When working-class first-generation students enter college or the professional workplace, they often find themselves immersed in entirely new worlds. They must learn the unwritten rules for how to speak, dress, behave, and interact with new peers and colleagues. While striving to fit in and do well, they risk feeling imposter syndrome, a loss of identity, or broken ties with friends and family.Class Cultures and Social Mobility tells the stories of upwardly mobile first-ge...

Writing is a critical skill people need to survive and prosper in the modern economy. But most people fail to become competent writers. Those who succeed (at least, in English-speaking countries) are predominantly White, upper middle class, and female. These achievement gaps are primarily the result of opportunity gaps – in other words, they represent the failure of our educational systems to provide equitable instruction. This book examines why so many students fall behind and analyzes wh...

US 98: DESTINATION DADE CITY is a story of the LeMay family placed in Witness Protection, due to actions of a crime syndicate. Keep your head down as the tale unfolds about hiding, dogs, murder, and Florida high school football. Victims, law enforcement, and villains each play a role moving towards the conclusion. Each trying to survive.PAUL DEAN MOORE presents his third story based in small towns along Florida US 98. He brings to life characters inspired by his forty years of mini...

The LeMay family of Ohio finds themselves hunted by organized crime for reasons they did not create. Because of circumstances, they are placed into federal Witness Protection where they must learn to hide in plain sight. Their journey to a safe life takes them to the small Florida town of Dade City where fitting in is essential to survival.

Travel the Southern California coastline from San Diego to Santa Cruz with Leo, a man on a mission, and "Little Mike", his unintentional canine companion. Enjoy the wondrous beaches, quiet coves and a tale crafted so cleverly you'll reach for your car keys to meet them in San Simeon. What people are saying, "...the story has all the great things you want in a book...mystery, romance, lost souls being found, interesting characters, happy ending, the acknowledgement of what differences pets ...

US 98: Tales of Carrabelle is the story of 4 generations of a family living in the small village of Carrabelle, Florida, on the Gulf of Mexico. The story begins with World War Two amphibious training in 1943 and proceeds to its ending in 2019. Think nothing happens in a tiny fishing village, think again. You may fall in love with Florida's Forgotten Coast.

An accessible and comprehensive introduction to key concepts in globalization written by leading authors in the fieldIn the comprehensively revised Third Edition of Globalization: A Basic Text, distinguished researchers and authors George Ritzer and Paul Dean deliver an up-to-date introduction to major trends and topics related to the study of globalization. The book includes accessible and rigorous material on the key theories and major topics in globaliz...

Updated to reflect recent global developments, the second edition of Globalization: A Basic Text presents an up-to-date introduction to major trends and topics relating to globalization studies.Features updates and revisions in its accessible introduction to key theories and major topics in globalizationIncludes an enhanced emphasis on issues relating to global governance, emerging technology, global flows of people, human trafficking, glob...

A concise exploration of globalization and its role in the contemporary eraDriven by technological advancements and global corporations, more and more people are swept up by globalizing processes, creating new winners and losers. Globalization: The Essentials explores the flows, structures, processes, and consequences of globalization in the modern economic, political, and cultural landscape. This comprehensive introduction offers balanced coverage of area...

Economic turmoil, rising crime, and unrest thrive in the news. When it comes to surviving disaster, remember the parable of ten virgins (Matthew 25:1–13). Five virgins were prepared, and five were not. There are people behind problems the world is facing today. Problems just do not arise. Elites use orchestrated problems to justify legislation that pushes their agenda. An influential cabal of elite wants you to believe in a business cycle, nations rise and fall naturally, and a strong cent...

On his birthday of all days, 13 year old Divi Rogallo gains unspeakable powers through the power of level jumping after slaying a gargantuan, dozen-headed Terrabird already bloodied and weakened by the army that failed to kill it, making him a person of interest for mercenary leader Clip Sharinggen. In The Kill Stealer: An Adventure Loosely Based on the Quantified Self Movement, Dominguez thematizes the quantification systems that exist in video games and brings them to life in fiction. He...

Joe's life consists of monotony, of lost opportunities, lost bets and lost love, that is, until he decides to flee his obligations for the perfect life in the paradaisical lands of Southeast Asia where the sun shines and where beautiful women, good times and cheap alcohol come in abundance. When Joe invests his 'borrowed' funds in a beachfront bar, he finds that paradise comes at a high price, and that murder, kidnapping and hard drugs aren't just the stuff of action movies. They're what J...