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  The Criminal Record Complex -...

  Melissa Burch

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  Most employers in the United States routinely conduct criminal background checks on job applicants, weeding out those with criminal convictions. In this powerful analysis, Melissa Burch sheds light on one of the most significant forces of social and economic marginalization of our time—discrimination on the basis of criminal records. Chronicling the daily interactions of hiring managers, workforce development professionals, and job-seekers with felony convictions in Southern California, Burch shows that this discrimination is not simply a matter of employer bias. Hiring is shaped by a set of institutions, organizations, and industries that promote the erroneous idea that people with criminal records are dangerous to employ. Burch places today's routine practice of background screening within racialized notions of risk originating in early capitalist development, tracing how, over decades, criminal background checks became a convenient catch-all, leveraged by entities with a direct interest in growing the practice. Despite this reach, however, Burch discovers that small business owners tend to put less value on background checks, trusting their own judgment. Approaching the issue from both personal and policy perspectives, The Criminal Record Complex upends what we thought we knew about the causes of criminal record discrimination.

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  Extended Summary - Good To Great...

  Everbook Summaries

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  EXTENDED SUMMARY 
    
  GOOD TO GREAT 
  BASED ON THE BOOK BY JAMES C. COLLINS 
    
  SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: EVERBOOK SUMMARIES 
    
  CONTENT 
  Good Is the Enemy of Great 
  Level 5 Leadership 
  First Who... Then What 
  Confront the Brutal Facts (Yet Never Lose Faith) 
  The Hedgehog Concept (Simplicity within the Three Circles) 
  A Culture of Discipline 
  Technology Accelerators 
  The Flywheel and the Doom Loop 
  From Good to Great to Built to Last 
  General Analysis 
    
  ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK 
  In Good to Great, Jim Collins explores how companies transition from being merely good to achieving sustained greatness. Through rigorous research, the study identifies key factors that differentiate exceptional companies from their ordinary counterparts. The book delves into the importance of Level 5 leadership, getting the right people on board, confronting brutal facts, and developing a Hedgehog Concept. It examines how these elements contribute to a flywheel effect, where consistent effort builds momentum and leads to breakthrough results. The research contrasts good-to-great companies with comparison companies to reveal what truly drives lasting success.

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  Freedom Riders The: The History...

  Editors Charles River

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  After a 1960 Supreme Court decision in Boynton v. Virginia, bus segregation was made illegal on new grounds: it violated the interstate commerce clause of the Constitution, by regulating the movement of people across state lines. With this victory in hand, the Freedom Rides of 1961 began. Organized primarily by a new group – the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE) – the Freedom Rides followed the same guidance that inspired the Montgomery Boycott and the Greensboro Sit-Ins – non-violent direct action. The purpose of the Freedom Rides was the test the Supreme Court's decision by riding from Virginia to Louisiana on integrated busses. This was notably the first major Civil Rights event that included a large segment of white participants.  
  	Mobs in places like Birmingham and Montgomery firebombed buses and brutally beat the Freedom Riders, sending dozens to the hospital. Mob violence, orchestrated by the KKK and their segregationist allies, erupted endlessly throughout the summer. White activists, who were viewed by the Ku Klux Klan as betraying their race, took the worst beatings of all.  
  	Both black and white Northerners had participated in the Freedom Rides, and civil rights activists sought other ways to harness their energy and activism in 1963. After the Freedom Rides, civil rights leaders initiated voter registration drives that could help register black voters and build community organizations that could help make their votes count. The momentum generated by the Freedom Rides and the following activism would lead to the famous March on Washington and eventually the passage of a historic civil rights bill in 1964. 

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  The Genius of Home - Teaching...

  PhD Catherine Read

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  To educate means to draw forth (Latin, educare: to lead, to bring up); the teacher must draw forth, but, also, must meet the new individual at her or his own level. But what does the teacher draw forth from the child? Is the teacher like the sun that draws forth the plants? Children do grow up, but at the same time, they come down. What if one is teaching one's own children? 
  There are as many possible approaches to teaching children at home, that is, "homeschooling", as there are homes and families who choose to take up this individualized approach to education. Catherine Read chose to model her School-at-Home on the curriculum used in Waldorf schools. 
  This book is the story of her journey as the primary teacher of her two daughters through the Waldorf curriculum from early childhood through high school grade eleven: what she did, when she did it, and why. 
  Along the way, this flexible, artistic, challenging, and ultimately rewarding approach to education comes into focus. Inspiring and instructional, the account of her years as both parent and teacher will be a boon to anyone thinking of founding their own School-at-Home.

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  Summary - How To Change Your...

  Fastbooks Publishing

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  SUMMARY 
    
  HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND 
  BASED ON THE BOOK BY MICHAEL POLLAN 
    
  SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: FASTBOOKS PUBLISHING 
    
  CONTENT 
  A Renaissance 
  Natural History: Bemushroomed 
  History: The First Wave 
  Travelogue: Journeying Underground 
  The Neuroscience: Your Brain on Psychedelics 
  The Trip Treatment: Psychedelics in Psychotherapy 
  The Second Wave 
  Underground Guides and Practices 
  The Future of Psychedelics 
  General Analysis 
    
  ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK 
  In "How to Change Your Mind" by Michael Pollan, the author explores the resurgence of scientific and cultural interest in psychedelic substances. Pollan investigates the history of psychedelics, tracing their initial promise in the 1950s to their subsequent suppression and more recent re-emergence. The book delves into the potential therapeutic benefits of these drugs, examining their use in treating conditions like depression and addiction, as well as their capacity for facilitating spiritual experiences and personal growth. Pollan also shares his personal experiences with psychedelics, exploring the ways in which they have altered his perspective and deepened his understanding of consciousness. The book includes a look at the practices of underground guides and the importance of set, setting and integration.

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  Summary - The Last House Guest -...

  Fastbooks Publishing

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  SUMMARY 
    
  THE LAST HOUSE GUEST 
  BASED ON THE BOOK BY MEGAN MIRANDA 
    
  SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: FASTBOOKS PUBLISHING 
    
  CONTENT 
  The Last House Guest 
  Shadows of Doubt 
  Unraveling Secrets 
  A Tangled Web 
  The Loman Legacy 
  Facing the Truth 
  Justice Served? 
  Picking up the Pieces 
  A New Beginning 
  Analysis 
    
  ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK 
  In "The Last House Guest" by Megan Miranda, Avery Greer finds herself entangled in a web of secrets and lies following the suspicious death of her close friend, Sadie Loman. As the investigation unfolds, Avery uncovers a history of manipulation and hidden truths that threaten to shatter the idyllic facade of Littleport, Maine, a town divided between the wealthy summer residents and the year-round locals. The Lomans, Sadie's powerful family, exert a controlling influence over the town, their secrets deeply intertwined with Avery's own tragic past. As Avery digs deeper, she is forced to confront her own vulnerabilities and the dark undercurrents of Littleport's social dynamics. The story explores themes of power, class divisions, and the complexities of friendship and loyalty.

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