Download or read book I Hope I Don t See You Tomorrow written by Lee A. Gabay and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-17 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores education for juvenile offenders in relation to Passages Academy, which is both similar to and representative of many school programs in juvenile correctional facilities. Examining the mission and population of this school contributes to an understanding of the ways in which the teachers think about and ultimately act with respect to their detained juveniles students, and particularly illustrates how the tension between punishment and rehabilitation is played out in school policies and design. By calling attention to the decisions that surround juvenile detention education, the extant research concentrates on three main areas: first, the social, political, and pedagogical forces that determine who enters the juvenile justice systems; second, how these court-involved youths are educated while they are in the system; and third, the practical problems and the social justice issues youths encountered when transitioning back to their community schools. “I Hope I Don’t See You Tomorrow is both heartwarming and heartbreaking: its vast empathy for the students that L. A. Gabay teaches is edifying, while its unsparing examination of the forces that push youth into detention is soul shearing. Gabay is at once Tocqueville and Kozol: he brilliantly guides us through the educational territory that is foreign to most of us, even as he paints a searing portrait of teachers who shape lesson plans for students who must learn under impossible conditions. Gabay’s haunting and eloquent missive from the front lines of pain and possibility couldn’t be more timely as the nation’s first black president seeks to lessen the stigma of nonviolent ex-offenders in our society. Gabay’s book confronts the criminal justice system at its institutional roots: in the economic misery and racial strife of schooling that compounds the suffering of poor youth as they are contained by a state that often only pays attention to them when they are (in) trouble. Gabay opens eyes and vexes minds with this stirring and sober account of what it means to teach those whom society has deemed utterly expendable.” – Michael Eric Dyson, author of The Black Presidency: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America “As a beneficiary of Lee Gabay and his colleague’s patience, discipline, and compassionate teaching at the school, this timely book beautifully decrypts the pedagogical framework within the juvenile justice system. As America comes to term with its zeal for incarceration, policymakers, educators, government officials, parents and advocates should take advantage of this carefully written book and use it as reflection and pause as we prepare our young court-involved students towards adulthood.” – Jim St. Germain, Advisory counsel on President Obama’s Taskforce on Police & Community Relations and Mayor Bloomberg’s Close to Home initiative

Download or read book The Last Lecture written by Randy Pausch and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.

Download or read book I Should Have Stayed Home written by Horace McCoy and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVMcCoy’s classic, slyly funny novel about a pair of young actors trying to make it in a pitiless Hollywood/divDIV For aspiring actor Ralph Carston, all roads lead to Hollywood—but none seem to be direct or easy. The handsome Georgia native immediately finds that his Southern accent is one strike against him, though he manages to eke out a living as an extra alongside his pretty roommate Mona Matthews. But the big break for these two young hopefuls finally arrives in a curious way. When their third roommate is sentenced to three years in prison for shoplifting, Mona’s emotional courtroom outburst wins her and Ralph notoriety—and entrée into new social circles. Ralph becomes the self-loathing plaything of Ethel Smithers, a wealthy widow who promises much but has no interest in delivering. Mona faces romantic nightmares of her own while also being blacklisted for joining a union. A precursor to Sunset Boulevard, and reminiscent of Nathanael West, I Should Have Stayed Home is a fantastically hardboiled portrait of Tinseltown in the thirties./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an extended biography of Horace McCoy./div

Download or read book Love Lessons With The Duke written by Ruth Ann Nordin and published by Ruth Ann Nordin. This book was released on 2015-02-14 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Camden Hollis, the Duke of Ashbourne, needs to pay off his brother’s debts, but all he has is a troubled estate. So when he hears that Lady Seyton is known for teaching ladies what to do to secure marriages by the end of the Season, he comes to her for help. Helena Walter, the Lady of Seyton, doesn’t know what to think of Camden’s unusual request. How could a titled gentleman who is so good looking need help getting a wife? Her initial response is to turn him down, thinking he is merely wasting her time. But then she catches him bumbling through a conversation with a lady, and realizes he–more than anyone–needs her help. And so the lessons begin. But before long, Camden is convinced she’s the perfect one for him. She, however, is a widow and is happy with her freedom. He might find it’ll require a scandal to get the two things he wants most: a love match and securing his estate.

Download or read book Mystical Richard written by Larry Cashman and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matt White was an average guy just looking to earn some extra money while he was teaching. After he started performing his magic shows at the theater in downtown Chicago, he met a gentleman named Richard who had a profound influence on his life. This is their story.

Download or read book The Chiang Mai Assignment written by Frank Hurst and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The much-awaited second novel in The Golden Triangle trilogy: a fast-paced thriller set in London and Thailand providing a harrowing insight into the hidden world of drugs smuggling.

