"Newburgh, NY-a city of about 30,000 residents, located roughly sixty miles north of New York City in the Hudson River Valley-is a quintessential example of a small, under-resourced, majority-minority, post-industrial city that has struggled to transition into the service, technology, and knowledge-based economy. Like many other similarly sized cities throughout the American northeast and midwest, white flight and decades of disinvestment left it...

"Former White House Press Secretary and current MSNBC host Jen Psaki shares the surprising lessons she's learned on her path to success and offers unique yet universal advice about how to be a more effective communicator in any situation. Not many White House Press Secretaries capture the nation's interest the way Jen Psaki did. Refreshingly candid and clear, Psaki quickly became known for her ability to break through the noise and successfully deliver...

"Bold and adventurous, Prudence Thorne is not the kind of woman to stand by meekly when someone she loves has been wronged. And she’s quite certain that Jasper Vincent, Duke of Montford, somehow duped her father into racking up enormous gambling debts. When fate offers her a chance to blackmail Jasper into forgiving her father’s losses, she seizes it . . . only to have her scheme backfire. Jasper enjoys London’s illicit delights too much to...

"Cambodia is home to the largest lake in Southeast Asia! Tourists and locals alike travel to honor the importance of the country’s lakes and rivers at Cambodia’s annual Water Festival! This title offers an engaging introduction to Cambodia’s landscape, wildlife, and culture. Colorful photos support the leveled text. Features and a full-spread fact page help highlight Cambodia’s animals, food, landmarks, and more"--

"A subversive literary horror novel that disrupts the tropes of women's historical fiction with delusions, wild beasts, and the uncontainable power of female rage The year is 1901, and Ada Byrd -- spinster, schoolmarm, amateur naturalist -- accepts a teaching post in isolated Lowry Bridge, grateful for the chance to re-establish herself where no one knows her secrets. She develops friendships with her neighbors, explores the woods with her students,...

"In this revelatory work, Ruha Benjamin calls on us to take imagination seriously as a site of struggle and a place of possibility for reshaping the future.A world without prisons? Ridiculous. Schools that foster the genius of every child? Impossible. Work that doesn't strangle the life out of people? Naive. A society where everyone has food, shelter, love? In your dreams. Exactly. Ruha Benjamin, Princeton University professor, insists that imagination...

"Helen, a jittery attorney with a self-destructive streak, is secretly reeling from a disturbing crime of neglect that her parents recently committed. Historically happy to compartmentalize - distracting herself by hooking up with lesbian couples, doting on her grandmother, and flirting with a young administrative assistant - Helen finally meets her match with Catherine and Katrina, a married couple who startle and intrigue her with their ever-increasing...

This title focuses on ghosts and gives information related to their origins, theories, and place in popular culture. It offers photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index.

"A collection of five genre-defying stories that offer a look at our innermost selves and characters who try to make sense of the world and their place in it."--

This title focuses on witches and gives information related to their origins, history, and place in popular culture. It offers photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index.