<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[bl results for anywhere:(Central Public School)   branch:"Local History and Archives (Central)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[bl results for anywhere:(Central Public School)   branch:"Local History and Archives (Central)"]]></description><link>https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/hpl/rss/search?query=anywhere%3A%28Central%20Public%20School%29%20%20%20branch%3A%22Local%20History%20and%20Archives%20%28Central%29%22&amp;searchType=bl&amp;custom_edit=undefined&amp;suppress=true&amp;view=grouped</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:40:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Dundas Central Public School 125th Anniversary]]></title><link>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C29708</link><guid 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Ontario]]></title><link>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C349912</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C349912</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[und]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Board of Education for the City of Hamilton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 1978 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/349912125</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>und</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Brief on School Consolidation]]></title><link>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C2020</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C2020</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Central Home and School Association (Hamilton, Ont.)]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Invalid 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Souvenir]]></title><link>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C23011</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C23011</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Invalid Date</pubDate><comments>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/23011125</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>[Central School, Hamilton]</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada's Diamond Jubilee 1867-1927 Hamilton Souvenier]]></title><link>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C882627</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C882627</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 1927 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/882627125</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Central School Reunion of the Sangster and Macallum Students June 29 1927</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Music Central]]></title><description><![CDATA[Filmed for over a year on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, this documentary follows the stories of the staff and students at a progressive Public School, young singer-songwriter Ruby Archer and the Artistic Director of the Central Coast Conservatorium of Music, Patrick Brennan. The film is introduced by Uncle Kevin Gavi Duncan from the Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council who shares his wisdom about the importance of music to First Nations communities and how music connects human beings to the plants and animals that sustain them. The interwoven vignettes that are MUSIC CENTRAL reflect a broad range of life experiences and perspectives as they encompass a diversity in age, gender and cultural backgrounds. A consistent theme is the power of music to connect and improve wellbeing and social cohesion. At a time when humanity is increasingly disconnected from self, from each other and from the land on which we live, MUSIC CENTRAL is a timely roadmap for healing.]]></description><link>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C823846</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C823846</guid><category><![CDATA[VIDEO_ONLINE]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/823846125</comments><format>VIDEO_ONLINE</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lord Is Not on Trial Here Today - Religion in School]]></title><description><![CDATA[She was called "that awful woman" by her neighbors, and “that atheist mother” by newspapers across the country. Her friends stopped returning phone calls rather than risk speaking with her. She was branded a communist, and the Illinois State Legislature nearly outlawed her and her husband from ever working at the state university again. She received up to 200 letters a day, some of the writers claiming they would pray for her; many wishing for much worse.. All because, in 1945, Vashti McCollum would file a historic lawsuit that would forever change the relationship between religion and public school in America – and turn this young housewife from central Illinois into an unlikely champion of the separation of church and state.. In 1940, the Champaign, Illinois public school district instituted a voluntary religion class in its grade schools, something that was being done in school districts across the country. Vashti McCollum initially didn’t allow her oldest son, 10-year-old Jim, permission to take the religion class. She believed religion was a personal matter, and not one for the schools, but after persistent begging by Jim, she finally relented. Then she saw the materials being used in the class. “It was indoctrination into the old Christian faith,” she remembered. “So I said never again.”