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Home Front by C. D. Peterson

Home Front by C. D. Peterson

C D Peterson

Self Reliance Press
2018
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In You Can't Go Home Again, Thomas Wolfe says, "Some things will never change. Some things will always be the same. Lean down your ear upon the earth and listen." C. D. Peterson's Homefront: A Memoir from WWII permits all of us to lean down and listen as daily life unfolds for ordinary people on a New England dairy farm during the 40's. We are introduced to the Peterson family: Douglas, the youngest--about 8 when the story starts and the voice of the author--his mother, Edie, his father, Harry, Uncle Carl, (every inch a Swede), his grandfather Enoch, known as Pop, and his grandmother always called "The Boss" because nothing on the farm escaped her eye. C. D. Peterson offers his reason for capturing the gentle nostalgia of this particular time and place: ..". I am among the 'last ones." Born in the 30s, we are the last ones who personally experienced the scarcity of the Depression, the fear and patriotism during World War II, and the exuberance in the brief pretelevision, postwar period when we felt safe and when the middle class was born."Home Front moves through a tenuous connection of episodes with slender threads of the author's memory--sentimental without being maudlin. Men are joining the Navy, including his own father. Japanese Americans on the west coast are being placed into internment camps. A school classmate claims that a German sub was seen off Cape Cod, and another classmate is absent for days because her father isn't coming home. Douglas hardly notices the slow changes as he matures. What seems to be constant is Hillcrest Farm - his farm. Crops need planting, hay needs cutting, cows need milking; milk needs pasteurizing; bottles need filling, customers need deliveries, and milk men need the kids who run from the truck to doorsteps with the wire baskets holding the clanking bottles.Such is the daily cycle of a dairy farm. However, the lateral events, the eclectic marginalia of life, are what living is all about: visiting a boy in an iron lung, listening to Edward R. Murrow "on the brown radio with the green tuning eye," finding a better place to fish, awkwardly kissing a girl for the first time, and riding down the river with her on a steel drum raft. It's hard to understand life while you are living it. The sounds of the traffic on the State highway grew louder--a subtle foreboding--as industry and modernization started moving away from Boston toward Hillcrest Farm. Shoppers' World, one of the first malls in America, was being built down the street and General Motors opened a huge assembly plant in town. More people now owned refrigerators and fewer customers of their dairy needed bottles of milk delivered every day. The converse of Wolfe's quote is also true: Some things will change.Home Front is a blend of two stories. On one hand it is a coming of age account of growing up in a tight knit family on a small farm in a small New England town, with flavors of Tom Sawyer, and on the other hand it is a narrative of how World War II and the post war years impacted the family. It brings home to the reader how like in a small rural town was irrevocably changes by the "progress" in the post war period. Homefront is unforgettable.C.D. Peterson's writing is commanding without idealizing the essence of the story; he is the master of the mot juste. The book has a complement of family photos and appealing illustrations that capture this time and place. The image of a lone barn cat in the final beat of the story is a masterful literary crescendo. Home Front concludes with an Addendum of Voices from The Home Front WWII. Thirty-eight people share their remembrances of this era in their own words and pictures.
The American Homefront During WWII

The American Homefront During WWII

C D Peterson

PEN SWORD BOOKS LTD
2024
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_Don’t you know there’s a war on?!_ _Use it up… Wear it out… Make it do… Or do without!_ _Loose Lips Sink Ships!_ _Any Bonds Today?_ _Remember Pearl Harbor!_ Those were the slogans Americans called out to each other on the home front during WW II. They forged their days surrounded by fellow patriots sharing in the greatest endeavour of their lives: winning the war. The American Home Front in WW II presents the striking story of those times starting with little-known events well before Pearl Harbor – the clashes between isolationists and those favoring intervention and America’s first peacetime draft. The shock of Pearl Harbor transformed America from a peacetime country to a full wartime economy. Factories produced an airplane every sixty-one minutes. Women and Blacks entered the workforce as never before bringing about earthshaking changes. Americans describe in their own words the rigors of everyday life: rationing, air raid drills, rigging up black curtains and scrap drives. But Americans found ways to enjoy themselves- movie attendance swelled with films such as Casablanca while Broadway brought audiences Oklahoma. The music of Glen Miller and the voice of a skinny newcomer named Frank Sinatra had Americans swinging and swooning. The American Home Front in WW II brings this story to life to capture the extraordinary level of patriotism and teamwork on the home front. It truly was a time when there were no strangers.
Strange Sights in the White House and Other Hauntings in Washington, D.C.
As the First Family sleeps, something spooky goes bump in the night. History knows the White House as the symbol of the American presidency. Could it also be America's most haunted house? Learn more about the White House's most talked-about ghosts and about other paranormal activity running wild in the nation's capital. Between these pages, readers will find just the right amount of scariness for a cold, dark night.
Schools Across Frontiers

