Brian Platzer
Author
Language
English
Description
"New York City is still regaining its balance in the years following 9/11 when a group of twentysomethings--Tess, Tazio, David, and Angelica--meet in a bar, each yearning for their own need: connection, a place in the world, a cause to believe in. Nearly fifteen years later, as their city recalibrates itself in the wake of the 2016 election, their bond has continued to endure--but almost everything else has changed. As freshmen at Cooper Union, Tess...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Aaron, a disgraced rabbi turned Wall Street banker, and Amelia, his journalist girlfriend, live with their newborn in Bedford-Stuyvesant, one of the most rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods in New York City. The infusion of upwardly mobile strivers into Bed-Stuy's historic brownstones belies the tension simmering on the streets below. But after a cop shoots a boy in a nearby park, a riot erupts--with Aaron and his family at its center. Over the course...
Author
Publisher
Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Taking the Stress out of Homework breaks down for parents exactly when and how to offer homework support. Whether your child's stress point is executive functioning--the ability to plan or organize--or a subject-specific struggle in math, reading, writing, or standardized test-preparation, Abby and Brian use real-life stories to provide individualized, actionable advice." -- Amazon.com.
Author
Series
CRS report volume R44398
Publisher
Congressional Research Service
Pub. Date
2018-
Language
English