This highly original book by William Zinsser, author of theclassic guide On Writing Well, tells you how to write about thepeople and places and events in your life that have been importantto you—whether you’re writing a memoir, a family history or just arecollection of experiences you’d like to preserve or more fullyunderstand. Zinsser’s method is to take you on a memoir of his own:13 chapters in which he recalls dramatic, amusing and ofteninspiring moments in his long and unusually varied life as awriter, editor, teacher and traveler. Along the way in these memoirs William Zinsser pauses to explainthe technical decisions he made as he wrote them. They are the samedecisions you’ll have to make as you write about your own life:matters of selection, condensation, focus, attitude, voice andtone. Written with elegance, warmth and humor, Writing About YourLife gives you the tools to organize and recover your past and theconfidence to believe in your life narrative. It also gives youpermission—t

This is the first English translation of all of Kant's writings on moral and political philosophy collected in a single volume. No other collection competes with the comprehensiveness of this one. As well as Kant's most famous moral and political writings, the Groundwork to the Metaphysics of Morals, the Critique of Practical Reason, the Metaphysics of Morals, and Toward Perpetual Peace, the volume includes shorter essays and reviews, some of which have never been translated before. There is also an English-German and German-English glossary of key terms.

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.

September 11th changed the face of America, but it alsorevealed the true face of heroism. The men of the New York FireDepartment fought with courage and endurance to save others. Thisis their story, told by a veteran firefighter. --This text refersto an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

A Positive, Proven Approach to Single Parenting! As a single parent in our complex world, you face the challengeof doing alone a job that was meant for two people. In addition,self-doubt and guilt may dampen the joy you experience raising yourchild. What do you do? Over the years, millions of parents just like you have come totrust Jane Nelsen's classic POSITIVE DISCIPLINE series for itsconsistant, commonsense approach to child rearing. In thiscompletely revised and updated edition of Positive Discipline forSingle Parents you'll learn how to succeed as a single parent inthe most important job of your life: raising a child who isresponsible, respectful, and resourceful. Inside this reassuring book, you'll discover how to: ·Identify potential problems and develop skills to preventthem ·Budget time each week for family activities ·Create a respectful coparenting relationship with your formerspouse ·Use nonpunitive methods to help your children make wisedecisions abo

In November of 1587, a report reached London claiming SirWalter Raleigh's expedition to land English settlers in America hadfoundered. The colony on Roanoke Island off of the coast of NorthCarolina-115 men, women, and children-had disappeared without atrace. For four hundred years, the question of what became of thedoomed settlers has remained unanswered. Where did they go? Whatreally happened? Why were they on Roanoke Island in the firstplace, as that was not their destination? Using her consummateskills as an anthropologist and ethnohistorian, Lee Miller castsnew light on the previously inexplicable puzzle of Roanoke,unraveling a thrilling web of deceit that can be traced back to theinner circle of Queen Elizabeth's government to finally solve thelasting mystery of the Lost Colony. "Lee Miller offers enlivening insight and astounding detail asshe resurrects a four-hundred-year-old American mystery." (ChicagoTribune)

Charles Freeman's The Greek Achievement traces the entirecourse of ancient Greek history across thousands of years--from theMycenaean and Minoan civilizations of the Bronze Age through theArchaic, Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods. This brilliantaccount celebrates the incredible range of Greek achievement: thearchitectural marvels of the Athenian Acropolis; the birth of dramaand the timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles;Homer's epics; the philosophical revolutions of Plato andAristotle; and the conquests of Alexander the Great. Lavishly illustrated with photographs and maps, The GreekAchievement paints a sweeping panorama of the ancient Greeks' worldand provides a rich, contemporary overview of their enduringcontribution to world civilization.

