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Fables for the Patriarchs: Gender Politics in Tang Discourse by Jowen R. Tung 9780847695133
Booksplease Price: $54.11Exploring issues of gender in Tang-dynasty literature and culture, Jowen R.Tung draws on a comprehensive range of historical, literary, and social texts to unravel the complex mechanisms of one of... -
Education Quality Management: Effective Schools Through Systemic Change by Jerry Herman 9781566761383
Booksplease Price: $88.40A useful road map to help implement the quality concept in the educational environment...The authors do an excellent job of unifying the concepts of TQM, effective schools, OBE, and shared decision... -
Freedom in the World 2017: The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties by Freedom House 9781538100073
Booksplease Price: $138.03Freedom in the World, the Freedom House flagship survey whose findings have been published annually since 1972, is the standard-setting comparative assessment of global political rights and civil... -
Impressions of Cuba in the Nineteenth Century: The Travel Diary of Joseph J. Dimock by Joseph J. Dimock 9780842026581
Booksplease Price: $50.14Joseph J. Dimock's descriptions of Cuba in his travel diary provide a remarkable firsthand view of a fascinating period in the island's history. In the mid-nineteenth century, the United States was... -
Peer Review: A Critical Inquiry by David Shatz 9780742514355
Booksplease Price: $68.61Peer review is the process by which submissions to journals and presses are evaluated with regard to suitability for publication. Armed with the results of numerous empirical studies, critics have... -
Fundamentals of School Marketing by Johanna M. Lockhart 9781475829969
Booksplease Price: $45.39Fundamentals of School Marketing begins with a clear presentation of the benefits of school marketing and defines exactly what school marketing is and what it is not. The book then provides a... -
Law and American Education: A Case Brief Approach by Robert Palestini 9780810839595
Booksplease Price: $88.39There is a sizable body of school law with which educators should be familiar if they wish to conduct themselves in a legally acceptable manner. Those educators who 'fly by the seat of their pants'... -
The Human Use of Signs: Or Elements of Anthroposemiosis by John Deely 9780847678044
Booksplease Price: $68.61An impressive synthesis of semiotics and anthropology which puts human experience in a new light. Deely gives us the foundation for a new paradigm for anthropology. -Nathan Houser, Peirce Edition... -
Love of Glory and the Common Good: Aspects of the Political Thought of Thucydides by Michael L. Palmer 9780847677320
Booksplease Price: $75.20More clearly than any previous work on the subject, Michael Palmer's Love of Glory and the Common Good defines the relationship between Periclean democracy and the decline in Athenian political life... -
Citizenship in a Fragile World by Bernard P. Dauenhauer 9780847682232
Booksplease Price: $81.79Traditional conceptions of citizenship have dealt almost exclusively with political life within one state. But the internationalization of so much economic, cultural, and political life today... -
Aristotle's Ethics: Critical Essays by Nancy Sherman 9780847689156
Booksplease Price: $81.79The ethics of Aristotle (384-322 B.C.), and virtue ethics in general, have seen a resurgence of interest over the past few decades. No longer do utilitarianism and Kantian ethics on their own... -
The Operator's Manual for the New Administration by Mark A. Abramson 9780742563292
Booksplease Price: $137.36The Operator's Manual for the New Administration explains how government works and how to make it work to advance policy goals and objectives. Bringing decades of experience in government... -
The Extreme Principle: What Matters Most, What Works Best by Keen J. Babbage 9781607098447
Booksplease Price: $54.11The Extreme Principle is to do what matters most and to do what works best. When educational decisions and actions are guided by The Extreme Principle, results improve. The Extreme Principle helps... -
Is the Good Corporation Dead?: Social Responsibility in a Global Economy by John W. Houck 9780847682096
Booksplease Price: $68.62Can corporations remain socially responsible in today's fiercely competitive global economy? For several decades after World War II, companies like IBM, which exemplified what journalist Robert J... -
Violin Secrets: 101 Strategies for the Advanced Violinist by Jo Nardolillo 9780810886247
Booksplease Price: $60.70In Violin Secrets: 101 Performance Strategies for the Advanced Violinist, author and violinist Jo Nardolillo surveys the cutting edge of current violin technique, combining tradition and innovation... -
Arts, Pedagogy and Cultural Resistance: New Materialisms by Anna Hickey-Moody 9781783484874
Booksplease Price: $68.61Arts, Pedagogy and Cultural Resistance brings cultural studies' perspectives to bear on Arts practices. Each contribution synthesizes creative approaches to philosophy and new materialist... -
Democracy beyond the State?: The European Dilemma and the Emerging Global Order by Michael Th. Greven 9780847699018
Booksplease Price: $59.38Political authority in todayOs leading democracies rests on generally shared perceptions by a given people that their government is responsible to them and considers each individual citizen equal... -
Workbook for Preventing Catastrophic School Violence by Jared M. Scherz 9781475812428
Booksplease Price: $36.96This workbook offers a comprehensive review of existing violence prevention programs, which can help schools evaluate their existing programs and select the right approach for them. Author Dr. Jared... -
Teaching History with Musicals by Kathryn Edney 9781442278424
Booksplease Price: $55.42Popular media has become a common means by which students understand both the present and the past. Consequently, more teachers are using various forms of popular culture as pedagogical tools in the... -
Decisionmaking in a Glass House: Mass Media, Public Opinion, and American and European Foreign Policy in the 21st Century by Brigitte L. Nacos 9780847698271
Booksplease Price: $68.61No longer preoccupied with the East-West divide, contemporary foreign policymakers now have to confront regional conflicts, peace-enforcing and humanitarian missions, and a host of other global... -