Download or read book Thistle in the Wind written by Media Lawson-Butler and published by Paragon Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agnes Greaves is 16 years old in 1913. The daughter of a wealthy Mill owner, her life takes a drastic change of direction when she falls for the handsome businessman, William Hamilton. The story follows Agnes' life through the First World War and the lives of her husband and daughters, as told through the eyes of her youngest daughter, Sarah, as she grows up in a challenging household and makes her mark in the world during the Second World War. Media Lawson-Butler lives on the South coast of England and wrote this book at the age of 86, inspired by stories of her own family and the hardships of her own childhood. Now 90, Media is happy to finally see her book in print.

Download or read book Dimensional Observer Part Iii written by Michael Retsina and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2022-02-16 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Both Susan and Michael were disappointed because of Lisa having left. Will she come back and confirm she is a traveller from the past, like they think?” to be written on the back cover.

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Download or read book Immaculate Deception written by Gary J. Crawford and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-02-18 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patricia Pollard is wealthy, beautiful, and needs Sam McClouds help. Mrs. Pollard is upset by the indiscretions of her preacher husband, Peter Pollard; and to make matters worse, her best friends husband, the corporate financial officer of Pollards religious empire, has disappeared. As a private investigator in the North-Central California City of Modesto, McCloud struggles to keep his relationship with the gorgeous Mrs. Pollard on a professional level. Mac enlists his cousin, Swede Anderson, the owner of the Downtown Athletic Club, to assist in the investigation. The twists and turns extend into Hawaii, Mexico, and the Sierra Nevada Mountains, with treachery everywhere. As Mac and Swede follow a confusing trail of clues in Norman Adkinss disappearance, they discover a network of slavery, drugs, and murder and attempts to discourage both of them in the pursuit of the truth. As it turns out, the truth can be stranger than fiction.

Download or read book Geronimo Day written by Duane Fisher and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joining the Army in 1943, Duane Fisher went on to fight with the famous 101st Airborne "Screaming Eagles" in the 501st Parachute Infantry Division (PIR). Jumping in Normandy and Holland, surrounded in Bastogne, celebrating in Paris and receiving wounds along the way, Duane goes on to be a successful recruiter in the Philadelphia area for many years. Korea calls him away from home in 1954 as does Vietnam in the late 1960's.

Download or read book Love Calling written by Janet Lee Barton and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sam is a sight for sore eyes. It’s been years since Emma Chapman has seen Samuel Tucker. Ever since Sam left the orphanage where the two grew up and never looked back. Emma has moved on, too, working as a telephone operator and attending local suffragette meetings. But the happy reunion turns sour when Emma learns that Sam is a policeman. Everyone knows the force is corrupt. Could her old friend have changed so much? Sam is struck by the beautiful woman Emma has become. But having lost his wife in a tragic accident, he won’t give his heart again. And Emma’s distrust of his chosen profession is clear. If only he can convince her that he’s one policeman the neighborhood can trust. Then when Emma overhears disturbing calls concerning suffragette meetings, Sam knows he must protect the woman he has grown to love.

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Download or read book To See Your Face Again written by Eugenia Price and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: div> Natalie Browning was a spoiled belle of sixteen when she met the man of her dreams aboard the steamship Pulaski. Burke Latimer, only eight years her senior, was a self-made man with no time for a pretty child. Then a night of terror ended the voyage and Burke discovered another Natalie. But the night that brought him love also wreaked disaster on his fortune, and Burke was forced to ask Natalie to wait until he could make a home worthy of her. Life had never denied Natalie before. Her need to be with Burke drove her to follow him to Georgia's back country, hoping to show him she was ready to be his bride. Could she grow up before she lost the love of her life forever?

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Download or read book Brian Grows Up written by Benard Klein and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2013-12-17 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Availability: Usually ships in 3-5 business days. + Available in e-book formats - see bottom of page. ___________________________________________________________ Brian Grows Up by Bernard Klein, Ph.D Brian Kasowsky's parents were European immigrants seeking freedom from religious persecution. The story centers on the struggles between American born Jewish children and their Polish born parents who want to pass on the traditions of their faith. The tension of trying to keep a balance between love and independence is compounded by the escalating news of Hitler's rise to power, anti-Semitism, and America's involvement in World War II. About the Author Doctor Klein is a first generation American who was born in Brooklyn, New York. He moved to Los Angeles for his high school and college years. In California he taught elementary age students, at-risk teenagers, and adults. He was principal at a school for physically and mentally handicapped children and at schools for Hebrew and Jewish religious education. Later he worked in the Apollo program as a Human Factor's Engineer at North American Aviation. After earning his Ph.D. at age 59, he became an advisor to other Ph.D. candidates. He taught at Marylhurst College and Clark Community College. Upon retiring he published his first book, "The Educator Speaks. For many years he was a volunteer performer and singer with community musical theaters and choirs. Currently he lives in Vancouver, Washington with his wife Anese of almost sixty years. (2013, Paperback, 94 pages)

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