Students, teachers, and librarians will love this handy little volume that describes 100 titles recommended for middle and high school students. Readable, attention-grabbing - all are less than 200 pa
Hinton was teaching film in Heidelberg when he researched and wrote the first edition, for which no date is noted, and is now an administrator at the Watkins College of Art and Design in Nashville. He
This supplement presents more than 2,000 new and nearly 1,000 revised biographies of black servicemen, giving the researcher not only glimpses of individual lives but also documentation of the variet
Indexes all musical references in James Rivington's Gazette, a weekly newspaper published in New York City, 1773-1783. Includes all references to music and instruments for sale, concerts, assemblies a
A bibliography of critical reviews of 2,669 productions of 2,149 musicals on the New York stage from 1909 to the 1988-89 theater season. Most productions listed are Broadway shows, but Off-Broadway sh
Written for professors of school administration, Preparing School Leaders provides an overview of the three key dimensions of leadership preparation in school administration: the history of how we arr
Designed for a two-year undergraduate music theory course sequence in diatonic and chromatic harmony, this text approaches the subject through melody, which is the unifying thread running through tona
Overviews the casino industry and its affects on economy and society, and points the way toward print resources and organizations. Lists state information sources, regulatory agencies, and Indian gam
Every day millions of Americans invite familiar strangers into their living rooms by turning on their televisions. From the A-Team to Zorro, these guests are important daytime and prime-time presences
A thematic, refereed annual publication covering current issues, emerging trends, and future scenarios in the field of library science and information management. This year's theme is collection manag
Rumney (geography, Plattsburgh State U.) has compiled a comprehensive bibliography of geographic studies of Canada and its provinces. The entries include books, atlases, monographs, theses, dissertati
Historical Dictionary of Golf—through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, photos, and over 300 cross-referenced dictionary entries on people, places, teams, and terminology of the gam
Tells the story of Effa Manley, a hard-headed business woman who owned the Newark Eagles baseball team and turned them into the pride of the local community
Editor Meyer (English, DePaul U., Chicago) has collected essays and criticisms of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men over the last 70 years to assist students and scholars in researching this literary w
Leadership consultant Jonas (education, Cardinal Stritch U.) explores the ways in which humor can enhance leadership performance and improve the learning environment. Drawing upon research and brain-b
Peters (education, U. of Glasgow) and Burbules (educational policy studies, U. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) examine the impact of poststructuralism in language, making the basic issues clear, access
Scholars of English, most specializing in children's literature, along with a few contributors from such fields as engineering and psychology, explore the role that the iconic children's novel has played in the history of children's literature, what social and historical issues it addressed, what cultural debates in attempted to intervene in, how it influenced readers beyond England and English, and how the author got so revered with only one book. Their topics include dialogic and carnivalesque qualities, a contemporary psychological understanding of Mr. Toad and his relationships, animal etiquette and Edwardian manners, locating Englishness within the commodity culture of the early 20th century, and the Chinese translation. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
From the times when immigrant audiences in makeshift cinema halls read subtitles from silent films aloud together, film has been used as a technique to teach reading and comprehension skills. Holmes (
The concept of "professional learning community" (as developed by Shirley Hord) is advanced by Huffman (education, U. of North Texas) and Hipp (education, Cardinal Stritch U.) as a way to improve educ
This philosophy book is written for students who are not interested in philosophy or who are struggling to understand it. Professor Malikow makes it easy to understand the sophisticated ideas and prof