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Beginning in the 17th century, institutions emerged in colonial America that contributed to the creation of a racial caste system. America's current racial caste system builds upon the legacy of both chattel slavery that existed in the United States prior to the Civil War and on the system of Jim Crow laws that designated African Americans to second-class citizenship in many parts of the American South prior to the civil rights movement.

Peter knows he was only a few formulas away from discovering the next big scientific breakthrough - how to become invisible. As he uncovers the ingredients for invisibility, his experiments take an unexpected turn - leaving Peter alone in a world where only his lab rat can see him.

As the Earth's land becomes completely flooded, humans must find a way to live underwater. The last standing city that has managed to survive the floods and find shelter underwater is now being attacked by an intelligent - and deadly - alien species. Is the human race doomed to become a food source for these aliens? Join Brock, the captain leading his squadron into the depths of the ocean, as they find out exactly what they are up against.

As many ESL learners know, TOEFL is a widely-accepted English proficiency test that can help you get into desired universities. High scores on this test will help you stand out among your peers and will show your proficiency level in English. The more you expose yourself to TOEFL vocabulary and how it's used, the more likely you are to remember these terms during the exam. This ESL guide includes 113 common TOEFL words and how to use them.

Prepositions are an important part of the English language. Normally mentioned before a noun or a pronoun, prepositions show the relation between words. Mentioned in this ESL guide are some of the most common prepositions in the English language and how to use them correctly.

The world conditions you to believe that you need to look a certain way or you should feel bad about yourself. I go into the truth about what's really going on inside the fitness industry and how you can put the right information in your head so you can stay motivated.

In her memoir Lab Girl, Hope Jahren describes the life she's lived and the knowledge she's learned as a scientist trying to find her way in the world. Focusing mostly on a period of professional development that stretches from 1997 to 2008, the bulk of the narrative follows Jahren from her first appointment as a professor in Atlanta to her current job at the University of Hawaii. Navigating personal and professional challenges including bipolar disorder, meager budgets, and sexist work environments.

The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon recounts the rise of Amazon since it was founded in 1994. Simultaneously, the book is a partial biography of the company's CEO and founder, Jeff Bezos, whose personality, values, and life experiences have had enormous influence shaping the company as it exists today. He is a much-feared but much-respected leader whose interactions with Amazon employees have become legendary within the company.

James Andrew Miller's Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood's Creative Artists Agency is an oral history of Creative Artists Agency, one of the most powerful talent agencies to emerge in the entertainment industry over the past 40 years. Miller interviewed agents, actors, musicians, and executives who worked at or with CAA. He arranges excerpts from their interviews to provide a narrative of CAA's history from its beginning to 2016.

Smarter Faster Better is a scientifically grounded self-help book that describes ways to increase productivity. Duhigg relates stories about ways to encourage individuals to make decisions and assign their own significant meanings to them, demonstrating that making choices and knowing the meaning of those choices stimulates further action and motivation. Analyses of team productivity programs and the functioning of effective teams show that productive teams should be diverse.

Workbook 5 is meant to test your knowledge of the prepositions covered in the ESL guide 92 Powerful Prepositions and Examples. The exercises here are all multiple choice, with the answer mentioned directly after each multiple-choice problem. This method allows you to study the prepositions on your own.

Josh is a washed up graveyard-shift janitor battling depression. Once a promising painter, repeated rejections of his work still sting his pride and thwart any motivation to try again. He is challenged to continue his work when an unlikely inspiration manifests itself, communicating a messaging that is hard for even Josh to ignore...

Each unique fantasy story comes with highlighted vocabulary and definitions before and during the story. This guide also offers a vocabulary exercise after each tale, allowing you to practice your newly learned terms and idioms. It is suitable for intermediate to advanced English learners.

Workbook 2 is meant to test your knowledge of the TOEFL vocabulary introduced in the ESL guide, 113 Common TOEFL Words and Examples. The exercises here are all multiple choice, with the answer mentioned directly after each multiple-choice problem. This method allows you to study the vocabulary on your own. There are five workbooks in this series, each offering you 400 unique multiple-choice questions of common TOEFL vocabulary.

Inspired By English brings you another exciting pair of tales that are not only entertaining but educational, too. Each unique fantasy story comes with vocabulary and definitions emphasized before and during the story. This guide also offers a vocabulary exercise after each tale, allowing you to practice your newly learned terms and idioms. It is suitable for intermediate to advanced English learners.

This is a summary and analysis of the book and not the original book. In his memoir Bare Bones: I'm Not Lonely If You're Reading This Book, country music radio personality Bobby Bones, whose birth name is Bobby Estell, looks back on his life so far. Bobby, who was 36 at the time of its 2016 publication, reflects on his successful and storied career, which has spanned three radio stations. He also explains how his difficult childhood has had an ambivalent legacy in his adult life.

Living Forward explains the importance of having a concrete Life Plan to prevent drifting from day to day and instead live a proactive life of success without regrets. The authors outline how to create a Life Plan and share success stories that exemplify the opportunities a well-thought-out Life Plan can provide.

In the United States alone, there are about three million people that have trouble speaking clearly because of a stuttering disorder. Stuttering is a speech disorder in where there is a disruption or interruption of a normal speech flow. When people speak, they have to force some of their words out because the flow is blocked or broken. They end up looking weird because when they stutter, they make weird looking facial expressions or are constantly blinking their eyes.

Workbook Three is meant to test your knowledge of the prepositions covered in the ESL guide 92 Powerful Prepositions and Examples. The exercises here are all multiple choice, with the answer mentioned directly after each multiple-choice problem. This method allows you to study the prepositions on your own.

The Learn English with Short Stories series does not need to be read in order, as all of the stories are independent from one another. This 10th section includes two thrilling science fiction stories. Each unique science fiction story comes with highlighted vocabulary and definitions before and during the tale. This guide also offers two multiple-choice vocabulary exercises after each story, allowing you to practice your newly learned terms and idioms. It is suitable for intermediate to advanced English learners.