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Program Evaluation: Embedding Evaluation into Program Design and Development
by Susan P. GiancolaThis text aims to build evaluation capacity by increasing knowledge about evaluation and improving skills to conduct evaluations. The book’s embedded approach uses program theory to understand relationships between activities and objectives, logic modeling to represent the program’s theory, and an evaluation matrix to structure the evaluation within the program. The approach is systematic and focused on continuous improvement. The Second Edition adds topics suggested by users of the book, incorporates content that the author has added to her own classes, and covers emerging areas in evaluation since the publication of the first edition such as artificial intelligence and equity in evaluation. A companion website at http://edge.sagepub.com/Giancola2e includes a number of instructor resources including editable PowerPoint slides and assignments.
Program Evaluation: Embedding Evaluation into Program Design and Development
by Susan P. GiancolaThis text aims to build evaluation capacity by increasing knowledge about evaluation and improving skills to conduct evaluations. The book’s embedded approach uses program theory to understand relationships between activities and objectives, logic modeling to represent the program’s theory, and an evaluation matrix to structure the evaluation within the program. The approach is systematic and focused on continuous improvement. The Second Edition adds topics suggested by users of the book, incorporates content that the author has added to her own classes, and covers emerging areas in evaluation since the publication of the first edition such as artificial intelligence and equity in evaluation. A companion website at http://edge.sagepub.com/Giancola2e includes a number of instructor resources including editable PowerPoint slides and assignments.
Leadership Case Studies in Education
by Peter G. Northouse Marie E. LeeLeadership Case Studies in Education 4th Edition by Peter G. Northouse and Marie Lee applies leadership theories in educational settings. Designed to be used alongside Leadership: Theory and Practice 10th Edition, this casebook provides relevant, substantive, and contemporary case studies on leadership issues in Higher Education and K-12 Education. Each of the 32 case studies include critical thinking questions that encourage students to apply leadership theory and concepts to real-life situations. Engaging, practical, and relevant, Leadership Case Studies in Education is the perfect companion for educational leadership courses. New cases explore social identity leadership and team leadership theories, with examples including the challenges of teaching virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic, the formation of a union of college adjunct professors, and a high school′s challenge in changing their offensive school mascot symbol.
Leadership Case Studies in Education
by Peter G. Northouse Marie E. LeeLeadership Case Studies in Education 4th Edition by Peter G. Northouse and Marie Lee applies leadership theories in educational settings. Designed to be used alongside Leadership: Theory and Practice 10th Edition, this casebook provides relevant, substantive, and contemporary case studies on leadership issues in Higher Education and K-12 Education. Each of the 32 case studies include critical thinking questions that encourage students to apply leadership theory and concepts to real-life situations. Engaging, practical, and relevant, Leadership Case Studies in Education is the perfect companion for educational leadership courses. New cases explore social identity leadership and team leadership theories, with examples including the challenges of teaching virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic, the formation of a union of college adjunct professors, and a high school′s challenge in changing their offensive school mascot symbol.
The Friendship Bench: How Fourteen Grandmothers Inspired a Mental Health Revolution
by Dixon Chibanda“Dixon Chibanda’s beautiful and heroic book will inspire everyone who reads it.” — Johann Hari As featured on CBS Sunday Morning and NPR’s Here and Now A simple, human solution for loneliness and depression When Dr. Dixon Chibanda lost a patient to suicide, he began a soul-searching journey that eventually led to a mental healthcare revolution. As one of only six psychiatrists in all of Zimbabwe, a country traumatized by decades of conflict, Chibanda quickly realized that millions there were suffering from mental illness with no hope of receiving care. He saw that the only way to narrow this care gap was to leverage existing resources in the community, and one such resource was the compassion and understanding of grandmothers. With fourteen of these wise elders as partners, Chibanda pioneered the Friendship Bench program, a community-driven initiative addressing loneliness, depression, substance abuse, and suicide by fostering intergenerational connectedness. Since then, more than 500,000 people worldwide have sat on a park bench to share their personal stories with an empathetic grandmother. A primer on how human connection forms the bedrock of our resilience, The Friendship Bench gives readers the tools to facilitate transformative healing by reaching out to those who are struggling and isolated from the world around them. It’s a case study of how interventions supported by robust scientific evidence can be made accessible for all. Ultimately, it’s a celebration of the collective wisdom and knowledge of those rooted in their communities and their profound ability to foster belonging, purpose, and healing.
