This DVD presents Cecil Taylor within multifaceted settings including: performance, oral history, teaching insights, performance techniques and story telling.

This DVD presents Toots Thielemans within multifaceted settings including: performance, oral history, teaching insights, performance techniques and story telling.

Internationally recognized chess teacher IM Dr. Danny Kopec provides you "Four Golden Rules of Analysis," and there will follow specific techniques to teach you how to: Evaluate central control; Identify your winning margin; Identify the most important piece in a position, and ; "Transform" your advantages into victory, and much, much more!

By combining multiple beadweaving stitches, designer Maggie Meister captures patterns and motifs inspired by ancient jewelry, mosaics and architectural elements in 20 sophisticated jewelry designs. Her Oplonti bracelet, for example, references the floral motifs and columns painted in ancient Roman frescos. The Matriarch's Cuff builds on the design of a 17th century Jewish wedding ring; the Sappho Necklace incorporates designs from ancient mosaics;...

An accessibleguide to bead embroidery from Sherry Serafini one of the world s most acclaimed bead artists and teachers. Sherry Serafini's sensational pieces have won admirers for their lavish and richly beaded surfaces. Here, she explains the fundamentals behind her work, from stitches to color theory, and lays out 25 beautifully textured projects. The stunning designs range from a Spiked Angel Brooch to a Bling Ring, and each one features fabulous...

"MasterClass in History Education draws on international research and practice to present effective and engaging approaches for history teachers who want to explore the ways in which reading, research and reflection can support the development of history teaching and learning in the classroom. At the heart of the book is a series of professional enquiries carried out by experienced history teachers, working in a range of contexts. Each history teacher...

No one sheds any tears when overbearing English teacher Marcia Deaver is found dead in her classroom. Some staff members speculate it was a heart attack, or perhaps a suicide, but Liz Hopewell knows that no self-respecting member of the Valerian Hills English Department would kill herself without leaving behind a perfectly penned suicide note, complete with detailed footnotes and obscure literary references. After the police begin investigating the...