Class System

When the local iron mine began hiring women in 1975, Lois Jenson, a single mother on welfare, didn't think twice about accepting the grueling but well-paid job. What she hadn't considered was that she was entering a male-dominated society that fiercely resisted the inclusion of women, a prejudice born out in the brutal harassment of every female miner.

Caleb Hanson assumed the most exciting part of his field trip scouting in Northern Minnesota would be a rare bird sighting. Instead, he was abducted by hive-minded hexapods and forced to be their children's teacher. Not the worst way to ride out the end of the world. Two years later, the apocalypse has finally come for Caleb. His savior-captors are murdered, leaving him as the last line of defense for the alien kids he's grown to know and love. Now, he'll have to bend his values or watch his students die.

From the bestselling author of Saving Capitalism and The Common Good, comes an urgent analysis of how the "rigged" systems of American politics and power operate, how this status quo came to be, and how average citizens can enact change. There is a mounting sense that our political-economic...

The summoning wasn't meant for him. When a dimensional rift tears through his office, Timothy Johnson finds himself in Tamaria — not as a chosen hero, not as a destined savior, but as an accident. The ritual that pulled him through killed four people to open the door. He was the wrong man on the wrong side of it. Tamaria doesn't care. The Scepter of Aethon has bonded to him regardless, granting him access to a dual cultivation path — Craftsman and Mage simultaneously — that the Mage-Lords consider impossible and the Church considers heresy. Both want him dead or controlled. Neither is...

Anatomy & Physiology Made Easy + Medical Terminology is a 2-in-1 study bundle that breaks everything down into simple, clear lessons you can actually remember—without slogging through dense textbooks. You’ll review every major body system, learn medical terms step by step, and test your understanding with quick checks so you know what’s sinking in before class, exams, or clinicals.

Death was supposed to be the end. For Jaxon Reed, it was just the beginning. Burned out, cynical, and thoroughly done with life, game developer Jaxon Reed dies in a freak accident — only to wake up in Valterra, the dark fantasy RPG world he helped create. Except this isn't a game anymore. It's real. The pain is real. And the System that governs this world has just rejected him. FALSEBORN: Class Initialization Failed. Divine Connection Severed. While everyone else receives blessed Classes from the gods, Jaxon is branded an abomination — a glitch, an error, a threat to the divine order. ...

To save his people, Mason Reed must hack the very laws of magic. The final member of his harem isn't just a demon... she’s a glitch. The Sanctuary of the First Circle stands as the last bastion of freedom, but King Alaric’s tyranny is spreading like a virus. The Mad King is draining the realm’s life force to fuel his immortality, and now he has unleashed his ultimate weapon: The Void Circle—twisted, corrupted reflections of Mason’s own bondmates designed to hunt them down. To counter an enemy with infinite mana, Mason needs the final piece of his power. He must venture into the ...

When the System arrived and assigned every human a class, Mace Duren got the worst one on record. [CLASS: PARASITE. TIER: F.] No attack skills. No defense. No Guild will sponsor him. In a world where your class determines whether you eat or get processed for someone else's benefit, a Parasite is a resource — not a person. Eight months later, Mace is still alive. He has fifty-three integrated traits, a notebook full of data about his own wounds, and a Level 4 display he keeps deliberately suppressed. Because the System made one mistake when it handed him the worst class in existence: it ...

High school was already a mess for Lyric Garcia—awkward crushes, sweaty P.E., and one very bad Taco Tuesday that nearly turned the gym into a biohazard zone. Then came the real glitch: he fell straight out of reality and flushed into Velmira, a cyberpunk deathworld where every bad decision feels like pulling the lever on a broken carnival toilet—round and round until something ugly swallows you whole.

The Magic of Public Speaking is a comprehensive step-by-step system for creating highly effective speeches. It is based on research from the top 1000 speakers in the modern world. The techniques you will learn have been tested on hundreds of professional speakers and work! You will receive the exact steps needed to create a speech that will keep your audience on the edge of their seats. The book is easy to follow, entertaining to read and uses many examples from real speeches. This system will make sure that every time you go on stage your speech is an outstanding one.

