New Releases by Andrew Peterson

This book explores how and why civility contributes to a vibrant democratic society, and how it can be fostered and cultivated as a key part of democratic education. It suggests that civility only makes sense as a civic virtue if it is conceived in relation to civic friendship, concord and fellow-feeling. This book offers a timely snapshot of civility as a pressing, yet enduring, concern in democratic life and education. It elucidates a virtue-based conceptualization of civility and its place within democratic education, and makes use of real-life examples and cases to illustrate its arguments and to engage a range of readers. In short, this book is interested in what civility is and how schools can and do cultivate civility.

Both a memoir of the author''s journey and a handbook for artists, this edition explores the mystery of creativity and teaches essential principles of the writing life.

"Andrew Peterson kept a daily diary for forty-eight years, from 1850 when he emigrated from Sweden to 1898. He would continue writing in this diary until two days before his death, on March 31, 1898. Many of the early parts from his time in Iowa were unfortunately lost. Upon his death, Peterson''s family donated his diaries and papers to the Minnesota Historical Society. The original Swedish diary is translated here, in its entirety. Fifty years after his death, this diary was utilized by the Swedish novelist Vilhelm Moberg for his novels about Swedish emigrants entitled The Emigrants (1951), Unto a Good Land (1954), The Settlers (1961), and The Last Letter Home (1961). Two acclaimed movies were later made from these books, The Emigrants (1971) and The New Land (1972)"--

An exploratory analysis of the trihalomethane (THM) and haloacetic acid (HAA) formation potential (FP) of Cedar Lake in order to produce formation potential curves for both THM and HAA; determine the THMFP and rate constant and compare to previous studies on Cedar Lake; and develop modeling for the formation potential loss of HAA from laboratory analysis of the raw lake water. While extensive modeling approaches have been explored for THM formation on different water sources, not many have been applied to the reservoir that supplies water to the Carbondale Water Treatment Plant and even fewer have explored the formation and modeling of HAA. Data for this study was obtained through laboratory experiment by applying bleach as a substitute for free chlorine to raw water samples obtained from Cedar Lake and quenching the samples at specific time steps to stop the reaction. Samples were then analyzed for THM content using standard method EPA 524.2R4.1 and HAA content using standard method EPA 552.2. The observed peak formation was 641.2701 μg/L for THM and 426.8 μg/L for HAA, but modeling fitted to the laboratory results indicated that a lower FP provided a better fitting of the data. A detailed analysis of the formed THM and HAA compounds indicated that a model produced for each compound resulted in more appropriate fitting by being able to account for the differing reaction rates and limiting factors of each reaction.

In this fast-paced thriller, special operative Nathan McBride battles the most treacherous enemy he''s ever faced--and the one hitting closest to home. After simultaneous deadly terror attacks on San Diego and the nation''s capital, Nathan learns that the mass murders weren''t random events--they targeted his family. And the threat is far from over. Part of a larger plot involving a sabotaged North Korean bioweapons facility and an ISIS training camp in northern Mexico, a third attack--bigger than 9/11--is being hatched by cold-blooded killers. With the US Border Patrol and the CIA supporting the mission, Nathan teams up with longtime family friend Vincent Beaumont, the CEO of America''s largest private military contractor. In a harrowing firefight, Nathan''s assault team will have to neutralize the terrorist cell, recover the weapons of mass destruction, and get them safely across the international border. The lives of thousands are at risk as Nathan weighs his lust for revenge against the most crucial part of the mission--taking the ringleaders alive--which might just cost him his life.

Je tomu deset let, co po nezdařené operaci v Nikaragui skončila pro specialistu zvláštních operací Nathana McBridea kariéra u CIA. Svých schopností a zkušeností nyní využívá v soukromém sektoru – až do noci, kdy ho bývalý ředitel FBI Frank Ortega požádá o službu. Federální agent pracující v utajení totiž zmizel – spolu s tunou Semtexu – a Ortega je potřebuje nalézt. Pro něj je tato operace osobní – pohřešovaný agent je jeho vnuk. A Nathan McBride je podle něj jediný muž, který ho může zachránit.

This book makes a defence of compassion as an essential and significant quality that should be at the heart of the education of young people. It provides a careful exploration of what compassion means; how it is relevant to the various relationships among students, teachers, and the wider community; and the particular pedagogical processes that can and might develop compassion. Understanding and justifying compassion as a virtue, this book argues that compassion is a virtue central to all human relationships from the familial, to the communal and to the global. It will be of interest to academics, research and students of education.

Dog Grooming GuideAny person who decides to own a pet dog should be ready to take care if its needs. Dogs will only stay healthy provided they are fed correctly and groomed appropriately. Medical conditions or needs should never be ignored. If you would like a canine that is well-mannered, training should be in order. Dogs should never be mishandled or ill-treated because they may fight back by biting to defend itself. Here is a preview of what you''ll learn in this book:* Introduction To Dog Grooming* Standardization and the Grouping of Breeds* The Fundamentals of Dog Grooming* Training your Dog* The Pre-Grooming Health Assessment* Dog grooming equipment and toolsThere is no doubt a dog can bring lots of pleasure and fun to your life for many years. It can add richness to your life in a way money never can. A dog is forgiving and loves you no matter what. In return treat your dog with kindness, train him/her well and provide a caring home. Buy this book today and let you dog feel great!

