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Regents Exams and Answers: Physics--Physical Setting 2020 (Barron's Regents)
by Miriam Lazar M.S. Ed.Barron’s Regents Exams and Answers: Physics 2020 provides essential review for students taking the Physics Regents, including actual exams administered for the course, thorough answer explanations, and comprehensive review of all topics. This edition features: Seven actual, administered Regents exams so students can get familiar with the test, Comprehensive review questions grouped by topic, to help refresh skills learned in class, Thorough explanations for all answers, Score analysis charts to help identify strengths and weaknesses, Study tips and test-taking strategies. Looking for additional practice and review? Check out Barron’s Regents Physics Power Pack 2020 two-volume set, which includes Let’s Review Regents: Physics 2020 in addition to the Regents Exams and Answers: Physics book.
Regents Exams and Answers: U.S. History and Government 2020 (Barron's Regents)
by Morris Gall Eugene V. Resnick M.A. John McGeehan M.A. J.D. William Streitweiser M.A.AW1570Barron’s Regents Exams and Answers: U.S. History and Government 2020 provides essential review for students taking the U.S. History Regents, including actual exams administered for the course, thorough answer explanations, and comprehensive review of all topics. This edition features: Five actual, administered Regents exams so students can get familiar with the test, Comprehensive review questions grouped by topic, to help refresh skills learned in class, Thorough explanations for all answers, Score analysis charts to help identify strengths and weaknesses, Study tips and test-taking strategies. Looking for additional practice and review? Check out Barron’s Regents U.S. History and Government Power Pack 2020 two-volume set, which includes Let’s Review Regents: U.S. History and Government 2020 in addition to the Regents Exams and Answers: U.S. History and Government book.
Regents Exams and Answers: U.S. History and Government Revised Edition (Barron's Regents NY)
by Eugene V. Resnick M.A. John McGeehan M.A. J.D.Barron&’s Regents Exams and Answers: U.S. History and Government provides essential review for students taking the U.S. History Regents, including actual exams administered for the course, thorough answer explanations, and comprehensive review of all topics. All Regents test dates for 2020 have been canceled. Currently the State Education Department of New York has released tentative test dates for the 2021 Regents. The dates are set for January 26-29, 2021, June 15-25, 2021, and August 12-13th. This edition features:Five actual, administered Regents exams so students can get familiar with the testComprehensive review questions grouped by topic, to help refresh skills learned in class Thorough explanations for all answersScore analysis charts to help identify strengths and weaknessesStudy tips and test-taking strategiesLooking for additional practice and review? Check out Barron&’s Regents U.S. History and Government Power Pack two-volume set, which includes Let&’s Review Regents: U.S. History and Government in addition to the Regents Exams and Answers: U.S. History and Government book.
Regents Geometry Power Pack Revised Edition (Barron's Regents NY)
by Andre Castagna Ph.D.Barron&’s two-book Regents Geometry Power Pack provides comprehensive review, actual administered exams, and practice questions to help students prepare for the Geometry Regents exam. All Regents test dates for 2020 have been canceled. Currently the State Education Department of New York has released tentative test dates for the 2021 Regents. The dates are set for January 26-29, 2021, June 15-25, 2021, and August 12-13th. This edition includes:Two actual Regents exams onlineRegents Exams and Answers: Geometry Five actual, administered Regents exams so students have the practice they need to prepare for the testReview questions grouped by topic, to help refresh skills learned in classThorough explanations for all answersScore analysis charts to help identify strengths and weaknessesStudy tips and test-taking strategiesLet's Review Regents: Geometry Comprehensive review of all topics on the testExtra practice questions with answersTwo actual, administered Regents Geometry exams with answer keysTopics covered include basic geometric relationships (parallel lines, polygons, and triangle relationships), an introduction to geometric proof transformations, similarity and right triangle trigonometry, parallelograms, and volume (modeling 3-D shapes in practice applications).The Power Pack includes two volumes for a savings of $4.99.
