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Cribsheet

A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool

de Emily Oster ...

Series Libro 2 - The ParentData Series
**From the author of Expecting Better, The Family Firm, and The Unexpected an economist's guide to the early years of parenting.“Both refreshing and useful. With so many parenting theories driving us all a bit batty, this is the type of book that we need to help calm things down.” —LA Times**“The book is jampacked with information, but it’s also a delightful read because Oster is such a good ... Leer más

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**From the author of Expecting Better, The Family Firm, and The Unexpected an economist's guide to the early years of parenting.“Both refreshing and useful. With so many parenting theories driving us all a bit batty, this is the type of book that we need to help calm things down.” —LA Times**“The book is jampacked with information, but it’s also a delightful read because Oster is such a good
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The Montessori Child

A Parent's Guide to Raising Capable Children with Creative Minds and Compassionate Hearts

de Simone Davies, Junnifa Uzodike ...

Series Libro 3 - The Parents' Guide to Montessori
From the bestselling authors of The Montessori Toddler and The Montessori Baby**, this book guides parents through the principles of Montessori to enhance their children's development and foster respectful relationships with their families and the world.** * Nautilus Book Award Winner *When children are given independence, the tools to succeed, and the en... ... Leer más

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From the bestselling authors of The Montessori Toddler and The Montessori Baby**, this book guides parents through the principles of Montessori to enhance their children's development and foster respectful relationships with their families and the world.** * Nautilus Book Award Winner *When children are given independence, the tools to succeed, and the en...
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Universal Design for Learning

Principles, Framework, and Practice

de Anne Meyer, David H Rose ...

The Third Edition of Anne Meyer and David Rose's foundational text, featuring new chapters on CAST UDL Guidelines 3.0!Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a practical, research-based framework that enables all educators to respond to individual learning differences through the design of inclusive goals, methods, materials, assessments, and environments.Universal Design for Learning: Principles, ... Leer más

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The Third Edition of Anne Meyer and David Rose's foundational text, featuring new chapters on CAST UDL Guidelines 3.0!Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a practical, research-based framework that enables all educators to respond to individual learning differences through the design of inclusive goals, methods, materials, assessments, and environments.Universal Design for Learning: Principles,
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The Wreck of the Mentor

A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail

de Eric Jay Dolin ...

**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“An exciting and at times almost unbelievably dramatic story.” —Michael O’Donnell, Wall Street JournalNew York Times • “The Nonfiction Everyone Will Be Talking About in 2026”Goodreads • "Readers’ Most Anticipated Books of Summer… and the Rest of the Year!"Kirkus Reviews • "40 Hottest Reads for Summer of 2026"Book Riot • Best New Nonfiction Releases of 2026An ... Leer más

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**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“An exciting and at times almost unbelievably dramatic story.” —Michael O’Donnell, Wall Street JournalNew York Times • “The Nonfiction Everyone Will Be Talking About in 2026”Goodreads • "Readers’ Most Anticipated Books of Summer… and the Rest of the Year!"Kirkus Reviews • "40 Hottest Reads for Summer of 2026"Book Riot • Best New Nonfiction Releases of 2026An
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Down and Out in Paris and London

de George Orwell ...

'You have talked so often of going to the dogs - and well, here are the dogs, and you have reached them.' George Orwell's vivid memoir of his time among the desperately poor and destitute in London and Paris is a moving tour of the underworld of society. Here he painstakingly documents a world of unrelenting drudgery and squalor - sleeping in bug-infested hostels and doss houses, working as a ... Leer más

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'You have talked so often of going to the dogs - and well, here are the dogs, and you have reached them.' George Orwell's vivid memoir of his time among the desperately poor and destitute in London and Paris is a moving tour of the underworld of society. Here he painstakingly documents a world of unrelenting drudgery and squalor - sleeping in bug-infested hostels and doss houses, working as a
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The Second Estate

How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy

de Ray D. Madoff ...

Named by The New Yorker as one of the Best Books of 2025A revelatory book that lifts the curtain on America’s most consequential public deception: how the rich get richer using tools the government gave them.Amid conflicting narratives about the drivers of wealth and inequality in the United States, one constant hovers in the background: the US tax code. No political force has been more ... Leer más

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Named by The New Yorker as one of the Best Books of 2025A revelatory book that lifts the curtain on America’s most consequential public deception: how the rich get richer using tools the government gave them.Amid conflicting narratives about the drivers of wealth and inequality in the United States, one constant hovers in the background: the US tax code. No political force has been more
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A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders

Surprising Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps

de Jonn Elledge ...

