Mediocrity And The Great American Consumer Swindle
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Mediocrity And The Great American Consumer Swindle
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Author : Donald A. Ryan
language : en
Publisher: Todd & Honeywell
Release Date : 1989-07-01
Mediocrity And The Great American Consumer Swindle written by Donald A. Ryan and has been published by Todd & Honeywell this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-07-01 with categories.
American Dirt
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Author : Jeanine Cummins
language : en
Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print
Release Date : 2020-02-05
American Dirt written by Jeanine Cummins and has been published by Thorndike Press Large Print this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-05 with Fiction categories.
Lydia Quixano Perez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while cracks are beginning to show in Acapulco because of the drug cartels, her life is, by and large, reasonably comfortable. Even though she knows they'll never sell, Lydia stocks some of her all-time favorite books in her store. And then one day a man enters the shop to browse and comes up to the register with four books he would like to buy, two of them her favorites. Javier is erudite. He is charming. And, unbeknownst to Lydia, he is the jefe of the newest drug cartel that has gruesomely taken over the city. When Lydia's husband's tell-all profile of Javier is published, none of their lives will ever be the same. Forced to flee, Lydia and eight-year-old Luca soon find themselves miles and worlds away from their comfortable middle-class existence.
Reign Of Error
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Author : Diane Ravitch
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2013-09-17
Reign Of Error written by Diane Ravitch and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-17 with Education categories.
From one of the foremost authorities on education in the United States, former U.S. assistant secretary of education, “whistle-blower extraordinaire” (The Wall Street Journal), author of the best-selling The Death and Life of the Great American School System (“Important and riveting”—Library Journal), The Language Police (“Impassioned . . . Fiercely argued . . . Every bit as alarming as it is illuminating”—The New York Times), and other notable books on education history and policy—an incisive, comprehensive look at today’s American school system that argues against those who claim it is broken and beyond repair; an impassioned but reasoned call to stop the privatization movement that is draining students and funding from our public schools. In Reign of Error, Diane Ravitch argues that the crisis in American education is not a crisis of academic achievement but a concerted effort to destroy public schools in this country. She makes clear that, contrary to the claims being made, public school test scores and graduation rates are the highest they’ve ever been, and dropout rates are at their lowest point. She argues that federal programs such as George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind and Barack Obama’s Race to the Top set unreasonable targets for American students, punish schools, and result in teachers being fired if their students underperform, unfairly branding those educators as failures. She warns that major foundations, individual billionaires, and Wall Street hedge fund managers are encouraging the privatization of public education, some for idealistic reasons, others for profit. Many who work with equity funds are eyeing public education as an emerging market for investors. Reign of Error begins where The Death and Life of the Great American School System left off, providing a deeper argument against privatization and for public education, and in a chapter-by-chapter breakdown, putting forth a plan for what can be done to preserve and improve it. She makes clear what is right about U.S. education, how policy makers are failing to address the root causes of educational failure, and how we can fix it. For Ravitch, public school education is about knowledge, about learning, about developing character, and about creating citizens for our society. It’s about helping to inspire independent thinkers, not just honing job skills or preparing people for college. Public school education is essential to our democracy, and its aim, since the founding of this country, has been to educate citizens who will help carry democracy into the future.
The Great American Auto Repair Robbery
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Author : Donald A. Randall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
The Great American Auto Repair Robbery written by Donald A. Randall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Automobile industry and trade categories.
Results
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Author : Gary L. Neilson
language : en
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Release Date : 2005
Results written by Gary L. Neilson and has been published by Three Rivers Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Business & Economics categories.
"For anyone who's ever said, "Wow, that's a great idea, but it'll never happen here" or "Whew, we pulled it off again, but I'm tired of all this sprinting," Results provides robust, practical ideas for becoming and remaining a resilient business."--BOOK JACKET.
Greenspan S Fraud
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Author : Ravi Batra
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2014-12-23
Greenspan S Fraud written by Ravi Batra and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-23 with Political Science categories.
