"We are in a historic era for the home run. The 2017 season saw the most homers ever, with 2016 and 2018 close behind, a shift that has transformed the way the game is played. In Swing Kings, Wall Street Journal national baseball writer Jared Diamond reveals that the secret behind this unprecedented shift isn't steroids or the stitching of the baseballs, it's the most elemental explanation of all: the swing. In this lively narrative romp, he tracks...

A rapid and massively disruptive shift from centralized to distributed organizations has already begun. But current leadership practices were designed for large, centralized organizations, making them increasingly obsolete. Bob Johansen, who has been projecting future trends from Silicon Valley since 1968, outlines five literacies leaders need to develop to cope with this brave new world.  Johansen says leaders need the literacy of projecting themselves...

The children learn about the history of roads and railroads, what can be a problem, and what may not be serious. They learn about engines and traction. They learn about moving people and things around with less work and cost. They run tests of their own to see how traction and friction work. They learn about improvising and going with what they have.

Tell me the missing letter is a simple book that gives you and your child to identify the object in the picture and to take turns repeating the word and really emphasizing the sounds of the letters. Once you have had fun emphasizing the sounds you can say the words in a variety of voices to amuse your child. The is lots of opportunity for repetition and consolidation. My son loves playing this game. He does a robot voice or a squeaky voice for the...

There is only one known planet Earth with many living and nonliving communities depending on it for their existence. Humans are just a small fraction in a big network we call the web of life. This is home to amazingly diverse and mixed forms of life, shaping an ecological community we understand as the planet Earth. Like other members of this web of life, humans have certain responsibilities to contribute to the sustainable working conditions of these...

Just as bullies hate being called out, so too do the agents of powerful media corporations go on the attack when called out for their abuse of their privileged positions. This narrative is about the misuse of power by News Ltd, the Australian arm of the News Corporation which dominates the media scene in that country. It is an account of how the full force of its considerable assets can be used to dictate and manipulate narratives and how ruthlessly...

Are you doing parenting right? In a world filled with half-baked adults, ridden with polluted culture and individuals with confused identities, the responsibility is resting on parents to build a healthy future. No longer can we rely on external authorities like governments, schools and the society to groom children. No longer can we hope and pray that children turn out well. No longer can we accommodate inappropriate parenting. Parents must rise...

Within the innermost part of Little Ms. Monda's well-being, feelings of doubt and failure set in. But the stakes are raised when Little Ms. Monda is forced to choose between self-love and loyalty to her family and friends, and pursuing her life with self-worth and value, and recognizing the hurts and issues of other people's opinions.

Problem-based learning (PBL) represents a widely recommended best practice that facilitates both student engagement with challenging content and students' ability to utilize that content in a more flexible manner to support problem-solving. This edited volume includes research that focuses on examples of successful models and strategies for facilitating preservice and practicing teachers in implementing PBL practices in their current and future classrooms...

John J. Hammerlink is a young boy, who is constantly getting into trouble because he does not think. He decides to learn about this thing called thinking by seeking help from his family members. When an elderly neighbor is, robbed, he puts his family's advice into action. He not only saves his neighbor, but he becomes a hero.