• Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side

    “Failing schools. Underprivileged schools. Just plain bad schools.”   That’s how Eve L. Ewing opens Ghosts in the Schoolyard: describing Chicago Public Schools from the outside. The way politicians and pundits and parents of kids who attend other schools talk about them, with a mix of pity and contempt.   But Ewing knows Chicago Public Schools from the inside: as a student, then a teacher, and now a scholar who studies them. And that perspective has shown her that public schools are not buildings full of failures—they’re an integral part of their neighborhoods, at the heart of the... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 022652602X
    • ASIN: 022652602X
    • ISBN: 022652602X
    • Manufacturer: University of Chicago Press

  • The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

    One of Publishers Weekly's 10 Best Books of 2017 Longlisted for the National Book AwardThis “powerful and disturbing history” exposes how American governments deliberately imposed racial segregation on metropolitan areas nationwide (New York Times Book Review).In this groundbreaking history of the modern American metropolis, Richard Rothstein, a leading authority on housing policy, explodes the myth that America’s cities came to be racially divided through de facto segregation―that is, through individual prejudices, income differences, or the actions of private institutions like banks ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1631492853
    • ASIN: 1631492853
    • ISBN: 1631492853
    • Brand: LIVERIGHT
    • Manufacturer: Liveright

  • Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City


    • ASIN: 0553447432
    • ASIN: 0553447432
    • ISBN: 0553447432
    • Brand: Crown Pub
    • Manufacturer: Crown

  • Retire Rich with Rentals: How to Enjoy Ongoing Cash Flow From Real Estate...So You Don't Have to Work Forever

    Many baby boomers and working professionals dream of a comfortable (or even early) retirement, but have found most investment choices to be too time-consuming, too risky, or providing too meager of a return. In Retire Rich from Rentals, professional real estate investor Kathy Fettke will show you how to fund your retirement on passive income from real estate. Cash flow IS possible! By following Kathy's process for choosing markets, finding deals, and restructuring your portfolio, you can grow your passive income - without toilets, tenants, or getting your hands dirty. In Retire Rich from Ren... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1500881589
    • ASIN: 1500881589
    • ISBN: 1500881589
    • Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

  • Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival


    • ASIN: B000GCFX9K
    • ASIN: B000GCFX9K
    • Manufacturer: HarperCollins e-books

  • The Hundred Story Home: A Memoir of Finding Faith in Ourselves and Something Bigger

    Kathy Izard was a graphic designer, wife, mother of four daughters, and volunteer at Charlotte’s Urban Ministry Center when an unlikely meeting with formerly homeless author Denver Moore changed the course of her life. Inspired by Denver’s challenge to do more than serve in this soup kitchen, Kathy quit her job to take on what seemed like an unimaginable task in her second half of life—to build housing for Charlotte’s homeless. Woven together in this motivational story of a call to social action is Kathy’s personal journey to define the meaning of home and her own struggle with fait... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0785219889
    • ASIN: 0785219889
    • ISBN: 0785219889
    • Brand: HarperCollins Christian Pub.
    • Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson

  • No Life for a Lady (Women of the West)

    When Agnes Morley Cleaveland was born on a New Mexico cattle ranch in 1874, the term "Wild West" was a reality, not a cliché. In those days cowboys didn't know they were picturesque, horse rustlers were to be handled as seemed best on the occasion, and young ladies thought nothing of punching cows and hunting grizzlies in between school terms.

