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  Sanctions - What Everyone Needs...

  Bruce W. Jentleson

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  A concise, authoritative overview of a little-understood yet extremely important phenomenon in world politics: the use of economic sanctions by one country to punish another. 
   
   
   
  It's hard to browse the news without seeing reports of yet another imposition of sanctions by one country on another. The United States has sanctions against more than thirty countries. Russia has repeatedly imposed sanctions against former Soviet republics. China has developed its own approach, including targeting private entities such as the NBA. And it's not just major powers: Japan and South Korea have sanctioned each other over WWII and colonial legacies; Saudi Arabia against Qatar because of differences over Iran; and France, Germany, and Norway against Brazil over the Amazon forest and climate change. In Sanctions: What Everyone Needs to Know®, Bruce Jentleson—one of America's leading scholars on the subject—answers the fundamental questions about sanctions today: Why are they used so much? What are their varieties? What are the key factors affecting their success? Why have they become the tool of first resort for states engaged in international conflict? Jentleson demonstrates that examining sanctions is key to understanding international relations and explains how and why they will likely continue to bear on global politics.

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  Legacy by Design - 12 Essential...

  Phoenix J. Waldren

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  Tired of feeling like financial freedom is only for the lucky or the privileged? Think again. Legacy by Design is the ultimate playbook for teens and young adults who want to take control of their financial future, break free from the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle, and start building real wealth—starting now. 
  Packed with practical strategies, real-life success stories, and easy-to-follow steps, this book takes you from financial basics to mastering rental property investment. Learn how to boost your financial IQ, leverage credit wisely, spot lucrative opportunities, and scale a profitable real estate portfolio—all without needing a fortune to start. 
  Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a future investor, or just someone who refuses to settle for financial struggle, Legacy by Design gives you the tools and confidence to build wealth, create stability, and leave a lasting impact for generations to come. 
  Your future isn’t written yet—so why not design it yourself?

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  The Montessori Potential - How...

  Paula Lillard Preschlack

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  Children’s future successes depend on developing the abilities to innovate, be resilient in the face of their mistakes, problem-solve creatively, and collaborate with peers effectively. However, standard American educational practices—stressing memorization, grades, and testing—are failing to foster these skills. There is one complete system of education that effectively supports the natural development of such essential abilities: Montessori. Montessori education expert Paula Lillard Preschlack offers a clear explanation of how the Montessori approach helps children. By looking closely at authentic Montessori practices, she shows the tight correlation between the Montessori system in action and children practicing and strengthening the very traits they will need for adulthood.

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  Summary & Analysis - Rising...

  Golden Books Publishing

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  SUMMARY & ANALYSIS 
    
  RISING STRONG 
  BASED ON THE BOOK BY BRENÉ BROWN 
    
  SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: GOLDEN BOOKS PUBLISHING 
    
  CONTENT 
  Introduction 
  The Physics of Vulnerability 
  Owning Our Stories 
  The Reckoning 
  The Rumble 
  Sewer Rats and Scofflaws 
  The Brave and Brokenhearted 
  Easy Mark 
  Composting Failure 
  General Analysis 
    
  ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK 
  In "Rising Strong" by Brené Brown, the author explores the process of getting back on our feet after a fall, emphasizing that vulnerability is the only path to more love, belonging, and joy. She uses research and storytelling to unpack what she has learned about navigating discomfort and hurt. The book presents a theory, grounded in data, that explains the social process of rising after falling, focusing on the choices that are available during difficult moments and their consequences. Brown explores the idea that storytelling and creativity are deeply human tools that can help us integrate our experiences and make us whole. The author also emphasizes the importance of owning our stories of struggle and embracing the fact that we are all both brave and brokenhearted. The book argues that rising strong is a spiritual practice that involves recognizing our interconnectedness and seeking perspective, meaning, and purpose in our lives. The narrative examines how we make up stories when we are hurt and offers guidance on how to engage with these stories. Ultimately, "Rising Strong" is about writing a new, braver ending to our stories and transforming how we engage with the world.

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  Test-Enhanced Learning - A...

  Kristian Still

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  Written by Kristian Still,Test-Enhanced Learning: A practical guide to improving academic outcomes for all studentsis an informative guidebook that explores the wealth of evidence behind and the benefits of test-enhanced learning, spaced retrieval practice and personalisation.
  Detailing the most up to date research into improving learning and retention, it takes us on a journey into test-enhanced learning, spaced retrieval practice, motivation, metacognition and personalisation. In so doing, the book provides a blueprint for all teachers and schools to improve the academic outcomes of their students and to achieve this in ways that improve the motivation of learners and reduces the workload for teachers.
  Kristian Still has been developing these ideas with his classes for many years and has achieved considerable success in terms of thedirect learning gains, and improved assessment grades of his pupils and the indirect gains instudentsgrowing confidence in lessons, with a wider group of pupils contributing to class and improved classroom behaviour. Consequently, students are finding greater comfort in class and experiencing less pressure or underpreparedness when a question is asked.
  The book is supported by the freeRemembermoreapp which uses digital flashcards as an aid to deliver the learning gains of personalised, spaced retrieval practice, providing teachers with insights into the effectiveness of their own teaching. It also contains a number of practical case studies from teachers using these techniques and the app to produce great results in their schools.
  Spaced retrieval practice is a highly effective but counter intuitive revision technique in that it involves forgetting and relearning knowledge.Test-Enhanced Learningprovides a blueprint for motivating students to adopt this technique in favour of seemingly easier but less effective techniques such as re-reading. Moreover, theRemembermoreapp does most of the convincing for you. It is a tool, not only to provide the flashcards for retrieval practice, but also to demonstrate the power of the technique to pupils.
  The book goes a step beyond mere retrieval practice, offering a fresh approach to test-enhanced learning, both pretesting and post testing, supported by real, classroom-based routines that have been tried and tested by both Primary and Secondary teachers across a range of subjects. Exploring the research behind test-enhanced learning, it reveals that both pretesting and post testing (retrieval practice) offers improved memorisation and secures long-term learning.
  Suitable for all teachers in all settings.

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  The Importance of Being Urban -...

  David A. Gamson

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  From the 1890s through World War II, the greatest hopes of American progressive reformers lay not in the government, the markets, or other seats of power but in urban school districts and classrooms. The Importance of Being Urban focuses on four western school systems—in Denver, Oakland, Portland, and Seattle—and their efforts to reconfigure public education in the face of rapid industrialization and the perceived perils of the modern city. In an era of accelerated immigration, shifting economic foundations, and widespread municipal shake-ups, reformers argued that the urban school district could provide the broad blend of social, cultural, and educational services needed to prepare students for twentieth-century life. These school districts were a crucial force not only in orchestrating educational change, but in delivering on the promise of democracy. David A. Gamson’s book provides eye-opening views of the histories of American education, urban politics, and the Progressive Era.

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