Hard Lessons: The Promise of an Inner City Charter School.
by Schorr, Jonathan [William Safire]
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: Ballantine Books, 2002. First edition of this journalistic analysis of charter school life from the library of American journalist William Safire. Octavo, original half cloth. Autographed letter to American journalist William Safire laid in. As thanks for his thoughtful announcement in the word column, the note reads in part, "I am touched by the effort and generosity that went into the plug you gave my book. I hope you know what an enormous difference it makes in the trajectory of the book's life. I'll not soon forget this kindness." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Jonathan Schorr. Jacket design by Derek Walls. Author photograph by Laura Turbow. "A fresh and important ground-level look inside the most important movement in education today. By getting to know teachers and students, Schorr deftly takes charter schools out of the realm of abstraction and makes them real" (Jonathan Alter, Newsweek).
Synopsis
Hard Lessons is a 1988 nonfiction book by Michael Leahy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 145238
- Title
- Hard Lessons: The Promise of an Inner City Charter School.
- Author
- Schorr, Jonathan [William Safire]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2002
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Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
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