Fiction, poetry, prose, and illustration by fourteen Tsunami Books clerks and fourteen significant others. A retrospective, a showcase, and a thank you to the people who, for twenty-seven years, have helped build an independent bookstore and community events center in Eugene, Oregon—and now, also, a new press in a new era. After a quarter century of bookselling and hard-won stewardship, our shelves bear fruit.

Distance education services are an effective way to meet the needs of students with disabilities, but few special educators get the preparation they need to conduct high-quality instruction remotely. All the fundamentals are in this one-of-a-kind guide, the first dedicated book on distance learning for special educators.With contributions from more than 35 experienced educators, this guide covers all types of distance learning from Grades PreK through 12—both real-time and asynchro...

Engaging the Online LearnerThis updated edition includes an innovative framework-the Phases of Engagement-that helps learners become more involved as knowledge generators and cofacilitators of a course. The book also provides specific ideas for tested activities (collected from experienced online instructors across the nation) that can go a long way to improving online learning. Engaging the Online Learner offers the tools and information needed to:

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the social and technological context from which eHealth applications have arisen, the psychological principles on which they are based, and the key development and evaluation issues relevant to their successful intervention.Integrating how eHealth applications can be used for both mental and physical health issues, it presents a complete guide to what eHealth means in theory, as well as how it can be used in practice. In...

From the creator of Incidental Comics**, Grant Snider, comes a fun and imaginative book that combines poetry and comics in a whole new way. Perfect for poetry lovers and reluctant readers alike.**A 2025 Lion and the Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Poetry Honor Book“A poetry-filled graphic novel that is powerful in its simplicity.” ―Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

More than 6 million children with disabilities in North America require assistive technology and related services each year in order to participate and succeed in school. This book, Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology, provides an essential guide for assessing a child's needs, choosing and implementing the right technologies and services, and training education professionals in how to optimize learning with these critical tools.Work on the Quality Indicators for As...

This is an essential text for all learners taking the Award in Education and Training, no matter which awarding organisation they are registered with. It′s readable, relevant, easy to understand and gives key advice on approaching and completing written and practical assessments. It helps both in-service and pre-service learners to fully understand the requirements of the Award, and how to evidence their achievement towards the standards.This book will:help learners w...

This new collection of short stories from T.C. Boyle finds him at his mercurial best. Inventive, wickedly funny, sometimes disturbing, these are stories about drop-outs, deadbeats and kooks. Take the man who shares his apartment with a wildcat won in a drunken bet; the drive-time shock jock hallucinating from sleep deprivation for a publicity stunt; the suburban woman who joins a pack of dogs, eating rabbits and baying at the moon. With a unique deftness of touch and a keen eye for the tel...

In UDL Playbook for School and District Leaders, the authors lay out a step-by-step process to remake your leadership skills and methods through the inclusive principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Creating multitiered systems of support, delivering effective and inspiring feedback, embedding the UDL principles throughout your culture and curriculum--these are just some of the topics covered by two veteran school leaders.

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionPulphouse Fiction Magazine: Back after over twenty years. A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, Pulphouse returns with eighteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction.No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high quality fiction equals Pulphouse.Table of ContentsEdited by Dean Wesley Smith“Spud Wrangler” by Kent Patterson

This is the first book to consider scaled-up implementation of Universal Design for Learning in schools, districts, and even states. In this collections of case stories, veteran educators and administrators share their stories, tips, and lessons learned from implementing UDL in a variety of settings. Elizabeth Berquist, a leading voice in the burgeoning UDL field, edits and contributes to the collection. In addition to specific strategies for scaling up UDL, the book provides ideas for imp...

THE ESSENTIAL YEARLY GUIDE TO THE NEWEST VOICES IN SHORT FICTION"A book of gems, each one carrying its own particular clarity and cut, that teaches students of writing how limitless the short story form can be." —Marie–Helene Bertino, author of 2 A.M. at The Cat's PajamasPEN America Best Debut Short Stories 2018 celebrates twelve outstanding stories by today’s most promising new fiction writers and the literary magazines t...