On Sunday evening, February 15th, 1898, in Havana Harbor the 6,789-ton second class battleship USS Maine floated peacefully at anchor. One moment later a double explosion ripped her apart, sending her to the bottom along with 260 of her 355 men crew. Only 16 sailors escaped uninjured. Was it an act of war by Spain? Or a calculated “false flag” attack by the United States to provoke a war? Fast forward to 1972. Private Investigator Tony April gets an enigmatic midnight call from wealthy and beautiful Barbara Anderson. Her explorer grandfather kept a diary that may hold the answer. Problem is, he’s buried along with his diary, on a remote jungle mountain in Ecuador. Now everyone wants in. The Rickover Investigation wants to publicize it. Barbara just wants to get her grandfather’s remains home. Sydney Street wants the Incan treasure map. And Tony suddenly wants to have a son. Can everyone get what they wish for?
The story starts with Jake Pardee in Crayville, Colorado, where he works as a cowhand on the Circle C Ranch for the owner, Dan Christopher. On one of his rare trips to town, he sees Jenny and is instantly attracted to her. Jenny is the daughter of the owner of the general store. They meet, and their lives together begin.
The book starts with Jim Taylor on his ranch in Cody, Wyoming and gives a brief look at what everyday ranch life is like. Jim lost his first wife in a car accident after finding out that she was cheating on him. After that he lost himself in the workings of the ranch. The second main character is Claudia Martin Brown. She was the prom queen and most popular girl in school. After a failed relationship with the prom king, Richard DeMarco, for over ten years and then a failed marriage of over eight years, Jim and Claudia meet at their twentieth reunion and both fall instantly in love. The story builds from there; it shows how two people have finally found their soul mates after years of hate and betrayal. He convinces her to come back to his ranch with him and she falls in love with the ranch and the workings of it.
Since the beginning of settlement on the Hanover Plain in August 1770, the built environment of Dartmouth College and the "Village at the College," which was such a uniquely integral part of the community, has been a story of constant evolution, growth, and change. These influences have been based upon shifting needs and generational trends in architectural tastes, destructive fires, and the impacts of society at large. Lifelong Hanover historian Frank J. Barrett Jr. offers a sample overview of a vibrant community's evolution up to the present.
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American higher education is often understood as a vehicle for social advancement. However, the institutions at which students enroll differ widely from one another. Some enjoy tremendous endowment savings and/or collect resources via research, which then offsets the funds that students contribute. Other institutions rely heavily on student tuition payments. These schools may struggle to remain solvent, and their students often bear the lion's share of educational costs. Unequal Higher Education identifies and explains the sources of stratification that differentiate colleges and universities in the United States. Barrett J. Taylor and Brendan Cantwell use quantitative analysis to map the contours of this system. They then explain the mechanisms that sustain it and illustrate the ways in which rising institutional inequality has limited individual opportunity, especially for students of color and low-income individuals("--
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