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Curriculum and Students in Classrooms

Everyday Urban Education in an Era of Standardization

by Walter S. Gershon ...

Series series Race and Education in the Twenty-First Century
Curriculum and Students in Classrooms: Everyday Urban Education in an Era of Standardization is a timely and thought-provoking work that attends to often-neglected aspects of schooling: the everyday interactions between curriculum, teachers, and students. Walter S. Gershon addresses the bridge between the curriculum and the students, the teachers, and their everyday pedagogical decisions. In doing ... Read more

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Curriculum and Students in Classrooms: Everyday Urban Education in an Era of Standardization is a timely and thought-provoking work that attends to often-neglected aspects of schooling: the everyday interactions between curriculum, teachers, and students. Walter S. Gershon addresses the bridge between the curriculum and the students, the teachers, and their everyday pedagogical decisions. In doing
... Read more
What Do You Buy the Children of the Terrorist Who Tried to Kill Your Wife?

A Memoir

by David Harris-Gershon ...

David Harris-Gershon and his wife, Jamie, moved to Jerusalem full of hope. Then, mere days after Israel thwarted historic cease-fire negotiations among the Palestinians, a bomb ripped open Hebrew University’s cafeteria. Jamie’s body was sliced with shrapnel; the friends sitting next to her were killed.When a doctor handed David some of the shrapnel removed from Jamie’s body, he could not accept ... Read more

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David Harris-Gershon and his wife, Jamie, moved to Jerusalem full of hope. Then, mere days after Israel thwarted historic cease-fire negotiations among the Palestinians, a bomb ripped open Hebrew University’s cafeteria. Jamie’s body was sliced with shrapnel; the friends sitting next to her were killed.When a doctor handed David some of the shrapnel removed from Jamie’s body, he could not accept
... Read more
Sound Curriculum

Sonic Studies in Educational Theory, Method, & Practice

by Walter S. Gershon ...

Series series Studies in Curriculum Theory Series
Part of a growing group of works that addresses the burgeoning field of sound studies, this book attends not only to theoretical and empirical examinations, but also to methodological and philosophical considerations at the intersection of sound and education. Gershon theoretically advances the rapidly expanding field of sound studies and simultaneously deepens conceptualizations and educational ... Read more

$62.99 USD

Part of a growing group of works that addresses the burgeoning field of sound studies, this book attends not only to theoretical and empirical examinations, but also to methodological and philosophical considerations at the intersection of sound and education. Gershon theoretically advances the rapidly expanding field of sound studies and simultaneously deepens conceptualizations and educational
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Relational and Intersubjective Perspectives in Psychoanalysis

A Critique

by Jon Mills, Roger Frie, Bruce Ries, M Guy Thompson, Jon Frederickson, Peter L. Giovacchini, Philip Giovacchini, Frank Summers, Timothy J. Zeddies, David L. Downing0, Marilyn Nissim-Sabat1, Robert Langs2, Gershon J. Molad3, Judith E. Vida4, Robert S. Wallerstein5 ...

This volume is the first concentrated effort to offer a philosophical critique of relational and intersubjective perspectives in contemporary psychoanalytic thought. The distinguished group of scholars and clinicians assembled here are largely preoccupied with tracing the theoretical underpinnings of relational psychoanalysis, its divergence from traditional psychoanalytic paradigms, implications ... Read more

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This volume is the first concentrated effort to offer a philosophical critique of relational and intersubjective perspectives in contemporary psychoanalytic thought. The distinguished group of scholars and clinicians assembled here are largely preoccupied with tracing the theoretical underpinnings of relational psychoanalysis, its divergence from traditional psychoanalytic paradigms, implications
... Read more
The Second Brain

A Groundbreaking New Understanding of Nervous Disorders of the Stomach and Intestine

by Michael D. Gershon ...

"Persuasive, impassioned. . . hopeful news [for those] suffering from functional bowel disease." — New York Times Book ReviewDr. Michael Gershon's groundbreaking book fills the gap between what you need to know—and what your doctor has time to tell you.Dr. Michael Gershon has devoted his career to understanding the human bowel (the stomach, esophagus, small intestine, and colon). His thirty years ... Read more

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"Persuasive, impassioned. . . hopeful news [for those] suffering from functional bowel disease." — New York Times Book ReviewDr. Michael Gershon's groundbreaking book fills the gap between what you need to know—and what your doctor has time to tell you.Dr. Michael Gershon has devoted his career to understanding the human bowel (the stomach, esophagus, small intestine, and colon). His thirty years
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Down and Out in the New Economy

How People Find (or Don't Find) Work Today

by Ilana Gershon ...

"Gershon explores the subtle violence that ensues when, in order to get a job, you have to apply branding and marketing techniques to your own personality." —David Graeber, international bestselling author of DebtToday, if you want to have a shot at a good job, you need to have a robust profile on LinkedIn. And an enticing personal brand. Or something like that—contemporary how-to books tend to ... Read more

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"Gershon explores the subtle violence that ensues when, in order to get a job, you have to apply branding and marketing techniques to your own personality." —David Graeber, international bestselling author of DebtToday, if you want to have a shot at a good job, you need to have a robust profile on LinkedIn. And an enticing personal brand. Or something like that—contemporary how-to books tend to
... Read more
A Half Century of Occupation

Israel, Palestine, and the World's Most Intractable Conflict

by Gershon Shafir ...

