When Locke High School opened its doors in 1967, the residentsof Watts celebrated it as a sign of the changes promised by LosAngeles. But four decades later, first-year Teach for Americarecruits Rachelle, Phillip, Hrag, and Taylor are greeted by aschool that looks more like a prison, with bars, padlocks, andchains all over. With little training and experience, these four will be asked toproduce academic gains in students who are among the mostdisadvantaged in the country. Relentless Pursuit lays bare theexperiences of these four teachers to evaluate the strengths andpeculiarities of Teach for America and a social reality that hasbecome inescapable.

A funny and moving story told through the letters of two womennurturing a friendship as they are separated by distance,experience, and time.

The cyberspace revolution, globalization, and the ever more rapid pace at which new knowledge is created are among the recent developments which challenge our universities. While they have adapted rather slowly in the past to changing circumstances, there is now an urgent need for them to adjust rapidly in order to fulfill their mission. Success will heavily depend on the presence of an appropriate system of governance, which is becoming more complex as the cyberspace revolution makes university structures less hierarchical. This book examines the contours and dimensions of university governance in research-intensive universities, seeks to develop cogent governance principles, and offers appropriate initiatives and recommendations. The authors, current and former heads of leading research-intensive universities in Western Europe and the United States, all share the defining concern that the fundamental changes of today pose serious challenges for universities and their system of governance. Contributors inclu

Winner of the Excellence in Medical Communications Award,SUPER NUTRITION FOR WOMEN is the first scientifically basednutrition program to take into account women's distinct bodychemistry and dietary needs—and reveals the best way to incorporatethem into any weight-loss or workout plan. This newly revised edition includes the latest nutritionalstudies and addresses the unique health and dietary concerns thatwomen are facing today. Whether they're on a vegetarian or ameat-and-potatoes regimen, no matter what their age or lifestyle,SUPER NUTRITION FOR WOMEN will show readers: * How to evaluate which weight-loss plan is best for them—fromlow carb to low fat—and how to stay healthy and happy whileshedding pounds * How to prevent and combat a variety of illnesses, includingosteoporosis, breast cancer, heart disease, yeast infections, andallergies * Easy menus, recipes, and Super Female Foods—staples that shouldbe on every woman's shopping list SUPER NUTRITION FOR WOMEN is

“I love those colorful, glamorous eyes I see in magazines andin movies,” you say. “They tempt me, they torment me! It all looksso simple $8212;but when I try it, I look like one of theundead. Help me!” No problem, honey, because Eye Candy ishere. In this handy new book, acclaimed makeup artist Linda Masonreveals the secrets of eye makeup with fifty hot looks. Eachselection, from everyday to night-on-the-town, is presented sosimply, so clearly, that anyone can have fabulous eyes in just afew steps. For each look, Mason provides a straightforward list ofwhat’s needed, a diagram showing what to put where, and a palettefor finding the right colors in a personal makeup collection or acosmetics aisle. Did anyone ever tell you you have beautiful eyes?Now everyone will tell you you have beautiful eyes $8212;thanksto Eye Candy !

The Ultimate Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the Dorm Dorm life offers you a great chance to meet new people and trynew things. But leaving the comforts of home for the first time toenter the roommate-having, small-room-sharing,possibly-coed-bathroom-using world of the dorms can be overwhelmingand intimidating. The College Dorm Survival Guide offers expert advice and theinside scoop on: ? Choosing the right residence hall for you ? Getting along with your roommate (and handling conflict) ? Bathroom, laundry, and dining hall survival ? Dealing with stress, depression, and safety issues From avoiding the dreaded Freshman 15 to decorating your space,this informative and funny guide gives experts' advice oneverything you need to know to enjoy dorm living to thefullest.

Affair-Proof Your Marriage Think it couldn’t happen to you? Most women never make aconscious choice to have an affair, yet it happens to even the mostactive Christians. How? Why? This book takes a look at the seriesof seemingly harmless choices that can lead you straight down thatdangerous, dead-end path. Desperate House Lies exposes eight commonmyths, including: he’s just my friend so it’s harmless, and myhusband doesn’t understand me; I deserve someone better. Personalstories of women who have slipped in their own marriages and wantto help you avoid the same devastation, combined with practical,realistic guidance, will equip you to protect your God-ordainedunion now and for all time. Think you’re not the cheating kind? Convinced it could neverhappen to you? Most women never consciously decide to cheat, yet it can happento even the most dedicated wife. How? Why? A series of seemingly harmless choices will lead you straightdown that dangerous, dead-end path. Desperate

In her popular “Power Tools for Women” workshop, managementconsultant Joni Daniels teaches women how to be more effective andefficient at work and at home. The key is to tap into the metaphorof the tool kit. Too few women grow up wielding power tools andenjoying the sense of accomplishment and self-sufficiency theyimpart. With her new book, Daniels equips you with eleven powertools—invaluable skills you can transport between work and home.With conviction and a dose of humor, she explains how and when touse them to be more successful in every part of your life. Your newtool kit includes: * The Demolition Hammer: to break the rules * The Electrical Sensor: to follow your intuition * The Power Drill: to get the right information * Safety Goggles: to create your vision of success . . . andmore Whether you’re juggling work/life responsibilities, reenteringthe employment market, or striving to achieve your goals, this bookwill give you the right tools for the job.

