When leafing through the pages of this book you will undertake a journey among the most singular cultural expressions of mankind: oral traditions, material culture, rituals, folklore, dances and spectacle. These are manifestations, words and gestures that have left a profound mark on history and that in our present period of globalization deserve to be protected in order to be transmitted…
In Subprime Attention Crisis, Tim Hwang investigates the way big tech financializes attention. In the process, he shows us how digital advertising―the beating heart of the internet―is at risk of collapsing, and that its potential demise bears an uncanny resemblance to the housing crisis of 2008. From the unreliability of advertising numbers and the unregulated automation of advertising b…
This book will take you from A to Z through the most iconic words and phrases from the world of fashion. But the words and phrases spoken on catwalks and in boutiques have new meanings for new parents: Bold prints are made by mucky hands, Power dressing involves a mask and cape, and Luxury is being able to sleep through the night...
he second book in Bonnie Campbell Hill's Corner Pieces of Assessment Series, this guide builds on the first book, Classroom Based Assessment, by linking assessment to developmental continuums. These continuums can be aligned with standards and curriculum, and are based on current thinking about literacy acquisition while reflecting a child-centered, constructivist and developmental philosophy o…
How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf Hitler? Why are campus sexual assaults on the rise? Do television sitcoms teach us something about the way we relate to each other that isn't true? While tackling these questions, Malcolm Gladwell was not solely writing a book for the page. He was also producing for the ear. In the audi…
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Builds mental math skills by promoting understanding of the base ten system through patterns. The 36 lessons include teaching notes, transparencies visuals, bulletin board ideas, blackline masters, and unit tests.