High School History

Renowned scholar Patrick Collinson is Regius Professor of Modern History, Emeritus, Cambridge. He states, "The Reformation (and Counter Reformation) was the blast furnace in which the modern state was forged." This engaging work offers a concise overview of the ecumenical revolution of the late medieval and Renaissance periods. Narrator John McDonough's presentation of the spiritual and the secular elements that led to religious reform will captivate listeners.

Justine had the job of her dreams, the best parents in the world, and a brother she more than just tolerated. The one thing she gave up on was finding love. She didn't need that to be happy, right? In helping her brother pull off his own last-minute wedding, Justine may be in for a surprise of her own, and find love had been right there in her face the entire time. Chase has been in love with Justine for as long as he can remember. What started off as a boyhood crush only grew as she blossomed into the woman she is today. The problem? She's his best friends sister, and he knows that's not ...

The Parkland school shooting was the most avoidable mass murder in American history. And the policies that made it inevitable have spread to your school....

Based on a thorough study of Greek life and civilization, of Greek literature, philosophy, and art, The Greek Way interprets their meaning and brings a realization of the refuge and strength the past can be to us in the troubled present. Miss Hamilton's book must take its place with the few interpretative volumes which are permanently rooted and profoundly alive in our literature.

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.

Ancient rituals of the old gods lead to a war that threatens to destroy all. Peace never lasts forever, and the dark power of The Six throws the land into turmoil. Equitas and Semreh team up again to risk everything in a fight against insurmountable odds. The fate of the world lies in their hands, but what chance do they have when faced against death itself, creatures from the beyond, and a dragon? Following in the footsteps of epic fantasy greats like The Lord of the Rings and Fatemarked, join this quest for justice and true brotherhood. A fantasy world of dragons, and military training ...

The Mawtu army is hunting him. A new land and its accompanying magic presents new challenges. On the run with the love of his life at his side, Narcel heads north in search of a legendary Land of Gods, hunted along the way by the most vicious warriors alive. When their journey takes a turn for the worst, Narcel finds himself in a life or death struggle that involves the reinstatement of a king, the final confrontation with his cousin, and battle with a god. Following in the footsteps of epic fantasy greats like The Lord of the Rings and Fatemarked, join this quest for justice and true ...

Listen as Dee Brown weaves humorous, richly detailed stories of his early years as a youthful entrepreneur and teenaged newspaperman.

If you love Lee Strauss’s The Clockwise Series, The Pages of Time by Damien Knight or Rysa Walker’s Chrono’s Files you’re going to love The Time Pedaler series! What do Anne Frank, Elvis, and Teddy Roosevelt have in common? Nothing! Unless you’re a Time Traveler. In Day Tripper, Book #2 of the Time Pedaler Series, Chant is determined to solve the mystery of the Time Machine. Where is the man who built it? What happened to him? To find out, Chant takes on the role of Time Traveling Detective! With half his first year of high school almost over, he finds his new town more and more ...

If you love Lee Strauss’s The Clockwise Series, The Pages of Time by Damien Knight or Rysa Walker’s Chrono’s Files you’re going to love The Time Pedaler series! Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why we call it 'The Present' – Eleanor Roosevelt There is more to Time Travel than just setting a few knobs and pedaling a hundred and sixty-year-old machine. The intricacies of quantum physics begin to take Chant and company through an ominous series of Time Slips, hindering their most well-intentioned plans. Until now, the trips back in time have been planned and intentional...

This book chronicles the long and tortured history of the NCAA's attempt to maintain the myth of amateurism and the student-athlete, along with the attendant fiction that the players academic achievement is the top priority of Division-I athletic programs. It is an indictment of the current system, making the case that big-time college sports cannot continue its connection to universities without undermining the mission of higher education. It concludes with bold proposals to separate big-time college sports from the university, transforming them into on-campus business operations.

If you liked Shadows of the Future by Damian Knight or The Clockwise Series by Lee Strauss you're going to love The Time Pedaler! Can going back in time make you more mature? Chant, Kurt, and Moorehart find themselves caught in the middle of an altered timeline, and a dystopian society in a war-torn Sonora, that no longer resembles the home they’ve known. The clash leaves Moorehart injured and craving a simpler life. It seems like a good time for Chant and the gang to enjoy some light-hearted time travel as he heals. Amid all the drama of high school, working two jobs, and personal ...

On April 20, 1999, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, two seniors at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, walked into their school and shot to death twelve students and one teacher, and wounded many others. It was the worst single act of murder at a school in U.S. history.

If you liked Shadows of the Future by Damian Knight or The Clockwise Series by Lee Strauss you're going to love The Time Pedaler! Remember the Alamo! But don’t forget Annie Oakley, Freddie Mercury, and Hitler’s Brown Shirts! As Chant and his friends are thrown deeper and deeper into danger, the need to travel back in time becomes more of a necessity than an adventure. The strange anomaly known as Time Slips has produced effects not expected or understood. The discovery of Journey’s connection to the inventor of the Time Pedaler creates a threat to everything we know and the very ...

If you love Lee Strauss’s The Clockwise Series, The Pages of Time by Damien Knight or Rysa Walker’s Chrono’s Files you’re going to love The Time Pedaler series! Would the world be a better place if you could go back and change history? An old proverb says, “With wisdom comes great responsibility. The wisdom you receive is meant to serve a greater good.” Join Chant as each new journey carries the threat of danger. Go with him to meet Amelia Earhart, land in New York City on 9/11, go to Woodstock, and travel to Ecuador to try and find a supply of crystals for The Pedaler. Along ...

NIL deals allow athletes to monetize their personal brand through endorsements, sponsorships, and other business opportunities. This comprehensive analysis will explore the evolution of NIL deals, their impact on college and high school athletes, and the pros and cons associated with this development.

For far too long the mythology of Indiana basketball has been dominated by Hoosiers. Framed as the ultimate underdog, feel-good story, there has also long been a cultural debate surrounding the film. The Real Hoosiers sets out to illuminate the narrative that the film omits, the story of the unheralded Crispus Attucks Tigers, playing the game at the highest level in the 1950s in a racially divided Indiana.

James Meredith’s struggle to integrate the University of Mississippi in 1962 is still remembered vividly, but the Little Rock Nine are frequently overlooked when it comes to discussing the Civil Rights Movement, despite attempting to integrate Little Rock Central High School five years earlier. For millions of kids, high school is a tumultuous time, but for the Little Rock Nine, the first African American students to attend a previously segregated high school in Little Rock, Arkansas, those years were nightmarish.

New York Times best-selling, award-winning historian S. C. Gwynne tells the incredible story of how Hal Mumme and Mike Leach - two unknown coaches who revolutionized American football in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s - changed the way the game is played at every level, from high school to the NFL. Hal Mumme is one of a handful of authentic offensive geniuses in the history of American football. In 2015 ESPN Magazine, the nation's leading sports magazine, called him the single most influential football coach in the last quarter century.

When 14-year-old Carlotta Walls walked up the stairs of Little Rock Central High School on September 25, 1957, she and eight other Black students only wanted to make it to class. But the journey of the “Little Rock Nine”, as they came to be known, would lead the nation on an even longer and much more turbulent path, one that would challenge prevailing attitudes, break down barriers, and forever change the landscape of America.