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Hidden Histories of Unauthorized Migrations from Europe to the United States

by Danielle Battisti, S. Deborah Kang, Carly Goodman, Randa Tawil, Ashley Johnson Bavery, Mary Patrice Erdmans, Polina Ermoshkina0, Torsten Feys1, E. Kyle Romero2, Joanna Wojdon3 ...

Series series Studies of World Migrations
Often depicted as the nation’s iconic legal immigrant, unauthorized European migrants are often overlooked by scholars, policymakers, and the media. This volume tells the stories of European migrants who adopted irregular migration strategies to enter and remain in the United States throughout the twentieth century. Contributors explore facets of this history with essays on migration patterns from ... Read more

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Often depicted as the nation’s iconic legal immigrant, unauthorized European migrants are often overlooked by scholars, policymakers, and the media. This volume tells the stories of European migrants who adopted irregular migration strategies to enter and remain in the United States throughout the twentieth century. Contributors explore facets of this history with essays on migration patterns from
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The Roads to Congress 2014

by Sean D. Foreman, Jeffrey S. Ashley, Margaret Banyan, Peter Bergerson, William Binning, Melanie Blumberg, Joseph P. Caiazzo, Kimberly L. Casey, William Curtis Ellis0, Joseph Gershtenson1, Bryan T. Gervais2, Richard Gelm3, Marcia L. Godwin4, William K. Hall5, Jeffrey Kraus6, Christina Ladam7, Tom Lansford8, Laura Loomer9, Jerry McBeath0, Jillian McClain1, Kyle D. McEvilly2, William J. Miller Jr.3, David Romero4, Josh M. Ryan5, Carl Shepro6, Daniel E. Smith7, Anand Edward Sohkey8, Joshua Stockley9, Walter Clark Wilson0, Joseph Zamadics1, Douglas M. Brattebo3 ...

The 2014 midterm congressional elections provided a view of the attitude of American voters in the sixth year of Barack Obama’s presidency. This book provides insight about the formative aspects of the 2014 campaign season as well as in depth coverage of key races for Congress. The first section has four chapters that cover the substance of topics that impacted this campaign cycle: the popularity ... Read more

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The 2014 midterm congressional elections provided a view of the attitude of American voters in the sixth year of Barack Obama’s presidency. This book provides insight about the formative aspects of the 2014 campaign season as well as in depth coverage of key races for Congress. The first section has four chapters that cover the substance of topics that impacted this campaign cycle: the popularity
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No Summit out of Sight

The True Story of the Youngest Person to Climb the Seven Summits

by Jordan Romero, Linda LeBlanc ...

Narrated by Kyle Tait ...

Unabridged

7 hours 51 min

Jordan Romero climbed Mount Everest at age thirteen—and he didn’t stop there. In this inspiring young adult memoir, he tells how he achieved such great heights.On May 22, 2010, at the age of thirteen, American teenager Jordan Romero became the youngest person to climb to the summit of Mount Everest. At fifteen, he became the youngest person to reach the summits of the tallest mountains on each of ... Read more

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Jordan Romero climbed Mount Everest at age thirteen—and he didn’t stop there. In this inspiring young adult memoir, he tells how he achieved such great heights.On May 22, 2010, at the age of thirteen, American teenager Jordan Romero became the youngest person to climb to the summit of Mount Everest. At fifteen, he became the youngest person to reach the summits of the tallest mountains on each of
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Just Another Minute

Collection of Best Short Stories

by Ryanna Hammond, Hannah Johnson, LYNNDEE CLINGERMAN, Sarah Phillips, Traci Musick-Shaffer, Jennifer Minotti, Marijean Oldham, Kyle Ingrid Johnson, Francisco Romero, Grant Price, Loren Niemi, Christa Planko, Alexandra Corden Franklin, Janice Siderius, Delores Quagliata, Trevor Flanagan, Blake Evans, Shanaaz Faisal ...

Series series Collection of Short Stories
A chain of crepe paper was strung up for a garden banquet, taut at each end and sagging in the middle. When they arrived, the guests commented on how pretty the paper links were, their colours made vital by the Grant Price.Laura, at the advice of her therapist, began writing the issues that bothered her on the small yellow Post-it notes she pulled from the dispenser on her desk, then tearing the ... Read more

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A chain of crepe paper was strung up for a garden banquet, taut at each end and sagging in the middle. When they arrived, the guests commented on how pretty the paper links were, their colours made vital by the Grant Price.Laura, at the advice of her therapist, began writing the issues that bothered her on the small yellow Post-it notes she pulled from the dispenser on her desk, then tearing the
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Beyond Kuiper: The Galactic Star Alliance

A Beyond Kuiper Standalone

by Matthew Medney, John Connelly ...

Narrated by Kyle Perrin, Dylan Sprouse, George C. Romero ...

Series series Beyond Kuiper
Unabridged

13 hours 52 min

Welcome to the Kuiperverse, a riveting, hard science fiction universe co-created and written by Matthew Medney (Heavy Metal Magazine CEO, NYU adjunct professor) and John Connelly (Lockheed Martin Aerospace Engineer).Starring the vocal talents of Kyle Perrin, Dylan Sprouse, and George C. Romero.Beyond Kuiper is brought to the audio medium as an immersive sound designed and scored audiobook. ... Read more

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Welcome to the Kuiperverse, a riveting, hard science fiction universe co-created and written by Matthew Medney (Heavy Metal Magazine CEO, NYU adjunct professor) and John Connelly (Lockheed Martin Aerospace Engineer).Starring the vocal talents of Kyle Perrin, Dylan Sprouse, and George C. Romero.Beyond Kuiper is brought to the audio medium as an immersive sound designed and scored audiobook.
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Wonder

by R. J. Palacio ...