The "alarming and impassioned"* book on how the Internet isredefining constitutional law, now reissued as the first popularbook revised online by its readers (*New York Times) There's a common belief that cyberspace cannot beregulated-that it is, in its very essence, immune from thegovernment's (or anyone else's) control. Code, first published in2000, argues that this belief is wrong. It is not in the nature ofcyberspace to be unregulable; cyberspace has no "nature." It onlyhas code-the software and hardware that make cyberspace what it is.That code can create a place of freedom-as the originalarchitecture of the Net did-or a place of oppressive control. Underthe influence of commerce, cyberpsace is becoming a highlyregulable space, where behavior is much more tightly controlledthan in real space. But that's not inevitable either. We can-wemust-choose what kind of cyberspace we want and what freedoms wewill guarantee. These choices are all about architecture: aboutwhat kind of code will govern c

Prepare your child for a lifetime of learning andwonder. Designed for parents to enjoy with children, filled withopportunities for reading aloud and fostering curiosity, thisbeautifully illustrated read-aloud anthology offers preschoolersthe fundamentals they need to prepare for a happy, productive timein school—and for the rest of their lives. Millions of childrenhave benefited from the acclaimed Core Knowledge Series, developedin consultation with parents, educators, and the most distinguisheddevelopmental psychologists. In addition to valuable advice toparents, including what it means for a child to be ready forkindergarten, special sidebars throughout the book help parentsmake reading aloud fun and interactive, suggesting questions toask, connections to make, and games to play to enrich theirpreschooler’s learning experience.

2011年夏天美国记者Suki Kim得到了一份在朝鲜首都的平壤科技大学(在这里学习的全部是男学生)教授英语的工作。 Kim出生在韩国，13岁的时候和家人搬来美国居住，Kim可以说一口流利的韩国话，在为期六个月的教学工作中她将所见偷偷记录下来，靠着这些材料撰写了《Without You, There Is No Us》一书。

On March 23, 2003, in the city of An Nasiriyah, Iraq, membersof the 507th Maintenance Company came under attack from Iraqiforces who killed or wounded twenty-one soldiers and took sixprisoners, including Private Jessica Lynch. For the next week, AnNasiriyah rocked with battle as the marines of Task Force Tarawafought Saddam's fanatical followers, street by street and buildingto building, ultimately rescuing Private Lynch.

Physical play - what some might call roughhousing - is beingmarginalized. Gym classes are getting shorter. Recess periods arebeing eliminated. Some new schools don't even have playgrounds. ButDrs. Anthony T. DeBenedet and Lawrence Cohen are here to shakethings up-literally! "The Art of Roughhousing" teaches parents howrough - and -tumble play can nurture close connections, solvebehavior problems, boost confidence, and more. Drawing fromgymnastics, martial arts, ballet, traditional sports, and evenanimal behavior, the authors present fifty illustrated activitiesfor children and parents to enjoy together - everything from theSumo Deadlift to the Rogue Dumbo. Arriving just in time forFather's Day, "The Art of Roughhousing" is the perfect gift forrowdy dads everywhere.

Fashion model, UN ambassador and courageous spirit, WarisDirie was born into a family of tribal desert nomads in Somalia.She told her story - enduring female circumcision at five yearsold; running away through the desert; being discovered by TerenceDonovan and becoming a top fashion model - in her book, theworldwide bestseller, DESERT FLOWER. In DESERT DAWN she wrote aboutbecoming a UN Special Ambassador against FGM (female genitalmutilation) and returning to her family in Somalia. DESERT CHILDRENtells us how she and the journalist Corinna Milborn haveinvestigated the practice of FGM in Europe - they estimate that upto 500,000 women and girls have undergone or are at risk of FGM. Atthe moment, France is the only European country in which offendersare convicted and no European country officially recognises thethreat of genital mutilation as a reason for asylum. Here are thevoices of women who have felt encouraged and emboldened by WarisDirie's courage. They speak out for the first time and move us toact

