Early Utah pioneers passed through the area that is now Green River and decided that the land would not support a farming community. The Farrer family did not agree with this assessment, however, and they opened one of the first stores in Green River around 1883. Always a diverse town, Green River has a long-standing tradition of religious tolerance and the coexistence of different faiths. John Wesley Powell passed through during his exploration of the Colorado and Green Rivers, and the local museum was named after him. The region's economy has seen booms and busts, having survived on uranium mining and the missile base as well as on agriculture. Friday night football and the old opera house have come and gone, and now tourism has become Green River's main industry as travelers from all over the country discover the incredible beauty of the eastern Utah landscape.

A comprehensive guide to great jobs in conservation and the environment.

Conservation and environmental jobs account for between 1 and 3 percent oftotal U.S. employment, and educational options for this field have grown significantly in recent years. According to U.S. News & World Report, there are now some 515 colleges that offer degrees in natural resources andconservation fields, 266 that offer environmental sciences programs, and 241 that offer environmental studies programs.

Career Opportunities in Conservation and the Environment features 69 profiles of careers in these flourishing areas. Cutting across several broad industries such as agriculture, education, engineering, law, and science jobs in conservation and the environment can be found in such diverse settings as nonprofits, government agencies, educational institutions, hospitals, utilities, and other public and private businesses.

Career profiles include:

• Agricultural consultant
• Atmospheric scientist
• Environmental compliance specialist
• Environmental engineer
• Field education coordinator
• Geoscientist
• Landscape architect
• Recreation planner
• Urban forester
• Veterinarian
• Wilderness guide
• and more.

The intellectual, particularly the literary, culture of late Antiquity is approached by classicists here not as transition or closure, but in terms of transformation and dynamic change. The focus is on how classical and Christian texts were received and used by writers of various persuasions. Their topics include antiquity and authority in Nonius Marcellus, some gospel episodes in Juvencus and Sedulius, Plotinus and the myth of love, and Proclus on Plato's Cratylus. Six of the 13 studies are revised from presentations at a September 2000 conference in Maynooth, Ireland. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

There are disturbing trends in the continued under-representation of African American women in higher education, especially their attainment of post-baccalaureate and graduate degrees. This is an issue of major concern nationally, for the Black community, and for leaders in higher education.

The fifteen scholars who contribute to this volume trace the trajectory of Black women in education, with a particular focus on higher education. These scholars combine research and personal narratives to explore educational issues ranging from historical accounts of Black female teachers in the nineteenth century, to the challenges and triumphs of being an activist researcher at the turn of the twenty-first century. The essays in this volume address specific historical, social, cultural, political, and academic issues that affect Black women in the academy, and provide readers with tangible examples of how these scholars have transcended some of the challenges in their pursuit of academic excellence.

While these essays do not claim to provide the "magic solution" or a "how-to-guide" to success in higher education, they do raise thought-provoking issues that are critical to the success of Black women in higher education.

This book uncovers issues, and proposes remedies, which will be of vital interest for anyone concerned with diversity and equity in higher education. It celebrates emergent scholars of African descent, who have used the challenges they have encountered in their journeys through the academy to create opportunities for success.

Every piece of historical writing has a theoretical basis on which evidence is selected, filtered, and understood. This is as true of scientific empiricism as it is of poststructualism.

The Houses of History provides a comprehensive introduction to the twelve schools of thought which have had the greatest influence on the study of history in the twentieth century. Ranging from Empiricism to Postcolonialism, Marxism to the Ethnohistorians, each chapter begins with an introduction to the particular school, the main protagonists, the critics, and is followed by a useful section of further readings. From the classic, such as G. R. Elton's 'England Under the Tudors' and E. P. Thompson's 'The Making of the English Working Class,' to the recent, such as Henrietta Whiteman's 'White Buffalo Woman' and Judith Walkowitz's 'City of Dreadful Delight,' the diverse selections collected here bring together the leading historians and theorists of the century.

Comprehensive and accessible to undergraduates, The Houses of History is ideally suited to classroom use.

Here's a laugh-out-loud collection of silly, kooky jokes, bad puns, and wacky witticisms, all certain to please the grade-school set. Vigorous line drawings extend and enhance every groan-inducing line. 'A delightful collection....Be sure to take this one out for fun.'--School Library Journal.

A companion to the best-selling Anna Banana: 101 Jump-Rope Rhymes, here is a collection of nearly forty fingerplays and action rhymes that have been chanted, sung, and enjoyed for generations. Children and their parents can join the eentsy, weentsy spider in its climb up the waterspout, pretend to pound in a nail while singing 'The Hammer Song,' and tip their bodies over for 'I'm a Little Teapot.'

Included are such favorites as 'The Wheels on the Bus,' 'This Old Man,' 'This Is the Church,' and 'Where Is Thumbkin?' as well as such lesser-known rhymes as 'My Hat' and 'Birthday Cake.' So say them, sing them, act them out -- action rhymes are fun for everyone!