Series in Research
Books in Research
Conflict, Action and Suspense
Covers openings, setting, transition, dialogue, mood, character development, point of view, misdirection, time, pacing, and endings
Conflict, Action and Suspense
Covers openings, setting, transition, dialogue, mood, character development, point of view, misdirection, time, pacing, and endings
Conflict, Action and Suspense
Covers openings, setting, transition, dialogue, mood, character development, point of view, misdirection, time, pacing, and endings
Grow Your Own Teachers
Grow Your Own Teachers describes the evolution of a local school reform movement in Chicago that now serves as a model for change in schools and teacher preparation programs across the country. Grounded in the grassroots organizing tradition, the Grow Your Own (GYO) teacher initiative involves collaboration between community-based organizations and colleges of education in preparing community members to teach for change in their local schools. Incorporating rich stories and the perspectives of foremost teacher educators, students, and community leaders, this book offers an alternative framework for teacher education that will provide urban students with the education they deserve. It will also provide adult community members with an example of higher education that can lead to a rewarding professional career. Essential reading for anyone involved in school reform, this important book: Shows how to put into practice a community-based social justice oriented approach to teacher preparation. Examines the role of parents in shaping school reform efforts. Includes a chapter by Gregory Michie describing teachers of color working for change in their neighborhood schools. Includes a chapter by Linda Darling-Hammond looking at how GYO compares to other educational reform efforts.
I've Finished My Novel: Now What?
Learn from self-published and Amazon bestselling author Donovan M. Neal, as he walks you through the basics of getting your work published, and explains how utilizing author resource circles will increase your sales and expand your publishing business. Understand why Donovan states that "writing a novel without wanting to market it. Is like having a child without wanting to raise it." If you are a first time author or an unpublished author, learn the business side of what it takes to make your publishing dreams successful.
Setting
Suggests ways of creating an appropriate setting and incorporating it into the story, discussing the function of a setting, how it can affect story meaning, and how it can advance the plot
Setting
Suggests ways of creating an appropriate setting and incorporating it into the story, discussing the function of a setting, how it can affect story meaning, and how it can advance the plot
The Enemy Within
Espionage classic in the Department Z Series
The Enemy Within
Espionage classic in the Department Z Series
The Naked Consumer
After receiving a sudden surge of junk mail directed at new parents—even though his wife at the time was merely pregnant— Erik Larson, the National Bestselling author, set out to explore the lengths companies go to spy on individual consumers. Posing as a CEO of a fictitious direct-mail corporation, Larson infiltrated companies that gather and sell personal information to assist businesses in their marketing campaigns. He discovered the systems used to gather personal data, the staggering amount of personal information companies can gather, and the government’s role in helping companies learn about you.
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
Uncover the captivating science behind viral trends in business, marketing, and human behavior in the breakthrough debut — named one of the best books of the decade by The A.V. Club and The Guardian — by Malcolm Gladwell, the bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia. The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause a fashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or a drop in the crime rate. This widely acclaimed bestseller, in which Malcolm Gladwell explores and brilliantly illuminates the tipping point phenomenon, is already changing the way people throughout the world think about selling products and disseminating ideas. “A wonderful page-turner about a fascinating idea that should affect the way every thinking person looks at the world.” —Michael Lewis