James Ryan

"In Wait, What?, Jim Ryan, dean of Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, celebrates the art of asking--and answering--good questions. Five questions in particular: Wait, what?; I wonder...? Couldn't we at least...?; How can I help?; and What truly matters? Using examples from politics, history, popular culture, and social movements, as well as his own personal life, Ryan demonstrates how these essential inquiries generate understanding,...

Your wounds hold the key to everything you've ever dreamed. You want to stand on the mountaintop, but no matter how hard you work or how much of yourself you invest, you cannot reach the pinnacle of success. Lately, doubts have crept in, darkening your days and making you wonder if trauma and pain from the past will always prevent you from achieving all you desire. Left untreated—or mistreated—the wounds you bear can cause serious complications...

How is it that, half a century after Brown v. Board of Education, educational opportunities remain so unequal for black and white students, not to mention poor and wealthy ones? In his important new book, Five Miles Away, A World Apart, James E. Ryan answers this question by tracing the fortunes of two schools in Richmond, Virginia-one in the city and the other in the suburbs. Ryan shows how court rulings in the 1970s, limiting the scope of desegregation,...

A selection of the best fiction published by Yankee Magazine from 1935-1975.

The little town of Brookfield is selected by a national magazine to be featured for its holiday spirit, with the Brookfield residents banding together to turn their community into a Christmas wonderland.

Dale Rogers Jr. is an artist based out of Haverhill, Massachusetts, who specializes in large-scale metal sculpture. This book chronicles his life to date and his work, both private and public.