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Pressure Bust Pipes

de C.Flores ...

Two friends coming up in the game as brothers. One crosses the line and breaks the street code and never felt karma like this in his life. Based on a true story. A Philadelphia story never before told until now.k ... Leer más

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Two friends coming up in the game as brothers. One crosses the line and breaks the street code and never felt karma like this in his life. Based on a true story. A Philadelphia story never before told until now.k
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Finding the News

Adventures of a Young Reporter

de Peter Copeland ...

Series series From Our Own Correspondent
Finding the News tells Peter Copeland’s fast-paced story of becoming a distinguished journalist. Starting in Chicago as a night police reporter, Copeland went on to work as a war correspondent in Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa before covering national politics in Washington, DC, where he rose to be bureau chief of the E. W. Scripps Company. The lessons he learned about accuracy and ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

Finding the News tells Peter Copeland’s fast-paced story of becoming a distinguished journalist. Starting in Chicago as a night police reporter, Copeland went on to work as a war correspondent in Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa before covering national politics in Washington, DC, where he rose to be bureau chief of the E. W. Scripps Company. The lessons he learned about accuracy and
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Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners

Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn Spanish the fun way!

de Olly Richards ...

Series series Readers
An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners."I love Olly's work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for NumbersShort Stories in Spanish for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most ... Leer más

$6.99 USD

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners."I love Olly's work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for NumbersShort Stories in Spanish for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most
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Microaggression Theory

Influence and Implications

Edición de Gina C. Torino, David P. Rivera, Christina M. Capodilupo, Kevin L. Nadal, Derald Wing Sue ...

Get to know the sociopolitical context behind microaggressionsMicroaggressions are brief, everyday exchanges that send denigrating messages to certain individuals because of their group membership (e.g., race, gender, culture, religion, social class, sexual orientation, etc.). These daily, common manifestations of aggression leave many people feeling vulnerable, targeted, angry, and afraid. How ... Leer más

$54.00 USD

Get to know the sociopolitical context behind microaggressionsMicroaggressions are brief, everyday exchanges that send denigrating messages to certain individuals because of their group membership (e.g., race, gender, culture, religion, social class, sexual orientation, etc.). These daily, common manifestations of aggression leave many people feeling vulnerable, targeted, angry, and afraid. How
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A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived, 10th Anniversary Edition

The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes

de Adam Rutherford ...

**Now in a fully updated 10th Anniversary Edition:“Nothing less than a tour de force—a heady amalgam of science, history, a little bit of anthropology and plenty of nuanced, captivating storytelling.”—The New York Times Book Review, Editor’s ChoiceA National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist**In our unique genomes, every one of us carries the story of our species—births, deaths, disease, war, ... Leer más

$13.69 USD

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**Now in a fully updated 10th Anniversary Edition:“Nothing less than a tour de force—a heady amalgam of science, history, a little bit of anthropology and plenty of nuanced, captivating storytelling.”—The New York Times Book Review, Editor’s ChoiceA National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist**In our unique genomes, every one of us carries the story of our species—births, deaths, disease, war,
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A World Away From IEPs

How Disabled Students Learn in Out-of-School Spaces

de Erin McCloskey ...

Series series Disability, Culture, and Equity Series
Step outside of the IEPs and behavioral paperwork currently generated in schools, go where disabled people are thriving today, and see the results in learning, growth, and expression. This authoritative book offers readers alternative ways to think about learning and behavior in special education. Through illustrative case studies and a disability studies lens, author Erin McCloskey uses the ... Leer más

$33.99 USD

Step outside of the IEPs and behavioral paperwork currently generated in schools, go where disabled people are thriving today, and see the results in learning, growth, and expression. This authoritative book offers readers alternative ways to think about learning and behavior in special education. Through illustrative case studies and a disability studies lens, author Erin McCloskey uses the
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Writing Down the Bones

Freeing the Writer Within

de Natalie Goldberg ...

For more than thirty years Natalie Goldberg has been challenging and cheering on writers with her books and workshops. In her groundbreaking first book, she brings together Zen meditation and writing in a new way. Writing practice, as she calls it, is no different from other forms of Zen practice—"it is backed by two thousand years of studying the mind."This thirtieth-anniversary edition includes ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

For more than thirty years Natalie Goldberg has been challenging and cheering on writers with her books and workshops. In her groundbreaking first book, she brings together Zen meditation and writing in a new way. Writing practice, as she calls it, is no different from other forms of Zen practice—"it is backed by two thousand years of studying the mind."This thirtieth-anniversary edition includes
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Coding Kids

Big Tech's Battle to Remake Public Schools

de Natasha Singer ...

