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A bundle of books: #1 (Primary Target) and #2 (Primary Command) in Jack Mars’s Luke Stone Thriller series. This bundle offers books one and two in one convenient file, with over 150,000 words.

Between February 24, 1912, when TR came out of political retirement to challenge William Howard Taft for the Republican Party's nomination for president, and June 23 of that year, Roosevelt and his supporters created and benefited from 13 new presidential primaries, the first in the nation's history. Stressing the importance of primaries, TR's campaign theme became "the right of the people to rule".

Play is how children explore, discover, fail, succeed, socialize, and flourish. It is a fundamental element of the human condition. It's the key to giving schoolchildren skills they need to succeed. Expert organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Academy of Sciences, and the Centers for Disease Control agree that play and physical activity are critical foundations of childhood, academics, and future skills - yet politicians are destroying play in childhood education.

Within hours of giving birth to her sixth child, Mary Kay Letourneau had her baby daughter whisked from her arms. She was then shackled and returned to her jail cell. Just years before, the pretty, personable Seattle schoolteacher was living a life many would envy - she had a handsome husband, four beautiful children, and a beloved following of students. Then she was accused of raping one of her students, and her whole world turned upside down.

Primary Colors offers a richly detailed look at life on the political stump. As former congressional aide Henry Burton is dazzled and lured into presidential hopeful Jack Stanton's fledgling campaign, he becomes a cog in Stanton's unstoppable political machine. Burton illuminates, through his actions and observations, the sometimes seamy, sometimes steamy and sometimes surprisingly noble ascent to the presidency.

Surviving Primary School! – The essential self esteem and confidence book for kids… This happened in grade 5. All of us still looked and sounded like young kids when I, and only I, started to develop a ‘phenomenon’: I suddenly started to grow hairs on my arms and on my legs. This was thick black hair that you couldn’t help noticing. I had become hairy! It was hot outside, and the regional sports competition was coming soon. It sounded like great fun, but for me it was a nightmare. Just the thought of our team sports kit (the shortest possible running short and a skimpy vest) made ...

In Primary Command (The Forging of Luke Stone - book number two), a ground-breaking action thriller by number one bestseller Jack Mars, elite delta force veteran Luke Stone, 29, leads the FBI’s special response team on a nail-biting mission to save American hostages from a nuclear submarine. But when all goes wrong, and when the President shocks the world with his reaction, it may fall on Luke’s shoulders to save not only the hostages - but the world.

The president is taken hostage aboard Air Force One. A shocking ride ensues as elite Delta Force veteran Luke Stone, 29, and the FBI’s Special Response Team may be the only ones who can bring him back. But in an action-packed thriller jammed with shocking twists and turns, the destination - and the extraction - may be even more dramatic than the ride itself.

In the tradition of Dale Russakoff's The Prize and Dana Goldstein's The Teacher Wars, Wexler brings together history, research, and compelling characters to pull back the curtain on this fundamental flaw in our education system - one that fellow reformers, journalists, and policymakers have long overlooked, and of which the general public, including many parents, remains unaware.

In 1994, Driven to Distraction sparked a revolution in our understanding of attention deficit disorder. Now a second revolution is under way in the approach to ADD, and the news is great. Drug therapies, our understanding of the role of diet and exercise, even the way we define the disorder, all are changing radically. And doctors are realizing that millions of adults suffer from this condition, though the vast majority of them remain undiagnosed and untreated.

The devils dance around her bubbling cauldron. The search for his missing son leads retired police chief William and three members of his former crew to a remote town nestled in the shadow of the mountains. They are met by decaying buildings and shady locals whose weathered faces harbor a sinister pact with an evil entity. As they seek to unravel the mysteries of the town, the coming of darkness unveils the true nature of this secluded place. Surrounded by chaos, they find themselves in the ultimate battle for their mortal souls. Will William reunite with his son? Can they escape the ...

Congress has become an unproductive and unaccountable mess. Polls show that only twenty percent of Americans think it’s doing a good job—yet ninety percent of incumbents are reelected. This shocking discrepancy is a natural outcome of our system of party primaries and their polarizing incentives.

Citizen Science for Everyone: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Get Involved Today is your complete guide to joining the growing global movement that empowers everyday people to contribute meaningfully to scientific research. Whether you’re a curious beginner, an educator, a student, or simply passionate about making a difference, this book will show you how to participate in real science—no lab coat required. Explore the history and impact of citizen science, discover the tools and technologies that are transforming public engagement, and learn how to join projects near you or ...

In Primary Duty: The Forging of Luke Stone, Book 6, a groundbreaking action thriller by number one best seller Jack Mars, a Supreme Court Justice is taken hostage by a terrorist organization. With a consequential decision before the court, the death of this swing Justice could change the political landscape for decades.

Mr. Peter’s “Steps to Composition (Development of Writing Skill, from Primary to Secondary Level” is the first part of a book called ‘Advanced Writing Skill, the Complete Version,’ which contains three parts (Part-1, Part-2 & Part-3). Part 1 of the book includes all types of paragraph writing, essay writing, picture story composition, and story writing for students from Primary to Higher Secondary levels. It covers paragraphs from autobiographical to biographical, narrative writing to descriptive writing, and Picture Story Composition. On the other hand, Part 2, “Development of ...

Stephen R. Covey believed there were only two ways to live: a life of primary greatness or a life of secondary greatness. Through his classic books and seminars, he taught that the intrinsic rewards of primary greatness - integrity, responsibility, and meaningful contribution - far outweighed the superficial rewards of secondary greatness - money, popularity, and the self-absorbed, pleasure-ridden life that some people consider "success".

Primary Colors has its rich rewards as a savvy insider’s look at life on the stump. But it travels far beyond mere gossip and exposé to discover a convincing world of its own, peopled by smart cookies, nutcases, and wheeler-dealers, whose public and private lives illuminate each other—sometimes by casting dark shadows. This story spans the novelistic spectrum from bedroom farce to high moral drama, and it paints a picture of the political state of the nation so vivid and authentic that one finds in it the deepest kind of truth—the kind of truth that only fiction can tell.

In The Book Whisperer, Miller takes us inside her sixth grade classroom to reveal the secrets of her powerful but unusual instructional approach. Rejecting book reports, comprehension worksheets, and other aspects of conventional instruction, Miller embraces giving students an individual choice in what they read, combined with a program for independent reading. She also focuses on building a classroom library of high-interest books, and above all on modeling appropriate and authentic reading behaviors.

Critically acclaimed and commercially successful, this resource helps parents overcome their residual math anxiety and assists them in showing children how to enjoy the subject and excel at it. Packed with useful information and instruction, the audiobook features proven teaching techniques, games, and other activities. Suitable for home schoolers and other parents of children from preschool to age ten.

Middle school is its own important, distinct territory, and yet it's either written off as an uncomfortable rite of passage or lumped in with other developmental phases. Based on her many years working in schools, professional counselor Phyllis Fagell sees these years instead as a critical stage that parents can't afford to ignore (and though "middle school" includes different grades in various regions, Fagell maintains that the ages make more of a difference than the setting).