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View book details for The Values of American Teachers
How Teachers Values Help Stabilize Unsteady Democracy
R&L Education
Education today is increasingly focused on tests and testing. Teachers are being judged on how much they can increase test scores from one year to the next. These year-to-year gains in scores are part of a "value-added" approach to teacher …
View book details for Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit
A Critical Rethinking in Seventeen Lectures
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Hegels Phenomenology of Spirit: A Critical Rethinking in Seventeen Lectures provides a clear and philosophically engaging investigation of Hegels first masterpiece, perhaps the most revolutionary work of modern philosophy. The book guides the reader on an intellectual adventure that takes …
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Over 52 million tablet devices were sold during the fourth quarter of 2012 and sales are predicted to continue to increase in years to come. These lightweight mobile computing devices are quickly becoming an integral part of patrons everyday lives. …
View book details for Game It Up!
Using Gamification to Incentivize Your Library
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Using game thinking and game mechanics in non-game settings to promote engagement and learning is a new trend in both business and education sectors. Savvy marketers are gamifying their efforts by offering customers loyalty badges, check-in incentives, and achievement rewards …
Taylor Trade Publishing
Avraham Bahar leaves debt-ridden and depressed Albania to seek a better life in, ironically, Stalinist Russia. A professional barber, he curries favor with the Communist regime, ultimately being invited to become Stalins personal barber at the Kremlin, where he is …
Turner Publishing Company
Covering a wide range of knowledge, The New York Public Library African American Desk Reference is a magnificent resource for home, family, and business, and an essential addition to your personal reference library."Indispensable for those interested in the African American …
Lexington Books
9/11 is not simple a date on the calendar but marks a distinct historical threshold, ushering in the war on terror, various states of emergency, a supposed clash of civilizations, and the putative legitimation of counter-democratic procedures ranging from extraordinary …
View book details for Camping Ohio
A Comprehensive Guide to Public Tent and RV Campgrounds
Falcon Guides
No other campground guidebook focuses solely on the Prairie State. Ohio offers a surprising array of quiet, out-of-the-way parks replete with lakes, rivers, rugged hills, and even rocky cliffs. Camping Ohio opens the door to these places. It includes: Up-to-date …
View book details for Knack Coaching Youth Baseball
Tips on Building a Winning Team
Globe Pequot Press
After years of watching, reporting on, and photographing pro baseball, Kevin T. Czerwinski and Beth Balbierz began coaching Little League in their respective home towns. In Knack Coaching Youth Baseball, this expert team combine real-life know-how about how to deal …
Scarecrow Press
Research on early childhood brain development clearly shows the importance of storytime for toddlers. Toddler programs set the stage for the development of increased attention spans, superior language development, and a love of literature and libraries. The repetition of fingerplays, …
Scarecrow Press
Songs written for Disney productions over the decades have become a potent part of American popular culture. Since most Americans first discovered these songs in their youth, they hold a special place in one's consciousness. The Disney Song Encyclopedia describes …
View book details for Pro TacticsTM: Turkey Hunting
Use the Secrets of the Pros to Bag More Birds
Lyons Press
As anyone who ever set his sights on a turkey can confirm, hunting this bird is one of the most technically challenging sports there is. Because turkey hunters know that their concentration, skill, and performance need to be high, theyre …
Globe Pequot Press
Quilting is big business. This book is for anyone who wants to turn their love for quilts into profit in a market that is viable and continues to grow. It will guide the reader through all the aspects of setting …
View book details for No Time for Dreams
Living in Burma Under Military Rule
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Compelling images of cinnamon-robed monks confronting the guns and clubs of Burma's military junta outraged the world in September 2007. Then communications links were cut, and curfews, interrogations, midnight raids, beatings, and arrests crushed the remnants of defiance. Tragically, it …
View book details for A Field Guide to the Dinosaurs of North America
and Prehistoric Megafauna
Falcon Guides
A field guide to 60 dinosaurs and prehistoric animals that once lived in what is now North America. Featuring stunning illustrations of each animal by world-famous artist Sergey Krosovskiy and based on the latest paleontogical research, this book provides information …
View book details for The Servant Leader and High School Change
More Lessons from Principal to Principal
R&L Education
Across the country, there is an urgent call for transformational high school reform. The Servant Leader and High School Change addresses the plea for secondary school reinvention, inspiring the reader to get more involved in local school improvement efforts. Wallace …
Government Institutes
Workplace violence can occur anywhere: schools, office buildings, hospitals, or late-night convenience stores. It can occur day or night, inside or outside of the workplace, and it can include threats, harassment, bullying, stalking, verbal abuse, and intimidation. Left unchecked, workplace …
View book details for Touring the Springs of Florida
A Guide to the State's Best Springs
Falcon Guides
Featuring the states finest cold springs, Touring the Springs of Florida features full-color photos of each site and in-depth descriptions of the springs and surrounding areas. Whether youre tubing, paddling, hiking, diving, or sightseeing, detailed maps, GPS coordinates, and thorough …
View book details for Innovations in Child and Family Policy
Multidisciplinary Research and Perspectives on Strengthening Children and Their Families
Lexington Books
Innovations in Child and Family Policy tackles many of the common problems and challenges that are considered to be at the heart of child and family policy: family creation, economic support, childrearing, and family care-giving. Innovations begins by defining child …
Bridgeworks
This is the story of the emotional awakening of a perceptive and precocious 14-year-old English girl, Tatum, while on vacation with her family in Tanzania.
View book details for Alaska's Southeast
Touring the Inside Passage
Globe Pequot Press
Discover the rich landscape and scenic beauty of Alaska's Inside Passage, including Skagway, Haines, Juneau, Sitka, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan. Alaska's Southeast details the region's history, culture, geography, and flora and fauna. It also provides extensive information on when to …
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Profiles In Basketball Courage: Tales Of The First Black Players In The ACC and SEC
Lyons Press
In the 1960s, college sports required more than athletic prowess from its African American players. For many pioneering basketball players on 18 teams in the Atlantic and Southeastern conference, playing ball meant braving sometimes menacing crowds during the tumultuous era …
View book details for Seventh Inning Stretch
Baseballs Most Essential and Inane Debates
Lyons Press
The Seventh Inning Stretch, by noted baseball expert Josh Pahigian addresses all of the most interesting baseball arguments, however frivolous, that fans have been engaging in for decades, and even a few they may have never stopped to consider before.
View book details for Leaders in the Crossroads
Success and Failure in the College Presidency
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Leaders in the Crossroads considers two intriguing issues: an exploration of the characteristics that determine success and failure in the academy's top post and the impact of that post on a college. An evaluation of the responsibilities and challenges presidents …
View book details for You Might Be a Cowgirl If . . .
A Guide to Life on the Range
TwoDot
From Jill Charlotte Stanford, author of the Cowgirls Cookbook and Wild Women and Tricky Ladies, this is the thinking girls guide to living like a cowgirl. Its not all sequins and silver bucklesbut following the way of Dale Evans and …
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