Regents Living Environment Power Pack Revised Edition (Barron's Regents NY)
by Gregory Scott HunterBarron&’s two-book Regents Living Environment Power Pack provides comprehensive review, actual administered exams, and practice questions to help students prepare for the Biology Regents exam. All Regents test dates for 2020 have been canceled. Currently the State Education Department of New York has released tentative test dates for the 2021 Regents. The dates are set for January 26-29, 2021, June 15-25, 2021, and August 12-13th. This edition includes:Four actual Regents examsRegents Exams and Answers: Living EnvironmentFour actual, administered Regents exams so students can get familiar with the testComprehensive review questions grouped by topic, to help refresh skills learned in classThorough explanations for all answersScore analysis charts to help identify strengths and weaknessesStudy tips and test-taking strategiesLet's Review Regents: Living EnvironmentExtensive review of all topics on the testExtra practice questions with answersOne actual Regents examThe Power Pack includes two volumes for a savings of $4.99.
Regents Physics--Physical Setting Power Pack Revised Edition (Barron's Regents NY)
by Albert Tarendash M.S. Miriam A. Lazar M.S.Barron&’s Regents Physics Power Pack provides comprehensive review, actual administered exams, and practice questions to help students prepare for the Physics Regents exam. All Regents test dates for 2020 have been canceled. Currently the State Education Department of New York has released tentative test dates for the 2021 Regents. The dates are set for January 26-29, 2021, June 15-25, 2021, and August 12-13th. This edition includes:Two actual Regents exams onlineRegents Exams and Answers: Physics--Physical SettingFour actual, administered Regents exams so students have the practice they need to prepare for the testReview questions grouped by topic, to help refresh skills learned in classThorough explanations for all answersScore analysis charts to help identify strengths and weaknessesStudy tips and test-taking strategiesLet&’s Review Regents: Physics--Physical SettingComprehensive review of all topics on the testExtra practice questions with answersOne actual, administered Regents Physics exam with answer keyThe Power Pack includes two volumes for a savings of $4.99.
Regents U.S. History and Government Power Pack Revised Edition (Barron's Regents NY)
by John McGeehan M.A. J.D. Morris Gall Ph.D.Barron&’s Regents U.S. History and Government Power Pack provides comprehensive review, actual administered exams, and practice questions to help students prepare for the U.S. History and Government Regents exam. All Regents test dates for 2020 have been canceled. Currently the State Education Department of New York has released tentative test dates for the 2021 Regents. The dates are set for January 26-29, 2021, June 15-25, 2021, and August 12-13th. The Power Pack includes:Three actual Regents exams onlineRegents Exams and Answers: U.S. History and GovernmentFive actual, administered Regents exams so students have the practice they need to prepare for the testComprehensive review questions grouped by topic, to help refresh skills learned in classThorough explanations for all answersScore analysis charts to help identify strengths and weaknessesStudy tips and test-taking strategiesLet's Review Regents: U.S. History and GovernmentComprehensive review of all topics on the testExtra exercise problems with answersOne actual, administered Regents U.S. History and Government exam with answer keyThe Power Pack includes two volumes for a savings of $4.99.
Regine's Book: A Teen Girl's Last Words
by Regine StokkeRegine’s blog about living with Leukemia gained a huge following, and eventually became this book. She writes openly about emotional and physical aspects of her 15-month struggle to recover, and explains how her disease impacts her life. In the course of her illness, Regine has photography exhibits, goes to concerts, enjoys her friends & family, and advocates for registering as a blood and bone marrow donor. She was a typical teenager with an amazing will to live; and the lessons she learned have relevance for all of us. She died at home on December 3, 2009 with her family and cat by her side.
Reichsrock: The International Web of White-Power and Neo-Nazi Hate Music
by Kirsten DyckFrom rap to folk to punk, music has often sought to shape its listeners' political views, uniting them as a global community and inspiring them to take action. Yet the rallying potential of music can also be harnessed for sinister ends. As this groundbreaking new book reveals, white-power music has served as a key recruiting tool for neo-Nazi and racist hate groups worldwide. Reichsrock shines a light on the international white-power music industry, the fandoms it has spawned, and the virulently racist beliefs it perpetuates. Kirsten Dyck not only investigates how white-power bands and their fans have used the internet to spread their message globally, but also considers how distinctly local white-power scenes have emerged in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Latin America, the United States, and many other sites. While exploring how white-power bands draw from a common well of nationalist, racist, and neo-Nazi ideologies, the book thus also illuminates how white-power musicians adapt their music to different locations, many of which have their own terms for defining whiteness and racial otherness. Closely tracking the online presence of white-power musicians and their fans, Dyck analyzes the virtual forums and media they use to articulate their hateful rhetoric. This book also demonstrates how this fandom has sparked spectacular violence in the real world, from bombings to mass shootings. Reichsrock thus sounds an urgent message about a global menace.
