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Mindfulness for Teachers: Simple Skills for Peace and Productivity in the Classroom

Patricia A Jennings - W.W. Norton & Company
Format: Print book

Teaching is one of the most rewarding professions, but also one of the most demanding. This book offers simple, ready-to-use, and evidence-proven mindfulness techniques to help educators manage the stresses of the classroom, cultivate an exceptional learning environment, and revitalize...
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How to Prepare for the GED® Test: All New Content for the Computerized 2014 Exam

Christopher Sharpe - Barron's Educational Series; 16th edition edition
Format: Book

The 2014 GED exam has been revised extensively to reflect the world we live in today. The most noticeable change is that the test is now computer based--a transition that requires test-takers to have strong typing and computer skills. The new exam covers additional topics in the Math and Science...
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Gaza: A History

Jean-Pierre Filiu - Oxford University Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Gaza has become synonymous with conflict and dispute. Though only slightly larger than Omaha, Nebraska at 140 square miles, the small territory of Gaza has been a hot spot for bitter disputes between sparring powers for millennia, from the Ancient Egyptians up until the British Empire and even...
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Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Essential Reference Guide

Priscilla Roberts - ABC-CLIO
Format: Hardcover

The Arab-Israeli conflict remains one of the most contentious in modern history, one with repercussions that reach far beyond the Middle East. This volume describes and explains the most important countries, people, events, and organizations that play or have played a part in the conflict....
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Six Capitals, or Can Accountants Save the Planet?: Rethinking Capitalism for the Twenty-First Century

Jane Gleeson-White - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

A timely and fascinating account of the revolution going on in the world of finance from the acclaimed author of Double Entry.This is the story of a twenty-first-century revolution being led by the most unlikely of rebels: accountants. Only the second revolution in accounting since double-entry...
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33 Artists in 3 Acts

Sarah Thornton - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

This compelling narrative goes behind the scenes with the world's most important living artists to humanize and demystify contemporary art.The best-selling author of Seven Days in the Art World now tells the story of the artists themselves -- how they move through the world, command...
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McGraw-Hill Education Preparation for the GED Test with DVD-ROM

McGraw-Hill Education Editors - McGraw-Hill Education; 2 edition
Format: Print book

This new edition of the bestselling GED practicereview guide comes with two additional interactive practice tests on DVD-ROM Covering all four test subject areasReasoning Through Language Arts RLA, Social Studies, Science, and Mathematical ReasoningMcGraw-Hill Education Preparation for the GED Test...
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Nontraditional Media in Marketing and Advertising

Robyn Blakeman - Sage
Format: Paperback

A concise guide that offers a step-by-step approach to the strategic use of alternative media by both the marketing and advertising professions. The text looks at why a marketing team might employ the use of alternative media vehicles over (or alongside) more traditional ones, how it can be used...
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