Author: Richard T. Stillson
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Keywords: gold, rush, california, information, word, history, spreading
Number of Pages: 278
Published: 2006-12-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0803243251
ISBN-13: 9780803243255

Spreading the Word examines the ways in which easterners who traveled West during the California gold rush of 1849–51 obtained, assessed, and used information. At the beginning of the gold rush the scarcity of information about westward travel posed serious problems for potential gold seekers in the East. Though most knew the trip was dangerous and that proper preparation could mean the difference between life and death, few had any practical knowledge of the vast deserts and mountains of the West or, for that matter, of how to mine gold. Information was produced quickly as newspapers, p

Author: Alan Stillson
Publisher: Sterling
Keywords: mensa, puzzle, book, american, official, minute, brainteasers, one
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2001-06-30
List price: $6.95
ISBN-10: 080690187X
ISBN-13: 9780806901879

Got a minute? Then have we got a puzzle for you! These short, no-pencil puzzles demand that you shift your brain into high gear because 60 seconds are all you have to solve them. And what a wide mix: vowel exchanges, where sentences feature back-to-back words with a change in just one vowel; rhyme time; hard-letter hangpersons; flowery show song titles; names and initials; and so much more. Give these "Repeaters" a try: these are words that begin with a letter or a combination of letters that immediately repeat (aardvark, for example, or murmuring).

Authors:Karen C. Richards, Alan Stillson, Bernardo Recaman S
Publisher: Main Street Press
Keywords: teasers, brain, classic
Number of Pages: 280
Published: 2002-01
List price: $6.98
ISBN-10: 1402710674
ISBN-13: 9781402710674

There’s nothing better than a tricky brainteaser to test the intellect and satisfy a quest for mental challenges. The search ends with this colossal assortment of classics, filled with word and geometric puzzles, visual challenges, and others that dare you to venture into the tricky realm of lateral thinking. There is something here to appeal to every kind of mind, and exercises to build brainpower on every page, from bafflers that present their questions as a story or riddle, to bogglers that can be solved within 60 seconds.

Authors:Richard Dutton, Alison Gail Findlay, Richard L. Wils
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Keywords: patronage, religion, region, shakespeare, lancastrian
Number of Pages: 276
Published: 2004-05-07
List price: $33.00
ISBN-10: 0719063698
ISBN-13: 9780719063695

This groundbreaking book uses the possibility that Shakespeare began his theatrical career in Lancashire to open up a range of new contexts for reading the plays, and introduces readers to the non-metropolitan theater spaces which formed a vital part of early modern dramatic activity. Essays give a detailed picture of the contexts in which the apprentice dramatist would have worked, providing new insights into regional performance, touring theatre, the patronage of the Earls of Derby, and the purpose-built theater at Prescot.

Authors:Richard Dutton, Alison Gail Findlay, Richard Wilson,
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Keywords: shakespeare, lancastrian, religion, theatre
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2004-05-07
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 0719063639
ISBN-13: 9780719063633

This important collection of essays focuses on the place of Roman Catholicism in early modern England, bringing new perspectives to bear on the question of whether Shakespeare himself was Catholic. Among the many topics discussed are the nature of Elizabethan Catholicism, Jesuit drama in the period, individual plays in the light of these questions, and the possible influence of religious conflicts on the publication of the Shakespeare First Folio.

Authors:Richard Butler, Leslie Davies, Richard Pike, John Sha
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: practice, process, theory, decisions, investment, strategic
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 1993-05
List price: $45.99
ISBN-10: 0415075084
ISBN-13: 9780415075084

"Strategic Investment Decision Making" is based upon a study of strategic investment decisions in a wide range of UK and international companies. The authors examine these decisions from the perspective of organizational decision-making theory. They find that investments are not made only by the application of formal quantitative procedures but also involve the more qualitative processes of judgement, negotiation and inspiration. The concept of decision effectiveness is examined and two primary factors identified. These are: the "objectives-attainment" factor and the "learning factor". A numbe

Authors:Richard Arum, Irenee R. Beattie, Richard Pitt, Jennif
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Keywords: moral, authority, crisis, discipline, school, judging
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2005-09-30
List price: $21.50
ISBN-10: 0674018141
ISBN-13: 9780674018143

Reprimand a class comic, restrain a bully, dismiss a student for brazen attire--and you may be facing a lawsuit, costly regardless of the result. This reality for today’s teachers and administrators has made the issue of school discipline more difficult than ever before--and public education thus more precarious. This is the troubling message delivered in Judging School Discipline, a powerfully reasoned account of how decades of mostly well-intended litigation have eroded the moral authority of teachers and principals and degraded the quality of American education. Judging School Di