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The Dangerous Book for Boys Yearbook- a Guiding Light
Written by Conn and Hal Iggulden ‘The Dangerous Book for Boys’ is a guidebook which is aimed at boys "from eight to eighty." Covering a range of topics of interest to boys, from catching rabbits to understanding girls, this book sold over half a million copies since its release on 5 June, 2006. The book is famed to have reached the number one position several times in the UK non-fiction charts. Conn Iggulden also published a book on Genghis Khan, Wolf of the Plains, which, along with The Dangerous Book for Boys, catapulted Iggulden to the position of being the first author to reach the number one spot in both the fiction and non-fiction charts.
The book got released in U.S. on May 1, 2007 and instantly reachd the number two position on the Amazon.com bestselling book lists, following Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The dangerous book for boys won the Book of the Year award at the Galaxy British Book Awards in 2007. It was also the recipient of several design and production awards at the British Book Industry Awards. The editorial team consisting of Katie Espiner and Clare Hey, as well as Helen Johnstone, winner of the 2007 British Book Industry Award for best publicity campaign are the other people who have contributed equally to the success of this book.
Pocket books published a more portable form of the book, titled Dangerous Book for Boys: Things to Do in 2007. A few new activities, like the garden rocket too was added in this edition. The dangerous book for boys came out in the UK in September 2007, and has historical facts, seasonal activities and space to note your own adventures. The Pocket Dangerous Book for Boys: Things to know, is planned for release in the summer of 2008.
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1985 Jeannie Oakes Publishes
"Keeping Track: How Schools Structure Inequality"
The book is nicknamed "Tracking" in the sociology circles.
My favorite all time sociology book. She is very much against tracking and you should read this all time classic. Here is a little about her story.
Jeannie Oakes
Presidential Professor, UCLA
Director, UCLA's IDEA & UC ACCORD
The University of California's Oakes is perhaps the country's leading expert on the effects of tracking. Dr. Oakes' research examines inequalities in U.S. schools, and follows the progress of equity-minded reform. She is the author of 17 scholarly books and monographs and more than 100 published research reports, chapters, and articles.
Oakes' awards include three major awards from the American Educational Research Association (Early Career Award; Outstanding Research Article; Outstanding Book), the National Association for Multicultural Education's Multicultural Research Award, and the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Educational Press Association of America. She is also the recipient of Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Ralph David Abernathy Award for Public Service and, most recently, the World Cultural Council's Jose Vasconcelos World Award in Education.
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