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  The Unstoppable EA - Secrets to...

  Becky Kaapuni

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  In The Unstoppable EA, Becky Kaapani pours her heart, experiences, and hard-won lessons into helping fellow EAs discover their true potential. Through personal stories, practical advice, and proven strategies, she shows readers how to embrace their unique strengths, build unshakeable confidence, and create their own path to success in this challenging yet incredibly rewarding profession. 
  Drawing from her journey supporting high-level executives—including the mistakes, victories, and everything in between—Kaapani shares honest insights to help EAs boost their resilience and more importantly, recognize their true worth. Having lived the struggles and triumphs of this role, she guides readers in navigating them with authenticity and power. 
  This book serves as their guide to creating a career that makes them shine. Through these pages, they'll unlock their potential and discover how to become the unstoppable force they are!

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  Extended Summary - The Dutch...

  Quick Reading Library

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  EXTENDED SUMMARY 
    
  THE DUTCH HOUSE 
  BASED ON THE BOOK BY ANN PATCHETT 
    
  SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: QUICK READING LIBRARY 
    
  CONTENT 
  The Introduction of Andrea and the Departure of the Mother 
  Life in the Dutch House 
  Maeve's Independence and The Trip to New York 
  The Father's Death and the Loss of the House 
  The Educational Trust and Danny's College Years 
  Danny's Relationship with Celeste and Real Estate 
  The Return of Fluffy and the Discovery of the Past 
  Maeve's Illness and Family Conflicts 
  The End of an Era and Maeve's Death 
  General Analysis 
    
  ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK 
  "The Dutch House" by Ann Patchett tells the story of Danny and Maeve, siblings whose lives are defined by their childhood home and their complicated family dynamics. The narrative explores themes of loss, memory, and the lasting impact of the past on their present. The siblings' relationship is shaped by their mother's sudden departure and the subsequent introduction of their stepmother, Andrea. As adults, they grapple with their history as they try to make sense of their present and face their past. The house itself becomes a central character, a symbol of their shared history, with its wonderful memories and painful reminders. The story explores the complexities of family relationships and the challenges of forgiveness and acceptance as Danny and Maeve navigate the twists and turns of their lives.

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  Spare the Rod - Punishment and...

  Campbell F. Scribner, Bryan R....

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  Spare the Rod traces the history of discipline in schools and its ever-increasing integration with prison and policing, ultimately arguing for an approach to discipline that aligns with the moral community that schools could and should be. 
   
  In Spare the Rod, historian Campbell F. Scribner and philosopher Bryan R. Warnick investigate the history and philosophy of America’s punishment and discipline practices in schools. To delve into this controversial subject, they first ask questions of meaning. How have concepts of discipline and punishment in schools changed over time? What purposes are they supposed to serve? And what can they tell us about our assumptions about education? They then explore the justifications. Are public school educators ever justified in punishing or disciplining students? Are discipline and punishment necessary for students’ moral education, or do they fundamentally have no place in education at all? If some form of punishment is justified in schools, what ethical guidelines should be followed?  
   
  The authors argue that as schools have grown increasingly bureaucratic over the last century, formalizing disciplinary systems and shifting from physical punishments to forms of spatial or structural punishment such as in-school suspension, school discipline has not only come to resemble the operation of prisons or policing, but has grown increasingly integrated with those institutions. These changes and structures are responsible for the school-to-prison pipeline. They show that these shifts disregard the unique status of schools as spaces of moral growth and community oversight and are incompatible with the developmental environment of education. What we need, they argue, is an approach to discipline and punishment that fits with the sort of moral community that schools could and should be. 

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  Italian Invasion of Ethiopia...

  Captivating History

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  The Italians were defeated at Adwa in 1898. But by 1935, they were playing for keeps. Learn more about the devastating Italian invasion of Ethiopia. 
  Although the Ethiopians had beaten the Italians at their own game in the 1898 Battle of Adwa, when Italian armored divisions began pouring out of Italian-controlled Eritrea in 1935, the situation seemed almost impossible to overcome. This was not 1898 when the Italians were ill-equipped and ill-advised in their undertakings. The Italians had made sure they were guaranteed the upper hand. They had the best tanks and the best aircraft they could get their hands on. 
  The Ethiopians had no tanks and only a handful of old planes. Their arms were also hopelessly outdated. They were not much better than the weaponry they had used back in 1898. The Italians were determined to win this time around, and few thought the Ethiopians had much of a chance.  
  Although Ethiopian armaments left much to be desired, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailie Selassie placed much of his hope in an international body known as the League of Nations. He ultimately had to flee his country when the Italians poured in. Selassie would continue to harangue the League of Nations from exile.  
  But what happened after this? And what exactly happened during the invasion itself? This audiobook aims to explore just that. Explore why the Italians wanted Ethiopia to begin with, and discover the story of Ethiopians who were willing to fight and die for the freedom of their country. 
  In this audiobook, you will learn:The geopolitical background before the invasionHow the invasion was planned and what it entailedThe major battles fought during the Second Italo-Ethiopian WarThe exile of Haile Selassie and how he continued to take a stand in exileWhat happened to Ethiopia 
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  7 Secrets to Success: General IELTS

  MA Trivette II

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  Perfect for General Training candidates to improve their scores with advice, tips, and clear explanations that only a veteran IELTS instructor can give. 
  Face the exam with confidence for the success you seek and deserve with this self-study IELTS review. 
  More than other preparation texts, 7 Secrets to Success: General IELTS is your go-to source for rapid preparation insights that the author gives his own students. 
  Don’t waste any time – you need the best resources possible to ace the exam. 
  Every one of the seven secrets is a full General IELTS class to increase your test score on the big exam day. 
  Let a certified English instructor and veteran IELTS preparer help you avoid potential pitfalls awaiting unsuspecting exam candidates. 
  I know your frustration in preparing to maximize your exam score in a short time. 
  Learn the seven elements you need for a high Speaking score. 
  Boost your essay skills and know which letter to write in Writing Task 1. 
  Be sure to download the guidebook with examples plus extra resources. 
  Be sure to study the lesson on hidden skills that many candidates are not aware of. 
  7 Secrets to Success: General IELTS is great for those candidates just starting their preparation, right before they take the test, or even those who need to take the test again. 
  Get 7 Secrets to Success: General IELTS for specific and detailed information that is key to passing your exam! 
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  Insurrection - Rebellion Civil...

  Hawa Allan

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  The little-known and under-studied 1807 Insurrection Act was passed to give the president the ability to deploy federal military forces to fend off lawlessness and rebellion, but it soon became much more than the sum of its parts. Its power is integrally linked to the perceived threat of black American equity in what lawyer and critic Hawa Allan demonstrates is a dangerous paradox. While the Act was initially used to repress rebellion against slavery, during Reconstruction it was invoked by President Grant to quell white-supremacist uprisings in the South. During the civil rights movement, it enabled the protection of black students who attended previously segregated educational institutions. Most recently, the Insurrection Act has been the vehicle for presidents to call upon federal troops to suppress so-called "race riots" like those in Los Angeles in 1992, and for them to threaten to do so in other cases of racial justice activism. 
   
   
   
  Allan's distinctly literary voice underscores her paradigm-shifting reflections on the presence of fear and silence in history and their shadowy impact on the law. Throughout, she draws revealing insight from her own experiences as one of the only black girls in her leafy Long Island suburb, as a black lawyer at a predominantly white firm, and as a thinker about the use and misuse of appeals to law and order.

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