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  Nothing Like Paris - Bend or...

  Amy Jo Cousins

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  Humble pie wasn’t supposed to taste this sweet. Bend or Break, Book 2. Jack Tarkington’s life is in the toilet. He was supposed to be spending his junior year studying someplace cool like Paris or Rome. Instead, after taking out his anger on the campus “golden boy”, whose dad ripped off his parents, Jack is facing possible expulsion. Sure, it’s all his own fault, but coming back to the small Iowa town he thought he’d escaped, after crowing about his admission to a prestigious school, has been a humbling experience. When he runs into Miguel, Jack braces for backlash over the way he lorded it over his old friend and flame. Instead, Miguel offers him friendship—and a job at his growing farm-to-table store and café. Against the odds, both guys bond over broken dreams and find common ground in music. But when Jack’s college gives him a second chance, he’s torn between achieving a dream that will take him far from home, and a love that strikes a chord he’ll never find anywhere else. Warning: This book contains a humbled guy who’s on the brink of losing it all, a determined entrepreneur who seems to have it all together, apologies issued through banjo-picking duets, and two lovers who can play each other’s bodies like virtuosos.

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  The Autobiography of an...

  James Weldon Johnson

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  James Weldon Johnson's emotionally gripping novel is a landmark in black literary history and, more than eighty years after its original anonymous publication, a classic of American fiction. The first fictional memoir ever written by a black, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man  influenced a generation of writers during the Harlem Renaissance and served as eloquent inspiration for Zora Neale Hurston, Ralph Ellison, and Richard Wright. In the 1920s and since, it has also given white readers a startling new perspective on their own culture, revealing to many the double standard of racial identity imposed on black Americans. 
   
  Narrated by a mulatto man whose light skin allows him to "pass" for white, the novel describes a pilgrimage through America's color lines at the turn of the century—from a black college in Jacksonville to an elite New York nightclub, from the rural South to the white suburbs of the Northeast. This is a powerful, unsentimental examination of race in America, a hymn to the anguish of forging an identity in a nation obsessed with color.

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  Migration Public Opinion and...

  Bertelsmann Stiftung, Migration...

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  Public perceptions and media coverage of immigrants and immigration policy are powerful forces in shaping the immigration debate. Understanding public opinion on immigration, how this impacts the political debate and how it affects reform prospects is critical in designing a strategy to advance thoughtful, rational and effective immigration and integration policy. 
  This volume explores a critical policy issue that has often been underestimated in the migration policy debate: the media and public opinion. This volume contains expert analysis of how our publics perceive immigration and immigrants-from their effects on the job market, to their impact on culture and society, to their prospects for integration. It assesses the forces that are shaping how our publics perceive immigration and immigrants. The authors also highlight patterns and trends in how political leaders speak about immigration. The volume ranges more broadly as well to examine how public opinion and political debates about issues such as globalization, economic crisis and demographic change affect the immigration debate. The work is deeply informed by the Council's transatlantic perspective. 
  The book focuses in particular on three case studies: the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany. The volume includes chapters analyzing public opinion and media coverage of immigration issues in each country. Additional chapters propose strategies for unblocking opposition to thoughtful, effective immigration-related reforms. 
  This book is the third major product of the Transatlantic Council on Migration. It is a result of the deliberations and thinking of the Transatlantic Council on Migration, which brings together leading political figures, policymakers and innovative thinkers-pollsters, political consultants, journalists, community organizers and politicians-from the USA and Europe. 
  The Transatlantic Council on Migration is an initiative of the Migration Policy Institute in Washington, DC and its policy partner the Bertelsmann Stiftung. Its work is supported by numerous foundations and several governments. The Council is a unique deliberative body that examines vital policy issues and informs migration policymaking processes across the Atlantic community. Council members include leading politicians and policymakers from both sides of the Atlantic.

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  Learn Portuguese: Brazilian...

  Innovative Language Learning, ...

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  Learn Portuguese: Brazilian Portuguese Survival Phrases, Volume 2
   
  
   
  Preparing for a trip to Brazil? The Survival Phrases, Volume 2 series is designed to provide world travelers with essential phrases in multiple languages and cultural insight you will not find in a textbook. 
   
  
   
  Our experienced teachers possess the linguistic expertise to help you comprehend the fundamentals of the language and the experience to help you navigate the pitfalls and pleasantries of their respective countries. We pride ourselves on providing you with the tools and know-how to make your trip, vacation, or journey the most memorable yet!
   
  
   
  In this 30-lesson series, you’ll learn vital Brazilian Portuguese phrases in each lesson that will help prepare you for an upcoming trip. Topics covered include:
   
  • Speak Portuguese before the end of your first lesson 
   
  • Use your newly learned Portuguese in everyday situations 
   
  • Understand the culture, customs, and people of Brazil 
   
  • Taking public transportation
   
  • Asking for directions
   
  • Checking in to a hotel
   
  • Introduce yourself, friends and family 
   
  • And much more!
   
  
   
  If you have not studied Brazilian Portuguese and simply want to master basic phrases useful for travel without getting into the details of grammar, this is the series for you.
   
  These short and effective audio lessons will also teach you travel tips and the “dos” and “don’ts” from our experienced host. This is not a vocabulary builder with just words and their translations. Unlike other audiobooks, we actually teach Brazilian Portuguese and Brazilian culture. Each lesson is taught by a professional bilingual teacher! Get the most out of your trip with Brazilian Portuguese Survival Phrases!
   
  
   
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  African History For Beginners

  Herb Boyd

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  African History For Beginners explores the rich history of this continent of contrasts. Discover the glory of the Pharaohs and Towers of Zimbabwe, the cosmology of the Yoruba, the courage of the Masai and the golden wonders of Mali, the art treasures of the Bushongo and the sophistication of the Egyptians. It is a unique documentary portrait of the Africans’ struggle to preserve their cultural heritage and homeland. Recent archeological discoveries indicate that Africa was the birth place of humankind. Over the ages, the riches and wonders of Africa have attracted the world. Yet the Africans themselves often remained unknown or misunderstood. Here is a book to set the historical record straight. 

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  Effective Homeschooling Bundle 2...

  Leslie Greene, Brenna Lynch

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  Effective Homeschooling Bundle, 2 IN 1 Bundle: Home Learning, Homeschool Like an ExpertMore and more people are considering homeschooling their kids. The idea of homeschooling used to be perceived as cutting edge or alternative but now, it is bordering on mainstream already.  Homeschooling has been on the rise in the US and according to the numbers, there are about 2.5 million homeschooled students in grades K-12 and it is continuing to grow at an estimated 2-8% per year over the last few years. Despite these growing numbers, homeschooling is still a mystery to most people. There are some who are interested but are feeling overwhelmed and have no idea how to start. One of the common obstacles is parents not being sure if they can be an effective teacher. This bundle will be an excellent guide about homeschooling. It will teach you all the information you need to know about homeschooling. You will learn effective strategies and useful tips on how you can make your homeschooling experience a success for you and your child. You will learn the benefits, advantages and disadvantages, effective strategies to maintain focus at home as well as all the useful tips on how to avoid homeschool burnout. This two-in-one bundle includes the following audiobooks:1. Home Learning: The Essential Guide to a Successful Home School Program For Your Child, Discover Effective Home School Strategies That Would Make Learning at Home a Breeze!2. Homeschool Like an Expert: The Ultimate Guide on Homeschooling Essentials, Learn All the Information You Need to Know About Homeschooling and See Why This is an Excellent Learning Method For Your KidsGet your copy of Effective Homeschooling 2 in 1 Bundle today!

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