Reign Returned: The Felserpent Chronicles
by Katie KeridanKyra Valorian is the most gifted Astral healer the golden-blooded realm of Aeles has seen in ages. When tragedy strikes, Kyra discovers she possesses a life-changing gift: she&’s a Recovrancer, able to enter the realm of the dead and recover those who&’ve died before their time. Unfortunately, recovrancy is outlawed in her realm. Desperate for answers, Kyra will do anything to get them . . . even partner with a dangerous enemy. Sebastian Sayre is the most sought-after Daeval assassin in all of Nocens. A silver-blooded Pyromancer, he wields fire and dreams of finding Rhannu, a legendary sword that makes its holder invincible. Since the sword was long ago stolen from Nocens and hidden where no Daeval can retrieve it, however, such a dream seems impossible . . . until he encounters the one Astral who might be both able and willing to help him. As Kyra and Sebastian work together to uncover the secrets of their realms, they also uncover secrets within their own pasts—pasts that are far more intertwined than they ever imagined. Ultimately, in this tale of discovery, destiny, and a love strong enough to outlast time, remembering the past just may prove to be the only way to change the future.
Reign of Serpents (Blood of Gods and Royals #3)
by Eleanor HermanAs the end of an age approaches, blood soaks the earth, twisted prophecies wield immeasurable power and tyrants demand impossible sacrificesPrince Alexander of Macedon’s mind has been touched by an incomprehensible evil, even as his betrothed travels from afar to unite their kingdoms against a terrible darkness that threatens both realms: the Spirit Eaters.From the distant shores of Illyria to a small deserted island, the deadly consequences of Smoke Blood magic loom and lost civilizations emerge to reveal the existence of a weapon that may do the impossible—kill the last living god. As magic rises and warriors clash, the fate of all Macedon rests in the hands of the unstable prince and those whose loyalty can no longer be trusted.
Reimagining Police: The Future of Public Safety
by Artika R. TynerLarge-scale protests, marches, and demonstrations in cities all over the globe have followed high-profile fatal encounters involving law enforcement and people of color. Citizens have taken to the streets and demanded answers to the chronic problems of police violence and lack of accountability, particularly at the intersection of law enforcement and race in the United States. Many have demanded reform, defunding, and even the outright abolishment of police departments. How did we get here? And what does the future of public safety look like? US police forces took shape in colonial times when private groups sought to suppress Indigenous peoples, enforce slavery, and preserve the economic interests of the ruling class. Law enforcement and the societies it serves have evolved since, but the dark roots of policing have endured, resulting in centuries of historical pain and trauma in Black and other communities of color. In Reimagining Police, Dr. Artika R. Tyner explores this troubled past and present, as well as the underlying problems of a flawed criminal justice system and unjust social structures. By examining various alternative policing models—and addressing systemic societal issues such as breaking the poverty cycle, instituting restorative justice, and investing in education and community resources—Tyner debunks the misconception that calls for change are anti-police, while offering hope for a more harmonious future between law enforcement and the people it swears to protect and serve. Tyner encourages readers to get involved in this difficult conversation and to feel empowered to lead social change that helps build safe and strong communities.
Reincarnation
by Suzanne WeynThe ultimate historical romance: one love story unfolds over many centuries and lives in this captivating novel from the author of the Bar Code Trilogy.From prehistory to the present, theirs was a love for the ages. It starts with a fight in a cave over an elusive green jewel . . . and then travels over time and lives to include Egyptian slaves, Greek temples, Massachusetts witch trials, Civil War battlefields, Paris on the eve of World War II, America in the 1960s . . . and a pair of modern-day teenagers. For readers who believe that love is stronger than time or death, this is an unforgettable novel from a wonderful storyteller.“Offer this imaginative, passionate tale to romance buffs who need convincing that a fantasy can be a great love story, too.” —Booklist (starred review)“Readers with a romantic bent will be drawn to this story, which pushes the notion of eternal love to its limits: two spirits find each other again and again, at different moments in history.” —Publishers Weekly
Reinvention of Edison Thomas, The
by Jacqueline HoutmanEddy's a science geek and has problems communicating with others. The combination gives the class bully, who pretends to be Eddy's friend, plenty of ammunition. Eddy Thomas can read a college physics book, but he can't read the emotions on the faces of his classmates. He can spend hours tinkering with an invention, but he can't stand more than a few minutes in a noisy crowd, like the crowd at the science fair, which Eddy fails to win. When the local school crossing guard is laid off, Eddy is haunted by thoughts of the potentially disastrous consequences and invents a traffic-calming device, using parts he has scavenged from discarded machines. By trusting his real friends, Eddy uses his talents to help others and rethinks his purely mechanical definition of success.Named to the Kansas State Reading Circle Recommended Reading List; CCBC--Best of the Year; Tofte/Wright Children's Literature Award; starred review in Library Media Connection.
