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Now What? offers hope for parents of teens who are struggling to succeed in high school. As a 32 year veteran teacher I compare traits of high achieving verses failing students, explain the realities of typical high schools, and offer practical, realistic suggestions for parents of at-risk teens.

1874 in the Sunflower State was a time of the Wild West and of Indian attacks, but also of a rising poet and debates on temperance. It was the year the Mennonites first arrived, and when Abilene’s T. C. Henry began to promote winter wheat as a good crop for Kansas farmers. Few other years in state...

“Do you really want to win scholarship money? Are you looking for college debt solutions?” I ask those questions at the beginning of every seminar and workshop. And, of course, everyone answers, “Yes.” That’s why they come, and that’s why you bought this book. The title of this book intrigued...

The JFK coup awakened the sleeping giant--the American Oligarchy. JFK and the World Oligarchy solves the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK, but the book's focus is on the evolution of the World Oligarchy and what enlightened Americans might do to invigorate their usurped liberties. The knowledge...

The Wonderful World of Trivia books are dedicated to all trivia lovers.They are written with the intentions of being informative,educational,and fun.They are a mixture of easy to hard questions with a purpose of educating those of us who are not experts but at the same time testing those of us who are.Please check out all the books in The Wonderful World of Trivia book series.

Miroslawa was a citizen and student of Poland during the rule of a military dictatorship. 1984 was the year after my graduation from college at UNC-Chapel Hill. An avid shortwave radio listener, I wrote to a Bulgarian periodical that transmitted a message during Radio Sofia's English language...

Revealing the importance of place in Jane Austen’s writings, this book follows her travels throughout Georgian England. Jane Austen strayed far from the confines of her native Hampshire and Bath to find new material for her novels, from Pride and Prejudice to Northanger Abbey. With an accurate eye...

This book offers an intimate and intriguing account of Jane Austen's relations, from 1704, when her great-grandmother was left a widow with six children to support, through to 1870, and the destinies of her many nephews and nieces. Drawing extensively on letters and memoirs written by the Austen family...

Sonny Liston began to rise rapidly among the ranks of professional boxers beginning in the early months of 1958. This was a fighter who had turned professional in 1953 following a stint as a Gold Gloves boxer in St. Louis. During a 21 month period from 1956-1958 he hardly fought at all however. Why...

Sandro Botticelli and Simonetta Vespucci depend upon one another for their fame in many respects. The Genoan beauty who came to Florence as a teenager was the subject of many of Botticelli's paintings, including his masterpiece, The Birth of Venus. Had there been no Simonetta Botticelli might have...

Tout, tout, tout sur Louis de Funès... La première biographie complète d'un des acteurs préférés des Français, toutes générations confondues. Né à Courbevoie quelques heures avant la déclaration de la Grande Guerre, Louis de Funès aurait eu cent ans en 2014. Le Corniaud, La Grande...

Ray Bradbury imagined a world where firemen burn books and start fires instead of putting them out. In doing so, he created an American classic that resonates to this day as we continue to struggle with censorship and mass media. This new guide enhances your understanding of Fahrenheit 451,...

Len Dawson was a Pro Bowl quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1960s and 1970s. He led the American Football League team when it won the World Championship of pro football in 1970. A family man, he resided with his wife and two children in a luxurious home in suburban Kansas City. He was...

A young man is summoned to a remote location by his lover for a midnight rendezvous, but he harbors doubt that she will meet him and soothe his tortured and embattled heart. As the hours of darkness draws on, he loses faith and turns to drinking, only to have a surprise by the close of the night.