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In Shelby Steele's beautifully wrought and thoughtprovoking new book, A Bound Man, the award-winning and bestselling author of The Content of Our Character attests that Senator Barack Obama's groundbreaking quest for the highest office in the land is fast becoming a galvanizing occasion beyond mere presidential politics, one that is forcing a national dialogue on the current state of race relations in America. Says Steele, poverty and inequality usually are the focus of such dialogues, but Obama's bid for so high an office pushes the conversation to a more abstract level where race is a politics of guilt and innocence generated by our painful racial history -- a kind of morality play between (and within) the races in which innocence is power and guilt is impotence.

Steele writes of how Obama is caught between the two classic postures that blacks have always used to make their way in the white American mainstream: bargaining and challenging. Bargainers strike a "bargain" with white America in which they say, I will not rub America's ugly history of racism in your face if you will not hold my race against me. Challengers do the opposite of bargainers. They charge whites with inherent racism and then demand that they prove themselves innocent by supporting black-friendly policies like affirmative action and diversity.

Steele maintains that Senator Obama is too constrained by these elaborate politics to find his own true political voice. Obama has the temperament, intelligence, and background -- an interracial family, a sterling education -- to guide America beyond the exhausted racial politics that now prevail. And yet he is a Promethean figure, a bound man.

Says Steele, Americans are constrained by a racial correctness so totalitarian that we are afraid even to privately ask ourselves what we think about racial matters. Like Obama, most of us find it easier to program ourselves for correctness rather than risk knowing and expressing what we truly feel. Obama emerges as a kind of Everyman in whom we can see our own struggle to accept and honor what we honestly feel about race. In A Bound Man, Steele makes clear the precise constellation of forces that bind Senator Obama, and proposes a way for him to break these bonds and find his own voice.The courage to trust in one's own careful judgment is the new racial progress, the "way out" from the forces that now bind us all..
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In this collection of engaging and entertaining mini-comic books, students share in the adventures of time traveler Scooter McGinty as he celebrates Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims, rides through Lexington with Paul Revere, joins Lewis & Clark's Corps of Discovery, supports women's rights, and more. Includes background notes and teaching ideas..
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Stomp the Elephant in the Office is a wake-up call to leaders everywhere. In this innovative and poignant book, authors Steven Vannoy and Craig Ross challenge assumptions about leadership and business in today s world. Stomp the Elephant presents leaders with everyday tools that will leverage all other business strategies and prepare them for when the going gets tough. Vannoy & Ross explore people and culture (often misinterpreted as the softer side of business) and demonstrate that learning to cultivate them directly affects performance, productivity and ultimately the bottom line.

Stomp the Elephant is not just for CEOs and high-level executives. Revealed in its pages is the truth that we are all leaders who have the power to transform ideas into action..
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This essential book brings together some of the best thinkers in education to show educators at all levels, policymakers, and parents how to apply the lessons learned from NEA KEYS (Keys to Excellence for Your Schools) research..
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A big book of hands-on science fun for the whole family!

Why should your kids have all the fun? In Family Science, award-winning author and science educator Sandra Markle presents more than 200 safe, easy-to-do science activities for entire families to enjoy together.

Divided into lively, thematic chapters that arrange the activities by age level, this step-by-step guide lets you mentor your children as they discover the world around them and practice key problem-solving skills. From biology and chemistry to earth science and physics, you'll tackle investigations, experiments, expeditions, and competitions guaranteed to get your family's creative juices flowing and bring out everyone's inner scientist. You'll also help your kids learn how to apply scientific concepts to real-life situations. Best of all, each activity can be completed with everyday items found around the house, so you can get started right away!