Schools Across Frontiers

A.D.C. Peterson; Prince of Wales Windsor

Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
2003
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Schools across Frontiers is a highly personal, sometimes amusing history of the international Baccalaureate (IB) and the United World Colleges (UWC), by the visionary educator Alec Peterson, who played a pioneering role in forming them. There is no other book that provides such an excellent and detailed insider's view of the early days of the IB and UWC and now it has been brought up to the present with two new chapters. The IB is a college entrance examination that can be taken in any country and is recognized by colleges in any country. The UWC are a chain of schools in various countries, where young people of all nations and backgrounds can live and learn together. Both of these institutions have grown enormously since their establishment in the 1960s, and are gaining increasing recognition almost everywhere. There are now over 1200 IB schools. The program is rapidly expanding to include middle and primary schools. Among the fastest growing areas for IB schools are the U.S. and Canada This second edition of a book first published in 1987 contains two new chapters, one by Ian Hill and one by David B. Sutcliffe, that provide updates on the progress of the IB and UWC, as well as a complete updated list of all the IB and UWC schools around the world.
The Future of the Sixth Form

The Future of the Sixth Form

A.D.C. Peterson

Routledge
2019
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Originally published in 1973, the nature of the sixth form and the objectives of sixth-form schooling were important issues in the field of education at the time. The author here provides a searching analysis of the changing structure and composition of the sixth form. He surveys the continued expansion in sixth-form numbers and suggests ways in which the curriculum could be improved. He examines critically a number of myths about the actual practice of sixth-form education, and considers the case for sixth-form ‘blocks’ or colleges. In a final chapter the author discusses the mechanism of change in this crucial area of education.
The Future of the Sixth Form

The Future of the Sixth Form

A.D.C. Peterson

Routledge
2020
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Originally published in 1973, the nature of the sixth form and the objectives of sixth-form schooling were important issues in the field of education at the time. The author here provides a searching analysis of the changing structure and composition of the sixth form. He surveys the continued expansion in sixth-form numbers and suggests ways in which the curriculum could be improved. He examines critically a number of myths about the actual practice of sixth-form education, and considers the case for sixth-form ‘blocks’ or colleges. In a final chapter the author discusses the mechanism of change in this crucial area of education.
The Zondervan Charts Library: Complete 17-Volume Set

The Zondervan Charts Library: Complete 17-Volume Set

John D. Hannah; Joseph M. Holden; H. Wayne House; Craig Vincent Mitchell; Susan Lynn Peterson; Gary D. Pratico; J. Randall Price; M. James Sawyer; Robert L. Thomas; Miles V. Van Pelt; John H. Walton; Robert C. Walton

Zondervan
2017
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The Zondervan Charts Library: Complete 17-Volume Set is an amazing value for pastors, ministry leaders, and serious students of the Bible (retail value of individual books is $403). The volumes included in the set cover a wide range of topics including the Old Testament, the New Testament, Church History, Theology, Philosophy, Ethics, Apologetics, World Religions, and more, making it a vital resource for those teaching and studying the Bible. Zondervan Charts are ready references for those who need essential information in a hurry. Accessible and highly useful, the books in this library offer clear organization and thorough summaries of issues, subjects, and topics that are key for Christian students. The Zondervan Charts Library: Complete 17-Volume Set includes: Charts of Ancient and Medieval Church History Charts of Apologetics and Christian Evidences Charts of Bible Prophecy Charts of Biblical Hebrew Charts of Christian Ethics Charts of Christian Theology and Doctrine Charts of Cults, Sects, and Religious Movements Charts of Modern and Postmodern Church History Charts of Philosophy and Philosophers Charts of Reformation and Enlightenment Church History Charts of the Gospels and the Life of Christ Charts of World Religions Chronological and Background Charts of Church History Chronological and Background Charts of the New Testament Chronological and Background Charts of the Old Testament Taxonomic Charts of Theology and Biblical Studies Timeline Charts of the Western Church
Schools Across Frontiers

