Linda Frank: 18 books

A handbook for spiritual awakening and healing. From our vantage point in the realm of Spirit, difficult and life-altering events provide the very stepping stones we need in order to reach our goals for a human incarnation. But, why does it have to be so painful? And what do our struggles have to...

Lily Kovner could not have dreamed that research for a magazine assignment would lead to a quest for justice and restitution in the theft of a family heirloom by the Nazis. Along the way threats murder and the revelation of a diabolical secret deal thrust Lily onto an emotional rollercoaster further complicated by the thrill of new romance.

As Israel braves Saddam Hussein’s Scud missiles, a Torah from Iraq disappears in China. Can the “Jewish Miss Marple” find the historic religious scroll in time for a momentous diplomatic breakthrough? Lily Kovner, while scoffing at her nickname, the “Jewish Miss Marple,” undertakes the improbable...

Performance assessment is a hot topic in school systems, and educators continue to analyze its costs, benefits, and feasibility as a replacement for high-stakes testing. Until now, researchers and policymakers have had to dig to find out what we know and what we still have to learn about performance...

In his Spoon River Anthology, Edgar Lee Masters uses a series of poetic monologues to have his characters finally tell their true stories from their graves. The first section lets the reader know that �all, all, are sleeping on the hill.� San Antonio has its Powder House Hill about three miles from...

Explore the creative ways music educators across the country are approaching emerging practices in music teaching and learning. Outlined in twenty-five unique case studies, each program offers a new perspective on music teaching and learning, often falling outside the standard music education curriculum....

‘Writing about jazz is like dancing about architecture,' observed TheloniousMonk. It's possibly one of the few times he was wrong. Jazz poetry is almostas old as jazz itself. Poets such as Thulani Davis, Langston Hughes and ourown Keorapetse Kgositsile and Mongane Wally Serote have long heard thepatterns...

As accountability in education has become an increasingly prominent topic, teacher preparation programs are being asked to provide credible evidence that their teacher candidates can impact student learning. Teacher Work Samples, first developed 30 years ago, have emerged as an effective method...

Travel, Communication and Geography in Late Antiquity brings together a set of papers that consider anew issues of travel, communication and landscape in Late Antiquity. This period witnessed an increase in long-distance travel and the construction of large new inter-provincial communications networks....

Following Gertrude Stein’s efforts throughout her life to shift the focus from her personality to her writing, the essays in Primary Stein return the lens to her primary texts, including novels, plays, lectures, poetry, and more. Much textual scholarship remains to be done on Stein’s work, whether...

Taking It to the Streets: Public Theologies of Activism and Resistance is an edited volume that explores the critical intersection of public theology, political theology, and communal practices of activism and political resistance. This volume functions as a sister/companion to the text Religion and...

The Madonna Ghost is a mystery that combines an intriguing ghost story with the adventures and romance of a young heroine, Annie Tillery and her boyfriend, Ty Egan. Using forensic science to solve the double puzzle of the ghost and her aunt's disappearance, our heroes stumble on a plot that involves national security, are kidnapped, nearly dying in a boating accident, to save the day.

Young Annie Tillery, wins art lessons at a gallery in NYC. When her instructor is suspected of the murder of the gallery director, Annie decides to solve the case. They uncover a dangerous ring of international art thieves and forgers, who will stop at nothing to protect their enterprise. Discover...

In diesem Buch erwartet Sie pure, hemmungslose Erotik! Auf fast 1.000 Seiten tauchen Sie ein in hochgradig lustvolle Sex-Erlebnisse, die den Leser ungezügelte, tabulose Leidenschaft hautnah miterleben lassen. Diese "99 Bettgeschichten" beweisen einmal mehr: der animalische Sex-Trieb ist...