In this book, the author shares her wisdom, giving you the strategies, advice, and encouragement you need to make your first year teaching middle school a success. This super-practical guide addresses all your concerns about the first days, weeks, and months in the classroom

This book is the essential how-to book for teachers who have English language learners in their classrooms. The book`s five chapters present current research, basic principles, and promising practices for teaching students whose primary language is the other than English

In this groundbraking biography, T.J. Stiles tells the dramatic story of Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt, the combative man and American iron who, through his genius and force of will, did more than perhaps any other individual to creat modern capitalism

The Hours is the story of three women: Clarissa Vaughan, who one New York morning goes about planning a party in honor of a beloved friend; Laura Brown, who in a 1950s Los Angeles suburb slowly begins to feel the constraints of a perfect family and home; and Virginia Woolf, recuperating with her husband in a London suburb, and beginning to write Mrs.Dalloway

One winter night on a remote Nebraska road, twenty-seven-year-old Mark Schluter has a near-fatal car accident. His older sister, Karin, returns reluctantly to their hometown to nurse Mark back from a traumatic head injury. But when Mark emerges from a coma, he beleives that this woman - who looks, acts, and sounds just like his sister - is really an imposter

This collection of his essays is the reflection of what he is and the outcome of his love for his students to help them understand and appreciate nature, man and God. I have no doubt that the world will greatly benefit from knowing him through these writing. I hope those who read this book can see themselves in a clearer light. Seeing the white cloud on the clearest lake should be joy and wonder in itself, and can even make the sincere and attentive minds become clean and clear themselves.

Combining over 100 lavish maps with more than 1000 vibrant illustrations and photographs, along with fun, easy-to-read text, The Children`s World Atlas offers young readers a distinctly unique view of their world. Detailed thematic pages give us a complete overview of our place in space, Earth`s habitats, and the human story

Die Deutsch-Kasachische Universitat (DKU) führt jährlich eine Wissenschaftliche Konferenz unter internationaler Beteiligung durch, die diesmal am 25. und 26. März 2009 stattfand. Thema in diesem Jahr war "Die EU und Zentralasien-Strategien einer neuen Partnerschaft"

Land has always been of primary value for any nation. The status of and changes in land management are one of the indicators of a country"s sustainable development

The United Nations advocates values that are the cornerstone of this emerging era: freedom, justice and the peaceful resolution of disputes; better standards of living; equality and tolerance and human rights