Schools Across Frontiers

A. D. C. Peterson

Cricket Books, a division of Carus Publishing Co
2011
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This is the story of two initiatives in international education, one originating in Switzerland, the other in Britain, but both now established in most countries of the world, including especially the United States and U.S. schools overseas. The International baccalaureate (IB) is a college entrance examination which can be taken in any country and is recognized by universities in any country. Adoption of the IB curriculum in a school ensures tht the school is brought up to international standards. Currently, for example, nearly 400 U.S. schools offer the IB, and the number is rapidly growing. The United World Colleges (UWC) are a chain of schools in many countires, where young people of all nations and backgrounds can live and learn together. There are now ten United World Colleges, each drawing students from all over the world. Schools Across Frontiers is an inspiring, sometimes amusing, highly personal and anecdotal history of the IB and the UWC by the late Alec Peterson, who played a pioneering role in forming them. This second edition has additional chapters by Ian Hill and David Sutcliffe, bringing the story of the IB and the UWC up to date.
Managing Tourette Syndrome TG

Managing Tourette Syndrome TG

Douglas W. Woods; John C. Piacentini; Alan L. Peterson; Lawrence D. Scahill; John T. Walkup

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC
2025
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This therapist guide addresses the treatment of Tourette syndrome (TS) in children and adults. The goal of this 11-session program is to teach the patient effective tic management skills rather than to cure the tic disorder. Complete with step-by-step instructions for running sessions, as well as lists of materials needed, session outlines, and copies of forms necessary for treatment, this therapist guide provides all the information needed to successfully treat tic disorders. Now into its second edition, this well-established treatment protocol is now recognized as a first-line treatment for tics in individuals across the world and outlines the protocol for the Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT). Written by the treatment developers, this book provides not only the technical knowledge of how the treatment can be effectively implemented, but also includes the collected wisdom from nearly 20 years of treating patients with the protocol. This updated protocol is a must have for anyone treating individuals with tic disorders. Also available is an updated and revised corresponding workbook for parents and their children, as well as the original workbook designed specifically for adolescent and adult clients.
Managing Tourette Syndrome Parent WB

Managing Tourette Syndrome Parent WB

Douglas W. Woods; John C. Piacentini; Alan L. Peterson; Lawrence D. Scahill; John T. Walkup

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC
2025
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This Parent Workbook addresses the treatment of Tourette syndrome (TS) in children and adults. The goal of this 11-session program is to teach the patient effective tic management skills rather than to cure the tic disorder. Children, alongside parents, will be taught how to become aware of tics, how to substitute other behaviors to manage tics when they start to appear, and how to avoid factors that may make tics worse, as well as relaxation techniques to reduce stress and relapse prevention strategies. The workbook provides user-friendly forms for tracking symptoms and monitoring tic severity. Now into its second edition, this well-established treatment protocol is recognized as a first-line treatment for tics in individuals across the world and outlines the protocol for the Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT). Written by the treatment developers, this book provides not only the technical knowledge of how the treatment can be effectively implemented, but also includes the collected wisdom from nearly 20 years of treating patients with the protocol. This updated protocol is a must have for anyone trying to manage tic disorder. Also available is an updated and revised corresponding therapist guide, as well as the original workbook designed specifically for adolescent and adult clients.
Called to Community

Called to Community

Eberhard Arnold; Dietrich Bonhoeffer; Joan Chittister; Dorothy Day; Fyodor Dostoyevsky; Richard J. Foster; Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove; David Janzen; Søren Kierkegaard; C. S. Lewis; Chiara Lubich; Thomas Merton; Henri J. M. Nouwen; John M. Perkins; Eugene H. Peterson; Christine D. Pohl; Howard A. Snyder; Mother Teresa; Saint Benedict; Jeremiah Barker; Amy Carmichael; Hans Denck; Andreas Ehrenpreis; Thomas R Kelly; Penelope Lawson; Juan Mateos; Kathleen Norris; Thomas E Powers; Peter Riedemann; Christopher C Smith; Ulrich Stadler

