In Better Conversations, Jim Knight reveals why true dialogue improves professional performance, job satisfaction, and classroom instruction. Together with The Reflection Guide to Better Conversations, the two books provide a brilliant, scaffolded professional learning experience on a topic central to learning, central to life.

After being mortally wounded in a fierce battle against his son Mordred, Arthur Pendragon is catapulted into a world beyond Avalon and beyond imagination. Arthur will face many dangers and new enemies in a bid to stop the Witch Queen Krishia from taking over the many realms of the multiverse. Crysak, Borlite and the massive armies of Balamni strike fear into these unknown worlds that are joined together by the Tower Of Taal. The tower itself is protective by the ancient Jarenn warriors but can they alone hold out against the onslaught against them and the gigantic dragon that is destroying every city in its path? Arthur will find new love, powerful allies and a truly amazing secret about himself and his family history. This is not to be missed. A sweeping tale that doesn’t give you time to catch your breath. A good old fashioned fantasy epic that you wont be able to put down.

Dick Grayson--alter-ego of the original Robin of Batman comics--has gone through various changes in his 75 years as a superhero but has remained the optimistic, humorous character readers first embraced in 1940. Predating Green Lantern and Wonder Woman, he is one of DC Comics' oldest heroes and retains a large and loyal fanbase. The first scholarly work to focus exclusively on the Boy Wonder, this collection of new essays features critical analysis, as well as interviews with some of the biggest names to study Dick Grayson, including Chuck Dixon, Devin Grayson and Marv Wolfman. The contributors discuss his vital place in the Batman saga, his growth and development into an independent hero, Nightwing, and the many storyline connections which put him at the center of the DC Universe. His character is explored in the contexts of feminism, trauma, friendship, and masculinity.

Showcases GIL KANE, with a rare 1986 interview and his 1974 Harvard Journal essay on comics—plus DAN HERMAN on Kane's life & art—and the beginning of the memoirs of Golden/Silver Age writer JOHN BROOME! Also: FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), MICHAEL T. GILBERT, and BILL SCHELLY! Green Lantern cover by KANE and GIELLA!

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Nora Percival's third memoir completes a trilogy about a woman's life during three significant spans of her long lifetime. It recaptures the arduous days of World War II, when civilians in America were focused on defending our way of life against the brutal tyranny of Nazism. As she delineates her role in the national emergency, the sympathetic reader follows her vicissitudes and the drastic dislocations suffered by so many women in wartime. The author's challenging job, in a large defense plant producing vital war materiel, broke new ground. In planning this book, Percival turned to her daily reports, still in her files. "Rereading them after more than 65 years," the narrator writes, "those hectic, pressured days that demanded all my stamina, ingenuity, empathy and endurance rose up in my memory." Woven into her chapters, these reports provide a vivid portrait of the trials and triumphs of women's private battles. It was her concern for the unhappily divided state of our present world that impelled Percival to write of a time when Americans were united, all working together to save our country from Hitler's despotic assault.

The Corwin Connected Educator series is your key to unlocking the greatest resource available to all educators: other educators. Using social media and Web 2.0 technologies, you’ll learn and collaborate with one another in new ways. These short volumes feature practical strategies to use right away—and the series website lets you connect with authors and access additional resources. The bundle includes: Connected Leadership: It’s Just a Click Away The Relevant Educator: How Connectedness Empowers Learning Empowered Schools, Empowered Students: Creating Connected and Invested Learners All Hands on Deck: Tools for Connecting Educators, Parents, and Communities The Power of Branding: Telling Your School's Story Flipping Leadership Doesn’t Mean Reinventing the Wheel Teaching the iStudent: A Quick Guide to Using Mobile Devices and Social Media in the K–12 Classroom The Edcamp Model: Powering Up Professional Learning Being a Connected Educator is more than a set of actions: It’s a belief in the potential of technology to fuel lifelong learning. To explore the books in this series, visit the Corwin Connected Educators companion website.

Vols. for 1957-61 include an additional (mid-January) no. called Directory issue, 1st-5th ed. The 6th ed. was published as the Dec. 1961 issue.