From Classroom to Courtroom tells the story of how fifteen American university academics in a Middle Eastern Studies department got embroiled in serious unacademic conflicts with serious consequences. From 1994 onward, these academic colleagues made or faced official complaints and allegations of favoritism, intimidation, abuse, harassment, and racism, and charges of prevarication and dishonesty, and ethnic, religious, and gender discrimination. They initiated three or four faculty grievances. An exodus of graduate students from the department consequently took place. Five or six faculty careers ended in the process, which culminated in a law suit. From Classroom to Courtroom details behavior of the author and six or seven of his departmental colleagues and two university administrators in conflict situations within, between, and among the department's Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish sections. The author develops this part of the narrative mostly through a paper trail of official letters, reports, memoranda, e-messages, and court deposition testimony In highlighting cross-cultural dimensions of cited conflicts, From Classroom to Courtroom suggests arguably culture-specific behavior on the part of departmental colleagues, only two of them born in America. Such behavior, the book implies, may derive from cultural conflicts between some academics of Arab, Iranian, and Israeli origin, on the one hand, and American academics of European origin, on the other, between some Muslim and Christian Arabs and some Jewish Israelis, and between some Middle Eastern and American men and some Middle Eastern women. In its chronological narrative leading up to a law suit filed by an Arab Muslim woman academic against her department and college, From Classroom to Courtroom also tells the story of the book's author and first-person narrator, describing the daily life of a Middle East language/literature professor at a large state university, a life of teaching, writing, departmental politics, family, and travel.

As one of the key figures in the first generation of British conceptual artists and a crucial force behind many of the Young British Artists, Michael Craig-Martin has dedicated a career to complicating the practice and reception of drawing. Often considered the 'high priest of the everyday', he is engaged with the methodical exploration of those objects and design classics that are so often taken for granted: the tap, the clothes hanger, the petrol pump, the Anglepoise lamp. For Craig-Martin, those objects that we value least, simply for their ubiquity, are often the most extraordinary. His is a world of revelation.

From Durham to Tehran presents a Persian literature specialist's impressions and reflections on his field of study and profession, based on two research trips, one to Durham, England in 1986 and the other to Tehran, Iran in 1989. With a format of travel diary entries, the book intends to suggest issues which American students of non-Western literary cultures face in their professional lives. It highlights ambiguities which characterise the situations and experiences of American students of living non-Western literatures. Moreover, it suggests that involvement in an older non-Western literary culture impels the American to reflection on his or her own roots and cultural history. It includes memories of many notable literary figures including Jalal Al-e Ahmad, Ali Shariati and Sadeq Chubak.

Few living artists can claim to have had the influence of Michael Craig- Martin. Celebrated around the world for his distinctive work, and with major retrospectives, high-profile commissions and numerous honours to his name, he has also helped nurture generations of younger artists, among them Julian Opie, Damien Hirst, Sarah Lucas, Liam Gillick and Gary Hume. Often described as the godfather of the YBAs, he taught by combining personal example and individual guidance, offering students encouragement, practical advice and insights gained from his own professional highs and lows. This powerful combination gave them the self-knowledge, confidence and motivation to flourish as some of the most successful figures in contemporary art. Now Craig-Martin shares the same benefit of his experiences with yet another generation. Part memoir and part instructional guide, On Being An Artist is a remarkable mix of reminiscence, personal philosophy, anecdote, self-examination, and advice for the budding artist. In a series of short episodes, he reflects with both wit and candour on the many ideas, events and people that have inspired and shaped him throughout his life, from his childhood in the postwar United States through his time as an art student at Yale in the 1960s and subsequent work as a teacher, to his international success in later years. More than the life of one of the most creative minds of our age, On Being An Artist provides lesson after valuable lesson to anyone wishing to know what it means and what it takes to be an artist today.

The new edition of Cops, Teachers, Counselors furthers the exploration of forces that shape the contours of frontline work. This line of inquiry is at the heart of street-level bureaucracy research, a field of study cutting across disciplines, including public administration, political science, social work, law and society, education, and criminal justice. The oft-cited 2003 edition pioneered a qualitative method of inquiry using workers' own voices and storytelling about fairness in the delivery of services. This NSF-supported field research reveals the ways workers engage in moral judgments, more than implementing laws and policies, to account for their decisions and actions. The new edition wraps an expanded framing around the original chapters, while maintaining a lively, approachable presentation style. It takes on a more enriched perspective of legality than the original, while retaining a focus on frontline work as a powerful source of cultural ordering. In addition to examining workers' stories of encounters, attention is given to the agency of the governed during interactional moments, the power dynamics in play during both interpersonal and group encounters, and patterns of practice that converge across distinctive service domains. The original edition describes two narratives that shape frontline workers' decisional judgments and the interplay between legality and morality: the state-agent and citizen-agent narratives. This edition adds the knowledge-agent narrative that stresses the importance of professional and field learning to decisional judgments. The book examines routine encounters of cops, teachers, and counselors with diverse publics when questions of justice and fairness are at play. This new edition speaks to contemporary issues at a time when frontline workers gained broad recognition for their heroic contributions to communities during the Covid 19 pandemic, as well as sustained condemnation for their embodiment of the brutal expression of racialized state power in police actions. The authors conclude with a focus on the significance of place and trust in building social inclusion on the frontlines of public service.

