Author: Joseph Harris
Publisher: Utah State University Press
Keywords: texts, things, rewriting
Number of Pages: 150
Published: 2006-07-15
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0874216427
ISBN-13: 9780874216424

"Like all writers, intellectuals need to say something new and say it well. But unlike many other writers, what intellectuals have to say is bound up with the books we are reading . . . and the ideas of the people we are talking with." What are the moves that an academic writer makes? How does writing as an intellectual change the way we work from sources? In Rewriting, a textbook for the undergraduate classroom, Joseph Harris draws the college writing student away from static ideas of thesis, support, and structure, and toward a more mature and dynamic understanding. Harris wants college wr

Author: Joseph E. Harris
Publisher: Plume
Keywords: revised, second, history, africans
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 1998-08-01
List price: $17.00
ISBN-10: 0452011817
ISBN-13: 9780452011816

Africa has witnessed the birth of many important developments in history. Human evolution, including the use of fire, food production via plant cultivation and animal domestication, as well as the creation of sophisticated tools and hunting weapons from iron took place in Africa. Other historical events such as the slave trade, which played a critical role in Western economic power, the rise of Islam as one of the world’s dominant religions, and colonization and struggles for independence occurred on African soil. Africans and Their History chronicles in fascinating detail African histo

Author: Joseph Harris
Publisher: Benchmark Books (NY)
Keywords: hotspots, global, tibet
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2010-01
List price: $7.56
ISBN-10: 0761447628
ISBN-13: 9780761447627

Author: Joseph Harris
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
Keywords: pros, cons, technology, science, impact, transportation
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 2009-08-15
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 1433919907
ISBN-13: 9781433919909

Authors:Joseph Harris, Carol Turkington,
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: ready, tests, standardized, series, grade
Number of Pages: 171
Published: 2000-08-31
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0071360115
ISBN-13: 9780071360111

With standardized, state-mandated testing starting as early as the first grade and continuing through high school, parents are concerned that their children may not be able to perform at grade level. Developed by professionals, here is the first and only grade-specific test preparation series geared toward parent and child, including expert tips for optimizing children’s test performances. Features: Information on how schools use standardized tests Explanations of the types of questions found on standardized tests Practice sections on necessary verbal and math skills Exerci

Authors:Joseph Harris, Carol Turkington,
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: grade, tests, standardized, ready
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2000-08-03
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0071360131
ISBN-13: 9780071360135

With standardized, state-mandated testing starting as early as the first grade and continuing through high school, parents are concerned that their children may not be able to perform at grade level. Developed by professionals, here is the first and only grade-specific test preparation series geared toward parent and child, including expert tips for optimizing children’s test performances. Features: Information on how schools use standardized tests Explanations of the types of questions found on standardized tests Practice sections on necessary verbal and math skills Exerci

Authors:Michael H. Harris, Pamela C. Harris, Stan A. Hanna
Publisher: Ablex Publishing
Keywords: services, information, contemporary, studies, policy, second, management, industrial, foundations, library, post, future, era
Number of Pages: 159
Published: 1998-03-09
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 1567503551
ISBN-13: 9781567503555

This work is a general and synthetic study of the post-industrial era and its implications for library and information services in the United States. Since Daniel Bell promulgated his "post-industrial" metaphor in the early 1970s, it has become one of the most dominant metaphors in contemporary America. His ideas on the nature of the era, especially his articulation of what he refers to as the "information society" have influenced the ways in which government officials, corporate leaders, and citizens think about the future of political, social and economic life in America. This text examines