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  • Kinship by Design

    A History of Adoption in the Modern United States

    by Ellen Herman ...
    What constitutes a family? Tracing the dramatic evolution of Americans’ answer to this question over the past century, Kinship by Design provides the fullest account to date of modern adoption’s history.Beginning in the early 1900s, when children were still transferred between households by a variety of unregulated private arrangements, Ellen Herman details efforts by the U.S. Children’s Bureau ... Read more

    $42.89 CAD

  • Karst Groundwater Contamination and Public Health

    Beyond Case Studies

    Edited by William B. White, Janet S. Herman, Ellen K. Herman, Marian Rutigliano ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book sheds new light on contaminant transport in karst aquifers and the public health implications of contaminated karst groundwater. The papers included were presented at a conference held in early 2016 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and range from lengthy reviews on contaminant transport mechanisms to short articles summarizing research findings. The conference addressed a variety of topics, ... Read more

    $256.19 CAD

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  • A History of Courtship

    800 Years of Seduction

    by Tania O'Donnell ...
    Tania O’Donnell takes the reader on a journey from medieval Courtly Love, through to the sexual license of the Restoration, and Victorian propriety. Pick up historical ‘dating tips,’ from how to court (or be courted), write romantic love letters, give and receive gifts, propose and pose as a sighing swain.The book takes a historical approach to the problem of finding a mate, with case studies of ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Far and Away

    Reporting from the Brink of Change

    by Andrew Solomon ...
    From the winner of the National Book Award and the National Books Critics’ Circle Award—and one of the most original thinkers of our time—“Andrew Solomon’s magisterial Far and Away collects a quarter-century of soul-shaking essays” (Vanity Fair). Travel narrative and global cultures come alive in this extraordinary collection.Far and Away chronicles Andrew Solomon’s writings about places ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

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  • Hydrogeology of Plains

    by Miguel Auge ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book describes essential methods for evaluating groundwater vulnerability to contamination. It analyzes the chemical and dynamic properties of groundwater in detail and proposes the use of cartography to elucidate underground hydrodynamic behavior and scale classification. Supplemented by color illustrations, figures and tables, as well as a comprehensive bibliography for further research on ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • The Hearts of Men

    A Novel

    by Nickolas Butler ...
    Camp Chippewa, 1962. Nelson Doughty, age thirteen, social outcast and overachiever, is the Bugler, sounding the reveille proudly each morning. Yet this particular summer marks the beginning of an uncertain and tenuous friendship with a popular boy named Jonathan.Over the years, Nelson, irrevocably scarred from the Vietnam War, becomes Scoutmaster of Camp Chippewa, while Jonathan marries, divorces, ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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  • Air Pollution and Health Effects

    Edited by John W. Hollingsworth, Srikanth S. Nadadur ...
    Series series Molecular and Integrative Toxicology
    Exposure to ambient air pollutants, both indoors and outdoors has been associated with the exacerbation and also in the etiology of diverse human diseases. This book offers an overview of our current understanding of air pollution health risks and how this knowledge is being used in the regulatory, therapeutic intervention measures to protect the public health and reduce the disease burden caused ... Read more

    $179.39 CAD

  • Safe and Sustainable Use of Arsenic-Contaminated Aquifers in the Gangetic Plain

    A Multidisciplinary Approach

    Edited by Scott Johnston, Abhijit Mukherjee, Bibhash Nath, AL Ramanathan ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book offers a meaningful and practicable guide to better management of arsenic problems in the groundwater of the Gangetic Plain. It gathers contributions from distinguished researchers who have been actively working in the area for over a decade. The arsenic contamination of groundwater is a growing concern in the central Gangetic Plain, where the local population’s main sources of fresh ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD

  • Water and Wastewater Treatment

    A Guide for the Nonengineering Professional, Second Edition

    by Joanne E. Drinan, Frank Spellman ...
    Lauded for its engaging, highly readable style, the best-selling first edition became the premier guide for nonengineers involved in water and wastewater treatment operations. Water and Wastewater Treatment: A Guide for the Nonengineering Professional, Second Edition continues to provide a simple, nonmathematical account of the unit processes used ... Read more

    Was $288.99 CAD Now $259.71 CAD

  • Europe and Love in Cinema

    Edited by Luisa Passerini, Jo Labanyi, Karen Diehl ...
    Europe and Love in Cinema explores the relationship between love and Europeanness in a wide range of films from the 1920s to the present. A critical look at the manner in which love—in its broadest sense—is portrayed in cinema from across Europe and the United States, this volume exposes constructed notions of "Europeanness" that both set Europe apart and define some parts of it as more "European" ... Read more

    $27.49 CAD

  • Enhancing the Storm Water Treatment Performance of Constructed Wetlands and Bioretention Basins

    by Isri R. Mangangka, An Liu, Ashantha Goonetilleke, Prasanna Egodawatta ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book identifies the key hydrologic and hydraulic factors which influence the performance of stormwater quality treatment systems such as constructed wetlands and bioretention basins. Mathematical relationships derived using conceptual models underpinned by fundamental hydraulic theory are presented to predict treatment performance. The key highlights of the book will include the ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • Fathering

    Promoting Positive Father Involvement

    Edited by Gilles Forget, Annie Devault, Diane Dubeau ...
    In the past few decades, researchers and practitioners have moved away from the idea of fatherhood as a single, monolithic concept. Examining the challenges of vulnerable fathers such as those in poverty or in prison, they have developed valuable new strategies for cultivating the positive involvement of fathers in the lives of their children.Drawing on the innovative work of Prospère, a Quebec ... Read more

    $34.39 CAD