Author: Suzanne Pepper
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: ideal, development, model, search, china, education, reform, century, radicalism
Number of Pages: 622
Published: 2000-07-10
List price: $40.99
ISBN-10: 0521778603
ISBN-13: 9780521778602

In 1976, China’s "education revolution" was being hailed by foreign observers as an inspiration for all low-income countries. By 1980, the Chinese themselves had disavowed the experience, declaring it devoid of even a single redeeming virtue. This is the first comprehensive book to cover the whole sweep of twentieth-century Chinese education, and in particular to provide a detailed study of what occurred in the countryside under the radical Maoist education experiments of the Cultural Revolution.

Authors:Art Pepper, Laurie Pepper,
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Keywords: pepper, art, story, life, straight
Number of Pages: 616
Published: 1994-03-22
List price: $22.00
ISBN-10: 0306805588
ISBN-13: 9780306805585

Art Pepper (1925–1982) was called the greatest alto saxophonist of the post-Charlie Parker generation. But his autobiography, Straight Life, is much more than a jazz book—it is one of the most explosive, yet one of the most lyrical, of all autobiographies. This edition is updated with an extensive afterword by Laurie Pepper covering Art Pepper’s last years, and a complete and up-to-date discography by Todd Selbert.

Authors:David J. Caudle, Suzanne Disheroon-Green, Suzanne Di
Publisher: Greenwood
Keywords: bibliographies, indexes, women, studies, works, critical, chopin, annotated, bibliography, kate
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 1999-06-30
List price: $112.95
ISBN-10: 0313304246
ISBN-13: 9780313304248

Kate Chopin has emerged as one of the most significant American writers of the nineteenth century. Though her works typically reflect the language and customs of Louisiana, they also make universal comments about women, men, and human relationships. The last thirty years have witnessed heightened scholarly interest in her writings. This bibliography surveys the vast amount of scholarship published on Chopin between 1976 and 1998, with some coverage of 1999. Included are annotated entries for books, articles, and dissertations, along with extensive indexes. The volume also provides a biographic

Authors:Walter Bernhart, Suzanne Aspden, Suzanne M. Lodato,
Publisher: Editions Rodopi B.V.
Keywords: word, studies, music, identity, musical, amp, cultural, stage, paul, essays, honor, steven, scher
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2002-12-12
List price: $52.50
ISBN-10: 9042009934
ISBN-13: 9789042009936

The eighteen interdisciplinary essays in this volume were presented in 2001 in Sydney, Australia, at the Third International Conference on Word and Music Studies, which was sponsored by The International Association for Word and Music Studies (WMA). The conference celebrated the sixty-fifth birthday of Steven Paul Scher, arguably the central figure in word and music studies during the last thirty-five years. The first section of this volume comprises ten articles that discuss, or are methodologically based upon, Scher’s many analyses of and critical commentaries on the field, particularly on

Authors:Suzanne Sparks, Suzanne Fitzgerald, Melody Templeton
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: presentations, guide, quick, schaum
Number of Pages: 190
Published: 1998-12-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0070220611
ISBN-13: 9780070220614

This guide provides all the essential tools for making organized and persuasive oral presentations. YouÕll find exercisesÑfor use alone or in a groupÑto sharpen your skills and build self-confidence. Well-chosen examples illustrate and make memorable the doÕs and donÕts of successful talks and help you avoid common pitfalls. This guide includes tips on dealing with nervousness, and shows you how to use effective body language, visual aids, questions and answers, metaphors and more, to keep your audience excited and ready to remember your key points. Full of tips and techniques that work

Author: Pepper White
Publisher: The MIT Pre
Keywords: mit, think, learning, factory, idea
Number of Pages: 328
Published: 2001-10-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0262731428
ISBN-13: 9780262731423

This is a personal story of the educational process at one of the world’s great technological universities. Pepper White entered MIT in 1981 and received his master’s degree in mechanical engineering in 1984. His account of his experiences, written in diary form, offers insight into graduate school life in general--including the loneliness and even desperation that can result from the intense pressure to succeed--and the purposes of engineering education in particular. The first professor White met at MIT told him that it did not really matter what he learned there, but that MIT wo

Author: Sandy Pepper
Publisher: Gower Technical Pre
Keywords: models, practices, key, reward, executive, senior
Number of Pages: 86
Published: 2006-09-01
List price: $95.00
ISBN-10: 0566087332
ISBN-13: 9780566087332

Executive pay remains a contentious topic for many organizations. Unfortunately for company executives, much of the writing about it is either sensationalist or highly academic; none of it much help to the reader looking for a balanced and informed view of the subject. Sandy Pepper provides company executives, investors, and advisers with a summary of the main theories (from economics, game theory and the behavioural sciences) and best practices (in corporate governance, tax, accounting, compliance and so on) that relate to the compensation of senior executives. He also reviews the current sta