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  • Everyone Leaves Behind a Name: True Stories

    by Michael Brick ...
    Michael Brick is one of those writers who never leaves your side, and what pleasurable company he provides.In reading this collection of his newspaper and magazine stories from Brooklyn, Houston, and beyond, picture the man. Tall, and lanky, and so proud to be Texan, wearing a brown vest and cowboy boots, his narrow reporter's notebook in his back pocket slapping at his flat ass, as if urging him ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Daddy-O's Book of Big-Ass Art

    by Bob Wade, Lisa Sherman, Jason Mellard, Carl Hoover, Ricardo Hernandez, Carla Ellard, Jesse Sublett, Katie Robinson-Edwards, Dan Bullock, Marsha Milam, Jim Ferguson, Bill Fitzgibbons, Chris O'Connell, Temple Boon, Jack Massing, Michael Brick, Cleve Hattersley, Shannon Wynne, Lynn Barnett, Andi Scull, Richard Holland, Will Harte, Gary Webernick, Leea Mechling, Mike Shropshire, Karen Dinitz, John Kelso, John Tinker, Lonn Taylor, Dan O'Hara, DJ Stout, Jan Reid, Dick DeGuerin, Evan Voyles, Pete Gershon, Roy Bragg, Eric O'Keefe, Kevin Williamson, Marc English, Robert Faires, Edmond Ortiz, Michael Barnes, Anne Rapp, Diana Vela, Julie Sasse, Kent Zimmerman, Michael Hoinski, David Marion Wilkinson, Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo, Bert Beveridge, Claudia Alarcón, Joe Nick Patoski ...
    Recipient of three National Endowment for the Arts grants and with works exhibited at the prestigious Biennale de Paris, New York’s Whitney Museum, the de Menil Collection in Houston, and other venues, Bob “Daddy-O” Wade started “keeping it weird” in 1961 when he arrived in Austin with his ’51 custom Ford hot rod and his slicked-back hair. Primed to study art at the University of Texas, Wade’s ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Saving the School

    One Woman's Fight for the Kids That Education Reform Left Behind

    by Michael Brick ...
    Inside the race to save a great American high school, where making the numbers is only the beginningBeing principal was never her dream. Anabel Garza, the young widow of a young cop, got by teaching English to immigrant children, taking college classes at night and raising her son.And Reagan High was no dream assignment. Once famous for its state football championships, educational achievements ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

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  • Freedom to Change: Four Strategies to Put Your Inner Drive into Overdrive

    by Michael Fullan ...
    Break free to make real change for yourself and othersHave you ever felt like your progress was being blocked, not just by your own circumstances, but by the presence and actions of others? Freedom to Change releases you from the trap of constantly telling yourself that you'd be more successful at teaching, leading, or contributing to an organization if only others didn't stand in your way. In his ... Read more

    $17.00 USD

  • Fires in the Middle School Bathroom

    Advice for Teachers from Middle Schoolers

    by Kathleen Cushman, Laura Rogers ...
    The highly anticipated sequel to the bestselling Fires in the Bathroom—filled with practical, honest advice from middle school students to their teachersFollowing on the heels of the bestselling Fires in the Bathroom, which brought the insights of high school students to teachers and parents, Kathleen Cushman now turns her attention to the crucial and challenging middle grades, joining forces with ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • You're the Principal! Now What?

    Strategies and Solutions for New School Leaders

    by Jen Schwanke ...
    A principal's job is astonishingly complex, and its competing demands can be overwhelming, especially in the first few years. In this book, Jen Schwanke, a principal herself, provides a mentor's guidance to steer new principals through the period of adjustment and set the foundation for a long and rewarding career. The topics you wish your graduate program had covered are covered here—directly, ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Mass Disruption

    Thirty Years on the Front Lines of a Media Revolution

    by John Stackhouse ...
    Drawing on his thirty years in newspapers, the former editor-in-chief of The Globe and Mail examines the crisis of serious journalism in the digital era, and searches for ways the invaluable tradition can thrive in a radically changed future.John Stackhouse entered the newspaper business in a golden age: 1980s circulations were huge and wealthy companies lined up for the privilege of advertising ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Supervision and Evaluation for Learning and Growth

    Strategies for Teacher and School Leader Improvement

    by Nancy Gibson, Paul A. Sims, Barbara Phillips, Daniel R. Tomal, Robert K. Wilhite ...
    Series series The Concordia University Leadership Series
    This CHOICE award-winning author has teamed up with national school resource experts to write a comprehensive book on supervision and improvement of learning. Everything you need to know about supervision and student learning, professional development, coaching and evaluation, standards, and creating an environment for professional growth are covered. The book starts with a history of supervision ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Soar

    How Boys Learn, Succeed, and Develop Character

    by David Banks ...
    “The more the Eagle Academy approach and its successes can be shared, the more opportunities young people will have to find their way to their own triumphs.” —Wes Moore, New York Times bestselling author of The Other Wes MooreFrom New York City public schools chancellor David Banks—a respected educator who has advised Hillary Clinton and Cory Booker on scholastic issues—comes a “rare book that can ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • Ernie Pyles War

    America's Eyewitness to World War II

    by James Tobin ...
    When a machine-gun bullet ended the life of war correspondent Ernie Pyle in the final days of World War II, Americans mourned him in the same breath as they mourned Franklin Roosevelt. To millions, the loss of this American folk hero seemed nearly as great as the loss of the wartime president.If the hidden horrors and valor of combat persist at all in the public mind, it is because of those ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • International Education and Schools

    Moving Beyond the First 40 Years

    Edited by Richard Pearce ...
    Over the last forty years, the estimated number of international schools worldwide has increased from fewer than 300 to 6400 in 2012. This explosion is a response to the needs of a world in which borders are being traversed with ever greater ease and children increasingly need to be prepared for the global opportunities that await them. In this book, international school specialists reflect on ... Read more

    $161.99 USD

  • We Need To Do Better

    Changing the Mindset of Children Through Family, Community, and Education

    by Paul Miller ...
    There are no job descriptions for saving or improving lives. Kids who graduate high school have better lives than kids who drop out. Making sure our kids in urban areas succeed is much more than instruction, tests, and homework. It takes a mindset that creates partnerships between communities, parents, schools, and students. WE ALL HAVE TO DO BETTER! ... Read more

    $7.99 USD