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pStarting at the turn of the century, most African American midwives in the South were gradually excluded from reproductive health care. Gertrude Fraser shows how physicians, public health personnel, and state legislators mounted a campaign ostensibly to improve maternal and infant health, especially in rural areas. They brought traditional midwives under the control of a supervisory body, and eventually

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As tensions arise on the sea, so too do they surface in and around the local art community as long-time coastal residents clash with those more newly-arrived. emIslands and Bridgesem, the third book in the Rascal Harbor series, follows the ebbs and flows of townsfolk as they try to figure how to live with one another.p

As members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we tend to be fairly established in and confident of our doctrine of the Godhead. Our first Article of Faith, We believe in God the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost, is foundational for us. In our church vernacular we use the terms God and Heavenly Father to refer to the Father and we use the Savior and

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pThe United States has shaped Latin American history, condemning it to poverty and inequality by intervening to protect the rich and powerful. America\'s Backyard tells the story of that intervention. pUsing newly declassified documents, Grace Livingstone reveals the US role in the darkest periods of Latin American history, including Pinochet\'s coup in Chile, the Contra War in Nicaragua and the death

pThe emergence of the early American republic as a new nation on the world stage conjured rival visions in the eyes of leading statesmen at home and attentive observers abroad. Thomas Jefferson envisioned the newly independent states as a federation of republics united by common experience, mutual interest, and an adherence to principles of natural rights. His views on popular government and the American

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pIsabel, a seemingly ordinary teenager, holds an unexpected secret. She can sense people\'s emotions, feeling others\' pain, joy, anger, and sadness as if they were her own. Isabel soon learns she is not the only one with a hidden secret her siblings all have different abilities. They will all find out what is happening as they come together to learn their family descends from Witches. Isabel and her

pbConfused by business statistics Problem solved.bp iSchaum\'s Outline of Business Statisticsi helps you understand basic concepts and offers extra practice on topics you\'ll encounter in your introductory- and intermediate-level courses. With this book, you\'ll understand and master the basic methods of statistical description, statistical inference, decision analysis, and process control. You will

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iWork and Integrityi is a timely resource that examines the crisis as well as the promise of professionalism in contemporary society. This vital book argues for the importance of a new civic professionalism that reflects the ideals of democracy and public service in our ever more complex economic environment. A publication of The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, iWork and Integrityi

Kikto was born to perform the Turn of the Century Ceremony of the Lakxota people. His family carried the story, the songs and the wintercount and other items that will be needed for this ceremony. But first he has to grow up and experience life. His life is eventful in the days while he is growing up, he meets people, hears stories and learns the way of life that people live in his time.

In the 19 years which passed since the first edition was published, several important developments have taken place in the theory of surfaces. The most sensational one concerns the differentiable structure of surfaces. Twenty years ago very little was known about differentiable structures on 4-manifolds, but in the meantime Donaldson on the one hand and Seiberg and Witten on the other hand, have found,

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