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Lighting Their Fires: Raising Extraordinary Children in a Mixed-Up, Muddled-Up, Shook-Up World
by Rafe Esquith
You Know That Instruction Book You Wish Kids Came With? Taking the same optimistic yet practical approach he used in his book for teachers, modest and dedicated teacher Rafe Esquith now gives advice to help parents raise kids who can rise above the rudness, mediocrity, and lack of responsibility so prevalent in today's society. |
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I Used to Know That: Stuff You Forgot From School
by Caroline Taggart
For Anyone Who Wants to Remember (Or Just Wasn't Paying Attention) In an age when the reference book is struggling against the speed and comprehensiveness of the Internet, it is comforting that Reader's Digest has published another compact but wide-ranging and useful book of facts most people learn in school then promptly forget. |
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Wounded By School: Recapturing the Joy in Learning and Standing Up to Old School Culture
by Kristen Olson
Rebooting Our Schools While our schools have evolved from the days of the dunce cap, many educational practices still do a lot of long-term damage to kids who may not fit the traditional educational mold. This book is a clarion call to pick up the pace of education reform before more kids and our society pay a very heavy price. |
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The Muslim Next Door: The Qu'ran, the Media, and that Veil Thing
by Sumbul Ali-Karamali
Looking Past the Images Devout Muslim Sumbul Ali-Karamali's book promotes a deeper understanding of Islam that looks beyond the deeply ingrained cultural stereotypes that only promote fear and hatred. |
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Still I Rise: A Graphic History of African Americans
by Roland Laird, Taneshia Nash Laird, and Elihu Adofo Bey
Celebrating Black History With a Much Needed Update Part comic book, part graphic novel, part history book, the revised version of Still I Rise should introduce many more readers to this impressive work chronicling African American history from the earliest slave days to the election of Barak Obama to the Presidency of the United States. |
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An Intimate Understanding of America's Teenagers: Shaking Hands With Aliens
by Bruce J. Gevirtzman
Kids! He Knows What's Wrong With These Kids Today Veteran educator Bruce Gevirtzman offers his insights into the considerable problems faced by young people today and advice based on personal experience for dealing with them. |
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50/50: Secrets I Learned Running 50 Marathons in 50 Days and How You Too Can Achieve Super Endurance!
by Dean Karnazes
The Joy of Running Not For Runners Only An inspiring look at what drives ultramarathon runner Dean Karnazes, including practical advice and life lessons for runners and non-runners alike. |
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You Don't Know Me: A Citizen's Guide to Republican Family Values
by Win McCormack
It's the Hypocrisy, Stupid! In this book, political activist McCormack has compiled some of the most notorious examples of bad behavior by conservative Republicans in recent years. |
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I Before E (Except After C): Old-school Ways to Remember Stuff
by Judy Parkinson
A Must Have for Memory Trick Geeks (and Anyone Else Who Wants to Remember More) A very handy collection of much of the memory tricks people have come up with over the years to help them remember facts and formulas; highly recommended to those who wish to sharpen their memory skills, but it can also serve as a fun bit of nostalgia, too. |
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Hurry Down Sunshine
by Michael Greenberg
An Adventure No Parent Wants to Have Michael Greenberg's touching and painful account of the year his daughter first exhibited signs of bipolar disorder, bringing his broken family together and teaching him and us important lessons about patience and compassion along the way. |
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