The Acclaimed Bestseller That Can Improve Your ClassroomExperience Forever! Over the years, millions of parents have come to trust theclassic Positive Discipline series for its consistent, commmonsenseapproach to child rearing. Hundreds of schools also use theseamazingly effective strategies for restoring order and civility totoday's turbulent classrooms. Now you too can use this philosophyas a foundation for fostering cooperation, problem-solving skills,and mutual respect in children. Imagine, instead of controllingbehavior, you can be teaching; instead of confronting apathy, youwill enjoy motivated, eager students! Inside, you'll discover howto: ?Create a classroom climate that enhances academic learning ?Use encouragement rather than praise and rewards ?Instill valuable social skills and positive behavior through theuse of class meetings ?Understand the motivation behind students' behavior instead oflooking for causes ?And much more! Over 1 million Positive

"The most talked-about education book this semester."—New York Times Based on a series of controversial Wall Street Journal op-eds,this landmark manifesto gives voice to what everyone knows abouttalent, ability, and intelligence but no one wants to admit. Withfour truths as his framework, Charles Murray, the bestsellingcoauthor of The Bell Curve, sweeps away the hypocrisy, wishfulthinking, and upside-down priorities that grip America’seducational establishment. ?Ability varies. Children differ in their ability to learn,but America’s educational system does its best to ignore this. ?Half of the children are below average. Many children cannotlearn more than rudimentary reading and math. Yet decades ofpolicies have required schools to divert resources to unattainablegoals. ?Too many people are going to college. Only a fraction ofstudents struggling to get a degree can profit from education atthe college level. ?America’s future depends on how we educate the acade

This second edition of the popular math teaching resource bookMath Stories for Problem Solving Success offers updatedtrue-to-life situations designed to motivate teenagers to use mathskills for solving everyday problems. The book features intriguingshort stories followed by sets of problems related to the storiesthat are correlated to the standards of the National Council ofTeachers of Mathematics. Each of the easy-to-read stories is followed by threeincreasingly difficult groups of problem sets. This makes it simplefor teachers to select the appropriate problem set for students ofdifferent abilities and at different grade levels. To furtherenhance student involvement, the stories feature recurringcharacters and can be used either sequentially or out of order. Theproblems in the book cover many basic math topics, includingdecimals, fractions, and percents; measurement; geometry; data,statistics, and probability; algebra; and problem solving. In addition to having all the answers, an Answer

Waris Dirie (the name means desert flower) lives a double life- by day she is a famous model and UN spokeswoman on women's rightsin Africa, at night she dreams of her native Somalia. Waris, one of12 children, was born into a traditional family of desert nomads inEast Africa. She remembers her early childhood as carefree- racingcamels and moving on with her family to the next grazing spot -until it came her turn to meet the old woman who administered theancient custom imposed on most Somalian girls: circumcision. Warissuffered this torture when she was just five years old. Then, aged12, when her father attempted to arrange a marriage with a 60 yearold stranger in exchange for five camels - she took flight. Afteran extraordinary escape through the dangerous desert she made herway to London and worked as a maid for the Somalian ambassadoruntil that family returned home. Penniless and speaking littleEnglish, she became a janitor in McDonalds where she was famouslydiscovered by a fashion photographer. Her s

The best-selling First Year Teacher's Survival Kit gives newteachers a wide variety of tested strategies, activities, and toolsfor creating a positive and dynamic learning environment whilemeeting the challenges of each school day. Packed with valuabletips, the book helps new teachers with everything from becomingeffective team players and connecting with students to handlingbehavior problems and working within diverse classrooms. The new editionis fully revised and updated to cover changes inthe K-12 classroom over the past five years. Updates to the secondedition include: New ways teachers can meet the professional developmentrequirements of the No Child Left Behind Act Entirely new section on helping struggling readers, to addressthe declining literacy rate among today’s students Expanded coverage of helpful technology solutions for theclassroom Expanded information on teaching English Language Learners Greater coverage of the issues/challenges facing elementary