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According to many government statistics, America's education system is failing due to lower expectations and the shift in focus from academic excellence in mathematics, science, reading, and history toward the implementation of social constructs like critical race theory equals fewer literate graduates.
"Public records and other evidence show that state-level and some local education officials are no longer focused on maintaining high academic standards...
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We have a glut of text and trade books on American history. But what we don't have is a compact, inexpensive, authoritative, and compulsively readable book that will offer to intelligent young Americans a coherent, persuasive, and inspiring narrative of their own country. Such an account will shape and deepen their sense of the land they inhabit, and by making them understand that land's roots, will equip them for the privileges and responsibilities...
19983) The Briefcase
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Laughton Donnell Fairchild, Donnie, is a family man, a decorated war veteran, and he wants his past to remain where it belongs. He is CEO of Fairchild Interests Ltd., the rising star of the high-tech industry world, but his jealous joint venture partner, David Street, a mathematical genius, wants to literally destroy him and steal some long-lost enigmatic documents Donnie has. Mercenaries hired by David fail to kill Donnie and his wife, so on a fateful...
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A touching memoir recounting the journey of a young Cuban immigrant to the US who went on to become a professor and university dean.
In February 1962, three years into Fidel Castro's rule of their Cuban homeland, the González family-an auto mechanic, his wife, and two young children-landed in Miami with a few personal possessions and two bottles of Cuban rum. As his parents struggled to find work, eleven-year-old Gerardo struggled to fit in at school,...
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An inside account of the fight to contain the world's deadliest diseases - and the panic and corruption that make them worse.
Throughout history, humankind's biggest killers have been infectious diseases: the Black Death, the Spanish Flu, and AIDS alone account for over one hundred million deaths. We ignore this reality most of the time, but when a new threat - Ebola, SARS, Zika, coronavirus - seems imminent, we send our best and bravest doctors...
19986) South Harbors Secrets
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South Harbors Secrets, A Journey From The Caspian Sea To Panbeh City In MississippiIn 1950s, tiny Neek was living in a small, serene, but poor village by the Caspian Sea. He was blessed to have the love and blessing of his four angels: mom, grandma, and two aunties. He loved stories more than anything else. The unique and intact landscape of the North fueled his imagination and nurtured his eager for discoveries and adventures. His imagination took...
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Thanks to a lifetime of "Dear Diary" journals, this reader-friendly memoir and "recipe for $uccess" is a lighthearted, interactive, pre-entry-level, how-to/self-help handbook...and much more. It's written in a humorous, conversational tone for the curious stock market optimist, and for those who want to invest in their dreams and themselves. Confident fortune seekers and those who may be interested in a full-time or part-time day trading side hustle...
19988) Sister Lucy II: Kip & Lucy
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Sister Lucy II (Kip and Lucy) is a novel about the struggles, triumphs, victories, obstacles and faith of the saved and the not so saved. It is, centered on the handsome and charming Pastor Kip Mitchell and his lovely wife Lucy, as they continue their lives together in love and happiness, with trouble lurking behind every nook and cranny.
Kip and Lucy quickly find out that the devil doesn't have new tricks, just new people. Dr. Robin Bonner has set...
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Aims to introduce a greater degree of theoretical rigor to the discipline of Japan studies as a whole.
Before Identity represents the first attempt to provide a comprehensive examination of the methodological ground of Japan studies. At its most basic level, the field presupposes the immediate empirical existence of an entity known as the "Japanese people" or "Japanese culture," from which it then carves out its various objects of inquiry. Richard...
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A single dad, who's in over his head, and an event planner running from her past, are drawn together on charming Bluestar Island by a determined seven-year-old and her escape-artist goat.Event planner, Charlotte "Aster" Smith, has fled the only life she has ever known. The situation has left her questioning her own judgment as she cautiously tries to create a new life for herself on Bluestar Island. Taking the job of event coordinator for the small...
