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From the award-winning author of Soldier Girls and Just Like Us, an “extraordinary” (The Denver Post) account of refugee teenagers at a Denver public high school and their compassionate teacher and “a reminder that in an era of nativism, some Americans are still breaking down walls and...

The Demon Lord is dead. The System is broken. Somehow, Elias Hearthsong is neither of these things, despite being at the final battle of the Demon Wars. He is a Master Enchanter, perhaps the last one alive. Determined to keep a promise, he crosses the continent to protect his dead friend's legacy: a crumbling orphanage run by a beautiful kitsune. He isn't a teacher, nor does he have experience with children. But with the love of a few good women, anything can become possible.

Levi Summers is an F-rank tank freelancing E-rank instances for pocket change. He's got two skills, no party, and a past that still haunts him. When a routine run locks into a raid and his team dies around him, he redirects the boss's own lightning into its skull and claims a Dungeon Lord's crown. Hidden inside it: Class Smithing, the power to forge new classes and give anyone the ability to level up.

During the formative years of the Industrial Revolution, English workers and artisans claimed a place in society that would shape the following centuries. But the capitalist elite did not form the working class - the workers shaped their own creations, developing a shared identity in the process. Despite their lack of power and the indignity forced upon them by the upper classes, the working class emerged as England's greatest cultural and political force.

Ludger was supposed to be just another forgotten soul, reborn into a quiet life under the care of his young mother, Elaine. With nothing but a mysterious system in his vision and the faint promise of growth, he resigned himself to learning the humble trade of cooking. Knives, fire, seasoning—his skills grew sharper than his years, but it wasn’t the power-fantasy adventure he once dreamed of. That is, until one reckless night in the tavern, when a hooded mage and a simple spell shattered the illusion of normalcy forever.

E-Rank is within reach. Drake is closer than ever to breaking through, yet every step forward pulls him deeper into the schemes of the Primordials. Their unseen hands shape Drake's path as he is forced to play a game far bigger than survival alone. His settlement thrives, his allies grow stronger, and his family looks to him for protection. As the last known survivor of a hunted warrior race, Drake carries the burden to either unite the people of his town or paint an even larger target on his back.

Today there is so much more competition for people's attention in the field of Pilates. In this book, you will discover a variety of teaching tools and ways to teach classes that ignite curiosity about movement. You will help them to value movement as more than a series of minutes, hours or repetitions before they can get to the next thing on their to-do list. Helping your clients take ownership of their movement choices outside of the studio is where the real value is in any form of movement teaching. When you are teaching others, you are doing something that MATTERS. You are contributing ...

Following a remarkable epoch of greater dispersion of wealth and opportunity, we are inexorably returning towards a more feudal era marked by greater concentration of wealth and property, reduced upward mobility, demographic stagnation, and increased dogmatism. If the last 70 years saw a massive expansion of the middle class, not only in America but in much of the developed world, today that class is declining and a new, more hierarchical society is emerging. The new class structure resembles that of Medieval times. 

This program is read by the author. Laurie Gelman’s clever debut about a year in the life of a kindergarten class mom—a brilliant send-up of the petty and surprisingly cutthroat terrain of parent politics. Jen Dixon is not your typical Kansas City kindergarten class mom—or mom in general...

Drake has entered a transformed Earth, one reshaped by the System and teeming with deadly opportunity. But survival now means more than just leveling up. As a marked Forerunner, he’s caught the attention of ancient Primordials who see him as both threat and entertainment. Under their malicious gaze, Drake must outthink, outfight, and outlevel everything this new world throws at him—because hesitation means certain death.

Rich Dad Poor Dad is Robert's story of growing up with two dads - his real father and the father of his best friend, his rich dad - and the ways in which both men shaped his thoughts about money and investing. The book explodes the myth that you need to earn a high income to be rich and explains the difference between working for money and having your money work for you. In the 20th anniversary edition of this classic, Robert offers an update on what we’ve seen over the past 20 years related to money, investing, and the global economy.

Jack wanted an easy win; the game wanted a whole new Jack. After a breakup and an ultimatum from his father to start paying rent, Jack is forced to take a hard look at his life choices, and it feels like everything is falling apart. It's not that he doesn't want to get his act together; it's just that another day at his dead-end job feels like a trap.

What's a city boy to do when he wakes up with a mysterious system glowing before his eyes? As the system forces worlds to merge, Drake confronts his past and new reality, where sharp wit and brutal killings go hand in hand. He’ll face countless enemies and unexpected allies, with choices that will shape the future of his planet. But before the real adventure begins, he has to survive this ridiculous tutorial and master his spells. Join Drake in this exciting LitRPG Adventure filled with deadly battles, mystical forces, and a high-stakes struggle for survival in a world reshaped by the system.

Viv and Rex's plans to return to community college and get their PI license hit an unexpected snag when their instructor, a seasoned private investigator, winds up dead the first day. Now, instead of studying for midterms, they’re cramming to crack the case.

Taken from life as an office drone by a trickster god, Tim finds himself in the magical world of Iocusinte, where change is his only constant. It grants him great potential, enough to be sought out by different factions looking to use him for their own ends. That potential, however, is mercurial. His Class and very appearance shift at random. If Tim is to survive long enough to enjoy this new world and the friends he's making, then he'll have to solve the riddle of his nature and learn to master the uncontrollable.

He died a baker. He woke up a joke. Now, he's about to show a world of heroes the true power of good bread. Thirty-four-year-old Matthias Bauer lived for his Stuttgart bakery, right up until the moment a fatal heart attack dropped him on his own kitchen floor. When he wakes up in a fantasy realm governed by a magical System, surrounded by teenagers receiving legendary combat classes like Sword Saint and Flame Mage, Matthias is assigned the lowest tier possible: [Innkeeper]. His "reward" is a deed to a dilapidated, abandoned wayside inn on the edge of a monster-infested frontier. But ...

In addition to strength, steel, and courage, a hero discovers he's in need of a friend, in the first installment of a daring and dangerous fantasy adventure. When it comes to action and adventure, every hero needs a good sidekick. Holmes has Watson, Batman has Robin, and Daniel has . . . Orrin...

In the spring of 1914, a group of young students gather in an art studio for a life-drawing class. Paul Tarrant and Elinor Brooke are two components of a love triangle, and at the outset of the war, they turn to each other. After volunteering for the Red Cross, Paul must confront the fact that life, love, and art will never be the same for him.

The Green Woods is book one in Hidden Class: Pacifist, a new series featuring a protagonist who overcomes his anger management issues to become the most peaceful man on Earth. Join Roth on an epic journey through a unique blend of gamelit, cyberpunk, science fiction, and fantasy elements.

In a world awash in educational chess content, knowing how to study the game most effectively can be challenging. As the Perpetual Chess Podcast host, USCF Master Ben Johnson has spent hundreds of hours talking chess with many of the world’s top players and most accomplished trainers. In the popular Adult Improver Series, he has spoken with dozens of passionate amateurs who have elevated their games significantly while pursuing chess as a hobby.