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  Lower Ed - The Troubling Rise of...

  Tressie McMillan Cottom

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  More than two million students are enrolled in for-profit colleges, from the small family-run operations to the behemoths brandished on billboards, subway ads, and late-night commercials. These schools have been around just as long as their bucolic not-for-profit counterparts, yet shockingly little is known about why they have expanded so rapidly in recent years—during the so-called Wall Street era of for-profit colleges. 
   
   
   
  In Lower Ed Tressie McMillan Cottom—a bold and rising public scholar, herself once a recruiter at two for-profit colleges—expertly parses the fraught dynamics of this big-money industry to show precisely how it is part and parcel of the growing inequality plaguing the country today. McMillan Cottom discloses the shrewd recruitment and marketing strategies that these schools deploy and explains how, despite the well-documented predatory practices of some and the campus closings of others, ending for-profit colleges won't end the vulnerabilities that made them the fastest growing sector of higher education at the turn of the twenty-first century. And she doesn’t stop there.

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  African American Faces of the...

  Ronald S. Coddington

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  Discover the men of color who fought for their freedom during the Civil War through profiles illustrated with original wartime photographs. 
   
  A renowned collector of Civil War photographs and a prodigious researcher, Ronald S. Coddington combines compelling archival images with biographical stories that reveal the human side of the war. This third volume in his series on Civil War soldiers contains previously unpublished photographs of African American Civil War participants?many of whom fought to secure their freedom. 
   
  During the Civil War, 200,000African American men enlisted in the Union army or navy. Some of them were free men and some escaped from slavery; others were released by sympathetic owners to serve the war effort. African American Faces of the Civil War tells the story of the Civil War through the images of men of color who served in roles that ranged from servants and laborers to enlisted men and junior officers. 
   
  Coddington discovers these portraits?cartes de visite, ambrotypes, and tintypes?in museums, archives, and private collections. He has pieced together each individual’s life and fate based upon personal documents, military records, and pension files. These stories tell of ordinary men who became fighters, of the prejudice they faced, and of the challenges they endured. African American Faces of the Civil War makes an important contribution to a comparatively understudied aspect of the war and provides a fascinating look into lives that helped shape America. 
   
  “It does nothing to diminish the depth and precision of Coddington’s research to say that each compelling vignette prompts the reader to hurriedly flip to the next one.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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  A Trailblazer Of Earth Music

  Paul Winter

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  Since the 1960s Paul Winter has been in the vanguard of musicians who express special appreciation for the natural music of our world, including wolves, whales, birds, wind and water. His inclusivity combines everything from Bach to Bossa Nova, and his albums, Common Ground and Callings, are cultural landmarks, as is his album Missa Gaia/Earth Mass.

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  Successful Storytelling for...

  50 50minutes

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  Ready to take your career to the next level? Find out everything you need to know about effective storytelling with this practical guide.Storytelling is a skill that can dramatically improve both your personal and professional life. In contexts ranging from job searching to marketing, storytelling is the most effective way to portray your message and win people over. By following the information provided in this summary, you too will be able to construct a spellbinding narrative that will have everybody eating from the palm of your hand.In 50 minutes you will be able to:• Identify the benefits of using storytelling as a communication technique in your personal and professional life• Discover the key to constructing stories that call upon emotions and resonate with your audience, making them want to listen to your message and pass it on• Analyse your surroundings, experiences and thoughts to find the right inspiration for your storytellingABOUT 50MINUTES.COM|COACHING The Coaching series from the 50 Minutes collection is aimed at all those who, in times of transition or otherwise, want to acquire new skills, respond to unfamiliar situations or simply re-evaluate their work-life balance. Using a simple and effective style, our publications combine theory, constructive insights, concrete examples and practical exercises to enable everyone to move forward on the path to professional growth.

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  The Napoleonic Wars - One Shot...

  History Nerds

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  The French Revolution of the late 1790s was one of the critical events in the history of Europe. It was the defining moment - a historic landslide that ushered the world into a new, completely different epoch. Alas, all such changes come at a great cost. In the wake of the Revolution, a series of large scale conflicts ensued, which are collectively known as the Napoleonic Wars. Their magnitude, their ferocity, and the loss of lives they caused were unprecedented up to that time, and shown to the observing world that the changing of a thousand-year-old history can be brutal, vicious, and tumultuous.

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  Human Nature and Conduct - An...

  John Dewey

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  Explore the depths of human behaviour with John Dewey's 'Human Nature and Conduct.' This masterful treatise delves into social psychology, dissecting the forces shaping our actions and society. Dewey's keen insights illuminate the intricate dance between individual impulses and the social fabric, drawing on philosophy and psychology. A thought-provoking exploration of ethics, habit, and the potential for human betterment, this book is a beacon for those seeking to understand the complexities of human nature and societal dynamics. Read in English, unabridged.

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