College and career readiness is essential to promoting the success of all students. Educational and economic changes in today’s society demands well thought out strategies for preparing students to survive academically, socially, and financially in the future. African American students are at a disadvantage in this strategic planning process due to a long history of racism, injustice, and marginalization.African American Students’ Career and College Readiness: The Journey Unraveled ...

How are the ultra-wealthy able to amass fortunes and pass them on to future generations?What are their secrets for growing, protecting, and passing on wealth? More importantly, how can you learn what they do so that you—and your heirs—can have what they have?What Would the Rockefellers Do? reveals the secrets of the ultra-wealthy that can change your family’s financial destiny. It details the financial system used by the wealthy, including the Rockefeller family, t...

It only takes one defeat to topple an empire.With Britain still in the grips of World War Two, Georgina Garrett has her own battles to fight. She has made many enemies over the years, and with every victory she's only grown stronger.But following a bitter betrayal, Georgina must find a way to claw herself out of the depths of despair and back to the top position within London's criminal underworld. She'll do whatever it takes to secure her freedom and defeat those who'd rat...

North San Diego County. A gifted pianist. A beautiful violinist. A multi-million dollar land deal. A story of intrigue, mystery, and murder in the comic-noir tradition.What is an Audio Movie? It's an image rich listening experience – a combination of narration, full-cast dialogue, music, and layered sound design created specifically for audio. Call it Cinema for the Mind.

"Unputdownable . . . deserves to be a best-seller"—The Alabama Baptist & Christian BookaholicA stranger's love. A Savior's strength. A woman transformed.Falsely accused of murder and cornered by evidence that screams "guilty," you're urged to take a plea that could steal decades of your life. Prison feels like a death sentence. Hope feels impossible.Then a stranger steps into your chaos.You...

Intelligence and the National Security Strategist: Enduring Issues and Challenges presents students with a useful anthology of published articles from diverse sources as well as original contributions to the study of intelligence. The collection includes classic perspectives from the history of warfare, views on the evolution of U.S. intelligence, and studies on the delicate balance between the need for information-gathering and the values of democratic societies. It also includes...

Plant yourself under the covers and get ready for Seeds of Fear fifth in the ground- breaking Hot Blood erotic horror anthology series. Pinup queen Brinke Stevens delivers the Introduction and 19 original stories cultivated by editors Jeff Gelb and Michael Garrett follow. Terror and titillation reach full florid bloom as Bentley Little invites you to See Marilyn Monroes Panties! Ronald Kelly introduces a Scream Queen you wont soon forget Edward Lee follows his Stoker-nominated Mr. Torso (H...

RESCUED . . . OR TAKEN?Wilson Proctor pulls Jennifer Rucker from the freezing waters of a deadly winter storm, saving her life. But one panicked misunderstanding turns him into her captor. As the threat of hypothermia creeps in, Jennifer faces a horrifying choice: freeze to death . . . or share body heat with the dangerous man holding her prisoner.Trapped together in an isolated trailer, every forced breath, every heartbeat, and every inch of unwilling cont...

The inerrancy of the Bible--the belief that the Bible is without error--is often a contentious topic among mainstream Christianity.Like other titles in the Counterpoints collection, this volume gives those interested in theology the tools they need to draw informed conclusions on debated issues by showcasing the range of positions in a way that helps readers understand the perspectives--especially where and why they diverge.Each essay in Five Views on B...

Bob just made the discovery of the century; it's about your five-year-old.Well-to-do dreamer Bob Rogers, convinced of the human mind's vast, untapped potential, develops a method of testing young children for a variety of extraordinary abilities. He is then shocked to discover that several such abilities not only do exist, but they are also far more commonplace than he ever could have imagined.

“A deeply reported literary nonfiction masterpiece.”—Wright ThompsonA shocking murder at the nexus of Silicon Valley, California surf culture, and the cannabis gold rush exposes the dark side of the legal weed business in this revelatory work of investigative journalism.Santa Cruz is one of the country’s surf meccas and a favored getaway of the Silicon Valley elite. For decades, marijuana has been cultivated, consumed, and trafficked in the...

She's out of retirement – and out for revenge! When Georgina Garrett wakes in the night to find intruders in her house, she knows she must do everything she can to keep her children safe. But just when she thinks the ordeal is over, she realises something is terribly wrong. She arrives at her crime-lord husband David Maynard's London house to find a bloodbath. Six of David's best men lie dead and he is nowhere to be found. Georgina may have walked away from the game but she's still the bes...