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03/17
Kate
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Women & Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny (Hardcover) by Suze Orman bookshelves: currently-reading |
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Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover if Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, or Why Pie is Not the Answer (Paperback) by Jen Lancaster bookshelves: to-read |
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Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog (Hardcover) by John Grogan bookshelves: nonfiction |
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recommended for: animal lovers
read in July, 2008 
Kate said:
"As an animal lover, I really enjoyed reading this book about "the worst dog ever," who was kicked out of obedience school and had to be doped up whenever thunder rumbled in the distance. I guess we really can learn a lot from our pets.
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Ability Profiling and School Failure: One Child's Struggle to Be Seen As Competent (Paperback) by Kathleen M. Collins bookshelves: teacher-books |
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recommended for: teachers, administrators
read in July, 2008
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"This is the first hand account of one teacher/researcher's analysis of one student named Jay. It's a bit overly-sentimental at times, but it really does a great job analyzing the hidden biases in schools.
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The History of Inclusion in the United States (Hardcover) by Robert L. Osgood bookshelves: teacher-books |
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recommended for: teachers, administrators
read in July, 2008
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"This book is an excellent explanation of the history of inclusion, starting with the 1800s and going into the 2000s.
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Ability Grouping in Education (Hardcover) by Judith Ireson bookshelves: teacher-books |
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recommended for: teachers, administrators
read in July, 2008
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"A good argument against tracking in schools.
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| July 10 | ||
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Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think (Hardcover) by Brian Wansink bookshelves: to-read |
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The Last Days of Dogtown (Trade Paperback) by Anita Diamant bookshelves: fiction, historical-fiction |
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Juletane (Caribbean Writers Series) by Myriam Warner-Vieyra bookshelves: fiction, historical-fiction, multicultural-literature |
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recommended for: people who enjoy multicultural literature
read in July, 2007
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"This book tells the stories of two women: Juletane, a woman who has moved to Africa from France for her husband, and Helene, a woman who reads Juletane's diary. The book shows how the effects of colonialism, of being an outsider, and of clashing cul...more
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Sold (Hardcover) by Patricia McCormick bookshelves: fiction, historical-fiction, multicultural-literature |
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recommended for: everyone
read in June, 2007
Kate said:
"This book was eye-opening; aside from a few articles in "Marie Claire," I didn't know much about the sex slave trade. The book is written in first person, and it's very disturbing, but I love the free verse style. Before I knew it, I had ...more
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The Alienist (Paperback) by Caleb Carr bookshelves: fiction, historical-fiction |
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recommended for: people who like crime and/or historical fiction read in July, 2008
Kate said:
"What an interesting read! This book details the search for a serial killer who is mutilating young boys in New York in 1896, well before things like finger-printing and psychological profiling. I couldn't put it down. Carr's writing style reminds ...more
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Kate, they all look like great books from "faculty book club" you are reading and I am just beginning to read The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy. Deb J. gave it to me and raved about it- I will let you know!
Kate, they all look like great books from "faculty book club" you are reading and I am just beginning to read The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy. Deb J. gave it to me and raved about it- I will let you know!
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