0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 10.2ptNot sinceIThe Saber-Tooth Curriculum/I—with which it doubtless will be com­pared—has such a wryly amusing, self-examining book about the teaching pro­fession been written. Among other things, Professor Kolstoe guides the novitiate (and those who aspire to be professors) through the intricacies of survival and gives much tongue-in-cheek advice on how to be good at professoring./PP class=p5 style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in /PP class=p5 style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0inKolstoe explains the mechanics of the hiring process, unique to academia, in which supply greatly exceeds demand and nobody seems to pay much attention to the matter of salary. He also explains the perennial debate between the importance-of-teaching faction and the importance-of-research faction, and suggests ways of striking a balance without too much blood­shed. A chapter on how to cope with day-to-day problems deals with assigning grades, advising students, handling ro­mantic involvements, and avoiding com­mittee assignments./PP class=p5 style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in /PP class=p5 style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0inDrawings by Don Paul Benjamin de­pict the poor professor in every possible—even if improbable—predicament, before which the text itself seems to shrink./P/DIV/DIVDIVP class=p5 style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0inBOliver P. Kolstoe/Bis Professor of Spe­cial Education and Chairman of the Department of Mental Retardation at the University of Northern C?è  (less)

Gothic tradition, regarding the sorrows of a young woman, Rosacoke Mustian, who tries to find love in an obscure rural town. Her long-term boyfriend, Wesley Beavers, is mysterious to her, showing Rosacoke enough interest to make her feel that they might have a true bond but also flirting with other women and ignoring her to such an extent that she often wonders if he knows her at all. Price tells this story with an exacting eye for detail and a firm control of his characters' emotions as they come to grips with the births and deaths that control the courses of their lives. He creates a very specific geographical location, a countryside where whites and blacks, poor and rich, know each other and live together as neighbors, and where the surrounding forest is still wild enough to raise the sense of wonder in people who have known it all their lives. Since the publication of A Long and Happy Life, Reynolds Price has distinguished himself as a poet, fiction writer, essayist, and playwright. While all of his works have been important to the American literary scene, this novel remains one of his most significant contributions.  (less)

style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0ptNot sinceIThe Saber-Tooth Curriculum/I—with which it doubtless will be com­pared—has such a wryly amusing, self-examining book about the teaching pro­fession been written. Among other things, Professor Kolstoe guides the novitiate (and those who aspire to be professors) through the intricacies of survival and gives much tongue-in-cheek advice on how to be good at professoring./PP class=p5 style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in /PP class=p5 style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0inKolstoe explains the mechanics of the hiring process, unique to academia, in which supply greatly exceeds demand and nobody seems to pay much attention to the matter of salary. He also explains the perennial debate between the importance-of-teaching faction and the importance-of-research faction, and suggests ways of striking a balance without too much blood­shed. A chapter on how to cope with day-to-day problems deals with assigning grades, advising students, handling ro­mantic involvements, and avoiding com­mittee assignments./PP class=p5 style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in /PP class=p5 style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0inDrawings by Don Paul Benjamin de­pict the poor professor in every possible—even if improbable—predicament, before which the text itself seems to shrink./P/DIV/DIVDIVP class=p5 style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0inBOliver P. Kolstoe/Bis Professor of Spe­cial Education and Chairman of the Department of Mental Retardation at the University of Northern Colorado. In addition to numerou?è  (less)

the good life prevents her from realizing that secrets and mysteries come with the package. Ava's love for Paul convinces her to ignore warning signs that he is not who he professes to be. Whenever she is close to making a discovery, Paul is there with a new piece of jewelry, giving her an excuse to hold tight to the fantasy. But one man's attempt to break the strong-willed and determined Ava fails. Not willing to sell herself short, she chooses the best of two very different worlds: reformed thug and college student Carlos Matthews and third-year law student Vaughn Simmons. Finding true romance is no easy task for Ava, but her poor choices may cause her to sacrifice the love she's always wanted .  (less)

the good life prevents her from realizing that secrets and mysteries come with the package. Ava's love for Paul convinces her to ignore warning signs that he is not who he professes to be. Whenever she is close to making a discovery, Paul is there with a new piece of jewelry, giving her an excuse to hold tight to the fantasy. But one man's attempt to break the strong-willed and determined Ava fails. Not willing to sell herself short, she chooses the best of two very different worlds: reformed thug and college student Carlos Matthews and third-year law student Vaughn Simmons. Finding true romance is no easy task for Ava, but her poor choices may cause her to sacrifice the love she's always wanted .  (less)

a student is found hanging from a rope in his locked dorm room. Did the poor lad commit suicide or was it murder? In between bonding with Campbell and coping with an unhinged ex-girlfriend who follows him across the Atlantic, Rex conducts his own investigation, uncovering an unsavory side of college life.  (less)

from the lunch counter to the college campus to the corporate boardroom -- yet the gap between the American middle class and the black poor is as wide as ever. Hollywood casts a black actor as president of the United States without provoking a word of protest, but a black man is savagely dragged to his death because of the color of his skin. The hip-hop culture that springs from the imaginations of urban black youth (who are themselves reviled and feared) sweeps across the malls and high schools of suburbia, yet black students still sit together, apart, in the cafeteria. Where can we turn to find the vision that will guide us through these strange and difficult times? Michael Eric Dyson helps us find the answer in our recent past, by resurrecting the true Martin Luther King, Jr.PA private citizen who transformed the world around him, King was arguably the greatest American who ever lived. Yet, as Dyson so poignantly reveals, Martin Luther King, Jr. has disappeared in plain sight. Despite the federal holiday, the postage stamps, and the required reference in history textbooks, King's vitality and complexity have faded from view. Young people do not learn how radical he was, liberals forget that he despaired of whites even as he loved them, and contemporary black leaders tend to ignore the powerful forces that shaped him -- the black church, language, and sexuality -- thereby obscuring his relevance to black youth and hip-hop culture. Instead, King's legacy hasbecome a battlefield on which various forces wage war -- whether it is conservatives who appropriate his words to combat affirmative action, or the King family themselves, who want to control use of the great man's words for a fee.PFormer welfare dad, Princeton Ph.D., and Baptist preacher?è  (less)