War drama starring Richard Attenborough, John Gregson and Michael Craig. Captain Williams (Gregson) is a martinet mine expert who undertakes to whip the hitherto lackadaisacal British Long Range Desert Group patrol into shape. This brings him into conflict with patrol leader Captain Cotton (Craig), but earns him the respect of hard-bitten trooper Brody (Attenborough). The wisdom of Williams' no-nonsense approach is demonstrated when the patrol is besieged by the highly-disciplined members of the German Afrika Korps.

The longest 'Doctor Who' story ever. The Doctor (Colin Baker) is put on trial by his people the Time Lords for interference in the affairs of others; three segments of his past and future are presented as evidence. 'The Mysterious Planet' shows the Doctor and Peri (Nicola Bryant) in a battle with a megalomaniac machine on the planet Ravalox, but what are the mysterious 'secrets' it protects? 'Mindwarp' shows the Doctor apparently betraying Peri to the vile Sil (Nabil Shaban) and the Mentors - can the Matrix be falsifying the evidence against the Doctor? In his defence he presents 'Terror of the Vervoids', a future story where the Earth is threatened by evil plant life forms. In the final two episodes, 'The Ultimate Foe', the Doctor learns the truth about his prosecuting counsel, the Valeyard (Michael Jayston), and has to enter the Matrix to battle for his remaining lives. This was Colin Baker's last story as the Doctor.

This book encompasses the interactions between Elijah and the people he meets on his road from a Bipolar breakdown to recovery. It is informative, humorous, poignant and a search of one man's spirit. It looks at the theology and psychological points of view towards Bipolar Disorder and the mentally ill in general.

Matthew Cannon was an American doctor drawn to a remote corner of the world - Kalibuwila Hospital in Sri Lanka - in search of a cure for persistent migraine headaches that dogged him since the sudden death of his first wife. He found a German monk in the mountains who offered to provide this cure. What he didn't know, however, was the world he would have to enter to accept the cure . . . a place in the mind and soul he could never have imagined . . . *********************** "But how can you cure my headaches?" I inquired. Pachili's answer came softly, as if by telepathy . . . a whisper in the wind . . . *********************** "Every time you pass fear, a kind of death happens," he said at the end of my tantrum. "then freedom. Feelings of death, then a deep relaxation. All restriction leads to freedom. This is the way of Chi . . . crossing points into awakening . . . the Zone. You feel it?" "Yes, but . . . Is it dangerous?" "Yes, usually. Life can be a dangerous game . . . *********************** The Remedies of Pachili contains all the elements of a good story that draw you in from the first page. This attraction, however, is merely a pretext to capture and transform the reader by the mere reading of it. Love, anger, fear, disease, life, death, appearance, and transformation - all take on gut-wrenching qualities throughout this book that speak to the Soul and guide the Spirit. You know the story already. Intimately. Your mind, however, will want to make sense of it all, but find gaps in the process. Just enjoy the discovery of Pachili's Remedies. The ride is the thing . . .

In September 2005 we travelled from Moscow to Japan to make a film about the Russian futurist, poet and artist, David Burliuk, also known as the Father of Russian Futurism. The film was one of a six part series about the Russian Avant-garde. The visit involved a journey to Ogasawara for several days. This book is an account of our voyage to this island in the Pacific Ocean.

The Six Figure Coach is for those rare individuals who are - or want to be - dynamic "transformation artists." If you want to change the world by effectively transforming yourself and your coaching, this book is for you. According to Dr. Michael Craig, developing the inner skills to sell yourself and earning six figures actually IS the best way to change both the world AND yourself

"Dr. Craig's work stands out because he guides you directly to the 'invisible forces' operating in your life. Change those and you can attract and help more people. This book shows you how. I'm impressed with Dr. Craig and this book. Read it, use it, and be transformed by it. Expect miracles " - Dr. Joe Vitale, best-selling author of Zero Limits & star of the movie "The Secret."

"The Six Figure Coach is an easy-to-read and easy-to-follow prescription for success in the rapidly growing field of life coaching. Even the most talented, competent coaches around will fail if they do not professionally promote themselves and the services they provide. This book is the best guide to success in coaching that I have ever seen " - Ron Owens, Ph.D., Life & Spiritual Coach

"Inside the pages of The Six Figure Coach is the 'how to' for all the success you could want Any coach desiring to be successful needs to get and read this book Dr. Craig covers some factors I've never seen in any other success material, but ones that are CRITICAL to your overall success as a coach. This book will help you reinvent yourself, your business, and your clients in ways you never thought possible " - Jason Oman, #1 Best-Selling Author, Conversations with Millionaires

Life in Poem is about a man's journey through life, that covers a multitude of different daily and life situations. Included in this book are subjects such as mental health - pre and post diagnosis of a debilitating mental illness. Art and Poetry which covers poems written around artwork the writer painted himself. The writer has also written some extremely poignant poems regarding his wife's health challenges, including her struggles through a Stroke and Cancer treatment. His hope is that these poems will touch your heart and become thought-provoking.

This poetry collection by Scott Michael Craig is a remarkable mix of wordplay and wisdom, divided into five sections that all encompass the nature of being alive and scented. The bright tendencies in life, from here to outer space. This book brings to light a unique vision of the universe.