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Vintage Hairstyles: Simple Steps for Retro Hair with a Modern Twist
(Chronicle Books, 2015)From the finger waves of the romantic 1910s to the beehive of the rebellious 1960s, retro hair has made a comeback. Vintage Hairstyles presents all the tools, techniques, and step-by-step instructions needed to achieve ... -
Violence and civility: on the limits of political philosophy
(University of California Press, 2015)In this impassioned argument, Étienne Balibar boldly confronts the insidious causes of violence, racism, nationalism, and ethnic cleansing worldwide. Through a novel synthesis of theory and empirical studies of violence ... -
Violence as a Generative Force: Identity, Nationalism, and Memory in a Balkan Community
(Cornell University Press, 2016)During two terrifying days and nights in early September 1941, the lives of nearly two thousand men, women, and children were taken savagely by their neighbors in Kulen Vakuf, a small rural community straddling today's ... -
Virtue and Responsibility in Policy Research and Advice
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2018)This book argues that ethical judgment by individual scientific policy advisors is more important than is often acknowledged. While many scientific policy advisors routinely present themselves as neutral or value free ... -
Virtuosi Abroad: Soviet Music and Imperial Competition during the Early Cold War, 1945–1958
(Cornell University Press, 2015)In the 1940s and 1950s, Soviet musicians and ensembles were acclaimed across the globe. They toured the world, wowing critics and audiences, projecting an image of the USSR as a sophisticated promoter of cultural and ... -
The Virtuoso Teacher: Teaching Method
(Faber & Faber, 2012)By considering The Virtuoso Teacher and how a teacher might attain virtuoso status, renowned educator and writer Paul Harris delves into the core issues of being a teacher and the teaching process. A fascinating look at ... -
Vision and Brain: How We Perceive the World
(MIT Press, 2012)In this accessible and engaging introduction to modern vision science, James Stone uses visual illusions to explore how the brain sees the world. Understanding vision, Stone argues, is not simply a question of knowing which ... -
Vision Research Protocols
(Humana Press, 2010)Elizabeth Rakcozy and a team of leading clinical and experimental scientists describe in step-by-step detail the key techniques essential to effective molecular biological research in ophthalmology and optometry. These ... -
Visions of Science: Books and readers at the dawn of the Victorian age
(Oxford University Press, 2014)Considers the changing role and perception of science in Britain at a critical turning point in the nineteenth century Explores key works in the literature of science and their readers Written by an internationally respected ... -
Visual Anatomy and Physiology
(Pearson, 2017)Visual Anatomy and Physiology combines a visual approach with a modular organization to deliver an easy-to-use and time-efficient book that uniquely meets the needs of today's students-without sacrificing the comprehensive ... -
A Visual Guide to Sushi-Making at Home
(Chronicle Books, 2014)At its essence, sushi showcases beautiful, pure seafood or vegetables resting on plump pearls of rice. A Visual Guide to Sushi Making at Home gives you the know-how and confidence of a seasoned sushi chef to create exceptional ... -
Visual Marketing: 99 Proven Ways for Small Businesses to Market with Images and Design
(John Wiley and Sons, 2011)Effective creative strategies and campaigns for business owners or marketersWhether it's on the Web, in a book, or live in-person, the most effective solutions are those that unexpectedly grab our attention. David Langton ... -
Visual Psychophysics: From Laboratory to Theory
(MIT Press, 2013)Vision is one of the most active areas in biomedical research, and visual psychophysical techniques are a foundational methodology for this research enterprise. Visual psychophysics, which studies the relationship between ... -
Visualizing Russia: Fedor Solntsev and Crafting a National Past (Russian History and Culture)
(Brill Academic Publishers, 2010)All of the authors in this volume owe a great debt to Edward Kasi-nec, who served as curator of the Slavic and Baltic Division of the New York Public Library from 1984 to its closing in 2008, and to his second-in-command, ... -
Vocabulary matrix: understanding, learning, teaching
(Cengage Learning, 2010)This book leads the reader through the life story of a word. We bring you from the basics of word formation and on through how words have meanings. We look at how words form relationships with other words, how they ... -
Voices in the Band: A Doctor, Her Patients, and How the Outlook on AIDS Care Changed from Doomed to Hopeful
(Cornell University Press, 2015)I am an AIDS doctor. When I began that work in 1992, we knew what caused AIDS, how it spread, and how to avoid getting it, but we didn't know how to treat it or how to prevent our patients' seemingly inevitable progression ... -
Volcanoes of the World
(University of California Press, 2010)This impressive scientific resource presents up-to-date information on ten thousand years of volcanic activity on Earth. In the decade and a half since the previous edition was published new studies have refined assessments ... -
The volunteer management handbook: leadership strategies for success
(Wiley, 2011)Drawing on the experience and expertise of recognized authorities on nonprofit organizations, The Volunteer Management Handbook, Second Edition is the only guide you need for establishing and maintaining an active and ... -
Voyager
(University of California Press, 2011)Srikanth Reddy’s second book of poetry probes this world’s cosmological relation to the plurality of all possible worlds. Drawing its name from the spacecraft currently departing our solar system on an embassy to the beyond, ... -
Vygotsky and Special Needs Education: A Cultural Theory Approach
(Continuum International Publishing Group, 2011)We will introduce the chapters in thisbook through an outline of the sorts of problems that people face in school. We do so because our intention is to offer possibilities for thinking of these problems through frameworks ...
