A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist's groundbreaking account of the crime that shocked New York City—and the worldIn the early hours of March 13, 1964, twenty-eight-year-old Catherine "Kitty" Genovese was stabbed to death in the middle-class neighborhood of Kew Gardens, Queens. The attack lasted for more than a half hour—enough time for Genovese's assailant to move his car and change hats before returning to rape and kill her just a few steps from her front door.

Think back to the lessons that shaped you the most. Did they come from textbooks—or from the stories that life itself told you? What if the twists and turns of your life were all part of a greater design? Through vulnerable storytelling and heartfelt reflection, Linda and Bill —the "Pair o' Docs"—invite you on a journey through life's moments of laughter, loss, insight, and personal growth. Their experiences are not just their own—it's a mirror for anyone navigating life, partnership, agin...

A new approach to contemporary documentation and learningWhat is learning? How do we look for, capture, reflect on, and share learning to foster meaningful and active engagement? A Guide to Documenting Learning helps educators answer these questions.Documenting learning is a process that makes thinking about learning processes visible, meaningful, shareable, and amplified. It facilitates student-driven learning, helping st...

For decades, a narrative constructed centuries after the events it describes has stood as historical fact. New forensic evidence drawn from physical manuscripts, numismatic records, and contemporary non-Muslim accounts tells a different story.The Two Muhammads examines the architecture of a dilemma at the heart of Islamic origins. Who was Muhammad, and does the historical record support the authority his tradition claims for him? Drawing on manuscript evidence, classical Islamic so...

This book explores the responses of leading European avant-garde painters to the operas of Richard Wagner, the most influential composer of the late nineteenth century. The term avant-garde represents a twenty-first century evaluation of certain nineteenth-century artists working in a variety of advanced styles, rather than a phrase the artists applied to themselves.Chapters are on individual artists or groups, rather than an attempt to survey all of nineteenth-century Wagnerian vi...

The third edition of Ethics & International Affairs provides a fresh selection of classroom resources, ideal for courses in international relations, ethics, foreign policy, and related fields. Published with the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, this collection contains some of the best contemporary scholarship on international ethics, written by a group of distinguished political scientists, political theorists, philosophers, applied ethicists, and economic de...

What is a quantum dot chemist? What does he or she do?Meet Sandy, a kid like you and me, who grew up wanting to become a school teacher. Then she discovered she loved doing chemistry. Now, she does chemistry research and teaches chemistry to college students. Learn how Sandy discovered a quantum dot that emits white light and how she is working to use quantum dots to track the movement of medicines in brains. And learn how Sandy suffered from seasonal bipolar disorder and then, wit...

Open the mind to new possibilities...Born out of the ancient Toltec society in the central valley of Mexico, this advanced philosophy incorporates the knowledge of science, art, and the spirit to form a perfect model of transcendence. Toltecs believed humans live in a world of dreams that can lead to self-love and respect - the keys to personal freedom. With this guide, readers can explore the knowledge of the Toltecs, taking charge of their lives and becoming fully aware ...

On March 13, 1964, Kitty Genovese was brutally beaten and murdered in the street near her apartment, in full view of more than three dozen friends and neighbors—and no one did a thing to stop it. More than thirty-five years after its first publication, Thirty-Eight Witnesses, the true account of what transpired that night in Queens, New York, continues to disturb us. We would like to think that we would step in and do what we could to stop the carnage. But not muc...

Sexuality in Adolescence considers the latest theory and research on adolescent development, focusing on sexuality as a vital aspect of normal, healthy maturation. Biological changes are discussed within a social context, and the latest research is presented on key issues of our time, including changes in teenage sexual behaviours and beliefs, sexual risk-taking, body dissatisfaction, sex education, teen pregnancy and abortion.Susan Moore and Doreen Rosenthal explore the r...

Batter up! It's another Ballpark Mysteries baseball mystery audiobook. Next up, is New York City! Why is a black cat haunting the New York Mets? Kate and Mike arrive in New York for a big game against the Chicago Cubs, but Cookie, the team’s star hitter, is rattled by a phantom feline. Without a win at that night’s game, the Mets’ season might be over. Can Mike and Kate figure out who’s bringing a black cat and bad luck to the team before the big game?Ballpark Mysteries are the all...

Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise was published anonymously in 1670 and immediately provoked huge debate. Its main goal was to claim that the freedom of philosophizing can be allowed in a free republic and that it cannot be abolished without also destroying the peace and piety of that republic. Spinoza criticizes the traditional claims of revelation and offers a social contract theory in which he praises democracy as the most natural form of government. This Critical Guide presents ...