Finally, it explores ways in which to make schools and classrooms happy places. 'Nel Noddings' beautiful book, Happiness and Education, is an incandescent joy to read. The educational landscape of the ...

And, in due course, I found my way to a branch of philosophy known as care ethics. A confession: I had little interest in philosophy before becoming a parent. My previous exposure to the subject had ...

The concept of reciprocity in friendship is often overlooked, according to Nel Noddings' book, "Caring: A Relational Approach to Ethics and Moral Education" (University of California Press).

Loren Long has illustrated books by Barack Obama, Madonna and Amanda Gorman. His No. 1 best seller, “The Yellow Bus,” took him in a different direction — one that required time, patience and ...

The latest from the chronicler of urban grit known for “Lush Life” and “Clockers” — as well as writing on “The Wire” TV series — is set in 2008 in East Harlem, where a five-story ...

Gripping novels, transporting poetry, and timely nonfiction that asked us to look deeper Andrew R. Chow, Lucy Feldman, Mahita Gajanan, Annabel Gutterman, Angela Haupt, Cady Lang, and Laura Zornosa ...

Fuat Köprülü Book Prize, The Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association ... A Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2015 Nel Noddings, A Richer, Brighter Vision for American High Schools, 9781107427914, ...

By Wilson Wong In his latest book, the Rolling Stone writer David Browne tracks three decades of folk, blues, rock and jazz below 14th Street. By Peter Keepnews Our critic A.O. Scott walks you ...

The book follows sheltered Catholic schoolgirl Sophie on a Midwest odyssey, where lust has become synonymous with death and her own burgeoning sexuality could be a sign of infection. Though it’s ...

These books dispense practical advice on managing one’s ambitions—or describe the dread of writer’s block with precision and humor. A short story has velocity and verve, and the best ones ...

Welcome in fall with our picks for the best fiction, nonfiction and celebrity memoirs Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print and digital platforms.