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Author: Jonathon C James Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Legacy and duty, or the freedom to carve your own path? A difficult choice that Charles "Chance" Jameson must reckon with. Chance lives a life of both pain and privilege. A capable man yet still only 18, he is old enough to seize the world before him. Yet still too young to know what to make of his future. His mind, bright like the sun; heart, brave like all the legionnaires that preceded him; character, unsullied by the follies of the world. His soul, however, paints a different picture. It's beaten and weary with longing for the father he lost to a brutal war all those years before. The father, whose heroic legacy in the Legion, he is expected to live up to. Unfortunately, as Chance finds out the hard way, the choice is more complex than it seems. Unsuspecting of the world around him, Chance is forced to prove himself the soldier worthy of filling his father's shoes and, quite possibly, saving his Republic. For in the shadows, an enemy lurks. Using vile magics to hatch plots and scheme for a weakness in the country he must serve. When destiny calls, will he answer? "Aspirant, Coming of Age" by Jonathon C. James is the first installment to "Legionnaires of the Wassirian Republic" - an epic fantasy series for young adults and older readers alike. If you're looking to immerse yourself in a colorful world filled with stories of magic, sorcery, war, adventure, love, and duty, then get ready to meet your next favorite series! What's inside? A prolific epic fantasy series awaits adults and young adults alike! Magic, sorcery, war, adventure, love, and duty come alive in "Aspirant, Coming of Age: Legionnaires of the Wassirian Republic!". What do other readers say? "It's Like Starship Troopers meets the Roman Legions all in a high fantasy world!" -Beta reader "This draws you in and makes me impatient for the next," -David T "The true star of this book is the world building." -nikkib89 Here's what you can expect: A thrilling coming of age story that any young adult can relate to Charles "Chance" Jameson learns that the truths he held as a child are not necessarily the same truths you discover as an adult. Even those you love can hide things when they think they are doing what is in your best interests. An exciting blossoming romance that's sure to excite passionate readers Sparks fly as Chance slowly and surely falls in love with his best friend, Natalie. Though he soon finds another vying for his attentions. A captivating tale of legacy, duty, and destiny Chance works to grow into the shoes of his heroic father while exploring a world filled with a ton of surprises And more!
Author: Jonathon C James Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Legacy and duty, or the freedom to carve your own path? A difficult choice that Charles "Chance" Jameson must reckon with. Chance lives a life of both pain and privilege. A capable man yet still only 18, he is old enough to seize the world before him. Yet still too young to know what to make of his future. His mind, bright like the sun; heart, brave like all the legionnaires that preceded him; character, unsullied by the follies of the world. His soul, however, paints a different picture. It's beaten and weary with longing for the father he lost to a brutal war all those years before. The father, whose heroic legacy in the Legion, he is expected to live up to. Unfortunately, as Chance finds out the hard way, the choice is more complex than it seems. Unsuspecting of the world around him, Chance is forced to prove himself the soldier worthy of filling his father's shoes and, quite possibly, saving his Republic. For in the shadows, an enemy lurks. Using vile magics to hatch plots and scheme for a weakness in the country he must serve. When destiny calls, will he answer? "Aspirant, Coming of Age" by Jonathon C. James is the first installment to "Legionnaires of the Wassirian Republic" - an epic fantasy series for young adults and older readers alike. If you're looking to immerse yourself in a colorful world filled with stories of magic, sorcery, war, adventure, love, and duty, then get ready to meet your next favorite series! What's inside? A prolific epic fantasy series awaits adults and young adults alike! Magic, sorcery, war, adventure, love, and duty come alive in "Aspirant, Coming of Age: Legionnaires of the Wassirian Republic!". What do other readers say? "It's Like Starship Troopers meets the Roman Legions all in a high fantasy world!" -Beta reader "This draws you in and makes me impatient for the next," -David T "The true star of this book is the world building." -nikkib89 Here's what you can expect: A thrilling coming of age story that any young adult can relate to Charles "Chance" Jameson learns that the truths he held as a child are not necessarily the same truths you discover as an adult. Even those you love can hide things when they think they are doing what is in your best interests. An exciting blossoming romance that's sure to excite passionate readers Sparks fly as Chance slowly and surely falls in love with his best friend, Natalie. Though he soon finds another vying for his attentions. A captivating tale of legacy, duty, and destiny Chance works to grow into the shoes of his heroic father while exploring a world filled with a ton of surprises And more!
