Class Conflict

In a radical analysis of contemporary classrooms, MacArthur Award-winning author Lisa Delpit develops ideas about ways teachers can be better "cultural transmitters" in the classroom, where prejudice, stereotypes, and cultural assumptions breed ineffective education. Delpit suggests that many academic problems attributed to children of color are actually the result of miscommunication, as primarily white teachers and "other people's children" struggle with the imbalance of power and the dynamics plaguing our system.

Campbell Flynn, art historian, professor, and fêted fixture of the literati, always knew that when his life came crashing down, it would happen in public—yet he never imagined that a single year in London would expose so much. He’s never taken other people half as seriously as they take themselves, which is the first of his mistakes. The second is a new project: opportunistic and precisely calibrated to rake in a fortune.

Things did not go as planned. In retrospect, seventeen-year-old Samara Yancy should not have taken the shortcut on her final exam. Expulsion from The Guardian Academy forces her to look beyond the protections of The Rock for work and to clear her trashed reputation. Working for Mages pays well, but Sam’s connection to them makes her the prime suspect in a terrorist attack. To salvage any chance of getting her dream job, she’ll need to prove her innocence and discover who set her up. A feat made harder as the super-hot Mage, who’s kinda her boss, is so distracting. The truth lay hidden...

INTRODUCTION: WHY DO WE HATE? Hatred is one of the fundamental motivating aspects of human life; the other is desire. Desire can be of a worldly nature or of a spiritual, elevating nature. Worldly desire and hatred are like two sides of the same coin in that human life is usually swaying from one to the other; but the question is why? And is there a way to satisfy the desiring or hating mind in such a way as to find peace in life? Why do human beings go to war? Why do human beings perpetrate violence against one another? And is there a way not just to understand the phenomena but to resolve...

Mages suck! Too bad she is one. After tragedy strikes, Samara Yancy vows to keep those she loves safe. But her job’s uninspiring, her sister is spiraling, and she barely sleeps. So, when asked to bring her friend’s killer to justice on The Mainland, she accepts. Disguised as a Mage, blondish hair and a fake name aren’t enough to protect her. On the run, she finds shelter with those who view her as bait, devising a plan to keep her friends and family safe. Which, as usual, looks better on paper than when executed. As Sam navigates through a sea of half-truths, magic within her awakens....

One unusually sultry spring night, Jane is woken by a scream from the nursery - and rushes in to find the Tyler children's nanny murdered and the carefully locked window flung open.

Emily appears to have it all: professional success and a sweet family life. But when her promotion causes her family to relocate to a new city, the move unexpectedly stirs up unpleasant memories of Jack Olney, the handsome jock who bullied her during college. As Emily sorts through her recollections and past humiliations, she decides to reach out to her old dorm mates. Do they remember her? Are they happy? And whatever happened to Jack?

When life gives you lemons, burn the whole tree down! Samara Yancy has tried her best not to start another Great War. To defeat her enemy, she’ll need more defensive Combat Mages to fight by her side. But they’re scattered, some behind city/state dampening fields, others miles away on The Mainland. Meanwhile, her Psi ability continues to develop in strange ways. When it gives her cryptic clues about the source of all the unrest plaguing her world, she needs to learn more about her kind. Oddities who were both admired and feared. But the universe keeps messing up her plans. After another...

Fun fact: Blondes do not have more fun! The Mainland is Samara Yancy’s new home. Away from the authorities on The Rock, who view her as a felon. But life here is no picnic. It turns out, no amount of blood money or minions can bring you happiness. But, if she doesn’t return voluntarily, her family will suffer in her stead. So, it’s time to rally her allies and craft a strategy to get her people out; regardless of the consequences. But as usual, nothing goes according to plan. As each layer of deception unfolds, she discovers the depth of rot within her once beloved city/state ...