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Contains twelve essays that provide varying perspectives on bilingual education, discussing if education should respond to the rising immigrant population, if learning English encourages assimilation, the obstacles created by No Child Left Behind legislation, and other related topics.

A practical leadership guide for library media and technology specialists to assist them in developing information literacy programs.

A brief biography of professional golfer Tiger Woods that discusses his childhood, family, and successful career. Includes a selected bibliography, resources, and a glossary.

Presents a brief biography of Tiger Woods, providing information on his childhood, his family life, his education, and his achievements in the sport of golf.

Presents a short biography of nineteenth-century American writer and humorist, Mark Twain, and chronicles his personal and professional life and works which included "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.".

The author, an alumnus of Brandeis University, tells of his meetings with a former professor suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease and of the lessons he learned about life and death from his college mentor.

A biography of the classic model Evelyn Nesbit, discussing her rising stardom in America during the twentieth century and how her husband, Harry K. Thaw, killed her lover, Stanford White, birthing the beginning of the American public's obsession with celebrities and scandal.

The coming of age story of, Amory Blaine, a young college man in his twenties including his years in prep school and his times at Princeton.

Follows Anthony and Gloria Patch, a wealthy couple, through various romantic pursuits which leave them, after six years of marriage, with Anthony's mental and physical health in decline and Gloria's beauty waning.

A compilation of essays in which contributors examine the life and music of Leonard Bernstein and his relationship to New York City and the New York Philharmonic, the orchestra he directed between 1943 and 1976. Includes personal recollections and photographs from Bernstein's brother, Burton.