Digital media and technology have become culturally and economically powerful parts of contemporary middle-class American childhoods. Immersed in various forms of digital media as well as mobile and Web-based technologies, young people today appear to develop knowledge and skills through participati[...]

A series that provides a fresh approach to History, looking at major curriculum areas such as slavery, the empire and post-colonialism.[...]

Two works by one of the 20th-century's great writers. In "Death in Venice, " a renowned author finds himself infatuated by a young boy -- an attraction that proves fatal. "A Man and His Dog" is a charming essay about Mann's canine companion, a friendly mongrel pointer that accompanies the author on [...]

"He seems to have brought to this book the ear of a musician and the eye of a painter . . . the premier war correspondence of Vietnam."--Washington Post. "The best book I have ever read on men and war in our time."--John le Carre." . . . Dispatches puts the rest of us in the shade."--Hunter S. Thomp[...]

'This book fills an important gap in the action research literature by specifically addressing the growing practice of action research master's studies and doctoral dissertations in colleges and universities throughout the world. Like the authors' previous work, this book provides a broad and clear [...]

The Crazy Cat Lady is an icon in America. Is she an heiress who lost her fortune and has no job skills? A divorcee who didn't have a good lawyer? Or an angel sent by St. Francis to care for the animals? She wanders around oblivious to her own needs and, like a cattle rustler, has corralled a herd of[...]

Kubrick is Michael Herr's memoir of his nearly twenty-year friendship and collaboration with Stanley Kubrick, one of the greatest filmmakers of all time and the creator of such classics as Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and A Clockwork Orange. From their first meeting at an advance screenin[...]

Given the current educational climate of high-stakes testing, standardized curriculum, and "approved" reading lists, incorporating unauthorized, popular literature into the classroom becomes a political choice. The authors examine why teachers choose to read Harry Potter, how they use the books, and[...]