B D Knight: 38 books

You may have read The Wizard of Oz before but you never read a rendition like this.  Dorothy decides to write a diary while she's being swept across the land on top of a tornado. She started writing it so anyone who found her body when the house crashed would learn how she was killed.  Of...

Cody Turner is a typical kid who, along with his friends, is entering intermediate school. Right off the bat Cody lets you know he is not a wimpy kid and he is not writing a diary. His escapades prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is anything but wimpy.  He and his friends find the step...

Dinosaurs. These giant creatures are loved by children and adults have grown to gain a new appreciation of them as well. New and breaking discoveries are being found on a regular basis as new fossils are discovered and new facts come to the surface. This book answers many questions that...

Considers Gilman's place in American literary and social history by examining her relationships to other prominent intellectuals of her era. By placing Charlotte Perkins Gilman in the company of her contemporaries, this collection seeks to correct misunderstandings of the feminist writer and...

In this collection, continental and diasporan African women interrogate the concept “sacred text” and analyze ways oral and written religious “texts” intersect with violence against African-descended women and girls. While the sanctioned idea of a sacred text is written literature, this project...

How can today’s educators teach academic content to students with moderate and severe developmental disabilities—while helping all students meet Common Core State Standards? This text has answers for K-12 teachers, straight from 37 experts in special and general education. A followup...

Financial Performance presents the foundation concepts underlying the Senior Executive Programmes the Authors have taught together and separately over the last 15 years in Europe, Asia and North America. These programmes include The Oxford Advanced Management Programme The Oxford Senior Executive...

Appalachians have been characterized as a population with numerous disparities in health and limited access to medical services and infrastructures, leading to inaccurate generalizations that inhibit their healthcare progress. Appalachians face significant challenges in obtaining effective care, and...

Famous for his masculine swagger and gritty roles, American cultural icon Clint Eastwood has virtually defined the archetype of the tough lawman. Beginning with his first on-screen appearance in the television series Rawhide (1959--1965) and solidified by his portrayal of the "Man with No Name"...

Immigration to America is an issue that often sparks intense emotional reactions_from passion and compassion to anger and even rage. Often missing from the dialogue, however, is discussion of the strengths of immigrant newcomers_the abilities and positive characteristics they bring as individuals...