A visionary leader's powerful personal story and a blueprint for change that will inspire schools and communities across AmericaLuma Mufleh - a Muslim woman, a gay refugee from hyper-conservative Jordan - joins a pick-up game of soccer in Clarkston, Georgia.The players, 11- and 12-year-olds from Liberia and Afghanistan and Sudan, have attended local schools for years.Drawn in as coach of a ragtag but fiercely competitive team, Mufleh discovers that few of her players can read a word. She asks, "Where was the America that took me in That protected me How can I get these kids tothatAmerica" For readers of Malala, Paul Tough, and Bryan Stevenson, Learning America is the moving and insight-packed story of how Luma Mufleh grew a soccer team into a nationally acclaimed network of schools - by homing in laserlike on what traumatized students need in order to learn.
Publisher: n/a
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9780358569725
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Hardcover
A Knock at Midnight
By Barnett, Brittany K.
An urgent call to free those buried alive by America's legal system, and an inspiring true story about unwavering belief in humanity - from a gifted young lawyer and important new voice in the movement to transform the system."An essential book for our time . . . Brittany K. Barnett is a star." - Van Jones, author of Beyond the Messy Truth and host of The Van Jones ShowBrittany K. Barnett was only a law student when she came across the case that would change her life forever - that of Sharanda Jones, single mother, business owner, and, like Brittany, Black daughter of the rural South. A victim of America's devastating war on drugs, Sharanda had been torn away from her young daughter and was serving a life sentence without parole - for a first-time drug offense.
Crown
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9781984825780
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Hardcover
Taking Down Backpage
By Krell, Maggy
NYU Press
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9781479803040
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Hardcover
Before You Say Anything
By Wellman, Victoria
Victoria Wellman's Before You Say Anything invites readers into the game-changing creative process of New York's busiest speechwriter, delivering actionable insights for anyone tasked with speaking in public.In the age of information and influence, the ability to authentically express yourself in words has become both a rite of passage and an essential skill for anyone who wants to make a difference -- however modest or grand -- in their family, community, workplace, or at the podium in front of thousands. And yet the conventional wisdom around what resonates for today's speakers and their audiences has failed to evolve, leaving speakers wondering how they will craft a speech that provides the individuality, originality and authenticity our culture demands.
St. Martin's Press
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9781250274021
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Hardcover
How to Rebuild Pontiac V-8s - Updated Edition
By Rotella, Rocky
Restore your Pontiac V-8 engine to original factory performance and specifications in this revised edition of a Pontiac best seller.Under the guidance of Semon "Bunkie" Knutson, John DeLorean, and a host of creative and innovative people, Pontiac established its own identity and distinct V-8 engine platform under the GM banner. In 1955, Pontiac's V-8 started out at a meager 287 ci, but it was an auspicious beginning to an illustrious line of engines. The potent powerplant grew and evolved over the coming decades; which included the 389 Tri-Power, 421, Ram Air IV 400, 428, and the Super Duty 455. These V-8s powered a number of legendary cars, including the GTO, Firebird, Trans-Am, and many others. In this updated edition, longtime Pontiac expert Rocky Rotella guides the reader through the entire rebuild process.
CarTech
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9781613255636
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Paperback
All the Beauty in the World
By Bringley, Patrick
A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard.Millions of people climb the grand marble staircase to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art every year. But only a select few have unrestricted access to every nook and cranny. They're the guards who roam unobtrusively in dark blue suits, keeping a watchful eye on the two million square foot treasure house. Caught up in his glamorous fledgling career at The New Yorker, Patrick Bringley never thought he'd be one of them. Then his older brother was diagnosed with fatal cancer and he found himself needing to escape the mundane clamor of daily life. So he quit The New Yorker and sought solace in the most beautiful place he knew.
Simon & Schuster Audio and Blackstone Publishing; Unabridged edition
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9781797146775
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Audio CD
Urban Magick
By Rajchel, Diana
Uncover the Magick Hidden Between the Sidewalk Cracks Engage with the urban landscape around you and harness its boundless possibilities for a thriving magickal practice. Urban Magick shows you how to connect with your city's diverse spiritual ecosystem and channel the powerful energy running through it. Diana Rajchel invites you on an in-depth exploration of what it means to work with urban energies, providing a variety of spells for city life, techniques for working with spirits and elements, and exercises for boosting your creativity and energy. You'll also learn the purpose behind both ancient and modern cities, how architecture and population affect your magick, and how nature figures into city life. This remarkable book is your guide to not only the energetic and sacred pathways within your city, but also to your full magickal potential.
