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These 12 lectures answer questions about a high-stakes, ever-evolving area of the American legal system. Recreating a traditional law school course in corporate law, Professor Geis guides you through the foundations of corporate law, the history of corporations, the problems that can plague corporations (including insider trading and bribery), and more. In clear, accessible language, Law School for Everyone: Corporate Law introduces you to the inner workings of corporate law.

Join Professor Horton for an accessible introduction from contract essentials, including offers, acceptances, counteroffers, and options and defenses, to contract enforcement, such as fraud, duress, and unconscionability. In lectures that demystify concepts and terms that can often seem intimidating to individuals outside of legal fields, you’ll better understand (and navigate) the contracts of everyday life.

The book wants to provide an analytical review of the implications of data in many different contexts. As a matter of fact, data are correlated to the legal, economic and personal contexts. Furthermore, the report presents the different perspectives concerning the usage of data and their impacts on the agents involved: data subject, data collector, and data processor. This in-depth analysis shows the importance of coordination among consumers, firms and policy makers.

Following her retirement from Princeton University, celebrated historian Dr. Nell Irvin Painter surprised everyone in her life by returning to school - in her 60s - to earn a BFA and MFA in painting. In Old in Art School, she travels from her beloved Newark to the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design; finds meaning in the artists she loves, even as she comes to understand how they may be undervalued; and struggles with the unstable balance between the pursuit of art and the inevitable, sometimes painful, demands of a life fully lived.

Welcome to Finishing School for the Soul, the podcast for curious minds and open hearts who believe learning never truly ends. Hosted by Roianne Nedd, this soulful series shares the lessons she wished she’d learned earlier in life — now passed on as reflections, insights, and legacy-building wisdom sparked by a milestone birthday.This isn’t just talk — it’s a deep, expansive journey into the complexities of growth, courage in uncertain times, and nurturing your inner world. Because none of us are finished articles, and that’s the beauty of it.Every episode invites you to pause, ...

In The Ocean in the School, Rick Bonus tells the stories of Pacific Islander students as they and their allies struggled to transform a university they believed did not value their presence.

Brought to you by Penguin. 'For anyone who has enjoyed The Cultural Tutor on X, this book will be more of the same delight. Expect nuggets of insight and wisdom, wrapped in the author's trademark warmth and wit' Alain de Botton Who does the Mona Lisa actually depict? Why do we still look to the...

Since the mid-1950s, the psychoactive compound DMT has attracted the attention of experimentalists, prohibitionists, scientists, artists, alchemists, and hyperspace emissaries. Mystery School in Hyperspace is the first book to delve into the history of this substance, the discovery of its properties, and the impact it has had on poets, artists, and musicians.

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What happens when the next generation leads the conversation? Students from The Willow School take the mic to engage top executives, national journalists, and U.S. ambassadors—putting them on the record in candid discussions about civic engagement, youth voice, and the challenges shaping our society.

From iconic musicians Tegan and Sara comes a nostalgic memoir about high school, detailing their first loves and first songs in a compelling look back at their origin story. 'Honest and hilarious, dishy and sweet, smart and self-aware and utterly charming.' Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her...

Back in 2005, the first edition of Why Gender Matters broke ground in illuminating the differences between boys and girls—how they perceive the world differently, how they learn differently, how they process emotions and take risks differently. Dr. Sax argued that in failing to recognize these hardwired differences between boys and girls, we ended up reinforcing damaging stereotypes, medicalizing misbehavior, and failing to help kids to reach their full potential.

John Taylor Gatto's Weapons of Mass Instruction focuses on mechanisms of traditional education which cripple imagination, discourage critical thinking, and create a false view of learning as a byproduct of rote-memorization drills. Gatto's earlier book, Dumbing Us Down, introduced the now-famous expression of the title into the common vernacular. Weapons of Mass Instruction adds another chilling metaphor to the brief against conventional schooling.

Step into the world of The School Mistress, a captivating tale that explores the intricate dynamics of education, authority, and the lives of those within a school setting. Experience the struggles and triumphs of a dedicated teacher as she navigates the challenges of her role, revealing the powerful impact of mentorship and the transformative nature of learning.

There is a significant problem in our schools: too many boys are struggling. The list of things to concern teachers is long. Disappointing academic results, a lack of interest in studying, higher exclusion rates, increasing mental health issues, sexist attitudes, an inability to express emotions...

The podcast that puts the SUPER back in Superintendent. On School District Superheroes, the most innovative Superintendents share how they are reshaping the landscape of public education. From navigating funding realities and board dynamics to launching bold student initiatives and strengthening community partnerships, these district leaders share what it truly takes to lead at the highest level. Hosted by Nick Telford, co-founder and co-CEO of Elevo Learning.

Join friends Jonathan Greer, Katie Valenzuela and Annie Wilde as they unpack purity culture. The Rejects integrate resources, interrogate the Bible, talk to multiple experts, and keep the laughter going.

First of the famous Rover Boys books by future Hardy Boys creator Edward Stratemeyer (under the pseudonym Arthur M Winfield), this is an introduction to the fun-loving teenage Rover Brothers -- Dick, Tom & Sam. Virtual orphans, they are sent by their prudish Uncle Randolph to a military boarding school and their adventures soon begin! (Summary by BellonaTimes)

„Hack the School“ ist ein Gesprächsformat über Bildung – mit den Menschen, die sie erleben, prägen und manchmal auch ertragen. Wir bringen unterschiedliche Perspektiven zusammen: Lernende, Lehrpersonen, Ausbildner:innen, Eltern, Macher:innen und weitere Stimmen aus und rund um das Bildungssystem. Im Zentrum stehen keine perfekten Antworten, sondern echte Gespräche: Was funktioniert? Was nicht? Und warum eigentlich? Wir suchen keine Schlagworte, sondern konkrete Erfahrungen, ehrliche Einblicke und mögliche „Hacks“ – also Wege, Schule besser zu verstehen und weiterzuentwickeln. ...