. So Jim sat out the class, but he was the only one in his classroom who didn’t have permission to take the religion class. Not knowing what to do with Jim during the time of religion class, the teacher sat him in a desk in the hall, the same place kids were placed when they were punished. Jim suffered brutal bullying as a result and came home in tears. Vashti McCollum decided that was enough. “Never again,” Mrs. McCollum remembered, still angry, “would he be put in the hall.” So she sued the Champaign school district to put a stop to the religion class, beginning a three-year odyssey that would change American public schools forever.. ]]></description><link>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C664659</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C664659</guid><category><![CDATA[VIDEO_ONLINE]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/664659125</comments><format>VIDEO_ONLINE</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Cups of Deceit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greg Mortenson, the bestselling author of  Three Cups of Tea , is a man who has built a global reputation as a selfless humanitarian and children&rsquo;s crusader, and he&rsquo;s been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. But, as bestselling author Jon Krakauer demonstrates in this extensively researched and penetrating book, he is not all that he appears to be.     Based on wide-ranging interviews with former employees, board members, and others who have intimate knowledge of Mortenson and his charity, the Central Asia Institute,  Three Cups of Deceit  uncovers multiple layers of deception behind Mortenson&rsquo;s public image. Was his crusade really inspired by a desire to repay the kindness of villagers who nursed him back to health when he became lost on his descent down K2? Was he abducted and held for eight days by the Taliban? Has his charity built all of the schools that he has claimed? This book is a passionately argued plea for the truth, and a tragic tale of good intentions gone very wrong.   100% of Jon Krakauer&rsquo;s proceeds from the sale of  Three Cups of Deceit  will be donated to the &ldquo;Stop Girl Trafficking&rdquo; project at the American Himalayan Foundation (www.himalayan-foundation.org/live/project/stopgirltrafficking).]]></description><link>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C800673</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C800673</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Krakauer, Jon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Invalid Date</pubDate><comments>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/800673125</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle>How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780525565130/MC.GIF&amp;client=hamip&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learning in the Fast Lane]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chester E. Finn, Jr., is a distinguished senior fellow and president emeritus at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. He is the author or coauthor of many books, including Exam Schools: Inside America's Most Selective Public High Schools and Troublemaker: A Personal History of School Reform since Sputnik (both Princeton). Andrew E. Scanlan is a research and policy associate at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute.  The first book to tell the story of the Advanced Placement program, the gold standard for academic rigor in American high schools The Advanced Placement program stands as the foremost source of college-level academics for millions of high school students in the United States and beyond. More than 22,000 schools now participate in it, across nearly forty subjects, from Latin and art to calculus and computer science. Yet remarkably little has been known about how this nongovernmental program became one of the greatest success stories in K-12 education-until now. In Learning in the Fast Lane, Chester Finn and Andrew Scanlan, two of the country's most respected education analysts, offer a groundbreaking account of one of the most important educational initiatives of our time. Learning in the Fast Lane traces the story of AP from its mid-twentieth-century origins as a niche benefit for privileged students to its emergence as a springboard to college for high schoolers nationwide, including hundreds of thousands of disadvantaged youth. Today, AP not only opens new intellectual horizons for smart teenagers, but also strengthens school ratings, attracts topflight teachers, and draws support from philanthropists, reformers, and policymakers. At the same time, it faces numerous challenges, including rival programs, curriculum wars, charges of elitism, the misgivings of influential universities, and the difficulty of infusing rigor into schools that lack it. In today's polarized climate, can AP maintain its lofty standards and surmount the problems that have sunk so many other bold education ventures? Richly documented and thoroughly accessible, Learning in the Fast Lane is a must-read for anyone with a stake in the American school system. "The most comprehensive book ever on Advanced Placement, the most powerful educational tool in the country. . . . [Finn and Scanlan] add so much to a subject crucial to the future of high schools."---Jay Mathews, Washington Post "Both a history and full-throated defense of the Advanced Placement program."---Jason L. Riley, Wall Street Journal "A fascinating read. . . . Engaging and well researched."---W. S. Miner, Choice "While ample research has sought to understand the benefits of AP participation and success, Learning in the Fast Lane puts that research into context, situating the program amid other education reform efforts and comparing it to alternatives. This is insightful scholarship."-Martin R. West, Harvard Graduate School of Education "Learning in the Fast Lane is exceptionally engaging. It deals with many complex issues, such as the main drivers of AP growth, yet it easily brings its point across with a combination of case studies and analysis."