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67 produkter
Golden Horde and the Rise of Moscow
Av Ann Byers
E-bok, 2016
539 kr
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The outermost khanate of the Mongol Empire was the Golden Horde, which conquered the Rus’ in northwestern Russia in the thirteenth century and continued to rule there in some capacity until the Russian Empire annexed Crimea, the khanate’s last holdout, in 1783. Despite vast cultural and geographic …
Youth Destroyed: The Nazi Camps: Primary Sources from the Holocaust
Av Ann Byers
Inbunden
698 kr
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Saving Children From the Holocaust
The Kindertransport
Av Ann Byers
E-bok, 2012
519 kr
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"Who will look after me...and why can''t we all go together?" Kurt Fuchel asked his father these questions, as the young boy prepared to embark on a journey to England...alone. Fuchel was one of ten thousand children who made this journey shortly before World War II began. In 1938, Jews searched …
Rescuing the Danish Jews
A Heroic Story From the Holocaust
Av Ann Byers
E-bok, 2012
536 kr
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Bent Melchior, a fourteen-year-old Danish Jew, was crammed into the hold of a fishing boat, but this was not a normal fishing trip. Surviving the crowded, filthy conditions on this trip meant reaching freedom. After many hours at sea, Melchior had reached safety in Sweden. The remarkable story of …
Anti-Semitism and The "e;Final Solution"e;
The Holocaust Overview
Av Ann Byers
E-bok, 2014
541 kr
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Fanatical anti-Semitism and the persecution of Jews ended in the Holocaust''s horrific legacy, the murder of nearly 6 million Jews. Author Ann Byers analyzes the factors that led to the persecution of Jews, as well as the rise and fall of Hitler''s Third Reich.
Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, Treblinka
The Holocaust Camps
Av Ann Byers
E-bok, 2014
529 kr
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The Nazis set up concentration and death camps in order to isolate, torture, and murder millions of men, women, and children. Author Ann Byers details the system of camps in Europe during the Holocaust. Byers recounts the horrifying conditions suffered by camp inmates as well as their struggles for …
Beyond Slavery
African Americans From Emancipation to Today
Av Ann Byers
E-bok, 2016
581 kr
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Once slavery ended and emancipation was granted to slaves in the United States, African Americans did not suddenly find true independence and equality as they had dreamed. Instead many struggled to correct centuries-old attitudes that they were inferior to whites. Through excerpts from source …
Life in the Nazi Ghettos
E-bok, 2018
588 kr
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Nazi control of Germany was marked by the insidious escalation of anti-Semitic policies, as Jews were first forced to self-identify, then were violently pushed to relocate from their apartments to the poorest areas of town, where their movements and livelihoods were tightly controlled by German …
Living and Dying in Nazi Concentration Camps
E-bok, 2018
601 kr
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Of the estimated six million Jews who died during the Holocaust, it is believed that at least three million died in work camps, where Jews were forced on pain of death to work on behalf the German military or perform backbreaking labor, and death camps like Auschwitz and Dachau. Originally built as …
Teenage Resistance to the Nazi Regime
E-bok, 2018
582 kr
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Both Jewish and Gentile teens played a key role in resisting the Nazi regime. Students will learn first-hand of the different resistance groups in Nazi Germany, from the anti-authoritarian pranksters Edelweiss Pirates to the communist Baum Group to the anti-fascist Christians of The White Rose. …
Menstruation
Av Ann Byers
E-bok, 2007
514 kr
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This sensitive and thoughtful book serves as a great go-to resource for all of a girl’s questions about menstruation including healthy eating and exercise, symptoms and coping strategies for PMS, and reassurance about the wide range of common and normal occurrences in menstruation.
