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  • THE SUMMER OF HAIGHT

    by George Petersen ...
    An attorney investigates a mysterious hippie who has been named his friend’s sole heir, leading to a dangerous obsession in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district.The Summer of Haight is a historical, paranormal mystery — literary, dark and atmospheric.Set against the kaleidoscopic backdrop of 1967’s Summer of Love, this haunting historical masterpiece weaves together mystery, paranormal intrigue ... Read more

    $2.00 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    The Basement

    by Alan Petersen ...
    Narrated by Vanessa Johansson, George Newbern ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours

    What happened in the basement?When Cassie Walsh returns to her small Minnesota hometown for her mother's funeral, she intends to leave as quickly as possible. But a shocking discovery in the basement freezer of her childhood home changes everything.The discovery of the body of Cassie's long-lost teenage crush in her mother's chest freezer shatters her world and forces her to confront a buried ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Politics of Leadership

    Superintendents and School Boards in Changing Times

    Edited by George J. Petersen, Lance D. Fusarelli ...
    Series series Educational Policy in the 21st Century: Opportunities, Challenges and Solutions
    The primary contribution of this book, is not its advocacy of a specific position but rather, its objective analysis of cogent topics. The content prompts us to consider governance in relation to quality education and to ponder alternative policy strategies that have yet to be fully evaluated. As a young doctoral student more than a few years ago, William Van Til, an eminent scholar and a mentor, ... Read more

    $60.99 CAD

  • The Faculty Mentor's Wisdom

    Conceptualizing, Writing, and Defending the Dissertation

    by Tricia Browne-Ferrigno, Angela Calabrese Barton, Paula A. Cordeiro, Ada Demb, Robert Donmoyer, Patrick B. Forsyth, Carolyn Hughes, Juanita Johnson-Bailey, John L. Keedy, Frances Kochan, Martha N. Ovando, George J. Petersen, Diana Pounder, Susan Printy, C John Tarter, Kathryn Wentzel, I Phillip Young, Philip T.K. Daniel, Michael F. DiPaola, Lance D. Fusarelli, Linda C. Tillman, Dr. Jeffrey S. Brooks, Bob L. Johnson Jr., John R. Hoyle, Margaret Terry Orr, James H. Stronge, Cynthia L. Uline, Sally J. Zepeda ...
    This book focuses on using faculty mentoring to empower doctoral students to successfully complete their doctoral studies. The book is a collection of mentoring chapters showcasing professors and dissertation advisors from the most prestigious universities in the United States. They provide an extraordinary range of mentoring advice that speaks directly to the doctoral student. Each chapter ... Read more

    $54.99 CAD

  • Finding, Preparing, and Supporting School Leaders

    Critical Issues, Useful Solutions

    by Sharon Conley, Naftaly S. Glasman, William H. Marinell, George J. Petersen, Roberta Trachtman, Scott C. Bauer, David F. Leach, Diana G. Pounder, Bruce S. Cooper, S. David Brazer, Margaret Terry Orr ...
    With dwindling funds and resources, tougher state and federal standards, and fatigue from more regulations and testing, many school administrators are giving up _or 'crashing' and leaving their posts. This book examines the process of preparing, encouraging, and retaining quality leaders at the school and district levels. Beginning with a chapter outlining six steps of critical organizational ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Christmas Stories

    by George Mackay Brown ...
    George Mackay Brown was born in Stromness, Orkney, on 17 October 1921. He died there in 1996. His many awards include a Society of Authors Travel Award, 1968; SAC Literature Prize, 1969; Katherine Mansfield Menton Short Story Prize, 1971; Hon. LLD from Dundee University, 1977; OBE, 1974; James Tait Black Memorial Prize 1987 (for The Golden Bird). He was nominated for the Booker Prize in 1994 for ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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  • Overcoming the Achievement Gap Trap

    Liberating Mindsets to Effective Change

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  • Inequality in the Promised Land

    Race, Resources, and Suburban Schooling

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  • Political Contexts of Educational Leadership

    ISLLC Standard Six

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