The inside story of how Big Tech catalyzed, co-opted, and ultimately came to capture computer science and AI education in America.Fourth graders doing Google-branded coding lessons. Amazon schooling seventh graders on its warehouse robots. Advanced Placement computing courses from Microsoft and Apple. Many educators and parents would object if Exxon wrote their school’s climate curriculum—or if ... Leer más

$21.89 USD

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The inside story of how Big Tech catalyzed, co-opted, and ultimately came to capture computer science and AI education in America.Fourth graders doing Google-branded coding lessons. Amazon schooling seventh graders on its warehouse robots. Advanced Placement computing courses from Microsoft and Apple. Many educators and parents would object if Exxon wrote their school’s climate curriculum—or if
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50 Portuguese Coffee Breaks

Short activities to improve your Portuguese one cup at a time

de Coffee Break Languages ...

Series series 50 Coffee Breaks Series
Transform your down time into 'do time'.The most successful language learners create a habit of studying on a regular basis. 50 Portuguese Coffee Breaks makes it easy to master a simple routine of improving your Portuguese by effortlessly integrating it with your calming daily ritual - from a 5-minute espresso to a 15-minute latte.Organised by 5, 10 and 15 minutes, these 50 varied and lively ... Leer más

$7.99 USD

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Transform your down time into 'do time'.The most successful language learners create a habit of studying on a regular basis. 50 Portuguese Coffee Breaks makes it easy to master a simple routine of improving your Portuguese by effortlessly integrating it with your calming daily ritual - from a 5-minute espresso to a 15-minute latte.Organised by 5, 10 and 15 minutes, these 50 varied and lively
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The New Jim Crow

Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

de Michelle Alexander ...

One of the New York Times’s Best Books of the 21st CenturyNamed one of the most important nonfiction books of the 21st century by Entertainment Weekly‚ Slate‚ Chronicle of Higher Education‚ Literary Hub, Book Riot‚ and ZoraA tenth-anniversary edition of the iconic bestseller—"one of the most influential books of the past 20 years," according to the Chronicle of Highe... ... Leer más

$14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

One of the New York Times’s Best Books of the 21st CenturyNamed one of the most important nonfiction books of the 21st century by Entertainment Weekly‚ Slate‚ Chronicle of Higher Education‚ Literary Hub, Book Riot‚ and ZoraA tenth-anniversary edition of the iconic bestseller—"one of the most influential books of the past 20 years," according to the Chronicle of Highe...
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Statistics with R

A Beginner′s Guide

de Robert Stinerock ...

Statistics is made simple with this award-winning guide to using R and applied statistical methods.With a clear step-by-step approach explained using real world examples, learn the practical skills you need to use statistical methods in your research from an expert with over 30 years of teaching experience. With a wealth of hands-on exercises and online resources created by the author, practice ... Leer más

$79.19 USD

Statistics is made simple with this award-winning guide to using R and applied statistical methods.With a clear step-by-step approach explained using real world examples, learn the practical skills you need to use statistical methods in your research from an expert with over 30 years of teaching experience. With a wealth of hands-on exercises and online resources created by the author, practice
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Bilingual Language Development & Disorders in Spanish–English Speakers

de Dr. Aquiles Iglesias, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Raúl Rojas, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Dr. Elizabeth D. Peña, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Dr. Lisa Bedore, Ph.D., Lisa Lopez Ph.D., Nan Bernstein Ratner, BA, MA, Ed.D., Dr. Kelly Escobar, Ph.D, Ms. Julie C. Smith, M.S., Dr. Carol Scheffner Hammer, Ph.D, Dr. Barbara Rodríguez, Ph.D., Dr. Megha Sundara, Ph.D, Dr. Adriana Soto-Corominas, Ph.D, Janet L. Patterson, Ph.D., Barbara Zurer Pearson, Ph.D., Ellen Stubbe Kester, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Li Sheng, Ph.D., Solaman J. Cooperson, Ph.D., Raquel T. Anderson, Ph.D., M. Adelaida Restrepo, Ph.D., Dr. Kai Greene, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Dr. Christine E. Fiestas, Ph.D., Megan Dunn Davison, Ph.D., María R. Brea, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Christina Gildersleeve-Neumann, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Dr. Lucía I. Méndez, Ph.D., CCC-SLP ...