The Extinction of Responsibility and Character by Brett J. Novick 9781475875379
Booksplease Price: $81.81This timely and provocative manuscript addresses a critical concern shared by many in today’s educational landscape. It offers a compelling argument for recalibrating the roles of educators,... -
The Saga of Sudden Sam: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of Sam McDowell by Sam McDowell 9781538156414
RRP: $26.79Booksplease Price: $22.08The candid autobiography of all-star pitcher "Sudden Sam" McDowell, whose alcohol-fueled life quickly and famously spiraled out of control, and his ultimate redemption as a counselor for other... -
Communication, Citizenship, and Social Policy: Rethinking the Limits of the Welfare State by Andrew Calabrese 9780847691081
Booksplease Price: $81.79What roles can and should governments play in communication policymaking? How are communication policies related to welfare politics? With the rapid globalization of commerce and culture and the... -
Women and Autobiography by Allison B. Kimmich 9780842027021
Booksplease Price: $54.11Autobiography, as evidenced by best-seller lists, is one of the most popular literary genres. However, because critics have long dismissed it as subpar literature, little attention has been paid to... -
The Quest for the Fine: A Philosophical Inquiry into Judgment, Worth, and Existence by Michael Gelven 9780847681242
Booksplease Price: $58.06In this original and compelling exploration of the meaning of the term 'fine' and the phenomenon of refinement, noted scholar Michael Gelven reflects on the relationship between refinement and... -
History After the Three Worlds: Post-Eurocentric Historiographies by Arif Dirlik 9780847693429
Booksplease Price: $59.38History as a discipline faces a crisis of identity as Eurocentrism fades in a world where globalized visions compete to explain historical processes. Facing the challenge squarely, this... -
Latin America 2017-2018 by Blair Turner 9781475835144
Booksplease Price: $38.03A comprehensive, timely, and entertaining account of the political, cultural, and economic dynamics of more than thirty discrete countries of the Western Hemisphere, this book is updated each year,... -
3 Minute Tips for Teachers: A Toolbox of Ideas for Teachers to Use the Entire School Year by Heather Garcia 9781475864069
Booksplease Price: $81.81This book is the peer teacher everyone wishes they had been assigned when they entered the profession and the refresher veteran teachers might be searching for later in their career. But, teachers... -
The Extinction of Responsibility and Character by Brett J. Novick 9781475875386
Booksplease Price: $37.24This timely and provocative manuscript addresses a critical concern shared by many in today’s educational landscape. It offers a compelling argument for recalibrating the roles of educators,... -
Piety and Humanity: Essays on Religion in Early Modern Political Philosophy by Douglas Kries 9780847686193
Booksplease Price: $68.61The nature of the relationship between early modern political philosophy and revealed religion has been much debated. The contributors to Piety and Humanity argue that this relationship is one of... -
The Mayflower by Kate Caffrey 9781442242487
Booksplease Price: $26.81The ship itself was obscure and small, valued at a mere 128 pounds, eight shillings, and fourpence. Each passenger had a total area the size of a single mattress under a five-foot ceiling in which to... -
The Pyramid Approach: A Framework for Raising Student Academic Achievement by George Woodrow, Jr. 9781475813517
Booksplease Price: $50.14This book explains why virtually all children can achieve proficiency or higher. And it gives educators the tools to help them achieve those levels of learning. The notion that schools are... -
Promises to Keep: Decline and Renewal of Marriage in America by David Popenoe 9780847682317
Booksplease Price: $42.25This collection of essays by prominent lawyers, theologians, social scientists, policy makers, and activists examines the reasons why the once treasured institution of marriage has been steadily... -
The American Constitution and Its Provenance by Richard G. Stevens 9780847685134
Booksplease Price: $75.20In this comprehensive collection of essays representing a lifetime of scholarship, distinguished political scientist Richard Stevens examines the fundamental principles of the American Constitutional... -
Where Cultures Meet: Frontiers in Latin American History by Jane M. Rausch 9780842024785
Booksplease Price: $58.06In Where Cultures Meet, editors Weber and Rausch have collected twenty essays that explore how the frontier experience has helped create Latin American national identities and institutions. Using... -
The Heartbeat at Your Feet: A Practical, Compassionate New Way to Train Your Dog by Lisa Tenzin-Dolma 9781442218185
Booksplease Price: $44.88The Heartbeat at Your Feet is the first book to reveal how you can fully understand and communicate with dogs, and how you can easily eliminate any behavior problems, based on new information about... -
3 Minute Tips for Teachers: A Toolbox of Ideas for Teachers to Use the Entire School Year by Heather Garcia 9781475864076
Booksplease Price: $36.96This book is the peer teacher everyone wishes they had been assigned when they entered the profession and the refresher veteran teachers might be searching for later in their career. But, teachers... -
Public Lands and Private Rights: The Failure of Scientific Management by Robert H. Nelson 9780847680092
Booksplease Price: $95.38One of the leading experts on public lands and land rights issues, Robert H. Nelson here brings together a collection of his finest essays. Nelson demonstrates that the 'progressive' goal of... -
Fundamentals of School Marketing by Johanna M. Lockhart 9781475829952
Booksplease Price: $75.21Fundamentals of School Marketing begins with a clear presentation of the benefits of school marketing and defines exactly what school marketing is and what it is not. The book then provides a... -
Sovereignty at the Crossroads?: Morality and International Politics in the Post-Cold War Era by Luis E. Lugo 9780847682157
Booksplease Price: $68.61Renewed ethnic and nationalist strife, the proliferation of nuclear weapons, rogue states that disregard elementary norms of international conduct, brutal regimes that torture their own citizens, the...