The most riveting political biography of our time, Robert A.Caro’s life of Lyndon B. Johnson, continues. Master of theSenate takes Johnson’s story through one of its most remarkableperiods: his twelve years, from 1949 through 1960, in the UnitedStates Senate. Once the most august and revered body in politics,by the time Johnson arrived the Senate had become a parody ofitself and an obstacle that for decades had blocked desperatelyneeded liberal legislation. Caro shows how Johnson’s brilliance,charm, and ruthlessness enabled him to become the youngest and mostpowerful Majority Leader in history and how he used hisincomparable legislative genius--seducing both Northern liberalsand Southern conservatives--to pass the first Civil Rightslegislation since Reconstruction. Brilliantly weaving rich detailinto a gripping narrative, Caro gives us both a galvanizingportrait of Johnson himself and a definitive and revelatory studyof the workings of legislative power.
This easy-to-use reference—with hundreds of helpful, classroom-tested answers, ideas, techniques, and teaching tools—will help you on your way to a successful and productive school year. Designed to be flexible, the book offers a choice of ideas and approaches that best fit your classroom situation. Master teacher Julia Thompson shows you how to: Develop successful relationships with students, colleagues, administrators, and parents Manage professional responsibilities and develop career skills Create an orderly classroom where students are courteous and respectful Motivate students to become independent learners Use proven strategies to prevent misbehavior Design instruction that will appeal to every student Set up a classroom for maximum comfort and learning Thrive in the world of high-stakes testing
Based on rapid advances in what is known about how peoplelearn and how to teach effectively, this important book examinesthe core concepts and central pedagogies that should be at theheart of any teacher education program. Stemming from the resultsof a commission sponsored by the National Academy of Education,Preparing Teachers for a Changing World recommends the creation ofan informed teacher education curriculum with the common elementsthat represent state-of-the-art standards for the profession.Written for teacher educators in both traditional and alternativeprograms, university and school system leaders, teachers, staffdevelopment professionals, researchers, and educationalpolicymakers, the book addresses the key foundational knowledge forteaching and discusses how to implement that knowledge within theclassroom. Preparing Teachers for a Changing World recommends that, inaddition to strong subject matter knowledge, all new teachers havea basic understanding of how people learn and develop, a
In his book, Smith fervently extolled the simple yet enlightened notion that individuals are fully capable of setting and regulating prices for their own goods and services. He argued passionately in favor of free trade, yet stood up for the little guy. The Wealth of Nations provided the first--and still the most eloquent--integrated de*ion of the workings of a market economy. The result of Smith’s efforts is a witty, highly readable work of genius filled with prescient theories that form the basis of a thriving capitalist system. This unabridged edition offers the modern reader a fresh look at a timeless and seminal work that revolutionized the way governments and individuals view the creation and dispersion of wealth--and that continues to influence our economy right up to the present day.
The text of this Norton Critical Edition contains twenty-one of Hawthorne's most noteworthy tales and sketches, reprinted from the best collections available. Each tale is fully annotated. "The Author on His Work" contains the prefaces Hawthorne wrote for the three collections of tales published during his lifetime, relevant selections from his American Notebooks, and selected letters. Notebook excerpts and letters are reprinted from The Centenary Edition of the Worrks of Nathaniel Hawthorne. The "Criticism" offers key contemporary assessments, including those by Edgar Allan Poe and Herman Melville, as well as a wide range of recent essays, including those by Jorge Luis Borges and Michael Colacurcio.
Teaches students of all ages the basics of phonics with atime-tested, foolproof method This tenth edition of the best-selling book teaches reading usingsounds and spelling patterns. These sounds and patterns areintroduced one at a time, and slowly built into words, syllables,phrases, and sentences. Simple step-by-step directions begin everylesson. Although originally designed for K-2 emergent readers, thisaward-winning book is also successfully being used with adolescentand adult learners, as well as second language learners andstudents with learning disabilities. Wise and humorous proverbsencourage virtues such as patience, perseverance, honesty,kindness, compassion, courage, and loyalty. Offers help for all students including those with learningdisabilities or very short attention spans Includes extensive examples, word lists, and practice readingsthat are 100% decodable Uses a multisensory method that benefits all learningstyles This bestselling, much-loved book offers
It is through his engaging in public diplomacythat Mr. ZhaoQizheng comes to recognize itssignificance for China. This hasprompted himto summarize his practices in and reflectionson publicdiplomacy over the past 20 years. Itis also a record of China'sintegration into theworld and the world's growing understandingofChina. In this book, the vision of internationalcommunication isbroadened as an importantelement of public diplomacy, and the barininternationat communication is raised to betterintroduce China tothe outside world. More than just a collection of documents, ora minute detailedaccount, it is entightening forboth academic thinking and real-tifeoperation.
A precursor to Russell’s famous Principa Mathematica ,this is one of the most original and comprehensive treatises on thelogical foundation of mathematics available today.
Of all the books of the Bible few have had more resonance for modern readers than the Book of Job. For a world that has witnessed great horrors, Job's cries of despair and incomprehension are all too recognizable. The visionary psychotherapist Carl Gustav Jung understood this and responded with this book, in which he set himself face-to-face with "the unvarnished spectacle of divine savagery and ruthlessness". Jung perceived in the hidden recesses of the human psyche the cause of a crisis that plagues modern humanity and leaves the individual, like Job, isolated and bewildered in the face of impenetrable fortune. By correlating the transcendental with the unconscious, Jung, writing not as a biblical scholar but "as a layman and physician who has been privileged to see deeply into the psychic life of many people", offers a way for every reader to come to terms with the divine darkness which confronts each individual.