Between 1945 and 1990 the United States built the largest and most productive higher education system in world history. Over the last two decades, however, dramatic budget cuts to public academic services and skyrocketing tuition have made college completion more difficult for many. Nevertheless, the democratic promise of education and the global competition for educated workers mean ever growing demand.Remaking College considers this changing context, arguing that a growi...

More than one million American children are schooled by their parents. As their ranks grow, home schoolers are making headlines by winning national spelling bees and excelling at elite universities. The few studies conducted suggest that homeschooled children are academically successful and remarkably well socialized. Yet we still know little about this alternative to one of society's most fundamental institutions. Beyond a vague notion of children reading around the kitchen table, we don'...

There are Pretenders among us, geniuses with the ability to become anyone they want to be. In 1983 a corporation known as The Centre isolated a young Pretender named Jarod and exploited his genius for their 'research. Then, one day, their Pretender ran away…Written by the creators of the cult-hit TV show The Pretender – Rebirth is a slick mystery thriller about a brilliant human chameleon named Jarod who after escaping from the notorious Centre, plunges headlong into his newfound f...

There are Pretenders among us, geniuses with the ability to become anyone they want to be. In 1983 a corporation known as The Centre isolated a young Pretender named Jarod and exploited his genius for their 'research.' Then, one day, their Pretender ran away…Now comes the exciting climax to the first fully original, mystery thriller novel, The Pretender – Rebirth - the return of Jarod, Miss Parker, Sydney and the nefarious, clandestine activities of the Centre, in The Pretender – S...

An in-depth look at why American universities continue to favor U.S.-focused social science research despite efforts to make scholarship more cosmopolitanU.S. research universities have long endeavored to be cosmopolitan places, yet the disciplines of economics, political science, and sociology have remained stubbornly parochial. Despite decades of government and philanthropic investment in international scholarship, the most prestigious academic departments still ...

The classroom can be a grueling and challenging experience for many children, especially those who struggle to read. Every day in the classroom brings about anxiety.Steven learns to read and gain confidence. His world changes.In this powerful story about determination and hard work, developing readers will be encouraged to never give up, even if it is not easy.

This innovative collaborative work—the first to focus on Buddhist tourism—explores how Buddhists, government organizations, business corporations, and individuals in Asia participate in re-imaginings of Buddhism through tourism. Contributors from religious studies, anthropology, and art history examine sacred places and religious monuments as they have been shaped and reshaped by socioeconomic and cultural trends in the region.Following an introduction that offers the first theoret...

The book illustrates the efforts of the progressive people of the Planet in the struggle for world peace!. The patterns of formation of the stages of civilizations and their efforts for survival are revealed. Contacts and forms of migrations of various peoples in connection with planetary cataclysms are traced. Demonstrate the conviction and the need to develop strategies with them in the future! Common roots, culture, technology, and education! Gallery!

I handled everything alone—emails, content, sales, support. It stacked up fast. Progress slowed, not because the idea was weak, but because time ran out. I needed leverage. That’s when ai stepped in and changed how i worked. This book cuts straight to what matters. No fluff. No theory you’ll forget tomorrow. Just practical systems built for one person trying to do the work of many. Inside, you’ll learn how to operate as a solopreneur with ai, using smart tools to automate repetitive tasks,...

Davidson “Duke” Ellsworth is many things: Army Ranger, movie buff, language expert, computer genius, surfer. One thing he most certainly is not is a hitman for hire.When a stranger presents Duke with a chance to become an assassin, Duke listens to him for the fun of it. Until the man reveals he knows more about Duke than any stranger should. Targeted by a mysterious man who should not know the things he does, Duke realizes the safety and security of his squad, his army, his family ...

Some sins can never be washed clean...When a priest is found murdered at London's Winchester Palace, his body mutilated and tattoos flayed from his skin, Private Investigator Jamie Brooke knows this is just the beginning. As more bodies surface in Southwark's shadowy corners, each victim bearing distinctive ink, a disturbing pattern emerges—someone is hunting the marked ones.Meanwhile, the borough's outcasts are disappearing: sex workers, artists, the homel...

The line between sanity and madness is thinner than you think...When a renowned psychiatrist is found dead at London's Imperial War Museum, Detective Sergeant Jamie Brooke confronts a killer who knows how to twist the human mind. The murder scene is staged like a medieval torture, and it's just the beginning. As more bodies surface across London's most sacred spaces, each death reveals a darker connection to the history of psychiatry and mental illness.Mean...