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		Powerful Voices The Musical and Social World of Collegiate A Cappella Joshua S. Duchan The first scholarly account of the music and culture of collegiate a cappella 6 x 9. 272 pgs. 4 musical examples, 7 B&W photographs, 3 figures. 2012 Cloth     Ebook     978-0-472-11825-0     978-0-472-02833-7     $65.00S          Available Available
		The Supreme Court and the NCAA The Case for Less Commercialism and More Due Process in College Sports Brian L. Porto Porto identifies the Court's role in shaping college sports and advances a prescription for reform 6 x 9. 264 pgs. 2012 Cloth     Ebook     978-0-472-11804-5     978-0-472-02809-2     $50.00S          Available Available
		Digital Tools in Urban Schools Mediating a Remix of Learning Jabari Mahiri Digital media in the classroom for both teachers and students 6 x 9. 180 pgs. 3 figures. 2011 Cloth     Paper     Ebook     978-0-472-07153-1     978-0-472-05153-3     978-0-472-02760-6     $80.00S     $29.95T          Available Available Available
		Money, Mandates, and Local Control in American Public Education Bryan Shelly State and federal governments supply a fraction of school funding yet enjoy disproportionate control over education policy 6 x 9. 208 pgs. 21 figures, 22 tables. 2011 Cloth     Ebook     978-0-472-11765-9     978-0-472-02673-9     $60.00S          Available Available
		Teaching about Religions A Democratic Approach for Public Schools Emile Lester Public schools can play a role in promoting respect for religious differences 6 x 9. 314 pgs. 2 Tables, 4 Figures. 2011 Cloth     Ebook     978-0-472-11764-2     978-0-472-02674-6     $70.00S          Available Available
		Where Do The Children Play? A Study Guide to the Film Elizabeth Goodenough A companion volume to the PBS documentary Where Do the Children Play?, with essays by scholars and teachers on the history, psychology, and politics of children's free play and the growing movement to bring it back into children's lives 10 x 10. 256 pgs. 74 photos/illustrations. 2010 Paper     978-0-9823751-1-2     $27.50S     Available
		The Accidental Teacher Life Lessons from My Silent Son Annie Lubliner Lehmann With a Foreword by Catherine Lord Mom's Choice Award 2009 Silver Recipient: Special and Exceptional Needs 5 x 8. 184 pgs. 2009 Cloth     Paper     Ebook     978-0-472-07074-9     978-0-472-05074-1     978-0-472-02324-0     $40.00S     $16.95T          Available Available Available
		Cross Purposes Pierce v. Society of Sisters and the Struggle over Compulsory Public Education Paula Abrams Do parents have the right to determine how their children should be educated? 6 x 9. 296 pgs. 5 B&W photographs and 4 drawings. 2009 Cloth     Ebook     978-0-472-11700-0     978-0-472-02139-0     $65.00S          Available Available
		Dangerous Professors Academic Freedom and the National Security Campus Malini Johar Schueller and Ashley Dawson, Editors A provocative essay collection on academic freedom in the modern world 6 x 9. 328 pgs. 2009 Cloth     Paper     978-0-472-07063-3     978-0-472-05063-5     $80.00S     $29.95S     Available Available
		The Next Twenty-five Years Affirmative Action in Higher Education in the United States and South Africa David L. Featherman, Martin Hall, and Marvin Krislov, editors Foreword by Mary Sue Coleman, President of the University of Michigan Foreword by Njabulo Ndebele, Former Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Cape Town A must-read for anyone who cares about the future of higher education in diverse democracies 6.125 x 9.25. 416 pgs. 7 Figures, 10 Tables. 2009 Cloth     Paper     Ebook     978-0-472-11705-5     978-0-472-03377-5     978-0-472-02155-0     $70.00S     $35.00S          Available Available Available
		A Place for Play A Companion Volume to the Michigan Television Film "Where Do the Children Play?" Elizabeth Goodenough, Editor A Place for Play surveys the changing landscape of growing up in America and offers programs and advice to reconnect urban, suburban and rural children with outdoor play 10 x 10. 284 pgs. 1 map, 90 photos. 2008 Paper     978-0-615-20282-2     $32.50S     Available
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Best Sellers

		Where Do the Children Play? A Documentary Film Michigan Television Winner of the 2008 Eugene International Film Festival Best Film in Social Issues/Family Values 7.5 x 5.25. 2008 DVD Disc     978-0-9816527-0-2     $19.95S     Available
		The Cult of Statistical Significance How the Standard Error Costs Us Jobs, Justice, and Lives Stephen T. Ziliak and Deirdre N. McCloskey How the most important statistical method used in many of the sciences doesn't pass the test for basic common sense 6 x 9. 352 pgs. 15 tables, 8 figures. 2008 Cloth     Paper     Ebook     978-0-472-07007-7     978-0-472-05007-9     978-0-472-02610-4     $85.00S     $26.95S          Available Available Available
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Award-Winning Books

		The Accidental Teacher Life Lessons from My Silent Son Annie Lubliner Lehmann With a Foreword by Catherine Lord Mom's Choice Award 2009 Silver Recipient: Special and Exceptional Needs 5 x 8. 184 pgs. 2009 Cloth     Paper     Ebook     978-0-472-07074-9     978-0-472-05074-1     978-0-472-02324-0     $40.00S     $16.95T          Available Available Available
		Bad Boys Public Schools in the Making of Black Masculinity Ann Arnett Ferguson Winner: Gustavus Myers Center for The Study of Human Rights in the United States' 2001 Outstanding Book Award; Winner: Sex and Gender Section of the American Sociological Association's 2001 Distinguised Book Award How do schools identify African American males as "bad boys"? 6 x 9. 272 pgs. 2000 Paper     978-0-472-08849-2     $22.95S     Available
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