-Jonathan A. Plucker, Johns Hopkins University "This readable, comprehensive account of the Advanced Placement program will surely become the authoritative source for policymakers and practitioners who seek to understand AP's history, its present-day implementation, and its continued promise. Along with illuminating case studies and research reviews, Finn and Scanlan devote much attention to this central question: Can the democratization of opportunity promised by the spread of AP be accomplished without diluting academic rigor? They are clear-eyed about the tradeoffs and complications involved, but reassuringly-and convincingly-optimistic about the potential for excellence and equity to coexist."-Ben Wildavsky, author of The Great Brain Race: How Global Universit]]></description><link>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C935779</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C935779</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Finn, Chester E.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/935779125</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780691185828/MC.GIF&amp;client=hamip&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are You Still There]]></title><description><![CDATA["Gabriella Mallory, AP student and perfect-daughter-in-training, stands barefoot on a public toilet for three hours while her school is on lockdown. Someone has planted a bomb and she is hiding. The bomb is defused but the would-be-bomber is still at large. And everyone at Central High School is a suspect. The school starts a top-secret crisis help line and Gabi is invited to join. When she does, she is drawn into a suspenseful game of cat and mouse with the bomber, who has unfinished business. He leaves threatening notes on campus. He makes threatening calls to the help line. And then he begins targeting Gabi directly. Is it because her father is the lead police detective on the case? Is the bomber one of her new friends. Could it be her new boyfriend with his complicated past? As the story unfolds, Gabi knows she is somehow connected to the bomber. Even worse she is part of his plan. Can Gabi reach out and stop him? Or will she be too late?"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C324742</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C324742</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynn, Sarah]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/324742125</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781504016681/MC.GIF&amp;client=hamip&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reading the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kids love to explore the real world, as young scientists they observe and relish nature, and through social studies they investigate other times, places, and cultures.  In this series of three videos, authors and staff developers Anne Goudvis and Stephanie Harvey welcome you to the child-centered classrooms at Columbine Elementary in Boulder, Colorado, where the majority of the children are English language learners. In these culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms, kids read, write, talk, listen, and investigate their way through the curriculum, developing a common language for reading, writing, and speaking English. Join Anne and Steph in these classrooms where effective comprehension strategy instruction is integrated with content knowledge acquisition in science and social studies. The instruction students experience is responsive to the learning and language needs of English language learners in the primary and intermediate grades, giving them tools to understand and actively use information and ideas, and learn English along the way. Purposeful talk is central to instruction, as kids discuss and try out their ideas with each other, developing the confidence to become independent learners. All kids respond to high expectations and thoughtful instruction. They become a community of learners when we challenge them to think more fully and deeply about topics of consequence, those that matter in their own lives and in the larger world. About the author Anne Goudvis has been a classroom teacher, staff developer, and adjunct professor of reading and social studies. For the past ten years, she has worked at the Denver-based Public Education and Business Coalition as a staff developer and co-director of the Library Power project, a national initiative to improve teaching and learning in libraries and classrooms. Stephanie Harvey has spent the past thirty years teaching and learning about reading and writing. She received her B.A.  from the University of Denver and her M.A. from the University of Colorado. After fifteen years of regular elementary and special education teaching in the Jefferson County Schools in Lakewood, Colorado, Stephanie became a staff developer for the Denver-based public education and business coalition (PEBC), a partnership of leaders from education and business who support innovation in public schools. In that role, she has worked with educators throughout Colorado coordinating literacy projects, leading workshops, and conducting classroom demonstrations. Recently, Stephanie and Anne have released a number of videos on reading comprehension, including a single video called Read write and talk with a focus on active literacy, a three-video series for English language learners called reading the world, and Strategic thinking, a comprehension series aimed at middle-grade readers.]]></description><link>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C655755</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C655755</guid><category><![CDATA[VIDEO_ONLINE]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/655755125</comments><format>VIDEO_ONLINE</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be]]></title><description><![CDATA["Over the last few decades, Americans have turned college admissions into a terrifying and occasionally devastating process, preceded by test prep, tutors, all sorts of stratagems, all kinds of rankings, and a conviction among too many young people that their futures will be determined and their worth established by which schools say yes and which say no.  