Tough, Paul

Summary: "The best-selling author of How Children Succeed returns with a devastatingly powerful, mind-changing inquiry into higher education in the United States"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019

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Summary: When a new student starts in Professor Hundert's class, little does the professor know that this student will change his life forever. They start out butting heads and end up forming a friendship that will shake the controlled world of the professor. The lessons learned will last a lifetime.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal 2003

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Summary: When a new student starts in Professor Hundert's class, little does the professor know that this student will change his life forever. They start out butting heads and end up forming a friendship that will shake the controlled world of the professor. The lessons learned will last a lifetime.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal 2003

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Summary: In the small town of Dillon, Texas, everyone comes together on Friday nights when the Dillon High Panthers play. But life is not a game and the charismatic football players, their new coach Eric Taylor, and the passionate fans find that their biggest challenges and obstacles come off the field.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011

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Summary: In the small town of Dillon, Texas, everyone comes together on Friday nights when the Dillon High Panthers play. But life is not a game and the charismatic football players, their new coach Eric Taylor, and the passionate fans find that their biggest challenges and obstacles come off the field.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011

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Summary: A true story about a teacher in a racially divided school who gives her students what they've always needed, a voice. Erin Gruwell comes to a southern California high school bubbling over with naive optimism. She quickly discovers that her unruly classroom is not easily won over by her good intentions. After a few floundering attempts to connect with her students, Gruwell gives them the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2007

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Freedom 2007

Light, Richard J.

Summary: "Based on ten years of interviews with Harvard students, this professor shares what faculty, administrators, & students can do to make the most of their college experience. Research findings are used to make policy suggestions in the areas of course design, faculty-student interaction, & the planned integration of students from different ethnic, racial, & social class backgrounds. The author...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 2001

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 378.198 LIG

Summary: "At the tiny Greenwood School in the small New England town of Putney, Vermont, its roughly 50 students, boys from the ages 11 to 17 are asked each year to memorize the Gettysburg Address. This would be a daunting assignment for any student, but the boys at Greenwood all suffer from learning differences that have made their personal, academic and social progress extremely challenging. As the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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Lasko-Gross

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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphics 2009

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 LAS

Summary: One of the greatest TV dramas of all time continues with 13 gripping fourth season episodes of the critically acclaimed series. Small-town life in Dillon has changed irrevocably with the dramatic split of the school district. Coach Taylor finds himself fighting for the respect of the East Dillon Lions, while his wife Tami faces her own battles as Principal of the Dillon High Panthers. Across...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2010

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Summary: In the small town of Dillon, Texas, only one night matters: Friday night. Eric Taylor is the head football coach for the Dillon High School Panthers, the town's pride and joy. Still stressing that the football players win. The town is counting that the team gives them victories. The close-knit residents face new challenges and uncertainties as they deal with the day-by-day pressures of life in...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2009

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Abboud, Soo Kim.

Summary: Offers a study of the practices, values, and ideals that promote academic, professional, and personal success among Asian Americans, explaining how to instill a love of learning, how to get youngsters excited about school, how to guide a child's personalchoices with encouraging initiative and independence, and how to help children set worthwhile long-term goals.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Books 2006

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.7 ABB

Summary: After college graduation, Grover's girlfriend Jane tells him she's moving to Prague to study writing. Grover declines to accompany her. Paralyzed by postgraduation ennui, Grover, Otis, Max and Skippy remain on campus, denying the real-world futures awaiting them. Nobody wants to radically alter his life, yet none of them wants to end up like Chet, who tends bar and is in his tenth year. The...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2006

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Akasaka, Aka

Summary: "Will Yu make a confession of love? Who would date someone who is both an emo gamer and a former school pariah ...? Meanwhile, someone is ready to confess her love to Miyuki--and it's not Kaguya! Then Miko sabotages a romantic tour of a haunted house, Miyuki reveals some unexpected nonacademic skills, Kaguya accidentally dispenses good advice and a fortune-teller foretells an ominous date for...

