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We are on the verge of a crippling energy crisis that could
undermine our economy and change our way of life. In "Who Turned
Out the Lights?", Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson, editors of the
award-winning nonpartisan Web site PublicAgenda.org, offer a
much-needed reality check. Neither 'Drill, Baby, Drill' nor 'Every
Day is Earth Day' is an effective energy policy, and these kinds of
ideological roadblocks have left us spinning our wheels for too
long. If we don't get our act together and do something now, we'll
be scrambling to get the energy we need to make life as we know it
possible. But while the topic is serious, learning what you need to
know about it doesn't have to be. Featuring chapters entitled 'Dam
It: Hydroelectric Power' and 'Time for the Nuclear Option?' and
sidebars like 'This little piggy went to market while this little
piggy passed laws', this book will be anything but dry. By applying
the same winning approach they used to irreverently explain the
federal budget crisis in "Where Does the Money Go?" , Bittle and
Johnson will use pop culture to help define the fundamental
concepts that shape the debate and explain the three risks we face:
that we won't be able to afford the energy we need, that we'll be
dangerously dependent on foreign energy, and that we'll destroy the
planet before we have a chance to solve the problem. They will also
help readers understand the pros and cons of a range of ideas on
the agenda, including alternative fuels, nuclear power, clean coal,
electric cars, fixing up our houses, taxing carbon emissions, and
many more. In the end, the authors take one position: we must
change the way we get and use energy, and there's no more time to
waste. Beyond that, they'll leave how to get from here to there as
an open question - one Americans simply have to understand better
and tackle head on.
Experts and reformers have suggested many promising ideas for
improving schools and ramping up student learning, but in too many
cases, proposals for change run up against resistance, confusion,
and anxiety from key stakeholders such as teachers, parents,
students, and members of the broader public. To propel change-and
to sustain it-school leaders need to understand what is driving
these responses and develop more effective strategies for engaging
these groups in the mission of reform. You Can't Do It Alone
provides school leaders with a crisp summary of opinion research
among teachers, parents, and the public conducted by Public Agenda,
Education Sector and other respected analysts. It offers tips on
what leaders can do to more successfully engage these groups in
areas such as reforming teacher evaluation, turning around
low-performing schools, and building support for world-class
standards. The book also introduces a theory of change and public
learning developed by social scientist Daniel Yankelovich, along
with some practical rules of the road for promoting the kind of
dialogue that leads to consensus and action.
Experts and reformers have suggested many promising ideas for
improving schools and ramping up student learning, but in too many
cases, proposals for change run up against resistance, confusion,
and anxiety from key stakeholders such as teachers, parents,
students, and members of the broader public. To propel change-and
to sustain it-school leaders need to understand what is driving
these responses and develop more effective strategies for engaging
these groups in the mission of reform. You Can't Do It Alone
provides school leaders with a crisp summary of opinion research
among teachers, parents, and the public conducted by Public Agenda,
Education Sector and other respected analysts. It offers tips on
what leaders can do to more successfully engage these groups in
areas such as reforming teacher evaluation, turning around
low-performing schools, and building support for world-class
standards. The book also introduces a theory of change and public
learning developed by social scientist Daniel Yankelovich, along
with some practical rules of the road for promoting the kind of
dialogue that leads to consensus and action.
Revised and Updated to Include the Probable Effects of the Great
Recession, the Government Stimulus, and President Obama's Health
Care Overhaul
Federal debt will affect your savings, your retirement, your
mortgage, your health care, and your children. How well do you
understand the government decisions that will end up coming out of
your pocket?
Here is essential information that every American citizen
needs--and has the right--to know. This guide to deciphering the
jargon of the country's budget problem breaks down into plain
English exactly what the fat cats in Washington are arguing about.
Where Does the Money Go? covers everything from the country's
exploding federal debt to the fact that, for thirty-one out of the
last thirty-five years, the country has spent more on government
programs and services than it has collected in taxes. It also
explores why elected leaders on both sides of the fence have so far
failed to address this issue effectively and explains what you can
do to protect your future.
During the California Gold Rush, many of the miners and merchants
who hoped to strike it rich in California left behind letters and
journals that provide valuable insights into one of the great
migrations in American history. Of all the journals and diaries
left behind, William B. Lorton's is perhaps the most informative
and complete. Although known to historians for decades, Lorton's
journal has never been published. In this volume, LeRoy and Jean
Johnson bring Lorton's writings to life with meticulous research
and commentary that broadens the context of his narrative. Lorton's
work is revealing and entertaining. It captures glimpses of a
growing Salt Lake City, the hardships of Death Valley, and the
extraordinary and mundane aspects of daily life on the road to
gold. With resilience and a droll sense of humor, Lorton shares
accounts of life-threatening stampedes, dangerous hailstorms,
mysteriously moving rocks, and slithering sidewinders. The
inclusion of images, maps, and the editors' detailed notes make
this a volume that will entertain and inform.
