Alan Crawford Livres

This resource for teachers in upper primary and secondary schools describes active learning strategies that help students develop critical thinking skills. Demonstration lessons, featuring sample interactions between teachers and students, illustrate how to use the approaches in specific disciplines. Included in the appendix are student and teacher performance standards and rubrics and some sample texts to provoke classroom discussion. The authors are affiliated with the Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking Project, which has worked with more than 40,000 teachers in 29 countries. The volume is not indexed. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

An illustrated study of the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. It features buildings, such as the Glasgow School of Art, as well as his interiors, such as the Willow Tea Rooms, many of which were designed in collaboration with his wife, Margaret Macdonald.

Angela Merkel was already unique when she became German chancellor: the first female leader of Europe's biggest economy, the first from former communist East Germany and the first born after World War II.

The passage emphasizes the importance of faith and love within the Christian community, highlighting the author's gratitude for the believers' devotion. It calls for divine wisdom and revelation to deepen their understanding of God's hope and the richness of their spiritual inheritance. The text illustrates the immense power of God, demonstrated through Christ’s resurrection and exaltation. It affirms Christ's supremacy over all powers and his role as the head of the Church, which embodies the fullness of divine presence.