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Class is back in session! New York Times bestselling authors of The Academy Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham return with The Thoroughbreds: what has more high-stakes drama, tension, and intrigue than senior year at a New England boarding school? September at Tiffin Academy is always a...

Jean Twenge, PhD, award-winning professor of psychology and author of the “lavishly informative” (The New York Times) Generations,returns with a concrete and accessible guide to raising resilient, successful, happy children in a time of overwhelming technological intrusion. Parenting today...

Leonard Moore has been teaching Black history for 25 years, mostly to White people. Drawing on decades of experience in the classroom and on college campuses throughout the South, as well as on his own personal history, Moore illustrates how an understanding of Black history is necessary for everyone. With Teaching Black History to White People, which is “part memoir, part Black history, part pedagogy, and part how-to guide”, Moore delivers an accessible and engaging primer on the Black experience in America.

Sparks fly in this Gilded Age novel of mystery, magic, and romance by the author of the New York Times–bestselling Beasts of Prey. This program is read by actor Renika Williams-Blutcher. Nineteen-year-old Vesper Evans has always resented Basalton’s high society, and the sorcery that provides...

First published in 1999, American Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century offered a comprehensive introduction to the central issues facing American colleges and universities. This thoroughly revised edition brings the classic volume up to date. The contributors have rewritten every chapter to address major changes in higher education, including the rise of organized social movements, the problem of income inequality and stratification, and the growth of for-profit and distance education.

Colleges and universities rarely establish working conditions and cultures that prioritize employee well-being. During the pandemic, many staff and faculty members questioned their careers in higher education. Because of this mindset, leaders in higher education must rethink their approaches to attracting, growing, and retaining talent. In The Caring University, Kevin R. McClure describes six organizational changes to create a university dedicated to creating working conditions and cultures in which all employees can flourish.

From #1 bestselling author of The Perfect Couple, Elin Hilderbrand, and her daughter, Shelby Cunningham, deliver the irresistible, deliciously scandalous story of one drama-filled year at a New England boarding school. It’s move-in day at Tiffin Academy and amidst the happy chaos of friends...

Unleash Your Inner Alpha and Become the Man Every Woman Desires. Does the fear of rejection hold you back from approaching women you like? Have you ever wondered how some guys always seem to have women laughing and hanging on their every word, while you struggle to get even past a hello? If so, this is your solution: How To Flirt With Women: A Comprehensive Dating Playbook for Men to Master the Alpha Mindset, Build Confidence, and Attract High-Value Women. Think about it, no more sweaty palms or stumbling over your words. Just you, walking up to any woman, cool as a cucumber, knowing ...

Did you know that men secretly use texting as a way to "pre-screen" a woman’s romantic value? A woman’s texting habits can reveal a lot about her self-worth, confidence, intelligence, and even her level of class and emotional maturity. Because guys covertly appraise a woman’s relationship potential this way, many women often have no idea that the way they communicate via text is actually sending the wrong message and thus, they unknowingly end up chasing men away.

I wrote this book to help you respond to anyone who tries to engage you with hostile emails, texts, Facebook postings, vicious rumors, or just plain difficult behavior. But before I explain how to write a BIFF response, I want to give you a brief understanding of how HCPs think.

Three romantic rivals in one crowded house equals plenty of room for jealousy in this surprising and heartwarming story from New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand. Laurel Thorpe, Belinda Rowe, and Scarlett Oliver share only two things; a love for the man they all married, Deacon...

In 1992, the deadliest year in Chicago’s history, seven-year-old Dantrell Davis was shot and killed in front of his elementary school inside the public housing complex Cabrini-Green. What happened to Dantrell led to a truce among Chicago’s gangs, but it also ignited a national panic about poverty and violence in America’s cities. Dantrell’s name would soon be used to demolish all of Chicago’s high-rise public housing, displacing tens of thousands of low-income families.

The influx of social media platforms over the past 10 years is the greatest boon to marketing since the creation of the internet. While there is undeniably money to be made from social media marketing, the shear amount of competition makes getting started successfully more difficult than it would otherwise be. If you are looking for the best way to dip your foot into this marketing goldmine, then Social Media Marketing 2019: How to Become an Influencer of Millions on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube & Instagram While Advertising & Building Your Personal Brand is the audiobook for you.

It's one of the most revered movies of Hollywood's golden era. Starring screen legend Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly in her first significant film role, High Noon was shot on a lean budget over just 32 days but achieved instant box-office and critical success. It won four Academy Awards in 1953, including a best actor win for Cooper. And it became a cultural touchstone, often cited by politicians as a favourite film, celebrating moral fortitude.

Joining the ranks of Evicted, The Warmth of Other Sons, and classic works of literary non-fiction by Alex Kotlowitz and J. Anthony Lukas, High-Risers braids personal narratives, city politics, and national history to tell the timely and epic story of Chicago’s Cabrini-Green, America’s most...

Ready to transform worrier into warrior thinking? Anxiety runs on a simple system and there’s one key shift that changes everything. Once you understand it, you stop thinking like a worrier and start thinking like a warrior. Anxiety feels powerful but it runs on a simple system. This short, practical guide is designed to be read in one sitting, so you can quickly understand anxiety and start interrupting it in real time. In this clear, practical guide, licensed psychotherapist Haron Marlee reveals the straightforward, easy-to-understand solution for interrupting anxiety at its source, so ...

Parenting a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD Level 1) can be confusing, exhausting, and deeply rewarding—all at the same time. Many children and teens with ASD Level 1 are intelligent, capable, and full of potential. Yet they often struggle with anxiety, emotional regulation, executive functioning, and social interpretation in ways that others do not immediately recognize. These challenges can lead to daily conflicts at home, misunderstandings at school, and growing frustration for parents and educators trying to help. This practical, textbook-style guide was written to bridge ...

A neurodivergent's guide to embracing your true self and finding your happily ever after. Growing up, Chloé Hayden felt like she'd crash-landed on an alien planet where nothing made sense. Eye contact? Small talk? And why are you people so touch-oriented? She moved between 10 schools in 8 years, struggling to become a person she believed society would accept, and was eventually diagnosed with autism and ADHD. When a life-changing group of allies showed her that different did not mean less, she learned to celebrate her true voice and find her happily ever after.

An emerita professor of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies delivers a searing account of how the modern university lost its way. A decades-long insider in the academy, she argues that the progressive disciplines she once devoted her life to helped erode intellectual freedom and open inquiry. From the classroom to the dean’s office, she shows how faculty and administrators fostered a culture of grievance, elevated activism over scholarship, and enforced ideological conformity in the name of social justice.

Turn your listening time into learning time. This audiobook is designed to help you understand key social studies concepts and pass the GED Social Studies test without relying on textbooks or screens.