The current practice of having children begin school within a twelve-month cohort is unfair but can be ameliorated by incorporating a dual-entry system. Such a reform effort will dramatically reduce failure, improve student achievement at all levels, while reducing expenditures. Many students are penalized from maximizing their academic potential simply by being born at the wrong time of the year.

Edvard Munch (1863-1944), one of the most famous expressionist artists, is best known for The Scream. However, this was just one of the many haunting depictions of raw human emotion, which he fully developed in highly sophisticated prints.Munch\'s youth was marked by sickness and poverty, and his early works centered around the expression of deep emotional experiences, specifically the deaths of his

Starting with hands, abacus, and slide rule, humans have always reached for tools to simplify math. Pocket-sized calculators ushered in modern mathematics, helped build the atomic bomb, took us to the bottom of the ocean, and accompanied us to the moon. The pocket calculator changed our world, until it was supplanted by more modern devices that, in a cruel twist of irony, it helped to create. The calculator

Embark on a thrilling exploration of the world\'s most unique, unusual, and famous surf destinations. From catching waves under the northern lights in Iceland and trekking across the Arctic tundra in Russia in search of the perfect break, to meeting a new generation of Indigenous board shapers in Australia and hitching a ride on an adventure through Namibia in search of the mythical surf spot, Skeleton

Many great writers have been fluent in multiple languages but have never been able to escape their mother tongue, which wraps them in a tight embrace and never lets them go. Yet if a native language feels like home, an adopted language sometimes offers a hospitality one cannot find at home. My Language is a Jealous Lover explores the plights and successes of authors, who at different points in history,

In this thrilling reimagining of ancient Greek mythology, a headstrong girl becomes the most powerful fighter her people have ever seen. Seventeen-year-old Daphne has spent her entire life honing her body and mind into that of a warrior, hoping to be accepted by the unyielding people of ancient Sparta. But an unexpected encounter with the goddess Artemis--who holds Daphne\'s brother\'s fate in her

Francis Young boldly argues that magic has throughout the history of the British Isles been at times as culturally and politically significant as religion, when traditions of occult magic guided the hands of monarchs and rebels alike. He seeks to re-establish the connection of such beliefs with major political

* NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST * PRINTZ HONOR BOOK * WALTER HONOR BOOK * From New York Times best-selling and acclaimed author Traci Chee comes We Are Not Free, the collective account of a tight-knit group of young Nisei, second-generation Japanese American citizens, whose lives are irrevocably changed by the mass U.S. incarcerations of World War II. Fourteen teens who have grown up together in

The archaeological monuments known as souterrains, particularly characteristic of eastern Scotland from Aberdeenshire to Fife, have long been a mystery. When this book was originally published in 1963, recent investigation on two of these types of works, at Ardestie and Carlungie in Angus had shed more light. This book combines two excavation reports with a re-consideration of the problems that surrounded

The Armed Detective Agency receives an anonymous request-and it\'s asking for Kyouka\'s help by name. But during her investigation with Atsushi, ex-Guild member Montgomery keeps mysteriously getting in their way And as another old for defies death while seeking a triumphant return, a newer enemy-the sinister Dostoyevsky-bares his fangs against both the Armed Detective Agency and the Port Mafia. As

This illustrated title traces the origins of the Tarot and famous characters associated with the cards, and considers the influence of tarot in modern-day

A hilarious story about the world\'s worst detectives by the bestelling author of the Alex Rider series, Anthony

Addresses the nature of space and time, the role of God in creation, the history and future of the universe. This book guides nonscientists in the search for the tantalizing secrets at the heart of time and

Conventional Wisdom holds that to increase loyalty, companies must \"delight\" customers by exceeding service expectations. But no matter how exciting special deals may be, the \"dazzle factor\" does not solve customer problems.This book presents a breakthrough idea about how to win customer

for violin and piano. Francks Sonata is one of the most famous works in the chamber music repertoire. This new Wiener Urtext Edition is based on the first edition with Francks final corrections. Inconsistencies between the piano score and the solo part are due to annotations by the violinist Eugne Ysae, the dedicatee who was given the work as a wedding present. This version, likely to have been authorized

Newly appointed police inspector Domenic Jejeune doesn\'t mind ruffling a few feathers. Indeed his success has elevated him into a poster boy for the police. The problem is Jejeune doesn\'t really want to be a detective at all; he much prefers watching birds. Recently reassigned to the small Norfolk town of Saltmarsh, located in the heart of Britain\'s premier birding country, Jejeune\'s two worlds

This book analyzes theatre scene design through the powers and characteristics of physical space. Physical space is central to creative composition in the theatre, but the author extends the reach of the book to individuals concerned with spatial design--architects, interior designers, industrial designers, artists and other performers. A theory is presented on how design, and its creative process,

In a heartbreak-illiterate world, Handbook for the Heartbroken offers solace and support through losses of all kinds. After experiencing serial heartbreaks over a span of five years, Sara Avant Stover felt deeply impacted by our culture\'s dysfunctional relationship with loss--especially for women. We\'re encouraged at every turn to hurry up and get on with it. But by trying to power through these