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What price would you be willing to pay for your child's education? If you knew you were opening Pandora's Box the first time you asked your child's teacher a question, would you do it? Was the PTA originally meant to be a money machine? How can you tell if your child really has ADHD, and why would teachers want your child to have it? There's more to public education than meets the eye. While her children were going through the education system...

If the editor has allowed himself to become as Dibdinesque as his subject, then it is all part of the fun of a work where references and citations run back and forth like so many ink rollers on a printing press.' - Rare Book Review 'a usefully annotated edition' - Financial Times

Il principio di sussidiarietà trova le sue origini nelle opere di grandi filosofi del passato, come Aristotele e San Tommaso d'Aquino, per poi essere successivamente approfondito in alcune encicliche papali. Il tema della sussidiarietà riguarda il concetto di persona nella sua responsabilità, nella sua creatività, nella sua azione civile, cioè in quegli aspetti in cui si gioca innanzitutto ciò a cui uno tiene di più per sé, per i propri vicini...

This volume gathers and annotates all of the Shakespeare criticism, including previously unpublished lectures and notes, by the maverick American intellectual Kenneth Burke. Burke's interpretations of Shakespeare have influenced important lines of contemporary scholarship, playwrights and directors have been stirred by his dramaturgical investigations, and many readers outside academia have enjoyed his ingenious dissections of what makes a pla...

This book examines the identification choices of a group of biracial college women and explores how these identifications relate to their choices and constructions of different social contexts. It is a qualitative study that draws on recent psychological literature, as well as personal interviews and focus groups with a group of biracial college women. The book includes 1) a review of the relevant literature concerning biracial individuals,...

This collection of research has attempted to capture the essence and promise embodied in the concept of "identity" and built a bridge to the realm of second language studies. However, the reader will notice that we did not build just one link. This volume brings to light the diversity of research in identity and second language studies that are grounded the notions of community, instructors and students, language immersion and study abroad...

This collection of research has attempted to capture the essence and promise embodied in the concept of "identity" and built a bridge to the realm of second language studies. However, the reader will notice that we did not build just one link. This volume brings to light the diversity of research in identity and second language studies that are grounded the notions of community, instructors and students, language immersion and study abroad...

The Leverage of National Board Candidacy is written for teachers considering the pursuit of National Board certification as well as for those currently engaged in the certification process. Capturing the experiences of Anne, Barbara, and Jamie, three teachers who sought NBPTS certification during the 2004-2005 school year, the book vividly describes their teaching practices, guiding philosophies, and thought processes before exploring each tea...

I always hate reading the description on the back of a book, usually it reveals way too much of the plot. I mean what is the sense of finding out all of the plot twists ahead of time? Doesn't that remove too much of the suspense? But I guess some people (you know who you are) like to know what a book is about before they plunk down their hard earned currency. I prefer to just judge a book by it's cover. However some people find that idea dista...

A man and woman, friends from childhood, periodically come together to help each other with their problems in a story of love, humor, romance, sex and undying friendship. Through the highs and lows, through the ups and downs, Rich and Jane are each others... Confidant.

Wish you could effortlessly know what gifts make people happy? Feel overwhelmed at the thought of another birthday, Christmas, or holiday season? Discover how to give anyone what they truly desire, easily and stress-free. Learn the best habits that will make you a master gift giver.

Welcome aboard! Come spend a fun filled and adventurous year, month by month, on the island town of Sailorsville! Become a part of its history! Learn how Beecher trades Blue, how chick picks treat Dick picks, and hear the story of how the world was saved! Play Blueberry Madness with Mr. Barnacle, and witness the final sail of our good friend Frank Fry. Venture Northeast of the Lobster Pot for an emotional journey through time and tide. An exce...

Chattanooga, Tennessee today is not the same town it was in the nineteen forties through the mid-eighties. Protected by a corrupt and self-serving local government, her masters fattened themselves on illegal enterprise. In this one book you have biography, treachery, and underworld intrigue. You have murder, and attempts at murder. You have innocence accused, and guilt unpunished. You have luxury, power, and privilege with their hands on all t...

Sean is on a quest! He has recently separated from his wife leaving his youngest son Cory very resentful of him. He decides to take his son camping in the hopes of repairing their drowning relationship. While camping in Canada's 'Algonquin Provincial Park' their trip takes an unexpected turn. Through bear encounters and a tornado Sean finds himself befriended by a very attractive woman named Corina. He begins to fall in love with her and sets ...

¿Alguien me ama de verdad?" Es la pregunta que Linda y su esposo Dominique escuchan muy amenudo. No importa en que lugar ellos esten, ya sea en Estados Unidos o en Europa, ni en que lenguaje. Sin duda, el lamento y el corazón herido son los mismos. A lo major tu te lo preguntas en este momento. Quizás alguien te ha preguntado lo mismo. Es fácil sentirse desvalido o no saber que decir al ver la mirada de súplica y duda al no querer confiar en n...

Chattanooga, Tennessee today is not the same town it was in the nineteen forties through the mid-eighties. Protected by a corrupt and self-serving local government, her masters fattened themselves on illegal enterprise. In this one book you have biography, treachery, and underworld intrigue. You have murder, and attempts at murder. You have innocence accused, and guilt unpunished. You have luxury, power, and privilege with their hands on all t...

On September 14, 1976, my life began. I gave birth to Ryan Elliot Bell, my life, my love, my everything. Ryan was an amazing child filled with love, tenderness and wit. A child who developed into a remarkable man. On Sunday June 5, 2005, my life crumbled. I lost my precious son to a cerebral aneurysm. This book of poems is a tribute to my son that I started writing to him soon after his death. I want the entire world to know how special a huma...

The Second World War profoundly changed the people who fought in it. Bill Kress, a small-town Depression child, raised by his grandparents, became a part of that great drama just a few months after his graduation from high school. He enlisted mainly to delay his induction, but ironically, his enlistment actually brought him under the army's jurisdiction sooner than had he been drafted. Through his basic training and technical schooling to beco...

Lanikai Lanikai is a series of love stories presented in three parts. A Polynesian tapestry interwoven with a cast of characters that reveal the Hawaiian heart and spirit, it begins in 1959, the year Hawaii is admitted to the United States. Over the time period which spans more than twenty years, a unique glimpse of twentieth century Hawaiian culture is brought to life. Part I: "Kaikaina and Kaleinani" Kalei McClure, a pretty hapa haole girl a...

On September 14, 1976, my life began. I gave birth to Ryan Elliot Bell, my life, my love, my everything. Ryan was an amazing child filled with love, tenderness and wit. A child who developed into a remarkable man. On Sunday June 5, 2005, my life crumbled. I lost my precious son to a cerebral aneurysm. This book of poems is a tribute to my son that I started writing to him soon after his death. I want the entire world to know how special a huma...