and these CDs assist parents inside the classroom and outside of school with what to do when, from preschool-12th grade, so that confusion and anxiety are avoided during this too often stressful time. One gets into the college of his/her choice by preplanning well in advance, not by luck, a rich relative or waking up in the senior year. PWith these CDs, parents have their own affordable academic coach in the home without the expense of a private consultant, and always within e-mail reach of the author. Such information would cost upwards of $7000 if delivered on a one to one basis. PMore than 50% of college students don't finish because of poor guidance from parents out of the loop, rumors from the lady next door or conventional advice often given too late from private and public schools. PWith an open mind and a willingness to accept new input, your children will graduate high school and be able to enter colleges of their choice.  (less)

Prince Edward Island, and during this time wrote many poems and stories for Canadian and American magazines.brbrMontgomery’s first novel,iAnne of Green Gables/i, met with immediate critical and popular acclaim, and its success, both national and international, led to seven sequels. More autobiographical than the books about Anne is the trilogy of novels about another Island orphan, Emily Starr.brbrIn 1911 Montgomery married the Rev. Ewan Macdonald, a Presbyterian clergyman, and they lived in Ontario, where he was the pastor of parishes in Leaskdale and, later, in Norval. They retired to Toronto in 1936.brbrLucy Maud Montgomery died in Toronto in 1942.brbrbriFrom the Hardcover edition./iIn L.M. Montgomery’s world, receiving a letter was an important event. Letters, before the advent of the telephone, were the sole means of communication between people who lived at a distance from each other. Letter-writing was a cultivated skill, honed by another nineteenth-century pastime, keeping a journal. The twenty stories iniAcross the Miles/ibear witness to the importance these writing forms played in ordinary people’s lives, as they corresponded with loved ones and expressed themselves through their journals.brbrAs usual, Montgomery’s cast of characters ranges widely, from the poor but ambitious student Grace Seeley, to the rich but lonely Isobel Shirley, from the “unholy imp” Link Houseman to the country doctor Jack Willoughby and his millionaire rival Gus Sinclair. Her tales may be set on her beloved Prince Edward Island or the western prairies, in a humble cottage or a society mansion; her tone may be serious or playful; her characters may@8ýp£×ÿ¾Û€  (less)

by another nineteenth-century pastime, keeping a journal. The twenty stories iniAcross the Miles/ibear witness to the importance these writing forms played in ordinary people’s lives, as they corresponded with loved ones and expressed themselves through their journals.brbrAs usual, Montgomery’s cast of characters ranges widely, from the poor but ambitious student Grace Seeley, to the rich but lonely Isobel Shirley, from the “unholy imp” Link Houseman to the country doctor Jack Willoughby and his millionaire rival Gus Sinclair. Her tales may be set on her beloved Prince Edward Island or the western prairies, in a humble cottage or a society mansion; her tone may be serious or playful; her characters may be caught up in whirlwind love affairs or the more prosaic business of everyday life. But always the stories iniAcross the Miles/ibring us back to a world we feel we have lost, a world of old-fashioned values and concerns, a world we enter gladly, sure that we will find people, places, and plots to amuse charm and move us.“An enchanting book.”br–iSaskatoon Star Phoenix/ibrbr“Readers of all ages will be won by Montgomery’s talented twists of plot, crystal-clear character portrayal and timeless insight.”br–iToronto Star/ibLucy Maud Montgomery/bwas born in Clifton, Prince Edward Island, in 1874. Educated at Prince Edward College, Charlottetown, and Dalhousie University, she embarked on a career in teaching. From 1898 until 1911 she took care of her maternal grandmother in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, and during this time wrote many poems and stories for Canadian and American magazines.brbrMontgomery’s firs@7³33333ÿ¾Û€  (less)

statistic of Black urban pathology. In a household shattered by domestic violence and emotional strife, Frizzell had only the strong arms of his loving mother to protect him and his three younger sisters. But when he was sixteen years old, his cancer-stricken mother died in his arms, and his world was shattered. To survive, he turned to the streets. He dropped out of school, worked odd jobs, and hustled for money. Torn apart by the rough code of street gangs and the Vietnam war that sent his best friends home in body bags, Frizzell had fathered five children out of wedlock by the time he was twenty-two.brBut fate stepped in. In a life-altering moment of revelation, Frizzell saw where he was headed and realized that everything about the old Frizzell Gray would have to die. As he embarked on the journey to transform himself, he affirmed his spiritual rebirth and took the name Kweisi Mfume, Ghanian for "Conquering Son of Kings." Today, a quarter-century later, Kweisi Mfume is among the most respected and influential leaders in the United States.brMfume's journey into the nations power elite was as rocky as it was colorful: from night GED courses to college student activism to militant radio disc jockey, where his first philosophical battles were fought against James Brown, the "Godfather of Soul." Mfume's emergence as a political figure broke every rule--he parlayed his burgeoning fame as a talk-radio provocateur to win a seat as a maverick member of the Baltimore City Council. He then took on the local political machine to represent a Congressional district that encompasses both the poorest of the poor and the richest of the rich.brOnce he arrived in Washington, Mfume proved to be a bold @  (less)