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  Summary - At The Water's Edge -...

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  AT THE WATER'S EDGE 
  BASED ON THE BOOK BY SARA GRUEN 
    
  SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: LIBRARY OF STORIES 
    
  CONTENT 
  Introduction and Setting 
  Departure and Conflict 
  Arrival and Initial Challenges 
  Exploring the Area and Research 
  Tensions and Revelations 
  A Shift in Perspective 
  Increasing Conflict and Foreshadowing 
  Violence and Its Aftermath 
  The Breaking Point 
  General Analysis 
    
  ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK 
  At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen tells the story of Maddie, a young American woman who travels to Scotland with her husband, Ellis, and their friend, Hank, in 1942, in search of the Loch Ness Monster. Maddie is a reluctant participant in this quest, which is fueled by her husband's obsession and his father's previous attempts to find the monster. 
    
  As the trio settles into a remote Scottish inn, Maddie finds herself increasingly isolated and out of place. The story explores themes of identity, trauma, and the clash between cultures, as Maddie struggles to navigate the complexities of wartime Scotland and the strained dynamics of her own marriage. The narrative also delves into the impact of war on individuals and communities, as rationing, blackouts, and the presence of soldiers constantly remind them of the global conflict. Maddie must also confront her own mental health issues which are exacerbated by the stress of this environment.

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  Summary - The Song Of Achilles -...

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  THE SONG OF ACHILLES 
  BASED ON THE BOOK BY MADELINE MILLER 
    
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  CONTENT 
  Patroclus’ Childhood 
  Exile and Arrival in Phthia 
  The Growing Friendship 
  Achilles’ Prophecy and Training 
  Discovery of Love 
  Preparation for War 
  Achilles in Troy 
  Conflict and Pride 
  Patroclus’ Sacrifice 
  General Analysis of The Song of Achilles 
    
  ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK 
  “The Song of Achilles” by Madeline Miller is a retelling of the ancient Greek myth of Achilles and Patroclus, exploring their deep bond against the backdrop of the Trojan War. The narrative follows Patroclus, a young prince who falls in love with Achilles, the renowned warrior destined for greatness. As they navigate the challenges of love, honor, and fate, the story delves into themes of loyalty, sacrifice, and the complexities of identity. Through Patroclus' perspective, the novel examines the tension between personal desires and societal expectations, highlighting the emotional depths of heroism and the impact of war on relationships.

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  Radical Equations - Civil Rights...

  Robert P. Moses, Jr. Charles E....

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  At a time when popular solutions to the educational plight of poor children of color are imposed from the outside, the acclaimed Algebra Project and its founder, Robert Moses, offer a vision of school reform based in the power of communities. Founded on the belief that math-science literacy is a prerequisite for full citizenship in society, the Project works with entire communities—parents, teachers, and especially students—to create a culture of literacy around algebra, a crucial stepping-stone to college math and opportunity. 
   
   
   
  Telling the story of this remarkable program, Robert Moses draws on lessons from the 1960s Southern voter registration he famously helped organize: "Everyone said sharecroppers didn't want to vote. It wasn't until we got them demanding to vote that we got attention. Today, when kids are falling wholesale through the cracks, people say they don't want to learn. We have to get the kids themselves to demand what everyone says they don't want." 
   
   
   
  We see the Algebra Project organizing community by community. Older kids serve as coaches for younger students and build a self-sustained tradition of leadership. And we see the remarkable success stories of schools like the predominately poor Hart School in Bessemer, Alabama, which outscored the city's middle-class flagship school in just three years.

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  Unsettling Choice - Race Rights...

  Ujju Aggarwal

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  What do universal rights to public goods like education mean when codified as individual, private choices? Is the "problem" of school choice actually not about better choices for all but about the competition and exclusion that choice engenders? Unsettling Choice addresses such questions through a compelling ethnography that illuminates how one path of neoliberal restructuring in the United States emerged in tandem with, and in response to, the Civil Rights movement. 
   
   
   
  Unsettling Choice traces the contestations that surfaced when, in the wake of the 2007–2009 Great Recession, public schools navigated austerity by expanding choice-based programs. Ujju Aggarwal argues that this strategy mobilized mechanisms rooted in market logics to recruit families with economic capital on their side, solidifying a public sphere that increasingly resembled the private. 
   
   
   
  As Unsettling Choice shows, these struggles over public schools were entrapped within neoliberal regimes that exceeded privatization and ensured exclusion even as they were couched in language of equity, diversity, care, and rights. This book tracks an architecture of expansive rights, care, and belonging built among poor and working-class parents at a Head Start center, whose critique of choice helps us understand how we might struggle for justice, and a public that remains to be won.

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  Letters to a Young Poet

  Rainer Maria Rilke

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  Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke is a timeless collection of ten letters written between 1902 and 1908 by the Austrian poet to a young aspiring writer named Franz Xaver Kappus. In these deeply reflective and profoundly personal letters, Rilke offers wisdom, guidance, and encouragement about the creative process, the nature of art, solitude, love, and the inner life of an artist. 
  Rather than giving technical advice about writing, Rilke urges Kappus to look inward—to trust his own instincts and emotions as the true source of creativity. He emphasizes patience, self-discovery, and the acceptance of uncertainty as essential elements of an artist’s path. The letters explore universal themes such as loneliness, beauty, the struggles of artistic creation, and the necessity of living a full and contemplative life. 
  More than a correspondence between a poet and his protégé, Letters to a Young Poet serves as a philosophical and spiritual guide for anyone seeking meaning, authenticity, and creative fulfillment. It remains one of the most beloved works of modern literature, celebrated for its lyrical prose and timeless insight into the human condition.

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  Coming Apart - How to Heal Your...

  Daphne Rose Kingma, Katherine...

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  With over 250,000 print copies sold, Coming Apart has been an important resource for hundreds of thousands of readers experiencing painful divorces and breakups. Whether going through a divorce, separation, or breakup, bestselling author Daphne Rose Kingma offers the tools and validation needed to move forward. 
   
   
   
  Find joy in your life again. Love is great; a broken heart, not so much. Usually accompanied by insomnia, loss of appetite, and depression, the end of a relationship is a hard time for anyone. This breakup first aid kit helps you get through heartbreak without falling apart and with your self-esteem intact. 
   
   
   
  Understand yourself and become inspired. While only time can heal wounds, understanding what transpired in each of our relationships is what allows us to finally let go and move on. With a refreshing perspective on relationships and divorce, Coming Apart helps us understand that all relationships come with lessons to be learned. 
   
   
   
  With a foreword by the author of Conscious Uncoupling, Katherine Woodward Thomas, this new edition is sure to impress fans of How to Survive the Loss of a Love, Getting Past Your Breakup, The Breakup Bible, Uncoupling, and other divorce books for women.

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