LORA LEIGH "Hannah's Luck" When burglars try to break into her home, kindergarten teacher Hannah Brookes is lucky to have Sheriff Rick Grayson on her side. Especially when their mutual attraction leads to distraction... RED GARNIER "Reckless" Police detective Zach Rivers isn't the only man in Phoenix who's obsessed with the beautiful Paige Avery-but he's definitely the sexiest and, quite possibly, the most dangerous... ALEXIS GRANT "Tempt Me" R&B star Anita has beauty, talent, fame-and her very own stalker-which is why she needs a professional bodyguard. But can she resist mixing business with pleasure when the hired muscle is to die for? LORIE O'CLARE "Love Me 'til Death" Homicide detective Ashley Jones hates working with the FBI. But Chase Reed is one special agent whose rule-breaking methods, razor-sharp mind, and rock-hard body make for one killer combination...
This is not another how-to-write-a-grant-proposal book. Unlike those books, Getting Grants argues that no matter what type of organization, there is a direct relationship between the organization’s internal proposal development process and how successful the organization is at securing grant funding. Getting Grants deals with every step of the process of obtaining grants and includes a download kit with forms and checklists in MS Word format. This book is intended for a US audience and material applies to grant applications in the US.
Queen to Be: The Dark Vampire Queen Trilogy By: Alexis Grant In a world where vampires take over, follow the life of their very own princess who was once human herself. Selena under goes training to become the next Queen of the Vampires and along the way learns about the dark truth hidden under her new beautiful world. With so many temptations drawing her in, power, blood and lust. Will she completely lose her humanity? Or will she find salvation in love? Find out in this captivating fantasy and reverse harem novel.
This new abridged translation of Democracy in America reflects the rich Tocqueville scholarship of the past forty years, and restores chapters central to Tocqueville's analysis absent from previous abridgments -- including his discussions of enlightened self-interest and the public's influence on ethical standards. Judicious notes and a thoughtful introduction offer aids to the understanding of a masterpiece of nineteenth-century social thought that continues in our own day to illuminate debates about the roles of liberty and equality in American life.
Embark on a journey through the vibrant tapestry of the Caribbean with this collection of stories from Hodder Education's 'Island Voices: Caribbean Contemporary Short Story Prize.' This volume showcases the winning authors and captures the essence of Caribbean storytelling, reflecting its rich cultural perspectives and diverse voices. These tales transcend entertainment, shedding light on societal nuances and driving change. As one captivated reader remarked, 'The stories in the Caribbean Contemporary Classics Collection transported me, making me feel the heartbeat of the islands.' Dive into these pages and discover the transformative power of storytelling as these prize-winning authors make their mark on the global literary stage.
How are you going to pay for college? With the costs of college these days, financial aid isn't an option; it's a necessity. But how do you know you're getting everything you deserve? Eight Steps to Help Black Families Pay for College walks you through this daunting process. Inside you'll learn how to: -Get a handle on the financial aid process; learn about loans, scholarships, grants, and work-study programs -Approach financial aid with the right attitude and make debt work for you -Choose the right school-and understand how cost factors into college selection -Utilize long- and short-term strategies to get the maximum aid you need -Assess and respond to financial aid offers -Pay back loans responsibly You'll also gain insight into how the government and colleges determine your expected family contribution (EFC). As a bonus, you'll discover the role affirmative action plays in the admissions decision. We've even included real-life stories to help you avoid financial aid gaffes and pitfalls. Learn how to make informed action pay off now and in the long run so that one day you can give back to your alma mater and your community.
