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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.

New stocks can create some of the biggest excitement in the market — but they can also trap unprepared traders. Every year, private companies enter the public market through IPOs, direct listings, and major market debuts. Some become powerful long-term winners. Some explode with early momentum. Others collapse after the hype fades, leaving emotional traders holding painful losses. The difference is not luck. The difference is preparation. The Pre-IPO Trading Blueprint is a practical, step-by-step guide for traders and investors who want to understand how to research upcoming IPOs, ...

From a New York Times bestselling author comes the gripping, untold history of science's darkest secrets. "A fascinating book [that] deserves a wide audience." —Publishers Weekly, starred review Science is a force for good in the world—at least usually. But sometimes, when obsession gets the...

The High Cost of Good Intentions is the first comprehensive history of these federal entitlement programs. Combining economics, history, political science, and law, John F. Cogan reveals how the creation of entitlements brings forth a steady march of liberalizing forces that cause entitlement programs to expand. This process - as visible in the 18th and 19th centuries as in the present day - is repeated until benefits are extended to nearly all who could be considered eligible, and in turn establishes a new base for future expansions.

(Second edition) From Louis Clark's Introduction to Money, Politics, and Corruption in U.S. Higher Education: "Author Dan Moldea focuses on three whistleblowers: Dr. Jon Oberg, Rod Lipscomb, and Dr. Jim Keen, as well as attorney David Halperin, a well-known and respected advocate of whistleblowers. Moldea traces the origins of the complex scandals that these whistleblowers exposed, identifies the allies and enemies they attracted, and illuminates the retaliation they have courageously endured. From these case studies, a powerful narrative emerges: Moldea shows his readers what happens when ...

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 ...

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...

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.

She calculated the odds of every game in London. She never counted on losing her heart to a scoundrel. Lady Charlotte Harbury has a secret. While other debutantes dream of waltzes, she dreams of probability equations. Desperate to test her theories, she commits the ultimate indiscretion: sneaking into a notorious gaming hell disguised as a man. She expects to find data. Instead, she finds disaster—and the one man she was warned to avoid. A Marquess with a dark past. Gabriel Ashcombe is London’s most notorious rake, shielding a scarred heart behind a devil-may-care smile. When he ...

A fake relationship was supposed to save Declan Marsh’s public image. It was not supposed to give him Finn Calloway. Declan Marsh is used to control. He owns the room, manages the story, and survives by never letting anyone close enough to become a liability. But when a political scandal threatens his company, his reputation, and the Senate hearing that could change everything, his team needs a solution fast. They need a boyfriend. Finn Calloway is a chef rebuilding his life after the restaurant he loved was taken from him by a contract he should have understood better. He knows better ...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes an inspiring Baxter Family novel about a beloved high school principal who starts a Bible Study to improve the lives of his struggling students, only to become the national focus of a controversial lawsuit. Hamilton High Principal...

Keeping him was supposed to be the easy part. It isn’t. Finn Calloway has the restaurant he fought for. NORTH is open, the tables are full, the kitchen is his, and the food world is finally talking about his work instead of the billionaire standing beside him. Declan Marsh has the man he chose. After a fake relationship became real, after the scandal, the Senate hearing, and the public performance that turned into private devotion, he has Finn in his apartment, in his bed, and in the life he never expected to want. For four months, they have made it work. Inside NORTH, they do not touch. ...

In America’s public schools today, teachers are overwhelmed by the number of students in their classrooms, the challenges of meeting their students’ emotional and academic needs, and the daunting administrative tasks thrust at them. What can be done to inspire teachers to stay the course? How can future generations of teachers be convinced to embark on a career that has meant so much to the advancement of an educated citizenry? Robert Pacilio taught high school English for 32 years and was a teacher of the year in San Diego County. He has written a memoir dedicated to the principle that...

Instant New York Times Bestseller A love letter to the rookie in all of us: Singer-actor Joshua Bassett's fearless memoir in verse about surviving the darkest moments of fame, addiction, and mental health struggles—and finding hope on the other side. "We're all figuring it out as we go along...

Despite being immensely popular - and immensely lucrative - education is grossly overrated. In this explosive book, Bryan Caplan argues that the primary function of education is not to enhance students' skill but to certify their intelligence, work ethic, and conformity - in other words, to signal the qualities of a good employee.

The wager was supposed to end. For Charlotte Waverly and Maxwell Roth, it should have been simple. The renovation closed. The truth was known. The bet that started everything had lost its power the moment the feelings became real. But secrets do not stay buried in rooms full of powerful people. A photograph. A timestamp. A wrong version of the story. A public gala where everyone is watching. Maxwell is ready to stop managing the damage and tell the truth. Charlotte is ready to stand beside him, not as a woman who was fooled, but as a woman who heard the wager, stayed anyway, and made her ...

In many US cities, gun violence is the most urgent crime problem. High rates of deadly violence make a city less livable, dragging down quality of life, economic development, and property values. How can police departments find the right balance between over- and under-policing of high-violence areas? What are the best practices for police to preempt and deter gun violence, while engendering support and cooperation from the public?

Forced into therapy for his anxiety, closeted jock Ryan stonewalls his doctor but falls for her enigmatic assistant, Julian. What begins as a silent fascination in the waiting room soon spirals into a series of secret, after-hours “sessions” where Julian uses a dark, carnal form of therapy to break down Ryan’s walls and expose the desires he’s terrified to admit.

She was completely guarded. Until she discovered the freedom of the mat. Brooke’s predictable life shatters when she steps into an underground yoga studio called the Forge. Drawn into a humid world where the mat is shared space, she transforms from a hesitant beginner to an uninhibited participant under Nadia's watchful eye. From her first intense physical adjustments to a staggering five-person integration, Brooke embraces her primal hunger—in front of everyone. Perfect for fans of Evelyn Wild, Jessa Kane, and Sara Fields who crave public awakenings and uninhibited group sharing. ...

How YOU can earn five to six figures a month without a degree! What if you could comfortably pay for that $5 cappuccino every morning, without having to check your wallet first? Or if you could eat diner at your favorite restaurant more often than you'd have to worry about paying the bills? What if your job would only consist of sitting in front of a computer, working comfortably from home on your own schedule? No more everyday chores around the house, no more paying to go swimming when you have your own pool at home, imagine this ideal lifestyle right in front of you and imagine how you ...