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The Opportunity Equation - Eric Schwarz - Bog - Beacon Press - Plusbog.dk

The Opportunity Equation - Eric Schwarz - Bog - Beacon Press - Plusbog.dk

Schwarz, founder of the groundbreaking Citizen Schools program, shares his vision for reducing inequality by pairing successful adults with low-income students. Parental wealth now predicts adult success more than at any point in the last hundred years. And yet as debates about education rage on, and wealth-based achievement gaps grow, too many people fix the blame on one of two convenient scapegoats: poverty or our public schools. But in fact, low-income kids are learning more now than ever before. The real culprit for rising inequality, Eric Schwarz argues in The Opportunity Equation , is that wealthier kids are learning much, much more—mostly outside of school. In summer camps, robotics competitions, sessions with private tutors, and conversations around the dinner table, children from more affluent families build the skills and social networks that propel them to success. In The Opportunity Equation , Schwarz tells the story of how he founded the pioneering Citizen Schools program to combat rising inequality by bringing these same opportunities to children who don’t have access to them. By increasing learning time in schools and harnessing the power of an army of volunteers with various skills and professional backgrounds—lawyers, engineers, carpenters, journalists, nonprofit leaders, and grandmothers who sew—Citizen Schools offers after-school apprenticeships that provide the building blocks for adult success. Recounting the triumphs and setbacks he’s encountered in implementing the program, Schwarz shows that some of the nation’s lowest-performing schools in its lowest-income cities can, with help, provide their students with many of the same experiences wealthy communities afford to their children. The results have been proven: in the dozen school districts, from New York to Oakland, that have partnered with Citizen Schools, rates of attendance, proficiency, graduation, and college acceptance have gone up—and the achievement gap closes. At a time when many stakeholders in the education debates are looking for new, silver-bullet shortcuts to educational excellence, Schwarz shows that the best solution is human-centered, rooted in the American tradition of citizen voluntarism, and, most important, achievable. We can provide quality education for all students and close the opportunity gap in this country—and we can do it together.

DKK 168.00
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The Opportunity Equation - Eric Schwarz - Bog - Beacon Press - Plusbog.dk

The Opportunity Equation - Eric Schwarz - Bog - Beacon Press - Plusbog.dk

Schwarz, founder of the groundbreaking Citizen Schools program, shares his vision for reducing inequality by pairing successful adults with low-income students. Parental wealth now predicts adult success more than at any point in the last hundred years. And yet as debates about education rage on, and wealth-based achievement gaps grow, too many people fix the blame on one of two convenient scapegoats: poverty or our public schools. But in fact, low-income kids are learning more now than ever before. The real culprit for rising inequality, Eric Schwarz argues in The Opportunity Equation , is that wealthier kids are learning much, much more—mostly outside of school. In summer camps, robotics competitions, sessions with private tutors, and conversations around the dinner table, children from more affluent families build the skills and social networks that propel them to success. In The Opportunity Equation , Schwarz tells the story of how he founded the pioneering Citizen Schools program to combat rising inequality by bringing these same opportunities to children who don’t have access to them. By increasing learning time in schools and harnessing the power of an army of volunteers with various skills and professional backgrounds—lawyers, engineers, carpenters, journalists, nonprofit leaders, and grandmothers who sew—Citizen Schools offers after-school apprenticeships that provide the building blocks for adult success. Recounting the triumphs and setbacks he’s encountered in implementing the program, Schwarz shows that some of the nation’s lowest-performing schools in its lowest-income cities can, with help, provide their students with many of the same experiences wealthy communities afford to their children. The results have been proven: in the dozen school districts, from New York to Oakland, that have partnered with Citizen Schools, rates of attendance, proficiency, graduation, and college acceptance have gone up—and the achievement gap closes. At a time when many stakeholders in the education debates are looking for new, silver-bullet shortcuts to educational excellence, Schwarz shows that the best solution is human-centered, rooted in the American tradition of citizen voluntarism, and, most important, achievable. We can provide quality education for all students and close the opportunity gap in this country—and we can do it together.

