First Year Teacher: Wit and Wisdom from Teachers WhoÂ’ve Been There by Randy Howe $12.00
First Year Teacher is an invaluable resource for newbie teachers. It offers hundreds of tips, warnings, and anecdotes from experienced educators--all in one warm and charming package. Benefit from their wisdom: "Principals love a heads-up on both good and bad news. It only makes you look good if you keep the principal in the loop. Don't hide in your classroom!" —Fifth grade teacher Learn from...
The Problems of Philosophy by Simon & Brown $7.50
'Is there any knowledge in the world which is so certain that no reasonable man could doubt it?' Philosophy is the attempt to answer such ultimate questions, not carelessly and dogmatically, as we might deal with them in ordinary life, but critically, after analysing how and why the questions arise and clarifying the assumptions and concepts on which they are based. This classic work, first...
That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back by Jason Culp $49.99
America is in trouble. We face four major challenges on which our future depends, and we are failing to meet them—and if we delay any longer, soon it will be too late for us to pass along the American dream to future generations. In That Used to Be Us, Thomas L. Friedman, one of our most influential columnists, and Michael Mandelbaum, one of our leading foreign policy thinkers,...
An Introduction to Philosophy by BiblioLife $32.99
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to...
A Smile as Big as the Moon: A Special Education Teacher, His Class, and Their Inspiring Journey Through U.S. Space Camp by Joe Layden $14.99
Mike Kersjes always believed that his students could do anything—even attend the prestigious Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama, where some of America’s best and brightest high school students compete in a variety of activities similar to those experienced by NASA astronauts training for space shuttle missions. The challenge was convincing everyone else that the kids in his special education...
Parenting and Partnering with Purpose by St. Paul Press $3.99
Parenting and Partnering with Purpose is an inspirational resource designed to motivate parents, educators and church leaders to form and maintain strategic partnerships in the education of today's youth. Sound principles for parenting and teaching, as well as suggestions for establishing a Christian day care and school, are shared from a biblical perspective given Dr. Francisco's professional...
The Jefferson Bible, The Life and Morals of Jesus by NuVision Publications $29.99
The Jefferson Bible offers unusual insight into the thought process of Thomas Jefferson. In 1804, Jefferson set out to edit the Gospels in order to uncover the meaning of true religion. In this book completed in 1819 is the astonishing story of the life of Jesus through Jefferson's eyes.
A Second Look at Abortion: The Truth About Life in the Womb by $2.99
Christian podcaster and apologist Toby Logsdon approaches the issue of abortion from all of the sides which the U.S. Supreme Court sought to approach the issue from in the famous Roe v. Wade decision. This book offers a brief yet logical review of the Biblical, medical, and philosophical reasons to reject abortion as a morally permissible option. About the Author: Toby Logsdon is the founder,...
Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative by Capstone $27.95
"It is often said that education and training are the keys to the future. They are, but a key can be turned in two directions. Turn it one way andyou lock resources away, even from those they belong to. Turn it the otherway and you release resources and give people back to themselves. To realizeour true creative potential—in our organizations, in our schools and in our communities—we need to...
The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them by Broadway $13.95
Shocked by the teenage violence she witnessed during the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, Erin Gruwell became a teacher at a high school rampant with hostility and racial intolerance. For many of these students–whose ranks included substance abusers, gang members, the homeless, and victims of abuse–Gruwell was the first person to treat them with dignity, to believe in their potential and...