Author: Manata Hashemi Publisher: NYU Press ISBN: 1479881945 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 245
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An inside look at young Iranians navigating poverty and stigma in a time of crisis Crippling sanctions, inflation, and unemployment have increasingly burdened young people in the Islamic Republic of Iran. In Coming of Age in Iran, Manata Hashemi takes us inside the lives of poor Iranian youth, showing how these young men and women face their future prospects. Drawing on first-hand accounts, Hashemi follows their stories, one by one, as they struggle to climb up the proverbial ladder of success. Based on years of ethnographic research among these youth in their homes, workspaces, and places of leisure, Hashemi shows how public judgments can give rise to meaningful changes for some while making it harder for others to escape poverty. Ultimately, Hashemi sheds light on the pressures these young men and women face, showing how many choose to comply with—rather than resist—social norms in their pursuit of status and belonging. Coming of Age in Iran tells the unprecedented story of how Iran’s young and struggling attempt to extend dignity and alleviate misery, illuminating the promises—and limits—of finding one’s place during a time of profound uncertainty.
Author: Charles Dickens Publisher: Tacet Books ISBN: 3968589270 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 918
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Welcome to the3 Books To Knowseries, our idea is to help readers learn about fascinating topics through three essential and relevant books. These carefully selected works can be fiction, non-fiction, historical documents or even biographies. We will always select for you three great works to instigate your mind, this time the topic is:Coming of Age - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens - The Waves by Virginia Woolf - Little Women by Louisa May AlcottGreat Expectations is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel: a bildungsroman that depicts the personal growth and personal development of an orphan nicknamed Pip. Great Expectations is full of extreme imagerypoverty, prison ships and chains, and fights to the death and has a colourful cast of characters who have entered popular culture. The Waves is a 1931 novel by Virginia Woolf. It is considered her most experimental work, and consists of soliloquies spoken by the book's six characters: Bernard, Susan, Rhoda, Neville, Jinny, and Louis. Also important is Percival, the seventh character, though readers never hear him speak in his own voice. The soliloquies that span the characters' lives are broken up by nine brief third-person interludes detailing a coastal scene at varying stages in a day from sunrise to sunset. Little Women is a novel by U.S. author Louisa May Alcott, which was originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. Following the lives of the four March sistersMeg, Jo, Beth and Amythe novel details their passage from childhood to womanhood and is loosely based on the author and her three sisters. This is one of many books in the series 3 Books To Know. If you liked this book, look for the other titles in the series, we are sure you will like some of the topics.
