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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Helpers in my community Helpers in my community Bobbie Kalman This book introduces children to the important people who make our communities cleaner, safer, and better. Action shots feature people working in construction, at schools, in hospitals, fighting fire… OL15073557W
Utopia Utopia Thomas More First published in 1516, Thomas More's Utopia is one of the most important works of European humanism. Through the voice of the mysterious traveler Raphael Hythloday, More describes a pagan, communis… OL15366912W
And the Mountains Echoed And the Mountains Echoed Khaled Hosseini Presents a story inspired by human love, how people take care of one another, and how choices resonate through subsequent generations. Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their … OL16804912W
My Community Long Ago My Community Long Ago Bobbie Kalman This book shows children how past communities were different from those of today by pairing modern photographs with illustrations of life in pioneer times. Topics include malls and general stores, fa… OL17513217W
Penser les pratiques sociales comme rituels Penser les pratiques sociales comme rituels Christoph Wulf "Notre analyse est une étude de cas thématique dans laquelle on cherche à savoir comment, à l'aide de rituels, est générée une communauté dans quatre domaines de socialisation.... Notre étude se conc… OL19107836W
The summer that melted everything The summer that melted everything Tiffany McDaniel "Fielding Bliss has never forgotten the summer of 1984: the year a heat wave scorched Breathed, Ohio. The year he became friends with the devil. Sal seems to appear out of nowhere - a bruised and tat… OL20032985W
Matthew Matthew Jack Dean Kingsbury c1977 OL2026500W
Community networks Community networks Andrea L. Kavanaugh If you're a community leader, planner, or teacher interested in starting a community network, you'll save yourself time, money, and headaches when you have Community Networks: Lessons from Blacksburg… OL20854455W
Reaching out in family therapy Reaching out in family therapy Brenna Hafer Bry,Nancy Boyd-Franklin "This volume presents a valuable framework for conducting family therapy sessions in the home, school, and community. Drawing upon years of frontline work in family therapy practice, training, and su… OL20944602W
O homem que engoliu a Lua O homem que engoliu a Lua Mário de Carvalho "No Beco das Sardinheiras tudo pode acontecer. O que está em cima é igual ao que está em baixo, o que é estreito pode ser largo, o que é pequeno é grande também. É uma permanente alegria - olhem os d… OL28768391W
Beholding the nature of reality Beholding the nature of reality Friedemann Schwarzkopf A collection of essays on uniting communities, consciousness and healing, and perceiving nature. The author considers questions such as "Are you and I part of the same reality--by knowing?" Other top… OL29318508W
True confessions of a heartless girl True confessions of a heartless girl Martha Brooks A confused seventeen-year-old girl, a single mother and her young son, two elderly women, and a sad and lonely man, with their own individual tragedies to bear, come together in a small Manitoba town… OL492701W
Last Days in Africville Last Days in Africville Dorothy Perkyns Please post a summary of this story i need one for a small project. I NEED HELP PRONTO! OL8613257W
Private pleasure, public plight Private pleasure, public plight David Popenoe "This is a social and cultural analysis of community life in metropolitan areas of three nations - the United States, Sweden, and England. The author focuses on how environment and culture interact t… OL93573W