This volume of essays examines the empirical evidence on school choice in different countries across Europe, North America, sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. It demonstrates the advantages which choice offers in different institutional contexts, whether it be Free Schools in the UK, voucher systems in Sweden or private-proprietor schools for low-income families in Liberia. Everywhere experience suggests that parents are ‘active choosers’: they make rational and considered decisions, drawi...

You need a keeper, Elsa.The first time I laid eyes on the delicious mountain of a man, Lachlan "Lock" Kelly, he walked out of the room without giving me a single glance.You're in trouble now.It's my junior year at Savage U and life is grand. Except for the fact that Lachlan Kelly lives right next door, he acts like he doesn't know my name, and he barely acknowledges my existence.I don't get it. How can he s...

From the editor of the award-winning anthology Unfettered comes the newest installment in the science fiction and fantasy series, Unfettered III.Lacking health insurance when he was diagnosed with cancer, Shawn Speakman asked friends in the science fiction and fantasy writing community to donate short stories he could use to counter mounting medical debt. The result was Unfettered, an anthology offering tales from some of the best authors...

Get ready to FIRE YOUR BOSS, take the power back, and make a six-figure income in just 5 hours per week. That’s right. You really can make six figures per year by day trading stock options in approximately 1 hour per day, even with a small trading account.Secrets of the Lone Wolf Trader gives you a simple, effective strategy you can use to make anywhere from hundreds to thousands of dollars per day, in just 1 hour per day! You’ll learn how to day t...

The people of Earth are struggling to evolve as a species due to a multi-billion dollar corporation hell-bent on world domination. When a human named Jonas Wolf is forced to retire from his decades of service in the Galactic Space Corps, his journey soon leads him to Earth after his homeworld is invaded and his father is killed. There he discovers the truth about an advanced prototype nano-suit originally designed to combat the enemies that led him to Earth. As a hero, the people look up t...

Harper Burns was just abducted from her house by four big, bad shifters. When she finds out her father traded her for his life to a wolf king, she’s ready to escape. Even more confusing is the fact Sebastian tells her she must have his baby. The craziest part is she’s actually considering it. Clearly, she lost her mind on the car ride to the castle.Sebastian Roarhart is shifter royalty. He’s been cursed and needs to have a child or die. Now, he has to convince Harper to see him as ...

DISCOVER HOW YOU CAN ACHIEVE CONSISTENT DAY TRADING PROFITABILITY BY IDENTIFYING AND ELIMINATING DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS.You’ve probably heard people say, “It’s so hard to make money in the stock market!” That’s the furthest thing from the truth. It’s incredibly easy to make money in the stock market every day. BUT… it’s also incredibly easy to LOSE money in the market every day. You know what’s NOT incredibly easy? Being consistently profitable....

Wie oft hast du impulsiv gehandelt, ohne auch nur darüber nachzudenken, was hätte geschehen können? Wie oft hast du Entscheidungen getroffen, die du später bereut hast? Suchst du nach einem Aktionsplan, der dir dabei hilft, deine Emotionen auch in den schwierigsten Situationen in den Griff zu bekommen? Um emotional intelligent zu werden, ist es von entscheidender Bedeutung, die Kraft deines Gehirns zu nutzen! Die meisten Menschen glauben, dass man nicht viel tun kann, um die Funkti...

Stories that pay tribute to Rex Stout's legendary private detective by Lawrence Block, Loren D. Estleman, John Lescroart, Robert Goldsborough, and more.If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin have been widely flattered almost from the moment Rex Stout first wrote about them in 1934. The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe collects two dozen literary tributes to one of crime fiction's best-loved private detectives and his ...

A shape bends over a drink at the end of the bar in Big Emma's on Oakland's Jack London Square, looking like a bundle of black clothes someone has left on the barstool. Full red lips that match brightly dyed hair are the only source of color, as if an artist had begun to colorize her just before she walked out of frame in a '40s noir movie. Her name is Susan, and she is there to hire PI Jim Wolf to find her husband's killer—and to protect her from a man called Red. Wolf takes her case, but...

You won't want to be alone after you've read this chilling anthology of timeless horror stories penned by the masters of short fiction. Creeping and crawling with thrills and suspense enough for readers of all ages, this collection of terror filled tales is a brilliantly entertaining introduction to classic literature. When I started this project, it appeared to be obvious which stories I'd select. Then a curious thing happened...I read, in depth, many stories from each potential author, a...

Recognizing the urgent need for students to understand the emergence of the United States' power and prestige in relation to world events, Gary W. Reichard and Ted Dickson reframe the teaching of American history in a global context. Each essay covers a specific chronological period and approaches fundamental topics and events in United States history from an international perspective, emphasizing how the development of the United States has always depended on its transactions with other n...