Llewellyn Publications
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9780738755991
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Paperback
Open Gaza
By Terreform,
Cutting-edge analysis on how to improve life inside the Gaza Strip through architecture and design, illustrated in full-color. The Gaza Strip is one of the most beleaguered environments on earth. Crammed into a space of 139 square miles (360 square kilometers) , 1.8 million people live under an Israeli siege, enforcing conditions that continue to plummet to ever more unimaginable depths of degradation and despair. Gaza, however, is more than an endless encyclopedia of depressing statistics. It is also a place of fortitude, resistance, and imagination; a context in which inhabitants go to remarkable lengths to create the ordinary conditions of the everyday and to reject their exceptional status. Inspired by Gazas inhabitants, this book builds on the positive capabilities of Gazans. It brings together environmentalists, planners, activists, and scholars from Palestine and Israel, the US, the UK, India, and elsewhere to create hopeful interventions that imagine a better place for Gazans and Palestinians. Open Gaza engages the Gaza Strip within and beyond the logics of siege and warfare, it considers how life can be improved inside the limitations imposed by the Israeli blockade, and outside the idiocy of violence and warfare.. . Contributors Affiliations. . Salem Al Qudwa, Harvard Divinity School and Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, USA. . Hadeel Assali, Columbia University, USA. . Tareq Baconi, International Crisis Group, Brussels, Belgium. . Teddy Cruz, University of California-San Diego, USA. . Fonna Forman, University of California-San Diego, USA. . M. Christine Boyer, Princeton University, Princeton, USA. . Alberto Foyo, architect, New York, USA. . Nasser Golzari , Westminster University, London, UK. . Yara Sharif, Westminster University, London, UK. . Denise Hoffman Brandt, City College of New York, USA. . Romi Khosla, architect, New Delhi, India. . Craig Konyk, Kean University, Union, NJ, USA. . Rafi Segal, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, USA . . Chris Mackey, Payette Architects, Boston, USA. . Vyjayanthi V. Rao, Terreform, New York, USA. . Sara Roy, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA. . Mahdi Sabbagh, architect, New York, USA. . Meghan McAllister, architect, San Francisco Bay Area, USA. . Deen Sharp, London School of Economics, UK. . Malkit Shoshan, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA. . Pietro Stefanini, University of Edinburgh, Scotland. . Michael Sorkin (1948-2020) , City University of New York, USA. . Helga Tawil-Souri, New York University, USA. . Omar Yousef, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem . . Fadi Shayya, The University of Manchester, UK
The American University in Cairo Press
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9781649030719
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Hardcover
Volume Control
By Owen, David
The surprising science of hearing and the remarkable technologies that can help us hear betterOur sense of hearing makes it easy to connect with the world and the people around us. The human system for processing sound is a biological marvel, an intricate assembly of delicate membranes, bones, receptor cells, and neurons. Yet many people take their ears for granted, abusing them with loud restaurants, rock concerts, and Q-tips. And then, eventually, most of us start to go deaf.Millions of Americans suffer from hearing loss. Faced with the cost and stigma of hearing aids, the natural human tendency is to do nothing and hope for the best, usually while pretending that nothing is wrong. In Volume Control, David Owen argues this inaction comes with a huge social cost. He demystifies the science of hearing while encouraging readers to get the treatment they need for hearing loss and protect the hearing they still have.Hearing aids are rapidly improving and becoming more versatile. Inexpensive high-tech substitutes are increasingly available, making it possible for more of us to boost our weakening ears without bankrupting ourselves. Relatively soon, physicians may be able to reverse losses that have always been considered irreversible. Even the insistent buzz of tinnitus may soon yield to relatively simple treatments and techniques. With wit and clarity, Owen explores the incredible possibilities of technologically assisted hearing. And he proves that ears, whether they're working or not, are endlessly interesting.
Publisher: n/a
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9780525534228
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Hardcover
Actions Speak Louder
By Singh, Deanna
A step-by-step guide for managers, teams, and DEI leaders looking to create impactful, lasting change in their organization, from recruitment to retention, and beyond. Are you tired of hollow promises about diversity, equity, and inclusion in your organization? Do you want to take steps towards real change - beyond issuing mission statements, signing checks, and holding listening sessions - but don't know where to start? This book is your answer. Designed for teams to read together, Actions Speak Louder offers a comprehensive blueprint for leaders and teams who are ready to get out of their own way, look at their surroundings with new eyes, and turn their energy into a concrete plan. Renowned DEI consultant Deanna Singh has led diversity trainings for a wide range of organizations, from non-profits to Fortune 500 companies.