The Autistic's Guide to Self-Discovery: Flourishing as a Neurodivergent Adult
by Sol SmithLive Authentically and Function Effectively in All Areas of Your Life In this first-of-its-kind book, Sol Smith combines current research, his personal experience as a late-diagnosed autistic adult, and lessons learned as an educator to show how you can transcend common mischaracterizations, overcome shame, and gain the skills to flourish. Sol knows that neurodivergent people often feel that nothing they have been taught relates to how they experience the world. To resolve this conflict, they try to change or mask who they are, which can cause isolation, depression, and anxiety. He advises the opposite: Understand yourself, accept yourself, and reduce conflict. Designed to help you peel away the shell of inadequacy and self-blame that often comes with neurodivergence, The Autistic’s Guide to Self-Discovery offers the necessary tools and knowledge to function effectively at home, at work, and in the wider world.
A Song of Legends Lost (The Invoker Trilogy)
by M. H. Ayinde'A relentlessly gripping, glorious epic fantasy - the exhilarating must-read fantasy debut of 2025' Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine ThroneA SONG OF REBELLION. A SONG OF WAR. A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST.In the Nine Lands, only those of noble blood can summon the spirits of their ancestors to fight in battle. But when Temi, a commoner from the slums, accidentally invokes a powerful spirit, she finds it could hold the key to ending a centuries-long war.But not everything that can be invoked is an ancestor. And some of the spirits that can be drawn from the ancestral realm are more dangerous than anyone can imagine.A relentlessly gripping tale of revenge and rebellion, A Song of Legends Lost is an unmissable debut from a major new voice in epic fantasy, perfect for fans of John Gwynne, Anthony Ryan and Evan Winter'A truly excellent debut, with a genuinely fascinating magic system, engaging characters and deep worldbuilding. A fantastic read'James Islington, author of The Will of the Many'An epic tale of conflict, betrayal, and intrigue . . . M. H. Ayinde weaves a rich and engrossing story through a unique and fascinating world'Anthony Ryan, author of Blood Song'Stunning and vividly told . . . Ayinde is a master storyteller'Andrea Stewart, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Bone Shard DaughterReader reviews:'To me, it was perfect. It is what I have been searching for and it felt like home. One of the easiest 5* I have ever given'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A breathtaking debut that delivers a compelling mix of action, intrigue and emotional depth . . . an absolute must-read'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Oh my GOD. Temi, my GIRL! Jinao, badass. Runt, JEEEEESUS . . . thank you M. H. Ayinde for a fantastic book'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A breath of fresh air . . . I cannot recommend this enough and am waiting so impatiently for book 2'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This book has filled the gaping holes that the Throne of Glass and Game of Thrones series have left in my heart . . .Watch out Sanderson and Martin, Ayinde is incoming!'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'So impeccably done. In awe of the skill on display here, from the prose to the worldbuilding to the character work to the sheer breadth of it all'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I absolutely loved this book! . . . till thinking about it days after I finished'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Exhilarating . . . delivers an unrelenting ride of action, intrigue and emotional depth . . . a must-read for fans of high-stakes fantasy, featuring a truly unique and thrilling world that promises much more to come'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Matriarch: Beyoncé’s mother tells her story for the first time ever
by Tina KnowlesTo understand the icons Beyoncé, Solange and Kelly, you have to understand where they came from... A deeply personal and revelatory memoir by Ms Tina Knowles - as you've never seen her before.Tina Knowles, the mother of icons Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Solange Knowles and bonus daughter Kelly Rowland, is known the world over as a Matriarch with a capital M: the woman who raised and inspired some of the great artists of our time. But this story is about so much more than that.For the first time ever, Tina Knowles shares her remarkable story in Matriarch. A life of grief and tragedy, love and heartbreak, the nurturing of her superstar daughters - and the perseverance and audacity it takes for a girl from Galveston, Texas to change the world.This intimate and revealing memoir is a multigenerational family saga and a celebration of the wisdom that women, mothers and daughters pass on to each other across generations.A glorious chronicle of a life like none other and a testament to the world-changing power of Black motherhood.
