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The article profiles Barry Harper, commissary manager at Philmont Scout Ranch in Philmont, New York. It states that he was born in Fort Worth, Texas and came to Philmont years ago after working ten years in manufacturing and production with Campbell Soup Co. It mentions that his work deals with a number of weather issues trying to stock commissaries.

Don't Turn Around Jessica Barry. Harper, $27.99 (320p) ISBN 978-0-0628-7486-3 The pseudonymous Barry follows her debut, 2019's Freefall, with a gripping novel about two women, seemingly strangers to each other, [...]

Jessica Barry. Harper, $27.99 (368p) ISBN 978-0-06-287483-2In the pseudonymous Barry's uneven debut, Maggie Carpenter, who lives in Owl Creek, Maine, is alarmed to learn from the news that her estranged [...]

Reports on Bayerische Motoren Werke's (BMW) selection of the Bridgestone/Firestone manufacturing facility in LaVergne, Tennessee to supply tires as original equipment for its 323i model. Reaction of LaVergne plant manager Barry Harper; BMW's reasons for selecting the facility.

The article discusses the increasing popularity of gamification in education. It explores the Seed Grant project of Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Inc. (HERDSA) which aims for the production of a game for the enhancement of engagement with first year statistics students. It highlights the descriptive statistics covered in the programmed game called the Stats Cats including means, median, and quartiles.

The article discusses a study which investigates the impact and use of social technology on the studies and learning of students. Topics include the use of interviews and study-related activities which cover motivation and study habits, analysing the 24 interview transcripts with leximancer, and the implementation of technology innovations in the classroom.

9780060777029 Claim of privilege; a mysterious plane crash, a landmark Supreme Court case and the rise of state secrets. Siegel, Barry. Harper 2008 384 pages $25.95 Hardcover KF228 In 1948, [...]

A CATALOGUED entry of 33 Blonde d'Aquitaine bulls and females went under the hammer on behalf of Barry Harper, Bradnock herd, Solihull, Warwickshire, at Bakewell Agricultural Centre, Derbyshire, on Monday. [...]

The Boys in the Bunkhouse: Servitude and Salvation in the Heartland By Dan Barry Harper, 352 pp., $26.99 This harrowing story chronicles the decades-long indentured servitude of a group of [...]

Bottom of the 33rd Hope, Redemption, and Baseball's Longest Game Dan Barry Harper, $26.99, 259 pp. I grew up hearing Jim Murray, the inimitable Los Angeles Times sports columnist, being [...]

The article focuses on the Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT) project "Transnational Teaching Teams: Professional development for quality enhancement of learning and teaching." Topics discussed include the development of the Transnational Teaching Teams Toolkit, the use of a Participatory Action Learning (PAL) process, and the development of effective teaching.

The article presents the author's insights on the opportunities which he witnessed during his travel in various universities. Topics include the Teaching and Learning Forum held at the University of Western Australia (UWA) at the end of January 2014, the Educational Developers Caucus (EDC) conference held in Calgary, Canada in February 2014, and the project of Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Inc. (HERDSA).

The article offers the authors' insights on the New Scholars Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL) Seminar Series. Topics include the use of Survey Monkey™ for the evaluation of the SoTL prgramme, the ethics approval for a formal interview, and the enhancement of the profile of Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Inc. (HERDSA).

Pearl River Community College's Board of Trustees welcomes Don Welsh of the Ceasar community, a PRCC graduate and longtime employee of the college. He succeeds Barry Harper. Welsh attended PRCC [...]

Bottom of the 33rd: Hope, Redemption, and Baseball's Longest Game Dan Barry. Harper, $26.99 (288p) ISBN 978-006-201448-1 New York Times columnist Barry provides a charming, meditative portrait of a minor [...]

Maxim turns off vacancy signs Maxim Management Corp. specializes in making insolvent hotels profitable, but as President Barry Harper will quickly attest, it can't work miracles. Take the time in [...]

For seventy-five years The Business Lawyer ("TBL") has served as the voice of the ABA Business Law Section, from its early days as a newsletter for attorneys with a business [...]

