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The Intelligent Eye: Learning to Think by Looking at Art

The Intelligent Eye: Learning to Think by Looking at Art more books like this

by David Perkins

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Attentive observation of art provides an excellent opportunity for better thinking, for the cultivation of the "art of intelligence." The arts are important in an educational setting, therefore, because they can cultivate important thinking strategies in children and adults alike. With carefully chosen illustrations, Perkins demonstrates how the ...

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Economics of Development

Economics of Development more books like this

by Dwight H Perkins, Steven Radelet, David L Lindauer

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Economics of Development is renowned for its accessibility and emphasis on the real-world perspectives of developing countries, using concrete empirical data and case studies to illustrate key concepts.

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English Romantic Writers

English Romantic Writers more books like this

by David Perkins (Editor)

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This has been the standard text for courses in English romantic literature, poetry, and prose since its introduction 25 years ago. The first and only anthology to include the complete text of one of William Blake's long prophetic works and selections from the biography of Mary Wollstonecraft by her husband, William Godwin, this comprehensive 1300 ...

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Five Nations

Five Nations more books like this

by Bill Slavicsek, David Noonan, Christopher Perkins

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This title offers players a rich source of information about playing and dealing with characters from the Five Nations of the Eberron world.

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Principles of Community Psychology: Perspectives and Applications

Principles of Community Psychology: Perspectives and Applications more books like this

by Dr. Murray Levine, Douglas D Perkins, David V Perkins

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This book is a revision of a successful community psychology text. It uses an ecological perspective to integrate theory, research and practice across the diverse subject matter of community mental health and community psychology. The authors have retained the basic architecture of the book, but the theory chapters have been rewritten to reduce ...

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Go, Cat, Go!: The Life and Times of Carl Perkins, the King of Rockabilly

Go, Cat, Go!: The Life and Times of Carl Perkins, the King of Rockabilly more books like this

by Carl Perkins, David McGee

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Carol Perkins, one of the founding fathers of rock 'n' roll, composed "Blue Suede Shoes", "Honey, Don't", and "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby", among other great rock standards. In this book he details the early days of rock, from flatbed truck tours with Elvis, the early days of Sun Records, through his friendships with Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee ...

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The Thinking Classroom: Learning and Teaching in a Culture of Thinking

The Thinking Classroom: Learning and Teaching in a Culture of Thinking more books like this

by Shari Tishman, Eileen Jay, David Perkins

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This book is a critical combination of both the theory and ideas behind the teaching of thinking and very practical strategies to teach thinking in the individual classroom. Six brief "theoretical" chapters are followed by a chapter of practical strategies.

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The Mind's Best Work

The Mind's Best Work more books like this

by D N Perkins

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Over the years, tales about the creative process have flourished-tales of sudden insight and superior intelligence and personal eccentricity. Coleridge claimed that he wrote "Kubla Khan" in one sitting after an opium-induced dream. Poe declared that his "Raven" was worked out "with the precision and rigid consequence of a mathematical problem." D. ...

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Understanding SNMP Mibs

Understanding SNMP Mibs more books like this

by Evan McGinnis, David Perkins

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43770-7 MIBs demystified In the past, understanding MIBs has mostly been a case of picking up the oral folklore or reading endless streams of E-mail on a lot of IETF mailing lists. In this book, David Perkins and Evan McGinnis part the swirling clouds of confusion to offer up the crucial concepts you need to read and interpret a MIB, and maybe ...

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A History of Modern Poetry, Volume I, from the 1890s to the High Modernist Mode

A History of Modern Poetry, Volume I, from the 1890s to the High Modernist Mode more books like this

by David Perkins

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Embracing an exciting era of poetic ferment, this book traces the modern movement from its beginnings to its vital prime.

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King Arthur's Round Table: How Collaborative Conversations Create Smart Organizations more books like this

by Professor David Perkins

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This is a practical methodology for reforming the way organizations collaborate and communicate. Renowned Harvard professor and author David Perkins uses the metaphor of King Arthur's roundtable to suggest that more effective collaboration is the future of intelligent organizations and businesses. He presents a plan for identifying processes of ...

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Making Learning Whole: How Seven Principles of Teaching Can Transform Education more books like this

by David N Perkins

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Make learning more meaningful by teaching the 'whole game'. David Perkins, a noted authority on teaching and learning and codirector of Harvard's Project Zero, introduces a new, practical, and research-based framework for teaching. He describes how teaching any subject at any level can be made more effective if students are introduced to the ...

