"An inspired collection of 20 stories, brilliant in its command of tone and narrative perspective...Creativity and empathy mark the collection . . .... Illustrations enhance the already vivid storytelling."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"Spanning worlds, generations, cultures and environments, each of Meno's short stories in this stellar collection explores depression, loneliness and insanity in the world . . ."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Eclectic, funny, constantly surprising—these are the things a short story collection should be allowed to be, and Joe Meno's Demons in the Spring absolutely is . . . a rich, unforgettable stew of a book."--Dave EggersThe limited-edition hardcover of Demons in the Spring was a finalist for the 2009 Story Prize, a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2008, a Time Out Chicago Best Book of 2008, and it drew starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews. It is a collection of twenty short stories with illustrations by twenty artists from the fine art, graphic art, and comic book worlds.Joe Meno is the best-selling author of five novels, including the smash hits Hairstyles of the Damned and The Boy Detective Fails (both published by Akashic Books), and two story collections. He was the winner of the 2003 Nelson Algren Award for short fiction and is a professor of creative writing at Columbia College in Chicago.

Demons of the Night is a trove of haunting fiction—a gathering, for the first time in English, of the best nineteenth-century French fantastic tales.... Featuring such authors as Balzac, Mérimée, Dumas, Verne, and Maupassant, this book offers readers familiar with the works of Edgar Allan Poe and E. T. A. Hoffman some of the most memorable stories in the genre. With its aura of the uncanny and the supernatural, the fantastic tale is a vehicle for exploring forbidden themes and the dark, irrational side of the human psyche.The anthology opens with "Smarra, or the Demons of the Night," Nodier's 1821 tale of nightmare, vampirism, and compulsion, acclaimed as the first work in French literature to explore in depth the realm of dream and the unconscious. Other stories include Balzac's "The Red Inn," in which a crime is committed by one person in thought and another in deed, and Mérimée's superbly crafted mystery, "The Venus of Ille," which dramatizes the demonic power of a vengeful goddess of love emerging out of the pagan past. Gautier's protagonist in "The Dead in Love" develops an obsessive passion for a woman who has returned from beyond the grave, while the narrator of Maupassant's "The Horla" imagines himself a victim of psychic vampirism.Joan Kessler has prepared new translations of nine of the thirteen tales in the volume, including Gérard de Nerval's odyssey of madness, "Aurélia," as well as two tales that have never before appeared in English. Kessler's introduction sets the background of these tales—the impact of the French Revolution and the Terror, the Romantics' fascination with the subconscious, and the influence of contemporary psychological and spiritual currents. Her essay illuminates how each of the authors in this collection used the fantastic to articulate his own haunting obsessions as well as his broader vision of human experience.

A superb new translation of Dostoyevsky?s chilling and prophetic novel of revolutionary fanaticismPyotr and Stavrogin are the leaders of a Russian... revolutionary cell. Their aim is to overthrow the Tsar, destroy society, and seize power for themselves. Together they train terrorists who are willing to lay down their lives to accomplish their goals. But when the group is threatened with exposure, will their recruits be willing to kill one of their own to cover their tracks? Savage and powerful yet lively and often comic, Demons was inspired by a real-life political murder and is a scathing and eerily prescient indictment of those who use violence to serve their beliefs.

This practical guide to outcomes-based assessment in student affairs is designed to help readers meet the growing demand for accountability and for... demonstrating student learning. The authors offer a framework for implementing the assessment of student learning and development and pragmatic advice on the strategies most appropriate for the readers’ particular circumstances. Beginning with a brief history of assessment, the book explains how to effectively engage in outcomes-based assessment, presents strategies for addressing the range of challenges and barriers student affairs practitioners are likely to face, addresses institutional, divisional, and departmental collaboration, and considers future developments in the assessment of student success. One feature of the book is its use of real case studies that both illustrate current best practices in student affairs assessment that illuminate theory and provide examples of application. The cases allow the authors to demonstrate that there are several approaches to evaluating student learning and development within student affairs; illustrating how practice may vary according to institutional type, institutional culture, and available resources. The authors explain how to set goals, write outcomes, describe the range of assessment methods available, discuss criteria for evaluating outcomes-based assessment, and provide steps and questions to consider in designing the reflection and institutional assessment processes, as well as how to effectively utilize and disseminate results. Their expert knowledge, tips, and insights will enable readers to implement outcomes-based assessment in ways that best meet the needs of their own unique campus environments.

This practical guide to outcomes-based assessment in student affairs is designed to help readers meet the growing demand for accountability and for... demonstrating student learning. The authors offer a framework for implementing the assessment of student learning and development and pragmatic advice on the strategies most appropriate for the readers’ particular circumstances. Beginning with a brief history of assessment, the book explains how to effectively engage in outcomes-based assessment, presents strategies for addressing the range of challenges and barriers student affairs practitioners are likely to face, addresses institutional, divisional, and departmental collaboration, and considers future developments in the assessment of student success. One feature of the book is its use of real case studies that both illustrate current best practices in student affairs assessment that illuminate theory and provide examples of application. The cases allow the authors to demonstrate that there are several approaches to evaluating student learning and development within student affairs; illustrating how practice may vary according to institutional type, institutional culture, and available resources. The authors explain how to set goals, write outcomes, describe the range of assessment methods available, discuss criteria for evaluating outcomes-based assessment, and provide steps and questions to consider in designing the reflection and institutional assessment processes, as well as how to effectively utilize and disseminate results. Their expert knowledge, tips, and insights will enable readers to implement outcomes-based assessment in ways that best meet the needs of their own unique campus environments.

