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The Bristol Board Jungle

By: Bob Pendarvis,Mark Kneece,Megan Levens

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The Bristol Board Jungle

By: Bob Pendarvis,Mark Kneece,Megan Levens

A full college class on creating comics... in a graphic novel! Learn the secrets of the trade, but also the secrets of the students who make up quite a cast of characters. Can the professors keep up? By two professors of the Savannah College of Art & Design with a class of their best seniors.

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NBM

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1561633798

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9781561633791

Genius Denied

How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds

By: Jan Davidson,Bob Davidson,Laura Vanderkam

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Genius Denied

How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds

By: Jan Davidson,Bob Davidson,Laura Vanderkam

With all the talk of failing schools these days, we forget that schools can fail their brightest students, too. We pledge to "leave no child behind," but in American schools today, thousands of gifted and talented students fall short of their potential. In Genius Denied, Jan and Bob Davidson describe the "quiet crisis" in education: gifted students spending their days in classrooms learning little beyond how to cope with boredom as they "relearn" material they've already mastered years before. This lack of challenge leads to frustration, underachievement, and even failure. Some gifted students become severely depressed. At a time when our country needs a deep intellectual talent pool, the squandering of these bright young minds is a national tragedy. There are hundreds of thousands of highly gifted children in the U.S. and millions more whose intelligence is above average, yet few receive the education they deserve. Many school districts have no gifted programs or offer only token enrichment classes. Education of the gifted is in this sorry state, say the Davidsons, because of indifference, lack of funding, and the pernicious notion that education should have a "leveling" effect, a one-size-fits-all concept that deliberately ignores the needs of the gifted. But all children are entitled to an appropriate education, insist the authors, those left behind as well as those who want to surge ahead. The Davidsons show parents and educators how to reach and challenge gifted students. They offer practical advice based on their experience as founders of a nonprofit organization that assists gifted children. They show parents how to become their children's advocates, how to win support for gifted students within the local schools, and when and how to go outside the school system. They discuss everything from acceleration ("skipping" a grade) to homeschooling and finding mentors for children. They tell stories of real parents and students who overcame poor schooling environments to discover the joy of learning. Genius Denied is an inspiring book that provides a beacon of hope for children at risk of losing their valuable gift of intellectual potential.

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258

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Simon and Schuster

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1416595686

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9781416595687

The Bristol Board Jungle

By: Bob Pendarvis,Mark Kneece,Megan Levens

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By: Bob Pendarvis,Mark Kneece,Megan Levens

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Senator Bob Packwood's Secret Diary

By: Anonymous,Bob Packwood

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Senator Bob Packwood's Secret Diary

By: Anonymous,Bob Packwood

This outrageously funny "diary" of one of America's most powerful and respected legislators, now exposes Packwood to be the sleaziest womanizer on the Hill. "Entries" include the senator's escapades with a colleague's wife and his adventures at the Playboy mansion. The first humorous paperback on this titillating topic offers raucous fun, packed with senatorial sex.

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Spi Books

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1561713155

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9781561713158

Irresponsible Freaks, Highball Guzzlers & Unabashed Grafters

A Bob Edwards Chrestomathy ...

By: Bob Edwards

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Irresponsible Freaks, Highball Guzzlers & Unabashed Grafters

A Bob Edwards Chrestomathy ...

By: Bob Edwards

Bob Edwards, the Great White North's equivalent to H. L. Mencken, remains a singular figure in Canadian journalism. His newspapers, published in Wetaskiwin, Leduc, High River, Strathcona, Winnipeg, Port Arthur, and most famously Calgary, skewered politics, society, and business leaders with a fearlessness and outrageousness rarely seen then, now, or in between. As editor James Martin points out in his illuminating introduction, Bob Edwards seems more modern the farther back in history he recedes; he was the granddaddy of Gonzo Journalism à la Hunter S. Thompson, a freewheeling cultural critic in the spirit of Lester Bangs, a pioneer of satirical reform as evidenced in Frank magazine, and a spoofer of the po-faced reporting of his day in precisely the same way that The Onion is now. Irresponsible Freaks, Highball Guzzlers and Unabashed Grafters features mountains of Edwards's superb aphorisms, a generous helping of his longer and lesser-known works, and some choice items which have never before seen print, as well as miraculous archival discoveries and many cartoons from Edwards's celebrated Eye Opener. It is a welcome addition to the Bob Edwards canon for those who thought they knew everything about him, and an eye-opening introduction to the uninitiated: "He was writing this stuff a hundred years ago!

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276

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Brindle and Glass

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0973248157

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9780973248159

52 Little Lessons from It's a Wonderful Life

By: Bob Welch

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52 Little Lessons from It's a Wonderful Life

By: Bob Welch

Bob Welch takes us deeper into the nuances of Frank Capra's 1946 tribute to bedrock values.

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Thomas Nelson Inc

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1400203937

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9781400203932

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Irresponsible Freaks, Highball Guzzlers & Unabashed Grafters

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52 Little Lessons from It's a Wonderful Life

52 Little Lessons from It's a Wonderful Life

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