Urban Behavior

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Kimberly L. Nelson
Municipal Corruption
This book represents the most comprehensive exploration of corruption in U.S. municipal governments written to date. Exploring the 30-year time period from 1990 to 2020 and including all U.S. municipalities with populations of 10,000 people or more, Municipal Corruption: From Policies to People us...
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Edward J. Sabornie
Handbook of Classroom Management
The Handbook of Classroom Management, Third Edition , is an authoritative treatment of the latest science and development in the study of classroom management in schools. Evidence-based classroom management practices and programs are essential to enhancing students’ academic, behavioral, social-e...
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Lynda Mapes
Orca: Shared Waters, Shared Home
2021 National Outdoor Book Award Winner in Nature and the Environment 2022 Washington State Book Award Winner in General Nonfiction Orca whale J35, also known as "Tahlequah," gave birth in July of 2018 in the waters off British Columbia, but her calf died soon after, leading its mother to car...
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A. Haris
Mastering Human Personalities 2 Books in 1: Navigating Narcissism to Introversion
Unlock the secrets to understanding and navigating the complex world of human personalities with "Mastering Human Personalities 2 Books in 1: Navigating Narcissism to Introversion." This comprehensive guide combines two insightful works, offering you a powerful toolkit for managing relationships,...
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Nicola Kay Beisel
Imperiled Innocents
Moral reform movements claiming to protect children began to emerge in the United States over a century ago, most notably when Anthony Comstock and his supporters crusaded to restrict the circulation of contraception, information on the sexual rights of women, and "obscene" art and literature. Much ...
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Joseph Blase
Breaking the Silence: Overcoming the Problem of Principal Mistreatment of Teachers
Recognize destructive behavior and cultivate constructive support! The detrimental effect of abusive principal behavior not only deteriorates teacher morale and performance, but also erodes school effectiveness, student learning, and quality of life for everyone involved. Unfortunately, this type o...
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Dario Maestripieri
Macachiavellian Intelligence: How Rhesus Macaques and Humans Have Conquered the World
Judged by population size and distribution, homo sapiens are clearly the most successful primates. A close second, however, would be rhesus macaques, who have adapted to—and thrived in—such diverse environments as mountain forests, dry grasslands, and urban sprawl. Scientists have spent countles...
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Patrick Tucker
The Naked Future: What Happens in a World That Anticipates Your Every Move?
“A thorough yet thoroughly digestible book on the ubiquity of data gathering and the unraveling of personal privacy.” —Daniel Pink, author of Drive Thanks to recent advances in technology, prediction models for individual behavior grow more sophisticated by the day. Whether you’ll marry, ...
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James Garbarino
Lost Boys: Why our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them
In the first book to help parents truly understand youth violence and stop it before it explodes, national expert Dr. James Garbarino reveals how to identify children who are at risk and offers proven methods to prevent aggressive behavior. After more than a decade of relentless increase in the urba...
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Carla P. Davis
Girls and Juvenile Justice: Power, Status, and the Social Construction of Delinquency
This book offers an ethnographic study of the lives of girls in the juvenile justice system. Based on rich, narrative accounts, the girls at the center of the study are viewed as confronted with the power of simultaneous race, class, and gender hierarchies. Through this framework, we see how the gir...
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David B. Rivers
The Calliphoridae of Forensic Significance
The Calliphoridae of Forensic Significance offers a focused and in-depth discussion on the biology, ecology, and behavior of blow flies relevant to medico-legal entomology in North America. Moving from introductory information to advanced applications, this book covers recent developments, current ...
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Ronald Beavers
Recovering A-new: A Culturally Competent Cognitive/Behavioral Treatment Model
“Recovering A-NEW” A Culturally Competent Cognitive/Behavioral Treatment Model (Ground Zero: The Urban War-Zone) Authored By: Ronald Beavers, Ph.D. Executive Summary His Sheltering Arms-HSA provided an environment in South Central Los Angeles where crime and substance use has become a culture...
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Stefano Mancuso
Phytopolis: The Living City
A renowned plant expert explains how we can make urgent, positive changes to our cities that protect against and reduce global warming. The conquest of new lands has been the greatest occupation of our species: for hundreds of thousands of years, humans have searched for new territories to inhabit...
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Marc Blatte
Humpty Dumpty was Pushed: A Novel
★★★★★ "A witty and intelligent page-turner!" - Gerlinde (Amazon Customer) ___________ Humpty Dumpty was pushed... There are no accidents, and there’s a reason for everything that happens. In this novel, the unspoken truth is... It’s a dog-eat-dog world. The victim is a mesomo...
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Ben Mikaelsen
Ghost of Spirit Bear: The Sequel About Redemption, Friendship, and Facing Bullies for Children (Ages 8-12)
In award-winning author Ben Mikaelsen’s riveting sequel to the acclaimed word-of-mouth bestseller  Touching Spirit Bear , readers will be captivated by what Booklist calls a “hugely satisfying resolution.” Life in the wilderness—exiled from civilization as a punishment for his violent beh...
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Eddy Portnoy
Bad Rabbi: And Other Strange but True Stories from the Yiddish Press (Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture)
Stories abound of immigrant Jews on the outside looking in, clambering up the ladder of social mobility, successfully assimilating and integrating into their new worlds. But this book is not about the success stories. It's a paean to the bunglers, the blockheads, and the just plain weird—Jews who ...
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Alan Rintoul
Birds of San Francisco Field Guide and Logbook: An Essential Birdwatching Guide with Identification Tips for 60 Common Bird Species in San Francisco
🦜 Discover the Joy of Birdwatching in San Francisco — Your Guide to 60 Fascinating Birds, Urban Nature Escapes, and Unforgettable Moments by the Bay 🌁🐦 Picture yourself standing at Crissy Field, watching brown pelicans skim the waves as the Golden Gate Bridge rises behind them. Or wander...
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Reuven Feuerstein
A Think-Aloud and Talk-Aloud Approach to Building Language: Overcoming Disability, Delay, and Deficiency (0)
While self-talk like “Now we are buckling you in the car seat so we can go to the store” is common parental practice, this book shows how teachers, parents, and therapists can take this to higher levels to advance learning potential. Based on neuroscience and their own innovative work, the autho...
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Thomas J. Main
Homelessness in New York City
Can American cities respond effectively to pressing social problems? Or, as many scholars have claimed, are urban politics so mired in stasis, gridlock and bureaucratic paralysis that dramatic policy change is impossible? Homelessness in New York City tells the remarkable story of how America’s la...
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Robert Richardson
The Ultimate Situational Survival Guide: Self-Reliance Strategies for a Dangerous World
In The Ultimate Situational Survival Guide , survival expert Robert Richardson, founder of offgridsurvival.com, gives you real world advice on how to survive the very real dangers present in today's society. From surviving natural disasters, man-made disasters and disease outbreaks, to essential ta...
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