Great Resume, Application, and Interview Skills
Av Ann Byers
E-bok, 2007
542 kr
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The skills everyone needs to create job opportunities, motivate their job searches, and enter the world of work are thoroughly analyzed and explained in Resume, Application, and Interview Skills. Readers learn what a resume is, the different types of resumes, how to write resumes, describe their …
Jobs as Green Builders and Planners
Av Ann Byers
E-bok, 2010
574 kr
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Constructing a green building is a huge undertaking that requires the efforts of many people. It takes planners; architects and engineers. It takes builders; carpenters, tile workers, electricians, and plumbers. It takes managers and consultants. All of these individuals have to be knowledgeable …
West Virginia
Av Ann Byers
E-bok, 2010
514 kr
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The spirit of West Virginia and its people are best exemplified by the state''s most central feature, which is the Appalachian Mountains. West Virginians are hardy, enduring, and rugged, with a resourcefulness that matches the bounty of natural resources locked within those mountains. In colonial …
Wyoming
Av Ann Byers
E-bok, 2010
499 kr
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Rich in both natural beauty and natural resources, Wyoming is home to such marvels as the Teton, Big Horn, and Sierra Madre Mountains, the Powder and Bighorn Rivers, and the Yellowstone, Devil''s Tower, Grand Teton, and Bridger-Teton National Parks. In between the majestic mountains and rushing …
Frequently Asked Questions About Gangs and Urban Violence
Av Ann Byers
E-bok, 2011
554 kr
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The secretive and underworld element of gangs creates many questions about them and gang culture. What is a gang and what are today’s prevalent kinds? What problems exist currently? What are real gang activities? What is being done about gangs and urban violence? This book answers these questions …
Fruits and Vegetables
Av Ann Byers
E-bok, 2012
514 kr
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Fresh vegetables and fruits are among the best foods a person can eat. They have many substances the body needs, such as vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Fruits and vegetables protect against a number of diseases and are relatively low in calories, low in sodium, and have no cholesterol. But …
Career as a Dental Hygienist
Av Ann Byers
E-bok, 2012
559 kr
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High school students learn that a career as a dental hygienist can be very rewarding. Readers discover that dental hygiene is a very flexible career choice—hygienists can arrange their work to fit their scheduling needs. Dental hygienists go to school to become certified, and develop specific …
Internship & Volunteer Opportunities for People Who Love Animals
Av Ann Byers
E-bok, 2012
574 kr
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Whether young people like cats or canaries, pugs or pigs, horses or seahorses, they can look for an internship or volunteer position where they can be around those animals. Teens discover internship opportunities that are win-win propositions and can be gateways to jobs and careers. Many schools …
Krav Maga and Self-Defense
Av Ann Byers
E-bok, 2012
514 kr
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Krav Maga is the unarmed part of Israeli combat, and a contact sport of defense techniques that are growing in popularity around the world. It is different from traditional mixed martial arts in that it is based on the evolving lessons learned on the battlefield and in fighting terrorists. Krav …
Ohio State Football
Av Ann Byers
E-bok, 2013
513 kr
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Ohio State has had one of the most winning teams in college football for nearly a hundred years. The Buckeyes have won seven national titles and been conference champion thirty-four times. Seven of its players have received the Heisman Trophy and seventy-eight have been named All American. Thirty …
Reid Hoffman and LinkedIn
Av Ann Byers
E-bok, 2013
594 kr
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Reid Hoffman enjoys helping people do good things. He started the social network LinkedIn precisely to help people, specifically people in a professional context, form, improve, and make use of their relationships. In fact, the tagline of the company is "Relationships matter." All of Hoffman''s …
Jump-Starting a Career in Dietetics & Nutrition
Av Ann Byers
E-bok, 2013
573 kr
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Nutrition is the study of food composition and the effect of the various components of food on the body. Dietetics is the application of the principles of nutrition to health. This resource explains the training and certification required for dietitians and nutritionists, the types of career …
Immigration
Interpreting the Constitution
Av Ann Byers
E-bok, 2014
579 kr
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The U.S. Constitution gives Congress the powers to define who is a citizen and to regulate who can reside in the country. Congress''s exercise of these powers throughout American history has been affected by the beliefs and attitudes as well as the politics and economics of the times. This book …
