This is a story about strength of family and friendships, heartbreak, perseverance, and personal tragedy. The setting is 1898 in the sleepy village of Sanhou, China. Seventeen-year-old Shu Wei, in his role as Town Scribe, makes a disastrous mistake, raising the ire of some crooked town counselors. His father’s business is burned to the ground by one of the villainous counselors in retaliation. To make matters worse, a tribunal of these counselors is called that summarily banishes his famil...

Extracts from the text:"Why are fifteen million children and youth in poverty not achieving when we know that low-income students excel in the classrooms of “star” teachers (who comprise approximately 8 percent of the teaching force)?" "Whose needs or interests are being met in education reform today?" “In my own institution, there has not been a systematic assessment of the effectiveness of the basic teacher education program since the institution was founded over a century ago as a teach...

The first fully annotated edition of Raymond Chandler’s 1939 classic The Big Sleep features hundreds of illuminating notes and images alongside the full text of the novel and is an essential addition to any crime fiction fan’s library.One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 YearsA masterpiece of noir, Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep helped to define a genre. Today it remains one of the most ce...

Welcome back to Leo's supper club, where seduction is always on the menu . . .Rochelle Alers, "Love Lessons"Tyrell Hardcastle is knocked off his feet when he meets a local high school teacher. Now all he has to do is overcome her objections to him being the "younger man".Donna Hill, "Lady in Waiting"Noah Hardcastle is engaged to beautiful Tara Mitchell. However, their relationship is threatened when Noah's first love Rachel, ret...

Smoke-Free Success Bundle, 2 in 1 Bundle: Health Effect of Cigarette Smoking and The Easy Way to Stop SmokingEmbark on your journey to a healthier, smoke-free life with the "Smoke-Free Success Bundle, 2 in 1 Bundle: Health Effect of Cigarette Smoking and The Easy Way to Stop Smoking." This essential audiobook bundle is designed to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the risks associated with cigarette smoking and equip you with effective strategies to quit successfull...

Health Effect of Cigarette Smoking: Exploring the Devastating Health Impacts of Cigarette SmokingEmbark on a sobering exploration of the human cost behind the haze as "Health Effects of Cigarette Smoking: Exploring the Devastating Health Impacts of Cigarette Smoking" unveils the harsh reality of one of humanity's most pervasive habits. Delve deep into the heart of a stark truth – cigarette smoking exacts a profound toll on our bodies and minds.This audiobook serves as a power...

A reindeer treks a continent under unimaginable weather extremes. One tiny bird flies non-stop for nine days, while another flies from the North to South Pole (and back!) every year. A whale swims through the oceans of a hemisphere.Animal Migrations: Flying, Walking, Swimming offers a fascinating insight into the what, where, why and how of these incredible journeys of survival. It explores the migrations of mammals, birds, insects, fish, reptiles, amphibians, crustaceans ...

How do some teachers manage to expertly engage students in deep learning, harmonize mandated standards with individual student needs, and create trusting relationships in the classroom? What typically sets these "star teachers" apart from other teachers?In What Makes a Star Teacher: 7 Dispositions That Support Student Learning, Valerie Hill-Jackson, Nicholas D. Hartlep, and Delia Stafford provide a framework that can help ensure that you are your students' greatest asset—a...

We all know teachers who, in the face of insurmountable district and school level challenges, inspire underserved students to succeed. These teachers are more than good - they are ‘stars’. Haberman maintains that school districts still gamble when selecting teachers as an overwhelming number are not stars and are unprepared or underprepared to work effectively with marginalized students. Haberman explains that teacher selection is more important than teacher training. The ability to identi...

Ernest Hill has won critical accolades and an ardent fan base for novels such as Cry Me a River (F0112). Hill's unflinching insight into the human condition is on full display in A Person of Interest. One morning, Felicia is startled to see police at the house of her long-ago lover, Luther. When she learns that Luther's wife and young son have been murdered in their home, she refuses to accept the police's contention that the man she once loved could have committed the crime. "A skilled st...

'A school is only as good as its principal'. This quip forms the thesis of Better Principals as it provides a bird’s eye view on the enactment of Haberman’s eleven core functions of a star principal.Better Principals is imperative for two main reasons.First, the achievement gap between 20 million children in poverty and their mainstream counterparts is continuing to become even wider. Many students are constantly subjected to inequality of educational opportunity, which lim...

Award-winning author Ernest Hill-who Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Olen Butler called "one of our finest writers"-has drawn favorable comparisons to Richard Wright and Ralph Ellison with his powerful novels. Hill's Family Ties tells the story of D'Ray Reid, who has put prison behind him and wants to repair his broken relationship with his mother. But when D'Ray comes home, lies and legal troubles haunt his every move. "A skilled storyteller."-New York Times Book Review