College-for-all has become the new American dream. Most high school students today express a desire to attend college, and 90% of on-time high school graduates enroll in higher education in the eight years following high school. Yet, degree completion rates remain low for non-traditional students—students who are older, low-income, or have poor academic achievement—even at community colleges that endeavor to serve them. What can colleges do to reduce dropouts? In Bridging the Gaps...

The Cultural Matrix seeks to unravel a uniquely American paradox: the socioeconomic crisis, segregation, and social isolation of disadvantaged black youth, on the one hand, and their extraordinary integration and prominence in popular culture on the other. Despite school dropout rates over 40 percent, a third spending time in prison, chronic unemployment, and endemic violence, black youth are among the most vibrant creators of popular culture in the world. They also espouse severa...

Do our lives have meaning? Should we create more people? Is death bad? Should we commit suicide? Would it be better to be immortal? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic? Since Life, Death, and Meaning: Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions first appeared, David Benatar's distinctive anthology designed to introduce students to the key existential questions of philosophy has won a devoted following among users in a variety of upper-level and even introductory courses.

Do our lives have meaning? Should we create more people? Is death bad? Should we commit suicide? Would it be better to be immortal? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic? Since Life, Death, and Meaning: Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions first appeared, David Benatar's distinctive anthology designed to introduce students to the key existential questions of philosophy has won a devoted following among users in a variety of upper-level and even introductory courses.

On a Halloween night, eight boys are led on an incredible journey into the past by the mysterious “spirit” Moundshroud. Riding a dark autumn wind from ancient Egypt to the land of the Celtic druids, from Mexico to a cathedral in Paris, they will witness the haunting beginnings of the holiday called Halloween.Featuring the evocative prose and imagery of Ray Bradbury, the fine acting of the Colonial Radio Theatre players, and atmospheric music and sound effects, this story will send ...

This volume of the new series, "Medical Radiology" addresses the important topic of "Innovations in Diagnostic Radiology". It presents examples of current work of interest not only to the radiological community but to physicians in other medical disciplines and to scientists in general. The impact of radiology on diagnostic medicine and patient management has been obvious from the beginning of our specialty. However, the evolution of the field is expanding at an astounding rate. During the...

Fremde Haut spüren, neue lustvolle Erfahrungen machen, sexuelle Grenzen austesten beim Swingen ist all dies möglich! Unsere 25 scharfen Storys nehmen den Leser mit in die aufregende Welt der Swingerclubs und laden ein zum prickelnden Partnertausch. Dieser erste Teil unserer neuen Serie über besondere erotische Erlebnisse erfüllt geheime Wünsche und verspricht einen ganz neuen Sex-Kick!

"Absolut obszön", "völlig verdorben", ja sogar "total pervers" - so nennt der prüde "Otto Normalbürger" diese Art von Sex-Abenteuer. Die Rede ist von "Parkplatz-Sex", der scharfen, aufregenden, meist recht schnellen Nummer auf bestimmten (Autobahn)-Parkplätzen. Dort treffen sich Gleichgesinnte um ihre heißesten Phantasien auszuleben oder heimliche Spontan-Sexler. Egal ob Voyeurismus oder Exhibitionismus, ob Lust auf fremde Körper oder der Reiz des Verbotenen - hier wird der Sex mitten in d...