Relationship Rescue: A Seven-Step Strategy for Reconnecting with Your Partner
by Phillip C. McgrawAs a follow-up to his bestselling book Life Strategies, Oprah acolyte Phillip C. McGraw, Ph.D., moves from aiding the aimless individual to coaching the disconnected couple. McGraw has distilled his more than two decades of counseling experience into a seven-step strategy he calls "Relationship Rescue.""I'm prepared to kick a hole in the wall of the pain-ridden, unhappy maze you've gotten yourself into, and provide you clear access to action-oriented answers and instructions on what you must do to have what you want," says Dr. Phil. His aim is to expose and eliminate the saboteurs that cause senseless damage to already-fragile marriages, and, like an emotional root canal, to replace them with values he says provide positive results. If you follow Dr. Phil's strategy, he will lead you on a precise journey to uncover your heart and then share it with your partner as part of taking the "risk of intimacy."Dr. Phil leads you to "reconnect with your core" in the first five steps of his seven-step strategy. By no means a quick fix, there are in-depth and rigorous questionnaires, surveys, tests, and profiles that require a "brutally candid" mindset, with such fill-in-the-blanks as "List five things that today would make you fall out of love with your partner." With this internal work accomplished, you'll then move on to reconnecting with your partner during a two-week, half-hour-a-day short course. As a "dyad," you and your loved one take turns giving monologues on topics such as "The most positive thing I took away from my mother and father's relationship was..."Once the "reconnection" has been established, Dr. Phil says the work shifts to a management role, as relationships are always a work in progress. Dr. Phil humorously refers to his own marriage throughout the book, sharing his mishaps and victories in learning to accept and enjoy what he sees as fundamental but complementary differences between men and women. --John Youngs
Release
by Patrick Ness<P>Inspired by Judy Blume’s Forever and Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway, this novel that Andrew Smith calls “beautiful, enchanting, [and] exquisitely written” is a new classic about teenage relationships, self-acceptance—and what happens when the walls we build start coming down. <P>Adam Thorn doesn’t know it yet, but today will change his life. Between his religious family, a deeply unpleasant ultimatum from his boss, and his own unrequited love for his sort-of ex, Enzo, it seems as though Adam’s life is falling apart. At least he has two people to keep him sane: his new boyfriend (he does love Linus, doesn’t he?) and his best friend, Angela. <P>But all day long, old memories and new heartaches come crashing together, throwing Adam’s life into chaos. The bindings of his world are coming untied one by one; yet in spite of everything he has to let go, he may also find freedom in the release. <P>From the New York Times bestselling author of A Monster Calls comes a raw, darkly funny, and deeply affecting story about the courage it takes to live your truth.