When junior collegeprofessor Alfred Clayton is asked to record his impressions of theFord Administration, he recalls a turbulent piece of personalhistory as well. In a decade of sexual liberation, Clayton wasfacing a doomed marriage and the passionate beginnings of a futileaffair with an unattainable Perfect Wife. But one memory begetsanother: Clayton's unfinished book on... (展开全部) When junior college professor Alfred Clayton isasked to record his impressions of the Ford Administration, herecalls a turbulent piece of personal history as well. In a decadeof sexual liberation, Clayton was facing a doomed marriage and thepassionate beginnings of a futile affair with an unattainablePerfect Wife. But one memory begets another: Clayton's unfinishedbook on James Buchanan. In John Updike's fifteenth novel, hemasterfully alternates between two men, two lives, two Americancenturies -- one Victorian, the other modern -- shining anirreverent, witty, and sometimes caustic light on the contrasti

Since she first burst onto the international music scene,Melissa Etheridge has released seven albums that have sold morethan 25 million copies worldwide, garnering not only publicadoration for her uncompromising honesty but numerous criticalawards, including two Grammys and the prestigious ASCAP Songwriterof the Year award. The Truth Is . . . is a highly chargedautobiography—a bold and unflinching account of an extraordinarylife that Melissa describes as only she can: from her Kansas roots,through her early love of music, to her brilliant rise tosuperstardom in a male-dominated rock world. Melissa openlydiscusses the massive impact of her publicly coming out, arevelation that only increased her popularity, making her a highlyvisible spokesperson for the gay and lesbian community. TheTruth Is . . . shares Melissa Etheridge’s fascinating storywith unprecedented candor and insight.

Does assigning fifty math problems accomplish any more thanassigning five? Is memorizing word lists the best way to increasevocabulary—especially when it takes away from reading time? Andwhat is the real purpose behind those devilish dioramas? The time our children spend doing homework has skyrocketed inrecent years. Parents spend countless hours cajoling their kids tocomplete such assignments—often without considering whether or notthey serve any worthwhile purpose. Even many teachers are in thedark: Only one of the hundreds the authors interviewed and surveyedhad ever taken a course specifically on homework duringtraining. The truth, according to Sara Bennett and Nancy Kalish, is thatthere is almost no evidence that homework helps elementary schoolstudents achieve academic success and little evidence that it helpsolder students. Yet the nightly burden is taking a serious toll onAmerica’s families. It robs children of the sleep, play, andexercise time they need for prop

Searching for Faith, Family, and Inner Peace on the Back of aMotorcycle Between 1846 and 1866, about 50,000 Mormons traveled the Mormontrail, burying more than 6,000 of the faithful along the way. Fourgenerations ago, seven of Jana Richman’s eight great-greatgrandmothers walked all or part of the 1,300-mile trek, fromNauvoo, Illinois, on the Mississippi River to Salt Lake City.Traveling on faith and little else, they endured unfathomablehardships—bitter cold, extreme heat, mud, icy river crossings,blizzards, buffalo stampedes, disease, hunger, and exhaustion—neverstopping until they reached their promised land where they could befree to practice a religion that few outsiders understood and manyviolently condemned. One hundred and fifty years later, Jana Richman packs maps and alaptop computer on the back of a motorcycle and follows the routeof her ancestors, searching for the peace and faith the womenbefore her carried with so much confidence. Jana also searches fora clearer understan

On the heels of her acclaimed book In an Instant, the #1 New York Times bestseller she wrote with her husband, ABCNews anchor Bob Woodruff, and with the same candor and charm, LeeWoodruff now chronicles her life as wife, mother, daughter, sister,and friend. Woodruff’s deeply personal and, at times, uproariouslyfunny stories highlight such universal topics as family, marriage,friends, and how life never seems to go as planned. From raisingteenagers (“Now with a boy and girl on the precipice of seriousadolescence, the bathroom door is sealed tighter than a governmentnuclear testing ground”) to how she copes with tragedy (“Swimmingsurrounds me in the velvet wet of a bluish green world where I candive deep down and sob with no trace”), Perfectly Imperfect: ALife in Progress is the testimonial of a woman who embraces thechaos of her surroundings, discovers the splendor of life’s flaws,and accepts that perfection is as impossible to achieve as aspotless kitchen floor.