The Good Mistress
by Anne TiernanJuliet never planned to be the other woman, but Rory was the only man she ever loved. Of course, he would go and die on her. Now, at his funeral, she hides at the back with the nobodies, while his wife and their son rightfully grieve up front.Maeve, a celebrated novelist, appears to have it all - except time for herself. Between her passive aggressive husband, two teenage sons, and caring for her ailing mother, Maeve's success feels hollow. And when she learns a disturbing secret, her carefully constructed life begins to unravel.Erica, Rory's widow, was the perfect wife - but Rory knew things about her that no one else can ever know. And now she's left with a question she doesn't want the answer to: had she lost Rory long before he died? In the wake of his death, she forms an unlikely connection with the last person she expected - Juliet, his gorgeous high-school girlfriend.As three women's lives collide, they must reconcile the realities of love, betrayal, and the limits of forgiveness - because what does it truly mean to be 'good', anyway?
On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters
by Bonnie Tsui'Remarkable . . . A singular book about the true meanings of strength and flexibility, about our ability to define who we are and who we might be' Ed Yong, New York Times bestselling author of An Immense World and I Contain MultitudesFrom the bestselling author of Why We Swim comes a mind-expanding exploration of muscle that will change the way you think about how we move and why it matters.Cardiac, smooth, skeletal-these three different types of muscle in our bodies make our hearts beat; push food through our intestines, blood through our vessels, attach to our bones and help us move. Individually, they do different things. Collectively, they drive us through our days.Join athlete and writer Bonnie Tsui as she jumps headfirst into the intriguing world of muscle from the five angles of strength, form, action, flexibility and endurance. Tsui introduces us to the first female weightlifter to pick up the famed Scottish Dinnie Stones, then takes us on a 50-mile run through the Nevada desert that follows the path of escape from a Native boarding school, giving the concept of endurance new meaning. She travels to Oslo, where cutting-edge research reveals how muscles help us bounce back after injury and illness, an important aspect of longevity. She jumps into the action with a historic Double Dutch club in Washington, D.C., to explain anew what Charles Darwin meant by the brain-body connection.On Muscle is a powerful reminder that using our muscles promote longevity, joy, and, most important, the feeling that we can do anything.
Reformatting Agrarian Life: Urban History from the Countryside in Colonial India (South Asia in Motion)
by William J. GloverReformatting Agrarian Life presents a stealth urban history from the countryside that foregrounds the mutual entanglements of agrarian and urban expertise. William J. Glover traces an essential genealogy for understanding how urbanism unexpectedly left the city in late colonial India and began to settle in agrarian space, exploring how two milieus that were initially seen as distinct were gradually brought together both conceptually and in practices of ordinary life. He argues that rural change and the expert knowledge associated with managing the countryside in colonial India opened paths for urban concepts and forms to permeate agrarian settings where they were previously thought to have little relevance. This process indelibly shaped idioms and modes of agrarian life, just as it gave rural problems and processes a structural role in urban discourse. By illuminating the intellectual paths by which agrarian and urban processes came to be understood as co-constituting, and exploring multiple vivid, empirically rich case studies of projects where those relations were made evident, this book presents a compelling case to move beyond traditional intellectual silos and enter new theoretical territory to understand processes of urban and rural transformation.
