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  • Final Draft

    The Collected Work of David Carr

    by David Carr ...
    "A revelatory collection reminding us of what journalism used to be—and what it ought to be." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Throughout his twenty-five-year career, David Carr was noted for his sharp and fearless observations, his uncanny sense of fairness and justice, and his remarkable compassion and wit. His writing was informed both by his own hardships as an addict and his intense love of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Night of the Gun

    A reporter investigates the darkest story of his life. His own.

    by David Carr ...
    From David Carr (1956–2015), the “undeniably brilliant and dogged journalist” (Entertainment Weekly) and author of the instant New York Times bestseller that the Chicago Sun-Times called “a compelling tale of drug abuse, despair, and, finally, hope.”Do we remember only the stories we can live with? The ones that make us look good in the rearview mirror? In The Night of the Gun, David Carr ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Educating Character Through Stories

    by David Carr ...
    What could be the point of teaching such works of bygone cultural and literary inheritance as Cervantes' Don Quixote and Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice in schools today? This book argues that the narratives and stories of such works are of neglected significance and value for contemporary understanding of human moral association and character. However, in addition to offering detailed ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Promise of Cultural Institutions

    by David Carr ...
    Series series American Association for State and Local History
    This thought-provoking collection of essays is essential reading for anyone who cares about cultural institutions and their role in the community of learners. These institutions-often museums or libraries-have the power to profoundly alter our sense of ourselves and of the world around us, but that power carries with it obligations. David Carr challenges us to contemplate both the effects and the ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Candymaking in Canada

    by David Carr ...
    Why does Canada have such an inflated portion of the global bubble gum market? What is driving modern versions of the old penny candy store? Candymaking in Canada takes the wrapper off Canada’s thriving chocolate and sweets industry. Confectionery is a global business with remarkably regional tastes, and this book offers a first-time glimpse inside it. It’s a nostalgic look at the chocolate ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Place Not a Place

    Reflection and Possibility in Museums and Libraries

    by David Carr ...
    Museums and libraries inspire us to cross the limits of routine thought, into experiences of reflection and possibility. Each of the essays in A Place Not a Place examines the ways these and other cultural institutions influence us and proposes ways to strengthen their role as advocates for critical thinking and inquiry. ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • American Trauma: America’s Silent War On Children

    by David Carr ...
    David Carr heard the stories of what his father endured as a boy: Fists appearing like unexpected rain, kicks in the side, and nails in his skin. But Carr’s father never set a hand on him. The cycle of abuse, however, was not broken: Carr suffered mental and physical abuse from the people that were supposed to protect him. The stories we tell ourselves about our past can be anything we want them ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Professionalism and Ethics in Teaching

    by David Carr ...
    Series series Professional Ethics
    Professionalism and Ethics in Teaching presents a thought-provoking and stimulating study of the moral dimensions of the teaching professions.After discussing the moral implications of professionalism, Carr explores the relationship of education theory to teaching practice and the impact of this relationship on professional expertise. He then identifies and examines some central ethical and moral ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Night of the Gun

    A reporter investigates the darkest story of his life. His own.

    by David Carr ...
    Narrated by Charles Leggett ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 23 min

    From David Carr (1956–2015), the “undeniably brilliant and dogged journalist” (Entertainment Weekly) and author of the instant New York Times bestseller that the Chicago Sun-Times called “a compelling tale of drug abuse, despair, and, finally, hope.”Do we remember only the stories we can live with? The ones that make us look good in the rearview mirror? In The Night of the Gun, David Carr ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Making Sense of Education

    An Introduction to the Philosophy and Theory of Education and Teaching

    by David Carr ...
    Making Sense of Education provides a contemporary introduction to the key issues in educational philosophy and theory. Exploring major past and present conceptions of education, teaching and learning, this book makes philosophy of education relevant to the professional practice of teachers and student teachers, as well of interest to those studying education as an academic subject.The book is ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Historical Experience

    Essays on the Phenomenology of History

    by David Carr ...
    Series series Routledge Approaches to History
    This volume brings together a collection of recent essays on the philosophy and theory of history.This is a field of lively interdisciplinary discussion and research, to which historians, philosophers and theorists of culture and literature have contributed. The author is a philosopher by training, and his inspiration comes primarily from the continental-phenomenological tradition. Thus the ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Educating the Virtues (RLE Edu K)

    An Essay on the Philosophical Psychology of Moral Development and Education

    by David Carr ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Education
    Tracing the views on moral life of such past philosophers as Plato, Aristotle and Kant, as well as of such theorists as Durkheim, Freud, Piaget and Kohlberg, the author sets forth a full discussion of the nature and educational implications of the idea of moral virtue. ... Read more

    $73.99 USD