That belief is wrong. It's cruel. And in WHERE YOU GO IS NOT WHO YOU'LL BE, Frank Bruni explains why, giving students and their parents a new perspective on this brutal, deeply flawed competition and a path out of the anxiety that it provokes.  Bruni, a bestselling author and a columnist for the New York Times, shows that the Ivy League has no monopoly on corner offices, governors' mansions, or the most prestigious academic and scientific grants. Through statistics, surveys, and the stories of hugely successful people who didn't attend the most exclusive schools, he demonstrates that many kinds of colleges-large public universities, tiny hideaways in the hinterlands-serve as ideal springboards. And he illuminates how to make the most of them. What matters in the end are a student's efforts in and out of the classroom, not the gleam of his or her diploma.  Where you go isn't who you'll be. Americans need to hear that-and this indispensable manifesto says it with eloquence and respect for the real promise of higher education"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C304940</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C304940</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruni, Frank]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/304940125</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle>An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781455590117/MC.GIF&amp;client=hamip&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rap Squad]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the town of Helena-West Helena located in the Arkansas Delta, students of Central High School's RAP SQUAD - an after school music club - pen lyrics to cope with personal traumas and seek healing for themselves. Montae and Ray are two sophomore members of RAP SQUAD who have found themselves positively bolstered by the club. Before joining RAP SQUAD, Montae was a lonely wallflower, and Ray suffered from bullying and low self-esteem. But after connecting with an understanding English teacher and joining the club, the boys discover a new creative outlet for all of their fears and anxieties. In a space where they can positively connect with others and build themselves up, they start channeling themselves into affecting greater change in their local community. Situated in one of the poorest counties of Arkansas, the small rural town of Helena-West Helena prepares to vote on a contentious proposal that would raise property taxes in order to build a new public high school as an investment in the future of the community. Proponents of the millage rate highlight the crumbling state of the current building and the negative ripple affect the dearth of public school choice has wrought on the area. Opponents of the proposal cite a distrust in the ability of the school district and local government to capitalize on a new building based on previous academic and fiscal distress, as well as bemoaning how the existing taxes already levied at their community. An underlying racial tension is also threaded into the lead up to election day, as wealthier, and disproportionately white, parents have the option of sending their kids to private school. In witnessing the ongoing debate over their educational future, Ray and Montae shift their focus from inner healing to social action, using their music and platform to fight for a more equitable future. They organize their fellow students into a protest that refuses to be ignored as they seek justice for their community to the chant of, "We deserve better!"]]></description><link>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C723777</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C723777</guid><category><![CDATA[VIDEO_ONLINE]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/723777125</comments><format>VIDEO_ONLINE</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Tree of Knowledge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Set in Huehuetla, Puebla, a Totonac Indian community in East Central Mexico, this documentary contrasts two systems of education. The public school system uses patriotic symbols to “integrate” Indian pupils into the national culture while teaching them to reject their own identity.]]></description><link>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C675246</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C675246</guid><category><![CDATA[VIDEO_ONLINE]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 1982 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/675246125</comments><format>VIDEO_ONLINE</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mariachi High]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a part of America that rarely makes headlines, there is a small town with a group of teenagers who will captivate your ears and warm your heart. MARIACHI HIGH follows a South Texas high school’s top ensemble, Mariachi Halcon, through one year of auditions and rehearsals, of heartbreak and joy, building to the state championship tournament, making a convincing case for the positive impact of in-school arts engagement on students' lives. One of the film's central themes is a connection between mariachi music for Latino youth and high achievement. As they compete and perform with musical virtuosity, these teens and the music they play will inspire, surprise, and bring you to your feet.. Mariachi High is part of a national public media initiative made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to help communities across the country address the high school dropout crisis. It includes a multifaceted discussion guide written by Cari Ladd, M.Ed.]]