Dual language learners are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. student population, and the majority speak Spanish as a first language. This graduate-level textbook—now in its third edition—gives future speech-language pathologists the comprehensive knowledge they need to work effectively with Spanish–English bilingual children and support their language development.Aligned with current best ... Leer más

$39.99 USD

Dual language learners are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. student population, and the majority speak Spanish as a first language. This graduate-level textbook—now in its third edition—gives future speech-language pathologists the comprehensive knowledge they need to work effectively with Spanish–English bilingual children and support their language development.Aligned with current best
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Atlas of Vanishing Places

The lost worlds as they were and as they are today WINNER Illustrated Book of the Year - Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2020

de Travis Elborough ...

Series series Unexpected Atlases
2020 WINNER OF THE EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDDiscover unusual and secret places that have disappeared from modern atlases, and revel in imagining what the world once looked like. Award-winning author Travis Elborough takes you on a fascinating voyage to all corners of the world in search of the lost, disappearing and vanished.Unearth ancient seats of power and long ... Leer más

$25.19 USD

2020 WINNER OF THE EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDDiscover unusual and secret places that have disappeared from modern atlases, and revel in imagining what the world once looked like. Award-winning author Travis Elborough takes you on a fascinating voyage to all corners of the world in search of the lost, disappearing and vanished.Unearth ancient seats of power and long
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Conversations with RBG

Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law

de Jeffrey Rosen ...

The New York Times BestsellerIn her own words, Ruth Bader Ginsburg offers an intimate look at her life and career, through an extraordinary series of conversations with the head of the National Constitution Center.This remarkable book presents a unique portrait of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, drawing on more than twenty years of conversations with Jeffrey Rosen, starting in the 1990s and ... Leer más

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The New York Times BestsellerIn her own words, Ruth Bader Ginsburg offers an intimate look at her life and career, through an extraordinary series of conversations with the head of the National Constitution Center.This remarkable book presents a unique portrait of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, drawing on more than twenty years of conversations with Jeffrey Rosen, starting in the 1990s and
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Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast

de Oscar Wilde ...

Series series Penguin Little Black Classics
'It would be unfair to expect other people to be as remarkable as oneself'Wilde's celebrated witticisms on the dangers of sincerity, duplicitous biographers, the stupidity of the English - and his own genius.One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and ... Leer más

$1.99 USD

'It would be unfair to expect other people to be as remarkable as oneself'Wilde's celebrated witticisms on the dangers of sincerity, duplicitous biographers, the stupidity of the English - and his own genius.One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and
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Short Stories in Ukrainian for Beginners

Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn Ukrainian the fun way!

de Olly Richards ...

Series series Readers
An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners of Ukrainian."Olly's top-notch language-learning insights are right in line with the best of what we know from neuroscience and cognitive psychology about how to learn effectively. I love his work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for ... Leer más

$7.99 USD

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An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners of Ukrainian."Olly's top-notch language-learning insights are right in line with the best of what we know from neuroscience and cognitive psychology about how to learn effectively. I love his work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for
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A Compassionate Vision for Elementary Social Studies

A Holistic View

de Thomas A. Lucey ...

This text offers readers a holistic view of elementary social studies that instills compassion for all classroom voices and for those outside the classroom. This approach provides a social studies perspective that enables readers to articulate, apply, and defend engaging learning experiences that value each student. A revision of the original textbook by John Hoge and contributions by Laura E. ... Leer más

$60.99 USD

This text offers readers a holistic view of elementary social studies that instills compassion for all classroom voices and for those outside the classroom. This approach provides a social studies perspective that enables readers to articulate, apply, and defend engaging learning experiences that value each student. A revision of the original textbook by John Hoge and contributions by Laura E.
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Behind Their Screens

What Teens Are Facing (and Adults Are Missing)

de Emily Weinstein, Carrie James ...

TEENS AND THEIR SCREENS: Harvard researchers reveal how younger generations navigate a networked world—and how adults can support them.“A new and important voice to the conversation around teenagers and the ways we interact with our screens.” —San Francisco ChronicleWhat are teens actually doing on their smartphones? Contrary to many adults’ assumptions, they are not simply “addicted” to their ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

TEENS AND THEIR SCREENS: Harvard researchers reveal how younger generations navigate a networked world—and how adults can support them.“A new and important voice to the conversation around teenagers and the ways we interact with our screens.” —San Francisco ChronicleWhat are teens actually doing on their smartphones? Contrary to many adults’ assumptions, they are not simply “addicted” to their
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Anti-Intellectualism in American Life

de Richard Hofstadter ...

