provided in the magazine.
Pratiyogita Darpan English January 2022
by Pratiyogita DarpanPratiyogita Darpan English January 2022 is one more gem in the series of great content made by PD Group. With previous papers of various solved papers of UGC-NET, JRF Exam. 20; Haryana Civil Services (Pre.) Exam. 21; Bihar B.Ed. Common Entrance Test. 21, with special feature on CSE (Mains) 2021 exams and regular topics of interest the aspirants are promised of great success in coming examinations.
Pratiyogita Darpan Hindi February 2022: प्रतियोगिता दर्पण हिंदी फरवरी 2022
by Pratiyogita Darpan‘प्रतियोगिता दर्पण’ 2022 पत्रिका के प्रस्तुत अंक को आकांक्षाओं के अनुरूप अधिक-से-अधिक उपयोगी बनाने का प्रयास किया गया है, प्रकाशन से सम्बन्धित सभी लोगों के सामूहिक प्रयास एवं सहयोग से यह अंक इतना अधिक परीक्षोपयोगी बन पाया है। विभिन्न प्रतियोगी परीक्षाओं के लिए उपयोगी बनाने की दृष्टि से इस अंक में अनेक महत्वपूर्ण विषयों पर सारगर्भित एवं विश्लेषणात्मक लेख दिए गए हैं। इनमें से कुछ लेख इस प्रकार हैं- विश्व एनर्जी मानचित्र और भारत की तेल रणनीति, क्या जलवायु परिवर्तन चुनौती का जवाब कॉप 26 है, अफगानिस्तान संकट में संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघ की भूमिका, सूचना का अधिकार अधिनियम 2005 का प्रभाव एवं चुनौतियाँ, टिकाऊ खेती और पर्यावरण सुरक्षा। पत्रिका के सर्वाधिक महत्वपूर्ण भाग में विभिन्न प्रतियोगी परीक्षाओं के चयनित हल प्रश्न-पत्र आवश्यक व्याख्या एवं संकेतों के साथ दिए गए हैं।
Pratiyogita Darpan Hindi January 2022: प्रतियोगिता दर्पण हिंदी जनवरी 2022
by Pratiyogita Darpanविभिन्न प्रतियोगी परीक्षाओं के लिए उपयोगी बनाने की दृष्टि से ‘प्रतियोगिता दर्पण’ इस अंक में अनेक महत्वपूर्ण विषयों पर सारगर्भित एवं विश्लेषणात्मक लेख दिए गए हैं. इनमें से कुछ लेख इस प्रकार हैं- क्षेत्रीय विषमताओं के बीच जनांकिकीय उपलब्धियाँ: पाँचवाँ राष्ट्रीय परिवार स्वास्थ्य सर्वेक्षण 2019-20, आपदारोधी अवसंरचना के लिए गठबंधन (सीडीआरआई), हरित पथ की ओर अग्रसर भारत, भारतीय बैंकिंग उद्योग की अद्यतन प्रवृत्तियाँ, भारत में सम्पूर्ण साक्षरता का लक्ष्य और चुनौतियाँ, भारत के राष्ट्रपति का निर्वाचन कैसे होता है?. वर्तमान में लैंगिक भेदभाव मिटाने की चुनौती, कोविड-19 वैश्विक महामारी के दौरान ग्रामीण भारत में सरकारी विद्यालयों को प्राथमिकता आदि. पत्रिका के सर्वाधिक महत्वपूर्ण भाग में विभिन्न प्रतियोगी परीक्षाओं के चयनित हल प्रश्न-पत्र आवश्यक व्याख्या एवं संकेतों के साथ दिए गए हैं. इनमें से उत्तर प्रदेश लोक सेवा आयोग पी.सी.एस./ आर एफ.ओ. (प्रा.) परीक्षा, 2021, हरियाणा सिविल सेवा (प्रा.) परीक्षा, 2021, एस एस सी.स्नातक स्तरीय परीक्षा, 2020, राजस्थान पी. एस. सी. सब-इंस्पेक्टर पुलिस परीक्षा, 2021 आदि प्रश्न-पत्र दिए गए हैं.