></description><link>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C670039</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C670039</guid><category><![CDATA[VIDEO_ONLINE]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/670039125</comments><format>VIDEO_ONLINE</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Masterpiece]]></title><description><![CDATA[In her latest captivating novel, nationally bestselling author Fiona Davis takes readers into the glamorous lost art school within Grand Central Terminal, where two very different women, fifty years apart, strive to make their mark on a world set against them.For the nearly nine million people who live in New York City, Grand Central Terminal is a crown jewel, a masterpiece of design. But for Clara Darden and Virginia Clay, it represents something quite different.For Clara, the terminal is the stepping stone to her future, which she is certain will shine as the brightly as the constellations on the main concourse ceiling. It is 1928, and twenty-five-year-old Clara is teaching at the lauded Grand Central School of Art. A talented illustrator, she has dreams of creating cover art for Vogue, but not even the prestige of the school can override the public's disdain for a "woman artist." Brash, fiery, confident, and single-minded—even while juggling the affections of two men, a wealthy would-be poet and a brilliant experimental painter—Clara is determined to achieve every creative success. But she and her bohemian friends have no idea that they'll soon be blindsided by the looming Great Depression, an insatiable monster with the power to destroy the entire art scene. And even poverty and hunger will do little to prepare Clara for the greater tragedy yet to come.Nearly fifty years later, in 1974, the terminal has declined almost as sharply as Virginia Clay's life. Full of grime and danger, from the smoke-blackened ceiling to the pickpockets and drug dealers who roam the floor, Grand Central is at the center of a fierce lawsuit: Is the once-grand building a landmark to be preserved, or a cancer to be demolished? For Virginia, it is simply her last resort. Recently divorced, she has just accepted a job in the information booth in order to support herself and her college-age daughter, Ruby. But when Virginia stumbles upon an abandoned art school within the terminal and discovers a striking watercolor hidden under the dust, her eyes are opened to the elegance beneath the decay. She embarks on a quest to find the artist of the unsigned masterpiece—an impassioned chase that draws Virginia not only into the battle to save Grand Central but deep into the mystery of Clara Darden, the famed 1920s illustrator who disappeared from history in 1931.]]></description><link>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C445668</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C445668</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Davis, Fiona]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/445668125</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle>A Novel</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781524742966/MC.GIF&amp;client=hamip&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Masterpiece]]></title><description><![CDATA[In her latest captivating novel, nationally bestselling author Fiona Davis takes readers into the glamorous lost art school within Grand Central Terminal, where two very different women, fifty years apart, strive to make their mark on a world set against them.   For most New Yorkers, Grand Central Terminal is a crown jewel, a masterpiece of design. But for Clara Darden and Virginia Clay, it represents something quite different.  For Clara, the terminal is the stepping stone to her future. It is 1928, and Clara is teaching at the lauded Grand Central School of Art. Though not even the prestige of the school can override the public's disdain for a "woman artist," fiery Clara is single-minded in her quest to achieve every creative success – even while juggling the affections of two very different men. But she and her bohemian friends have no idea that they'll soon be blindsided by the looming Great Depression... and that even poverty and hunger will do little to prepare Clara for the greater tragedy yet to come.  By 1974, the terminal has declined almost as sharply as Virginia Clay's life. Dilapidated and dangerous, Grand Central is at the center of a fierce lawsuit: Is the once-grand building a landmark to be preserved, or a cancer to be demolished? For Virginia, it is simply her last resort. Recently divorced, she has just accepted a job in the information booth in order to support herself and her college-age daughter, Ruby. But when Virginia stumbles upon an abandoned art school within the terminal and discovers a striking watercolor, her eyes are opened to the elegance beneath the decay. She embarks on a quest to find the artist of the unsigned masterpiece—an impassioned chase that draws Virginia not only into the battle to save Grand Central but deep into the mystery of Clara Darden, the famed 1920s illustrator who disappeared from history in 1931.]]