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    Work Hard. Be Nice.

    How Two Inspired Teachers Created the Most Promising Schools in America

    by Jay Mathews ...
    Narrated by Paul Boehmer ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 1 min

    When Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin signed up for Teach for America right after college and found themselves utter failures in the classroom, they vowed to remake themselves into superior educators. They did that—and more. In their early twenties, by sheer force of talent and determination never to take no for an answer, they created a wildly successful fifth-grade experience that would grow into ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Question Everything

    The Rise of AVID as America's Largest College Readiness Program

    by Jay Mathews ...
    How AVID levels the playing field, helping underserved students come out aheadIn Question Everything, award-winning education writer Jay Mathews presents the stories and winning strategies behind the Advancement Via Individual Determination program (AVID). With the goal of preparing students for the future – whether that future includes college or not – AVID teaches students the personal ... Read more

    $17.00 USD

  • Work Hard. Be Nice.

    How Two Inspired Teachers Created the Most Promising Schools in America

    by Jay Mathews ...
    When Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin signed up for Teach for America right after college and found themselves utter failures in the classroom, they vowed to remake themselves into superior educators. They did that—and more. In their early twenties, by sheer force of talent and determination never to take no for an answer, they created a wildly successful fifth-grade experience that would grow into ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Harvard Schmarvard

    Getting Beyond the Ivy League to the College That Is Best for You

    by Jay Mathews ...
    Smarten Up—It's Time to Choose the Right CollegeThink that your life's growth, success, and happiness depend on which college you attend? The higher-profile school, the better, right? Wrong! Neither is true.Written by, yes, a Harvard grad, Harvard Schmarvard rebuts the perception that image is everything when it comes to college and emphasizes this simple fact: What you will be measured by in life ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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    Educating Esmé

    Diary of a Teacher's First Year

    Narrated by Esmé Raji Codell ...

    Abridged

    2 hours 53 min

    Codell's portrait of an inner-city elementary school is funny, poignant, and inspiring. ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Heads Up Psychology

    by Marcus Weeks ...
    Narrated by Sara Bowes ...
    Series series DK Heads UP

    Unabridged

    5 hours 31 min

    Understand psychology's big ideas, from psychoanalysis to cognition."What do dreams mean?" "How do I fit in?" You can learn more about some of the possible answers to these and many other questions in the world of psychology. Heads Up Psychology introduces you to Freud, Maslow, Pavlov and other psychologists, using questions and answers to show how psychology is related to real life.Psychology is ... Read more

    $14.00 USD

  • Educating Esmé

    Diary of a Teacher's First Year

    At once "a pop culture phenomenon" (Publishers Weekly) and "screamingly funny" (Booklist), *Educating Esmé* "should be read by anyone who's interested in the future of public education" (Boston Phoenix Literary Section).**A must-read for parents, new teachers, and classroom veterans, Educating Esmé is the exuberant diary of Esmé Raji Codell’s first year teaching in a Chicago public school. Fresh ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm

    And Other Adventures in Parenting (from Argentina to Tanzania and everywhere in between)

    **"The book is breezy and entertaining and Hopgood is charmingly self-deprecating about her own mothering of the formidable Sofia, who emerges as a sassy character in her own right."—Boston GlobeA tour of global practices that will inspire American parents to expand their horizons (and geographical borders) and learn that there’s more than one way to diaper a baby.**Mei-Ling Hopgood, a first-time ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Girl Meets God

    On the Path to a Spiritual Life

    Like most of us, Lauren Winner wants something to believe in. The child of a reform Jewish father and a lapsed Southern Baptist mother, she chose to become an Orthodox Jew. But as she faithfully observes the Sabbath rituals and studies Jewish laws, she finds herself increasingly drawn to Christianity. Taking a courageous step, she leaves behind what she loves and converts. Now the even harder part ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Sacred Thread

    A True Story of Becoming a Mother and Finding a Family--Half a World Away

    A touching and surprising memoir about one woman's journey to motherhood and family that illustrates the power of love and triumph of the human spirit.After three heartbreaking losses, Adrienne Arieff thought her dreams of becoming a mother might never come true. She and her husband soon discovered, however, that parenthood was still possible, but it would require a gift from a perfect stranger, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Nature Principle

    Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age

    by Richard Louv ...
    For many of us, thinking about the future conjures up images of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road: a post-apocalyptic dystopia stripped of nature. Richard Louv, author of the landmark bestseller Last Child in the Woods, urges us to change our vision of the future, suggesting that if we reconceive environmentalism and sustainability, they will evolve into a larger movement that will touch every part of ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Last Child in the Woods

    Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder

    by Richard Louv ...
    The Book That Launched an International MovementFans of The Anxious Generation will adore Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv's groundbreaking New York Times bestseller. “An absolute must-read for parents.” —The Boston Globe“It rivals Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring.” —The Cincinnati Enquirer“I like to play indoors better ’cause that’s where all the elect... ... Read more

    $11.99 USD