Mike Rose

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

California

A Moving Account of the Struggles and Achievements of America's Educationally un Derprepared

The award-winning account of how America's educational system fails it students and what can be done about it

Remedial, illiterate, intellectually deficient--these are the stigmas that define America's educationally underprepared. Having grown up poor and been labeled this way, nationally acclaimed educator and author Mike Rose takes us into classrooms and communities to reveal what really lies behind the labels and test scores. With rich detail, Rose demonstrates innovative methods to initiate "problem" students into the world of language, literature, and written expression. This book challenges educators, policymakers, and parents to re-examine their assumptions about the capacities of a wide range of students.

Already a classic, Lives on the Boundary offers a truly democratic vision, one that should be heeded by anyone concerned with America's future.

"A mirror to the many lacking perfect grammar and spelling who may see their dreams translated into reality after all." -Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Vividly written . . . tears apart all of society's prejudices about the academic abilities of the underprivileged." -New York Times

Lives on the Boundary

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Washington

Valuing the Intelligence of the American Worker

In the tradition of Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimedand Studs Terkel’s Working, The Mind at Workis an illuminating reassessment of American labor. Testimonials to physical work have always celebrated the dignity, the economic and moral value, even the nobility of blue-collar labor, but rarely the thought required to get the job done right. The lightning-fast organization and mental calculations of the waitress; the complex spatial mathematics of the carpenter; the aesthetic and intellectual dexterity of the hair stylist—our failure to acknowledge or respect these qualities has undermined a large portion of America’s working population. In The Mind at Workaward-winning writer Mike Rose sets the record straight by taking a long hard look at the intellectual demands of common work.Integrating personal stories of his own working-class family with interviews, vivid snapshots of people on the job, and current research in social science and cognitive psychology, Rose draws a brilliantly original portrait of America at work. As he probes the countless decisions, computations, and subtle judgments made every day by welders and plumbers, waitresses and electricians, Rose redefines the nature of important work and overturns the “hand/brain” dichotomy that blinds us to the real contributions of working people.

The Mind at Work

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never read even tho i was supposed to lol 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Ohio

In the tradition of Jonathan Kozol, this little book is driven by big questions. What does it mean to be educated? What is intelligence? How should we think about intelligence, education, and opportunity in an open society? Why is a commitment to the public sphere central to the way we answer these questions? Drawing on forty years of teaching and research, from primary school to adult education and workplace training, award-winning author Mike Rose reflects on these and other questions related to public schooling in America. He answers them in beautifully written chapters that are both rich in detail--a first-grader conducting a science experiment, a carpenter solving a problem on the fly, a college student’s encounter with a story by James Joyce--and informed by a deep and powerful understanding of history, the psychology of learning, and the politics of education. Rose decries the narrow focus of educational policy in our time: the drumbeat of test scores and economic competition. Why School? will be embraced by parents and teachers alike, and readers everywhere will be captivated by Rose’s eloquent call for a bountiful democratic vision of the purpose of schooling.

Why School?

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#paperback #education #composition #rhetoric #socioeconomics #teaching #Americaneducation 

Mississippi

Carolyn J. Rose

Mike Nettleton

Oregon

A Devil's Harbor Mystery

The Big Grabowski

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Maria Rosado

Sally Rose

Ellen Keller

Mike Graf

Susan Hood

Patricia Lauber

Minnesota

Chock full of information from the popular new television show, the Trivia Book is filled with smashing tidbits about the Thornberrys, their Commvee, and the people who make up their universe.

The Wild Thornberrys Trivia Book

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Herbert Rosendorfer

Mike Mitchell

Connecticut

The Architect of Ruins

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Stories by Joe R Lansdale, Nancy Holden, David N Wilson and more
Dark Regions Press
Vol 3, Issue 2. 1995
One side fiction-other side upsidedown westen

