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Author
Publisher
Stanford Business Books, an imprint of Stanford University Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"This book is a call to action for addressing problems like climate change, clean energy, and healthcare access on a grand scale, leveraging an ecosystem of public/government resources and private sector, technology-focused organizations. Chapters are framed around cases and profiles from over 20 ventures across technology, healthcare, climate, and education. The authors construct a model for impact, on that starts with rebuilding trust among society,...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The neighborhoods we live in impact our lives in so many ways: they determine who we know, what resources and opportunities we have access to, the quality of schools our kids go to, our sense of security and belonging, and even how long we live. Yet too many of us live in neighborhoods plagued by rising crime, school violence, family disintegration, addiction, alienation, and despair. Even the wealthiest neighborhoods are not immune; while poverty...
Author
Publisher
R.J. White
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
""Are we living in the End Times?" The question is on everyone's mind. Cities worldwide are overrun by crime, homelessness, and drug addiction. Now comes an ominous new crisis - people are committing suicide in alarming numbers, and no one knows why it's happening. Even children are not immune. As authorities scramble helplessly to control what they call a "mental health pandemic," there are growing whispers of a supernatural origin. When two mysterious...
Author
Publisher
New York University Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Dissent and protest have been at the heart of the American story from the first days of settlement to the present day. American Patriots highlights many of the ways that dissent has shaped American history and been a force for progress"--
Author
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing
Pub. Date
Ã2022.
Lexile measure
1210L
Language
English
Description
This book explores the stress and pressure that are part of the digital world. The title examines the history of social media, the prevalence of digital stress in daily life, and its negative consequences, including cyberbullying. Features include a glossary, online resources, source notes, and an index.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Through the stories of five American families, a masterful and timely exploration of how hope, history, and racial denial collide in the suburbs and their schools Outside Atlanta, a middle-class Black family faces off with a school system seemingly bent on punishing their teenage son. North of Dallas, a conservative white family relocates to an affluent suburban enclave, but can't escape the changes sweeping the country. On Chicago's North Shore,...
Author
Publisher
Regnery Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"We're in a culture war, and Peachy Keenan is not taking prisoners. This raucous new book is her rallying cry for normal people stuck in the foxholes and appalled by the status quo.Mothers and fathers, regular American families, men and women, can win this battle together. But a lot of ground has been lost. For decades, we stood around and watched as feminists and progressives steamrolled through our institutions-- those formerly robust, now comically...