It’s summer break and Sweet Marguerite hits the road, touring all over the area. Audiences just can’t get enough of them. But something’s throwing them off course, and they’re starting to lose their rhythm.Tracie is worried. She’s finally able to let go of Carter and be happy for him and Sienna. Keeping busy with the band helps, but will she ever find someone to love for herself?Mark is confused.The band finally has a shot at the big time. So why is Lily acting so secretive...

Sometimes letting go is the only way to hold it together.Rock band Amber Road is sizzling on stage. They're playing regularly at the hottest clubs in San Diego . . . but jealousy and resentment are about to throw off their perfect harmony.Tracie will do whatever it takes to get her ex-boyfriend Carter back, even offer him the one thing she thinks he wants most.Mark has gone too far. The only thing he loves more than the band is his girlfriend Lily, but an impulsive ...

The friends in the band Sweet Marguerite always back each other up—onstage and off. But just as the band is about to make it big, an impulsive game threatens to tear them apart.Tracie can't think straight. The sexiest guy she knows is flirting with her—and he's hot enough to make her forget everything that matters—including her boyfriend.Mark can't believe his luck. He has a great band and a beautiful girlfriend. So why can't he keep his mind off the exotic new lead singer,...

One night in 1978, Tyler Gray wakes up to find a beautiful girl named Shay lying in his bathtub. For inexperienced, nerdy Tyler, this is not a common occurrence, but it’s even stranger because Shay insists that she’s from 2006. Of course Tyler doesn’t believe her, but once she proves it, they strike a deal: Tyler will try to help get Shay back to 2006 if Shay helps him become more popular.But the more time Shay spends in 1978, the more she likes it. And while she helps Tyler with t...

A heartwarming coming-of-age story that will leave you in stitches . . .Hopes for High School:Gina confesses she’s madly in love with me.Dad teaches me to drive and buys me a Land Rover.I’m the first freshman ever voted homecoming king.Realistic Hopes for High School:Gina doesn’t totally blow me off.Dad lets me sit in the front seat of his car.I don’t get thrown into a dumpster....

A heartwarming coming-of-age story that will leave you in stitches . . .Hopes for High School:Gina confesses she’s madly in love with me.Dad teaches me to drive and buys me a Land Rover.I’m the first freshman ever voted homecoming king.Realistic Hopes for High School:Gina doesn’t totally blow me off.Dad lets me sit in the front seat of his car.I don’t get thrown into a dumpster....

**A clear-eyed child psychiatrist reveals how “therapy speak” and the culture of self-diagnosis is reshaping the inner lives of adolescent girls and young women—and what to do about it.“Suzanne Garfinkle-Crowell takes on the current issue of diagnosis as identity and, with vivid examples, unpacks old problems and new.”—Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia and Women Rowing North**ADHD. OCD. Toxic. Unwell. Over the past decade, psychiatrist Suzan...

**A clear-eyed child psychiatrist reveals how “therapy speak” and the culture of self-diagnosis is reshaping the inner lives of adolescent girls and young women—and what to do about it.“Suzanne Garfinkle-Crowell takes on the current issue of diagnosis as identity and, with vivid examples, unpacks old problems and new.”—Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia and Women Rowing North**ADHD. OCD. Toxic. Unwell. Over the past decade, psychiatrist Suzan...

Executive presence matters. When 400 CEOs were asked how they choose next-level leaders, 89% of them said they looked for one critical trait - executive presence. This quality is crucial for professional success.In Executive Presence, Joel Garfinkle shows you how to step into your power, convey confidence, and lead with conviction. As you rise in your organization, your executive presence must keep pace with your growth. The higher the stakes, the more you need that power ...

The military side of the war on terrorism, says Adam Garfinkle, is a necessary but not sufficient aspect of the solution. Weapons of mass destruction are activated by ideas of mass destruction, and these ideas arise from complex historical and social factors. A Practical Guide to Winning the War on Terrorism offers concrete steps for undermining the very notion that terrorism is a legitimate method of political struggle—and for changing the conditions that lead people to embrace it.

New York City College of Technology, known today as City Tech, traces its earliest roots to the trade school movement, which was supported by both organized labor and industry. Opening in February 1947 as the New York State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences, the school served the needs of returning GIs and others in need of employment training. City Tech trained United States Air Force personnel in its employment-oriented programs, including the first college-based program in the coun...

In A Just and Generous Nation, the eminent historian Harold Holzer and the noted economist Norton Garfinkle present a groundbreaking new account of the beliefs that inspired our sixteenth president to go to war when the Southern states seceded from the Union. Rather than a commitment to eradicating slavery or a defense of the Union, they argue, Lincoln's guiding principle was the defense of equal economic opportunity.Lincoln firmly believed that the government's primary ro...