Education from Gilt Edge Books

New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1992. In 1979 Mick Fedullo was sent by a State arts agency to a village in the middle of the Arizona Desert as a writer in residence for a year but this time stretched into five years. He would be working on an Indian Reservation where all the students were Prima Indian… Read more about this item

Sydney, Australia: Ure Smith, 1973. John O'grady, whose racey mastery of Australian idiom has enlivened all his books has now compiled a phrase-book of slang expressions and their fine shades of meaning. The result is uniquely funny and uniquely Australian. Chapter heading cartoon illustrations by WEP.An index supplied. Name to half-title page. A clean, bright copy.. Fifteenth Impression. Hard Cover.… Read more about this item

New York: Hawthorn Books Inc., 1978. The Encyclopedia of Hardware is a basic tool for both amateur and experienced do-it-yourselfers. It presents a comprehensive overview of the kinds of general hardware, electrical hardware and plumbing hardware that are available in most retail stores. You may solve a problem just knowing that a certain product exists. Tips on product use… Read more about this item

New York: D. Appleton - Century Company, 1934. William H. Burton Ph.D - Visiting Professor of Education at the University of Southern California - formerly Professor of Education at the University of Chicago. A full view of the American system of public education, its origins, development, organization, and control, giving much helpful information regarding the various activities and responsibilities… Read more about this item

Montreal: McGill University Press, 1964. Crest patterned heavy card covers. Harold Rocke Robertson - B.Sc., M.D., C.M., F.R.C.S. (Edin), F.R.C.S. (C), F.A.C.S., D.C.L.(Bishop's) . Color photo of Harold Rocke Robertson. The ceremony was conducted by the Chancellor of the University R.E.Powell. A List of Chancellors of the University with the years follow the address. A List of Principals of the… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1983. General Editors : William S Griffith, University of British Colimbia - Howard Y. McClusky, University of Michigan. Foreword by the general editors. Preface by Burton W. Kreitlow (professor of continuing education and vocational education at the University of Wisconsin, Madison). Throughout the twelve chapters the authors provide a thoughtful examination of controversial issues, each one… Read more about this item

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1943. Text book. Foreword present (by both authors). The text is divided into two parts. Part I giving four chapters - Chapter I - Personnages Historiques (1) Charlemagne (2) Louis XI (3) Richelieu (4) Louis XIV (5) Robespierre (6) Napoleon Bonaparte. Chapter II - Le Theatre d'autrefois, Chaprte III - Cyrano de… Read more about this item

New York: Grune & Stratton, 1973. Marianne Frostig PH.D., Professor of Education, Mount St Mary's College, Los Angeles, California. Phyllis Maslow, M.A., Research Consultant. An 'Authors note' provided reads:" Because these chapters contain practical suggestions for teaching, with particular reference to children with learning difficulties, it is hoped that this book will not only serve as a textbook but… Read more about this item

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1973. Vinyl coated paper covers. This compilation by Gray Cavanagh... former Head of English, Parkdale C I and Ken Styles... Head of English, Beamsville District Secondary School offer short stories by Farley Mowat, Liam O'Flaherty, John Metcalf, Curtis Cate, Ray Bradbury, Saki, Charles G.D. Roberts, Eric Nicol, Stephen Leacock, Andrew Garve and others. Full page… Read more about this item

London: University Tutorial Press, 1909. James Welton, M.A.... Professor of Education in the University of Leeds. Preface to Second Edition. The contents offer 15 chapters, two Appendices, Index and fifteen pages of book ads. Chapter I General Function of Teaching...II Material of Instruction.... III Form of Instruction.... IV The Teaching of English: Preparatory.... V The Teaching of English: Reading....… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1946. Rudolf Flesch, Ph.D. Foreword by Lyman Bryson...Education Director Columbia Broadcasting System. One of the clearest, most sensible and helpful books on language. The former president of The American University lends this endorsement: " 'The Art of Plain Talk' by Rudolf Flesch takes its place beside the dictionary as a tool… Read more about this item

New York: Hill and Wang, 1988. . Illustrated card covers. "A book meant for the numerate and innumerate alike. Chock-full of examples taken from current events, conveyed in a style so lucid that one wonders why no one ever explained it this way before"....taken from Sheila Tobias, author of Overcoming Math Anxiety. This book remains bright and most presentable..… Read more about this item

J.M. Dent & Son (Canada) Limited (c.1970) Illustrated card covers. 160pp. Illustrated throughout with drawings and photographs. " We hope that this series will help students to speak and write English with growing confidence and imagination" (from author's preface). Names to ffep. A most serviceable copy.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Woodbury, NY: Barron's Educational Series, Inc (c.1981) Second Printing. Illustrated card covers. Presents 30 articles on a variety of topics intended to stimulate discussion, improve reading comprehension, introduce vocabulary and present the basics of grammar, sentence structure and related topics. A clean bright book.. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

Louisville, Kentucky: Harmony House Publishers, 1990. Photographer Brian Smith takes us on a fascinating photographic journey to the quintessential Dalhousie University. He shows us the beauty of the buildings and grounds, the rhythms of its academic life, the spirit of its athletics, and the depth of the traditions of the University. Accompanying these full-color pictures are reflections on Dalhousie… Read more about this item

Newark, Delaware: International Reading Association 1976. Volume 29 ,No 7. Illustrated card wraps. Front cover illustration by Julie Hill. Previous owner's initials to front cover. An extremely tight, bright copy.. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1951. . This is a book on the methods of teaching. It does not discuss the subjects which are taught (or should be taught) in schools, in colleges, and elsewhere. The author, a great teacher reared in classical and humanist traditions, believes that teaching is an art, not a science. It is a wise… Read more about this item

New York: MacMillan Publishing Co.,Inc., 1970. The Adult Education Association of the USA last issued this Handbook in 1960. The two previous editions came a dozen years apart. The present Handbook may be the last one to appear at so long an interval and the last to appear in hard covers. Like its predecessors this handbook is directed to… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers (c.1982) Gordon G.Darkenwald....Rutgers University - Sharan B. Merriam....Northern Illinois University. Combined preface of both authors. This book is meant to help graduate students and professionals in adult education and related fields understand more fully the contexts of practice and the concepts and perspectives that are essential to informed professional work. It… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A Knopf. 1937 (last c.1936) Fourth Edition corrected, enlarged and rewritten.....reprinted February 1937. (Stated). Book Very Good. 'Preface to the Fourth Edition' by H.L.M. The contents offer twelve chapters which give as many as eight parts per chapter, an appendix... 'Non-English Dialects in America', a list of words and phrases and… Read more about this item