Merchants of Knowledge: Intellectual Exchange in the Ottoman Empire and Renaissance Europe (Stanford Ottoman World Series: Critical Studies in Empire, Nature, and Knowledge)
by Robert G. MorrisonBetween 1450 and 1550, a remarkable century of intellectual exchange developed across the Eastern Mediterranean. As Renaissance Europe depended on knowledge from the Ottoman Empire, and the courts of Mehmed the Conqueror and Bayezid II greatly benefitted from knowledge coming out of Europe, merchants of knowledge—multilingual and transregional Jewish scholars—became an important bridge among the powers. With this book, Robert Morrison is the first to track the network of scholars who mediated exchanges in astronomy, astrology, Qabbalah, and philosophy. Their books, manuscripts, and acts of translation all held economic value, thus commercial and intellectual exchange commingled—knowledge became transactional as these merchants exchanged texts for more intellectual material and social capital. While parallels between medieval Islamic astronomy and the famous heliocentric arrangement posited by Copernicus are already known, Morrison reveals far deeper networks of intellectual exchange that extended well beyond theoretical astronomy and shows how religion, science, and philosophy, areas that will eventually develop into separate fields, were once interwoven. The Renaissance portrayed in Merchants of Knowledge is not, from the perspective of the Ottoman Muslim contacts of the Jewish merchants of knowledge, hegemonic. It's a Renaissance permeated by diversity, the cultural and political implications of which the West is only now waking up to.
World War Zoos: Humans and Other Animals in the Deadliest Conflict of the Modern Age
by John M. KinderA new and heartbreaking history of World War II as told through the shocking experiences of zoos across the globe. As Europe lurched into war in 1939, zookeepers started killing their animals. On September 1, as German forces invaded Poland, Warsaw began with its reptiles. Two days later, workers at the London Zoo launched a similar spree, dispatching six alligators, seven iguanas, sixteen southern anacondas, six Indian fruit bats, a fishing cat, a binturong, a Siberian tiger, five magpies, an Alexandrine parakeet, two bullfrogs, three lion cubs, a cheetah, four wolves, and a manatee over the next few months. Zoos worldwide did the same. The reasons were many, but the pattern was clear: The war that was about to kill so many people started by killing so many animals. Why? And how did zoos, nevertheless, not just survive the war but play a key role in how people did, too? A harrowing yet surprisingly uplifting chronicle, Kinder’s World War Zoos traces how zoos survived the deadliest decades of global history, from the Great Depression, through the terrors of World War II, to the dawn of the Cold War. More than anything before or since, World War II represented an existential threat to the world’s zoological institutions. Some zoos were bombed; others bore the indignities of foreign occupation. Even zoos that were spared had to wrestle with questions rarely asked in public: What should they do when supplies ran low? Which animals should be killed to protect the lives of others? And how could zoos justify keeping dangerous animals that might escape and run wild during an aerial attack? Zoos in wartime reveal the shared vulnerabilities of humans and animals during periods of social unrest and environmental peril. World War II–era zoos offered people ways to think about and grapple with imprisonment, powerlessness, and degradation. Viewed today, the story of zoos during World War II can be read as an allegory of twenty-first-century crises, as the effects of climate change threaten all life across the planet. A one-of-a-kind history, World War Zoos is the story of how the world’s zoos survived the deadliest conflict of the twentieth century—and what was lost along the way.