Learning America
By Mufleh, Luma
A visionary leader's powerful personal story and a blueprint for change that will inspire schools and communities across AmericaLuma Mufleh - a Muslim woman, a gay refugee from hyper-conservative Jordan - joins a pick-up game of soccer in Clarkston, Georgia.The players, 11- and 12-year-olds from Liberia and Afghanistan and Sudan, have attended local schools for years.Drawn in as coach of a ragtag but fiercely competitive team, Mufleh discovers that few of her players can read a word. She asks, "Where was the America that took me in That protected me How can I get these kids tothatAmerica" For readers of Malala, Paul Tough, and Bryan Stevenson, Learning America is the moving and insight-packed story of how Luma Mufleh grew a soccer team into a nationally acclaimed network of schools - by homing in laserlike on what traumatized students need in order to learn.
A Knock at Midnight
By Barnett, Brittany K.
An urgent call to free those buried alive by America's legal system, and an inspiring true story about unwavering belief in humanity - from a gifted young lawyer and important new voice in the movement to transform the system."An essential book for our time . . . Brittany K. Barnett is a star." - Van Jones, author of Beyond the Messy Truth and host of The Van Jones ShowBrittany K. Barnett was only a law student when she came across the case that would change her life forever - that of Sharanda Jones, single mother, business owner, and, like Brittany, Black daughter of the rural South. A victim of America's devastating war on drugs, Sharanda had been torn away from her young daughter and was serving a life sentence without parole - for a first-time drug offense.
Taking Down Backpage
By Krell, Maggy
Before You Say Anything
By Wellman, Victoria
Victoria Wellman's Before You Say Anything invites readers into the game-changing creative process of New York's busiest speechwriter, delivering actionable insights for anyone tasked with speaking in public.In the age of information and influence, the ability to authentically express yourself in words has become both a rite of passage and an essential skill for anyone who wants to make a difference -- however modest or grand -- in their family, community, workplace, or at the podium in front of thousands. And yet the conventional wisdom around what resonates for today's speakers and their audiences has failed to evolve, leaving speakers wondering how they will craft a speech that provides the individuality, originality and authenticity our culture demands.
How to Rebuild Pontiac V-8s - Updated Edition
By Rotella, Rocky
Restore your Pontiac V-8 engine to original factory performance and specifications in this revised edition of a Pontiac best seller.Under the guidance of Semon "Bunkie" Knutson, John DeLorean, and a host of creative and innovative people, Pontiac established its own identity and distinct V-8 engine platform under the GM banner. In 1955, Pontiac's V-8 started out at a meager 287 ci, but it was an auspicious beginning to an illustrious line of engines. The potent powerplant grew and evolved over the coming decades; which included the 389 Tri-Power, 421, Ram Air IV 400, 428, and the Super Duty 455. These V-8s powered a number of legendary cars, including the GTO, Firebird, Trans-Am, and many others. In this updated edition, longtime Pontiac expert Rocky Rotella guides the reader through the entire rebuild process.
All the Beauty in the World
By Bringley, Patrick
A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard.Millions of people climb the grand marble staircase to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art every year. But only a select few have unrestricted access to every nook and cranny. They're the guards who roam unobtrusively in dark blue suits, keeping a watchful eye on the two million square foot treasure house. Caught up in his glamorous fledgling career at The New Yorker, Patrick Bringley never thought he'd be one of them. Then his older brother was diagnosed with fatal cancer and he found himself needing to escape the mundane clamor of daily life. So he quit The New Yorker and sought solace in the most beautiful place he knew.
Urban Magick
By Rajchel, Diana
Uncover the Magick Hidden Between the Sidewalk Cracks Engage with the urban landscape around you and harness its boundless possibilities for a thriving magickal practice. Urban Magick shows you how to connect with your city's diverse spiritual ecosystem and channel the powerful energy running through it. Diana Rajchel invites you on an in-depth exploration of what it means to work with urban energies, providing a variety of spells for city life, techniques for working with spirits and elements, and exercises for boosting your creativity and energy. You'll also learn the purpose behind both ancient and modern cities, how architecture and population affect your magick, and how nature figures into city life. This remarkable book is your guide to not only the energetic and sacred pathways within your city, but also to your full magickal potential.