Relentless (Hero Agenda #2)
by Tera Lynn Childs Tracy DeebsRevenge is easy, but justice is worth fighting for...<P><P> Kenna is tired of being lied to-and hunted by the very allies she once trusted. Unearthing the dark secrets of the superhero world has not only endangered her life, now her boyfriend faces execution for crimes he didn't commit and her mother is being held captive in a secret governmental prison.<P> Kenna is determined to stand up for what's right and save those she loves from unspeakable fates. It's time for the betrayal to end. It's time for the real criminals to face justice.<P> But the truth is even more terrifying than Kenna could imagine. A conspiracy threatens the fate of heroes, villains, and all of humanity. If Kenna's going to survive, she must draw on her deepest strength: her resilience. Because when Kenna's pushed to the limit, she doesn't break down. She fights back.<P>
Relic (The Books of Eva #1)
by Heather Terrell Ricardo CortesThe truth will test you...For fans of Game of Thrones and The Hunger Games: high fantasy and dystopia meet in this high-stakes tale of a civilization built on lies and the girl who single-handedly brings it down.When Eva's twin brother, Eamon, falls to his death just a few months before he is due to participate in The Testing, no one expects Eva to take his place. She's a Maiden, slated for embroidery classes, curtseys, and soon a prestigious marriage befitting the daughter of an Aerie ruler. But Eva insists on honoring her brother by becoming a Testor. After all, she wouldn't be the first Maiden to Test, just the first in 150 years. Eva knows the Testing is no dance class. Gallant Testors train for their entire lives to search icy wastelands for Relics: artifacts of the corrupt civilization that existed before The Healing drowned the world. Out in the Boundary Lands, Eva must rely on every moment of the lightning-quick training she received from Lukas--her servant, a Boundary native, and her closest friend now that Eamon is gone. But there are threats in The Testing beyond what Lukas could have prepared her for. And no one could have imagined the danger Eva unleashes when she discovers a Relic that shakes the Aerie to its core.
Relic (The Books of Eva)
by Heather TerrellDiscover a new dark age—and the one girl wielding the light of truth—in a tale &“with threads from The Hunger Games, The Giver, and other dystopian novels&” (Booklist). For more than a hundred years, no maiden from Aerie has competed in the arduous Testing, but after Eva&’s twin brother dies, she is determined to fulfill his dream of participating in the all-male competition, and enters despite her parents&’ wishes. With the help of Lukas, her family&’s servant from the Boundary lands, Eva learns the ways of the outcasts who live in the brutal and icy world beyond Aerie. She discovers the secrets of the blinding white landscape, the dogs who pull her sled, and the chasms that house the strange relics once worshipped by a godless humanity. This knowledge is exactly what she needs to survive—and win—the harsh trials of the Testing. Leaving the safety of Aerie behind gives Eva a chance to realize how strong she can be in the face of adversity—and how brave she&’ll have to become in a society built on the shifting snows of lies . . . &“Heather Terrell excavates a richly realized and adventurous world from the iced-over wreck of our own.&” —William Alexander, National Book Award–winning author of Goblin Secrets &“Part post-apocalyptic fiction and part high fantasy . . . Delicately weaving in elements of Inuit culture as well as elements you might find in Game of Thrones, Heather Terrell creates a world that is as intricate as it is icy . . . A page-turner.&” —E. Kristen Anderson, editor of Dear Teen Me
Relic and Ruin
by Wendii MciverThe Banshee and the Wraith. They have the power to save the world—or destroy it.In a place unlike any other, two brothers set off an ancient, epic, and never-ending battle. This world is controlled by the Necromancers and Reapers—one side pulls people back up through the earth, and the other cuts them down again. One ancient family, the Laheys, have been tasked again and again with keeping the balance between the worlds. And Nyx Lahey, born a Necromancer, but raised a Reaper, is on the front lines. Lately, though, Nyx is wrestling with her identity as she’s thrown into an adventure filled with prophecies and the kind of danger you can cut down with a giant scythe.While chasing a creature that’s killing young girls, Nyx runs headlong—and gun drawn—into Erebus Salem. A hunter who has the ability to turn into a raven to escape danger, Erebus also harbors a secret: he’s not alive. He lives in Dewmort, a world in-between, where the souls of the dead reside, and where memory is all but erased. With no memory of who he is, his only connection to the past is a locket which ends up in Nyx’s hands. Determined to get it back, Erebus and his friends set watch on the Laheys, but they aren’t the only ones.Other beings are lurking in the shadows. They know the truth about Erebus and Nyx. They know that the pair are the Relics, the only two powerful beings in the world capable of taking down the greatest evils known to any kind. Soon, Nyx and Erebus become the hunted, and must try and escape the evil plans of the war lord, Bellum.Bellum wants the Relics for his own purposes. He needs them to raise his father, the original Necromancer, Neco. With his father by his side, Bellum believes he can rule the world—all of them—and destroy the Reapers once and for all.Can Nyx and Erebus master their new found powers, and even if they do, can they survive?