3D printing is dubbed the "democracy of manufacturing". Imagine, anyone can design and create anything for anyone, anywhere. This audiobook is the first guide on how to monetize your 3D printing skills. In addition to describing the technology in detail, it walks you through all the practical steps of turning your 3D printing skills into a business. The book will benefit both complete beginners and those more advanced in 3D printing technology. It also includes a list of the best software and hardware on the market today.

Leo Maxwell was just a third-rate actor on Earth. Now, he has to give the performance of a lifetime... or die trying. Transmigrating into the body of a pampered, useless Young Master in a brutal Eastern Fantasy world was never part of the script. Neither was inheriting a strange "System" that doesn’t grant power based on killing beasts or absorbing Qi. Instead, this System grants him power based on qualified belief. If Leo can convince a strong rival that he is a peerless martial arts master, the System makes him one. If he bluffs a powerful Sect Elder into believing he possesses a ...

Confessions of a U.S. Classroom Teacher is a raw, witty, and eye-opening journey through the front lines of American public education—told by a veteran educator who has spent over two decades teaching in urban, rural, and suburban schools. From the student who asked why we renamed the Byzantine Empire to the teenager arrested after defending his mother, from under-resourced schools with no paper to elite private academies with students who don't need to try, this book reveals the untold truths behind the classroom door. Through deeply personal stories, biting humor, and sharp policy ...

Do we build a society around individual rights and opportunity, or around fairness for all? Across the globe, every government strives for a society that is safe, prosperous, and fair. But how do we achieve it? For centuries, two powerful visions—Republicanism and Socialism—have offered fundamentally different answers to that question. Strengths & Weaknesses Explored This book cuts through the rhetoric to clearly define these two major social and economic philosophies (without referring to specific political parties). It explores the core tenets of each system, showing how they build ...

Agentic AI is transforming software from passive, request-response models into autonomous systems that plan, reason, and act across extended horizons. These systems operate with delegated intent, dynamically selecting tools, composing workflows, and adapting in real time. In doing so, they introduce a new attack surface where identities are ephemeral, behavior is probabilistic, and execution is continuous. Traditional control planes built for static services and human-initiated actions are no longer sufficient. This book delivers a technical blueprint for securing agentic systems end to end...

The definitive exposé of forced arbitration, the secret justice system that protects abusers, employers, and powerful corporations “Ballou is one of our most insightful analysts of the modern American legal system. This careful study should be required reading.” —Simon Johnson, Nobel...

The sky belongs to the efficient. The throne belongs to the ruthless. Aven Adams is a gutter mechanic from the industrial textile sectors, surviving on stolen scraps of elemental iron and forged signatures. In a world where the elite Silver Guard control the skies through a hereditary, bloodline-locked frequency, commoners are nothing more than ground-level machinery. But Aven carries a lethal secret stitched into the skin of her left wrist: a dormant, silver-threaded biological map to the ancient, untamed beasts of the mountain. When a mandatory conscription sweep tears her from the lower ...

Bloomsbury presents Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer, read by Christopher Ragland and Lexie McDougall. Instant New York Times Bestseller! From New York Times bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer comes an electrifying fantasy romance, perfect for fans of Holly Black and Victoria Aveyard. A...

Uncover the historical and social roots of caste discrimination in Who Were the Shudras? by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. This groundbreaking work challenges the traditional narratives of Hindu society, offering a meticulous examination of the origins and status of the Shudra caste. Ambedkar's critical analysis and visionary insights call for a re-evaluation of social hierarchies and advocate for equality and justice.

A powerful memoir of a woman plunged into fraudulent debt that explores America’s broken student loan system and illuminates the ways that debt shapes every aspect of our lives. At 22 years old, Kristin Collier was on the verge of college graduation, applying for a credit card to cover...