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Supercharged Storytimes: An Early Literacy Planning and Assessment Guide

Kathleen Campana · Amer Library Association, 2015.
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

Based on the groundbreaking research of VIEWS2 the first systematic study of storytimes done to date this book recommends simple interactive ways to emphasize early literacy techniques and encourage children to use and practice their pre-reading skills while preserving the delight inherent...
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

J D Vance · Harper
Pages: 264
Format: Print book

"Essential reading."--David Brooks, New York TimesFrom a former marine and Yale Law School graduate, a powerful account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America's white working classHillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal...
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Liars: How Progressives Exploit Our Fears for Power and Control

Glenn Beck · Threshold Editions
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

Glenn Beck, #1 bestselling author and radio host, reveals the cold truth behind the ideology of progressivism and how the tenets of this dangerous belief system are eroding the foundation of this country.WHY DO WE ACCEPT THE LIES? Politics is no longer about pointing to a shining city on the hill;...
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Revolution

Russell Brand · Ballantine Books; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLERWe all know the system isnt working. Our governments are corrupt and the opposing parties pointlessly similar. Our culture is filled with vacuity and pap, and we are told theres nothing we can do Its just the way things are.   In this book, Russell Brand hilariously...
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The Year of Voting Dangerously The Derangement of American Politics

· Twelve
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

Maureen Dowd's incendiary takes and takedowns from 2016--the most bizarre, disruptive and divisive Presidential race in modern history. Trapped between two candidates with the highest recorded unfavorables, Americans are plunged into The Year of Voting Dangerously. In this perilous and shocking...
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Rampage Nation: Securing America from Mass Shootings

Louis Klarevas · Prometheus Books
Pages: 340
Format: Print book

In the past decade, no individual act of violence has killed more people in the United States than the mass shooting. This well-researched, forcefully argued book answers some of the most pressing questions facing our society: Why do people go on killing sprees? Are gun-free zones magnets...
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Bravehearts: Whistle-Blowing in the Age of Snowden

Mark Hertsgaard · Hot Books
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

Whistleblowers pay with their lives to save ours. When insiders like former NSA analyst Edward Snowden or ex-FBI agent Coleen Rowley or Big Tobacco truth-teller Jeffrey Wigand blow the whistle on high-level lying, lawbreaking or other wrongdoing - whether it's government spying, corporate...
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Black Genealogy

Charles L. Blockson · Black Classic Press
Format: Paperback

First published in 1977, black genealogy remains a unique guide guide among standard genealogical references. author charles blockson, a noted genealogist and african american historian, traced his own family roots back through the 18th century. along his journey, he discovered obstacles...
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