The #1 International Bestseller | National BestsellerPreorder A Brief History of Cities in 32 Inventions now!Every border tells a surprising story in this “novel and fascinating” (Bill Bryson) history that will change the way you understand the world“By turns surprising, funny, bleak, ridiculous, or all four of those at once.”—Gideon Defoe, The Atlas of Extinct CountriesA s... ... Leer más

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The #1 International Bestseller | National BestsellerPreorder A Brief History of Cities in 32 Inventions now!Every border tells a surprising story in this “novel and fascinating” (Bill Bryson) history that will change the way you understand the world“By turns surprising, funny, bleak, ridiculous, or all four of those at once.”—Gideon Defoe, The Atlas of Extinct CountriesA s...
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Step By Step Legislative Drafting For Advocates

de Russ Mead ...

"There ought to be a law." That's where it starts. Someone sees a problem, feels an injustice, and says those six words. This book teaches advocates and lawyers how to take a new law idea and get the details right. The United States has more than 39,000 cities, towns, counties, and states, each with its own rules and habits. This guide gives you the skills to investigate a jurisdiction, understand ... Leer más

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"There ought to be a law." That's where it starts. Someone sees a problem, feels an injustice, and says those six words. This book teaches advocates and lawyers how to take a new law idea and get the details right. The United States has more than 39,000 cities, towns, counties, and states, each with its own rules and habits. This guide gives you the skills to investigate a jurisdiction, understand
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Life After Cars

Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile

de Sarah Goodyear, Doug Gordon, Aaron Naparstek ...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the hosts of The War on Cars podcast, a searing indictment of how cars ruin everything—and what we can do to fight back**When the very first cars rolled off production lines, they were a technological marvel, predicted to make life easier and better for all Americans; yet a hundred years later, that dream is running on empty.Instead of unbounded freedom, the never-ending ... Leer más

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**NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the hosts of The War on Cars podcast, a searing indictment of how cars ruin everything—and what we can do to fight back**When the very first cars rolled off production lines, they were a technological marvel, predicted to make life easier and better for all Americans; yet a hundred years later, that dream is running on empty.Instead of unbounded freedom, the never-ending
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The Year I Was Peter the Great

1956—Khrushchev, Stalin’s Ghost, and a Young American in Russia

de Marvin Kalb ...

A chronicle of the year that changed Soviet Russia-and molded the future path of one of America's pre-eminent diplomatic correspondents1956 was an extraordinary year in modern Russian history. It was called the year of the thaw-a time when Stalin's dark legacy of dictatorship died in February only to be reborn later that December. This historic arc from rising hope to crushing despair opened with ... Leer más

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A chronicle of the year that changed Soviet Russia-and molded the future path of one of America's pre-eminent diplomatic correspondents1956 was an extraordinary year in modern Russian history. It was called the year of the thaw-a time when Stalin's dark legacy of dictatorship died in February only to be reborn later that December. This historic arc from rising hope to crushing despair opened with
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Violence: A Writer's Guide Second Edition

de Rory Miller ...

This is not about writing technique. "Violence: A Writer's Guide" is an introduction to the world of violence. To the parts that people don’t understand. The parts that books and movies get wrong. Not just the mechanics, but how people who live in a violent world think and feel about what they do and what they see done.“Novelists need to be experts on storytelling. For everything else, we need to ... Leer más

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This is not about writing technique. "Violence: A Writer's Guide" is an introduction to the world of violence. To the parts that people don’t understand. The parts that books and movies get wrong. Not just the mechanics, but how people who live in a violent world think and feel about what they do and what they see done.“Novelists need to be experts on storytelling. For everything else, we need to
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Permission to Feel

The Power of Emotional Intelligence to Achieve Well-Being and Success

de Marc Brackett, Ph.D. ...

The mental well-being of children and adults is shockingly poor. Marc Brackett, author of Permission to Feel, knows why. And he knows what we can do."We have a crisis on our hands, and its victims are our children."Marc Brackett is a professor in Yale University’s Child Study Center and founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. In his 25 years as an emotion scientist, he has ... Leer más

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The mental well-being of children and adults is shockingly poor. Marc Brackett, author of Permission to Feel, knows why. And he knows what we can do."We have a crisis on our hands, and its victims are our children."Marc Brackett is a professor in Yale University’s Child Study Center and founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. In his 25 years as an emotion scientist, he has
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Top 20 Essential Skills for ArcGIS Pro

de Bonnie Shrewsbury, GISP, Barry Waite ...

