The premier historical Jesus scholar joins a brilliant archaeologist to illuminate the life and teaching of Jesus against the background of his world.... There have been phenomenal advances in the historical understanding of Jesus and his world and times, but also huge, lesser known advances in first–century Palestine archaeology that explain a great deal about Jesus, his followers, and his teachings. This is the first book that combines the two and it does it in a fresh, accessible way that will interest both biblical scholars and students and also the thousands of lay readers of Biblical Archaeology Review (150,000+ circulation), National Geographic, and other archaeology and ancient history books and magazines. Each chapter of the book focuses on a major modern archaeological or textual discovery and shows how that discovery opens a window onto a major feature of Jesus's life and teachings.

The cultural and material legacies of the Roman Republic and Empire in evidence throughout Rome have made it the "Eternal City." Too often, however,... this patrimony has caused Rome to be seen as static and antique, insulated from the transformations of the modern world. In Excavating Modernity, Joshua Arthurs dramatically revises this perception, arguing that as both place and idea, Rome was strongly shaped by a radical vision of modernity imposed by Mussolini's regime between the two world wars.Italian Fascism's appropriation of the Roman past-the idea of Rome, or romanità- encapsulated the Fascist virtues of discipline, hierarchy, and order; the Fascist "new man" was modeled on the Roman legionary, the epitome of the virile citizen-soldier. This vision of modernity also transcended Italy's borders, with the Roman Empire providing a foundation for Fascism's own vision of Mediterranean domination and a European New Order. At the same time, romanità also served as a vocabulary of anxiety about modernity. Fears of population decline, racial degeneration and revolution were mapped onto the barbarian invasions and the fall of Rome. Offering a critical assessment of romanità and its effects, Arthurs explores the ways in which academics, officials, and ideologues approached Rome not as a site of distant glories but as a blueprint for contemporary life, a source of dynamic values to shape the present and future.

Excavation is traditionally considered the heart of the archaeological enterprise. But it is an activity transformed over the past two decades of... increasingly contract-based work. Carmichael and Lafferty lay out the basics of this brand of excavation for the novice reader in this handy, practical guide. After outlining the ethical concerns in archaeological excavation and the history of the endeavor, the authors walk the reader through the steps of contemporary excavation--site identification, remote sensing, test excavation, and various scales of recovery. They also deal with the complex issues of human burials uncovered in excavation. Written in an accessible, practical way, Carmichael and Lafferty's guide will be useful to students, field school attendees, and other novice fieldworkers.

Exceeding Expectations features over 80 true stories from young professionals, conveying what it takes to be a great employee, regardless of field. ... These success stories -- and a few horror stories -- were analyzed to derive the Seven Keys to Professional Success. With dozens of stories from the renowned cooperative education program at Northeastern University and a handful from three other leading co-op schools, Exceeding Expectations offers amazing tales from the trenches of professional life. This inspirational book is a must-read for young professionals and their educators.

You don't need to give up what you know about best practice to address your state's standards! Margaret Moustafa shows you how you can not only meet but... exceed the standards by aligning your state standards with such research-proven best practices as the read aloud, shared and guided reading and writing, reading and writing workshop, literature circles, directed reading and thinking activity, language experience, and reader's theater. Each instructional strategy benefits children at specific stages of their development in reading and writing - beginning, early, advanced early, and independent. Additionally, each strategy follows an easy-to-use format beginning with a quick overview of the practice, followed by the purpose of the practice, the materials you need, step-by-step procedures for teaching and assessing, potential mistakes to avoid, the research that informs the practice, instructional links, and follow-up reading. Moustafa carefully aligns the best practice to teach each standard requirement across a K-5 spectrum. For use with Grades K-5.

This book is a single reference that’s indispensable for Excel beginners, intermediate users, power users, and would-be power users everywhereFully... updated for the new release, this latest edition provides comprehensive, soup-to-nuts coverage, delivering over 900 pages of Excel tips, tricks, and techniques readers won’t find anywhere elseJohn Walkenbach, aka "Mr. Spreadsheet," is one of the liworld’s leading authorities on ExcelThoroughly updated to cover the revamped Excel interface, new file formats, enhanced interactivity with other Office applications, and upgraded collaboration featuresIncludes a valuable CD-ROM with templates and worksheets from the bookNote: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

What’s the use of putting out reports that no one reads? Properly created dashboards are graphical representations that put data in a context for your... audience, and they look really cool! How cool? You’ll find out when you see the dazzling examples in Excel 2007 Dashboards & Reports For Dummies. And, before long, everyone’s eyes will be riveted to your dashboards and reports too!This revolutionary guide shows you how to turn Excel into your own personal Business Intelligence tool. You’ll learn the fundamentals of using Excel 2007 to go beyond simple tables to creating dashboard-studded reports that wow management. Get ready to catch dashboard fever as you find out how to use basic analysis techniques, build advanced dashboard components, implement advanced reporting techniques, and import external date into your Excel reports. Discover how to:Unleash the power of Excel as a business intelligence toolCreate dashboards that communicate and get noticedThink about your data in a new wayPresent data more effectively and increase the value of your reportsCreate dynamic labels that support visualizationRepresent time and seasonal trendingGroup and bucket dataDisplay and measure values versus goalsImplement macro-charged reportingUsing Excel 2007 as a BI tool is the most cost-efficient way for organizations of any size create powerful and insightful reports and distribute throughout the enterprise. And Excel 2007 Dashboards and Reports for Dummies is the fastest you for you to catch dashboard fever!

