This impassioned, authoritative work offers practical solutions for improving American schools and teachers. Former teacher, principal, and school superintendent Richard DuFour, who works as an educational consultant, is uniquely... Read More

Robert Frost’s granddaughter travels roads not taken by previous biographers. Lesley Lee Francis pays loving tribute to the life and work of her grandfather Robert Frost in a work that melds literary criticism to family biography. "You... Read More

This is a concise academic methodology for explaining the insidious institution of slavery and its continuing ramifications for American culture. "Understanding and Teaching American Slavery" purports to do what any thinking person in... Read More

This is a damning look at the deficiencies of the Iraq War by a veteran with a firsthand account. The preface to retired Army Reserve Major Steven Alvarez’s new book, Selling War: A Critical Look at the Military’s PR Machine offers a... Read More

Consider the violin virtuoso: in her late teens, Eastern European, humble beginnings, she performs in prestigious concert halls the world over, alone on stage, imperturbable, and beautiful too. Yes, it’s also true that she was... Read More

This is the awe-inspiring account of one barrier-breaking man’s remarkable life. Accomplished leader and statesman Clifton R. Wharton Jr. delivers an autobiography packed with impressive accomplishments following a lifetime of... Read More

London steps from Tichi’s pages as a self-educated intellectual absorbed by the plight of the downtrodden and the oppressed. This specialized look at American author Jack London (1876-1916) examines an outspoken socialist seeking an... Read More

The dozen literate and usually affluent hunters and fishermen in the South during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries whose writings comprise this anthology depict an environmental sensitivity that has been undervalued, Jacob F.... Read More