DKK 239.00
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Marilyn Revealed - Ted Schwarz - Bog - Taylor Trade Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Marilyn Revealed - Ted Schwarz - Bog - Taylor Trade Publishing - Plusbog.dk

"What made Norma Jean special was the quality she discovered when, bored with being a teenage bride with a husband in the Merchant Marine during World War II, she took her first and most enduring lover-the camera." So posits author Ted Schwarz in the first comprehensive look at the life of Marilyn Monroe to appear in years, a biography that benefits from interviews with many of the actress''s friends and acquaintances who have remained silent until now. Putting together the pieces of Marilyn''s final days, spent in the company of Peter Lawford and his brother-in-law Attorney General Robert Kennedy, Schwarz also speculates on the causes of her death, which he describes as a "Hollywood version of natural causes." An unwanted child who had been passed around among her mother, her mother''s friends, foster homes, and orphanages, the long record of rejection prompted Marilyn to lie about her childhood in her autobiography and become pathologically insecure in her relationships with men. Married five times, there was often no line of distinction as she moved from one affair to another: as Schwarz notes almost matter-of-factly, for example, Marilyn celebrated her engagement to baseball great Joe DiMaggio by going to bed with film director Elia Kazan. Upon returning from her honeymoon with DiMaggio, she immediately announced to friends her intention to marry playwright Arthur Miller-much to the surprise of Miller and his wife. "Still," Schwarz writes, "it was only to the camera that she did not look ahead to the next lover...all it asked of her was to allow it to transform Norma Jean Mortenson Dougherty...into a movie star and one of the most desired women in the world."

DKK 229.00
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Kirkehistorie - Martin Schwarz Lausten - Bog - Eksistensen - Plusbog.dk

Kirkehistorie - Martin Schwarz Lausten - Bog - Eksistensen - Plusbog.dk

Hovedlinjerne i den kristne kirkes historie beskrives – fra begyndelsen til vore dage.I Martin Schwarz Laustens Kirkehistorie beskrives den kristne kirkes historie, inddelt i de velkendte kirkehistoriske perioder.Blandt hovedtemaerne, som behandles i det kronologiske forløb, er teologiens udvikling i de enkelte tidsaldre, gnostikere og kættere, munke- og nonnevæsenet, paveembedets betydning, den lutherske reformation, kirkernes holdning til det sociale spørgsmål, til nazismen og kommunismen, nutidens økumeniske bestræbelser og moderne amerikansk kristendom.

DKK 325.00
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Reading the Modern European Novel since 1900 - Daniel R. Schwarz - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Reading the Modern European Novel since 1900 - Daniel R. Schwarz - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

An exploration of the modern European novel from a renowned English literature scholar Reading the Modern European Novel since 1900 is an engaging, in-depth examination of the evolution of the modern European novel. Written in Daniel R. Schwarz''s precise and highly readable style, this critical study offers compelling discussions on a wide range of major works since 1900 and examines recurring themes within the context of significant historical events, including both World Wars and the Holocaust. The author cites important developments in the evolution of the modern novel and explores how these paradigmatic works of fiction reflect intellectual and cultural history, including developments in painting and cinema. Schwarz focuses on narrative complexity, thematic subtlety, and formal originality as well as how novels render historical events and cultural developments Discussing major works by Proust, Camus, Mann, Kafka, Grass, di Lampedusa, Bassani, Kertesz, Pamuk, Kundera, Saramago, Muller and Ferrante, Schwarz explores how these often experimental masterworks pay homage to the their major predecessors—discussed in Schwarz''s ground-breaking Reading the European Novel to 1900 —even while proposing radical departures from realism in their approach to time and space, their testing the limits of language, and their innovative ways of rendering the human psyche. Written for teachers and students by a highly-acclaimed scholar and including valuable study questions, Reading the Modern European Novel since 1900 offers a guide for a deeper understanding of how these original modern masters respond to both the past and present.

DKK 284.00
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A Master on the Periphery of Capitalism - Roberto Schwarz - Bog - Duke University Press - Plusbog.dk

A Master on the Periphery of Capitalism - Roberto Schwarz - Bog - Duke University Press - Plusbog.dk

A Master on the Periphery of Capitalism is a translation (from the original Portuguese) of Roberto Schwarz’s renowned study of the work of Brazilian novelist Machado de Assis (1839–1908). A leading Brazilian theorist and author of the highly influential notion of “misplaced ideas,” Schwarz focuses his literary and cultural analysis on Machado’s The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas , which was published in 1880. Writing in the Marxist tradition, Schwarz investigates in particular how social structure gets internalized as literary form, arguing that Machado’s style replicates and reveals the deeply embedded class divisions of nineteenth-century Brazil. Widely acknowledged as the most important novelist to have written in Latin America before 1940, Machado had a surprisingly modern style. Schwarz notes that the unprecedented wit, sarcasm, structural inventiveness, and mercurial changes of tone and subject matter found in The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas marked a crucial moment in the history of Latin American literature. He argues that Machado’s vanguard narrative reflects the Brazilian owner class and its peculiar status in both national and international contexts, and shows why this novel’s success was no accident. The author was able to confront some of the most prestigious ideologies of the nineteenth century with some uncomfortable truths, not the least of which was that slavery remained the basis of the Brazilian economy. A Master on the Periphery of Capitalism will appeal to those with interests in Latin American literature, nineteenth century history, and Marxist literary theory.

