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The Black-White Achievement Gap

By: Rod Paige,Elaine WITTY

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The Black-White Achievement Gap

By: Rod Paige,Elaine WITTY

When it comes to race in America, we must face one uncomfortable but undeniable fact. Almost 50 years after the birth of the civil rights movement, inequality still reigns supreme in our classrooms. At a time when African-American students trail their white peers on academic tests and experience high dropout rates, low college completion rates, and a tendency to shy away from majors in hard sciences and mathematics, the Black-White achievement gap in our schools has become the major barrier to racial equality and social justice in America. In fact, it is arguably the greatest civil rights issue of our time. The Black-White Achievement Gap is a call to action for this country to face up to and confront this crisis head on. Renowned former Secretary of Education Rod Paige believes we can close this gap. In this thought-provoking book, he and Elaine Witty trace the history of the achievement gap, discuss its relevance to racial equality and social justice, examine popular explanations, and offer suggestions for the type of committed leadership and community involvement needed to close it. African-American leaders need to rally around this important cause if we are to make real progress since students’ academic performance is a function not only of school quality, but of home and community factors as well. The Black-White Achievement Gap is an unflinching and long overdue look at the very real problem of racial disparity in our schools and what we must do to solve it.

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AMACOM

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0814415202

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9780814415207

When The Green Flag Drops

Memoirs Of A Baja And Pro-Rally Racer

By: Rod Koch

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When The Green Flag Drops

Memoirs Of A Baja And Pro-Rally Racer

By: Rod Koch

Ride once again with the author, Rod Koch, and share his adventures as he struggles to gain another victory in the epic Baja 1000. His fi rst autobiography, 7 Years from Start to Finish, covered the early years of the Baja races from 1968-1975, up to the moment when the author became a fi rst place winner in that incredible endurance race down and around the Baja California peninsula. When the Green Flag Drops conti nues those adventures in off -road racing through the 1980s not just in Baja, but back in the U. S. A. with events like the Parker 400, Casinos 350, Mint 400 and the Riverside Off -Road Championships. The author then makes the transiti on into the intensity of the Pro-Rally race scene, bringing the reader along with him as he takes on some of the best and fastest off -road and performance rally drivers in North America. The action streaks across the High Sierras from San Francisco to Reno, from Las Vegas to Laughlin, Nevada, from Carson City to Virginia City to Yerington, through the rain, mud, snow, even the heat of the Mojave Desert near Palm Springs and east of Indio, wherever the dirt mountain and desert roads of the performance and Pro-Rally circuit goes. You are there with the author in the co-driver’s seat for what may be the ride of your life—if you dare.

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496

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Xlibris Corporation

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1456858645

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9781456858643

Tyrannosaurus Lex

The Marvelous Book of Palindromes, Anagrams, and Other Delightful and Outrageous Wordplay

By: Rod L. Evans Ph.D.

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Tyrannosaurus Lex

The Marvelous Book of Palindromes, Anagrams, and Other Delightful and Outrageous Wordplay

By: Rod L. Evans Ph.D.

Welcome to the Weird and Wonderful World of Words! Tyrannosaurus Lex is your guide to the intriguing world of logology—the pursuit of word puzzles or puzzling words—featuring: •A wealth of witty anagrams, palindromes, and puns •Clever paraprosdokians: sentences with surprising endings (“I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn’t it.”—Groucho Marx) •Fascinating oronyms: a pair of phrases that differ in meaning and spelling, yet share a similar pronunciation (“The stuffy nose can lead to problems” versus “The stuff he knows can lead to problems.”) •Peculiar oxymora: words or phrases that are self-contradictory (Jumbo shrimp! Guest host! Gold silverware!) So sit back and get ready to learn about everything from antigrams and aptanagrams to kangaroo words and phantonyms. You’ll never look at language the same again!

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167

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Penguin

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1101588632

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9781101588635

The Study of Second Language Acquisition

By: Rod Ellis

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The Study of Second Language Acquisition

By: Rod Ellis

An up to date comprehensive introduction to second language acqusition research. Contains a general framework for the study of second language acquisition, provides a general description of learner language, accounts for the role of the linguistic environment, examines the learner's internal mechanisms, explores individual differences in language learning and reviews the expanding research on classroom second language acquisition.

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836

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Oxford University

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0194371891

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9780194371896

Economics and Technological Change

By: Rod Coombs,Paolo Saviotti,Vivien Walsh

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Economics and Technological Change

By: Rod Coombs,Paolo Saviotti,Vivien Walsh

An area of neglect in much of current economic theory has been its lack of attention to the impact of technological innovation on the structure and behavior of firms and the market. This book is a comprehensive study of the economic implications of technological change for three primary institutions: the firm, the market, and the civil sector.

