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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.

When journalist and author Alison Stewart was confronted with emptying her late parents' overloaded basement, a job that dragged on for months, it got her thinking: How did it come to this? Why do smart, successful people hold on to old Christmas bows, chipped knickknacks, and books they will likely never reread? Junk details Stewart's three-year investigation into America's stuff.

Mirrors of Time tells the story of Emma, Maggie, Jaye, Zoe and Juliet. Before Emma gets married, she and her friends decide to visit Salar de Uyuni. The world's largest natural mirrors are not just breathtakingly beautiful, they're also magic. All five women end up traveling back in time to different destinations, journeys that change their perspectives about life, love, and the things that truly matter. Five fascinating characters. Five exciting plots. Five compelling romances.