"[Rosenthal] told a stunning, tragic story and called each oneof us to account for averting our eyes—and hearts—and voices."-MikeWallace, 60 Minutes It remains one of the most notorious deaths in New York Cityhistory not because of who was murdered but because of thecircumstances: 28-year-old Kitty Genovese was brutally murdered, inan attack that took nearly thirty minutes and had thirty-eightwitnesses...not one of whom did a thing to stop the murderer oreven call for help. A.M. Rosenthal, who would later become one of the most famous andcontroversial editors The New York Times has ever had, was thenewspaper's city editor then; the murder happened on his beat. Hefirst published this book in 1964, the year of the murder. It ispart memoir, part investigative journalism, and part publicservice.

David Dornstein was twenty-five years old, with dreams ofbecoming a great writer, when he boarded Pan Am Flight 103 onDecember 21, 1988. Thirty-eight minutes after takeoff, a terroristbomb ripped the plane apart over Lockerbie, Scotland. Almost adecade later, Ken Dornstein set out to solve the riddle of hisolder brother’s life, using the notebooks and manu*s thatDavid left behind. In the process, he also began to create a newlife of his own. The Boy Who Fell Out of the Sky is theunforgettable story of one man’s search for the truth about hisbrother--and himself.

The gripping and inspiring story of two extraordinarywomen--from their imprisonment by the Taliban to their rescue byU.S. Special Forces. When Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer arrived in Afghanistan, theyhad come to help bring a better life and a little hope to some ofthe poorest and most oppressed people in the world. Within a fewmonths, their lives were thrown into chaos as they became pawns inhistoric international events. They were arrested by the rulingTaliban government for teaching about Christianity to the peoplewith whom they worked. In the middle of their trial, the events ofSeptember 11, 2001, led to the international war on terrorism, withthe Taliban a primary target. While many feared Curry and Mercercould not survive in the midst of war, Americans nonetheless prayedfor their safe return, and in November their prayers wereanswered. In Prisoners of Hope, Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer tell thestory of their work in Afghanistan, their love for the people theyserved, their arrest, t

The Ride of Our Lives is the humorous yet deeply movingaccount of NBC journalist Mike Leonard's cross-country odyssey withhis eccentric parents, three grown children, and a daughter-in-law.Full of ups and downs, laughs and tears, the month-long journeybecomes a much larger tale of hope, persistence, and valuablelessons learned along the way. A celebration of the ties betweenparents and children, as well as the unforgettable community ofpeople one can meet across America, The Ride of Our Lives is aninspiring narrative of self-discovery and self-fulfillment-and howone unique family found blessings and simple pleasures on the roadcalled life.

All women possess the primal courage and strength of theWitch. In this breakthrough, life-altering new book, Laurie Cabotbrings more than forty years of experience as a spiritual counselorand practicing Witch to cultivate and celebrate the secret, magicalside of every woman's nature. Unfolding the wit and wisdom ofancient Celtic tales, as well as many stories of her own making,Laurie shows you how ancient truths can empower you during many oflife's dark moments and lead you on a path of success and personalfulfillment. Through story, ritual activity, and spiritualcommunion, you will learn how to use your instinctual nature toachieve your goals and feel energized, strong, and capable in yourdaily life.

From the woman who became chairman of the flagship office ofthe largest advertising agency network in the world comes a wryreality check on how to get ahead and thrive in thetestosterone-driven business arena. Nina DiSesa is a master communicator, a ceiling crasher, and oneof the most successful women in the corporate world. She is also abig-time realist who has figured out that S M-seduction andmanipulation-is the secret to winning over (and surpassing) the bigguys. In Seducing the Boys Club, DiSesa shows that you can, infact, leave your male colleagues in the dust-but not by followingthe rules you learned in business school. By playing the roles of den mother, fraternity brother, littlesister, and hard-nosed boss, DiSesa navigated the choppy,macho-minded waters of the workplace. All the "bad boys" in herlife-and there are many-have provided a wealth of devilishlyamusing stories and cautionary tales that DiSesa is only too happyto pass on. Ah, revenge can be sweet, but the truth is that sh

For William Ayers, noted educator and activist, "the allure ofteaching, that ineffable magic drawing me back to the classroomagain and again, issues from an ideal that lies directly at itsheart: Teaching, at its best, is an enterprise that helps humanbeings reach the full measure of their humanity." In Teaching Toward Freedom, Ayers illuminates the hope as well asthe conflict that characterize the entire project of education: howit can be used in authoritarian and dehumanizing ways in theservice of the state, the church, or a restrictive existing socialorder-an idea he abhors-or, as he envisions it, as an undertakingto help students become more fully human, more engaged, moreparticipatory, more free. Drawing on his own classroom experiencesand those of his many colleagues, as well as on popular culture,film, poetry, and novels, Ayers redraws the lines concerning how weteach and why, and the surprising things we uncover when we allowstudents to become visible, vocal authors of their own texts andcreators of