Author: Stefanie DeLuca Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation ISBN: 1610448588 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 319
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Recent research on inequality and poverty has shown that those born into low-income families, especially African Americans, still have difficulty entering the middle class, in part because of the disadvantages they experience living in more dangerous neighborhoods, going to inferior public schools, and persistent racial inequality. Coming of Age in the Other America shows that despite overwhelming odds, some disadvantaged urban youth do achieve upward mobility. Drawing from ten years of fieldwork with parents and children who resided in Baltimore public housing, sociologists Stefanie DeLuca, Susan Clampet-Lundquist, and Kathryn Edin highlight the remarkable resiliency of some of the youth who hailed from the nation’s poorest neighborhoods and show how the right public policies might help break the cycle of disadvantage. Coming of Age in the Other America illuminates the profound effects of neighborhoods on impoverished families. The authors conducted in-depth interviews and fieldwork with 150 young adults, and found that those who had been able to move to better neighborhoods—either as part of the Moving to Opportunity program or by other means—achieved much higher rates of high school completion and college enrollment than their parents. About half the youth surveyed reported being motivated by an “identity project”—or a strong passion such as music, art, or a dream job—to finish school and build a career. Yet the authors also found troubling evidence that some of the most promising young adults often fell short of their goals and remained mired in poverty. Factors such as neighborhood violence and family trauma put these youth on expedited paths to adulthood, forcing them to shorten or end their schooling and find jobs much earlier than their middle-class counterparts. Weak labor markets and subpar postsecondary educational institutions, including exploitative for-profit trade schools and under-funded community colleges, saddle some young adults with debt and trap them in low-wage jobs. A third of the youth surveyed—particularly those who had not developed identity projects—were neither employed nor in school. To address these barriers to success, the authors recommend initiatives that help transform poor neighborhoods and provide institutional support for the identity projects that motivate youth to stay in school. They propose increased regulation of for-profit schools and increased college resources for low-income high school students. Coming of Age in the Other America presents a sensitive, nuanced account of how a generation of ambitious but underprivileged young Baltimoreans has struggled to succeed. It both challenges long-held myths about inner-city youth and shows how the process of “social reproduction”—where children end up stuck in the same place as their parents—is far from inevitable.
Author: X Mallin Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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The compelling anthology "Crossroads of Becoming: Stories for the Coming of Age" explores the transformational journey of young people as they go through the crucial transitional period between adolescence and maturity. This book examines the difficulties of forming an identity, the tremendous effects of key events in determining one's destiny, and stories of self-discovery, personal development, and the power of choice. Discover the common themes of change, perseverance, and the quest of authenticity in these moving tales as you embark on an emotional journey of the crossroads where uncertainty and opportunity coexist.
Author: Fredrik Logevall Publisher: Random House ISBN: 081299714X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 817
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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • A Pulitzer Prize–winning historian takes us as close as we have ever been to the real John F. Kennedy in this revelatory biography of the iconic, yet still elusive, thirty-fifth president. “An utterly incandescent study of one of the most consequential figures of the twentieth century.”—Jill Lepore, author of These Truths: A History of the United States WINNER OF THE ELIZABETH LONGFORD PRIZE • NAMED BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR BY The Times (London) ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Sunday Times (London), New Statesman, The Daily Telegraph, Kirkus Reviews By the time of his assassination in 1963, John F. Kennedy stood at the helm of the greatest power the world had ever seen, a booming American nation that he had steered through some of the most perilous diplomatic standoffs of the Cold War. Born in 1917 to a striving Irish American family that had become among Boston’s wealthiest, Kennedy knew political ambition from an early age, and his meteoric rise to become the youngest elected president cemented his status as one of the most mythologized figures in American history. And while hagiographic portrayals of his dazzling charisma, reports of his extramarital affairs, and disagreements over his political legacy have come and gone in the decades since his untimely death, these accounts all fail to capture the full person. Beckoned by this gap in our historical knowledge, Fredrik Logevall has spent much of the last decade searching for the “real” JFK. The result of this prodigious effort is a sweeping two-volume biography that properly contextualizes Kennedy amidst the roiling American Century. This volume spans the first thirty-nine years of JFK’s life—from birth through his decision to run for president—to reveal his early relationships, his formative experiences during World War II, his ideas, his writings, his political aspirations. In examining these pre–White House years, Logevall shows us a more serious, independently minded Kennedy than we’ve previously known, whose distinct international sensibility would prepare him to enter national politics at a critical moment in modern U.S. history. Along the way, Logevall tells the parallel story of America’s midcentury rise. As Kennedy comes of age, we see the charged debate between isolationists and interventionists in the years before Pearl Harbor; the tumult of the Second World War, through which the United States emerged as a global colossus; the outbreak and spread of the Cold War; the domestic politics of anti-Communism and the attendant scourge of McCarthyism; the growth of television’s influence on politics; and more. JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917–1956 is a sweeping history of the United States in the middle decades of the twentieth century, as well as the clearest portrait we have of this enigmatic American icon.
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