Noël, cette fête qu’on adore détester ou qu’on déteste adorer ! Réunion familiale ou tête-à-tête ratés, de Paris à New York en passant par l’Italie, on peut y vivre des crush ou des clash, qu’importe ! Et si la comédie romantique culte, Love Actually, vient y apporter sa petite touche de magie pour faire basculer les situations les plus inextricables, l'esprit de Noël promet d'être au rendez-vous ! Marie Vareille, Isabelle Alexis, Tonie Behar, Adèle Bréau, Sophie Henrionnet et Marianne Levy forment la #TeamRomCom, un collectif d'auteures de comédies romantiques à la française. À elles six, elles comptabilisent 24 romans, 14 éditeurs, 8 blogs, 1 site féminin, 15 cocktails préférés, un nombre inavouable de héros irrésistibles et 68 scènes de sexe et demie. Elles nous livrent ici leur interprétation décalée de la comédie romantique de Noël. Les deux premiers tomes se sont déjà vendus à 60 000 exemplaires. Elles vivent toutes à Paris, sauf Sophie Henrionnet qui connaît maintenant parfaitement le trajet Angers-Paris ! Suivez l'actualité de la #TeamRomCom sur www.comedieromantique.com
Alice + Freda Forever is a gut-wrenching story of love, death, and the dangers of intolerance."—Bustle In 1892, America was obsessed with a teenage murderess, but it wasn't her crime that shocked the nation—it was her motivation. Nineteen-year-old Alice Mitchell had planned to pass as a man in order to marry her seventeen-year-old fiancée Freda Ward, but when their love letters were discovered, they were forbidden from ever speaking again. Freda adjusted to this fate with an ease that stunned a heartbroken Alice. Her desperation grew with each unanswered letter—and her father's razor soon went missing. On January 25, Alice publicly slashed her ex-fiancée's throat. Her same-sex love was deemed insane by her father that very night, and medical experts agreed: This was a dangerous and incurable perversion. As the courtroom was expanded to accommodate national interest, Alice spent months in jail—including the night that three of her fellow prisoners were lynched (an event which captured the attention of journalist and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells). After a jury of "the finest men in Memphis" declared Alice insane, she was remanded to an asylum, where she died under mysterious circumstances just a few years later. Alice + Freda Forever recounts this tragic, real-life love story with over 100 illustrated love letters, maps, artifacts, historical documents, newspaper articles, courtroom proceedings, and intimate, domestic scenes.
Derrière toute grande histoire se cache une grande blessure. Pourquoi cette petite ville du Middle West est-elle soudain frappée d’épouvante en cet été 1953 ? Qui donc a intérêt à semer la panique et la mort parmi cette population sans histoire ? Pourquoi le jeune Josh et son frère Simon sont-ils observés par les uns et méprisés par les autres, comme si un mauvais sang coulait dans leurs veines ? Mon père avait coutume d’appeler ce coin du Montana « la larme d’un ange ». Je crois qu’aucun nom ne me semblera jamais plus beau, ni plus approprié aux événements de cette année-là... C’était l’été 1953, j’avais tout juste douze ans et mon frère Josh, dix ans. C’était quelques semaines avant qu’on ne le tue... Je repense souvent à ce lieu empreint d’un bonheur oublié. Mon âme d’enfant s’est gorgée de ce panorama, à en éclater, au point que même aujourd’hui, je parviens à me le remémorer très distinctement. Je retrouve ses rives accueillantes, je ressens à nouveau la fraîcheur de son eau claire et la douce tiédeur du soleil qui s’y reflétait. Je revois nos peaux dorées après des heures de baignade. Je revois mon père, je revois Josh. Et, à présent que me voilà âgé, lorsque, la nuit venue, le passé revient me hanter, c’est à Swan Lake que je songe. À cette larme d’un ange... Ces souvenirs lointains, enfouis en moi, me sont à la fois infiniment beaux, et infiniment douloureux... Swan Lake, et cet été 1953... Plongez au cœur d’un récit où se côtoient réminiscence de l’enfance, drame et surnaturel.
