In this essential primer, author Monique Donahue draws on her extensive instructional design background and workplace test writing experience to:

• guide readers through the fundamentals of testing and the do’s and don’ts of test writing.
• share how to write valid, reliable, and fair tests that measure mastery of learned concepts and application of knowledge.
• help the reader distinguish between poorly designed and well written test questions.

This new title will be available in paperback, Kindle, and other e-book editions.

For a short period of time, the water skiing world was not centered around the professionals at Cypress Gardens. That honor belonged to a small group of friends, cousins, and an attorney who crafted a show that would rival the decades-old tourist attraction that television personalities and Hollywood stars routinely visited. The attention and the imagination of spectators throughout Central Florida and tourists alike were redirected away from Winter Haven and fixed upon the Halifax River in Port Orange, Florida.

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The Famous Gardner’s Seafoods Ski Show ]]> http://inheritancepress.com/books/local-history/famous-gardners-seafoods-ski-show/feed/ 0 http://inheritancepress.com/books/memoirs/seven-blocks-from-mexican-border/ http://inheritancepress.com/books/memoirs/seven-blocks-from-mexican-border/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:08:58 +0000 Monique http://inheritancepress.com/?p=242 By Paul Nichols Question: What do Geronimo, Amelia Earhart, Pancho Villa, Wyatt Earp, Amy Semple McPherson, Gene Autry, John Philip Sousa, Rex Allen, John Slaughter, Thornton Wilder, Eleanor Roosevelt—and the Nichols family have in common? Answer: All of them left footprints in Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona.]]> Title: Growing Up in the 1950s…Just Seven Blocks from the Mexican Border: A Southern Arizona Memoir
Author: Paul Nichols
Release Date: September 5, 2009
Format: Soft cover (Kindle and e-book editions coming October 2012)
Length: 270 pages
Language: English
ISBN: 978-0982385913 (paperback edition)
978-0982385937 (e-book edition)
Retail: $14.95 (paperback edition)
$9.99 (e-book edition)

Question: What do Geronimo, Amelia Earhart, Pancho Villa, Wyatt Earp, Amy Semple McPherson, Gene Autry, John Philip Sousa, Rex Allen, John Slaughter, Thornton Wilder, Eleanor Roosevelt—and the Nichols family have in common?

Answer: All of them left footprints in Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona.

“…out in the stillness of the hot desert; out where no one heard us or saw us. Out where the sky is big and the noonday sun never moves. Out where breezes are forbidden; where heat wins every argument. Out where the rocky ground is sharp and hot. Out where the spirit of the great Apaches slips silently along the desert floor. Out where water is only a mirage and shade comes only at night. Out where everything is about a hundred miles from here.

Ah, the Southern Arizona desert. What a great place. What a special place!”

Praise for Growing Up in the 1950s…Just Seven Blocks from the Mexican Border

“Paul Nichols has written an absorbing look at America in the 1950s. Brought up next door to Mexico in Arizona, Paul tells stories that capture the tone and simplicity of the times. You will want to take a long look at this book as it will remind you of the good old days…”

—Mark Littleton, Author of Big Bad God of the Bible

“Paul’s homespun writing weaves a fabric portraying the multi-cultured people in Douglas, Arizona, and their respect, love and appreciation for each other. His word pictures rekindle fond memories for those of us who were fortunate enough to live in this southeastern corner of Arizona.”

—Ike and Billie Sharp, Teacher/Coach/Administrator; and Teacher in Douglas Schools, 1956-1983

“I remember the first time I got an e-mail about Paul’s Douglas stories. The excitement and memories they stirred for all of us who read them! One story transforms into another and lets us add our own special memories. Bravo! Wonderful stories!”

—Ginny Jordan, Douglas’ “Cheerleader” and Tourism Coordinator

Reflections by blogger Monique Donahue as captured in her online blog, The Accidental Thinker. This collection of lovingly crafted stories provides an alternately humorous and contemplative look at family, current events, childhood memories, personal faith, and other life experiences, both trivial and profound, that inspired Donahue’s virtual pen.

Praise for The Accidental Thinker:

“I needed a smile, and wow did I get it! What an image you’ve given me.”

“Too good. Too good. Too good.”

“Excellent, Monique! I enjoyed from the first sentence. Do it again.”

“I vote this the best post I’ve read over the holiday! So funny, and I can picture it all.”

“I really enjoyed your well-written story.”

“This made me laugh out loud.”

“That was truly beautiful! You made me laugh and cry in the same post.”

“Blast it, you made me cry!”

“Beautiful, Monique. I got a little misty.”

“This is a wonderful post. Spot on.”

“I LOVE the way you wrote this up!”

“Now THAT was funny!”

“You just hit one out of the park.”

“Moving! Very moving! I’d say ‘God bless you,’ but it is obvious (at least to me) that He already has!”

“Memories are made of this.”

“…outstanding essay…”

“…brilliant…”

“…such eloquence…”

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