Samlet bak kong Kalmar Vingefjær ruster folket i Grønnsøkkene seg til krig. Men i fortet høyt oppe på Foob-øyene ruger Gnag den Navnløse på mørke hemmeligheter, og disse hemmelighetene kan vise seg å være tunge for den unge kongen å bære. Mens noen kjemper for å redde Grønnsøkkene, slåss andre for å styrte hangene fra Dang og sette folket i Skri fri. Drager vil reise seg og Juvelene vil skinne i denne sagaens siste del.

Publisher''s Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. An Engagingly Written, Case-Based Review for the Pediatrics Board Exam McGraw-Hill Specialty Board Review: Pediatrics is the perfect resource to help you prepare for the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) certification or recertification examination. Written in a refreshing conversational tone, this unique review utilizes a case-based presentation that includes questions, answers, and discussion. Numerous tables, figures, and photographs encapsulate important information and make it easier for readers to study and remember. The content is weighted to match the board exam – so you can focus on what you really need to know for the highest score possible. · The 35 chapters in the book correspond to the 35 sections of the ABP content specifications · Each chapter is written by specialists in the topic · Comprehensive final exam appears at the end of the book · Great as clinical refresher · Each question is referenced to chapter content for more in-depth study

Are you interested in Upside-Down Gardening? Do you want a step-by-step, easy to follow guide on getting started? Are you worried that you do not have enough space in your new hoe to set up a traditional garden? Do you want to know some of the new methods of gardening that will help you to grow vegetables and fruits that you like in your home and that too on your terraces or patio or backyard? Well, one of the very popular and easy method of gardening these days that is attracting a lot of homeowners is the upside down gardening. Upside down gardening is gaining popularity among plant lovers and is the practice of growing plants that hang down from planters. This practice of growing plants upside down is on the rise now as people are able to grow more crops in smaller spaces. Using this technique, any homeowner with less space around the house can grow the necessary vegetables, fruits or flowers for the kitchen on their patios, porch, deck or the small backyard area, hooks on the compound walls or even indoors. The urbanization and the modern day space constraints have reduced the available space for agriculture and gardening. The upside down garden is a good method to grow vegetables for your use. Any person who is interested in gardening or who wants to use healthy food without pesticides can opt for this type of vegetable and fruit garden. It is not possible to grow all types of vegetables using this method. Only selected fruits and vegetable plants can be grown upside down. This can be a major time-pass for the family. The other major factor attracting people towards this type of gardening is that the requirement of water is very less if proper protection is given to the planters. It is the ideal gardening solution for city dwellers who are facing serious space constraints.

''Globalization'' and ''the Nation'' provide significant contexts for examining past educational thinking and practice and to identify how education has been influenced today. This book, written collaboratively, explores country case studies - Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the UK and USA as well as discussing the transnational European Union.

When a team of commandos--highly skilled and armed to the teeth--tries to kidnap retired CIA station chief Linda Genneken from her home, trained Marine Nathan McBride and his partner, Harvey Fontana, arrive just in time to join the fight. But their well-honed CIA instincts tell them this is only the beginning. McBride and Fontana set out to learn who ordered the midnight raid, and why. Is it connected to a rescue mission they conducted with Genneken in South America--a mission that nearly killed McBride? Is it related to the string of assassinations happening simultaneously in that area of the world? Or both? With the help of their CIA contacts and aided by Genneken, the two men unravel a criminal plot with global implications. And as their race to find answers unspools in six supercharged hours, McBride and his team will be tested like never before.

When Toby Haynes witnesses a double murder--and suspects his boss, Tanner Mason, as the perpetrator of the crime--he does the only thing he can think of: he calls in Nathan McBride. CIA special ops veteran McBride and his partner, Harvey Fontana, respond to their friend''s plea. As they launch a covert investigation into Mason, the security chief for one of the nation''s leading private military contractors, they discover that not everything is as it appears. Mason and his inner circle are leading a top-secret operation to tackle a wave of crime plaguing the US-Mexican border, and the murder may have been part of their complicated strategy--or part of a more menacing agenda. Soon McBride and Fontana find themselves engaged in a deadly game. With a powerful politician behind it all, stopping Mason could mean joining a secret war--with truly global stakes.

What is globalisation? How are its effects felt by different people across the world? How can we help young people flourish in a world characterised by globalisation? Conflict, poverty, breaches of human rights, and environmental sustainability are everyday issues for global citizens today, old and young. Global Learning and Education presents a detailed and challenging introduction to a central concern facing education systems and curricula around the world: How young people understand and experience globalisation and how meaningful global learning can be developed. Encouraging a critical and reflective approach in order to advance understanding of a range of theoretical and practical factors, it considers the meaning and definitions of globalisation, global citizenship and global education. Global Learning and Education explores key issues including interconnectedness and interdependency, cultural diversity, social justice and sustainable development. It considers how global learning should and can imbue all aspects of education, within curriculum subjects, through project based learning, and through extra-curricular activities that help students participate and engage in global issues. It argues the importance of the mission and ethos of a school itself, of shaping global learning for different educational contexts, and of ensuring teaching and learning meets the needs of individual learners. Global Learning and Education is a comprehensive, thought-provoking - sometimes contentious - introduction for educationalists concerned with what globalisation means for our young people. Illustrated throughout with case studies that seek to inspire creativity and hope, and including questions and suggested reading for further investigation, it is essential reading for all those involved in the teaching and learning of young people, as well as those studying this vital topic on Education Studies and Masters level courses.