Rellainia
by Michaela TurcotteFor most of Kelsey’s life, her mother has told her stories of Rellainia - a dimension and world existing alongside our own. Mysteriously, every night her mother also disappears without explanation, but Kelsey doesn’t know why...until a trip to the barely used basement sends her spiraling through time and space to Rellainia. Kelsey quickly realizes the stories she’s heard about the beautiful and fair Queen who ruled the land were not only about her mother - they were also anything but accurate.Kelsey must now decide between assuming her rightful place as Princess, or sinking back into her old life and convincing herself that everything she’d learned was just a story.
Remember Dippy
by Shirley Reva Vernick<P>Johnny's plans fly out the window when he finds out his single mother is leaving town for the summer. She has a breakthough job in upstate New York. He can live with his Aunt Collette but only on the condition that he "help out with" his autistic older cousin, Remember. <P>Yup, you heard it right: Remember Dippy. That's his cousin's name-and Remember is a gawky awkward kid with some pretty strange habits, like repeating back almost everything Johnny says and spending hours glued to the weather channel. <P>Johnny's premonitions of disaster appear at first to come to cringeworthy fruition, but when the two boys save a bully from drowning, salvage the pizzeria guy's romance, and share girl troubles, Johnny ends up having the summer of his life. <P><b>Winner of the Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award & 2014 Skipping Stones Honor Award</b>
Remember Me Always
by Renee CollinsShelby is nervous to start her senior year after spending the whole summer away from home. After all, it's hard to be carefree when you're trying to protect a secret. Shelby was in a devastating car accident, and everyone in town thinks that she was undergoing more physical therapy in Denver. Instead, Shelby's mother enrolled her in a clinical program to stop the panic attacks that started after the crash. The treatment erased Shelby's memory of the accident, but she can't help feeling as if a piece of herself is missing, that the treatment took more than the doctors claimed. So when Shelby starts hallucinating a boy with dark and mysterious eyes, she knows it must be a side-effect of the clinical program. Except you can't kiss hallucinations. And this boy insists that they know each other and are in love...
Remember Me Gone
by Stacy StokesLucy Miller&’s family has the unique ability to remove people&’s painful memories—but Lucy isn&’t prepared for truths she will uncover in this twisty speculative thriller, perfect for fans of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Neal Shusterman.People come from everywhere to forget. At the Memory House, in Tumble Tree, Texas, Lucy&’s father can literally erase folks&’ heartache and tragic memories. Lucy can&’t wait to learn the family trade and help alleviate others&’ pain, and now, at sixteen, she finally can. But everything is not as it seems. When Lucy practices memory-taking on her dad, his memory won&’t come loose, and in the bit that Lucy sees, there&’s a flash of Mama on the day she died, tinged red with guilt. Then Lucy wakes up the next morning with a bruised knee, a pocketful of desert sand, and no memory of what happened. She has no choice but to listen to Marco Warman—a local boy she&’s always wondered about, who seems to know more than he should. As Lucy and Marco realize there are gaps in their own memories, they team up to fill in the missing pieces—to figure out what&’s really going on in their town, and to uncover their own stolen history along the way. But as the mysteries pile up one thing becomes certain: There are some secrets people will do anything to keep.
Remember My Story: A Girl, a Holocaust Survivor, and a Friendship That Made History
by Claire SarnowskiThe inspiring true story about how a modern teen girl and her Holocaust-survivor friend fought against hate to create change. In 2018, fourteen-year-old Claire Sarnowski stood with ninety-two-year-old Alter Wiener in front of the Oregon state senate to champion a cause the two friends both believed in: making Holocaust education mandatory in their state&’s public school curriculum. Theirs was an unexpected friendship—she was in elementary school when they met, and he was an aging Holocaust survivor whose memoir she had read—and together they were going to change the American education system. Alter had spent decades speaking to audiences of all ages and backgrounds about the Holocaust, teaching that &“never forgetting&” could help spread tolerance and prevent such an atrocity from happening again. But Claire knew hate crimes were still being committed, in her own town and even in her own school. She didn&’t want Alter&’s efforts on Holocaust education to be in vain. From strangers to friends to law-changing history makers, Claire and Alter&’s mission was always simple: Remember this story. This page-turning memoir is a tribute to a man who survived the worst of humanity, an ode to friendship and community, and an empowering call to activism.