Most students taking this course do so to fulfill a requirement, but the true benefit of the course is learning how to use and understand mathematics in daily life. This quantitative reasoning text is written expressly for those students, providing them with the mathematical reasoning and quantitative literacy skills they'll need to make good ...
365 reasons to love America! The fife and drum of history mark the time of each passing day. And within their cadence, personalities, conflicts, discoveries, ideas, and nations peal and fade. American history is no different. From the starving time of Jamestown during the Winter of 1609, through the bloody argument of the Civil War, and to today, ...
Well-known works including fables, folklore, fiction, drama, and more, by such authors as Aesop, Dickens, Tolstoy, Shakespeare, and Baldwin, are presented to teach virtues, including compassion, courage, honesty, friendship, and faith.
A collection of moral tales for children which includes selections from Aesop, the Brothers Grimm and the Bible. These aim to inspire such virtues as compassion, honesty, loyalty and faith. This is the companion volume to "The Book of Virtues".
Respected scholar Bennett reacquaints America with its heritage in this engaging narrative that slices through the cobwebs of time, memory, and prevailing cynicism to reinvigorate America with an informed patriotism.
From the bold, brilliant mind of William J. Bennett comes this thrilling account of the virtues and vices of America and the many brave men and women who have made it the powerful nation it is today. The sweeping tale of human initiative, struggle, and victory captures what is unique about America.
This book is intended for use in the statistical literacy course or an introductory statistics course that emphasizes concepts over computation. The goal is to give students a conceptual understanding of statistics and develop their statistical reasoning skills. This text approaches statistics by presenting an overall picture and then providing ...
The perfect companion to Bennett's #1 national bestseller, The Book of Virtues, this compendium of instructional and engaging writings will help the entire family meet the challenges they face in each of life's different stages. Line drawings.
A collection of Bible stories, drama, fables, poems, etc., that celebrate such things as courage, friendship, honesty, loyalty, and self-discipline. Contributors include Aesop, Emily Dickinson, Rudyard Kipling, and William Shakespeare. This book for young readers was adapted from the author's earlier work for adults, THE BOOK OF VIRTUES.
This straightforward guide tells parents how to define educational goals for their children and actively participate in making these goals a reality, especially during the years the author sees as the most pivotal--kindergarten through the eighth grade. After asserting that parental involvement is crucial to a child's academic success, this ...
Now available in paperback--William Bennett's #1 bestseller The Book of Virtues, a perfect holiday gift. "(Bennett's) narrative is literary and evocative and will help parents and children meet the challenges in the different stages of life".--The Boston Globe Books.
Building on the concept behind the Mirror Universe novels, Myriad Universes takes the theme a step further, into a world where instead of one alternate universe with mirror versions of several different Star Trek characters, familiar characters are here reflected across three radically different Star Trek universes. Thus through the very different ...
An anthology of selections from the public and private writings of the founding fathers, edited by the cultural critic (and former Secretary of Education) William J. Bennett.
Advisors of Bill Clinton constructed a defensive wall of bricks left over from Watergate which Bennett dismantles, showing Clinton's recklessness to be evident in all fields, interlinked with his corruption, and why allegations of sexual misconduct need to be taken seriously.
A collection of prayers, hymns, and stories about faith. Selections include "The Selfish Giant" by Oscar Wilde, "Where Love Is, God Is" by Leo Tolstoy, and "The Little Lost Lamb," which is based on the Biblical passage Luke 15: 3-7. Color illustrations accompany the text.
Former Secretary of Education and veteran of the "culture wars" asserts that the post-September 11 temper is one of renewal and reconnection to basic American values, which are somehow more clear now than before.
Openly addressing the difficulties he encountered during his years as chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Secretary of Education, and Director of National Drug Control Policy under Reagan and Bush, Bennett offers an unsparing critique of what has gone wrong in American society and delivers a bold call to action.
This book is designed for those portions of the market that are either price sensitive or those who are looking for a more brief text than they've been using. It has all of the breadth of the original text but with less depth. The quantitative reasoning flavor of the original text, Using and Understanding Mathematics, has been retained and will ...
A collection of quotes culled from articles, letters, and poems written by the founders of the United States. Contributors such as Abigail Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington reflect on such things as piety, patriotism, honesty, and justice. This book for young readers was adapted from the author's earlier work for adults, OUR SACRED ...
William J. Bennett reacquaints America with its heritage in two volumes of America: The Last Best Hope. While national test scores reveal that American students know startlingly little about their history, former U.S. Education Secretary William J. Bennett offers one of the most gripping and memorable versions of the American story in print. The ...
Bennett presents a touching rendition of the historical origins of the modern-day Santa by reacquainting Christians with the true meaning of Christmas.
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