DK Top 10 Porto (Pocket Travel Guide)
by DK TravelPicture-perfect Porto is famed for its pastel-coloured houses, beautiful Baroque churches and intricate azulejos, but Portugal’s second city offers so much more than this – think Michelin-starred restaurants, cutting-edge museums and a lively performing arts scene.Make the most of your trip to this charming city with DK Eyewitness Top 10. Planning is a breeze with our simple lists of ten, covering the very best that Porto has to offer and ensuring that you don’t miss a thing. Best of all, the pocket-friendly format is light and easily portable; the perfect companion while out and about.Inside DK Eyewitness Top 10 Porto you will find: - Up-to-date information with insider tips and advice for staying safe.- Top 10 lists of Porto’s must-sees, including Palácio da Bolsa, Igreja de de São Francisco, Cais de Ribeira and Casa da Música- Porto’s most interesting areas, with the best places for sightseeing, food and drink, and shopping- Themed lists, including the best azulejos, parks and beaches, Douro Valley wineries, local dishes and much more- Easy-to-follow itineraries, perfect for a day trip, a weekend, or a week.- A laminated pull-out map of Porto, plus five full-color area maps.Looking for more on Portugal’s culture, history and attractions? Try our DK Eyewitness Portugal.About DK Eyewitness: At DK Eyewitness, we believe in the power of discovery. We make it easy for you to explore your dream destinations. DK Eyewitness travel guides have been helping travelers to make the most of their breaks since 1993. Filled with expert advice, striking photography and detailed illustrations, our highly visual DK Eyewitness guides will get you closer to your next adventure. We publish guides to more than 200 destinations, from pocket-sized city guides to comprehensive country guides. Named Top Guidebook Series at the 2020 Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards, we know that wherever you go next, your DK Eyewitness travel guides are the perfect companion.
DK SUPER PLANET Wonderful Waterways (DK Super Planet)
by DKDive in and explore our planet's incredible range of waterways, from rivers and canals to lakes and the great open oceans.DK Super Planet Wonderful Waterways is part of the new DK Super Planet series and encourages children aged 5-7 to explore the fascinating environments on our planet.Captivating and curriculum-aligned, this book is the perfect support for learning about the wonders of our planet. It builds background knowledge and covers core scientific content, including the water cycle, oceans, rivers, and lakes.This science book for children offers:A guide to reading through curriculum-aligned content and exciting illustrations.A highly visual approach that makes the association between words and where they originate easier to understand.Material to help children become more confident readers, speakers, and spellers.Captivating and curriculum-aligned content, diagrams, and hands-on experiments provide an immersive learning experience while covering core information about a range of ecosystems.With specially designed sections that build scientific vocabulary and make complex concepts accessible to children, Wonderful Waterways is the ideal companion to any science learning. Transform learning into an adventure with DK Super Planet, bringing science to life on every page.
DK Argentina (Travel Guide)
by DK TravelDK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Argentina is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floor plans and reconstructions of the must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all the fascinating cities and towns. The new-look guide is also packed with photographs and illustrations leading you straight to the best attractions on offer, whether you're planning trips to the elegant, modern capital of Buenos Aires, spectacularly scenic Patagonia, or rich wine country of Mendoza. The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel Guide will help you to discover everything region-by-region, from the best milonga — a place for dancing and listening to tango — in Buenos Aires, to the best horseback riding in the pampas, and the best parrilla (steakhouse) in every region of the country. Detailed listings will guide you to the best hotels, restaurants, bars, and shops for all budgets, while detailed practical information will help you to get around, whether by train, bus, or car. Plus, DK's excellent insider tips and essential local information will help you explore every corner of Argentina effortlessly. With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that brighten every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Argentina truly shows you this country as no one else can.
Pruning and Training: What, When, and How to Prune
by DKCut with confidence: know when and how to prune your trees and plants with this complete guide from the experts.Keep your garden in top shape with this guide to pruning over 800 plants, shrubs, fruit bushes, ornamental trees, and climbing plants. Clear illustrations and step-by-step photographs guide you through some of the simplest – and more complicated – approaches to keeping your plants in good order.Knowing how to prune and shape plants correctly will help you achieve the best displays of flowers, produce bumper crops of fruit, and help your plants remain disease-free. A practical A-Z approach, organized by plant type, displays detailed information in an easy-to-use format, as well as guides for more specialized techniques. Whether pinch or renovation pruning, or pollaring and topiary, this book has it all.