Here's a selection of adult titles that publishers are betting big on this summer--each with an announced first print run of at least 75,000 copies. For more, check out our [...]

REAL LIFE, by Brandon Taylor. (Riverhead, 336 pp., $16.) Taylor's Booker Prize-shortlisted debut follows a Southern Black gay grad student ''who is mining hope for some better or different life [...]

This list has been compiled for use by the general reader and by librarians who work with adults. The Notable Books Council, ALA Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), has […]

The Adult Books editors have selected the following titles as the best of the year's books for public library collections and readers'-advisory recommendations. Our scope is intentionally inclusive, and we [...]

Satchel Paige's famous admonition 'Don't look back, something might be gaining on you' might be fitting for a competitive athlete in a competitive sport, but it is not an apt [...]

Six new paperbacks to check out this week. The Gene: An Intimate History, by Siddhartha Mukherjee. (Scribner, $20.) A sweeping history of the study of genetics is paired with an [...]

An Entrepreneurial DRIVING FORCE Just as the earth's elements are essential to life, so are entrepreneurs to our business community. We depend upon them to fuel the economy, inspire others, [...]

Nine new books recommended by the editors of The New York Times Book Review this week. THE GENE: An Intimate History, by Siddhartha Mukherjee. (Scribner, $32.) With scope and grandeur, [...]

THE TRINITY SIX, by Charles Cumming. (St. Martin's Griffin, $14.99.) Cumming's thriller posits a sixth double agent among the notorious spies from Trinity College, Cambridge, who infiltrated British intelligence and [...]

When Los Angeles-based Lowe Enterprises bought troubled Guest Quarters Suite Hotel last year, the company touted a planned $1 million renovation of the property. But the Morrison Boulevard hotel's most [...]

Is there such a thing as job security for general managers of Charlotte hotels? Consider: From mid-1990 to mid-1991 at least 15 of Charlotte's largest hotels lost their general managers. [...]

And shall not loveliness be loved forever? Yes, if you can afford it OF COURSE, it is ridiculous. What sane person would put metal rings round her neck to stretch [...]

FAIRFIELD, IOWA -- Harper Brush Works, based here, recently announced its acquisition of the National Broom Co. of California, which is based in Stockton, Calif. National Broom's name will change [...]

Uneven job growth across the country Employment in Canada increased by 2.4 per cent in the 12 months ended November but only Ontario (3.8), Alberta (2.7) and New Brunswick (2.6) [...]

Hilken named president of Bayer FAR Gunter Hilken was named president for Bayer's Fibers, Additives and Rubber Division in Akron, OH. Hilken most recently served Bayer in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Whether it's through necessity or fashion, the grow-your-own market has taken off big time--and a stroll through the halls of Glee last week revealed a plethora of products [...]

AudioFile editors celebrate the Golden Voices of audiobooks. This Hall of Fame showcases top narrators for their exceptional audiobook work. Find some of their most recent titles featured here and [...]

EMMA GIACON Books content manager, Amazon Fans of William Fiennes' critically acclaimed debut The Snow Geese have waited seven years for his next book, The Music Room. They will not [...]

Marcel Cote deplore l'essor economique de l'Alberta et les benefices qu'elle en retire. L'Ouest n'a-t-il pas le droit de prosperer, ou l'auteur souhaiterait-il que le Centre du Canada renoue avec [...]

In the Shop Talk column in January's issue, two responses by John Tiger, Jr., caught my attention. It was the second letter that prompted me to write. In 'Overcoming Chinewalking,' [...]

I caught a packed plane back from Glasgow last month. There were only two aisle seats left--one next to me and one just behind--when on sidled the fattest man I [...]

Cars and trucks were easy prey for Hurricane Katrina, leaving them strewn about throughout the storm-torn area along the Coast and in South Mississippi. W.E. 'Bill' Lehman, president of the [...]

Hawthornes mourned director Bill Rigby, who died just two days short of his 60th birthday... Bemrose closed London-based diary manufacturer Barnard & Jackson... Heidelberg stalwart Charlie Gover died aged 82... [...]