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Sách/Book Educational research : the attraction of psychology Authors: - (2013) The closely argued and provocative contributions to this volume challenge psychology's hegemony as an interpretive paradigm in a range of social contexts such as education and child development. They start from the core observation that modern psychology has successfully penetrated numerous domains of society in its quest to develop a properly scientific methodology for analyzing the human mind and behaviour

Sách/Book Psychology in education : critical theory~practice Authors: - (2014) The book will appeal to readers who are interested in the innovative development and application of psychological theories and practices in/to education. The book will be of interest to transnational audiences and is accessible to scholars and students in disciplines including psychology, education, sociology, social work, youth studies, public and allied health.

Sách/Book Andrew Jackson : populist president Authors: Robinson, Peg (2019) Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sách/Book Impeachment of a president : Andrew Johnson, the Blacks, and Reconstruction Authors: Trefousse, Hans L (1999) In Impeachment of a President, Hans L. Trefousse focuses on the causes of the failure to convict, the consequences of the acquittal, and the relationship of the impeachment to the ill success of Reconstruction. Drawing on a wealth of material, some only recently made available, Professor Trefousse sheds new light on the President's objectives and character.

Sách/Book The last year of President Kennedy and the "multiple path" policy toward Cuba Authors: Karlsson, Håkan (2020) This book presents new aspects of the U.S. "multiple path" policy towards Cuba that was designed and adopted after the Missile Crisis (October 1962) until the assassination of President Kennedy on November 22, 1963, from a Cuban perspective. The policy was characterized by its contradictory profile, since simultaneously as aggressions were directed at Cuba, it also included the establishment of channels of communication with the Cuban government. The book also analyzes the Cuban-Soviet dispute during the same period. The Cuban experiences have still not been sufficiently discussed, and the aspects offered will enrich the knowledge of the U.S.-Cuban relationship during the mentioned pe...

Sách/Book Martin Van Buren Authors: Welsbacher, Anne (2001) Examines the life and career of the eighth American president, who had the nickname "Old Kinderhook."

Sách/Book Benjamin Harrison : centennial president Authors: Moore, Anne Chieko (2009) Benjamin Harrison:centennial president; contents; foreword; preface; the harrison heritage; point farm; higher education; young lawyer in indianapolis; the civil war years; successful attorney and statepolitician; united states senator; front porch campaigner; the presidency, 1889 to 1890; the presidency, 1891 to 1893; elder statesman; legacy; bibliography;

Sách/Book The inaugural addresses of President Thomas Jefferson, 1801 and 1805 Authors: Jefferson, Thomas (2001) This volume contains the inaugural addresses of President Thomas Jefferson, delivered on March 4th, 1801 and March 4th, 1805. It also explores their dissemination and impact worldwide, providing evidence of the massive extent to which they have been translated and reprinted.

Sách/Book George Washington, our first president Authors: Collard, Sneed B (2010) A juvenile biography of the first president of the United States"--Provided by publisher.

Sách/Book The president is a sick man : wherein the supposedly virtuous Grover Cleveland survives a secret surgery at sea and vilifies the courageous newspaperman who dared expose the truth Authors: Algeo, Matthew (2011) This is the first full account of the disappearance of Grover Cleveland during that summer more than a century ago

Sách/Book The making of a Catholic president : Kennedy vs. Nixon 1960 Authors: Casey, Shaun (2009) In The Making of a Catholic President, Shaun Casey tells the fascinating story of how the Kennedy campaign transformed the "religion question" from a liability into an asset, making him the first (and still only) Catholic president. Drawing on extensive archival research, including many never-before-seen documents, Casey takes us inside the campaign to show Kennedy's chief advisors--Ted Sorensen, John Kenneth Galbraith, Archibald Cox--grappling with the staunch opposition to the candidate's Catholicism

Sách/Book Murdering the president : Alexander Graham Bell and the race to save James Garfield Authors: Rosen, Fred (2016) Shortly after being elected president of the United States, James Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau. But contrary to what is written in most history books, Garfield didn't linger and die. He survived. Alexander Graham Bell raced against time to invent the world's first metal detector to locate the bullet in Garfield's body so that doctors could safely operate.

Sách/Book First son and president : a story about John Quincy Adams Authors: Gherman, Beverly (2006) Biography of the son of the second president of the United States, who also became the sixth president

Sách/Book Abraham Lincoln : great American historians on our sixteenth president Authors: - (2008) One that offers up new stories and fresh insights on a defining leader.

Sách/Book North Korea confidential : private markets, fashion trends, prison camps, dissenters and defectors Authors: Tudor, Daniel (2015) Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison Camps, Dissenters and Defectors. North Korea is one of the most troubled societies on earth. The country's 24 million people live under a violent dictatorship led by a single family, which relentlessly pursues the development of nuclear arms, which periodically incites risky military clashes with the larger, richer, liberal South, and which forces each and every person to play a role in the "theater state" even as it pays little more than lip service to the wellbeing of the overwhelming majority. With this deeply anachronistic system eventually failed in the 1990s, it triggered a famine that decimated the countryside and obliterated the lives of...

Sách/Book A President in Yellowstone : the F. Jay Haynes photographic album of Chester Arthur's 1883 expedition Authors: Goodyear, Frank H (2013) In July 1883, President Chester A. Arthur embarked on a trip of historic proportions. His destination was Yellowstone National Park. Also on the expedition was a young photographer, Frank Jay Haynes. This elegant - and fascinating - book showcases Haynes's remarkable photographic album from the six-week journey.

Sách/Book John Tyler : the accidental president Authors: Crapol, Edward P (2006) As Crapol demonstrates, Tyler's story anticipates the modern American presidency in all its power and grandeur, as well as its darker side

Sách/Book Murder from within : Lyndon Johnson's plot against President Kennedy Authors: Newcomb, Fred T (2012) Written in 1974 Murder From Within will show what actually happened to President Kennedy, the consequences of his murder, and what action Americans can take to protect their institutions from further internal assault.

Sách/Book John F. Kennedy Authors: Hansen, Grace (2015) This title will introduce little readers to the 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy. Readers will gather basic, biographical information about Kennedy through easy-to-read, simple text

Sách/Book John Adams Authors: Diggins, John P (2003) Profiles John Adams as an ideal successor to Washington, citing the qualities of his character and Federalist policies that enabled him to address the challenges that took place during his presidency