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Cold War: An International History
Carole K. Fink · Westview Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pages: 321
Format: Paperback
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More than a bipolar conflict between two Superpowers, the decades-long Cold War had implications for the entire world. In this accessible, comprehensive retelling, Carole K. Fink provides new insights and perspectives on key events with an emphasis on people, power, and ideas, along with... |
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Praxis II: Elementary Education: Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment:
LLC LearningExpress · Learningexpress, Llc; Csm edition
Format: Paperback
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Most prospective elementary grade teachers must take the Praxis II: Elementary Education: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment exam. The test assesses knowledge of both principles and processes teachers must master, including a basic understanding of curriculum planning, instructional... |
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Film Noir 101: The 101 Best Film Noir Posters From The 1940s-1950s
Mark Fertig · Fantagraphics; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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This art book collects film noir posters and critical commentary, with a foreword by Academy Award-winning director William Friedkin (The French Connection, The Exorcist). Collecting 101 noir movie posters of, arguably, the greatest noir films ever made (including classics The Maltese Falcon,... |
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Race in American Film
Michael Green · Greenwood
Pages: 1026
Format: Hardcover
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This expansive three-volume set investigates racial representation in film, providing an authoritative cross-section of the most racially significant films, actors, directors, and movements in American cinematic history.* Views the films via a historical approach in which every subject... |
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Guns across America: Reconciling Gun Rules and Rights
Robert Spitzer · Oxford University Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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In vast swathes of America, the sacredness of the Second Amendment has become a political third rail, never to be questioned. Gun rights supporters wear tri-cornered hats, wave the stars and stripes, and ask what would have happened if the revolutionaries had been unarmed when the British... |
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Introducing the Ancient Greeks: From Bronze Age Seafarers to Navigators of the Western Mind
Edith Hall · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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What made the Greeks unique in their time and why their influence lives on today. The ancient Greeks invented democracy, theater, rational science, and philosophy. They built the Parthenon and the Library of Alexandria. They wrote down the timeless myths of Odysseus and Oedipus, and the histories... |
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The 1920s
Michael Ph.D. Shally-Jensen · Salem Pr Inc; Har/Psc edition
Format: Hardcover
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This new resource is designed to give students and researchers new insight into the 1920s in American history, through an in-depth analysis of forty important primary source documents and their lasting effect on American history. Defining Documents in American History The 1920s offers in-depth... |
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Building a Better Teacher: How Teaching Works
Elizabeth Green · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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A 2014 New York Times Book Review Notable BookWe've all had great teachers who opened new worlds, maybe even changed our lives. What made them so great?Everyone agrees that a great teacher can have an enormous impact. Yet we still don't know what, precisely, makes a teacher great.... |
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ACT 2016-2017 Strategies, Practice, and Review with 6 Practice Tests: Online Book
Kaplan · Kaplan Publishing
Pages: 600
Format: Print book
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Kaplan's essential, comprehensive ACT guide provides proven test-taking strategies, realistic practice questions and tests, detailed answer explanations, and video tutorials so you can score higher on test day - guaranteed. More than 1.9 million high school students take the ACT. Despite... |
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Praxis Core For Dummies with Online Practice Tests
CARLA C KIRKLAND · For Dummies
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback
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Get the confidence you need to ace the Praxis Core Prepping for the Praxis Core can feel like a pain - but it doesn't have to! Beginning with a thorough overview of the exam to ensure there are no surprises on test day, Praxis Core For Dummies with Online Practice Tests arms you with... |
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Brando's Smile: His Life, Thought, and Work
Susan L. Mizruchi · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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A groundbreaking work that reveals how Marlon Brando shaped his legacy in art and life. When people think about Marlon Brando, they think of the movie star, the hunk, the scandals. In Brando's Smile, Susan L. Mizruchi reveals the Brando others have missed: the man who collected four... |
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