This one-of-a-kind, practical "how-to" book is written to help a multitude of Florida educators - from new teachers who are seeking certification, to... experienced teachers, school administrators, and teacher coaches - understand and demonstrate the new Florida Educator Accomplished Practices (FEAPs).   The New Florida Educator Accomplished Practices, adopted in 2010, form the foundation for the state's teacher preparation and certification programs, as well as school district instructional personnel appraisal systems.  Demonstrating the New Florida Educator Accomplished Practices:  A Practical Guide for Becoming an Effective Educator is now an affordable resource that will help teachers, mentors, and evaluators identify effective practices. The book's step-by-step activities will help the classroom teacher become more confident in the ability to demonstrate the required educator competencies.   Authors and accomplished educators Lorraine D. Cross, Barbara Pullease, and Hope Waldman Targoff have organized the book into two units. The first unit addresses quality of instruction, where readers learn about effective lesson planning, classroom environment, instructional delivery, and assessment. The second unit covers continuous professional improvement, responsibility, and ethical conduct. A comprehensive, well-rounded guide, Demonstrating the New Florida Educator Accomplished Practices: A Practical Guide for Becoming an Effective Educator is essential for creating a community of competent, confident, and effective educators in the state of Florida. 

  This one-of-a-kind, practical "how-to" book is written to help a multitude of Florida educators—from new teachers who are seeking certification,... to experienced teachers, school administrators, and teacher coaches—understand and demonstrate the new Florida Educator Accomplished Practices (FEAPs).   Demonstrating the New Florida Educator Accomplished Practices: A Practical Guide for Becoming an Effective Educator will help teachers become more confident in demonstrating the educator competencies and will assist administrators in identifying effective practices when evaluating and mentoring their teachers.   Authors and accomplished educators Lorraine Cross, Barbara Pullease, and Hope Waldman Targoff have organized the book into two units. The first unit addresses quality of instruction, where readers learn about effective lesson planning, classroom environment, instructional delivery, and assessment. The second unit covers continuous professional improvement, responsibility, and ethical conduct. A comprehensive, well-rounded guide, Demonstrating the New Florida Educator Accomplished Practices: A Practical Guide for Becoming an Effective Educator is essential to creating a community of competent, confident, and effective educators in the state of Florida.   Features Include: An introduction to each FEAP and FEAPs vocabulary Research and resources on effective teaching practices Best practices for each FEAP Activities for the user to demonstrate competency of the FEAPs Checklist for recording demonstration of FEAPs

This volume presents a newly edited Greek text of one of the masterpieces of ancient Greek prose, a speech delivered by the orator Demosthenes before a... court in Athens in 330 BCE. The book contains an introductory essay outlining the historical situation that gave rise to the speech, the nature of Demosthenes' rhetorical art, and the history of the text. The greater part of the book consists of a commentary that elucidates the text and makes clear how Demosthenes achieved his objectives.

The four private speeches contained in this collection were functional artefacts whose object was to persuade a jury numbered in hundreds by... manipulating both the facts of the case and the prejudices, beliefs and attitudes of the Athenian man-in-the-street. It is as vehicles of persuasion that Dr Carey and Dr Reid seek primarily to treat the speeches, using their commentary to shed light on how well the speeches perform their function. The speeches have also been chosen for their value as documents of Athenian law, commerce and private life. The commentary explains as far as possible any obscurities in these fields and also deals with matters of linguistic interest. While intended mainly for undergraduates and students in the upper forms of schools, the book will be of interest to all classical scholars. The introduction, which provides a brief survey of the Athenian legal system and the trade of the speechwriter, requires no knowledge of Greek and should interest students of classical culture and literature in translation.

This is the ninth volume in the Oratory of Classical Greece. This series presents all of the surviving speeches from the late fifth and fourth centuries... BC in new translations prepared by classical scholars who are at the forefront of the discipline. These translations are especially designed for the needs and interests of today's undergraduates, Greekless scholars in other disciplines, and the general public.Classical oratory is an invaluable resource for the study of ancient Greek life and culture. The speeches offer evidence on Greek moral views, social and economic conditions, political and social ideology, law and legal procedure, and other aspects of Athenian culture that have recently been attracting particular interest: women and family life, slavery, and religion, to name just a few.Demosthenes is regarded as the greatest orator of classical antiquity. The two speeches translated here grew out of his longtime rivalry with the orator Aeschines. In Speech 19 (On the Dishonest Embassy) delivered in 343 BC, Demosthenes attacks Aeschines for corruption centered around an ultimately disastrous embassy to Philip of Macedon that both men took part in. This speech made Demosthenes the leading politician in Athens for a time. Speech 18 (On the Crown or De Corona), delivered in 330 BC, is Demosthenes' most famous and influential oration. It resulted not only in Demosthenes receiving one of Athens' highest political honors but also in the defeat and disgrace of Aeschines, who retired from public life and left Athens forever.

