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The war brought them together. Brothers in combat who fought, flew, and survived the TET offensive of 1968, they were the bravest and the best -- in the worst of times. Now they face their greatest challenge... October, 1968. Court Bannister and Wolf Lochert are sent to Eagle Station, a radar po... More

January, 1968. The full fury of the TET Offensive is about to explode, forever changing the lives of America's bravest warriors: FAC pilot Toby Parker, escaping through the jungle, is trapped in the middle of the tank attack on Lang Tri. Major "Flak" Apple tumbles from the skies and into the han... More

They were America's bravest men - seasoned veterans and young daredevil pilots with dreams of glory in the air.... Court Bannister, an Air Force Captain overshadowed by his famous father, driven to prove his worth to his comrades -- and himself.... Toby Parker, the brash young first Lieutenant w... More

Court Bannister is removed from the field of action, only to reenter it in a doomed bomber.... Toby Parker questions his own gut instincts, until he faces the ultimate test from which there is no turning back.... And Special Forces Colonel Wolf Lochert parachutes into Hanoi for POW evidence t... More

Vietnam, 1967. America's most daring fighter pilots faced their greatest challenge in a desperate war.... Now on his second tour, Major Court Bannister is haunted by a new, more determined breed of enemy and haunted by his brother's shocking act of treason. Captain Toby Parker fights a personal batt... More

A comprehensive, practical guide to using data effectively for school improvement! This hands-on guidebook explains essential statistical and assessment information to help principals make critical and sustainable choices to promote student learning. Broad-based strategies include collecting and ana... More

School Choice at the Crossroads compiles exemplary, policy-relevant research on school choice options—voucher, private, charter, and traditional public schools—as they have been implemented across the nation. Renowned contributors highlight the latest rigorous research findings and implications on s... More

Sponsored by the National Center on School Choice, a research consortium headed by Vanderbilt University, this volume examines the growth and outcomes of the charter school movement. Starting in 1992-93 when the nation’s first charter school was opened in Minneapolis, the movement has now spread to ... More

About a decade ago, New American Schools (NAS) set out to address theperceived lagging performance of American students and the lacklusterresults of school reform efforts. As a private nonprofit organization,NAS's mission was-and is-to help schools and districts raise studentachievement levels by u... More

Colombia has experienced significant political instability and violence over the past century due to a number of factors, including the proliferation of small-arms trafficking. The authors identify the sources and routes used by arms traffickers to acquire, buy, sell, receive, transfer, and ship wea... More

Examines trends in the mathematics scores of different racial-ethnic groups over time and analyzes how changes in family, school, and schooling measures help explain changes in the test score gaps. Although there were few positive changes between schools, the within-school experiences of black and L... More

A decade ago, New American Schools (NAS) launched an ambitious effort for whole-school reform to address the perceived lagging achievement of American students and the lackluster school reform attempts that have produced so few meaningful changes. As a private nonprofit organization, NAS set out to... More

Now in full-colour, this eagerly-anticipated second edition continues to be the most comprehensive resource available on non-invasive ventilation (NIV), both in the hospital and at home. Reflecting a global perspective with expert contributors from more than 15 countries, the book: <li>provides cli... More

This new edition is written in the same quick reference style as its predecessor to help clinical and basic researchers, as well as graduate students, understand hemodynamics. Hemodynamics makes it possible to characterize, in a quantitative way and often with noninvasive techniques, the function of... More

Invasive species have a critical and growing effect upon natural areas. They can modify, degrade, or destroy wildland ecosystem structure and function, and reduce native biodiversity. Landscape-level solutions are needed to address these problems. Conservation biologists seek to limit such damage an... More

Anhand von Klausurfällen erlernen Studierende die notwendige Technik, wie sie ihre in der Vorlesung erworbenen Rechtskenntnisse in der praktischen Fallbearbeitung umsetzen können. Hierdurch wird zum einen eine exemplarische Wiederholung und Vertiefung des Basiswissens im Europäischen und Internation... More

Anhand von Klausurfällen erlernen Studierende die notwendige Technik, wie sie ihre in der Vorlesung erworbenen Rechtskenntnisse in der praktischen Fallbearbeitung umsetzen können. Hierdurch wird zum einen eine exemplarische Wiederholung und Vertiefung des Basiswissens im Europäischen und Internation... More

Anhand von 19 Klausurfällen erlernen Studierende die notwendige Technik, wie sie ihre in der Vorlesung erworbenen Rechtskenntnisse in der praktischen Fallbearbeitung umsetzen können. Hierdurch wird zum einen eine exemplarische Wiederholung und Vertiefung des Basiswissens im Europäischen und Internat... More

In diesem Werk beschreibt ein interdisziplinäres Herausgeber- und Autorenteam die Grundlagen, Strategien und Besonderheiten der Beatmungsentwöhnung („Weaning“). Das Buch wendet sich an alle Berufsgruppen, die Patienten im Weaningprozess betreuen, wie Intensivmediziner, Pneumologen, Pflegekräfte, Phy... More