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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2020

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Akasaka, Aka

Summary: "Two high school geniuses scheme to get the other to confess their love first. Two geniuses. Two brains. Two hearts. One battle. Who will confess their love first ...?! ... Will Miyuki and Kaguya help Yu escape the aggro of all his female classmates, let alone win the favor of the girl he's crushing on? Then, it's Miyuki who is teaching Chika a new skill for a change. Kaguya faces the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2019

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Akasaka, Aka

Summary: "Two high school geniuses scheme to get the other to confess their love first. Two geniuses. Two brains. Two hearts. One battle. Who will confess their love first ...?! ... Will Miyuki ever admit to his insignificant but seemingly infinite lack of nonacademic talents? And what of the other student council members? Are any of them willing to see themselves objectively? Then it's time for the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2020

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Akasaka, Aka

Summary: "Two high school geniuses scheme to get the other to confess their love first. Two geniuses. Two brains. Two hearts. One battle. Who will confess their love first ...?! ... Will Hayasaka prove to Kaguya that she can win Miyuki's heart after all ... while singing karaoke? Then the student council engages in some competitive cooking. Yu tries to spare Miko the embarrassment of the others...

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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2019

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Akasaka, Aka

Summary: "Two geniuses. Two brains. Two hearts. One battle. Who will confess their love first...?! Will it be Miyuki or Kaguya who finally breaks down and confesses their love for the other? Will the love confession be terribly bungled or epically orchestrated? And will the recipient respond appropriately, insanely, or in kind? While these questions will have answers, the romantic quandaries of the rest...

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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2020

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Akasaka, Aka

Summary: "Two geniuses. Two brains. Two hearts. One battle. Who will confess their love first ...?! ... Turns out confessing your feelings is the easy part of a romantic relationship ... Will Kaguya and Miyuki ever go beyond making out and get around to officially going out?! What game is Miko playing when she interferes with Yu and Tsubame's fledgling intimacy? Meanwhile, Kaguya tries to choose the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2020

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Akasaka, Aka

Summary: "Two geniuses. Two brains. Two hearts. One battle. Who will confess their love first...?!... Will Kaguya tell her family or even her friends that she's dating Miyuki? Why is Chika pretending to be everyone's girlfriend while dressed in a bald wig? Hapless Yu gets romantic advice from recently dumped Kazeno, which he passes on to naive Miyuki. Then, semi-repressed Nagisa attempts to school...

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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2020

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Akasaka, Aka

Summary: "Two high school geniuses scheme to get the other to confess their love first. Two geniuses. Two brains. Two hearts. One battle. Who will confess their love first...?!... Will Miyuki's hormones keep him loyal to Kaguya or lead him astray? Meanwhile, Miko is interpreting everything she observes in the student council as risqué. Then, a shojo manga makes everyone romance crazy. Somebody actually,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media LLC 2019

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Akasaka, Aka

Summary: "Two high school geniuses scheme to get the other to confess their love first. Two geniuses. Two brains. Two hearts. One battle. Who will confess their love first?!... Will Chika agree to train genius Miyuki one more time to make up for yet another of his surprising deficiencies? Then, Miyuki's sister and father meddle in his (mostly hypothetical) love life. Are they too soon or too late?...

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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media LLC 2019

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Akasaka, Aka

Summary: "Two geniuses. Two brains. Two hearts. One battle. Who will confess their love first...?!... Will Ai leave her post as Kaguya's personal assistant and confidant?! Meanwhile, Kaguya and Yu go to great lengths to prevent their not-so-dark secrets from getting out. A sports tournament provides yet another opportunity for the gang to desperately attempt to impress each other with their athletic...

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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2021

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Akasaka, Aka

Summary: "Will Kaguya and Miyuki share the shelter of an umbrella in a storm? Is carrying a knife dripping with blood proof that Kaguya is trying to kill a member of the student council? How will Kaguya react when Chika introduces her to potty humor? Then, Chika must intervene when Miyuki dispenses bad advice on a topic he knows nothing about, Miyuki tries to develop his kinesthetic intelligence and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2018

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