The classic step-by-step guide to learning how to perform the diagnostic neurologic examination – now in full color "This is an excellent book... that will be very useful for learning the neurologic examination. It is easy to read, well illustrated, and interactive. The art and science of neurology is constantly evolving and books must stay current with the available literature. This sixth edition provides updated information, illustrations, and references that are necessary to stay relevant to neurology today. 3 Stars."--Doody's Review Service “Excellent. The information is detailed, pertinent, and excellently arranged. What is surprising is the incredibly complete, interesting, and worthwhile information it contains. The author is obviously an excellent clinician and teacher who has taught many years. One can easily detect that [DeMyer’s] book contains the distilled best of his teaching experiences.” --Archive of Internal Medicine* “The book presents much more information than the title suggests; it has excellent parts on neuroanatomy and clinical neurosciences.” --Four Stars (Excellent) from Mayo Clinic Proceedings* For more than four decades, DeMyer’s The Neurologic Examination has provided neurologists and psychiatrists in training with a uniquely clear and didactic way of learning the complicated technique of using the physical examination to diagnose neurologic illness. This trusted classic also reviews the anatomy and physiology necessary to interpret the examination, and it details the laboratory tests best suited for a particular clinical problem. Utilizing a proven-effective, learn-at-your-own-pace teaching approach, DeMyer’s allows you to work through real-life clinical situations and rehearse the skills and procedures that make the neurologic examination productive for both patient and clinician. You will also learn how to tailor the exam for different clinical needs, including: The Unconscious Patient The Face and Head Vision The Peripheral Ocular Motor System The Central Ocular Motor System Cerebellar Dysfunction The Somatic Motor System The Special Senses DeMyer’s The Neurologic Examination features a new full-color presentation that includes the latest imaging modalities for assessing disease, questions and answers to help you monitor your progress, and content that reflects the knowledge and experience of outstanding teachers/clinicians.

Get started using Minitab right away with help from this hands-on guide. It will walk you through essential Minitab features and show you how to apply... them to solve statistical analysis problems.

From myths about crime and punishment to dangerous misunderstandings about the administration of justice, Demystifying Crime and Criminal Justice,... Second Edition, exposes--and aims to correct--many of the American public's misconceptions about the criminal justice system.Designed to stimulate critical thinking, this volume not only provides students with a deeper understanding of crime and criminal justice but also encourages them to question generally accepted beliefs more broadly.FEATURES* Revised and updated chapters contributed by a broad range of experts and scholars* Incorporates the most up-to-date research* Ten brand-new chapters covering misconceptions about juvenile offenders, the rehabilitation of sex offenders, the use of police force, and other controversial issues* Rich pedagogy: review questions, discussion/critical thinking questions, relevant websites, and additional reading suggestions

Demystifying Crime and Criminal Justice addresses many of the American public's misconceptions about crime and criminal justice. Many of these... inaccurate conclusions are based on myths, and each of this anthology's twenty-seven articles demystifies or debunks one of these current myths. The book traces a logical progression through the criminal justice process: Part One addresses myths about crime; Part Two examines myths about law enforcement; Part Three investigates myths about the administration of justice; and Part Four analyzes myths about punishment and corrections. Each chapter opens with a brief introductory section, followed by a "Kernel of Truth" section, which identifies the often credible aspects of many myths. In a third section, "The Truth or Facts," the authors present persuasive evidence that illuminates these misconceptions. "Interests Served by the Myth" follows, providing an examination of how the interests of specific individuals or groups are strengthened by the creation and perpetuation of these myths. Finally, "Policy Implications of Belief in the Myth" highlights some of the practical and often undesirable consequences of these falsehoods. Written in clear, accessible language, this text engages readers with straightforward analysis and cutting-edge research. Designed to stimulate critical thinking and classroom discussion, this anthology will provide students with a deeper understanding of crime and criminal justice.

An almost constant refrain heard from middle school teachers in "Differentiation" Staff Development sessions is "Where can I find a book that has a... bunch of these kinds of activities that I can use in my classroom?"There are many books available about curriculum differentiation, most of them addressing theory and rationale and discussing models and strategies that support it. Demystifying is for teachers and administrators who are ready to take differentiation to the next level in their classrooms and schools, who believe that differentiation works, and who are looking for more examples of it. Within each of the 35+ topics in language arts, math, science, and social studies are detailed lessons using one of the four strategies - Tiered lessons, Think-Tac-Toes, RAFT activities, and Complex Instruction.Topics include:-exploring a concept through literature -punctuation marks-tone and mood -characterization -graphing and data analysis -mean, median, mode, range -measurement -ratio and proportion -fractions, decimals, percents -cell biology -solar system -space exploration -genetics -American Revolution -Ancient Rome -Regions of the US -American Civil War -Geography of Latin America