Memoirs of the Good Ole Days provides a look back to the turn of
the twentieth century in southern Indiana, when life was centered
around family, faith, and the farm. Each member of the family had a
part in the daily chores of life. Milking cows, baking bread,
churning butter, and threshing wheat are described in wonderful
detail. Life was good, work was rewarding, and family mattered. You
will enjoy reading this great memoir
THE NEW GUARDIANS OF DESTINY NOVEL
"Calm the magics caught in thrall:
Put your faith in strangers' pleas,
Watcher, Witch, and treasure trove;
Ride the wave to calm the trees,
Servant saves the sacred grove. "
At the behest of their leader, the Witches of Darkhana are mobilized. Their mission: gather the most honest, true servants of each deity so that they may respectfully represent their land at the reopening of the Convocation of Gods and Man. For Witch-Priest Aradin Teral, his part in the quest has taken him across the length and breadth of Katan, searching for the best possible representative of an empire bent on preventing that very task.
Ever since the destruction of the last Convocation, the magics of the Grove have been warped, endangering pilgrims and residents alike and requiring the guardianship of the strongest mage the priesthood can spare. Priestess Saleria is now the Keeper of the Grove, and Guardian of the Divine Garden. The arrival of a black-robed stranger bearing the faces of two men brings the promise of change, even peace, to the isolated valley. But it also ushers in an irresistible passion and a threat to Saleria's control of the wildest magics in the woods...
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The Wolf (Paperback)
Jean Johnson
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Second in the Sons of Destiny series-now in mass market. Wolfer is
one of eight sexy brothers, exiled to a strange island and
struggling with magic, mysterious women, and deadly enemies-both
human and not.
All-new Fairy tales retold with an erotic edge, by the national
bestselling author of the Sons of Destiny series.
Jean Johnson sneaks between the covers of such classic fairy tales
as "Beauty and the Beast, Puss n' Boots," and "Sleeping Beauty,"
and refashions them into bedtime stories for adults only. With
clever gender twists, hot fetishistic turns, other-worldly desires,
and explorations into forbidden territories, "Bedtime Stories"
reveals a veritable garden of sensual delights that gives new
meaning to the term "happy ending."
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The Master (Paperback)
Jean Johnson
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Memories (Hardcover)
Willa Jean Johnson Cagle, Mary Lucille Johnson Wilson
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Throughout the pages of Memories, you will find adversities and
courage, and see how decisions shaped the lives of the individuals
who lived these memories. This book will make you laugh and cry,
but in the end it will bring you encouragement.
Seventh in the hot series from the national bestselling author that
Jayne Anne Krentz hails as ?fabulously fresh.?
Eight brothers, born in four sets of twins, two years apart to the
day?they fulfill the Curse of Eight Prophecy. Though no longer
trapped in exile, their growing family faces new problems. Now that
it's his turn to look for a bride, Koranen, the seventh-born
brother, cursed with a flame that courses beneath his flesh, must
find a woman able to endure the literal heat of his passion. Then
Danau the Aquamancer arrives, and as everyone knows, fire and water
create steam.
Amara has been wary of mages since they chased her out of her
homeland, yet there is something about Trevan of Nightfall, known
as the Cat, that Amara can't resist. Courting such a pretty yet
prickly outlander is no easy task, but Trevan is determined to try.
Eight brothers--born in four sets of twins, each set two years
apart--fulfill the Curse of Eight Prophecy and are thus exiled to
Nightfall Isle, in this fourth installment in the national
bestselling Sons of Destiny series.
During the California Gold Rush, many of the miners and merchants
who hoped to strike it rich in California left behind letters and
journals that provide valuable insights into one of the great
migrations in American history. Of all the journals and diaries
left behind, William B. Lorton's is perhaps the most informative
and complete. Although known to historians for decades, Lorton's
journal has never been published. In this volume, LeRoy and Jean
Johnson bring Lorton's writings to life with meticulous research
and commentary that broadens the context of his narrative. Lorton's
work is revealing and entertaining. It captures glimpses of a
growing Salt Lake City, the hardships of Death Valley, and the
extraordinary and mundane aspects of daily life on the road to
gold. With resilience and a droll sense of humor, Lorton shares
accounts of life-threatening stampedes, dangerous hailstorms,
mysteriously moving rocks, and slithering sidewinders. The
inclusion of images, maps, and the editors' detailed notes make
this a volume that will entertain and inform.
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The Shifter (Paperback)
Jean Johnson
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Years have passed since there was any sighting of the so called
Family Mongrel. Yet traces remain in the Correda Mountains. Kenyen
Sin Siin tracks down these hints from the past to make sure this
vicious family has not survived. As the trail becomes more tangled
he is trapped in a valley where not everything is as it seems.
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