DKK 217.00
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Family Business by the Numbers - N. Schwarz - Bog - Palgrave Macmillan - Plusbog.dk

Family Business by the Numbers - N. Schwarz - Bog - Palgrave Macmillan - Plusbog.dk

Business is the language of numbers-but not everyone in businesses understands how to read the myriad of financial statements that are necessary. Author Norb Schwarz provides readers with accessible information to understanding financial statements such as annual reports; cash flow statements; income statements; balance sheets and so much more. Filled with accessible information including definition and explanations-this book is essential for all family businesses members who don''t have a firm handle on these essential skills.

DKK 382.00
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Those Who Forget - Geraldine Schwarz - Bog - Scribner - Plusbog.dk

Those Who Forget - Geraldine Schwarz - Bog - Scribner - Plusbog.dk

';[Makes] the very convincing case that, until and unless there is a full accounting for what happened with Donald Trump, 2020 is not over and never will be.' The New Yorker ';Rivetingwe can never be reminded too often to never forget.' The Wall Street Journal Journalist Graldine Schwarz's astonishing memoir of her German and French grandparents' lives during World War II ';also serves as a perceptive look at the current rise of far-right nationalism throughout Europe and the US' (Publishers Weekly).During World War II, Graldine Schwarz's German grandparents were neither heroes nor villains; they were merely Mitlaferthose who followed the current. Once the war ended, they wanted to bury the past under the wreckage of the Third Reich. Decades later, while delving through filing cabinets in the basement of their apartment building in Mannheim, Schwarz discovers that in 1938, her paternal grandfather Karl took advantage of Nazi policies to buy a business from a Jewish family for a low price. She finds letters from the only survivor of this family (all the others perished in Auschwitz), demanding reparations. But Karl Schwarz refused to acknowledge his responsibility. Graldine starts to question the past: How guilty were her grandparents? What makes us complicit? On her mother's side, she investigates the role of her French grandfather, a policeman in Vichy. Weaving together the threads of three generations of her family story with Europe's process of post-war reckoning, Schwarz explores how millions were seduced by ideology, overcome by a fog of denial after the war, and, in Germany at least, eventually managed to transform collective guilt into democratic responsibility. She asks: How can nations learn from history? And she observes that countries that avoid confronting the past are especially vulnerable to extremism. Searing and unforgettable, Those Who Forget ';deserves to be read and discussed widely...this is Schwarz's invaluable warning' (The Washington Post Book Review).

DKK 198.00
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Finding a Spiritual Home - Rabbi Sidney Schwarz - Bog - Jewish Lights Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Finding a Spiritual Home - Rabbi Sidney Schwarz - Bog - Jewish Lights Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Jewish community has lost some of the most sensitive spiritual souls of this generation. They are Jews who were looking for God and found spiritual homes outside of Judaism. Their journeys traversed the Jewish community, but nothing there beckoned them. The creation of synagogue-communities in which the voices of seekers can be heard and their questions can be asked will challenge many loyalist Jews. It will upset and enrage them. But it would also enrich them. —from Chapter 18 In this fresh look at the spiritual possibilities of American Jewish life, Rabbi Sidney Schwarz presents the framework for a new synagogue model—the synagogue community—and its promise to transform our understanding of the synagogue and its potential for modern Judaism. Schwarz profiles four innovative synagogues—one from each of the major movements of Judaism—that have had extraordinary success with their approach to congregational life and presents practical ways to replicate their success. Includes a discussion guide for study groups and book clubs as well as a new afterword by the author describing developments in synagogue change projects since the book was first published.

DKK 251.00
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Luther og Danmark i 500 år - Martin Schwarz Lausten - Bog - Gads Forlag - Plusbog.dk

Luther og Danmark i 500 år - Martin Schwarz Lausten - Bog - Gads Forlag - Plusbog.dk

I 2017 er det 500 år siden Luther slog de såkaldte teser op på døren ind til slotskirken i Wittenberg. I Luther og Danmark beskriver Martin Schwarz Lausten, hvordan vi i Danmark fra 1500-tallets reformation til nyeste tid har brugt (og misbrugt) Luther og hans tanker. Såvel kirke som statsmagt har igennem århundrederne fortolket Luthers ideer og ført ham i marken for egne synspunkter. Luther var selvsagt bundet af sin tid, hvilket kommer til udtryk i hans syn på blandt andet samfundets indretning, på kvinder, ægteskab og børneopdragelse samt på jøder. Luthers betydning for kirkelivet – i prædikener, salmer, teologisk litteratur – er indlysende. I 1800- og 1900-tallet kan man for eksempel se, hvorledes ellers modstridende kirkelige kredse som Indre Mission, Grundtvigianismen og Tidehverv alle flittigt henviser til Luther. Martin Schwarz Lausten undersøger i Luther og Danmark, hvilke interesser og motiver de forskellige aktører har haft, hvorfor det i 500 år har været så vigtigt at henvise til Luther, og hvordan vi skal vurdere brugen af hans tanker og ideer. En sådan fremstilling af Luthers danske receptionshistorie er ikke tidligere udgivet og vil udgøre et væsentligt bidrag til forståelsen af Luther i Danmark.