The Complete Microwave Cookbook: 75 Simple Recipes Perfect for Your Microwave
by DKForget lukewarm leftovers, sad soggy veg, and over cooked jacket potatoes – when used properly, your microwave is your kitchen’s best kept secret!Make the most of this marvelous and often overlooked machine with The Complete Microwave Cookbook, and learn how to poach en papillote, whip up steamed puddings in mere moments, braise, boil, stew, bake, and even fry.With recipes for delicious breakfasts, weekday dinners and weekend indulgences, this is the book you need for all your microwave inspiration. From easy and delicious breakfasts like luxury berry-pistachio porridge or herby eggs baked en cocotte, to fresh healthy lunches like lemony spelt salad, and hearty dinners like classic creamy chicken casserole – plus snacks, sides and treats covering everything in between.Whether you’re new to microwave cooking or a time-pressed pro, this book is all you need to enjoy simple, flavorful, home-cooked microwave meals in minutes.
DK Sardinia (Travel Guide)
by DK TravelVisit and explore Sardinia, the beautiful island in the Mediterranean, and stop by the Bronze Age Giants' grave tombs, see the different basilicas and churches, and relax on the Costa Smeralda beach.From top restaurants, bars, and clubs to standout scenic sites and walks, our insider tips are sure to make your trip outstanding. Whether you're looking for unique and interesting shops and markets, or seeking the best venues for music and nightlife, we have entertainment and hotel recommendations for every budget covered in our Eyewitness Travel Guide.Discover DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Sardinia. • Detailed itineraries and "don't-miss" destination highlights at a glance. • Illustrated cutaway 3-D drawings of important sights. • Floor plans and guided visitor information for major museums. • Guided walking tours, local drink and dining specialties to try, things to do, and places to eat, drink, and shop by area. • Area maps marked with sights. • Detailed city maps include street finder indexes for easy navigation. • Insights into history and culture to help you understand the stories behind the sights. • Hotel and restaurant listings highlight DK Choice special recommendations. With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that illuminate every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Sardinia truly shows you the region as no one else can.Series Overview: For more than two decades, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides have helped travelers experience the world through the history, art, architecture, and culture of their destinations. Expert travel writers and researchers provide independent editorial advice, recommendations, and reviews. With guidebooks to hundreds of places around the globe available in print and digital formats, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides show travelers how they can discover more.DK Eyewitness Travel Guides: the most maps, photographs, and illustrations of any guide. Visit TravelDK.com to learn more.
Anywhere You Go
by Bridget MorrisseyA small-town waitress and a big-city Broadway press agent swap homes to escape the messiness of their personal lives, only to find new purpose—and new love.Tatum Ward and Eleanor Chapman lead totally opposite lives. Tatum&’s never left her Midwestern hometown. She resides in a quaint guest cottage on her parents&’ property while working part-time as a waitress, where she spends most shifts ignoring her feelings for a beautiful regular named June. Eleanor dedicates every waking hour to her high-profile press career, sacrificing personal relationships for professional success, save for the occasional hookup to fight off her loneliness. When both women&’s lives unexpectedly blow up at the exact same time, they each need an escape, and fast.In Tatum&’s hometown, Eleanor expects a quiet hideaway where she can recharge. Instead she gets wrapped up in the family drama that Tatum left town to avoid, pulled in by Tatum&’s charismatic older sibling, Carson, who charms Eleanor at every turn. Tatum ends up in Eleanor&’s New York high-rise apartment with June. One week together in the big city might make it impossible for Tatum to avoid not just her true feelings for June, but her real dreams for her life.Amid a friendship with a reclusive Hollywood actress and a complicated family reunion, Tatum and Eleanor each discover much more than they bargained for away from home. Their house swap won&’t last forever, but it might be just long enough for both women to surrender their defenses and finally fight for the life—and love—they deserve.
Bluey: Bus (Bluey)
by Penguin Young Readers LicensesJoin Bluey and Bingo in a game of Bus in this chapter book based on the wildly successful animated series Bluey, as seen on Disney+Bluey and Bingo are playing Bus as Janet and Rita, who on their way to a game of mahjong. What could possibly go wrong?Well…everything! Boopsy the snake gets loose, the steering wheel pops off the dashboard, and someone keeps fluffing in the bus. Will Janet and Rita make it to mahjong? Read along to find out!This chapter book is perfect for honing the reading skills of young readers who are familiar with the fun adventures of Bluey and the Heeler family.
