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Absolute Power: The Legacy of Corruption in the Clinton-Reno Justice Department by David Limbaugh |
Abraham Lincoln said, "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
David Limbaugh grades the character test for the Clinton Justice Department under Janet Reno. The results aren't pretty!
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SHE'S GONNA BLOW!
By Julie Ann Barnhill
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Children spill food. They play in the sandbox just before you have to go to church. They say things in front of the preacher or your mother-in-law that you didn't know they had heard. They have to use the bathroom just as you have gotten back on the interstate after taking a wrong exit.
So how does a mother keep from blowing up?
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What to Do When You Don't Know What to Say
and Holding Down the Fort
by PeggySue Wells and Mary Ann Froehlich |
What do you say when your best friend finds out that she has cancer? How can you help when a neighbor's spouse dies?
Can a marriage remain strong when one spouse travels a great deal? How can you build a close relationship with your children when your time at home is limited?
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Princess Sultana's Circle by Jean Sasson |
She wears black robes and veils over designer fashions, diamonds and rubies.
She fights her alcoholism in a country where drinking is a crime.
She battles for women's rights while seeking a more devout walk in her strict Islamic faith.
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Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir and Michele Fitoussi |
Most little girls dream of being a princess. For Malika Oufkir, the dream came true. But the dream turned into a nightmare.
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The Underground History of American Education by John Taylor Gatto, former New York Teacher of the Year |
Gatto traces the roots of the modern school back to Hinduism's attempt to maintain caste. I found the idea absurd until I saw his documentation. Also the results of American "factory schooling" and the Hindu caste schools are the same, a society of social classes cast nearly in stone.
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The Essential 55: An Award-winning Educator's Rules for Discovering the Successful Student in Every Child by Ron Clark |
Sometimes poignant, often funny, always insightful, Ron Clark's The Essential 55 is a book I wish I had read before student teaching.
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