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Paperback. Winner examines the latest scientific evidence about the biological basis of giftedness as well as the role played by parents and schools in fostering exceptional abilities. In this fascinating book, she uncovers and explores nine myths about giftedness, and shows us what gifted children are really like. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JMC; JNSP; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 132 x 203 x 29. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465017591
- ISBN
- 9780465017591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.19
€ 43.19
Paperback. Ranging across American culture of the middle 20th century this study depicts the shifting characterizations of teens from invisible young adults to young soldiers in training, to bobby soxers and zoot suiters, to rock'n'rollers and juvenile delinquents, from hippies to savvy consumers. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFC; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465007660
- ISBN
- 9780465007660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.93
€ 29.93
Paperback. Assessment plays a powerful role in the process of education in the US and has a disproportionately negative impact on students who do not come from middle-class backgrounds. This guide looks at the issues in educational assessment and provides knowledge, techniques, and strategies to design and implement valid assessments for use in classrooms. Editor(s): Basterra, Maria del Rosario; Trumbull, Elise; Solano Flores, Guillermo. Series: Language, Culture, and Teaching Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 black & white tables, 33 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: CFDM; JNFR; JNKD; JNSV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415999809
- ISBN
- 9780415999809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.57
€ 84.57
Paperback. Between 1492 and 1820, about two-thirds of the people who crossed the Atlantic to the Americas were Africans. Over the years, however, huge strides have been made in the study of the history of slavery and emancipation in the Atlantic world. This collection brings together some of the key contributions to this growing body of scholarship. Editor(s): Dubois, Laurent; Scott, Julius S. Series: Rewriting Histories. Num Pages: 424 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415994460
- ISBN
- 9780415994460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.69
€ 73.69
paperback. Probes the implications of the emergence of the leaders for the future of African American politics. This title presents a theoretical framework based on the interaction of three factors: black leaders' crossover appeal, their political ambition, and connections to the black establishment. Editor(s): Gillespie, Andra. Num Pages: 352 pages, 43 black & white tables, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415992169
- ISBN
- 9780415992169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.46
€ 75.46
paperback. Examines high-stakes standardized testing in order to illuminate what is really at stake for students, teachers, and communities negatively affected by such testing. This title traces standardized testing's origins in the Eugenics and Social Efficiency movements of the late 19th and early 20th century. Series: Critical Social Thought. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JNKD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415990714
- ISBN
- 9780415990714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.11
€ 56.11
paperback. A history of the welfare rights programme of the 1960s which sought to organize the poor to make demands upon the system and in the process create a more humane welfare program. Num Pages: 344 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415945790
- ISBN
- 9780415945790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.66
€ 72.66
Paperback. 'The Black Studies Reader' takes on the history and future of this multi-faceted academic field. Editor(s): Bobo, Jacqueline; Michel, Claudine; Hudley, Cynthia (University of California, Santa Barbara). Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415945547
- ISBN
- 9780415945547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.04
€ 89.04
The Life Stories of Undistinguished Americans as Told by Themselves: E...
. Ed(S): Sollors, Werner; Holt, Hamilton
paperback. Contains autobiographies of ordinary people - new immigrants and sharecroppers, cooks and fishermen, women and men working in sweatshops, in the city, and on the land. Editor(s): Sollors, Werner; Holt, Hamilton. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; GBCB; GTB; HBJK; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415925105
- ISBN
- 9780415925105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.18
€ 64.18
Paperback. Looking at how crime penetrates private business, government, and the every day lives of the people, this collection examines the impact of criminal enterprises on the legitimate ecomony and the ability of states to promote the rule of law. Editor(s): Farer, Tom J. Series: An Inter-American Dialogue Book. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVM; JP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415923019
- ISBN
- 9780415923019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.87
€ 75.87
Paperback. Names We Call Home includes autobiographical essays, poetry and interviews to highlight the historical, social and cultural influences that inform racial identity. Editor(s): Thompson, Becky; Tyagi, Sangeeta. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415911627
- ISBN
- 9780415911627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.73
€ 84.73
paperback. This anthology brings together some of the most important contemporary philosophical essays investigating the nature and moral significance of self-respect. Editor(s): Dillon, Robin S. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMH; JMS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415907095
- ISBN
- 9780415907095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.85
€ 84.85
Paperback. The Handbook of Family Literacy, 2e, provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of family literacy of any available book. Editor(s): Wasik, Barbara Hanna. Num Pages: 496 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 29 black & white tables, 15 black & white halftones, 6 bl. BIC Classification: JNFD; JNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 876.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415884587
- ISBN
- 9780415884587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 197.09
€ 197.09
Paperback. This handbook summarizes the research on communicative processes as they relate to health and health care, and provides directions for future research. Editor(s): Thompson, Teresa L.; Parrott, Roxanne; Nussbaum, Jon F. Series: Routledge Communication Series. Num Pages: 704 pages, 19 black & white tables. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; MBDP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415883153
- ISBN
- 9780415883153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 135.16
€ 135.16
paperback. Featuring excerpts of essays collected from over one thousand young adults while in the throes of divorce, this book paints a picture of the pain and the hope shown by the storytellers. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHBK; JMF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415872584
- ISBN
- 9780415872584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.86
€ 65.86
paperback. Num Pages: 612 pages, 41 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JKSN2; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 43. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 612
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415861175
- ISBN
- 9780415861175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.11
€ 85.11
paperback. Editor(s): Semel, Susan F. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 black & white tables, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415806251
- ISBN
- 9780415806251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.73
€ 65.73
paperback. Offering an introduction to middle school teaching, this title focuses on the instructional strategies that encourage adolescents to become active participants in their own learning within a world of accountability and standardized testing. It follows a constructivist approach to teaching that considers the whole child. Num Pages: 384 pages, 13 black & white tables, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNLB; JNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415801775
- ISBN
- 9780415801775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.09
€ 85.09
paperback. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; KCN; RGC; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415785440
- ISBN
- 9780415785440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.69
€ 84.69
Paperback. This book examines the role of the presidency in the formulation and conduct of grand strategy, and why this is important for the future of US national security. It argues that, while the US has enjoyed exceptional presidential leadership in the past, few future presidents will meet high standards of leadership in foreign affairs. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JPS; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415731225
- ISBN
- 9780415731225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.83
€ 82.83