19991) Mending His Ways
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Corporal Pete Maddox's road to redemption runs through the Wounded Warrior Rescue, but his troubled past might be a bigger roadblock to repairing his relationship with Penny than he can overcome. Pete Maddox became a teenaged troublemaker after his father was killed in the line of duty. But four years in the Marines has changed him. Now he's home, and he's on a mission-to make amends with the people he hurt most, including the woman he still loves....
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Becoming the best doesn't happen overnight; you've got to work for it.
Before becoming an instructor in the Navy's Topgun program, Dave "Bio" Baranek was just another kid with a dream. Upon graduating from college, he joined the Navy with the goal of becoming a fighter pilot. But, his eyesight waning, he knew that he would never be able to reach that goal. Undaunted, he plowed ahead and found his niche as a radar intercept operator in the backseat...
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When your daughter only asks for stories for her eighth birthday, you write a story. On her birthday, Geoffrey M. Noblitt presented his daughter, Lily Faye, with the first 23 chapters of Liliana and the Relics of Power. After years of being a devout reader, Geoffrey finally crossed over to being an author. From an early age he loved reading. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and Lord of the Rings were early literary influences. Other sources of...
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Emir Caner, converted Sunni Muslim and coauthor of the bestselling Unveiling Islam, joins apologist John Ankerberg, host of the powerhouse John Ankerberg Show, to tackle a topic crucial to twenty-first-century Christianity.
Caner's immersion in the Islamic worldview, from growing up the son of a devout mosque leader, gives readers an authentic picture of Islam and jihad-"holy war."
He and Ankerberg go beyond the hopeful but often ignorant pronouncements...
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The complete story of the band that many consider the inventors of "grunge," produced with their full cooperation. Before everybody loved their town, Mudhoney was just an unlikely quartet of Seattle-music-scene knockabouts-two college dropouts, a carpenter, and the best drummer in town. But in 1988, the band's debut single, "Touch Me I'm Sick," and subsequent EP, Superfuzz Bigmuff, turned the indie-rock world on its ear and lit the way for the grunge...
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Ph.D. Oceanographer Scott McDowell's comprehensive guidebook is written for new boaters as well as those selecting a home port for their live-abroad retirement. The book is filled with practical tips including how to approach Marina Management, selecting the best type of slip for easy docking and dinghy storage, assessing amenities, interpreting vessel insurance policies and more. Also covered are key ocean processes such as tides, storm surge, tsunamis...
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How math can make a more stable democracy: "A breath of fresh air . . . a reaffirmation that mathematics should be used more often to make general public policy." -MAA Reviews
How should we count the population of the United States? What would happen if we replaced the electoral college with a direct popular vote? What are the consequences of allowing unlimited partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts? Can six-person juries yield verdicts...
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IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 5
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Confession: My life is soooo not sprinkles and sunshine...Hayley's world is far from perfect: Her parents have divorced, her mom has lost her job, and she and her sister Chloe are stuck sharing a bedroom in their grandmother's apartment. Luckily, Hayley has a knack for baking cupcakes -- and cupcakes always make life just a little sweeter! But when she and her best friend Artie start drifting apart, she realizes that it's going to take more than sugar...
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Whether you're looking for your first job, changing fields or replacing a lost job, job hunting is a frustrating process that can make even the most confident and qualified among us a little nutty. Often, competition is fierce and patience, thin. Every possible edge job seekers can gain becomes critical.Written by prominent marketing and communications specialist, E. Corinne Byrd, Me. Pick Me, Marketing Yourself for a Job is a dynamic step-by-step...
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Carl Allen Hampton is a successful real estate developer in Detroit. Born in rural East Texas as the civil rights era ramped up, he spent most summers with his dad, Bradley, in Detroit. This story unpacks his early years growing up in an extended family and learning valuable life lessons.
For some reason, his life seems to always get turned upside down. First was the divorce of his parents, Bradley and Rachel. This dovetails right into the breakup...
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