></description><link>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C654382</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C654382</guid><category><![CDATA[AB]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Davis, Fiona]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/654382125</comments><format>AB</format><subtitle>A Novel</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780525631187/MC.GIF&amp;client=hamip&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just Don't Think I'll Cry]]></title><description><![CDATA[In September 1963, the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED), the ruling party of the German Democratic Republic, published its "Youth Communiqué." This document mandated that young people should no longer be passive recipients of education, but should be cultivated as independently thinking and acting individuals. Thus the concept "Leaders of Tomorrow" emerged. At the same time, DEFA introduced a series of feature films that portrayed the everyday lives of young people. This group of films included Just Don't Think I'll Cry, the story of an 18 year-old high school senior's conflict with society. Despite his being thrown out of school for writing a provocative essay, he continues to oppose the lethargy and hypocrisy he sees around him. He wants to remain true to himself no matter what the cost. In March 1965 a test screening of the film was held. The reviewers, mostly state officials, condemned the film as "rubbish." Undermined and insecure, DEFA began re-editing the film. But by December 1965, the fate of the film was decided: The Central Committee labeled it, as well as Kurt Maetzig's The Rabbit is Me, as anti-socialist and banned them. In all, eleven films were banned in the following months - almost the entire year's production! Finally, these films reached the public in January 1990 after the fall of the Wall, when they were belatedly acclaimed as masterpieces of critical realism.]]></description><link>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C657934</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C657934</guid><category><![CDATA[VIDEO_ONLINE]]></category><category><![CDATA[ger]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/657934125</comments><format>VIDEO_ONLINE</format><subtitle>Denk bloss nicht, ich heule</subtitle><language>ger</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[E: The Story of A Number]]></title><description><![CDATA["Honorable Mention for the 1994 Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Mathematics, Association of American Publishers" Eli Maor is the author of Beautiful Geometry (with Eugen Jost), Venus in Transit, Trigonometric Delights, To Infinity and Beyond, and The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-Year History (all Princeton).  The interest earned on a bank account, the arrangement of seeds in a sunflower, and the shape of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis are all intimately connected with the mysterious number e. In this informal and engaging history, Eli Maor portrays the curious characters and the elegant mathematics that lie behind the number. Designed for a reader with only a modest mathematical background, this biography brings out the central importance of e to mathematics and illuminates a golden era in the age of science. "This is a gently paced, elegantly composed book, and it will bring its readers much pleasure. . . . Maor has written an excellent book that should be in every public and school library."---Ian Stewart, New Scientist "Maor wonderfully tells the story of e. The chronological history allows excursions into the lives of people involved with the development of this fascinating number. Maor hangs his story on a string of people stretching from Archimedes to David Hilbert. And by presenting mathematics in terms of the humans who produced it, he places the subject where it belongs--squarely in the centre of the humanities."---Jerry P. King, Nature "Maor has succeeded in writing a short, readable mathematical story. He has interspersed a variety of anecdotes, excursions, and essays to lighten the flow.... [The book] is like the voyages of Columbus as told by the first mate."---Peter Borwein, Science "Maor attempts to give the irrational number e its rightful standing alongside pi as a fundamental constant in science and nature; he succeeds very well.... Maor writes so that both mathematical newcomers and long-time professionals alike can thoroughly enjoy his book, learn something new, and witness the ubiquity of mathematical ideas in Western culture." "It can be recommended to readers who want to learn about mathematics and its history, who want to be inspired and who want to understand important mathematical ideas more deeply." "[A] very interesting story about the history of e, logarithms, and related matters, especially the history of calculus. . . . [A] useful complement to a course in calculus and analysis, shedding light on some fundamental topics."---Mehdi Hassani, MAA Reviews]]></description><link>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C930228</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C930228</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maor, Eli]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/930228125</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781400832347/MC.GIF&amp;client=hamip&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concussion Inc]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inside the controversial and newsworthy issue of concussions in American football — Muchnick’s trademark no-holds-barred investigation reveals the corruption and scandals in real time Traumatic brain injury in football is not incidental, but an inevitable and central aspect of the sport. Starting in high school, through college, and into the NFL, young players face repeated head trauma, and those sustained injuries create lifelong cognitive and functional difficulties. Muchnick’s Concussion Inc. blog exposed the decades-long cover-up of scientific research into sports concussions and the ongoing denial to radically reform football in North America. This compilation from Muchnick’s no-holds-barred investigative website reveals the complete head injury story as it developed, from the doctor who played fast and loose with the facts about the efficacy of the state-mandated concussion management system for high school football players, to highly touted solutions that are more self-serving cottage industry than of any genuine benefit. Known for extensive reporting on the tragic story of the Chris Benoit murder-suicide, Muchnick turns his investigative analysis to traumatic brain injury and probes deep into the corporate, government, and media corruption that has enabled the $10-billion-a-year National Football League to trigger a public health crisis.]]