Alexis de Tocqueville was a French nineteenth century political philosopher and historian. His landmark work ‘Democracy in America’ (1840) analyses the improved living standards and social conditions of individuals as well as their relationship to the market and state in Western societies. The treatise won Tocqueville an immediate reputation as an esteemed political scientist. In later years, he turned to the subject of the French Revolution and, after years of research, he published ‘The Old Regime and the Revolution’, exploring French society before the French Revolution, the so-called “Ancien Régime”, while investigating the forces that led to the 1789 Revolution. The book is now generally considered one of the major early historical works on the subject, which expands on Tocqueville’s main theory about the Revolution — the theory of continuity. This eBook presents Tocqueville’s collected (almost complete) works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Tocqueville’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * All the major essays, with individual contents tables * Features rare translations appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare memoirs and letters * Features a brief biography * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Books On the Penitentiary System in the United States (1833) Democracy in America (1835) Report Made to the Chamber of Deputies on the Abolition of Slavery in the French Colonies (1839) The Old Regime and the Revolution (1856) A Fortnight in the Wilderness (1861) Miscellaneous Essays The Letters Letters of Alexis de Tocqueville (1861) The Memoirs Memoir of Alexis de Tocqueville (1861) Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville (1893) The Biography Brief Biography: Alexis de Tocqueville (1911) Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks
This 1856 volume constitutes one of the most important books ever written about the French Revolution. It explores the rebellion's origins and consequences, offering timeless insights into the pursuit of individual and political freedom.
Abstract: The purpose of this grant proposal thesis was to seek funding to implement Restorative Justice practices within an intimate partner violence (IPV) organization. The proposed project, called Beyond the Rainbow: Restorative Practices (Beyond the Rainbow), targets Rainbow Services’ participants in San Pedro, California. This project introduces an alternative option to the criminal legal system that increases survivors’ self-determination by participating in an accountability and reparation process that brings together friends, family and other stakeholders. This innovative approach responds to survivors’ needs rather than focusing on punitive actions. After reviewing various funding sources, the grant writer chose the Blue Shield of California Foundation. The Blue Shield of California Foundation’s mission aligns with Beyond the Rainbow’s vision to prevent future IPV and break intergenerational violence. Submission or funding of this grant proposal was not required to complete this grant proposal thesis.
This book explores the discrepancies among what protections Title IX provides to pregnant and parenting students, what colleges communicate, and what pregnant and parenting students actually experience. To actually protect pregnant and parenting students, the authors argue that a school must provide multifaceted support that is effectively communicated to an entire campus community, including students who are parenting, who are pregnant, and who may become pregnant. The first part of the book portrays the realities of pregnancy and parenting in college. The chapters illuminate related Title IX applications, population demographics, how unplanned pregnancies in college occur, and physical and mental health challenges that these students often experience. The authors then discuss what compliance with Title IX legally entails and why meeting it is often an afterthought. In the second half of the book, the authors use mixed-methods research to map the compliance landscapes of three schools in the southeast as examples: a large state school, a mid-size private university, and a small private college. Offering eye-opening interviews with pregnant and parenting students, interdisciplinary research, and proposals for multifaceted support and communication on college campuses, this volume will engage students, scholars, and activists with an interest in higher education administration, educational policy, reproductive health, bioethics, gender studies, and rhetoric.
Canada is a global aviation powerhouse. Thanks to the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan during World War II, as well as its internationally-recognized reputation enabling an important and meaningful bridge among the nations of the world after the war, Canada — called the Aerodrome of Democracy by President Franklin D. Roosevelt — was chosen as the host of the headquarters of the United Nations’ International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and influential International Air Transport Association (IATA), and has become the third-largest aerospace hub in the world. Today, thousands of Canadian aviation professionals specializing in engineering, management, finance, sales, flight operations, academics, flight training, tax, and law staff the ICAO, IATA, governmental agencies, airline companies, law and aircraft leasing firms, universities, and gigantic aerospace corporations. This Canadian expertise also resonates in today’s global training pipeline of highly skilled professionals operating winged-tubes loaded with thousands of gallons of kerosene fuelling complex and powerful engine systems in the lower levels of the stratosphere to carry passengers and/or cargo across intercontinental airways. Canadian Air Law for Pilots is entirely dedicated to pilots; its purpose is twofold: (1) to highlight the landmark Canadian legislative framework relative to aviation law, and provide an extensive review of federal decision-makers affecting pilots’ privileges, rights, and interests by reporting on their purposes, procedural rules, as well as key case law within administrative and penal law; and (2) to outline Canada’s air law for local and international applicants and trainees interested in obtaining pilot permits, licences or ratings (aeroplanes) issued by Transport Canada. This textbook is divided into four parts: Part I: Administrative Law Part II: Penal Law Part III: Aircraft in Canada Part IV: Air Law
A well rounded young woman searches for love and attempts to find it in every man she dates. This leads not only to heartache along the way, but drama and tragedy.Determined not to fail at love, she continues to give her all, man after man, she never gives up.
