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by Ophira Edut (Editor), Rebecca Walker ISBN: 1580050166 "In more than 20 candid and humorous essays, a diverse group of women explore how they have chosen to ignore, subvert, or redefine the standard of beauty. These women break down modern culture's feminine ideal and reinvent it for themselves."
by Helen Fremont. ISBN: 0385333706 "In her mid-30s Helen Fremont discovered that, although she had been raised in the Midwest as a Catholic, she was in fact the daughter of Polish Jews whose families had been exterminated in the Holocaust."
By Susan Jacoby ISBN: 9780375423741 "A scathing, witty indictment of American modern-day culture examines the current disdain for logic and evidence fostered by the mass media, religious fundamentalism, poor public education, a lack of fair-minded intellectuals, and a lazy, credulous public, condemning our addiction to infotainment, from TV to the Web, and assessing its repercussions for the country as a whole."
by Elva Trevino Hart. ISBN: 0927534819 "A vividly told autobiographical account of the life of a child growing up in a family of migrant farm workers."
by Thomas Hoerr. ISBN: 0871203650 "We learn about the staff's initial exposure to MI theory, the many activities...that were undertaken by faculty and staff in teaching, curriculum, adult development, and assessment; the challenges that the leader faces in attempting to bring about significant and lasting change."
by Michael Thompson et al. ISBN: 034544289X "Bullying has become an area of concern in the media and society. This book discusses that topic but weaves it into a broader study of children's friendships."
by Lorene Cary ISBN: 0679737456 "An African-American woman remembers her adolescence at the formerly all-white, all-male St. Paul's School in New Hampshire, and tells of the pains she endured in order to succeed without selling out."
By Jayni Chase ISBN: 9780590498302 "After reading this book, you'll never look at schools in quite the same way again. This hefty tome probes every corner of the campus...to assess its potential for pollution. The picture is pretty scary....Thankfully, the 'Blueprint' is also loaded with alternatives and actions one can take to alleviate the noxious threats."
by Bell Hooks ISBN: 0805055126 "Feminist scholar Bell Hooks (Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism) has long raised uncomfortable questions about race, gender, and class."
by Alfie Kohn. ISBN: 0325003254 "The Case Against Standardized Testing will help readers respond to common questions and challenges."
