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All is well until the Whitmans - an apparently traditional family with new money and a secretly troubled teenaged daughter - raze the house and trees next door to build themselves a showplace. With little in common except a property line, these two very different families quickly find themselves at odds: First, over an historic oak tree in Valerie's yard, and soon after, the blossoming romance between their two teenagers.

Lovely young Kay Crandall has come back for the reunion of a high school where she once taught. But Kay cannot guess that the happy occasion is about to turn into a nightmare - as she falls into the hands of a madman who wants to make her into his wife - and his victim. From The Anastasia Syndrome, Mary Higgins Clark's best-selling collection of short fiction, Terror Stalks the Class Reunion is a riveting, unabridged audio production.

Say goodbye to worrying about low engagement and ineffective learning: This guide has everything you need to level up your classroom management. Avoid low engagement, ineffective learning, and low-quality relationships inside your classroom by preparing for the differing needs of your students. This guide has everything you need to safely and successfully experiment with the different techniques that can create a positive classroom environment for you and your students.

Introducing the Modern Etiquette Guide – the ultimate how-to for navigating the complex world of modern-day manners! Have you ever found yourself in an awkward social situation and wondered what the proper etiquette was? Or perhaps you just want to brush up on your social skills to ensure that you are always putting your best foot forward. Look no further - this eBook is here to help. From attire to small talk to digital communication, this comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know about modern etiquette. In Chapter 1, we dive into the importance of etiquette in today's ...

All I want is to leave my past of criminal hacking behind. Oh, and ditch the blackmailer who has been dogging my every move for the last three years. The plan: Hack my way into being part of Class Alpha, a training program for a secretive organization that rescues hostages the government can't or won't go after. Save the world and make enough money to pay back my blackmailer—solves all my problems, right? The complication: Sweet, nerdy, and unbearably sexy Eric "Harvard" Physick.

A Washington Post reporter's intimate account of the fallout from the closing of a General Motors assembly plant in Janesville, Wisconsin - Paul Ryan's hometown - and a larger story of the hollowing of the American middle class. This is the story of what happens to an industrial town in the American heartland when its factory stills - but it's not the familiar tale. Most observers record the immediate shock of vanished jobs, but few stay around long enough to notice what happens next, when a community with a can-do spirit tries to pick itself up.

She was kind of ugly, but after drinking about an entire bottle of wine she looked a lot cuter to me.

There has always been some gap between rich and poor in this country, but in the last few decades what it means to be rich has changed dramatically. Alarmingly, the greatest income gap is not between the 1 percent and the 99 percent, but within the wealthiest 1 percent of our nation-as the merely wealthy are left behind by the rapidly expanding fortunes of the new global super-rich. Forget the 1 percent; Plutocrats proves that it is the wealthiest 0.1 percent who are outpacing the rest of us at break-neck speed.

American opportunity is not dead. Best-selling author and entrepreneur John Hope Bryant outlines the mindset and practices that will allow us to achieve the American dream, no matter what our current circumstances are. Using the inspiring story of his own rise from humble beginnings and that of his parents and grandparents, Bryant shows how individually we can change our mindset from survivor to thriver to winner and move beyond just getting by or being financially independent to becoming wildly successful. Collectively, we need to become a nation of winners once again.

As World War II wound down in 1945 and the cold war heated up, the skilled trades that made up the Conference of Studio Unions (CSU) began a tumultuous strike at the major Hollywood studios. This turmoil escalated further when the studios retaliated by locking out CSU in 1946. This labor unrest unleashed a fury of Red-baiting that allowed studio moguls to crush the union and seize control of the production process, with far-reaching consequences.

Orphaned at birth, 17-year-old Korobi Roy is the scion of a distinguished Kolkata family and has enjoyed a privileged, sheltered childhood with her adoring grandparents. But she is troubled by the silence that surrounds her parents’ death and clings fiercely to her only inheritance from them: the love note she found hidden in her mother's book of poetry. Korobi dreams of one day finding a love as powerful as her parents’, and it seems her wish has come true when she meets the charming Rajat, the only son of a high-profile business family....

In the lavish halls of the country club, where elegance meets exclusivity, secrets simmer beneath the surface. Jeff, a keen-eyed waiter with an inquisitive mind, finds himself entangled in a web of deceit, power struggles, and hidden agendas. What begins as a typical day serving drinks and hors d'oeuvres quickly spirals into a deadly mystery when Victor Langston, a wealthy businessman and recent board member, is found dead in his study. As whispers of scandal echo through the ornate rooms, Jeff must navigate a treacherous landscape filled with backstabbing rivals and corrupted alliances. ...

He Already Has Money. He Wants Her … and a Baby Lela Williams is a beautiful, black woman studying architecture in college to make her life better. When she’s approached by Aaron Stone, an alpha male with a bank account to prove it, the sparks fly. Will she be ruled by her emotions or her intellect? Can she resist the sexy white man and all his money? And what happens after their long night of intense interracial passion? Click Look Inside for more hot details and to read a sample. PLEASE NOTE: This story contains adult themes and scenes of a sexual nature.

"Strategies for Effective Classroom Management" is a practical handbook for teachers and educators seeking effective strategies to manage their classrooms. The book offers a wide range of approaches and techniques for managing a classroom, covering topics from creating a positive learning environment to dealing with disruptive behaviours. The book treats the fundamental principles of classroom control and practical strategies for managing specific age groups, from toddlers to secondary students. Readers would find numerous case studies and real-world examples, with a wealth of practical ...

Discover how - and why - Black, Indigenous, and people of color in America experience societal, economic, and infrastructural inequality throughout history covering everything from Columbus’ arrival in 1492 to the War on Drugs to the Black Lives Matter movement.

It's the American dream: get a good education, work hard, buy a house, and achieve prosperity and success. This is the America we believe in - a nation of opportunity, constrained only by ability and effort. But during the last 25 years we have seen a disturbing "opportunity gap" emerge. Americans have always believed in equality of opportunity, the idea that all kids, regardless of their family background, should have a decent chance to improve their lot in life.

A voyage across the ocean becomes the odyssey of a lifetime for a young Irish woman…. Inspired by true events, The Girl Who Came Home poignantly blends fact and fiction to explore the Titanic tragedy's impact and its lasting repercussions on survivors and their descendants.

For much of his life, Esau McCaulley was taught to see himself as an exception: someone who, through hard work, faith, and determination, overcame childhood poverty, anti-Black racism, and an absent father to earn a job as a university professor and a life in the middle class.

You want the diamonds? You want the mansion? You want the lake, and boats, and the cars? You want the security? And the man? Then you do what you’re told. I live in his castle. I sit at his feet. I wear his collar. I am his offering. The Chosen Ones...the Ruling Class. They are a breed apart. And yes, that pedigree matters. Not just anyone can rise above and become their equal. It takes sacrifice.

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.