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  • Reinventing America's Schools

    Creating a 21st Century Education System

    by David Osborne ...
    **From David Osborne, the author of Reinventing Government--a biting analysis of the failure of America's public schools and a comprehensive plan for revitalizing American education.In Reinventing America's Schools, David Osborne, one of the world's foremost experts on public sector reform, offers a comprehensive analysis of the charter school movements and presents a theory that will do for ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Love for the Future

    by David Osborne ...
    Climate change, pollution and diminishing resources mean that the future will be difficult for life on earth. We need the courage to face up to what is happening, the determination to work at the problems and the freedom to let go of the old ways of living which are causing such damage to the earth. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Raisin' Cane in Appalachia

    by David Osborne ...
    Author David Osborne has brought to life the difficult experiences and carefree joys of growing up in Appalachia. The family consisted of thirteen children plus Mom and Dad, and they lived on the old home place that the family referred to simply as The Holler. The children worked tirelessly alongside their father, Steve, and mother, Thelma, to coaxor perhaps forcea living from the hills and the ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Coming

    by David Osborne ...
    Winner of the 2018 Spur Award for Historical NovelA sweeping historical novel of the American West that follows the dramatic life of Daytime Smoke, Nez Perce son of explorer William Clark.The Coming is an epic novel of native-white relations in North America, intimately told through the life of Daytime Smoke--the real-life red-haired son of William Clark and a Nez Perce woman. In 1805, Lewis and ... Read more

    $18.39 USD

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    Reinventing America's Schools

    Creating a 21st Century Education System

    by David Osborne ...
    Narrated by Robertson Dean ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 18 min

    In 2005, when Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the city got an unexpected opportunity to recreate their school system from scratch. The state's Recovery School District (RSD), created to turn around failing schools, gradually transformed all of its New Orleans schools into charter schools, and the results are shaking the very foundations of American education. Test scores, school ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Papa’s Story

    by David Osborne ...
    It is 1944, and war is raging in Europe and Japan. Chuck is still in high school but his dream is to join the army and fight the Germans. One day, in the spring of 1944, he was walking on a lonely road and met someone that caused him to have another dream. This dream began when he met Betty Watson, the bank president's daughter. His good fortune began when, by a chance meeting, the Desoto she was ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Gunfire at Twin Creeks

    by David Osborne ...
    A former marshal with a trouble past drifted into Twin Creeks looking for some rest and a chance to forget his problems but fell into more trouble than he could handle. The entire town wanted him to be hanged, so Morgan Reeves had to decide if he was going to run or risk his life to save a woman with a reputation and her son. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The World of Waters, Or, A Peaceful Progress O'er the Unpathed Sea

    by Mrs. David Osborne ...
    "The World of Waters, Or, A Peaceful Progress O'er the Unpathed Sea" by Mrs. David Osborne is a captivating exploration of the vast and mysterious realms of water. Through vivid descriptions and engaging narratives, the book invites readers to embark on a journey across uncharted seas, highlighting the beauty and tranquility that water can bring. Osborne's prose is both lyrical and informative, ... Read more

    $0.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Price of Government

    Getting the Results We Need in an Age of Permanent Fiscal Crisis

    by David Osborne, Peter Hutchinson ...
    Government is broke. The 2004 federal deficit is the highest in U.S. history. The states have suffered three years of record shortfalls. Cities, counties, and school districts are laying off policemen and teachers, closing schools, and cutting services. But the fiscal pain won't go away, and the bankrupt ideologies of left and right offer little guidance.The Price of Government presents a ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The World of Waters

    Or, A Peaceful Progress o'er the Unpathed Sea

    by Mrs. David Osborne ...
    In "The World of Waters," Mrs. David Osborne masterfully interweaves vivid descriptions of aquatic landscapes with profound reflections on humanity'Äôs relationship with water. Through a combination of lyrical prose and compelling narrative, the book explores diverse themes such as environmental stewardship, cultural significance, and the sociopolitical impacts of water scarcity. Set against the ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Law of Ship Mortgages

    by David Osborne, Charles Buss, Joanne Champkins ...
    Series series Lloyd's Shipping Law Library
    This fully updated and comprehensive 3rd edition of The Law of Ship Mortgages provides readers with a practical, commercially based and definitive guide to the English law of ship mortgages. The authors, being seasoned practitioners, bring their extensive experience to bear on a number of difficult and developing areas of the law, such as: mortgagees’ duties, liability to charterers, the conflict ... Read more

    $730.00 USD

  • Aliens From Space

    by David Osborne [a.k.a. Robert Silverberg] ...
    In Dr. Jeffrey Brewster, a Columbia University psychosociologist specializing in communication theory, the fate of humanity unexpectedly rests. When a mysterious alien ship lands in a Kansas cornfield, Brewster is drafted by the United Nations Security Force (Unsecfor) to join a nine-member global delegation tasked with negotiating Earth's first interstellar alliance. The visitors—the Morotans ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus