Ragging It takes the reader on a lively, historical journey back to the days of vaudeville, fancy women, amusement parks, lynch mobs, saloons, and cabarets--a time when the upbeat music of ragtime was a craze that permeated our culture. Author H. Loring White, a former history professor, focuses on the vastly contrasting biographies of Theodore Roosevelt and Scott Joplin, while showcasing the uniqueness of ragtime--the first popular syncopated music of the masses. In 1900, times began to move more quickly. With citizens no longer isolated on farms, ragtime was eagerly accepted by the world's first generation of popular culture, which also reveled in cakewalks; coon songs; and animal dances, such as the Grizzly Bear, Turkey Trot, and Bunny Hug. White recounts true stories about show business, political events, the repression of African-Americans, the world's fairs, and the triumphs of technology. Although ragtime disappeared abruptly in just a few years with the emergence of jazz, White never lets you forget the vital role that ragtime played in the Progressive Era of American culture. With its new and vital interpretation of the Roosevelt era, he will take you back to a lively time in history when everyone was Ragging It!

This is a series of 5 books which includes carefully designed topics to enhance comprehension, communication and writing skills for 6 to 16 year olds.

In Strip Club, Kim Price‒Glynn takes us behind the scenes at a rundown club where women strip out of economic need, a place where strippers’ stories are not glamorous or liberating, but emotionally demanding and physically exhausting. Strip Club reveals the intimate working lives of not just the women up on stage, but also the patrons and other workers who make the place run: the owner‒manager, bartenders, dejays, doormen, bouncers, housemoms, and cocktail waitresses. Price‒Glynn spent fourteen months at The Lion’s Den working as a cocktail waitress, and her uncommonly deep access reveals a conflict‒ridden workplace, similar to any other workplace, one where gender inequalities are reproduced through the everyday interactions of customers and workers. Taking a novel approach to this controversial and often misunderstood industry, Price‒Glynn draws a fascinating portrait of life and work inside the strip club.

We deal with various problems in our society. Many a times instead of solving the problems we play the blame game. A Problem can be solved only if you speak to the right person at the right time.

Take a sneak peek into the world of Sanishta, a bubbly and charming College student. She goes through a string of challenges to prove herself to be the best of the best. All in the eyes of Dr Aparna, her college professor. This inspirational and affectionate bond touches quite a few lives. It's up to you to find out - Does Sanishta's professor know her? Does she recognize her to be one of her best students? Is Sanishta an outstanding student of St. Xavier's Women's College? Are her friends or the other teachers happy for her? Or is it a big conspiracy? Let yourself be lost in the young melomaniac's mind, and bounce from genre to genre. This book will take you on a journey filled with feelings, frolic and fun.