From the bestselling author of Stealing Time comes an unflinching portrayal of the experiences, trials, and passions of the remarkable students and faculty inside the halls of one of America’s best high schools.Inside the fiercely competitive halls of Stuyvesant High School—one of America’s most elite public institutions—students chase excellence at a cost. Here, brilliance is the norm, pressure is relentless, and survival often means choosing between grad...

In January 2000, America Online and Time Warner announced the largest merger in U.S. history, a deal that would create the biggest media company in the world. It was celebrated as the marriage of new media and old media, a potent combination of the nation's No. 1 Internet company and the country's leading entertainment giant, the owner of such internationally renowned brands as Warner Bros., HBO, CNN, and Time magazine.But only three years later, nearly all the top executiv...

For years, Alec Klein investigated cases where people faced the nightmare of wrongful accusations. Suddenly, he found himself on the other side, falsely accused himself.For years, Alec Klein investigated cases where people faced the nightmare of wrongful accusations. Suddenly, he found himself on the other side, falsely accused himself. In a coordinated media attack, he was accused of misconduct as a professor at a top U.S. university, and in a rush to judgment, be...

"Look. Go. Seek."Those words are whispered to Joe, but from who? He only hears the voice.Joe is an out-of-work investigative reporter drowning in drink, prescription drugs, and a disgrace not of his own making. In the bleakness, he stumbles across the case of Maggie, an inmate who has always maintained her innocence, even after being convicted of child neglect.Spurred on by the inexplicable voice, Joe sets out to uncover the truth of Maggie's myster...

In the coming decades, the general public will be required ever more often to understand complex environmental issues, evaluate proposed environmental plans, and understand how individual decisions affect the environment at local to global scales. Thus it is of fundamental importance to ensure that higher quality education about these ecological issues raises the environmental literacy of the general public. In order to achieve this, teachers need to be trained as well as classroom practic...