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From the Chelsea House Black Americans of Achievement series, this biography focuses on one of today’s most talented and popular screen stars. Denzel Washington rose to stardom, won an Academy Award, and was named one of the most popular movie stars in 1998.

This Chelsea House’s Galaxy of Superstars book features the young diva who has taken the country by storm with a dynamic singing voice and notable acting credits.

This biography, from the Chelsea House Galaxy of Superstars series, traces the rise to fame of one of today’s most popular movie stars.

Patty Merrill, newly returned from college, overhears her mother and sister bemoaning her presence. Hurt and confused, and not able to reach her father abroad, Patty spontaneously boards a train for New York. Her pampered life hasn't prepared her for earning a living but she happens on a position as a companion to an old lady. John Treeves has returned from the war in Europe, disillusioned and heartbroken. His mother has died and it was her last wish that he travel to their favorite spot in the mountains to have a tryst with God and attempt to rekindle his Christian faith.

Vivace has committed murder to help his country win a war. But will he ever be able to live with himself? How can he have a normal life after such a heinous deed? And surely, no one could ever love a monster like him…

Help Is Here: When a Resident Has Dementia is for staff members in senior residences who are caring for residents with dementia. This book is full of examples of situations that happen at senior residences and how to effectively handle those situations.

In 1894, a mystical vision of an airship appears to 15-year-old Juanita. The ethereal captain commands her to prevent California’s thrown-away people - including young children - from boarding trains to an asylum. That institution’s director plots murder to reduce the inmate population. Yet to save innocent lives, Juanita must take lives of the corrupt. How can she reconcile her assignment with her belief in the sacredness of all human life? And will she survive to marry her betrothed?

Help Is Here: When Someone You Love Has Dementia is written specifically for family caregivers of people who have dementia. Both a notebook and guide, Help is Here provides practical problem solving techniques as well as vital information about dementia that will benefit both the patient and the caregiver.

The Informed Educator: Research and Teaching in the Anthropocene is for anyone passionate about reimagining teaching and learning in an era of uncertainty and transformation. We’re at a pivotal moment where the purpose of education must be reexamined, and teaching practices must evolve to align with this new vision. This podcast dives into critical issues shaping education today, climate change and environmental sustainability; equity in education; the role of the arts; and student well-being.

The Pirate King faces a siren in order to retrieve vital information that could change the course of the war raging against the Emperor. But even hope comes with a price, and he must choose to save himself or complete his mission.

Funny, weekly, sugar free: Starring "Michael-over-there."