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A sweeping history of the federal legislation that prohibits sex discrimination in education, published on the fiftieth anniversary of Title IX
"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance."
-Title IX's first thirty-seven words
By prohibiting sex discrimination...
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Historic battles, conflict over the throne, questionable romances, and epic poetry.
It's a dive into the thrilling history of the Misty Isle, from its original inhabitants and their battles with the Norsemen, passing through the domination of Clan MacLeod and Clan Donald, to the isle's recent history.
"Many of the interesting traditions of the island were fast passing into oblivion."
Historian Alexander Cameron explains why he wrote this book. He...
109643) The Mary Celeste
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IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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This book describes how a ship was found with no crew aboard and people's theories about what might have happened. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text are paired with plenty of colorful photos to make reading engaging and accessible. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions, a glossary, an index, and a list of resources for further reading. Apex books have low reading levels (grades 2-3) but are designed...
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As Elyce Wakerman found in the scores of interviews she conducted, the loss of a father- through death, divorce, or abandonment-is the event that shapes a girl's life and all her future relationships. "In my fantasy," one woman commented, "he remains the perfect, all-giving man"-a difficult role for any other man to fill. Based partly on the author's experience, partly on her in-depth interviews, and partly on a questionnaire she developed with psychologist...
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The definitive memoir of one of Israel's most influential soldier-statesmen and one-time Prime Minister, Ehud Barak, with insights into forging peace in the Middle East.
In the summer of 2000, the most decorated soldier in Israel's history-Ehud Barak-set himself a challenge as daunting as any he had faced on the battlefield: to secure a final peace with the Palestinians. He would propose two states for two peoples, with a shared capital in Jerusalem....
109646) Mysterious Georgia
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A plunge into Georgia history offers no shortage of bewilderment. UFOs, haunted bridges, ghost lights and monsters are just a smattering of the unexplained. At the Jekyll Island Club, a bellhop from the Roaring Twenties does his best to stay busy. A bright golden light hovers above the tracks of Macon and Brunswick Railroad, floating toward spectators before it just... turns off. From the obligatory mountain road 'Squatch sightings to Jimmy Carter's...
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Even in our hyper-connected world, there are tribes scattered across the far reaches of the globe who still live much the same way that their ancestors did thousands of years ago. Having had minimal contact with the outside world, these peoples currently live in harmony and unison with the environment around them. But as technology grows and the human population expands, the way of life of these tribes becomes increasingly threatened with every passing...
109648) Canada: A New Tax Haven: How the Country That Shaped Caribbean Tax Havens Is Becoming One Itself
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In Canada: A New Tax Haven, Alain Deneault traces Canada's relationship with Commonwealth Caribbean nations back through the last half of the twentieth century, arguing that the involvement of Canadian financiers in establishing and maintaining Caribbean tax havens has predisposed Canada to become a tax haven itself, a metamorphosis well under way. Canada was linked to Caribbean nations long before they became tax havens. In the 1950's, an ex-governor...
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The word sensei in Japanese literally means "one who came before," but that's not what Janet Pocorobba's teacher wanted to be called. She used her first name, Western-style. She wore a velour Beatles cap and leather jacket, and she taught foreigners, in English, the three-stringed shamisen, an instrument that fell out of tune as soon as you started to play it. Vexed by the music and Sensei's mission to upend an elite musical system, Pocorobba, on...
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General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River lives on in a famous painting, but the unforgettable true story of that night is unfamiliar to many people. Washington's daring act boosted sagging morale, shocked the British, and convinced potential allies such as France that the Americans meant business.
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Though often seen as scientific or objective, medicine has a fundamentally narrative aspect. Much like how an author constructs meaning around fictional events, a doctor or patient narrates the course of an illness and treatment. In what ways, have literary and medical storytelling intersected with and shaped each other?
In Medical Storyworlds, Elena Fratto examines the relationship between literature and medicine at the turn of the twentieth century-a...
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"One of Foreign Affairs' Picks for Best of Books 2018" "One of Marketwatch's Nonfiction Best of 2018 Books" Paul Tucker is a fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and chair of the Systemic Risk Council.
How central banks and independent regulators can support rather than challenge constitutional democracy
Unelected Power lays out the principles needed to ensure that central bankers and other independent regulators act as stewards of the common good....
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In this part-memoir, part food-science discussion, Dale Seiberling and Bonnie Daneker illuminate the hidden story behind the safe production of many of the foods, drinks, and medicines we consume today. Full of fun anecdotes and relationship profiles, this work also include,s many technical drawings, descriptions, and photographs to assist in understanding the inner-workings of different industry applications of Clean-In-Place technology worldwide....
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The story behind the podcast Crimetown, as told by the notorious Buddy Cianci himself.
An election is a war and "to the victor belongs the spoils." That's the real democratic process. After all, you'll never see a victorious politician tell his supporters, "I want to thank all of you who worked so hard for my election. However, in the interest of good government, I've decided to give all the jobs to those people who voted against me." This belief...
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Why are we the way we are? Why do some of us find it impossible to calm a quick temper or to shake anxiety? The debate has always been divided between nature and nurture, but as psychology professor Daniel P. Keating demonstrates in Born Anxious, new DNA science points to a third factor that allows us to inherit both the nature and the nurture of previous generations-with significant consequences.
Born Anxious introduces a new word into our lexicon:...
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The Socialist Register has been at the forefront of intellectual enquiry and strategic debate on the left for five decades. This expertly curated collection analyzes technological innovation against the backdrop of the recurrent crises and forms of class struggle distinctive to capitalism.
As we enter what some term the "fourth industrial revolution" and both mainstream commentators and the left grapple with the implications of rapid technological...
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Between 1854 and 1864, more than a hundred free African Americans in Virginia proposed to enslave themselves and, in some cases, their children. Ted Maris-Wolf explains this phenomenon as a response to state legislation that forced free African Americans to make a terrible choice: leave enslaved loved ones behind for freedom elsewhere or seek a way to remain in their communities, even by renouncing legal freedom. Maris-Wolf paints an intimate portrait...
109658) Stand Like a Cedar
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When you go for a walk in nature, who do you see? What do you hear?
Award-winning storyteller Nicola I. Campbell shows what it means to "stand like a cedar" on this beautiful journey of discovery through the wilderness. Learn the names of animals in the Nłeʔkepmxcín or Halq'emeylem languages as well as the teachings they have for us. Experience a celebration of sustainability and connection to the land through lyrical storytelling and Carrielynn...
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Mary L. Dudziak is professor of law, history, and political science at the University of Southern California. Her books include Cold War Civil Rights, September 11 in History, and Legal Borderlands.
Mary Dudziak's Exporting American Dreams tells the little-known story of Thurgood Marshall's work with Kenyan leaders as they fought with the British for independence in the early 1960s. Not long after he led the legal team in Brown v. Board of Education,...
109660) 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro with Complete Proof: A Short Cut to The World History of The Negr
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White supremacy-busting facts that ran in the black publication the Pittsburgh Courier, written by the renowned African American author and journalist.
First published in 1934 and revised in 1962, this book gathers journalist and historian Joel Augustus Rogers' columns from the syndicated newspaper feature titled Your History. Patterned after the look of Ripley's popular Believe It or Not the multiple vignettes in each episode recount short items...
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