In Chicago in mid-twentieth century amid the haze and smoke of urban renewal and the sounds of the wrecking balls and bulldozers, there lived two men, both street-savvy, one Black, one Irish, one young, one old and both leaders of their clans. Each ruled with an iron fist. Each embodied the fighting spirit of the turbulent 1960s. One was David Barksdale, the Black Disciples leader, a Black youth club that would give birth to America's largest street gang; the other was Richard J. Daley, th...

In this book, there are a variety of things that are true or false about the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. Either way, most people will still be able to learn about someone or something they didn't know about. You can do this by yourself to see how much you know. Or you can do this activity with others to see how much they know.

The focus of this book is to provide information about many different religious and spiritual cultures worldwide. There are many places of worship that people may not know about. Objects you might not be familiar with. Interesting traditions that are done. The multiple-choice options are wide-ranging and challenging, so you should learn a lot.

In the summer of 1998, two of baseball’s leading sluggers, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, captivated the nation in a race to break Babe Ruth’s single-season home run record. Sosa hit 66 home runs, while McGwire finished with 70. Three years later, San Francisco Giants star Barry Bonds surpassed McGwire by hitting 73, in what was perhaps the greatest offensive display in baseball history. Over the next several seasons, as Bonds regularly launched mammoth home runs into San Francisco Bay, play...

Something About Ann is a historical fiction novella with eleven short stories*.* The novella and the short stories follow a group of soldiers who faced a traumatic experience in Vietnam but remained close after returning to the States*.* Violence and turmoil continue to haunt the soldiers as they try to normalize their lives. Sometimes relying on the help of each other, and sometimes relying on the skills they’ve gained in combat, most prevail.

A young boy calls on his loving uncles for a much-needed boys’ day in the wake of his father’s death in this touching debut picture book about grief and healing that’s a heartfelt homage to strong men who step in as loving role models for the children who need them.Lil’ Kev is the only boy in the house now that Daddy is gone. Momma and his sisters try to fill the void as best as they can, playing video games, racing cars, and even shooting hoops sometimes. But it’s...

The state of Iowa is named for the Ioways, but most Iowans—and most Americans—know little about them. In This Is the Route of My Forefathers, William Green elevates an understudied history by synthesizing oral traditions, written records, and archaeological data to decode the 1837 map drafted by Ioway leaders. Spanning Indigenous settlements from Missouri to Wisconsin, this map was created to depict tribal history and defend tribal land claims at the height of the Indian removal e...

Starting over at thirty in a new city isn't easy—especially when your brother is an NHL player, your bank account is barely hanging on, and you end your first night in town with the hottest one-night stand of your life.I never planned on seeing Gabe again, let alone becoming the live-in nanny to his newborn daughter. But fate has a twisted sense of humor.He's a single dad overnight, I'm a former hockey-playing klutz with a degree in early childhood educatio...

In "The Enemies of Books," William Blades presents a captivating exploration of the myriad threats to books and the written word throughout history. Blades employs a blend of scholarly rigor and engaging narrative style, which reflects his deep passion for bibliophilia. The work weaves together historical anecdotes, literary analysis, and personal reflections on the fragility of books, addressing not just physical destruction but also more insidious cultural and societal influences that en...

In 'The Diary of John Evelyn (Vol. 1 & 2)', readers are invited into the richly detailed world of a 17th-century English polymath, revealing his reflections on art, science, politics, and the sweeping changes of the Restoration period. Evelyn's literary style is marked by a meticulous attention to detail and a keen observational prowess, capturing the zeitgeist of his time with eloquence. His diary entries serve as a valuable historical document, chronicling everything from the Great Plagu...

In recent years, researchers have considerably expanded our understanding of the experiences of students of color and of students who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and questioning (ie. Queer). They have provided us with rich resources for addressing racism and heterosexism; however, few have examined the unique experiences of students who are both queer and of color, and few have examined the heterosexist or white-centered nature of anti-racist or anti-heterosexist education (...

It is a story about a young girl whose parents went through a divorce. She had an abusive stepfather who ran out on her and her mother for twenty years. As she got older, she bought a motorcycle with her friends, and they decided to start a female motorcycle club called the Black Widows. She then found out where her stepfather was living, and they decided to ride cross-country to get some self-justice. These bikers are young and beautiful, which catches everyone off guard.