The best classes have a life of their own, powered by student-led conversations that explore texts, ideas, and essential questions. In these classes, the teacher’s role shifts from star player to observer and coach as the students ▪ Think critically, ▪ Work collaboratively, ▪ Participate fully, ▪ Behave ethically, ▪ Ask and answer high-level questions, ▪ Support their ideas with evidence, and ▪ Evaluate and assess their own work. The Spider Web Discussion is a simple technique that puts this kind of class within every teacher’s reach. The name comes from the weblike diagram the observer makes to record interactions as students actively participate in the discussion, lead and support one another’s learning, and build community. It’s proven to work across all subject areas and with all ages, and you only need a little know-how, a rubric, and paper and pencil to get started. As students practice Spider Web Discussion, they become stronger communicators, more empathetic teammates, better problem solvers, and more independent learners—college and career ready skills that serve them well in the classroom and beyond. Educator Alexis Wiggins provides a step-by-step guide for the implementation of Spider Web Discussion, covering everything from introducing the technique to creating rubrics for discussion self-assessment to the nuts-and-bolts of charting the conversations and using the data collected for formative assessment. She also shares troubleshooting tips, ideas for assessment and group grading, and the experiences of real teachers and students who use the technique to develop and share content knowledge in a way that’s both revolutionary and truly inspiring.
The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie. One word of truth outweighs the world." Alexander Solzhenitsyn In this penetrating and provocative work, Jonas E. Alexis challenges common assumptions about the relationship between Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism and provides compelling evidence from history and theology that demonstrates the extent to which modern Judaism has been defined by the Pharisaic and Rabbinic schools of thought. As Alexis meticulously documents, there has been a constant struggle between Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism since the time of Christ, a struggle that will define the destiny of the West. Islam, according to Christianity, is a historically and theologically false religion, since it denies both Jesus's deity and His work of salvation at the Cross. But Rabbinic Judaism, Alexis argues, is equally false and in many respects more dangerous to Christianity and the West than Islam, since at its root Rabbinic Judaism wages war against the Logos, the system of order in the world embodied by Christ. In this painstakingly scholarly yet readable work, Alexis maintains that Rabbinic Judaism, defined by the Pharisaic teachings (now codified in the Talmud) that Jesus sought to correct, is a categorical and metaphysical rejection of Christianity, a rejection that has had and will continue to have severe implications for Western culture, intellectual history, and theological exegesis.
Love follows no rules. Like sun in winter and rain in summer, love can blossom in the most unexpected places. This richly diverse collection of stories proves that love is as universal and as varied as the seasons. THE STORIES: Tourist Season - Deven Balsam Machete Betty and the Office Sharks - Neptune Flowers Once Around Seven - Ofelia Gränd Winter Blossoms - Paul Iasevoli Year of the Guilty Soul - A.M. Leibowitz The Great Village Bun Fight - Debbie McGowan A Springful of Winters - Dawn Sister Out of Season - Bob Stone Seashell Voices - Alexis Woods Courting Light - A. Zukowski
How are you going to pay for college? With the costs of college these days, financial aid isn't an option; it's a necessity. But how do you know you're getting everything you deserve? Eight Steps to Help Black Families Pay for College walks you through this daunting process. Inside you'll learn how to: -Get a handle on the financial aid process; learn about loans, scholarships, grants, and work-study programs -Approach financial aid with the right attitude and make debt work for you -Choose the right school-and understand how cost factors into college selection -Utilize long- and short-term strategies to get the maximum aid you need -Assess and respond to financial aid offers -Pay back loans responsibly You'll also gain insight into how the government and colleges determine your expected family contribution (EFC). As a bonus, you'll discover the role affirmative action plays in the admissions decision. We've even included real-life stories to help you avoid financial aid gaffes and pitfalls. Learn how to make informed action pay off now and in the long run so that one day you can give back to your alma mater and your community.
