This book examines the challenges posed by English, a foreign language, as a language of teaching and learning for community secondary schools in Tanzania in terms of academic performance. The book probes the necessity for having two languages of...

Chablis Shields, a purple-haired Jesus chick with a line dance addiction, is engaged to marry her church's most eligible young bachelor, John Gerald. After dodging a drone in an unbelievable proposal, she figures she'll breeze through six months of...

Against the backdrop of Kentucky in the 1970s--and against all odds--a black woman and a white man find a love that transcends race, class, and condemnation. J. Marie Darden's magnificent love story is set in 1971--a time of war not just in Vietnam or...

Boston beat cop Aspen Wolfe gets the surprise of her life when she learns she's a shapeshifter. Her abilities awaken as a ruthless regime unleashes its troops to eradicate the shapeshifter population.Forced to run or be hunted, Aspen meets Dr. Tora...

Having spent a good many years as a researcher of African art, I understand that education is of critical importance. This Encyclopedia is designed to bring benefits of knowledge to students, artists, collectors and for all lovers of African traditional...

A joint poetry collection from the virally popular and bestselling poets r.h. Sin and Robert M. Drake. What are you hiding behind your smile? If those empty bottles that line the walls of your room could speak, what tales would they spill? So much of...

An academic textbook that is ideal for teachers, students, and business people who are engaged in training Latinos or other Spanish Speakers. The results of four original research studies are reported and compared to over 200 research other findings...

Make your time with Mexicans, as an educator, business person or peer, mutually effective, productive, and rewarding. Here are the answers you need to make positive changes to your academic, business, and social success stories. You know what you want to...

A companion guide to the textbook "Empowering Spanish Speakers." It is written for English speakers who are teaching Spanish speakers. There are 160+ tips presenting how heritage affects Latino's lives and how they learn. A brief informative work that...

African-American stories were overlooked by mainstream media until John H. Johnson showed the world the value of black life. In his magazines EBONY and JET, the publisher and businessman presented never-before-told accounts and used captivating,...

African-American stories were overlooked by mainstream media until John H. Johnson showed the world the value of black life. In his magazines EBONY and JET, the publisher and businessman presented never-before-told accounts and used captivating,...

Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah's inspiring true story--which was turned into a film, Emmanuel's Gift, narrated by Oprah Winfrey--is nothing short of remarkable. Born in Ghana, West Africa, with one deformed leg, he was dismissed by most people--but not by his...

In the tradition of Being Digital and The Tipping Point, Steven Johnson, acclaimed as a cultural critic with a poet's heart (The Village Voice), takes readers on an eye-opening journey through emergence theory and its applications. A NEW YORK TIMES...

True or false? The continued presence of the racial achievement gap is not merely an indication of how poorly individual students perform but more of an indication of a school's lack of effectiveness in teaching certain students. Depending on how one...

From New York Times bestselling author Colleen Gleason: Book Two of the internationally acclaimed, award-winning Heroes of New Vegas series. "Sexy, violent, electrifying...[An] edgy, page-turning series...Brilliantly conceived and executed." -- Library...

Elwood's Blues is an entertaining and informative collection of conversations with the legends and rising stars of blues and rock music, drawn from the popular syndicated radio series, The House of Blues Radio Hour. Host Dan Aykroyd, in character as...