Narrated by Kaya McLean, Lila Sage Bromley, Dariana Alvarez, Santino Barnard, Ry Chase, Madeleine Curry ...

Series series Wonder
Unabridged

7 hours 10 min

THE ICONIC #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WITH MORE THAN 16 MILLION COPIES SOLD“A crackling page-turner filled with characters you can’t help but root for.”—Entertainment WeeklyMeet Auggie Pullman, an ordinary kid with an extraordinary face—who shows us that kindness brings us together no matter how far apart we are. This modern classic inspired the Choose Kind movement, a major motion picture, and ... Read more

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THE ICONIC #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WITH MORE THAN 16 MILLION COPIES SOLD“A crackling page-turner filled with characters you can’t help but root for.”—Entertainment WeeklyMeet Auggie Pullman, an ordinary kid with an extraordinary face—who shows us that kindness brings us together no matter how far apart we are. This modern classic inspired the Choose Kind movement, a major motion picture, and
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The World America Made

by Robert Kagan ...

What would the world look like if America were to reduce its role as a global leader in order to focus all its energies on solving its problems at home? And is America really in decline? Robert Kagan, New York Times best-selling author and one of the country’s most influential strategic thinkers, paints a vivid, alarming picture of what the world might look like if the United States were truly to ... Read more

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What would the world look like if America were to reduce its role as a global leader in order to focus all its energies on solving its problems at home? And is America really in decline? Robert Kagan, New York Times best-selling author and one of the country’s most influential strategic thinkers, paints a vivid, alarming picture of what the world might look like if the United States were truly to
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America for Americans

A History of Xenophobia in the United States

by Erika Lee ...

The definitive history of American xenophobia, from the author of The Making of Asian America**.**"Essential reading for anyone who wants to build a more inclusive society." —Ibram X. Kendi, New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an AntiracistThe United States is known as a nation of immigrants. But it is also a nation of xenophobia. In Am... ... Read more

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The definitive history of American xenophobia, from the author of The Making of Asian America**.**"Essential reading for anyone who wants to build a more inclusive society." —Ibram X. Kendi, New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an AntiracistThe United States is known as a nation of immigrants. But it is also a nation of xenophobia. In Am...
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From Eve to Dawn: A History of Women in the World Volume IV

Revolutions and the Struggles for Justice in the 20th Century

by Marilyn French ...

Series Book 4 - Origins
The conclusion of the "remarkable" four-volume history by the New York Times–bestselling author of The Women's Room ( Publishers Weekly).In the twentieth century, women became a force for change, in part through suffrage, and in part through mass organizing. This final volume of Marilyn French's wide-ranging survey offers a vibrant history of multiple political revolutions as well as the century's ... Read more

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The conclusion of the "remarkable" four-volume history by the New York Times–bestselling author of The Women's Room ( Publishers Weekly).In the twentieth century, women became a force for change, in part through suffrage, and in part through mass organizing. This final volume of Marilyn French's wide-ranging survey offers a vibrant history of multiple political revolutions as well as the century's
... Read more
Of Paradise and Power

America and Europe in the New World Order

by Robert Kagan ...

From Robert Kagan, a leading scholar of American foreign policy, comes an insightful analysis of the state of European and American foreign relations. At a time when relations between the United States and Europe are at their lowest ebb since World War II, this brief but cogent book is essential reading. Kagan forces both sides to see themselves through the eyes of the other. Europe, he argues, ... Read more

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From Robert Kagan, a leading scholar of American foreign policy, comes an insightful analysis of the state of European and American foreign relations. At a time when relations between the United States and Europe are at their lowest ebb since World War II, this brief but cogent book is essential reading. Kagan forces both sides to see themselves through the eyes of the other. Europe, he argues,
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Crimes Against Humanity

A Beginner's Guide

by Adam Jones ...

Series series Beginner's Guides
How we can stop the world's worst atrocitiesIn this compelling overview, Adam Jones outlines the history and current extent of key crimes against humanity, and highlights the efforts of popular movements to suppress them. Using examples ranging from the genocides in Darfur and Rwanda to the sex trade of Eastern Europe and the use of torture in the 'war on terror,' Jones explores the progress made ... Read more

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How we can stop the world's worst atrocitiesIn this compelling overview, Adam Jones outlines the history and current extent of key crimes against humanity, and highlights the efforts of popular movements to suppress them. Using examples ranging from the genocides in Darfur and Rwanda to the sex trade of Eastern Europe and the use of torture in the 'war on terror,' Jones explores the progress made
... Read more
Impossible Subjects

Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America - Updated Edition

by Mae M. Ngai ...

Series series Politics and Society in Modern America
This book traces the origins of the "illegal alien" in American law and society, explaining why and how illegal migration became the central problem in U.S. immigration policy—a process that profoundly shaped ideas and practices about citizenship, race, and state authority in the twentieth century. Mae Ngai offers a close reading of the legal regime of restriction that commenced in the 1920s—its ... Read more

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This book traces the origins of the "illegal alien" in American law and society, explaining why and how illegal migration became the central problem in U.S. immigration policy—a process that profoundly shaped ideas and practices about citizenship, race, and state authority in the twentieth century. Mae Ngai offers a close reading of the legal regime of restriction that commenced in the 1920s—its
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