Tony Brown: 29 books
Black Lies, White Lies
The Truth According to Tony Brown
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2009
PBS television commentator and syndicated radio talk-show host Tony Brown has been called an "out-of-the-box thinker" and, less delicately, and "equal opportunity ass kicker." Those who attempt to pigeonhole him do so at their own peril. This journalist, media commentator, self-help...
Elvis, Strait, to Jesus
An Iconic Producer's Journey with Legends of Rock 'n' Roll, Country, and Gospel Music
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
"In the world of modern country music history, Tony Brown has earned a critical spot...[as] one of the top creative minds of the past four decades." --Billboard.com
This striking photographic journey shows how Tony Brown became the King of Nashville: from pianist for Elvis Presley,...
Empower the People
Overthrow The Conspiracy That Is Stealing Your Money And Freedom
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2009
In the follow-up to his very successful Black Lies, White Lies, controversial talk-show host and radio commentator Tony Brown presents a practical plan to reclaim our resources and institutions from a selfish and exclusive power elite.
At the start of the twentieth century, argues Tony Brown,...
What Mama Taught Me
The Seven Core Values of Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2009
Millions of viewers of Tony Brown's Journal, the longest-running series on PBS, know Tony Brown as an advocate for self-reliance and self-enrichment. Now, in his most personal book yet, he introduces us to the woman who brought him up and taught him the seven core values he lives by to this day: reality,...
by Tony Brown
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009
At his death in 2000, R. S. Thomas was widely considered to be one of the major poets of the English-speaking world, having been nominated for the Nobel prize for Literature. With Dylan Thomas, R. S. Thomas is probably Wales’s best-known poet internationally.Tony Brown provides an introduction to...
The Really Useful Maths Book
A guide to interactive teaching
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
The Really Useful Maths Book is for all those who want children to enjoy the challenge of learning mathematics. With suggestions about the best ways to use resources and equipment to support learning, it describes in detail how to make learning the easy option for children.An easy-to-follow, comprehensive...
Teacher Education in England
A Critical Interrogation of School-led Training
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
Models of teacher education in England have undergone major upheaval in recent years. Teacher Education in England draws on the experiences of some of the people directly involved in these changes and explores the implications that they have had on their professional lives. The book also explores...
by Tony Brown
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2012
Jimi Hendrix is still widely revered as the most gifted guitarist in the history of rock. His fluency on an electric guitar was breathtaking, and he had a way with words that somehow paralleled his music. Fortunately, Jimi gave many interviews during his short life. Here is what he had to say... I...
Mathematics Education and Subjectivity
Cultures and Cultural Renewal
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2011
This book is centrally concerned with how mathematics education is represented and how we understand mathematical teaching and learning with view to changing them. It considers teachers, students and researchers. It explores their mathematical thinking and the concepts that this thought produces....
Meeting the Standards in Primary Mathematics
A Guide to the ITT NC
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
This book guides readers through the professional standards and requirements to reach Qualified Teacher Status, explaining what trainees need to know. The author discusses the best ways of developing mathematical knowledge and teaching skills, and how to acquire the professional know-how needed to...
by Tony Brown
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2003
Specifically designed for busy teachers who have responsibility for co-ordinating a subject area within their primary school. Each volume in the series conforms to a concise style, while providing a wealth of tips, case studies and photocopiable material that teachers can use immediately. There are...
Becoming a Mathematics Teacher
Identity and Identifications
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2011
The book is centered on how major curriculum reform shapes mathematics and the professional practices of teachers. This book documents in real time the implementation of a major government numeracy programme and its receipt by trainee and new teachers. It documents the complete life span of that initiative....
Teaching Advanced Language Skills through Global Debate
Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
Using debate to develop advanced competency in a second language is a method that is finding increased interest among instructors and students alike, whether in synchronous online teaching or the individual classroom. Through debate, students learn how to make hypotheses, support their conclusions with...
Mathematics Education and Language
Interpreting Hermeneutics and Post-Structuralism
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2006
`Contemporary thinking on philosophy and the social sciences has been dominated by analyses that emphasise the importance of language in understanding societies and individuals functioning within them; important developments which have been under-utilised by researchers in mathematics education. This...