PLOUGH PUBLISHING HOUSE
2024
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Fifty-two readings on living in intentional Christian community to spark group discussion.Gold Medal Winner, 2017 Illumination Book Awards, Christian LivingSilver Medal Winner, 2017 Benjamin Franklin Award in Religion, Independent Book Publishers AssociationWhy, in an age of connectivity, are our lives more isolated and fragmented than ever? And what can be done about it? The answer lies in the hands of God’s people. Increasingly, today’s Christians want to be the church, to follow Christ together in daily life. From every corner of society, they are daring to step away from the status quo and respond to Christ’s call to share their lives more fully with one another and with others. As they take the plunge, they are discovering the rich, meaningful life that Jesus has in mind for all people, and pointing the church back to its original calling: to be a gathered, united community that demonstrates the transforming love of God.Of course, such a life together with others isn’t easy. The selections in this volume are, by and large, written by practitioners—people who have pioneered life in intentional community and have discovered in the nitty-gritty of daily life what it takes to establish, nurture, and sustain a Christian community over the long haul.Whether you have just begun thinking about communal living, are already embarking on sharing life with others, or have been part of a community for many years, the pieces in this collection will encourage, challenge, and strengthen you. The book’s fifty-two chapters can be read one a week to ignite meaningful group discussion.Contributors include: John F. Alexander, Eberhard Arnold, J. Heinrich Arnold, Johann Christoph Arnold, Alden Bass, Benedict of Nursia, Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt, Leonardo Boff, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Joan Chittister, Stephen B. Clark, Andy Crouch, Dorothy Day, Anthony de Mello, Elizabeth Dede, Catherine de Hueck Doherty, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Jenny Duckworth, Friedrich Foerster, Richard J. Foster, Jodi Garbison, Arthur G. Gish, Helmut Gollwitzer, Adele J Gonzalez, Stanley Hauerwas, Joseph H. Hellerman, Roy Hession, David Janzen, Rufus Jones, Emmanuel Katongole, Arthur Katz, Søren Kierkegaard, C. Norman Kraus, C.S. Lewis, Gerhard Lohfink, Ed Loring, Chiara Lubich, George MacDonald, Thomas Merton, Hal Miller, José P. Miranda, Jürgen Moltmann, Charles E. Moore, Henri J. M. Nouwen, Elizabeth O’Connor, John M. Perkins, Eugene H.Peterson, Christine D. Pohl, Chris Rice, Basilea Schlink, Howard A. Snyder, Mother Teresa, Thomas à Kempis, Elton Trueblood, and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove.
Cuestionario de Manejo de Estrés (Cme): "learning to Thrive, Not Just Survive, in a World of Stress."
STRESS MANAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE (SMQ) - Spanish Version The Stress Management Questionnaire (SMQ) is available to both individuals as well as trainers and stress management professionals to use in their stress management programs. Essentially, anyone can take the SMQ to identify their own unique stress risk levels. Over the past 30 years, the SMQ has helped more than 600,000 individuals to effectively manage their stress. As a result, the SMQ has become an integral part of many corporate stress management programs and wellness/health centers around the world. Now, the SMQ is available to the public for personal self-development and stress relief...right at home. Dr. James Petersen, noted psychologist and stress researcher, designed the SMQ to help "stressed-out" individuals and those under chronic stress to gain a better understanding of their stressors, personal stress warning signs and how stress maybe effecting one's health and life satisfaction. The SMQ is founded on decades of scientific research (NIOSH, 1980). It is used by individuals for self-development and has been adopted by trainers for use in corporate stress management programs and seminars. How it works. After answering 87 scientifically developed questions, a personal Stress Risk Profile is produced; i.e., from Low to High Risk on the 11 SMQ stress scales. To obtain one's risk levels on the scales, each person's score is compared to the norm group that was used to establish the SMQ. Some of the SMQ scales are: Anger, Burnout, Tension, Perfectionism, Time Urgency and 6 more. The Stressmastery Guide is an important part of the SMQ. It describes and defines the purpose of each SMQ scale, what a "Risk" score means and, then, offers a "roadmap" or plan for personal change. The Guide is a comprehensive source of techniques and strategies that have been proven successful in preventing, reducing and managing stress...wherever or wherever it may occur. The SMQ is appropriate for anyone experiencing stress and can be completed by oneself or included as part of any stress management program. An Online SMQ version is available from www.Stressmaster.com.
Validation of Smart Sensor Technologies for Instrument Calibration Reduction in