DKK 262.00
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War and State Building in the Middle East - Rolf Schwarz - Bog - University Press of Florida - Plusbog.dk

War and State Building in the Middle East - Rolf Schwarz - Bog - University Press of Florida - Plusbog.dk

War and State Building in the Middle East addresses the strengths and weaknesses of the authoritarian-regime governments commonly found in the Middle East, particularly among oil-rich countries. In this region, war has interacted with processes of state making in ways that fundamentally differ from the European experience. In short, unlike in Europe, wars do not make states in the Middle East; they destroy them. According to economic theory, most oil-rich countries are rentier states; that is, they rely upon the extraction of a natural resource to generate revenue and authority for the central government. As a result, there is little reliance upon domestic taxation and a general lack of political accountability and transparency. By examining how such governments wage war, Rolf Schwarz turns the prevailing wisdom of modern state building on its head. He closely analyses the real-world experiences of the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, and Iraq to show how rentierism leads to internal weaknesses when it comes to governing. His comparative approach allows him to demonstrate how varying levels of reliance upon external resource rents are reflected in the structure of the regime. By highlighting the perils of funding wars through the sale of natural resources, fighting with imported weaponry, and accepting peace settlements negotiated and guaranteed by foreign powers, Schwarz offers provocative insights into post-conflict peace building, state failure, and the potential for democratic rule in the region.

DKK 190.00
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Gesandt for Danmarks konge - Martin Schwarz Lausten - Bog - Kristeligt Dagblads Forlag - Plusbog.dk

Gesandt for Danmarks konge - Martin Schwarz Lausten - Bog - Kristeligt Dagblads Forlag - Plusbog.dk

En konge, en kejser - og en ydmyg udsending Skal tro og samvittighed spille en rolle i fyrsters og lederes politiske handlinger? Dette eviggyldige dilemma, som i høj grad vækker genklang i vor tids internationale politik, blev skærpet i renæssancen i 1500-tallet, da de europæiske fyrster efter lutherdommens gennembrud blev enten protestantiske eller forblev katolske. Karl 5., hvis tysk-romerske kejserrige var enormt, modarbejdede energisk lutherdommen. Christian 3. havde gennemført den lutherske reformation i kongeriget Danmark-Norge og hertugdømmerne Slesvig og Holsten. For at afværge udenlandske trusler og opnå politiske gevinster valgte han at samarbejde med kejseren. Men i 1540’erne øgede kejseren presset mod de tyske lutheranere, hvilket kulminerede i religionskrig. Christian 3. fastholdt sin politik og nægtede at hjælpe sine tyske trosfæller. Som kongens gesandt til kejseren og de tyske rigsdage skulle den erfarne diplomat Peter Svave arbejde for denne linje. Under sine teologistudier i Leipzig havde Svave knyttet venskaber med Luther og Melanchthon – reformationens største skikkelser. Dr.theol. Martin Schwarz Lausten beskriver levende Svaves sidste rejser til de tyske rigsdage, hvor spændingerne mellem kejseren, de tyske lutheranere og Christian 3. nåede et dramatisk højdepunkt. Svave opnåede at opretholde freden med kejseren i en turbulent tid, hvor krig hørte til dagligdagen, og hvor Svave selv konstant var i konflikt med sin lutherske samvittighed. Bogen er et væsentligt bidrag til forståelsen af troens indvirkning på danmarkshistorien – og af diplomatiets veje og vildveje. Peter Svaves missioner belyser de højspændte konflikter mellem katolicisme og lutherdom i et Europa og et Danmark under forandring. Martin Schwarz Lausten , født 1938, dr.theol. og professor emeritus i kirkehistorie ved Københavns Universitet. Har udgivet en række historiske bøger, senest Biskoppen og jødeforfølgelserne (2020) og Den kirkelige genforening i 1920 (2020). Modtog i 2012 Dansk Forfatterforenings faglitterære pris for sit enestående formidlingsarbejde i seksbindsværket om forholdet mellem jøder og kristne i Danmark fra middelalderen til nyere tid.

DKK 229.00
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