Series Libro 1 - Top 20 Essential Skills
Top 20 Essential Skills for ArcGIS® Pro introduces the most important skills you need to get up and running with geographic information systems (GIS).With its location data advantage, geographic information system (GIS) software is a tool to help with key projects, decisions, and problems. But how do you start using GIS in your projects? If you need a fast track to using this valuable tool, learn ... Leer más

$43.19 USD

Top 20 Essential Skills for ArcGIS® Pro introduces the most important skills you need to get up and running with geographic information systems (GIS).With its location data advantage, geographic information system (GIS) software is a tool to help with key projects, decisions, and problems. But how do you start using GIS in your projects? If you need a fast track to using this valuable tool, learn
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The Lexicographer's Dilemma

The Evolution of 'Proper' English, from Shakespeare to South Park

de Jack Lynch ...

In its long history, the English language has had many lawmakers--those who have tried to regulate or otherwise organize the way we speak. Proper Words in Proper Places offers the first narrative history of these endeavors and shows clearly that what we now regard as the only "correct" way to speak emerged out of specific historical and social conditions over the course of centuries. As historian ... Leer más

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In its long history, the English language has had many lawmakers--those who have tried to regulate or otherwise organize the way we speak. Proper Words in Proper Places offers the first narrative history of these endeavors and shows clearly that what we now regard as the only "correct" way to speak emerged out of specific historical and social conditions over the course of centuries. As historian
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The Digital Delusion

How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kids' Learning--and How to Help Them Thrive Again; Updated Edition

de Jared Cooney Horvath PhD, Med. ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Educator and neuroscientist Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath reveals why digital tools in school consistently undermine learning—and what parents, teachers, and schools can do to push back with purpose.Our children are struggling.Schools, once alive with human connection, are now dominated by screens and digital tools. The result is unmistakable: declining performance, ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Educator and neuroscientist Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath reveals why digital tools in school consistently undermine learning—and what parents, teachers, and schools can do to push back with purpose.Our children are struggling.Schools, once alive with human connection, are now dominated by screens and digital tools. The result is unmistakable: declining performance,
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The Sense of Style

The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century

de Steven Pinker ...

“Charming and erudite," from the author of Rationality and Enlightenment Now, "The wit and insight and clarity he brings . . . is what makes this book such a gem.” —Time.comWhy is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writing—and why should we care? From the author of The ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

“Charming and erudite," from the author of Rationality and Enlightenment Now, "The wit and insight and clarity he brings . . . is what makes this book such a gem.” —Time.comWhy is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writing—and why should we care? From the author of The
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The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition

de William Strunk, Jr., E.B. White ...

'The Elements of Style' (1918), by William Strunk, Jr., is an American English writing style guide. It is the best-known, most influential prescriptive treatment of English grammar and usage, and often is required reading and usage in U.S. high school and university composition classes. This edition of 'The Elements of Style' details eight elementary rules of usage, ten elementary principles of ... Leer más

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'The Elements of Style' (1918), by William Strunk, Jr., is an American English writing style guide. It is the best-known, most influential prescriptive treatment of English grammar and usage, and often is required reading and usage in U.S. high school and university composition classes. This edition of 'The Elements of Style' details eight elementary rules of usage, ten elementary principles of
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Through the Language Glass

Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages

de Guy Deutscher ...

The New York Times Editor's ChoiceThe Economist Best Book of 2010A Financial Times Best Book of 2010A Library Journal Best Book of 2010“An informative, pleasurable read… A gifted writer, Deutscher picks his way nimbly past overblown arguments to a sensible compromise.”—The Boston GlobeFrom Homer to Darwin, from Yale to the Am... ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

The New York Times Editor's ChoiceThe Economist Best Book of 2010A Financial Times Best Book of 2010A Library Journal Best Book of 2010“An informative, pleasurable read… A gifted writer, Deutscher picks his way nimbly past overblown arguments to a sensible compromise.”—The Boston GlobeFrom Homer to Darwin, from Yale to the Am...
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Around the Writer's Block

Using Brain Science to Solve Writer's Resistance

de Rosanne Bane ...

