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In the first half of the 20th century, Dunbar was an academically elite public school, despite being racially segregated by law. By the 1950s, Dunbar High School was sending 80 percent of its students to college. Today, as with too many troubled urban public schools, the majority of Dunbar students struggle with reading and math. Journalist and author Alison Stewart, whose parents were both Dunbar graduates, tells the story of the school’s rise, fall, and path toward resurgence.

No country in history has been more deeply penetrated by spies than divided Germany after the Second World War. Fighting for the eastern corner were the 'first class comrades' of the Stasi—the East German Ministry for State Security. Rising from the ruins of a defeated country, and guided by its KGB masters, the early Cold War saw the Stasi establish itself as one of the world's most notorious spy and secret police agencies.

With a heart of gold—and the suspense of a classic crime novel—this true story memorializes one man’s split-second decision to chart a new course for generations to come, proving that courage and honor do have the power to make a better life.

Read by the author. Did you know that in the United States alone, more than one in four children live in a home without a father? When Alec Lace recognized this crisis and launched his parenting podcast 2018, his mission was simple: to give dads an opportunity to encourage others, by sharing the...

The Titanic has often been called "An exquisite microcosm of the Edwardian era", but until now, her story has not been presented as such. In Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage, historian Hugh Brewster seamlessly interweaves personal narratives of the lost liner's most fascinating people with a haunting account of the fateful maiden crossing. Employing scrupulous research, he accurately depicts the ship's brief life and tragic denouement and presents compelling, memorable portraits of her most notable passengers.

Monday, October 19, 1987, was by far the worst day in Wall Street history. The market fell 22.6% - almost twice as bad as the worst day of 1929 - equal to a one-day loss of nearly 5,000 points today. Black Monday was more than seven years in the making and threatened nearly every US financial institution. Drawing on superlative archival research and dozens of original interviews, Diana B. Henriques weaves a tale of missed opportunities, market delusions, and destructive actions.

Are you a new teacher preparing to transition from college to the real-world classroom? Let's be real—many of the strategies you learned in school are unrealistic and ineffective in a classroom. In First Class Teaching you'll find relatable stories that will make you feel less alone and equip you with simple and effective strategies that you can implement immediately to make your first few teaching years a whole lot easier.

The founder of Scott’s Cheap Flights explains why we’re searching for airfare all wrong, shares the strategies that have saved his two million newsletter subscribers a collective $500 million on airfare, and presents a bold new approach for how to see the world while never overpaying for...

Get your Commercial Driver’s License on the first try — without stress or guesswork. CDL Permit Study Guide 2025–2026 gives you everything you need to pass your CDL exam confidently, from complete topic reviews to realistic practice tests that mirror the real exam experience. Whether you’re preparing for your Class A, B, or C license, this guide helps you understand exactly what to expect — and how to succeed. Here’s what you’ll find inside: 7 full-length practice tests — updated for the 2025–2026 exam format, with detailed answer explanations for every question. Complete ...

The second novel in the wildly popular First Law Trilogy from New York Times bestseller Joe Abercrombie. Superior Glokta has a problem. How do you defend a city surrounded by enemies and riddled with traitors, when your allies can by no means be trusted, and your predecessor vanished without a...

Kitty Underhay is looking forward to a week of long lunches and wedding planning with her husband-to-be, Captain Matthew Bryant. But the plan is derailed when he is called on to collect a former comrade-in-arms, arriving on the 15:50 from Paddington. As the train bearing Simon Travers pulls up to the platform, a piercing scream rises over the screech of its brakes. Travers is dead in his seat, a dagger in his heart. Only a few individuals had access to Travers’s compartment, and Kitty must find out which of these seemingly benign passengers is, in fact, a cross-country killer.

Emily Caldwell acquires what she wants, and this time she wants a man. Manhattan's most exacting gallery owner runs her life on protocol, with her home at sixty-eight degrees and forty-five percent humidity and a silence she spent a fortune to build. Then a cab hits her car on Ninth Avenue, and a mechanic reads the damage to her car off the oil on his fingertips. Marcus Renner reads engines the way she reads faces, by understanding how things hold together. So when Emily puts a fifty-three page power-exchange contract in front of him, he does what no one in nine years of her contracts has ...

Tien has met her Cabinmates, got the schedule for her classes, and finds herself being watched. It's not just allied that watches her back. There is something afoot, and the prince is involving himself. Tension begins to rise as stress over classes increases, and the uncomfortable feeling begins to plague her, even in dreams.

What exactly is a Do-Over Dog? It might be a shelter dog you're working with to help her become more adoptable. Perhaps it's the dog you've adopted, rescued, or even found running stray who is now yours to live with and love forever. Or it could be the dog you've lived with for years but you realize he still has issues that make him a challenging canine companion. A Do-Over Dog is any dog that you think needs make that deserves a second chance in life.

Jason Greenhough fell in love with a beautiful woman and they married but when he found her in bed with another teacher at the school they both taught at, his world came tumbling down. He left the Bristol school he taught at and went to London. After a short break to mourn the death of his marriage he secured a place at a private school in Norfolk teaching what was supposed to be a difficult class. He found them to be very clever boy's who simply said what they thought but said it when it was not invited. He soon grew to know them and started to mould them into a class to be reckoned with. ...

Two years after her father lost everything, Elizabeth Bennet is a lady's maid, and her wages pay her family's rent. When her mistress, an heiress, begs her to go in her place to the masked ball at Pemberley, all Elizabeth has to do is wear a silver gown, say very little to the proud Mr Darcy and be gone before the unmasking. But he makes her laugh, and out on the terrace she tells him she wants nothing from him. A great many people have told Mr Darcy that, and she is the first he has ever believed. By morning he knows she was not the heiress, and when he finds her again, she is the ...

My husband chose his work wife. I chose to fly private with his boss. Sophie Pratt thought she was flying to Italy beside her husband. Instead, Ethan put his mistress in first class, and left Sophie in economy. He claims it’s a company travel issue. He says Willow needs to sit beside him because they have “work to do.” He expects Sophie to swallow the humiliation, board quietly, and keep playing the loyal wife while he charms investors at a luxury destination wedding event. But Sophie walks away before takeoff, and Ethan’s powerful boss, Matteo Ruggiero, sees everything. Charming, ...

Barnaby Fitznorman-Bicester is a marquess, an Olympic eventer, and the childhood best friend of the King of the United Kingdom, who has given him a sovereign command to get comprehensively shagged in the Olympic Village. Barnaby just wants to win a gold medal and go home. Lex Murphy is a two-time gold medallist heavyweight boxer from Barking with a cologne deal and a running bet with his mates that he can pull the frostiest man in the Village. He's identified Barnaby as his target. His target has responded by putting on headphones and fleeing on a treadmill. Lex has never, in his entire ...

Sergeant Jo Barnes (Hilary Swank) and her elite, all-female US Army investigative team are renowned for cracking complex sex-crime cases within the military. Their latest mission takes them to the Mojave Desert at Fort Irwin Army Base in California, to unravel the mysterious disappearance of Private Nichelle Simmons—a soldier who accused a comrade of assault. But when the accused is inexplicably set free, their case takes a sinister turn.

When I board the plane for our anniversary trip, my husband is already seated… with his mistress right next to him. Derek didn’t expect me to make the flight. I didn’t expect to find out he was cheating. The easy thing to do would be to turn around and leave, but I get a better offer and decide to stay. Because if my husband thinks the dangerous part is that I caught him, he’s about to find out that the easiest man to trap is one who can’t imagine losing. And it turns out my seat isn’t the only thing the captain knows how to upgrade. A deliciously satisfying revenge romance ...