Shows ordinary users how to tap the rich data analysis functionality of Excel, make sense of their organization's critical financial and statistical... information, and put together compelling data presentationsNow revised with over 30 percent new content to cover the enhancements in Excel 2007, including the completely redesigned user interface, augmented charting and PivotTable capabilities, improved security, and better data exchange through XMLProvides thorough coverage of Excel features that are critical to data analysis-working with external databases, creating PivotTables and PivotCharts, using Excel statistical and financial functions, sharing data, harnessing the Solver, taking advantage of the Small Business Finance Manager, and more

This book is a single reference that’s indispensable for Excel beginners, intermediate users, power users, and would-be power users everywhereFully... updated for the new release, this latest edition provides comprehensive, soup-to-nuts coverage, delivering over 900 pages of Excel tips, tricks, and techniques readers won’t find anywhere elseJohn Walkenbach, aka "Mr. Spreadsheet," is one of the world’s leading authorities on ExcelThoroughly updated to cover the revamped Excel interface, new file formats, enhanced interactivity with other Office applications, and upgraded collaboration featuresIncludes a valuable CD-ROM with templates and worksheets from the bookNote: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

This book is a single reference that’s indispensable for Excel beginners, intermediate users, power users, and would-be power users everywhereFully... updated for the new release, this latest edition provides comprehensive, soup-to-nuts coverage, delivering over 900 pages of Excel tips, tricks, and techniques readers won’t find anywhere elseJohn Walkenbach, aka "Mr. Spreadsheet," is one of the world’s leading authorities on ExcelThoroughly updated to cover the revamped Excel interface, new file formats, enhanced interactivity with other Office applications, and upgraded collaboration featuresIncludes a valuable CD-ROM with templates and worksheets from the bookNote: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Part of the Microsoft Office 2007 series. Used for creating and editing spreadsheets, graphs and charts. Guide includes detailed information on:... • main window • new features in Excel 2007 • new user interface • the ribbon • contextual tools • live preview • quick access toolbar • getting help • galleries • dialog boxes & dialog box launchers • minibar • super tooltips • key tips & keyboard navigation • status bar • document file formats • Excel 2007 terminology • office button • undo & redo - the quick access toolbar • formulas • functions • autofill • basic formatting of cells - the home tab • and much more…

Microsoft Excel continues to grow in power, sophistication, and capability, but one thing that has changed very little since the early '90s is its user... interface. The once-simple toolbar has been packed with so many features over the years that few users know where to find them all. Microsoft has addressed this problem in Excel 2007 by radically redesigning the user interface with a tabbed toolbar that makes every feature easy to locate and use. Unfortunately, Microsoft's documentation is as scant as ever, so even if users can find advanced features, they probably won't know what to do with them. Excel 2007: The Missing Manual covers the entire gamut of how to build spreadsheets, add and format information, print reports, create charts and graphics, and use basic formulas and functions. Like its siblings in the Missing Manual series, this book crackles with a fine sense of humor and refreshing objectivity about its subject, guiding readers through the new Excel with clear explanations, step-by-step instructions, lots of illustrations, and friendly, time-saving advice. It's a perfect primer for small businesses with no techie to turn to, as well as those who want to organize household and office information.

A comprehensive, up-to-date, user-friendly guide to Excel 2010Excel is the standard for spreadsheet applications and is used worldwide, but it's not... always user-friendly. That makes it a perfect For Dummies topic, and this handy all-in-one guide covers all the essentials, the new features, how to analyze data with Excel, and much more.Eight minibooks address Excel basics, worksheet design, formulas and functions, worksheet collaboration and review, charts and graphics, data management, data analysis, and Excel and VBA.Excel is the leading spreadsheet/data analysis software and is used throughout the world; the newest revision includes upgraded tools and a redesigned interfaceFor Dummies books are the bestselling guides to Excel, with more than three million copies soldExcel 2010 All-in-One For Dummies covers the changes in the newest version as well as familiar tasks, such as creating and editing worksheets, setting up formulas, and performing statistical functionsEight self-contained minibooks cover the basics, worksheet design, formulas and functions, worksheet collaboration, presenting data in charts and graphics, data management, data analysis, and creating macros with VBA.Newcomers to Excel as well as veterans who just want to learn the latest version will find Excel 2010 All-in-One For Dummies has everything they need to know.