Discover the tricks that your brain uses to keep you from writing—and how to beat them.Do you:Want to write, but find it impossible to get started?Keep your schedules so full that you don’t have any time to write?Wait until the last minute to write, even though you know you could do a better job if you gave yourself more time?Suddenly remember ten other things that you need to do whenever you sit ... Leer más

$4.99 USD

Discover the tricks that your brain uses to keep you from writing—and how to beat them.Do you:Want to write, but find it impossible to get started?Keep your schedules so full that you don’t have any time to write?Wait until the last minute to write, even though you know you could do a better job if you gave yourself more time?Suddenly remember ten other things that you need to do whenever you sit
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Introduction to Public Librarianship, Fourth Edition

de Jenny S. Bossaller, Denice Adkins ...

Dubbed "a peerless ambassador for public libraries, educating future professionals, current professionals in other parts of the field, and anyone else interested about the irreplaceable and irrepressible entities that are public libraries” (Library Quarterly), the newest edition of this trusted resource has been reimagined and restructured to make it even more relevant and useful. The definitive ... Leer más

$40.99 USD

Dubbed "a peerless ambassador for public libraries, educating future professionals, current professionals in other parts of the field, and anyone else interested about the irreplaceable and irrepressible entities that are public libraries” (Library Quarterly), the newest edition of this trusted resource has been reimagined and restructured to make it even more relevant and useful. The definitive
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Paved Paradise

How Parking Explains the World

de Henry Grabar ...

**Shortlisted for the Zócalo Book PrizeNamed one of the best books of the year by The New Yorker and The New Republic“Consistently entertaining and often downright funny.”—The New Yorker“Wry and revelatory.” —The New York Times"A romp, packed with tales of anger, violence, theft, lust, greed, political chicanery and transportation policy gone wrong . . . highly entertaining."—The Los Angeles ... Leer más

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**Shortlisted for the Zócalo Book PrizeNamed one of the best books of the year by The New Yorker and The New Republic“Consistently entertaining and often downright funny.”—The New Yorker“Wry and revelatory.” —The New York Times"A romp, packed with tales of anger, violence, theft, lust, greed, political chicanery and transportation policy gone wrong . . . highly entertaining."—The Los Angeles
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Aitchison's Linguistics

A practical introduction to contemporary linguistics

de Jean Aitchison ...

This classic book is a straightforward introduction to linguistics which attempts to answer two fundamental questions: 'What is language?' and 'How does language work?' It outlines the scope of linguistics, explaining basic concepts and essential terminology with examples drawn mainly from English. Sound patterning, syntax and meaning - the inner core of linguistics - are discussed simply and ... Leer más

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This classic book is a straightforward introduction to linguistics which attempts to answer two fundamental questions: 'What is language?' and 'How does language work?' It outlines the scope of linguistics, explaining basic concepts and essential terminology with examples drawn mainly from English. Sound patterning, syntax and meaning - the inner core of linguistics - are discussed simply and
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50 Things Every Young Gentleman Should Know Revised & Upated

What to Do, When to Do It, & Why

de John Bridges, Bryan Curtis ...

Series series The GentleManners Series
50 Things Every YoungGentleman Should Know is a young man’s guide to becoming the type of guythat people respect and enjoy. He knows how to shake hands. He knows how to bea good sport. He knows how to give a genuine compliment and how to speak hismind without being offensive. His friends listen to what he has to say, and hereturns the favor. He knows how to achieve the perfect knot in a necktie, ... Leer más

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50 Things Every YoungGentleman Should Know is a young man’s guide to becoming the type of guythat people respect and enjoy. He knows how to shake hands. He knows how to bea good sport. He knows how to give a genuine compliment and how to speak hismind without being offensive. His friends listen to what he has to say, and hereturns the favor. He knows how to achieve the perfect knot in a necktie,
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The Death and Life of the Great American School System

How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education

de Diane Ravitch ...

An urgent case for protecting public education, from one of America's best-known education expertsIn this landmark book, Diane Ravitch - former assistant secretary of education and a leader in the drive to create a national curriculum - examines her career in education reform and repudiates positions that she once staunchly advocated. Drawing on over forty years of research and experience, Ravitch ... Leer más

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An urgent case for protecting public education, from one of America's best-known education expertsIn this landmark book, Diane Ravitch - former assistant secretary of education and a leader in the drive to create a national curriculum - examines her career in education reform and repudiates positions that she once staunchly advocated. Drawing on over forty years of research and experience, Ravitch
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