Validation of Smart Sensor Technologies for Instrument Calibration Reduction in

D. W. Mitchell; K. M. Petersen; C. S. Shell

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2014
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This report presents key results of a research and development project to validate new techniques for on-line testing of calibration drift in the process instrumentation channels of nuclear power plants. These techniques generally involve a computer-based data acquisition and data analysis system to trend the output of a large number of instrument channels and identify the channels that have drifted out of tolerance. The authors demonstrate that replacing conventional surveillance tests with on-line testing promotes plant efficiency by helping to limit calibration to those channels that actually need it.
Garmonija v estradnoj i dzhazovoj muzyke (+ CD)

Garmonija v estradnoj i dzhazovoj muzyke (+ CD)

A.V. Peterson; M.V. Ershov

Lan, Planeta muzyki
2015
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Dannoe posobie adresovano studentam vysshikh i srednespetsialnykh muzykalnykh uchebnykh zavedenij, a takzhe samomu shirokomu krugu muzykantov. V pervuju ochered ispolniteljam na klavishnykh instrumentakh i gitaristam, igrajuschim sovremennuju estradnuju muzyku. Krome etogo material, izlozhennyj v etom posobii neobkhodim aranzhirovschikam i muzykantam, kotorye khotjat nauchitsja improvizirovat i sochinjat muzyku v sovremennykh estradnykh stiljakh. Osobyj interes izdanie predstavljaet dlja muzykantov, poluchivshikh akademicheskoe muzykalnoe obrazovanie, no ne vladejuschikh estradno-dzhazovym garmonicheskim jazykom. Kniga sostoit iz dvukh chastej. V pervoj chasti izlozheny osnovy estradno-dzhazovoj garmonii, kotorye pozvoljat ispolniteljam ovladet sovremennym garmonicheskim jazykom i igrat v ljubykh estradnykh stiljakh. Vtoraja chast posvjaschena uglubljonnomu izucheniju sovremennoj estradno-dzhazovoj garmonii i adresovana dzhazovym muzykantam, improvizatoram, aranzhirovschikam i teoretikam sovremennoj muzyki. Kompakt-disk, iduschij v komplekte s posobiem, sdelaet obuchenie bolee produktivnym i interesnym.
Samouchitel igry na shestistrunnoj gitare. Akkompanement pesen (+ CD-ROM)
Posobie prednaznacheno dlja samogo shirokogo kruga muzykantov i mozhet byt polezno kak tem ispolniteljam, kotorye khotjat nauchitsja igrat na gitare, ne znaja elementarnoj notnoj gramoty, tak i dlja gitaristov-professionalov. Otdelnaja chast knigi posvjaschena priemam dzhazovogo akkompanementa - etot razdel budet polezen gitaristam s opytom. Avtor samouchitelja - prepodavatel estradnoj gitary s 20-letnim stazhem, gitarist i aranzhirovschik izvestnoj sankt-peterburgskoj gruppy "Zimove Zverej". V knige ispolzovany primery akkompanementa pesen iz repertuara etoj gruppy. K posobiju prilagaetsja kompakt-disk.
Bridge to Terabithia CD

Bridge to Terabithia CD

Katherine Paterson

Harpercollins
2004
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Jess Aarons' greatest ambition is to be the fastest runner in his grade. He's been practicing all summer and can't wait to see his classmates' faces when he beats them all. But on the first day of school, a new girl boldly crosses over to the boys' side and outruns everyone.That's not a very promising beginning for a friendship, but Jess and Leslie Burke become inseparable. Together, they create Terabithia, a magical kingdom in the woods where the two of them reign as king and queen, and their imaginations set the only limits. Then one morning a terrible tragedy occurs. Only when Jess is able to come to grips with this tragedy does he finally understand the strength and courage Leslie has given him.Performed by Robert Sean Leonard