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  • The Big Apple Bites Back

    Short Stories About Life In New York City

    by Arthur Shapiro ...
    New York City is unique, vibrant, exciting and a melting pot of cultures and values. But sometimes, living in the Big Apple can lead to twists, turns, and unexpected outcomes.The Big Apple Bites Back portrays life in NYC-the people, neighborhoods, the workplace, dashed dreams, and life on the street.The stories attempt to capture the city's spirit, with tales about how things occasionally go awry ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Everybody Belongs

    Changing Negative Attitudes Toward Classmates with Disabilities

    by Arthur Shapiro ...
    Series series Critical Education Practice
    The evil prosthesis of Captain Hook, the comical speech of Porky Pig, and the bumbling antics of Mr. Magoo are all examples of images in our culture which can become the basis of negative attitudes and subliminal prejudice towards persons with disabilities. These attitudes influence and underlie discriminatory acts, resulting in negative treatment and segregation. A teacher's ability to recognize ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Education Under Siege

    Frauds, Fads, Fantasies and Fictions in Educational Reform

    by Arthur Shapiro ...
    We Americans seem prone to bandwagon onto fads, particularly now that reforming education has become a national priority. Unfortunately, many of those fads now caroming across our continent are outright frauds; some are fantasies, even fictions. Even more unfortunately, many are undermining our public schools, teachers, kids and communities, and pillaging our tax dollars in the process.This book ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • Combat Zone

    The Continuing War against the Public Schools

    by Arthur Shapiro ...
    Although in plain sight daily, a highly successful war against the public schools has been hidden in the shadows of public consciousness. Only very recently have several people written articles about this war, with the only book calling it a war being written in 2002. Neither the public nor educators have become aware of the far-reaching extent and effectiveness of this war. This book treats this ... Read more

    $44.29 USD

  • Making Large Schools Work

    The Advantages of Small Schools

    by Arthur Shapiro ...
    American schools are undergoing huge changes, among the most significant of which is that their size is increasing rapidly. This book lays out very practical approaches to making our ever-increasingly large schools work more effectively. By closely analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of large schools, the author can provide effective tools and strategies for dealing with them. Shapiro digs ... Read more

    $47.79 USD

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  • The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary

    The Next Chapter

    by Jeff Kinney ...
    Series series Diary of a Wimpy Kid
    Go on a movie-making journey of epic proportions in The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary: The Next Chapter as you hit the road with author and illustrator Jeff Kinney and get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the 20th Century Fox movie, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul.Making a movie is a lot like going on a road trip. There are twists and turns and lots of surprises along the way.Find out what it ... Read more

    $11.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • If You Would Have Told Me

    A Memoir

    by John Stamos ...
    The New York Times Bestseller“...I love him, and I respect him, and I need him. We all do.” — from the foreword by Jamie Lee CurtisAt turns hilarious and heart-felt, Stamos paints a portrait of his career and far more, offering a glimpse into the lives he's lived and the moments that shaped him.If you would have told a young John Stamos flipping burgers at ... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Reign of Error

    The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools

    by Diane Ravitch ...
    From one of the foremost authorities on education in the United States, former U.S. assistant secretary of education, “whistle-blower extraordinaire” (The Wall Street Journal), author of the best-selling The Death and Life of the Great American School System (“Important and riveting”—Library Journal), The Language Police (“Impassioned . . . Fiercely argued . . . Every bit as alarming as it is ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Love Is a Mix Tape

    Life, Loss, and What I Listened To

    by Rob Sheffield ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “humorous, heartbreaking, and heroic” (Entertainment Weekly) memoir of one man’s passionate relationship with an unforgettable woman, from their first meeting to her untimely death, told through the songs on fifteen mix tapes“The happiest, saddest, sweetest book about rock ‘n’ roll that I’ve ever experienced.”—Chuck Klosterman“A memoir that manages, no small feat, to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Privatization of Everything

    How the Plunder of Public Goods Transformed America and How We Can Fight Back

    by Donald Cohen, Allen Mikaelian ...
    The book the American Prospect calls “an essential resource for future reformers on how not to govern,” by America’s leading defender of the public interest and a bestselling historian“An essential read for those who want to fight the assault on public goods and the commons.” —Naomi KleinA sweeping exposé of the ways in which private interests strip public goods of their power and diminish ... Read more

    $13.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Moth Presents: All These Wonders

    True Stories About Facing the Unknown

    Edited by Catherine Burns ...
    Series Book 1 - The Moth Presents
    ***“*Wonderful." *—*Michiko Kakutani, New York TimesCelebrating the 20th anniversary of storytelling phenomenon The Moth, 45 unforgettable true stories about risk, courage, and facing the unknown, drawn from the best ever told on their stages**Carefully selected by the creative minds at The Moth, and adapted to the page to preserve the raw energy of live storytelling, All These Wonders features ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Forward

    Notes on the Future of Our Democracy

    by Andrew Yang ...
    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A lively and bold blueprint for moving beyond the “era of institutional failure” by transforming our outmoded political and economic systems to be resilient to twenty-first-century problems, from the popular entrepreneur, bestselling author, and political truth-teller“A vitally important book.”—Mark CubanDespite being written off by the media, Andrew Yang’s shoestring 2020 ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook