Patricia Lynch: 8 books

Decatur, Illinois, 1973. Something is transforming banal Decatur into a place of unexpected and dangerous power. When the charismatic Gar hops off a freight train, Marilyn, a diner waitress afflicted with psychic powers, is sure she’s seen him before and her friends—a hard-drinking priest and...

Deadlines is a tribute anthology dedicated to the memory of writer and crime fiction enthusiast, William E. Wallace. A career journalist, Wallace got a first-hand look at the darker side of humanity working at various papers in California before settling at the San Francisco Chronicle. Upon retiring,...

For over fifty years, the American Film Institute has flourished as one of America’s great cultural entities. Its graduates, faculty, supporters, and trustees have included such acclaimed individuals as Steven Spielberg, Maya Angelou, Gregory Peck, Meryl Streep, Les Moonves, Patty Jenkins, David...

Superintendents and board members are provided real-life vignettes highlighting challenges and successes, information on building relationships and managing conflict, and reflective practice questions and self-assessment.

Chaucer's Canterbury Tales was the subject of the first volume in the Approaches to Teaching series, published in 1980. But in the past thirty years, Chaucer scholarship has evolved dramatically, teaching styles have changed, and new technologies have created extraordinary opportunities for studying...

As the country sought healing and peace after the Civil War, Wisconsin citizens took up Pres. Abraham Lincoln�s challenge �to care for him who shall have borne the battle.� Their efforts paved the way for the establishment in Milwaukee of one of the original three branches of the National Asylum...

This fully updated and expanded third edition of a classic text provides a comprehensive introduction to key theory, knowledge, research and evidence relating to practice learning in social work and social care. It outlines the theories that underpin social care practice, the main assessment...

This reflective calendar and planning journal helps new and veteran superintendents address day-to-day concerns while keeping student achievement in perspective throughout the year.