Linda Alexander: 12 books
Beginning the Principalship
A Practical Guide for New School Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
Principals are today’s newest superheroes, and every superhero needs a mentor. Daresh and Alexander offer encouragement in a practical hands-on guide to help principals navigate the challenges of leadership. Discover how to:
Drive student learning as the primary mission of the school
Deal...
Our Story Begins
Your Favorite Authors and Illustrators Share Fun, Inspiring, and Occasionally Ridiculous Things They Wrote and Drew as Kids
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2017
From award-winning author Elissa Brent Weissman comes a collection of quirky, smart, and vulnerable childhood works by some of today’s foremost children’s authors and illustrators—revealing young talent, the storytellers they would one day become, and the creativity they inspire today.
Everyone’s...
The Long Shadow
Family Background, Disadvantaged Urban Youth, and the Transition to Adulthood
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2014
A volume in the American Sociological Association's Rose Series in Sociology West Baltimore stands out in the popular imagination as the quintessential “inner city”—gritty, run-down, and marred by drugs and gang violence. Indeed, with the collapse of manufacturing jobs in the 1970s, the area...
Dental Herbalism
Natural Therapies for the Mouth
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
A comprehensive practical reference to herbal dental care for all ages
• Details the use of 41 safe and effective herbs for the mouth
• Explores 47 common conditions that affect the mouth, such as gingivitis, periodontitis, acid reflux, and tooth loss
• Provides recipes...
Spiritism and Mental Health
Practices from Spiritist Centers and Spiritist Psychiatric Hospitals in Brazil
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
Practiced in community centers and psychiatric hospitals throughout Brazil, Spiritist therapies are gaining increasing recognition internationally for their ability to complement conventional medicine. This pioneering text is the first comprehensive account of the philosophy, theory, practical applications...
by Linda B. Alexander, Nahyun Kwon
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Multicultural Programs for Tweens and Teens is a one-stop resource that encourages children and young adults to explore different cultures. Dozens of flexible programming ideas allow you to Choose a program specific to your scheduling, budget, or age group requirements Create an event that reflects...
by Linda J. Alexander
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2015
In real life, Jack Kelly was a child performer, son of New York model, Nan Kelly, brother of actress, Nancy Kelly, brother-in-law of actor Edmond O'Brien and cinematographer Fred Jackman, Jr. On TV, from 1957 until 1962, he was James Garner's brother on the show, Maverick. Truth is, he was on the...
College Student Retention
Formula for Student Success
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2012
Although access to higher education is virtually universally available, college student retention stills remains a vexing and puzzling problem for educators and legislators.
In College Student Retention: Formula for Student Success, second edition, Alan Seidman deals with this problematic issue...
Troubling Intersections of Race and Sexuality
Queer Students of Color and Anti-Oppressive Education
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2001
In recent years, researchers have considerably expanded our understanding of the experiences of students of color and of students who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and questioning (ie. Queer). They have provided us with rich resources for addressing racism and heterosexism; however, few...
American Tensions
Literature of Identity and the Search for Social Justice
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2011
This anthology of contemporary American poetry, short fiction, and nonfiction, explores issues of identity, oppression, injustice, and social change. Living American writers produced each piece between 1980 and the present; works were selected based on literary merit and the manner in which they address...
Cotton FBI Collection No. 4
Episodes 11-14
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2015
A new legend is born! COTTON FBI is a remake of a world famous cult series with more than one billion copies sold. EPISODE 11: DEATH ON ORDER. When Peter Warren opened the door and saw a pizza delivery man standing on his porch, he thought that it was a mix-up; he hadn't ordered a pizza that evening....
Cotton Reloaded - Sammelband 02
3 Folgen in einem Band
Language: German
Release Date: February 13, 2014
Eine neue Zeit. Eine neue Mission. Ein neuer Held: Erleben Sie die Geburt einer neuen Legende! COTTON RELOADED ist das Remake der erfolgreichen Kultserie "Jerry Cotton". Drei spannende Thriller in einem Band:
Die Verschwundenen:
Längst für tot erklärte Personen tauchen plötzlich...