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31.		The Freedom Writers Diary (Movie Tie-in Edition): How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them by The Freedom Writers Manufacturer: Broadway	List Price: $13.95 Our Price: $7.45 You Save: $ 6.50 (47%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Excellente' Content: We just saw the movie tonight. I thought it was excellent and cool. I thought that it was awsome how the gangs all came together as a family. They were no longer fighting each other. They came together because they saw the reality that they were alike ... → Click here to read more reviews.

32.		TEACHING TO TRANSGRESS CL by Hooks Manufacturer: Routledge	List Price: $54.95 Our Price: $185.00 You Save: $ (%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Extremely Good Segue to Freire Content: This is the third of three books on liberation pedagogy that I picked up, the other two being Pedagogy of Freedom: Ethics, Democracy, and Civic Courage (Critical Perspectives Series) and Pedagogy of the Oppressed. This book is a collection of ... → Click here to read more reviews.

33.		Save the World on Your Own Time by Stanley Fish Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA	List Price: $19.95 Our Price: $11.62 You Save: $ 8.33 (42%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Divesting the Academy of Left and Right Content: Save the World on Your Own Time is an incisive, engaging, and I daresay inspiring polemic on major issues in higher education today. Stanley Fish does not mince words; the argument he repeats throughout this book is that academics should stick to "doing ... → Click here to read more reviews.

34.		Unlocking Harry Potter: Five Keys for the Serious Reader by John Granger Manufacturer: Zossima Press	List Price: $18.99 Our Price: $11.72 You Save: $ 7.27 (38%) Prices subject to change
Summary: If you are not J.K.Rowling... Content: IF YOU ARE NOT J.K.ROWLING THEN STOP WRITING ABOUT HARRY POTTER. THE ENTIRE SERIES OF BOOKS WERE BORN IN HER BRAIN, IN HER IMAGINIATION AND NOT ANOTHER LIVING SOUL ON THIS PLANET HAS THE RIGHT TO EVEN EXPLORE HARRY POTTER FOR PROFIT OR LITERARY RECOGNITION. ... → Click here to read more reviews.

35.		The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric by Sister Miriam Joseph Manufacturer: Paul Dry Books	List Price: $18.95 Our Price: $9.45 You Save: $ 9.50 (50%) Prices subject to change
Summary: "Mere accumulation of facts does not constitute education" Content: Eva Brauns said that "whoever owns this books owns a treasure;" I agree. Sister Miriam Joseph makes a distinction between the liberal arts, which teach one how to live and allow a human to rise above his or her material environment, and the utilitarian ... → Click here to read more reviews.

36.		My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student by Rebekah Nathan Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)	List Price: $14.00 Our Price: $6.95 You Save: $ 7.05 (50%) Prices subject to change
Summary: A must-read for college professors! Content: Faculty at my campus are reading this for a monthly discussion group. It is very enlightening and helps us understand our current college students. School is soooo much different now! If you want to engage students more, read the book. Good info for those ... → Click here to read more reviews.

37.		What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy. Second Edition: Revised and Updated Edition by James Paul Gee Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan	List Price: $16.95 Our Price: $7.65 You Save: $ 9.30 (55%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Taking games seriously Content: Gee's background in linguistics and current interests in education inform this discussion of video games, as he clearly outlines over thirty good learning principles that teachers can glean from the practice of gaming and apply to their classrooms. Gee's ... → Click here to read more reviews.

38.		The Homework Myth: Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing by Alfie Kohn Manufacturer: Da Capo Press	List Price: $14.95 Our Price: $4.87 You Save: $ 10.08 (67%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Simply amazing Content: I couldn't put this book down once I started reading it. The author takes a wrecking-ball to establishment views about homework, revealing the shoddy and sometimes deliberately deceptive "research" used to justify massive quantities of homework. Hence it is ... → Click here to read more reviews.

39.		The Creative Writing Mfa Handbook: A Guide for Prospective Graduate Students by Tom Kealey Manufacturer: Continuum	List Price: $60.00 Our Price: $59.73 You Save: $ 0.27 (0%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Go-to-Guide for the freaked out M.F.A applicant Content: Yes, it's true, even a well-written, thoughtful book will not take away the anxiety of applying to M.F.A programs, but this one is the closest you'll get to feeling in control of the process. Kealey gives you an excellent reference of not only schools ... → Click here to read more reviews.

40.		The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children by Gloria Ladson-Billings Manufacturer: Jossey-Bass	List Price: $19.95 Our Price: $8.89 You Save: $ 11.06 (55%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Positive thoughts on culturally relevant teaching Content: The author of Dreamkeepers makes the argument that African American children can be successful in school if changes are made by the education community. Gloria Ladson-Billings advocates for "culturally relevant teaching" which she believes will allow children ... → Click here to read more reviews.

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