High Public

A love letter to the rookie in all of us: Singer-actor Joshua Bassett's fearless memoir in verse about surviving the darkest moments of fame, addiction, and mental health struggles—and finding hope on the other side. "We're all figuring it out as we go along. Even the 'pros.'" This brutally...

In his path-breaking Killer High, Peter Andreas shows how six psychoactive drugs - ranging from old to relatively new, mild to potent, licit to illicit, natural to synthetic - have proven to be particularly important war ingredients. This sweeping history tells the story of war from antiquity to the modern age through the lens of alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, opium, amphetamines, and cocaine.

In this audio book you will discover a sure way to remove public speaking from your top 10 fears. This audiobook will guide you through delivering a successful public speech with the comfort that you have always wanted. Public speaking, a skill that could provide you a great advantage in today’s competitive world, is no longer a foreign and scary concept. This audiobook will teach you the pervasiveness of public speaking and how we incorporate it in our daily lives. Public speaking is an art that involves the delivery of a message in front of an audience.

In the first half of the 20th century, Dunbar was an academically elite public school, despite being racially segregated by law. By the 1950s, Dunbar High School was sending 80 percent of its students to college. Today, as with too many troubled urban public schools, the majority of Dunbar students struggle with reading and math. Journalist and author Alison Stewart, whose parents were both Dunbar graduates, tells the story of the school’s rise, fall, and path toward resurgence.

The High Cost of Good Intentions is the first comprehensive history of these federal entitlement programs. Combining economics, history, political science, and law, John F. Cogan reveals how the creation of entitlements brings forth a steady march of liberalizing forces that cause entitlement programs to expand. This process - as visible in the 18th and 19th centuries as in the present day - is repeated until benefits are extended to nearly all who could be considered eligible, and in turn establishes a new base for future expansions.

Unlock the secrets to acing the Notary Public Exam with "The 300 Most Common Notary Public Exam Vocabulary Words: How to Instantly Memorize 300 High Frequency Words for the Notary Public Test with Hilarious Stories So Funny You'll Never Forget Them!" - the ultimate tool to help you crush the vocabulary section of your Notary exam with ease! Are you tired of memorizing endless lists of complex words only to forget them the moment you need them? What if there was a way to make studying for your Notary Public Exam actually fun - and unforgettable? This book is your answer!

Does the idea of public speaking make you break out in a cold sweat and want to run as far from a podium as possible, or do you see it as an exciting opportunity to inspire and influence others through the artistry of your speech? In this audiobook, longtime master coach, performer, and founder of the No Fear Speaking System, Joe Yazbeck, will show you step-by-step how to create and deliver powerful presentations, master the artful science of public speaking, and deliver impact speeches.