books about: multicultural     books:       The Kite Runner (Riverhead Essential Editions)2424 reviews Khaled Hosseini Riverhead Trade, 2005 The Kite Runner is a moving novel by Khaled Hosseini It's about two young boys who grow up together in Afganistan in the 1970's. Hassan is Amir's dearest friend and is the son of Amir's father's servant who belongs the minority Hazara community in Afganistan. Amir and Hassan's close friendship is put under strain by an unthinkable event which happens on the day of the annual kite flying tornament. Amir's and Hassan's childhood friendship is ...             A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America31 reviews Ronald Takaki Back Bay Books, 1994 Is this book biased? Yes.... if you are a card carrying member of the white race desperate to cling to the myth that America is a good and just nation... one that should be held up as an example for the rest of the world to gaze at in awe... BUT If you are just a citizen, interested in a complete history of your country (warts and all) this book will fill in so many of the gaps your text books left blank             "Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?": A Psychologist Explains the Development of ...77 reviews Beverly Daniel Tatum Basic Books, 2003 5-Star Review Fast shipping and received the item in excellent condition. Thank you; I look forward to ordering from you in the future!             Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire: The Methods and Madness Inside Room 5668 reviews Rafe Esquith Viking Adult, 2007 Teach like your hair is on fire This book is enjoyable and very easy reading. The stories are delightful, and there are great take-away lessons for teachers. The book is geared more for elementary school teachers, but as a high school teacher, I found it useful.             The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America49 reviews Jonathan Kozol Three Rivers Press, 2006 Fighting for America's Second Class Citizens After his time spent as an educator, Jonathan Kozol devoted his career to that of an educational reform activist. He has visited what seems like thousands of schools throughout the United States and the communities that make up those schools to bear witness to the shameful secret that lies hidden in plain sight. Kozol's message in "The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling ...             The Namesake: A Novel461 reviews Jhumpa Lahiri Mariner Books, 2004 A simply beautiful book Jhumpa Lahiri's first novel wonderfully tells the story of Gogel and his family. The two generations struggle to assimilate: the children seeking to distance themselves from their India heritage, while the parents seek to preserve their culture and the expectations of their home land. Ms. Lahiri expertly brings us into their lives and into the dynamic of their family relationships. She treats ...             The Samurai's Garden: A Novel118 reviews Gail Tsukiyama St. Martin's Griffin, 1996 Beautiful A delightful story of a chinese teen, sent to japan on the eve of WW2 to recuperate after getting tuberculosis. He meets his father's servant who he gets to know and the locals, finding them friendly and welcoming even with the war. He finds the simple way of life, instead of being boring, fills his days and he is bereft when the war forces him to leave. A wonderful piece of prose, this ...             Interpreter of Maladies459 reviews Jhumpa Lahiri Mariner Books, 1999 An eternally exquisite collection I feel privileged to have read Ms. Lahiri's collection of stories which place me so firmly within the imagined and real aspects both of the world she delineates so beautifully. In an age where so many authors seem to think it's OK to muddy the waters of their work with lame pop culture references and dragging, trendy dialogue, 'Interpreter of Maladies' is almost as refined and restrained as a ...             Peak Everything: Waking Up to the Century of Declines (New Society Publishers)15 reviews Richard Heinberg New Society Publishers, 2007 Thinking Straight in a Media of Hearsay and Misinformation Heinberg explains how fossil fuels, primarily oil, permeate every aspect of our modern culture - from agriculture to cities and a long-term perspective. In the age of almost 7 billion people demanding more and more of limited resources, the media, politicians and governments tend to only report short-term perspectives and ignore Heinberg's Five Axioms of Sustainability to the extent that these ...             The Freedom Writers Diary : How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World ...135 reviews Freedom Writers, Zlata Filipovic Main Street Books, 1999 A novel that can inspire anyone who reads it The novel The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them is an exceptional book detailing the extraordinary things that a teacher and her class managed to accomplish in four years of high school. The novel is a collaborative effort between a teacher, Erin Gruwell, and her 150 students. The novel takes place over a four year ...             