Happy patchwork holiday! Celebrate the season with the second in our Pretty in Patchwork series. It's a very merry collection of absolutely adorable projects from the popular “Quilt Dad” blogger and f
This book explains the complex and paradoxical process of economic integration and political divergence in current relations between Taiwan and mainland China. It analyzes the dynamics of economic sta
This journal records the Civil War experiences of a sensitive, well-educated, young southern woman. Kate Stone was twenty when the war began, living with her widowed mother, five brothers, and younger
The aggressive measures taken in the US since about 1990 to ensure that previous sexual offenders will not commit such crimes again, have been enacted out of genuine concern, says La Fond (law, consti
Ranging between critical and supportive, 18 papers examine the legal, ethical, social, and psychological issues arising from the current wave of "sexual predator" laws in the United States. Presented
Robert H. Jackson was one of the giants of the Roosevelt era: an Attorney General, a still revered Supreme Court Justice and, not least important, one of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's close friends and
The authors of Fat Quarterly, the wildly popular ezine on quilting, share the secrets of their quilting success in a collection of 60 quilt blocks and 12 quilts and projects, with a helpful introducti
Creating Research-Practice Partnerships in Education is an invaluable resource for educators and researchers seeking to develop long-term collaborations in which educators and researchers work togethe
In 1988, the Chicago public school system decentralized, granting parents and communities significant resources and authority to reform their schools in dramatic ways. To track the effects of this bol
In 1988, the Chicago public school system decentralized, granting parents and communities significant resources and authority to reform their schools in dramatic ways. To track the effects of this bol
In 1989, Chicago began an experiment with radical decentralization of power and authority. This book tells the story of what happened to Chicago’s elementary schools in the first four years of