Open Gaza
By Terreform,
Cutting-edge analysis on how to improve life inside the Gaza Strip through architecture and design, illustrated in full-color. The Gaza Strip is one of the most beleaguered environments on earth. Crammed into a space of 139 square miles (360 square kilometers) , 1.8 million people live under an Israeli siege, enforcing conditions that continue to plummet to ever more unimaginable depths of degradation and despair. Gaza, however, is more than an endless encyclopedia of depressing statistics. It is also a place of fortitude, resistance, and imagination; a context in which inhabitants go to remarkable lengths to create the ordinary conditions of the everyday and to reject their exceptional status. Inspired by Gazas inhabitants, this book builds on the positive capabilities of Gazans. It brings together environmentalists, planners, activists, and scholars from Palestine and Israel, the US, the UK, India, and elsewhere to create hopeful interventions that imagine a better place for Gazans and Palestinians. Open Gaza engages the Gaza Strip within and beyond the logics of siege and warfare, it considers how life can be improved inside the limitations imposed by the Israeli blockade, and outside the idiocy of violence and warfare.. . Contributors Affiliations. . Salem Al Qudwa, Harvard Divinity School and Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, USA. . Hadeel Assali, Columbia University, USA. . Tareq Baconi, International Crisis Group, Brussels, Belgium. . Teddy Cruz, University of California-San Diego, USA. . Fonna Forman, University of California-San Diego, USA. . M. Christine Boyer, Princeton University, Princeton, USA. . Alberto Foyo, architect, New York, USA. . Nasser Golzari , Westminster University, London, UK. . Yara Sharif, Westminster University, London, UK. . Denise Hoffman Brandt, City College of New York, USA. . Romi Khosla, architect, New Delhi, India. . Craig Konyk, Kean University, Union, NJ, USA. . Rafi Segal, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, USA . . Chris Mackey, Payette Architects, Boston, USA. . Vyjayanthi V. Rao, Terreform, New York, USA. . Sara Roy, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA. . Mahdi Sabbagh, architect, New York, USA. . Meghan McAllister, architect, San Francisco Bay Area, USA. . Deen Sharp, London School of Economics, UK. . Malkit Shoshan, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA. . Pietro Stefanini, University of Edinburgh, Scotland. . Michael Sorkin (1948-2020) , City University of New York, USA. . Helga Tawil-Souri, New York University, USA. . Omar Yousef, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem . . Fadi Shayya, The University of Manchester, UK
Volume Control
By Owen, David
The surprising science of hearing and the remarkable technologies that can help us hear betterOur sense of hearing makes it easy to connect with the world and the people around us. The human system for processing sound is a biological marvel, an intricate assembly of delicate membranes, bones, receptor cells, and neurons. Yet many people take their ears for granted, abusing them with loud restaurants, rock concerts, and Q-tips. And then, eventually, most of us start to go deaf.Millions of Americans suffer from hearing loss. Faced with the cost and stigma of hearing aids, the natural human tendency is to do nothing and hope for the best, usually while pretending that nothing is wrong. In Volume Control, David Owen argues this inaction comes with a huge social cost. He demystifies the science of hearing while encouraging readers to get the treatment they need for hearing loss and protect the hearing they still have.Hearing aids are rapidly improving and becoming more versatile. Inexpensive high-tech substitutes are increasingly available, making it possible for more of us to boost our weakening ears without bankrupting ourselves. Relatively soon, physicians may be able to reverse losses that have always been considered irreversible. Even the insistent buzz of tinnitus may soon yield to relatively simple treatments and techniques. With wit and clarity, Owen explores the incredible possibilities of technologically assisted hearing. And he proves that ears, whether they're working or not, are endlessly interesting.
Actions Speak Louder
By Singh, Deanna
A step-by-step guide for managers, teams, and DEI leaders looking to create impactful, lasting change in their organization, from recruitment to retention, and beyond. Are you tired of hollow promises about diversity, equity, and inclusion in your organization? Do you want to take steps towards real change - beyond issuing mission statements, signing checks, and holding listening sessions - but don't know where to start? This book is your answer. Designed for teams to read together, Actions Speak Louder offers a comprehensive blueprint for leaders and teams who are ready to get out of their own way, look at their surroundings with new eyes, and turn their energy into a concrete plan. Renowned DEI consultant Deanna Singh has led diversity trainings for a wide range of organizations, from non-profits to Fortune 500 companies.