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"A unique look into a working dog's life and heroic acts, including a response to New York City on 9/11, as told by his first responder handler and partner. Author Bob Wank takes you on an adventure with his K-9 partner Aris, through intense training, chasing "bad guys" on the streets of southern California and deployment with FEMA to New York on 9/11 as an advanced canine search specialist. This story tells of an indestructible bond between Bob and Aris which enabled them to conquer any obstacles they faced along the way to becoming an elite team in police work, as well as in the field of search and rescue. Their mutual love for their work took them on a journey of responding to numerous dangerous situations, some major crime solving finds, and ultimately working on one of the largest crime scenes our nation has ever seen. This book honors Aris' legacy of work and the many memories that were created throughout his life of service. From allowing children to pet him and pull his hair to barking a suspect into submission, he did it all. He was a credit to all working dogs"--

At a distance, Corner Windows and Cul-De-Sacs is a study of urban growth, planning, and household reform; up close, the study reveals a much more human story. In 1942, while Newfoundland was in an active war zone, the death rate in St. Johns was higher than anywhere else in the colony. Overcrowded and dilapidated tenements, huddled on a maze of narrow lanes, fell prey to rampant tuberculosis, shockingly high infant mortality rates, and infectious disease. In 1944, under crippiling debt, the St. Johns Housing Corporation was formed, with a mandate to build a new garden suburb north of the city that would lead to the abandonment and demolition of the derelict housing. Churchill Park became the core of this residential development, and between 1945 and 1947 more than 200 houses and nearly 100 apartment units were constructed, laying the groundwork for the orderly post-war expansion of the city.--

Introduction -- Land protests -- Employment: striking for a better life -- Shaking up the system: gender and disability rights -- The peacemakers -- Calling out racism: at home and abroad -- People not profit: we are the 99% -- Protecting the environment -- The biggest issue of all: climate change action -- Our Pacific neighbours: past and future protests.

Ce manuel aborde toutes les grandes thématiques espagnoles et hispano-américaines, tout en fournissant des exemples utiles pour la compréhension et le commentaire de documents. En vingt chapitres lisibles séparément, les principaux concepts nécessaires à l'approfondissement du sujet traité sont exposés. La première partie décrit la réalité espagnole par une mise en perspective historique, la seconde évoque de manière transversale les différentes facettes politiques, économiques et sociales de l'Amérique latine.Rédigé en espagnol, chaque chapitre est pourvu d'une synthèse introductive en français, de notes facilitant la compréhension des termes les plus difficiles, ainsi que de questions d'auto-évaluation. En annexes : des cartes, des chronologies politiques, un glossaire de concepts, un lexique des principaux personnages et des statistiques détaillées.Cette nouvelle édition, entièrement revue et actualisée, a été augmentée de quatre nouveaux chapitres consacrés aux partis politiques et à l'environnement en Espagne, ainsi qu'au Venezuela et à la vie politique en Amérique latine