For two decades Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has held reign over economic policy, outlasting three presidents. His long tenure has had a profound effect on global economics and on individuals. In this hard-hitting exposé, international bestselling author Ravi Batra takes sharp aim at Greenspan's policies since he came into power. Greenomics, Batra argues, has extracted trillions of dollars from the American middle class and sharply benefited the rich, while protecting big business. Batra proves that Greenomics has also been responsible for periods of irrational exuberance, and exposes the wild inconsistencies in his social security plans. Greenspan's Fraud explores Greenspan's influences and motivations and the discrepancies between his words and actions, while revealing how his policies have national and global impact.
The Death And Life Of The Great American School System
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Author : Diane Ravitch
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books (AZ)
Release Date : 2010-03-02
The Death And Life Of The Great American School System written by Diane Ravitch and has been published by Basic Books (AZ) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-02 with Education categories.
Discusses how school choice, misapplied standards of accountability, the No Child Left Behind mandate, and the use of a corporate model have all led to a decline in public education and presents arguments for a return to strong neighborhood schools and quality teaching.
The Child Is The Teacher
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Author : Cristina De Stefano
language : en
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
Release Date : 2022-03-01
The Child Is The Teacher written by Cristina De Stefano and has been published by Other Press, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A fresh, comprehensive biography of the pioneering educator and activist who changed the way we look at children’s minds, from the author of Oriana Fallaci. Born in 1870 in Chiaravalle, Italy, Maria Montessori would grow up to embody almost every trait men of her era detested in the fairer sex. She was self-confident, strong-willed, and had a fiery temper at a time when women were supposed to be soft and pliable. She studied until she became a doctor at a time when female graduates in Italy provoked outright scandal. She never wanted to marry or have children—the accepted destiny for all women of her milieu in late nineteenth-century bourgeois Rome—and when she became pregnant by a colleague of hers, she gave up her son to continue pursuing her career. At around age thirty, Montessori was struck by the condition of children in the slums of Rome’s San Lorenzo neighborhood, and realized what she wanted to do with her life: change the school, and therefore the world, through a new approach to the child’s mind. In spite of the resistance she faced from all sides—scientists accused her of being too mystical, and the clergy of being too scientific, traditionalists of giving children too much freedom, and anarchists of giving them too much structure—she would garner acclaim and establish the influential Montessori method, which is now practiced throughout the world. A thorough, nuanced portrait of this often controversial woman, The Child Is the Teacher is the first biographical work on Maria Montessori written by an author who is not a member of the Montessori movement, but who has been granted access to original letters, diaries, notes, and texts written by Montessori herself, including an array of previously unpublished material.
Nation Of Victims
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Author : Vivek Ramaswamy
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2022-09-13
Nation Of Victims written by Vivek Ramaswamy and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-13 with Political Science categories.
The New York Times bestselling author of Woke Inc. and a 2024 presidential candidate makes the case that the essence of true American identity is to pursue excellence unapologetically and reject victimhood culture. Hardship is now equated with victimhood. Outward displays of vulnerability in defeat are celebrated over winning unabashedly. The pursuit of excellence and exceptionalism are at the heart of American identity, and the disappearance of these ideals in our country leaves a deep moral and cultural vacuum in its wake. But the solution isn’t to simply complain about it. It’s to revive a new cultural movement in America that puts excellence first again. Leaders have called Ramaswamy “the most compelling conservative voice in the country” and “one of the towering intellects in America,” and this book reveals why: he spares neither left nor right in this scathing indictment of the victimhood culture at the heart of America’s national decline. In this national bestseller, Ramaswamy explains that we’re a nation of victims now. It’s one of the few things we still have left in common—across black victims, white victims, liberal victims, and conservative victims. Victims of each other, and ultimately, of ourselves. This fearless, provocative book is for readers who dare to look in the mirror and question their most sacred assumptions about who we are and how we got here. Intricately tracing history from the fall of Rome to the rise of America, weaving Western philosophy with Eastern theology in ways that moved Jefferson and Adams centuries ago, this book describes the rise and the fall of the American experiment itself—and hopefully its reincarnation.
Proceedings Annual Conference Of The American Council On Consumer Interests
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Author : American Council on Consumer Interests. Conference
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Proceedings Annual Conference Of The American Council On Consumer Interests written by American Council on Consumer Interests. Conference and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Consumer education categories.