A profound and elegantly written investigation into the true causes of the French Revolution, this masterpiece by Alexis de Tocqueville remains as lively, counter-intuitive and memorable as on its first publication. Originally a bestseller simultaneously in France and Britain, today it sits at the top of book charts in China, and is beloved by historians and journalists as one of the most penetrating and creative analyses of an event that changed the face of the world.
In Kevin MacDonald’s Metaphysical Failure, Jonas E. Alexis offers a thoroughly researched, nuanced and lucid analysis of Kevin MacDonald’s thought, in particular MacDonald’s belief in biological and philosophical Darwinism. It is an important book that fills a critical gap in the literature on the history of revolutionary movements and Darwinism both in the West and in Asia. It is also a study that adds many significant strands to the densely interwoven history of ideas such as Malthusianism and Eugenics. Alexis’s book engages debates in the history of ideas—going back to Madison Grant and beyond—and the history of Darwinism. It challenges many of the life-long prevailing assumptions about identity politics and produces a powerful critique of how “scientific” theories have been misused to uphold misguided and faulty categorizations. Powerfully reasoned, and backed with a startling array of documented studies, Kevin MacDonald’s Metaphysical Failure presents an in-depth look at key beliefs behind many mistaken and consequently destructive actions taken by numerous writers and thinkers, particularly Darwin’s ardent enthusiasts and devoted disciples. The book presents eye-opening insights into the historical development of Darwin’s ideological project and how that project ended up crippling Darwin’s intellectual children—from Richard Dawkins, Francis Crick, James Watson, Daniel Dennett, Ernst Mayr, and E. O. Wilson to Kevin MacDonald, Richard Spencer, David Duke, and Jared Taylor.
Actions to increase effectiveness of schools in a rapidly changing world Schools, in order to be nimble and stay relevant and impactful, need to abandon the rigid structures designed for less dynamic times. The NEW School Rules expands cutting-edge organizational design and modern management techniques into an operating system for empowering schools with the same agility and responsiveness so vital in the business world. 6 simple rules create a unified vision of responsiveness among educators Real life case studies illustrate responsive techniques implemented in a variety of educational demographics 15 experiments guide school and district leaders toward increased responsiveness in their faculty and staff
Ever since this country came into being, women have waged battles for rights in the pages of their plays, and on the stages where those plays were performed. - FROM THE PREFACE BY SHIRLEY LAURO Front Lines is a pathbreaking collection of the most important, critically acclaimed plays written by the country's leading contemporary female playwrights. Including seven full scripts and accompanying materials, Front Lines provides both major examples of the playwright's craft and an essential introduction to the politically inspired work of female dramatists of the twenty-first century. Here is Jessica Blank's widely heralded The Exonerated (written with Erik Jensen), based on interviews with American prisoners incarcerated for crimes they did not commit. Also included is Nilaja Sun's outstanding No Child . . ., winner of the Outer Critics Circle's 2007 John Gassner Award for Best New Play - a funny, stirring one-woman show centering on an inner-city teacher's success at involving her rebellious students in their own education by putting on a play. Rounding out the collection are Emily Mann's Mrs. Packard, Paula Vogel's Hot 'n' Throbbing, Shirley Lauro's Clarence Darrow's Last Trial, Quiara Alegra Hudes's Eliot: A Soldier's Fugue, and Cindy Cooper's Words of Choice. With a preface by distinguished playwright Shirley Lauro and an introduction by theater critic Alexis Greene, Front Lines also includes short biographies of the playwrights and a production photo of each play.
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