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318

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0847675467

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9780847675463

Graphic Classics

Rafael Sabatini

By: Rafael Sabatini,Rod Lott,Antonella Caputo,Mort Castle

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Rafael Sabatini

By: Rafael Sabatini,Rod Lott,Antonella Caputo,Mort Castle

Presents selected works of Rafael Sabatini in graphic novel format.

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148

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0974664863

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9780974664866

A Bitter Magic

By: Rod Townley,Roderick Townley

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A Bitter Magic

By: Rod Townley,Roderick Townley

When twelve-year-old Cisley's mother, who controls real magic, disappears during a magic act, Cisley's left with her cold, distant uncle and a great mystery which will only be solved if she can summon her own magic.

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306

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Knopf Books for Young Readers

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0449816494

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9780449816493

.NET 4 Wrox PDF Bundle

Professional ASP.NET 4, Professional C# 4, VB 2010 Programmer's Ref, WPF Programmer's Ref, Professional Visual Studio 2010

By: Bill Evjen,Christian Nagel,Rod Stephens,Robert Vieira,Nick Randolph

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.NET 4 Wrox PDF Bundle

Professional ASP.NET 4, Professional C# 4, VB 2010 Programmer's Ref, WPF Programmer's Ref, Professional Visual Studio 2010

By: Bill Evjen,Christian Nagel,Rod Stephens,Robert Vieira,Nick Randolph

The books included in this set are: 9780470502204 Professional ASP.NET 4: in C# and VB: Written by three highly recognized and regarded ASP.NET experts, this book provides comprehensive coverage on ASP.NET 4 with a unique approach featuring examples in both C# and VB, as is the incomparable coverage of core ASP.NET. After a fast-paced refresher on essentials such as server controls, the book delves into expert coverage of all the latest capabilities of ASP.NET 4. 9780470502259 Professional C# 4 and .NET 4: After a quick refresher on C# basics, the author dream team moves on to provide you with details of language and framework features including LINQ, LINQ to SQL, LINQ to XML, WCF, WPF, Workflow, and Generics. Coverage also spans ASP.NET programming with C#, working in Visual Studio 2010 with C#, and more. With this book, you'll quickly get up to date on all the newest capabilities of C# 4. 9780470548653 Professional Visual Studio 2010: This book gets you quickly up to speed on what you can expect from Visual Studio 2010. Packed with helpful examples, this comprehensive guide explains examines the features of Visual Studio 2010, which allows you to create and manage programming projects for the Windows platform. It walks you through every facet of the Integrated Development Environment (IDE), from common tasks and functions to its powerful tools 9780470499832 Visual Basic 2010 Programmer's Reference: This reference guide provides you with a broad, solid understanding of essential Visual Basic 2010 topics and clearly explains how to use this powerful programming language to perform a variety of tasks. As a tutorial, the book describes the Visual Basic language and covers essential Visual Basic topics. The material presents categorized information regarding specific operations and reveals useful tips, tricks, and tidbits to help you make the most of the new Visual Basic 2010. 9780470477229 WPF Programmer's Reference: Windows Presentation Foundation with C# 2010 and .NET 4: Written by a leading expert on Microsoft graphics programming, this richly illustrated book provides an introduction to WPF development and explains fundamental WPF concepts. It is packed with helpful examples and progresses through a range of topics that gradually increase in their complexity. 9780470257029 Professional SQL Server 2008 Programming: This expanded best-seller includes new coverage of SQL Server 2008's new datatypes, new indexing structures, manageability features, and advanced time-zone handling. As an added bonus, also includes Professional SQL Server 2005 Programmers for .NET 4 developers still working in a SQL Server 2005 setting.

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8390

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470937831

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9780470937839

Brick City Grudge Match

Tony Zale and Rocky Graziano Battle in Newark, 1948

By: Rod Honecker

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Brick City Grudge Match

Tony Zale and Rocky Graziano Battle in Newark, 1948

By: Rod Honecker

On June 10, 1948, the eyes of the sporting world were focused on a minor league ballpark in Newark, New Jersey--the unlikely venue of a much-anticipated rubber match between the two men at the top of boxing's prestigious middleweight division, Tony Zale and Rocky Graziano. They had met in the ring twice before, each winning one bout. In their third fight, Zale, a clever and powerful puncher, hoped to regain his title from Graziano, a knock-out artist six years his junior. This book tells the story of the greatest middleweight trilogy of boxing's Golden Age, a championship battle Newark hoped would catalyze brighter days for a city rife with political corruption and organized crime and grappling with the beginning of deindustrialization.