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Smart Schools: From Training Memories to Educating Minds more books like this

by David Perkins

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In response to the crisis in American education, Perkins examines the ways in which children learn and think. He shows how current teaching methods leave children with a flimsy grasp of what they are taught, and suggests strategies for deepening knowledge and stimulating independent thought.

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Outsmarting IQ: The Emerging Science of Learnable Intelligence more books like this

by David Perkins

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Arguing that intelligence is learnable and not genetically fixed, the author identifies the three distinct types of intelligence and describes how intellectual skills can be developed.

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Teaching Thinking: Issues and Approaches more books like this

by Robert J Swartz, David N Perkins

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This volume provides educators with an overview of the critical thinking renaissance. After analyzing the types of thinking, the authors give the practitioner clear guidelines for infusing critical thinking into regular subject area instruction. This is an invaluable reference for anyone interested in a broad, perceptive vision of the contemporary ...

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Software Goes to School more books like this

by David N Perkins (Editor), Martha S Wiske (Editor), Judah L Schwartz (Editor)

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Declining test scores, burgeoning drop-out rates, poor showings in international comparisons-the malaise of public education seems to grow everyday. In this context, technology has emerged as one of the hopes of a renewed educational enterprise. Yet modern information-processing technologies have proved far from a panacea for the ills of education ...

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Intellectual Character: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Get It more books like this

by Ron Ritchhart, David Perkins (Foreword by)

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What does it really mean to be intelligent? Ron Ritchhart presents a new and powerful view of intelligence that moves beyond ability to focus on cognitive dispositions such as curiosity, scepticism, and open mindedness. Arguing persuasively for this new conception of intelligence, the author uses vivid classroom vignettes to explore the ...

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Inventive Minds more books like this

by Robert J Weber, Rph (Editor), David Perkins (Editor)

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Is invention really "99 percent perspiration" and "one percent inspiration" as Thomas Edison assured us? Or does invention involve little recognized, often hidden principles that are accessible to most of us? Inventive Minds assembles a group of authors well qualified to address these questions: contemporary inventors of important new technologies ...

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Principles of Community Psychology: Perspectives and Applications more books like this

by Perkins Levine, David V Perkins, Dr. Murray Levine

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This text presents the principles and practices of community psychology in a coherent, even-handed fashion. Early chapters analyse the conceptual roots of community psychology in epidemiology, the medical model of mental health, and social ecology, while later chapters focus on practical applications in preventative mental health and social ...

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The Eureka Effect: The Art and Logic of Breakthrough Thinking more books like this

by David Perkins

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From Archimedes' discovery of the principle of water displacement to Einstein's Theory of Relativity; from Brunelleschi's development of perspective drawing to the Impressionist revolution; from the taming of fire to the creation of the laser, "breakthrough thinking" - a sudden, seemingly unaccountable moment of inspiration - has shaped and ...

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A History of Modern Poetry, Volume II, Modernism and After more books like this

by David Perkins

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Embracing an exciting era of poetic ferment, this book traces the modern movement from its beginnings to its vital prime.

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Archimedes' Bathtub: The Art and Logic of Breakthrough Thinking more books like this

by David Perkins

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From the taming of fire to the creation of the laser, "breakthrough thinking"--that is, a sudden, seemingly unaccountable moment of inspiration--has shaped and advanced civilization. In this sly tour de force, Perkins explores the common logic behind breakthroughs across many fields.

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Pete and Shirley: The Great Tar Heel Novel more books like this

by David Perkins (Editor), Lee Smith, Fred Chappell

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What happens when 17 of North Carolina's best known and most shameless writers agree to write a serial novel, each producing a chapter in turn? A writer's conference writhing with reptiles. A mysterious death. Gross dressing. An encounter with Robert James Waller. A family values brush arbor revival. Not to mention other crimes and misdemeanors. ...

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Is Literary History Possible? more books like this

by David Perkins

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Is Literary History Possible? is a landmark study of the thinking underlying recent theory about literary history. Through analysis of particular literary histories - most of them contemporary works - Perkins elaborates on two fundamental problems that arise in the writing of literary history: the contradictions inherent in organizing, structuring ...

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Mosby's Color Atlas and Text of Neurology more books like this

by G. David Perkins Dr

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This extremely well-illustrated atlas has enough text to help the non-specialist perform a neurological work-up and make simple diagnoses. It contains standard neurological examples that are typical of what the general physician is likely to see and has a high degree of clinical information and discussion of symptoms. Features: * Contains ...

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