Weird Wild West

The Year's Best Fantastic Ficton

Gene Ambaum

Julio Anta

Ned Barnett

Ken Best

Armond Boudreaux

Eiri Brown

Thi Bui

Maureen Burdock

Roland Burkart

Pavith C

Brian Canini

Jason Chatfield

Lili Chin

Gerry Chow

M. K. Czerwiec

Zack Davisson

Joe Decie

Deloupy

Ignacio Di Meglio

Katy Doughty

Peter Dunlap-Shohl

Sarah Firth

Eduardo Garcia

Mike Garcia

Hatiye Garip

Simon Gentry

Aaron Guzman

Rivi Handler-Spitz

Justin Hansen

Kurt Hathaway

Mark Heinrichs

Natascha Hoffmeyer

Laura Holzman

John Jennings

Kang Jing

Quincy Scott Jones

Scott Jones

Jazmine Joyner

Rob Kirby

Rob Kraneveldt

Jesse Lambert

Kelly Latham

Janet K. Lee

Ajuan Mance

Luis Manriquez

Lee Marrs

Seth C. Martel

Tom K. Mason

Sean Seamus McWhinny

Ben Mitchell

Terry Moore

Eli Neugeboren

Tim Ogline

Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

Willow Payne

Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos

S. I. Rosenbaum

Jacoby Salcedo

Kay Sohini

Arigon Starr

Emily Steinberg

Jay Stephens

Sage Stossel

Chris Summers

Tamara

Brenna Thummler

Seth Tobocman

Shelley Wall

Ian Williams

Richard You Wu

Annie Zhu

New York

A Comics Anthology

The COVID 19 pandemic brought the world to its knees. Sheltering in place, we watched in horror as medical personnel worked around the clock to care for the sick and dying. We were advised to self-quarantine, wash our hands, wear a mask, and practice social distancing. Businesses were shuttered, travel stopped, workers were furloughed, and markets dropped. Yet people continued to die. Amid all this uncertainty, writers and artists from around the world continued to create comics - many commenting directly on how individuals, societies, and governments, employers, and other institutions reacted to the worldwide crisis. COVID Chronicles: A Comics Anthology collects more than forty such short comics in which creators tell stories about working from home, virtual homeschooling, and the fear of grocery shopping. They probe the failures of government leaders and the social safety net. And they dig in to the racial bias and systemic inequities that this pandemic helped bring to light. We see what it's like to get the virus--and to live to tell about it, or to stand by helplessly as a loved-one passes. At times heartbreaking and at others hopeful and humorous, these comics express the anger, anxiety, fear, and bewilderment we feel in the era of COVID-19. Above all, they highlight the power of art and community to help us make sense of a world in crisis, reminding us that we are truly all in this together.

COVID Chronicles

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Florian Mussgnug

Mike Adamson

Bill Davidson

Michael Paul Gonzalez

Michael Haynes

Liam Hogan

Jennifer Hudak

Curt Jeffreys

Su-Yee Lin

Wendy Nikel

Konstantine Paradias

Darren Ridgley

John B. Rosenman

Zach Shephard

Meryl Stenhouse

Morgan Sylvia

Lucy Taylor

Natalia Theodoridou

Shannon Connor Winward

Book has only been read once. The font is a bit smaller then an average book font.

New Jersey

Stories of the end of civilized life have always fascinated us, from the mythological world endings, Armageddon to Ragnorok, to the flood stories of across the Ancient world. They make us wonder what we would do if all around us came to an end: no transport, no fuel, no communications: a retreat into the desperation, the onslaught of disease, how would we survive? This is the source of zombie literature and provides the inspiration for this fabulous mix of horror and adventure, of classic and brand new writing in the successful series of Gothic Fantasy titles from Flame Tree.These new authors will appear alongside the following classic and essential writers: Stephen Vincent Benét, J.D. Beresford, Lord Byron, Arthur Conan Doyle, George Allan England, William Hope Hodgson, H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, M.P. Shiel, Snorri Sturluson, Jules Verne, H.G. Wells; along with a retelling of the Ancient Sumerian and Babylonian Myth of Apocalypse.

Endless Apocalypse Short Stories

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Mike Shropshire

Frank Schaefer

dust cover intact no moisture exposure clean print little shelf wear 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Texas

An Intimate Portrait of Governor Ann Richards

Presents the life and career of Ann Richards who was governor of the state of Texas from 1991-1995.

The Thorny Rose of Texas 101

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