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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “robert j swartz”
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  • Teaching Thinking

    Issues and Approaches

    by Robert J. Swartz, D.N. Perkins ...
    Series series Psychology Library Editions: Cognitive Science
    Originally published in 1990, this title attempts to provide for the educational practitioner an overview of a field that responded in the 1980s to a major educational agenda. This innovative ‘agenda’ called for teaching students in ways that dramatically improved the quality of their thinking. Its context is a variety of changes in education that brought the explicit teaching of thinking to the ... Read more

    Was $60.99 USD Now $53.99 USD

  • PENNY HAS A GREAT DAY! A South Texas Fable

    by Robert Swartz ...
    After Penny Peccary adopts a seven-legged "beast", she learns that even a little critter can make a big difference. Joining Penny on her personal journey, we meet those she holds most dear and discover their lives in many ways mirror our own. Young and old will delight in this coming of age fable of South Texas. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Early Medieval China

    A Sourcebook

    Edited by Wendy Swartz, Robert Ford Campany, Yang Lu, Jessey Choo ...
    This innovative sourcebook builds a dynamic understanding of China's early medieval period (220–589) through an original selection and arrangement of literary, historical, religious, and critical texts. A tumultuous and formative era, these centuries saw the longest stretch of political fragmentation in China's imperial history, resulting in new ethnic configurations, the rise of powerful clans, ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • The A to Z of Old Time Radio

    by Robert C. Reinehr, Jon D. Swartz ...
    Series series The A to Z Guide Series
    The term Old Time Radio refers to the relatively brief period from 1926, when the National Broadcasting Company first began network broadcasting, until approximately 1960, when television became the dominant communication medium in the United States. During this time, radio was as popular and ubiquitous as television is today. It was amazingly varied in the types of programming it offered; many ... Read more

    $47.79 USD

  • Historical Dictionary of Old Time Radio

    by Jon D. Swartz, Robert C. Reinehr ...
    Series series Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts
    The term Old Time Radio refers to the relatively brief period from 1926, when the National Broadcasting Company first began network broadcasting, until approximately 1960, when television became the dominant communication medium in the United States. During this time, radio was as popular and ubiquitous as television is today. It was amazingly varied in the types of programming it offered; many ... Read more

    $123.19 USD

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  • On the Air

    The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio

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    Now long out of print, John Dunning's Tune in Yesterday was the definitive one-volume reference on old-time radio broadcasting. Now, in On the Air, Dunning has completely rethought this classic work, reorganizing the material and doubling its coverage, to provide a richer and more informative account of radio's golden age. Here are some 1,500 radio shows presented in alphabetical order. The great ... Read more

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