A groundbreaking exploration that reveals the powerful impact of marginalized groups on the evolution of the Broadway Musical.At the turn of the 20th century, immigrants, Jews, Queers, and African Americans faced exclusion from mainstream American society, with limited employment opportunities. They found their calling in the emerging field of "Show Business", particularly the burgeoning Broadway Musical. Their pioneering spirit not only seized this opportunity but...

This quick-reference, highly practical guide is designed to help teachers successfully include students with a disability in the classroom, as well as being a research text.Armstrong and Roy focus on key 'sticky' issues often referenced by teachers, schools, and government as preventing inclusion, filling in the gaps in current teacher capabilities in responding to these issues. They cover, for example, how to record educational progress for a student with a disability on an Indivi...

David Armstrong has been a leading figure internationally in the fields of organizational consultancy and group relations for many years. Robert French and Russ Vince have gathered together, for the first time, his key writings in this area. This is essential reading for managers and leaders, as well as organizational consultants, academics and students of organizations. Part of the Tavistock Clinic Series.

If you found a box of letters written during World War II—would you read them? And what if you did and discovered an amazing story about unrequited love, betrayal, and murder in a small southern town? A young lawyer meets Emily Hodge, a 75-year-old spinster shunned by her hometown society, and can't understand why she lives such a solitary and seemingly forgotten life. But the letters she leaves for him reveal how her choices caused her to be ostracized—but definitely not forgotten by thos...

Understanding Child and Adolescent Behaviour in the Classroom is a vital guide for pre-service and in-service teachers, providing the tools to respond effectively and ethically to child and adolescent behaviour that is of concern. In this innovative book, expert authors offer 'positive rules' that will assist educators in their classroom practice. Key practical issues that are addressed include: • Building a purposeful and emotionally and psychologically positive classroom culture • Recogn...

Life is inspiring, from the beauty and grandeur of nature to the vagaries of everyday life. This collection of poetry captures the moments that make us pause and reflect, putting into words those things that move us, whether to laughter or tears. With charm, humour, and an insight that comes only from a life well-lived, this collection speaks to this journey we all take together, told through thoughtful and well-crafted verses, and it encourages us to stop and take note of the landmarks al...

David Alan Armstrong found Jesus Christ in a most unexpected place—sitting in church. One simple sermon by a lay member of his congregation awakened a recognition of the need for a Redeemer, a need that had lain dormant for more than twenty years after his baptism at the age of fifteen. Thirty years after that revelatory moment, the author shares his journey toward a living faith in Jesus as the living Savior. His personal story unfolds as he follows the biblical account of Christ’s public...

Best of Ohio Short Stories presents a collection of remarkable short stories by eighteen Ohio authors.A unique collection of literary and popular fiction, this fantastic anthology will please readers of all types.Columbus Creative Cooperative solicited short stories from Ohio's most prestigious institutions, and also welcomed work from writers of all skill and experience levels in an open, egalitarian submission process. From hundreds of qualified candidates, the best stori...

In the Days of Lachoneus is an epic story of politics and patriotism, intrigue and murder, war and violence, love and betrayal, friendship and loyalty, believers and unbelievers, good and evil, set in the landscape of pre-Columbian Meso-America. The historical background for the story is the account in the Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ, of the fierce struggle to the death between the murderous counter-culture of the Gadianton Robbers and the liberty-loving society of th...

Full of anger and filled with hate, a decision is made to hold others accountable for their bad behavior. Two friends devise a violent plan to eliminate the cause of their suffering. On a cold day they execute their plan.This is a story as part of a series called Day After. There are many popular stories, that on the surface seem good, some even great. As time moves forward, it is often interesting to consider what happened next. How did it turn out after the end of the story?

This is a 3-story collection from the Day After series. There are many popular stories, that on the surface seem good, some even great. As time moves forward, it is often interesting to consider what happened next. How did it turn out after the end of the story?Careful What You Wish ForCindy thought she had found what she always wished for, a happy ending. Joyce soon discovers what Cindy was wishing for is not what she got.UnfitFull of anger and filled with ha...

Cindy thought she had found what she always wished for, a happy ending. Joyce soon discovers what Cindy was wishing for is not what she got.This is a story as part of a series called Day After. There are many popular stories, that on the surface seem good, some even great. As time moves forward, it is often interesting to consider what happened next. How did it turn out after the end of the story?