We Can't Teach What We Don't Know: White Teachers, Multiracial Schools (Multicultural Education (Paper))15 reviews Gary R. Howard Teachers College Press, 2006 Reflections on We Can't Teach What We Don't Know: White Teachers, Multiracial Schools I found this book settling in the midst of my own efforts to sort out and address issues of White priviledge and dominance. Gray Howard shares his journey through the difficult world and work of multicultural understanding with humor and sensitivity. He identifies the unspoken truths about priviledge and dominance in western culture, in such a way that relieves the burden of guilt, allows for ...             Supernatural: Meetings with the Ancient Teachers of Mankind47 reviews Graham Hancock The Disinformation Company, 2007 Entertaining and interesting Supernatural takes you on a classical Graham Hancock journey this time through the jungles and into the culture of the shamans. Hancock in this book combines historical research with experimentation of psychotropic hallucinogens such as ayawasca and DMT. The book focuses on phenomenological issues of consciousness and the evolution of constructive thought. The thesis of this book is essentially ...             The Home Energy Diet: How to Save Money by Making Your House Energy-Smart (Mother Earth News Wiser Living ...12 reviews Paul Scheckel New Society Publishers, 2005 Great information that will save your money The first third of the book is general information about energy, how it is made, how to count it, how to work the numbers. It should be a required class textbook for High School seniors. This background information is very well written and easy to understand. But, that is not why folks should buy this book. The real meat starts at about page 93 with some very important electrical power safety ...             Other People's Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom, Updated Edition40 reviews Lisa Delpit New Press, 2006 Powerful and Challenging If you work with students from dominated cultures, this is a must read. Delpit examines the culture of power and how we can begin to change the climate in our schools. It will challenge you to examine your assumptions.             Beatrice's Goat18 reviews Page McBrier Atheneum, 2001 Touching story This book is recommended for ages 4-8, but we checked it out of the library for my three-year-old and it's clear we will have to buy it. She wants to read it every day, and we have promised her that we will buy a goat for a girl in Africa this Christmas. The illustrations are quite beautiful, and the story is so sweet that I often find myself tearing up on the last page, even though I've read ...             The Mis-Education of the Negro (An African American Heritage Book)44 reviews Carter G. Woodson Wilder Publications, 2008 Repeating what has been said before, this is a Must Read for All Black Americans Although copyright for this title is dated 1933, I found that the vast majority of the information therein, pertinent, applicable, and relative to our situation today. This book-as it has been said before-should be required reading for all Black Americans. The analysis put forth by Dr. Carter G. Woodson on subjects like commerce, religion, and the value of an uncompromising education within ...             White Teeth: A Novel350 reviews Zadie Smith Vintage, 2001 I am Torn Here... Okay, I am torn here. This is a really good debut novel, but I feel like this novel was overhyped. Sometimes when a book makes the Bestseller's List, it doesn't mean it's a masterpiece. After reading On Beauty first, I know Zadie Smith is a good writer. However, White Teeth made me feel like, as a writer, she was putting too much into this novel. I believe one reviewer said that Smith was "trying ...             Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez71 reviews Richard Rodriguez Dial Press Trade Paperback, 2004 Among the Educated Esteemed a classic, this work has the merit, upon first reading, of making the reader feel he has been initiated into the long lost tribe of truth tellers, something akin to the book readers of Fahrenheit 451. We meet somebody for whom education is a real thing, something that is life changing, enlightening, and it estranges him from his family, and of course from all people, because the ...             Women of the Silk: A Novel52 reviews Gail Tsukiyama St. Martin's Griffin, 1993 What a great read I really enjoyed this book. It was a great read, and I learned a few things.             Affirming Diversity: The Sociopolitical Context of Multicultural Education (5th Edition)7 reviews Sonia Nieto, Patricia Bode Allyn & Bacon, 2007 This is one that will make you think. Nieto did a fantastic job handling this subject and I love how challenged I am by it! It really causes you to think very deeply about multicultural education and the sociopolitical factors that come into play. The case studies are the best part of this text, though. I love the fact that there are follow-ups in the back of the book for several of the kids! 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