Winner of the 1964 Pulitzer Prize in NonfictionAnti-Intellectualism in American Life is a book which throws light on many features of the American character. Its concern is not merely to portray the scorners of intellect in American life, but to say something about what the intellectual is, and can be, as a force in a democratic society."As Mr. Hofstadter unfolds the fascinating story, it is no ... Leer más

$13.99 USD

Winner of the 1964 Pulitzer Prize in NonfictionAnti-Intellectualism in American Life is a book which throws light on many features of the American character. Its concern is not merely to portray the scorners of intellect in American life, but to say something about what the intellectual is, and can be, as a force in a democratic society."As Mr. Hofstadter unfolds the fascinating story, it is no
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The Art of Dramatic Writing

Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives

de Lajos Egri ...

Learn the basic techniques every successful playwright knows! Amid the hundreds of "how-to" books out there, there have been very few which attempted to analyze the mysteries of play construction. Lajos Egri's classic, The Art of Dramatic Writing, does just that, with instruction that can be applied equally well to a short story, novel, or screenplay.Examining a play from the inside out, Egri ... Leer más

$13.99 USD

Learn the basic techniques every successful playwright knows! Amid the hundreds of "how-to" books out there, there have been very few which attempted to analyze the mysteries of play construction. Lajos Egri's classic, The Art of Dramatic Writing, does just that, with instruction that can be applied equally well to a short story, novel, or screenplay.Examining a play from the inside out, Egri
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The Coddling of the American Mind

How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure

de Greg Lukianoff, Jonathan Haidt ...

Something is going wrong on many college campuses in the last few years. Rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide are rising. Speakers are shouted down. Students and professors say they are walking on eggshells and afraid to speak honestly. How did this happen?First Amendment expert Greg Lukianoff and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt show how the new problems on campus have their origins in ... Leer más

$10.99 USD

Something is going wrong on many college campuses in the last few years. Rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide are rising. Speakers are shouted down. Students and professors say they are walking on eggshells and afraid to speak honestly. How did this happen?First Amendment expert Greg Lukianoff and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt show how the new problems on campus have their origins in
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Way Home

Journeys through Homelessness

de Josephine Ensign ...

Can one city's solutions to homelessness help the United States face the issue nationally?The United States grapples with a solution for the unhoused by employing a patchwork of uneven rhetoric and policy. How can policymakers and public health professionals address this urgent problem in more innovative and sustainable ways? In Way Home, Josephine Ensign explores the contemporary landscape of ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

Can one city's solutions to homelessness help the United States face the issue nationally?The United States grapples with a solution for the unhoused by employing a patchwork of uneven rhetoric and policy. How can policymakers and public health professionals address this urgent problem in more innovative and sustainable ways? In Way Home, Josephine Ensign explores the contemporary landscape of
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Higher Education Reconsidered

Executing Change to Drive Collective Impact

Edición de Jason E. Lane ...

Series series SUNY series, Critical Issues in Higher Education
Focuses on the opportunities and challenges of using the science of change to improve the academic enterprise.This is not another book about why higher education needs to change. This volume is about how to facilitate change. What could higher education achieve if varied stakeholders decided to work together to accomplish a shared vision by using data and scaling up evidence-based interventions? ... Leer más

$33.99 USD

Focuses on the opportunities and challenges of using the science of change to improve the academic enterprise.This is not another book about why higher education needs to change. This volume is about how to facilitate change. What could higher education achieve if varied stakeholders decided to work together to accomplish a shared vision by using data and scaling up evidence-based interventions?
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Legal Reasoning and Political Conflict

de Cass R. Sunstein ...

In Legal Reasoning and Political Conflict, Cass R. Sunstein, one of America's best known commentators on our legal system, offers a bold, new thesis about how the law should work in America, arguing that the courts best enable people to live together, despite their diversity, by resolving particular cases without taking sides in broader, more abstract conflicts. Professor Sunstein closely analyzes ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

In Legal Reasoning and Political Conflict, Cass R. Sunstein, one of America's best known commentators on our legal system, offers a bold, new thesis about how the law should work in America, arguing that the courts best enable people to live together, despite their diversity, by resolving particular cases without taking sides in broader, more abstract conflicts. Professor Sunstein closely analyzes
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