When a mysterious note referencing a top-secret U.S. operation is tossed over the wall of the embassy in Nicaragua, Nathan McBride and his old friend Harv are pulled out of retirement by the CIA and sent to investigate the situation. After all, Nathan has a history with the place--but last time he was there he barely made it out alive.

The ex-CIA agent Nathan McBride doesn''t give out his phone number and never reveals his operative name. So how does a twelve-year-old girl whom he''s never met know both? The girl''s name is Lauren, and after she''s been kidnapped, she sends a text for help to Nathan''s cell phone. Nathan rescues her, but with the kidnappers hell-bent on reclaiming their prize, the ordeal has only just begun. As he tries to stay one step ahead of their pursuers.

Trained Marine sniper Nathan McBride is no stranger to sacrifice. Fourteen years ago, he paid a heavy price in service to his country when he was tortured to the brink of death by Nicaraguan interrogator Montez de Oca. When the FBI uncovers a mutilated corpse from a remote Utah lake, McBride must face the ugly truth that Montez de Oca is back in action and will continue to kill unless McBride can stop him.

The Next Ten Minutes provides practical and entertaining ways to rethink the everyday and experience the transformative power of the present moment—turning mundane activities into meditative opportunities for self-awareness and personal growth. The desire to discover meaning in our lives is a powerful motivator for many people. Some turn to psychotherapy and counseling for help, some turn to spiritual teachings, and many turn to both. The Next Ten Minutes is the guide to help us discover the seeds of transformation and meaning in even the most ordinary routines. The Next Ten Minutes consists of a collection of exercises originally created for use in Dr. Peterson’s successful counseling practice. Rather than taking readers out of the everyday, Dr. Peterson invites them to move more deeply into the familiar tasks of ordinary life, such as turning simple breathing, eating, physical love, or throwing out the trash into meditative exercises that can transform your day. Based on both Buddhist philosophy and proven psychology techniques, these succinct and accessible meditations also offer simple and effective methods for therapeutic counseling and personal growth. The power to seize the day is but a few simple steps away.

ECPA BESTSELLER • First they found themselves On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness. Now they must make their way North! Or Be Eaten . . . NOW AN ANIMATED SERIES • Based on Andrew Peterson’s epic fantasy novels—starring Jody Benson, Henry Ian Cusick, and Kevin McNally. Executive Producer J. Chris Wall with Shining Isle Productions, and distributed by Angel Studios. Janner, Tink, and Leeli Igiby thought they were normal children with normal lives and a normal past. But now they know they''re really the Lost Jewels of Anniera, heirs to a legendary kingdom across the sea, and suddenly everyone wants to kill them. In order to survive, the Igibys must flee to the safety of the Ice Prairies, where the lizardlike Fangs of Dang cannot follow. First, however, they have to escape the monsters of Glipwood Forest, the thieving Stranders of the East Ben, and the dreaded Fork Factory. But even more dangerous are the jealousies and bitterness that threaten to tear them apart. Janner and his siblings must learn the hard way that the love of a family is more important than anything else. Full of characters rich in heart, smarts, and courage, North! Or Be Eaten is a tale children of all ages will cherish, families can read aloud, and readers'' groups are sure to enjoy discussing for its many layers of meaning.

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY AND ECPA BESTSELLER • Once, in a cottage above the cliffs on the Dark Sea of Darkness, there lived three children and their trusty dog, Nugget. NOW AN ANIMATED SERIES • Based on Andrew Peterson’s epic fantasy novels—starring Jody Benson, Henry Ian Cusick, and Kevin McNally. Executive Producer J. Chris Wall with Shining Isle Productions, and distributed by Angel Studios. Janner Igiby, his brother, Tink, and their disabled sister, Leeli, are gifted children as all children are, loved well by a noble mother and ex-pirate grandfather. But they will need all their gifts and all that they love to survive the evil pursuit of the venomous Fangs of Dang, who have crossed the dark sea to rule the land with malice. The Igibys hold the secret to the lost legend and jewels of good King Wingfeather of the Shining Isle of Anniera. Full of characters rich in heart, smarts, and courage, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness is a tale children of all ages will cherish, families can read aloud, and readers'' groups are sure to enjoy discussing for its many layers of meaning.

When a deep-cover FBI agent disappears along with a ton of Semtex explosive, the government turns to Nathan McBride, former Marine sniper and covert CIA operative, to recover them.

Rhyming text presents a song about the ancestors of Jesus, with additional information about certain biblical characters in side notes.