    • ASIN: 0803258682
    • ASIN: 0803258682
    • ISBN: 0803258682
    • Manufacturer: Bison Books

  • The Captured: A True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas Frontier

    On New Year's Day in 1870, ten-year-old Adolph Korn was kidnapped by an Apache raiding party. Traded to Comaches, he thrived in the rough, nomadic existence, quickly becoming one of the tribe's fiercest warriors. Forcibly returned to his parents after three years, Korn never adjusted to life in white society. He spent his last years in a cave, all but forgotten by his family. That is, until Scott Zesch stumbled over his own great-great-great uncle's grave. Determined to understand how such a "good boy" could have become Indianized so completely, Zesch travels across the west, digging through a... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0312317891
    • ASIN: 0312317891
    • ISBN: 0312317891
    • Brand: Scott Zesch
    • Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin

  • To Marry an English Lord: Tales of Wealth and Marriage, Sex and Snobbery in the Gilded Age

    “Marvelous and entertaining.” —Julian Fellowes, creator of Downton Abbey Discover the true stories behind the women who inspired DowntonAbbey and NBC’s The Gilded Age, the heiresses—including a Vanderbilt (railroads), a LaRoche (pharmaceuticals), and a Rogers (oil)—who staked their ground in England, swapping dollars for titles and marrying peers of the British realm. Filled with vivid personalities, grand houses, dashing earls, and a wealth of period details and quotes on the finer points of Victorian and Edwardian etiquette, To Marry an English Lord is social history at its livel... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0761171959
    • ASIN: 0761171959
    • ISBN: 9780761171959
    • Brand: Workman Publishing Company
    • Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company

  • The Lost Painting: The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece

    Told with consummate skill by the writer of the bestselling, award-winning A Civil Action, The Lost Painting is a remarkable synthesis of history and detective story.  An Italian village on a hilltop near the Adriatic coast, a decaying palazzo facing the sea, and in the basement, cobwebbed and dusty, lit by a single bulb, an archive unknown to scholars. Here, a young graduate student from Rome, Francesca Cappelletti, makes a discovery that inspires a search for a work of art of incalculable value, a painting lost for almost two centuries. The artist was Caravaggio, a master of the Italian... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0375759867
    • ASIN: 0375759867
    • ISBN: 0375759867
    • Brand: Random House Trade
    • Manufacturer: Random House Trade Paperbacks

  • Stonewalled: My Fight for Truth Against the Forces of Obstruction, Intimidation, and Harassment in Obama's Washington

    New York Times BestsellerSeasoned CBS reporter and author of The Smear, Sharyl Attkisson reveals how she has been electronically surveilled while digging deep into the Obama Administration and its scandals, and offers an incisive critique of her industry and the shrinking role of investigative journalism in today’s media.Americans are at the mercy of powerful figures in business and government who are virtually unaccountable. The Obama Administration in particular has broken new ground in its monitoring of journalists, intimidation and harassment of opposition groups, and surveillance of pri... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0062322850
    • ASIN: 0062322850
    • ISBN: 0062322850
    • Brand: Attkisson Sharyl
    • Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks

  • Equity Crowdfunding: The Complete Guide For Startups And Growing Companies

    Raise Money & Gain Exposure At The Same Time!Tired of fruitless pitch meetings with investors and the limitations of trying to grow a business through bootstrapping?Equity crowdfunding is a new, fresh alternative to Silicon Valley venture capital. Hundreds of thousands, or even millions of dollars, can be raised by offering shares in your startup to members of the public.Gaining marketing exposure and raising business funding are #1 and #2 on the priority list for many entrepreneurs. But they were always separate activities - first raise the money, then spend it on marketing. Until now!A... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B01M5FBSEB
    • ASIN: B01M5FBSEB
    • Manufacturer: Stonepine Publishing

  • Ray & Joan: The Man Who Made the McDonald's Fortune and the Woman Who Gave It All Away

    The movie The Founder, starring Michael Keaton, focused the spotlight on Ray Kroc, the man who amassed a fortune as the chairman of McDonald’s. But what about his wife Joan, the woman who became famous for giving away his fortune? Lisa Napoli tells the fascinating story behind the historic couple.Ray & Joan is a quintessentially American tale of corporate intrigue and private passion: a struggling Mad Men–era salesman with a vision for a fast-food franchise that would become one of the world’s most enduring brands, and a beautiful woman willing to risk her marriage and her reputation to ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1101984953
    • ASIN: 1101984953
    • ISBN: 9781101984956
    • Brand: Dutton Books
    • Manufacturer: Dutton

  • Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul


    • ASIN: 0812993500
    • ASIN: 0812993500
    • ISBN: 0812993500
    • Manufacturer: Spiegel & Grau

  • The War at the Shore: Donald Trump, Steve Wynn, and the Epic Battle to Save Atlantic City

    The high-stakes battle between two casino titans over the Vegas of the East Coast. It’s all quiet now on the eastern front of the American gaming industry―Atlantic City, New Jersey―but for five chaotic years, real estate developer Richard “Skip” Bronson was at the white-hot center of a titanic clash of money and power that transformed Atlantic City from a struggling day-tripper place with buses in and out to a born again destination drawing tourists from New York, Philadelphia, and other major cities along the eastern seaboard. From 1995 to 2000, two of the world’s best-known compa... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1468300466
    • ASIN: 1468300466
    • ISBN: 1468300466
    • Manufacturer: The Overlook Press

  • The Millionaire Real Estate Agent: Its Not About the Money...Its About Being the Best You Can Be!

    Teaches how to develop financial intelligence and master the mental and emotional sides of investment, and presents the path, model, and systems for building a successful real estate investment

    • UPC: 2617085
    • Rating: 5.0

  • The Real Estate Game : The Intelligent Guide To Decisionmaking And Investment

    Describes the opportunities and risks of commercial and residential real-estate investment, offering advice on finding the right property, financing, development, and

    • UPC: 667517
    • Rating: 3.0

  • The Real Estate Wholesaling Bible : The Fastest, Easiest Way to Get Started in Real Estate Investing

    "Make loads of money without ever swinging a hammer or dealing with tenantsWholesaling is by far the quickest and easiest way to make a killing in the world of real estate investing. Think of it

    • UPC: 26886442

  • The Real Estate Rehab Investing Bible : A Proven-Profit System for Finding, Funding, Fixing, and Flipping Houses... Without Lifting a Paintbrush

    THE HOUSE-FLIPPING HOW-TO THAT TURNS EVERYDAY PEOPLE INTO ENTREPRENEURS Everyone likes the idea of turning the ugliest house on the block to the best house on the block and making a profit. Until now a

    • UPC: 31890106

  • Your First Year in Real Estate, 2nd Ed. : Making the Transition from Total Novice to Successful Professional

    Newly Expanded with More Expert Advice to Help You Build a Winning Real Estate Career Welcome to the world of real estate sales, and the start of an exciting new career! Your destiny is now

    • UPC: 13223337

  • Dictionary of Real Estate Terms

    This quick-reference source features more than 3,000 terms and definitions and covers topics that include appraisal, construction, development, mortgage types, zoning regulations, and more. Includes graphs, charts, and line

    • UPC: 55390148

  • Commercial Real Estate Investing for Dummies

    This follow-up to "Real Estate Investing For Dummies" serves as both an overview of how to break into the business, and also as a guide to the different aspects of commercial real estate, from analyzing

    • UPC: 7895060

  • 2 Years to a Million in Real Estate

    2 Years to a Million in Real

    • UPC: 4745807

  • Buy It, Rent It, Profit! (Updated Edition) : Make Money as a Landlord in ANY Real Estate Market

    Updated edition of Buy it, rent it, profit!,

    • UPC: 53597319

  • Success as a Real Estate Agent for Dummies

    Make your fortune in the real estate business With home prices jumping nationwide, the real estate market is clearly starting to show stabilization. In the latest edition of Success as a Real Estate Agent For

    • UPC: 55547989

  • The Real Estate Social Media Strategy for Maximum Reach and Engagement | #TomFerryShow

    The Real Estate Social Media Strategy That Pays for Itself | Sandra Pike | Success Summit 2017

    How Real Estate Agents Can Dominate with Social Media & Increase Sales