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Most historians attribute the shortcomings of the civil rights era to a conservative backlash or to the fracturing of the liberal establishment in the late 1960s, but the civil rights movement also faced resistance from a liberal "frontlash," from antiredistributive allies who, before it ever took off, constrained what the movement could demand and how it could demand it. Telling the stories of Ruth Benedict, Kenneth Clark, W. E. B. Du Bois, Richard Wright, and others, Darda reveals how Americans learned to wait on time for racial change and the enduring harm of trust in the clock.

On an afternoon in January 1865, a roaring fire swept through the Smithsonian Institution. Dazed soldiers and worried citizens could only watch as the flames engulfed the museum's castle. Rare objects and valuable paintings were destroyed. The flames at the Smithsonian were not the first—and certainly would not be the last—disaster to upend a museum in the United States. The Museum explores the concepts of "crisis" as it relates to museums, and how these historic institutions have dealt with challenges ranging from depression and war to pandemic and philosophical uncertainty.

The semiannual supernatural auction is a great way to get rid of valuable items, fast. I'm grateful I can use this opportunity to get rid of not only the Geysers: Volume 8, but the weird vortex compact I still haven't been able to open. My luck runs out when, before the auction starts, someone sets fire to the building. In fact, someone uses that fire as a cover to steal some of the more expensive antiques being sold at the auction. By the time Blake and several other officers arrive, it becomes clear that our thief might not be the only one stealing artifacts from the auction.

Renowned, middle-aged British stage star Hugh Davidson has had a rough couple of years, first falling desperately in love with a young American stage manager and then discovering that he has coronary heart disease. When he gets tapped to be the new Artistic Director at his favorite American theater company, he decides to make a new name for himself in the business, partly to soothe his injured ego and partly to convince Rachael Nightingale, his workaholic paramour, that she wants to spend the rest of her life with him. The problem is, Hugh doesn't really knows what he's doing.

When a volume eight of Geysers Journals falls into my lap, I'm left with a conundrum. Do I hold onto it and try to get the most money out of it I possibly can, shoring up my finances for at least a year? Or do I get rid of it as quickly as possible in an effort to avoid any more attempts on my life?

Magical break-ins abound...The two nearby stores owned by supernaturals are broken into. The Fix ‘n’ Find, my store, is not. What I have instead are suspicious magical handprints on the front windows. Combine that with a weird set of glasses that let the wearer see every type of magic and we have a serious conundrum. Luckily, my ex-fiancé Violetta, is a powerful witch and willing to help me figure out what could possibly be going on. Find out what some magical items and good old-fashioned spell work can uncover in the Spectacle Stealing Supernatural.

My life is one giant cycle of group deniability...As a magic-less son of a witch owning a store full magical objects isn’t easy. But with my unhelpful Rottweiler Bailey and a handful of supernatural staff, we’ve sold everything from elfin wedding china to a life-size dwarven statue we don’t like to talk about. Everything is going smoothly until a goblin customer starts coughing up a disgusting green goo. Little did I know as I watch that liquid spew from his mouth that his presence and that goo was going to send my life into a tailspin.

What would you do if you needed to take something from a classmate's bag in the middle of class without anyone noticing? How would you do it? Could you do it? This is the test that Aidan Fox finds himself facing one day after receiving a mysterious text message. But at Ridge Hill Junior High, nothing is as it seems, and this simple challenge leads Aiden into a world he could never have dreamed of.

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Mrs. Willy Nilly finds herself quarantined, along with the entire student body, when some very talented lice decide to invade her school. When the principal locks himself in his office, she realizes it is up to her to find help.

The Introductory Sociology CLEP Test Study Guide teaches you what you need to know to pass the CLEP test. This study guide is more than just some sample test questions. Our easy-to-understand study guide will teach you the information. We've condensed what you need to know into a manageable book - one that will leave you completely prepared to tackle the test.

Fashion design student and reality show contestant Cindie O'Caroll thinks she's finally found true romance with her favorite teacher and designer, Robin Paul. Unfortunately, the producer of the dating show "Two Princes" has other ideas for her, and when he takes steps to destroy her budding love, she and her friends have to stage a collaborative and extremely fashion-forward coup to show Robin that he's the only prince she'll ever need.

Fashion design graduate student Cindie O'Carroll has a huge celebrity crush on her favorite professor, Robin Palmer. When he asks her to work as his assistant on the set of the fantasy-themed reality dating show Two Princes, she eagerly accepts, only to find herself quickly serving as a last-minute contestant on the show and capturing the attention of both of the handsome bachelors for very different reasons.

Enormous legal cross-border flows of people, goods, and finance are embedded in the region's history and prompted by the need to respond to new opportunities and challenges that originate on the other side. In Border Economies, James Gerber examines how the interactivity and sensitivity of communities to conditions across the border differentiates them from communities in the interiors of Mexico and the United States. Gerber explains what makes the region not only unique but uniquely interesting.

Efren “Chino” Flores has just moved back to the Bay Area from Seattle, jumping from sublet to sublet. In Washington, he was a beloved middle school biology teacher with a loving wife and a child on the way until a stunning loss changed his life. Now he’s working temp jobs and struggling to put himself back out into the world. But there to nurture Chino is a coterie of new and old friends and lovers who form a protective web around him.

Written by a monk-turned-leadership-guru, Mindfulness For the Wandering Mind offers unique insight on how you can focus your mind, become more resilient, respond better to conflict, and build stronger professional (and personal) relationships. It's all possible when you begin to understand how your mind works and take control of this complicated mechanism. This book will show you how to identify and close the "apps" that are constantly running in your own mind, so you can eliminate distractions and find greater peace and productivity in your daily life.

One year after his sister’s death, Edward decides to follow through with their dream of opening their guesthouse as a vacation rental. At first, Jax seems like the ideal guest. He’s everything Edward wishes he could be: handsome, outgoing, and without a care in the world. But as the days pass, things don’t seem to be going as well as Edward expected. Jax is inserting himself into Edward’s life, conveniently bumping into him at his work, and then there are the dates he brings back to the guesthouse. The dates Edward never sees leave.

A quintessential American dream story from a Mexican entrepreneur who shares the tale of building a multi-million-dollar business from scratch, complete with both success and failure, and always a vision of hope.

Gripping true crime meets romantic historical fiction when Lizzie Borden enlists the help of Sherlock Holmes to solve the brutal axe murders of her father and stepmother in their frugal Fall River home. A damaged dress, a missing axe handle, and several unexpected marriage proposals lead Holmes, Lizzie, and her host of admirers towards a violent twist of fate that shocks even the great Sherlock.

Alexander Otkazov is a failed pianist trying to start a new life in journalism. But when he starts reporting on a mysterious group of avant-garde musicians, the story takes him into a shadowy world of obscure composers, megalomaniac artists, and real estate barons, where the lines between art, finance, and fraud blur and the stakes are existential.