></description><link>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C879815</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C879815</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muchnick, Irvin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Invalid Date</pubDate><comments>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/879815125</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle>The End of Football as We Know It</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781770906518/MC.GIF&amp;client=hamip&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mamluks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Egypt in the 14th century was a glorious kingdom to behold. Spice merchants from Europe, Asia and Africa sailed up the Nile River to the great port city of Alexandria, carrying riches such as silk, jewels and spices. Cairo, the capital of Egypt, was the greatest city in the Islamic world, with a larger population and more wealth and splendor than any city in Europe. Cairo was a shining pinnacle of cosmopolitan splendor in the medieval world, and besides being a major trading hub, Cairo was famous for its scholars and intellectual class, offering countless academic opportunities for scholars across the Islamic world. The culture of Cairo was dynamic and famous for its wide range of intellectual debates on Islamic sciences and other academic fields, all of which far surpassed any contemporary city at the time. From across the Islamic world, scholars from all the major schools of thought were represented in Cairo. Spirited lectures occurred frequently in public squares and madrasas were often packed with patrons eagerly listening to readings by famed scholars. Cairo was a city filled with art, trade and knowledge. However, there was another factor that made Cairo infamous. The city represented the last bastion of the Muslim world - a great Islamic caliphate, centered in Iraq, had once stretched from the edges of Central Asia to Spain, but invasions by outside enemies had mostly overrun this once mighty empire. The Mongol armies, pouring forth from their grasslands in Asia, had sacked Baghdad in 1258, destroying the caliphate and sending the Islamic world into a state of deep peril. Moreover, European crusaders had launched multiple invasions into Palestine and the Levant, threatening the very existence of the Muslim world. Ultimately these foreign invaders were all stopped by one group: the Mamluks of Egypt, a group of warriors, slaves, and kings.]]></description><link>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C910146</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C910146</guid><category><![CDATA[AB]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles River Editors]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/910146125</comments><format>AB</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781987187748/MC.GIF&amp;client=hamip&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duped]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why do people confess to crimes they did not commit? And, surely, those cases must be rare? In fact, it happens all the time—in police stations, workplaces, public schools, and the military. Psychologist Saul Kassin, the world's leading expert on false confessions, explains how interrogators trick innocent people into confessing, and then how the criminal justice system deludes us into believing these confessions.  Duped reveals how innocent men, women, and children, intensely stressed and befuddled by lawful weapons of psychological interrogation, are induced into confession, no matter how horrific the crime. By featuring riveting case studies, highly original research, work by the Innocence Project, and quotes from real-life exonerees, Kassin tells the story of how false confessions happen, and how they corrupt forensics, witnesses, and other evidence, force guilty pleas, and follow defendants for their entire lives— even after they are exonerated by DNA.   Starting in the 1980's, Dr. Kassin pioneered the scientific study of interrogations and confessions. Since then, he has been on the forefront of research and advocacy for those wrongfully convicted by police-induced false confessions. Examining famous cases like the Central Park jogger case and Amanda Knox case, as well as stories of ordinary innocent people trapped into confession, Dr. Kassin exposes just how widespread this problem is. Concluding with actionable solutions and proposals for legislative reform, Duped shows why the stigma of confession persists and how we can reform the criminal justice system to make it stop.]]></description><link>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C752050</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S125C752050</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kassin, Saul M.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Invalid Date</pubDate><comments>https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/752050125</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle>Why Innocent People Confess--and Why We Believe Their Confessions</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781633888098/MC.GIF&amp;client=hamip&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item></channel></rss>