Facing Reality in American Education

Facing Reality in American Education
Author: Robert J. Walters
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2015-09-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9781517466275

A review of 50 years of programs and ideas tried to close the achievement gap between blacks, whites, Asians and Latinos. All with no success. What can be done and what is the impact of genetics is explored.

The Cheaters

The Cheaters
Author: Scottie Priesmeyer
Publisher: Tula Publishing
Total Pages: 264
Release: 1996
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Walter

Walter
Author: Bob Allen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2020-01-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9780578573984

Walter invites the reader and child to get up, get out, and own the cold. He suggests fishing can be fun on a frozen lake. So bundle up and explore a great winter wonderland with an adventure in the snow. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY: Bob Allen is a Wisconsin author of kids picture books. He features the outdoors and environment as a place to explore and enjoy while maintaining them as a heritage. His focus is on family and fun. Born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Bob lives with wife Ann in Brookfield, Wisconsin.

Walt Disney: An American Original

Walt Disney: An American Original
Author: Bob Thomas
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
Total Pages: 504
Release: 2017-12-05
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1368027180

Walt Disney is an American hero--the creator of Mickey Mouse, and a man who changed the face of American culture. After years of research, with the full cooperation of the Disney family and access to private papers and letters, Bob Thomas produced the definitive biography of the man behind the legend--the unschooled cartoonist from Kansas City who went bankrupt on his first movie venture but became the genius who produced unmatched works of animation. Complete with a rare collection of photographs, Bob Thomas' biography is a fascinating and inspirational work that captures the spirit of Walt Disney.

Metalshark Bro

Metalshark Bro
Author: Bob Frantz
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2021-10-26
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1949514447

“What the fin is a metalshark bro? Well, here’s the liner notes summary: An everyday shark stumbles upon Satan’s nephew and is cured with the body of an anthropomorphic shark bro. With his newfound human physique and propensity for violence, he’s tasked with collecting the souls of those that have sworn allegiance to Satan. The only problem? He just wants to be a normal shark again! Naturally, he swears bloody vengeance and, uh, a whole lot of death ensues!”—Back cover.

The Double Disappearance of Walter Fozbek

The Double Disappearance of Walter Fozbek
Author:
Publisher: 5th Corner Publishing
Total Pages: 146
Release: 1980
Genre: Dinosaurs
ISBN: 1123290628

Walter wakes one ordinary summer morning and discovers he has somehow been catapulted into a world populated by dinosaurs.

Blues with a Feeling

Blues with a Feeling
Author: Tony Glover
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2013-08-21
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1135353832

Whenever you hear the prevalent wailing blues harmonica in commercials, film soundtracks or at a blues club, you are experiencing the legacy of the master harmonica player, Little Walter. Immensely popular in his lifetime, Little Walter had fourteen Top 10 hits on the R&B charts, and he was also the first Chicago blues musician to play at the Apollo. Ray Charles and B.B. King, great blues artists in their own right, were honored to sit in with his band. However, at the age of 37, he lay in a pauper's grave in Chicago. This book will tell the story of a man whose music, life and struggles continue to resonate to this day.

Approaching the Magic Hour

Approaching the Magic Hour
Author: Agnes Grinstead Anderson
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1995-03
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780878058037

A widow's riveting yet poignant memoir of her marriage to a prolific creator, the extremely inspired Gulf Coast artist Walter Anderson, whose splendid art was heightened and enriched by his madness "Agnes Anderson has written an extraordinary account not only of Walter Anderson's joyous and tragic life in art but of her own difficult and rewarding commitment to her husband. In language that brings to vivid life the drama of the natural and human worlds in which she has lived, she tells a story that adds a new dimension to my understanding of courage, dedication, and imagination." - Ellen Douglas

Lead Like Walt

Lead Like Walt
Author: Pat Williams
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2019-09-03
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0757321992

Whether you are building a small business from the ground up or managing a multinational company, you can learn the 7 key traits for leadership success from one of the greatest business innovators and creative thinkers of the 20th century: Walt Disney. Whether you know him as the first to produce cartoons in Technicolor, the mastermind behind the theme park Disneyland, or the founder of the largest entertainment conglomerate, Walt's story of creativity, perseverance in spite of obstacles, and achieving goals resonates and inspires as much today as it ever has. Author Pat Williams began studying the life and leadership example of Walt Disney as he struggled to build an NBA franchise, the Orlando Magic. Since he was trying to accomplish a goal similar to so many of Walt's—starting with nothing and building a dream from the ground up—he realized that Walt could teach him what he needed to know. And indeed he did. Through Walt Disney's leadership example, Pat found 7 key leadership traits that all great leaders must possess: Vision, Communication, People Skills, Character, Competence, Boldness, and A Serving Heart. Through never-before-heard Walt stories and pragmatic principles for exceeding business goals, you'll learn how to build those skills and implement them to be effective in any leadership arena. As you discover the life of this great leader, you'll realize that no goal is too great and no dream too daring for anyone who leads like Walt.

Gabriel's Mountain

Gabriel's Mountain
Author: Mickael Taddeo
Publisher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2012-10
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1770979093

"I sleep on the Mountain, next to my secret cave. All night I dream about walking in the desert. Somehow, I wake up at the foot of Mont Royal s cross." The story of a Montreal homeless man, anguished by disturbing images, who realizes he s a time-travel fugitive hunted by the CIA for his link to pre-Christian writings. With the help of a sixteenth century New-France explorer, an underground society inhabited by mysterious children, ex-agents, homeless and Aboriginal friends, Gabriel Norson is ready to battle a Draconian empire that has matured for eons on Earth. As Gabriel reads these sacred texts on Mont Royal, a lysergic kaleidoscope of events ignites that may dismantle the foundation of faith upon this planet."