Bluey: Trains (Bluey)
by Penguin Young Readers LicensesPlay Trains with Bluey and Bingo in this chapter book based on the wildly successful animated series Bluey, as seen on Disney+Bluey and Bingo decide to play Trains with Mum and Dad!Bingo, the doctor, always takes the Dad Train to leave her daughter at Mother Duck Day Care before going to work at the veterinary clinic. But one day, a cheeky customer and their cat throw everything off schedule!Will Bingo make it to work on time? Read along to find out! This chapter book is perfect for honing the reading skills of young readers who are familiar with the fun adventures of Bluey and the Heeler family.
The Ocean's Menagerie: How Earth's Strangest Creatures Reshape the Rules of Life
by Drew HarvellAn elegantly written exploration of the cutting edge science of the strangest and most remarkable creatures on our planet by a leading marine biologistHundred-year-old giant clams, coral kingdoms that rival human cities, and jellyfish that glow in the dark: ocean invertebrates are among the oldest and most diverse organisms on earth, seeming to bend the &“rules&” of land-based biology. Although sometimes unseen in the deep, the spineless creatures contain 600 million years of adaptation to problems of disease, energy consumption, nutrition, and defense. In The Ocean&’s Menagerie, world-renowned marine ecologist Dr. Drew Harvell takes us diving from Hawaii to the Salish Sea, from St. Croix to Indonesia, to uncover the incredible underwater &“superpowers&” of spineless creatures: we meet corals many times stronger than steel or concrete, sponges who create potent chemical compounds to fight off disease, and sea stars that garden the coastlines, keeping all the other nearby species in balance. As our planet changes fast, the biomedical, engineering, and energy innovations of these wonderous creatures inspire ever more important solutions to our own survival. The Ocean&’s Menagerie is a tale of biological marvels, a story of a woman&’s passionate connection to an adventurous career in science, and a call to arms to protect the world&’s most ancient ecosystems.
Values That Pay: Complicity, Sincerity, and Hip Hop in Contemporary Moroccan Life (California Series in Hip Hop Studies)
by Kendra SaloisA free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Today, Morocco's hip hop artists are vital to their country's reputation as diverse, creative, and modern. But in the 1990s and 2000s, teenage amateurs shaped their craft and ideals together as the profound socioeconomic changes of neoliberalization swept through their neighborhoods. Values That Pay traces Moroccan hip hop's trajectory from sidewalk cyphers and bedroom studios to royal commendations and international festivals. Kendra Salois draws from more than ten years of research into her interlocutors' music and moral reasoning to explore the constitutive tensions of institutionalization, hip hop aesthetics, and neoliberal life. Entrepreneurial artists respond to their unavoidable complicity with an extractive state through aesthetic and interpersonal sincerity, educating their fans on the risks and responsibilities of contemporary citizenship. Salois argues that over the past forty years, Moroccan hip hop practitioners have transformed not only themselves but also what it means to be an ethical citizen in a deeply unequal nation.
Sounds of Survival: Polish Music and the Holocaust
by J. Mackenzie PierceSounds of Survival tells a story of unexpected musical continuity across some of the twentieth century's most cataclysmic events. It examines an integrated Polish and Polish Jewish musical community as its members contended with antisemitism in the 1930s, attempted to survive the Nazi occupation, and established a renewed musical culture amid the ashes of World War II and the Holocaust. Reconstructing these musicians' lives from the 1920s into the 1950s, J. Mackenzie Pierce argues that despite nearly unimaginable violence, many Polish musicians treated the war as a time of reinvention and cultural preservation. Their faith that music was a source of cultural continuity, however, also marginalized experiences of wartime loss, especially those of Jewish victims and survivors of the Holocaust. Sounds of Survival not only reveals that the Holocaust was a central event within modern Polish musical culture; it also shows why its musical aftermath has been difficult to hear.