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Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life
Michele Stephenson · Speigel & Grau
Pages: 346
Format: Paperback |
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As seen on PBS's POVAn unprecedented guide to helping black boys achieve success at every stage of their lives - at home, at school, and in the world Regardless of how wealthy or poor their parents are, all black boys must confront and surmount the "achievement gap": a divide... |
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The Undocumented Mark Steyn
Mark Steyn · Regnery Publishing; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover |
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Hes brash, brilliant, and drawn to controversy like a moth to a flame. For decades, Mark Steyn has dazzled readers around the world with his raucous wit and brutal honesty. Whether hes sounding off on the tyranny of political correctness, the existential threat of Islamic extremism, the nationalization... |
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ISIS: The State of Terror
Jessica Stern · Ecco; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover |
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The Islamic State, known as ISIS, exploded into the public eye in 2014 with startling speed and shocking brutality. It has captured the imagination of the global jihadist movement, attracting recruits in unprecedented numbers and wreaking bloody destruction with a sadistic glee that has alienated... |
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The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard
Stephen Jimenez · Steerforth
Format: Hardcover |
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What role did crystal meth and other previously underreported factors play in the brutal murder of gay college student Matthew Shepard? The Book of Matt is a page-turning cautionary tale that humanizes and de-mythologizes Matthew while following the evidence where it leads, without... |
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Ruthless: Scientology, My Son David Miscavige, and Me
Ron Miscavige · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 256 |
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The only book to examine the origins of Scientology's current leader, RUTHLESS tells the revealing story of David Miscavige's childhood and his path to the head seat of the Church of Scientology told through the eyes of his father. Ron Miscavige's personal, heartfelt story is a riveting... |
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Pink Sari Revolution: A Tale of Women and Power in India
Amana Fontanella-Khan · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover |
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A triumphant portrait of a fiery sisterhood changing the lives of Indias women. In Uttar Pradesh—known as the badlands of India—a womans life is not entirely her own. This is one explanation for how Sheelu, a seventeen-year-old girl, ended up in jail after fleeing her service in the home... |
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The End of Greatness: Why America Can't Have
Aaron David Miller · Palgrave Macmillan Trade
Format: Hardcover |
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The Presidency has always been an implausible--some might even say an impossible--job. Part of the problem is that the challenges of the presidency and the expectations Americans have for their presidents have skyrocketed, while the presidents capacity and power to deliver on what ails... |
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The Hybrid Tiger: Secrets of the Extraordinary Success of Asian-American Kids
Quanyu Huang · Prometheus Books, Publishers
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback |
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Why do Asian and Asian-American students consistently perform so well on standardized tests? Why are students of Asian descent disproportionately admitted to America's top colleges? This informative and entertainingly written comparison of educational methods in America and China answers... |
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