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Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
369 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"From a Michigan professor of law and philosophy, a thought-provoking investigation into life's biggest questions with the help of great philosophers old and new-including his two young children. Like any new parent, Scott Hershovitz closely observed his two young sons, Rex and Hank, from their early days. From the time they could talk, he noticed that they raised philosophical questions and were determined to answer them. Children find the world...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Magic of Math is the math book you wish you had in school. Using a delightful assortment of examples--from ice cream scoops and poker hands to measuring mountains and making magic squares--this book empowers you to see the beauty, simplicity, and truly magical properties behind those formulas and equations that once left your head spinning. You'll learn the key ideas of classic areas of mathematics like arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry,...
Author
Series
Riddell memorial lectures volume 15th ser
Language
English
Description
C.S. Lewis sets out to persuade his audience of the importance and relevance of universal values such as courage and honor in contemporary society.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
xii, 244 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In a Los Angeles neighborhood plagued by guns, gangs, and drugs, there is a classroom known as Room 56. The fifth graders inside are first-generation immigrants who live in poverty and speak English as a second language. They also play Vivaldi, perform Shakespeare, score in the top 1% on standardized tests, and go on to attend Ivy League universities. Rafe Esquith is the teacher responsible for these accomplishments. Here, he reveals his techniques....
Author
Publisher
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
xvi, 186 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Leadership and Coherence investigates how leaders justify their decisions, and how they bring about coherence amongst followers. Taking a cognitive approach, it builds on the work of Hannah Arendt to attempt a phenomenology of judgment, examining how the moral imperative experienced by leaders can be shared by their community so both leader and led are guided by a mutual purpose. Through biographical case studies of historical leaders, this book...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Blu-ray edition.
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray disc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An intimate glimpse into the life and mind of Jordan Peterson, the academic and best-selling author who captured the world's attention with his criticisms of political correctness and life-changing philosophy on finding personal meaning.
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
12 sound discs (approx. 7 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 booklets.
Language
English
Description
Twenty-four lectures on the philosophy and the history of the study of religion presented by Charles B. Jones, Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at the Catholic University of America.
Author
Publisher
Temple University Press
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
xiv, 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Although most of us think of history--and learn it--as a conglomeration of facts, dates, and key figures, for professional historians it is a way of knowing, a method for developing an understanding about the relationships of peoples and events in the past. A cognitive psychologist, Wineburg has been engaged in studying what is intrinsic to historical thinking, how it might be taught, and why most students still adhere to the "one damned thing after...
Author
Publisher
August House
Pub. Date
©1996
Physical Desc
208 pages ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Guide to becoming a better storyteller, with advice from more than fifty of America's best-known storytellers, who answer questions about such issues as creating original stories, controlling stage fright, marketing and setting fees, and using storytelling in the library and classroom.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"[Elie Wiesel] taught at Boston University for nearly four decades, and with this book, Ariel Burger--devoted protégé, apprentice, and friend--takes us into the sacred space of Wiesel's classroom. There, Wiesel challenged his students to explore moral complexity and to resist the dangerous lure of absolutes. In bringing together never-before-recounted moments between Wiesel and his students, Witness serves as a moral education in and of itself--a...
Author
Series
Harvest book volume HB75
Publisher
Harcourt, Brace & World
Pub. Date
[1956]
Edition
3d ed.
Physical Desc
374 pages 21 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
239 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A New York Times–bestselling author looks at mathematics education in America-when it's worthwhile, and when it's not.
Why do we inflict a full menu of mathematics-algebra, geometry, trigonometry, even calculus-on all young Americans, regardless of their interests or aptitudes? While Andrew Hacker has been a professor of mathematics himself, and extols the glories of the subject, he also questions some widely held assumptions in this thought-provoking...
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