Education Magazines

In the 1950s, Confidential magazine, America's first celebrity scandal magazine, revealed Hollywood stars' secrets, misdeeds, and transgressions in gritty, unvarnished detail. Deploying a vast network of tipsters to root out stars' sexual affairs, drug use, and sexuality, publisher Robert Harrison destroyed celebrities' carefully constructed images and built a media empire. Confidential became the best-selling magazine on American newsstands in the 1950s, surpassing Time, Life, and the Saturday Evening Post. Confidential's spectacular rise was followed by an equally spectacular fall.

"Shadows of the Rising Sun" delves into the enigmatic Black Dragon Society, a secretive ultranationalist group in early 20th-century Japan. As Western imperialism spread across Asia, the Society proclaimed Japan as the defender and leader of Asian unity against Western dominance. Their ideology of "Greater Asianism" influenced Japan's aggressive expansion and contributed to the regional conflicts of World War II. This book explores the Society's origins, philosophy, and significant impact on Japan's foreign policy. It also examines their strategic support for Chinese revolutionary Sun Yat-...

A life-changing 7-step program for parents who are struggling to help their kids navigate today's complex world, written by one of Australia's most influential teachers. As school refusal, mental health struggles and social challenges in the playground continue to rise, trailblazing teacher...

Leftist firebrand Fredrik deBoer exposes the lie at the heart of our educational system and demands top-to-bottom reform. Everyone agrees that education is the key to creating a more just and equal world, and that our schools are broken and failing. Proposed reforms variously target incompetent...

This essential guide is the first of its kind to chart a path to publication that is writer led, community based, and accessible to all. How to Submit speaks to writers who want to publish short stories, essays, or poems in literary magazines, as well as to those looking for a fresh route to publishing a full-length book. Whether you’re a first-time submitter or you have experience sending out your work, How to Submit provides you with the tools and knowledge to successfully share your writing.

When the world's biggest and most moving events took place - World War II, the Moon landing, the death of Princess Diana, and many more - Time magazine was there to tell the story with passion and clarity. This book features pieces by Barbara Ehrenreich, Henry Anatole Grunwald, Maureen Dowd, Walter Isaacson, Bono and many other famous writers, and will provide listeners with a uniquely entertaining view of 85 years of Time's history.

Learn how to act in your best interest as a witness, deponent, defendant, or plaintiff in only 60 minutes of conversation and instruction.

The author scopes out the project to assure the listener that this is not as challenging as they may fear. He states that there are only 13 punctuation marks in English, and only three are truly troublesome: the sentence bridges which include the comma, colon, and semi-colon. As the author suggests, you should focus on the tracks that really matter, the sentence bridges, and give less attention to the other 10.

This is the original "Little Book," without add ons by later writers. This is a treasure to writers because it "omit(s)" needless words" and subject matter Professor Strunk did not believe was core to better writing. The brevity encourages relistening to deepen one's knowledge of the subject, the point made by Professor Strunk to his students: "the knowledge comes from rereading" or in our case, relistening. This unabridged version has 25 tracks: 1. Preface. 2. Introduction.

Simply Spanish Basics is an excellent learning tool for any individual wanting to learn the fundamentals of the Spanish language. Whether you are a business professional, student, or someone just looking for a new challenge, Simply Spanish Basics makes learning a new language both fun and easy.

Diesen Monat geht es in dem Spezialthema rund um den Garten im Frühling: Welche Dinge gibt es im Garten, und welche Arbeiten gibt es dort zu tun? Außerdem sind Sie diesen Monat zu Besuch im Naturpark Westhavelland in Brandenburg, in der dunkelsten Region Deutschlands: Der Naturpark ist der erste deutsche Sternenpark. Die Hörtexte finden Sie in dem Begleitheft. So können Sie mitlesen, wenn Sie möchten.

In dieser Ausgabe dreht sich fast alles um das Thema Weihnachten. Wie feiern die Deutschen eigentlich Weihnachten...

Learn what it takes to organize yourself for a better life in 60 minutes of conversation and instruction.

Diesen Monat heißt das Spezialthema "Der menschliche Körper von Kopf bis Fuß": Sie hören zum Beispiel, wie einzelne Körperteile heißen, welche gesundheitlichen Probleme man damit haben kann, und Sie lernen Wortschatz rund um die Körperpflege.

Getting good grades is about working hard but it is also an art, a way of life, a mindset, that carries weight throughout your life: when applying to colleges, graduate schools, jobs, and in the succeess of your career. Learn the art of getting good grades in only 60 minutes of conversation and instruction by Deaver Brown, Harvard AB and MBA who has lectured at University of Chicago, Columbia and Harvard.

Learning Spanish has never been so easy, or so much fun! Especially designed to help you understand daily conversation on a wide variety of subjects, Speak to Me is so effortless and enjoyable it's like practicing with friends. Each edition introduces new vocabulary and phrases to help you become fluent fast, and will help learners of both Spanish and English because of its unique format! Listen as our talented narrators read each chapter three times, giving you time to effortlessly absorb each word: first in English, next in both Spanish and English, and finally completely in Spanish.

Diesen Monat wird es sportlich: ECOS erwartet Sie mit Wortschatz, Dialogen und Übungen rund um Fitness, Tennis, Fußball und viele andere Sportarten. Außerdem ein Kurzporträt vom Bayerntrainer Pep Guardiola. In einem Interview gibt uns der kolumbianische Journalist Alberto Salcedo Ramos Auskunft über seine Arbeit und wie er mit literarischen Reportagen die Realität in seinem Land abbildet. Und zur Erholung wird eine kurze Reise nach Galicien unternommen.

Being called a “towhead” may seem offensive but it's not an insult. It only means you have very blond hair! Do you love words? Want to expand your vocabulary? Word Power will help you do just that. Now you can listen to the definitions and sample uses of 100 challenging words that may be unfamiliar or confusing. Based on the popular series by Peter Funk, this edition provides listeners with opportunities to amaze themselves, their families, and their friends with a robust and dynamic vocabulary.

Peter Jukes, an award-winning TV crime writer, starts at the beginning: October 2013 and the Old Bailey is gearing up for an eight-month courtroom clash. It's a showdown that will pit tabloid newspaper executives in Rupert Murdoch's News International against the British state. The journalists are accused of phone hacking, corrupting public officials, and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. After years of cover up involving News International, the Metropolitan Police, and the government, the judge tells the jury, "British justice is on trial."

Mexiko ist der zweitgrößte Handelspartner Deutschlands in Lateinamerika, und deutsche Unternehmen schätzen das Land als Markt...