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  • Sleeplessness

    Assessing Sleep Need in Society Today

    by Jim Horne ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book critically evaluates the popular notion that today’s society is suffering from ‘sleep debt’, or what Horne calls ‘societal insomnia’ - an apparent chronic loss of sleep, which can lead to obesity and related physical and mental disorders including heart disease.It presents evidence which suggests that sleep debt has not in fact worsened to any marked extent over the last hundred or so ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • Work Hard, Be Hard

    Journeys Through "No Excuses" Teaching

    by Jim Horn ...
    This book explores the ideological contexts for the creation and spread of “No Excuses” charter schools. In so doing, Work Hard, Be Hard focuses closely on the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) charter school chain as the most prominent exemplar for total compliance “No Excuses” schooling. By way of in-depth interviews, former teachers offer accounts of their “No Excuses” teaching experiences that ... Read more

    $54.69 CAD

  • The Mismeasure of Education

    by Jim Horn, Denise Wilburn ...
    With new student assessments and teacher evaluation schemes in the planning or early implementation phases, this book takes a step back to examine the ideological and historical grounding, potential benefits, scholarly evidence, and ethical basis for the new generation of test based accountability measures. After providing the political and cultural contexts for the rise of the testing ... Read more

    $38.49 CAD

  • APOKALYPSIS – Mystery Accomplished

    by Dr. Jim Horn ...
    There's no available information at this time. Author will provide once information is available. ... Read more

    $5.39 CAD

  • The Next Green Revolution

    Essential Steps to a Healthy, Sustainable Agriculture

    by Raymond P Poincelot, Jim Horne, Maura Mcdermott ...
    Explore the benefits of and necessity for sustainable agriculture!Here is an easy-to-read, practical introduction to sustainable agriculture: what it means and why it is needed. It is the first book to synthesize the goals of sustainable agriculture into eight comprehensive steps. The Next Green Revolution presents a convincing critique of our current agricultural system and an introduction to an ... Read more

    $97.55 CAD

  • Okinawan Martial Traditions, Vol. 2.1

    Te, Tode, Karate, Karatedo, Kobudo

    by Mary Bolz, Jim Silvan, Wayne W. Van Horne, Mario McKenna, Marvin Labbate, Guillermo Paz-y-Miño C., Richard B. Florence, Joseph Svinth, Robert Toth ...
    This first part of Volume 2 in this book trilogy includes hundreds of pages and photographs presenting the richness of Okinawan martial traditions, from the original combatives to those influenced by Chinese and mainland Japanese martial art styles. The variety of topics shown in the table of contents indicate the depth and breath in the chapters, along with the authors who are well-known for ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • 50 Myths and Lies That Threaten America's Public Schools

    The Real Crisis in Education

    by David C. Berliner, Gene V Glass ...
    Two of the most respected voices in education and a team of young education scholars identify 50 myths and lies that threaten America's public schools. With hard-hitting information and a touch of comic relief, Berliner, Glass, and their Associates separate fact from fiction in this comprehensive look at modern education reform. They explain how the mythical failure of public education has been ... Read more

    $30.79 CAD

  • Cradle to Cradle

    Remaking the Way We Make Things

    by William McDonough, Michael Braungart ...
    A manifesto for a radically different philosophy and practice of manufacture and environmentalism"Reduce, reuse, recycle" urge environmentalists; in other words, do more with less in order to minimize damage. But as this provocative, visionary book argues, this approach perpetuates a one-way, "cradle to grave" manufacturing model that dates to the Industrial Revolution and casts off as much as 90 ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do

    by Shoshin Nagamine ...
    The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do presents the teachings of legendary martial arts master Shoshin Nagamine, founder of the Matsubayashi school of Shorin-ryu karate-do.Used for generations as a practical and pictorial guide, it contains over 1,000 photographs to document eighteen classic karate kata (preset forms) and seven yakusoku kumite (prearranged partner exercises), as well as basic ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • The Flat World and Education

    How America's Commitment to Equity Will Determine Our Future

    by Linda Darling-Hammond ...
    Series series Multicultural Education Series
    Linda Darling-Hammond is the 2023 National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) Policy Leader of the YearIn this bestseller and Grawemeyer Award winner, Linda Darling-Hammond offers an eye-opening wake-up call concerning America’s future and vividly illustrates what the United States needs to do in order to build a system of high-achieving and equitable schools that ensures every child ... Read more

    $45.49 CAD

  • The Handbook of Dispute Resolution

    Edited by Michael L. Moffitt, Robert C. Bordone ...
    This volume is an essential, cutting-edge reference for all practitioners, students, and teachers in the field of dispute resolution. Each chapter was written specifically for this collection and has never before been published. The contributors--drawn from a wide range of academic disciplines--contains many of the most prominent names in dispute resolution today, including Frank E. A. Sander, ... Read more

    $100.99 CAD

  • The Permaculture Handbook

    Garden Farming for Town and Country

    by Peter Bane ...
    Permanent agriculture - abundance by design"The wealth of practical knowledge in The Permaculture Handbook is a welcome addition to North America's canon of books on permaculture design, and will serve other regions as well. Peter Bane's broad and well-tested experience in ecological living will guide homeowners, gardeners, and small farmers toward designing and living in lushly productive and ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD