Author: David A. Dorsey
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813047749
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 234
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For the young men of Dunbar—the low-income, historically segregated neighborhoods of Fort Myers, Florida—avoiding the path that leads to easy money as a drug dealer often means choosing complete devotion to football and dreams of NFL stardom. While such dreams remain out of reach for most, an astonishing number of Dunbar athletes, including NFL idols Deion Sanders, Jevon Kearse, and Earnest Graham, have achieved massive success. Fourth Down in Dunbar is the story of how one community, plagued by drugs and violence, where many children are fatherless, gave rise to so many stellar youth athletes. Using Sanders as the centerpiece of the story, David Dorsey explores Dunbar’s history to show how the same drug culture that ruined so many promising futures also served as motivation for football success. As a reporter for the Fort Myers News-Press, Dorsey had exclusive access to the players and their relatives. He shows the success of the wildly talented as well as the regrets of those who took the wrong path, while highlighting hope for the future of Dunbar. In this poignant tale of heartbreak and triumph, Dorsey reveals the true nature of these men who overcame the obstacles in their lives and made their families and their hometown proud.
Author: Margaret Mahy
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN: 0711253986
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
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New edition of a classic tale from one of the 20th century's bestselling children's authors.
Author: Alison Stewart
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1613740123
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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Combining a fascinating history of the first U.S. high school for African Americans with an unflinching analysis of urban public-school education today, First Class explores an underrepresented and largely unknown aspect of black history while opening a discussion on what it takes to make a public school successful. In 1870, in the wake of the Civil War, citizens of Washington, DC, opened the Preparatory High School for Colored Youth, the first black public high school in the United States; it would later be renamed Dunbar High and would flourish despite Jim Crow laws and segregation. Dunbar attracted an extraordinary faculty: its early principal was the first black graduate of Harvard, and at a time it had seven teachers with PhDs, a medical doctor, and a lawyer. During the school's first 80 years, these teachers would develop generations of highly educated, successful African Americans, and at its height in the 1940s and '50s, Dunbar High School sent 80 percent of its students to college. Today, as in too many failing urban public schools, the majority of Dunbar students are barely proficient in reading and math. Journalist and author Alison Stewart—whose parents were both Dunbar graduates—tells the story of the school's rise, fall, and possible resurgence as it looks to reopen its new, state-of-the-art campus in the fall of 2013.
Author: Tal McThenia
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439158606
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 21
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True crime.
Author: Robin Dunbar
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141975326
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 319
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What makes us human? How did we develop language, thought and culture? Why did we survive, and other human species fail? The past 12,000 years represent the only time in the sweep of human history when there has been only one human species. How did this extraordinary proliferation of species come about - and then go extinct? And why did we emerge such intellectual giants? The tale of our origins has inevitably been told through the 'stones and bones' of the archaeological record, yet Robin Dunbar shows it was our social and cognitive changes rather than our physical development which truly made us distinct from other species.
Author: Fiona Dunbar
Publisher: Orchard Books
ISBN: 1408314487
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 143
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Hey, Kitty Slade here, just checking in again. I was getting pretty used to seeing, you know, dead people - but they can still take a girl by surprise. This one - this one was weird. When Kitty goes to stay on an eerie, windswept moor, she soon hears about a terrifying ghost hound rumoured to prey on humans. A man has disappeared without a trace - and he's not the first. Helped by a strange spirit called Lupa, Kitty must solve the mystery - and fast...
Author: Anthony P. Dunbar
Publisher: Berkley
ISBN: 9780425160923
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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On trial for murder, Cletus Busters needs a miracle. He has a police record and was found in a restricted area--holding the victim's severed head. With the trial less than a week away, his lawyer has made exactly two motions--heading to the bar for a couple of drinks, and begging Tubby Dubonet to take over the case.
Author: Helene Dunbar
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492667382
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 291
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"Ghost story, love story, and mystery in equal measure, Helene Dunbar's Prelude for Lost Souls is filled with unforgettable characters who reveal the many ways a life can be haunted. Perfect for fans of The Raven Boys."—Lisa Maxwell, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Magician series From acclaimed author Helene Dunbar comes a spellbinding young adult book about a small town filled with spiritualists and one boy who wants out, perfect for readers who want teen ghost books and fans of Maggie Stiefvater, Maureen Johnson, and Nova Ren Suma. In the town of St. Hilaire, most make their living by talking to the dead. In the summer, the town gates open to tourists seeking answers while all activity is controlled by The Guild, a sinister ruling body that sees everything. Dec Hampton has lived there his entire life, but ever since his parents died, he's been done with it. He knows he has to leave before anyone has a chance to stop him. His best friend Russ won't be surprised when Dec leaves—but he will be heartbroken. Russ is a good medium, maybe even a great one. He's made sacrifices for his gift and will do whatever he can to gain entry to The Guild, even embracing dark forces and contacting the most elusive ghost in town. But when the train of Annie Krylova, the piano prodigy whose music has been Dec's main source of solace, breaks down outside of town, it sets off an unexpected chain of events. And in St. Hilaire, there are no such things as coincidences. Perfect for readers looking for: ghost town books young adult lgbt books atmospheric stories Praise for Prelude for Lost Souls: "Dunbar invokes small-town intrigue and plentiful atmosphere with this haunting, romantic tale."—Publishers Weekly "A quietly compelling story."—Kirkus Reviews "Mesmerizing and haunting, Dunbar invites readers into a world of family secrets, anxious ghosts and a society's ruthless grasp for power that will leave you wanting more."—The Nerd Daily Also by Helene Dunbar: We Are Lost and Found
Author: Sax Rohmer
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1786560429
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 3760
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Sax Rohmer, the pen name of Arthur Sarsfield Ward, was an internationally popular British writer, most famous for creating the sinister Chinese criminal genius Fu Manchu, the hero-villain of many novels. This comprehensive eBook presents Rohmer’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Rohmer’s life and works * Concise introductions to the famous novels and other texts * 14 novels, with individual contents tables * 3 Fu Manchu novels * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Includes Rohmer’s rare non-fiction work on the occult, ‘The Romance of Sorcery’, – available in no other collection * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * UPDATED with 'Exploits of Captain O’Hagan' and 'Gray Face' The Novels The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu (1913) The Sins of Séverac Bablon (1914) The Yellow Claw (1915) The Devil Doctor (1916) The Si-Fan Mysteries (1917) Brood of the Witch-Queen (1918) The Orchard of Tears (1918) The Quest of the Sacred Slipper (1919) Dope: A Story of Chinatown and the Drug Traffic (1919) The Golden Scorpion (1919) The Green Eyes of Bâst (1919) Bat-Wing (1921) Fire-Tongue (1921) Gray Face (1924) The Short Story Collections Exploits of Captain O’Hagan (1916) Tales of Secret Egypt (1918) The Dream Detective, Being Some Account of the Methods of Moris Klaw (1920) The Haunting of Low Fennel (1920) Tales of Chinatown (1922) The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Non-Fiction The Romance of Sorcery (1914) Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks
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