Complete with "Brain Boosters," "That's Amazing" facts, and tasty recipes, Family Science is the best way to learn while having fun with your family!
* Create a Juicy T-Shirt
* Launch Spaghetti Rockets
* Go on a Night Safari
* Bake Foam You Can Eat
* Turn Glue into Glubber
* Make Your Own Marshmallows
* Grow a Room
* Make Animal Splits
* Whip Up Your Own Chalk
* Blow Super Soap Bubbles
* Walk the Plank
* And Much More!.
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Research indicates boys are interested in reading nonfiction materials, yet most children's librarians prefer to booktalk fiction. Offering citations for more than 1,100 books, Gotcha for Guys! deals specifically with books to pique the interest of middle grade boys. A series of booktalks are grouped within chapters with like titles such as: "Creepy-Crawly Creatures," "Disasters and Unsolved Mysteries," "Action and Innovation," and "All Things Gross." Complete booktalks are presented in a beginning section of chapters 1-9. A second section in each of these chapters contains short annotations and talks for other books of interest, and a third section offers lists of well-reviewed titles to consider for boys. The book is enhanced with book cover art and reproducible lists for teachers and librarians..
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A suspect, prisoner, or psychiatric patient becomes violent. The officer or hospital staff struggle to control the person, sometimes with a choke hold or hog tying. Shortly afterward, the patient dies. This illustrates Excited Delirium Syndrome, a condition in which normal physiological changes produced by violent activity culminate in sudden cardiac death. Excited Delirium Syndrome: Cause of Death and Prevention discusses the effects of both legal medication and drugs of abuse on the cardiovascular system. The authors also discuss the effects of underlying disease and prevention of the syndrome, the role of the mental health professional, and the "high-risk" individual..
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Too often kids’ feelings get ignored "I'm Excited" is part of the "Dealing with Feelings" series that helps children and adults accept and acknowledge their emotions It also helps them distinguish between feelings and actions. Even more important, the stories give kids several ways to cope with feelings by utilizing the "choose-your-own-ending" format. They also allow parents and teachers to discuss other situations in a nonjudgmental way. This story describes twins who are so excited by their upcoming birthday party that they even ruin the cake! Young readers and their parents can determine how the children might control their energy until it's party time..
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This fifth Gotcha! book, aimed at public and school librarians, as well as elementary and middle school teachers, discusses well-reviewed and kid-tested nonfiction titles for third through eighth grade readers published in 2005-2007 with a few extra oldies but goodies added in. Chapters are built around the high-interest topics kids love as the authors provide irresistible book descriptions to guide librarians and teachers to nonfiction books kids will want to read. Features include numerous booklists that can be copied and saved (similar to the bookmarks in the authors' Gotcha for Guys!), as well as profiles and interviews of some innovative nonfiction authors such as Sally Walker, Kathleen Krull, Catherine Thimmesh, Steve Jenkins, Ken Mochizuki, and others. Grades 3-8..
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THE BOOK: "Feelings" by Susan Canizares, c. 1999, Scholastic, Inc. - New York, NY. Size of this board book is about 7 1/2" x 6 1/4", 12 pages, with a blank bookplate inside the back cover. For Ages 2-6. Each page has just one word (the name of a feeling) and a wonderful photograph that tells an entire story. This is a book to use for discussions... for talking about each of the pictures and for teaching about feelings. The 10 feeling words included in this multicultural book are: Happy, Sad, Mad, Excited, Lonely, Scared, Proud, Hurt, Frustrated, and Curious. THE MOOD METER MAGNET: This little individual Feelings Chart is 3 7/8" wide x 6 7/8" high x .02" thick, and has 30 different faces expressing different feelings (moods, emotions). Both the chart itself and the moveable frame are magnetic. When invited, children can change the position of the frame to graphically show how they feel. The frame says "Today I Feel"... A great tool for teaching vocabulary about feelings and for play therapy. Especially useful for parents, teachers, counselors, social workers, therapists, and others who work with young children, children with autism, and children with other special needs. The 30 Magnet Moods include: Exhausted, Confused, Ecstatic, Guilty, Suspicious, Angry, Hysterical, Frustrated, Sad, Confident, Embarrassed, Happy, Mischievous, Disgusted, Frightened, Enraged, Ashamed, Cautious, Smug, Depressed, Overwhelmed, Hopeful, Lonely, Lovestruck, Jealous, Bored, Surprised, Anxious, Shocked, and Shy..
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