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204

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McFarland

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1476689431

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9781476689432

Hidalgo County, Texas

By: Karen Gerhardt,Rod Santa Ana, III

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Hidalgo County, Texas

By: Karen Gerhardt,Rod Santa Ana, III

Hidalgo County, located in the heart of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, is a contentious land of impossible contrasts: tropical sunsets and swaying palm trees, rare birds and javelina, cactus and mesquite, soft breezes and broiling sunshine-and hurricanes. Spanish colonists settled here in 1749, receiving huge land grants in exchange for their labor and their loneliness. One hundred years later, a Scotsman named McAllen came to work in a riverfront store, and stayed to found a dynasty. Between 1900 and 1940, more immigrants arrived to build railroads and towns, turn brush land into farmland, and create a unique cultural environment. Hidalgo County illustrates the rapid development of this environmental and cultural crossroads at the beginning of the 20th century. River boats and oxcarts gave way to railroads and the Model T. Tent cities became thriving towns with business districts, homes, schools, churches, and agricultural industries. The changes experienced-and created-by the hardy pioneers who struggled to survive are chronicled here. The courage, stamina, and optimism of these brave souls inspire us a century later in Hidalgo County.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738507725

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9780738507729

Matching Wits with the Million-dollar Mind

The Worldś Hardest Trivia Quizzes from Americaś First Quiz Show Millionaire

By: John Carpenter,Rod L. Evans

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Matching Wits with the Million-dollar Mind

The Worldś Hardest Trivia Quizzes from Americaś First Quiz Show Millionaire

By: John Carpenter,Rod L. Evans

The world's hardest trvia quizzes from America's first quiz show millionaire.

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324

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Berkley Trade

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042518319X

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9780425183199

David Fincher's Zodiac

Cinema of Investigation and (Mis)Interpretation

By: Matthew Sorrento,David Ryan

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David Fincher's Zodiac

Cinema of Investigation and (Mis)Interpretation

By: Matthew Sorrento,David Ryan

David Fincher’s Zodiac (2007), written by producer James Vanderbilt and adapted from the true crime works of Robert Graysmith, remains one of the most respected films of the early twenty-first century. As the second film featuring a serial killer (and the first based on fact) by Fincher, Zodiac remains a standout in a varied but stylistically unified career. While connected to this genre, the film also hybridizes the policier genre and the investigative reporter film. And yet, scholarship has largely ignored the film. This collection is the first book-length work of criticism dedicated to the film. Section One focuses on early influences, while the second section analyzes the film’s unique treatment of narrative. The book closes with a section focusing on game theory, data and hegemony, the Zodiac’s treatment in music, and the use of sound in cinema. By offering new avenues and continuing a few established ones, this book will interest scholars of cinema and true crime along with fans and enthusiasts in these areas.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1683933273

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9781683933274

O. Henry

By: O. Henry,Mort Castle,Rod Lott

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O. Henry

By: O. Henry,Mort Castle,Rod Lott

The ransom of Red Chief, Gift of the magi, The Cisco Kid & more!"--Cover.

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0974664820

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9780974664828

Graphic Classics

Rafael Sabatini

By: Rafael Sabatini,Rod Lott,Antonella Caputo,Mort Castle

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Rafael Sabatini

By: Rafael Sabatini,Rod Lott,Antonella Caputo,Mort Castle

Presents selected works of Rafael Sabatini in graphic novel format.

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0974664863

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Science Fiction Classics

By: Jules Verne,Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir,Richard Rainey,George Sellas,Ben Avery,Rod Lott,Antonella Caputo

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Science Fiction Classics

By: Jules Verne,Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir,Richard Rainey,George Sellas,Ben Avery,Rod Lott,Antonella Caputo

A collection of seven classic tales involving alien invaders, visions of the future, scientific inventions, and space travel presented in an illustrated format by prominent artists working in the fields of comics, book illustration, and fine arts.

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0978791975

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9780978791971

Book's by Rod Lott

The Black-White Achievement Gap

The Black-White Achievement Gap

When The Green Flag Drops

When The Green Flag Drops

Tyrannosaurus Lex

Tyrannosaurus Lex

The Study of Second Language Acquisition

The Study of Second Language Acquisition

Economics and Technological Change

Economics and Technological Change

Graphic Classics

Graphic Classics

A Bitter Magic

A Bitter Magic

.NET 4 Wrox PDF Bundle

.NET 4 Wrox PDF Bundle

Brick City Grudge Match

Brick City Grudge Match

Hidalgo County, Texas

Hidalgo County, Texas

Matching Wits with the Million-dollar Mind

Matching Wits with the Million-dollar Mind

David Fincher's Zodiac

David Fincher's Zodiac

O. Henry

O. Henry

Graphic Classics

Graphic Classics

Science Fiction Classics

Science Fiction Classics

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