The Israel-Palestine conflict is one of the world’s most polarizing confrontations. Its current phase, Israel’s “temporary” occupation of the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem, turned a half century old in June 2017. In these timely and provocative essays, Gershon Shafir asks three questions—What is the occupation, why has it lasted so long, and how has it transformed the Israeli-Palestinian ... Read more

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The Israel-Palestine conflict is one of the world’s most polarizing confrontations. Its current phase, Israel’s “temporary” occupation of the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem, turned a half century old in June 2017. In these timely and provocative essays, Gershon Shafir asks three questions—What is the occupation, why has it lasted so long, and how has it transformed the Israeli-Palestinian
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Pandemic Workplace, The

How We Learned to Be Citizens in the Office

by Ilana Gershon ...

Narrated by Auto-narrated ...

Unabridged

6 hours 3 min

A provocative book arguing that the workplace is where we learn to live democratically.In The Pandemic Workplace, anthropologist Ilana Gershon turns her attention to the US workplace and how it changed—and changed us—during the pandemic. She argues that the unprecedented organizational challenges of the pandemic forced us to radically reexamine our attitudes about work and to think more deeply ... Read more

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A provocative book arguing that the workplace is where we learn to live democratically.In The Pandemic Workplace, anthropologist Ilana Gershon turns her attention to the US workplace and how it changed—and changed us—during the pandemic. She argues that the unprecedented organizational challenges of the pandemic forced us to radically reexamine our attitudes about work and to think more deeply
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AlphaPussy

How I Survived the Valley and Learned to Love My Boobs

by Gina Gershon ...

Gina Gershon offers cautionary (and often hilarious) tales of surviving the San Fernando Valley and Hollywood, revealing how she learned to become an AlphaPussyFROM A WAYWARD CALIFORNIA GIRL growing up in the heart of the pornborn San Fernando Valley, Gina Gershon found herself on a journey that has been anything but traditional. Along the way, she had to learn how to spot the toxic types—in both ... Read more

$16.39 USD

Gina Gershon offers cautionary (and often hilarious) tales of surviving the San Fernando Valley and Hollywood, revealing how she learned to become an AlphaPussyFROM A WAYWARD CALIFORNIA GIRL growing up in the heart of the pornborn San Fernando Valley, Gina Gershon found herself on a journey that has been anything but traditional. Along the way, she had to learn how to spot the toxic types—in both
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Way of the Spiritual Warrior, The

by David Gershon ...

Narrated by David Gershon ...

Unabridged

1 hour 23 min

In this live talk, Empowerment Institute founder David Gershon uses the teachings of The Way of the Spiritual Warrior to share what he has learned about how to practically integrate effective action in the world while actively pursuing one’s spiritual development.Don Juan says "The impeccable warrior is one who can play the games of the world as well, if not better, than those who think that’s all ... Read more

$11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In this live talk, Empowerment Institute founder David Gershon uses the teachings of The Way of the Spiritual Warrior to share what he has learned about how to practically integrate effective action in the world while actively pursuing one’s spiritual development.Don Juan says "The impeccable warrior is one who can play the games of the world as well, if not better, than those who think that’s all
... Read more
The Pandemic Workplace

How We Learned to Be Citizens in the Office

by Ilana Gershon ...

A provocative book arguing that the workplace is where we learn to live democratically.In The Pandemic Workplace, anthropologist Ilana Gershon turns her attention to the US workplace and how it changed—and changed us—during the pandemic. She argues that the unprecedented organizational challenges of the pandemic forced us to radically reexamine our attitudes about work and to think more deeply ... Read more

$12.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: Audiobook

A provocative book arguing that the workplace is where we learn to live democratically.In The Pandemic Workplace, anthropologist Ilana Gershon turns her attention to the US workplace and how it changed—and changed us—during the pandemic. She argues that the unprecedented organizational challenges of the pandemic forced us to radically reexamine our attitudes about work and to think more deeply
... Read more

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Growth Mindset Pocketbook

by Barry Hymer, Mike Gershon ...

Series Book 40 - Teachers' Pocketbooks
People with fixed mindsets believe that fundamental qualities like intelligence are essentially stable; people with growth mindsets believe that such qualities can be developed and nurtured. Research shows that learners with growth mindsets are more: open to challenges and constructively critical feedback; resilient in the face of obstacles and failure; convinced that effort makes a difference; ... Read more

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People with fixed mindsets believe that fundamental qualities like intelligence are essentially stable; people with growth mindsets believe that such qualities can be developed and nurtured. Research shows that learners with growth mindsets are more: open to challenges and constructively critical feedback; resilient in the face of obstacles and failure; convinced that effort makes a difference;
... Read more

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