I am just one of those rare and probably defective people whoreally enjoy the company of teenagers. Brendan Halpin’s It Takes a Worried Man—a memoir of how he andhis family dealt with his wife’s battle against breast cancer—waspraised for its can-dor, raw humor, and riveting voice. Halpin nowturns his unique talent to an unforgettable account of the pursuitof his true calling: teaching. Losing My Faculties follows Halpin through teaching jobs in aneconomically depressed white ethnic town, a middle-class suburb, alast-chance truancy prevention program in the inner city, and anambitious college-prep urban charter school. In the same cuttinglyobservant voice that marked It Takes a Worried Man, Halpin tells uswhat it really means to be a teacher—the ups and downs in theclassroom, the battles with administrators and colleagues, and thejoy of doing a job that matters. Not the tale of a hero who changeshis troubled students’ lives in one year, Losing My Faculties is,rather, the story o
One day Raggedy Ann, Raggedy Andy, and their doll friends decide to create their very own fair. They have a great time as they ride down homemade slides and play carnival games. Trouble begins, however, whne Raggedy Andy falls out of the window onto a flowerbed below. Can Raggedy Ann come up with a plan to save her brother?
Based on the groundbreaking ITV/The Learning Channel documentary series, and drawn from years of research and dozens of interviews with friends and associates speaking on the record for the first time, Diana contains never-before-revealed information and stunning insights about the beloved -- and largely misunderstood -- Princess of Wales. From claims that Diana was ready to leave Charles just weeks before the wedding to her lifelong battle against depression, from world-exclusive interviews with Diana's beau James Hewitt and her "surrogate mother-in-law" Shirley Hewitt to details about the unconventional "arrangements" in the royal household -- between Diana and James, Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles -- Diana is an honest, objective, and unparalleled biography. With thirty-two photographs -- including several never before published -- Diana shows all facets of this fascinating woman: her magic, her manipulations, her dazzling public persona, and her place in her people's hearts and history.
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
This is the story of three people: acclaimed writer JuliaBlackburn; her father, Thomas - a poet and alcoholic with anaddiction to barbiturates; and her mother, Rosalie - a flirtatiouspainter with no boundaries.After Julia's parents divorced, hermother took in male lodgers with the hope they would become herlovers. When one of the lodgers began an affair with Julia,competitive Rosalie was devastated; he later committed suicide,shattering whatever relationship between mother and daughterremained. After thirty years, Rosalie, diagnosed with leukemia,came to live with Julia for the last month of her life. Only thenwere they allowed, at long last, to exist with an ease they hadnever known.
SECRETS OF THE MILLIONAIRE MIND reveals the missing linkbetween wanting success and achieving it! Have you ever wondered why some people seem to get rich easily,while others are destined for a life of financial struggle? Is thedifference found in their education, intelligence, skills, timing,work habits, contacts, luck, or their choice of jobs, businesses,or investments? The shocking answer is: None of the above! In his groundbreaking SECRETS OF THE MILLIONAIRE MIND, T. HarvEker states: "Give me five minutes, and I can predict yourfinancial future for the rest of your life!" Eker does this byidentifying your "money and success blueprint." We all have apersonal money blueprint ingrained in our subconscious minds, andit is this blueprint, more than anything, that will determine ourfinancial lives. You can know everything about marketing, sales,negotiations, stocks, real estate, and the world of finance, but ifyour money blueprint is not set for a high level of success, youwill never have a lo
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"Fascinating, gossipy, entertaining. . . ." -- New York Times Book Review They are ten outstanding women of the century. Each had an aura,including Thelma Brenner, the first great dame her daughter everknew. Their lives were both gloriously individual and yet somehowuniversal. They were mighty warriors and social leaders, women ofaspiration who persevered. They lived through the Great Depressionand a world war. Circumstances did not defeat them. They played onBroadway and in Washington. They had glamour, style, andintelligence. They dressed up the world. "Vivid, intimate portraits . . . a splendid tribute to ten of thecentury's grandest, most powerful women." --Us "These women were our geishas, whispering in our ears to influenceall aspects of American life." --Susan Salter Reynolds, Los Angeles Times "Delectable, classy . . . a runaway hit." --Liz Smith "An engrossing introduction to a way of life that's now extinct,for better or for worse." --Chicago Sun-Times
Its going to be a long hard crud uinter and there couldnt be a worse place to spendit
Mike's back, this time tackling The Pres and promising to kick the good old boy's butt from here to kingdom come. As if that's not enough he's aiming to smoke him out well in time for next year's elections... Other targets include Murdoch's media and particularly useful are ideas including a Green Party for men who eat red meat, a Pope who likes the ladies, and a handy guide to "Talking To Your Conservative Brother-in-Law". --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
The island is nearly deserted, haunting, beautiful. Across aslip of ocean lies South Carolina. But for the handful of familieson Yamacraw island, America is a world away. For years the peoplehere lived proudly from the sea, but now its waters are not safe.Waste from industry threatens their very existence–unless, somehow,they can learn a new life. But they will learn nothing withoutsomeone to teach them, and their school has no teacher. Here is PAT CONROY’S extraordinary drama based on his ownexperience–the true story of a man who gave a year of his life toan island and the new life its people gave him.
The novelist Beverly Lowry was mourning her son’s death in ahit-and-run accident when she came across a newspaper story aboutKarla Faye Tucker, the infamous Houston murderer who was then ondeath row. The article captured Tucker’s innocent beauty, thestunning brutality of her crimes — committed with a pickaxe — andthe stories of her spiritual awakening on death row. Struck bythese apparent contradictions, Lowry found herself inexplicablydrawn to Tucker, who some ten years later would become the firstwoman to be executed in Texas since 1863. Lowry eventually began to visit Tucker in prison, and over thecourse of several years she listened to the tragic story of herlife before the murders and, in turn, told Karla Faye about her ownlife and the life and death of her son Peter. Crossed Over is amemoir of this time, a moving account of an unlikely but profoundand genuine friendship created in the confines of a visiting roomon death row. Now with a new foreword that recounts Tucker’s lastdays
