Reference & Language in Nonfiction eBooks

Libro de Vocabulario Eslovaco

Un Método Basado en Estrategia

Edited by Pinhok Languages ...

Este libro de vocabulario contiene más de 3000 palabras y frases agrupadas por temas para que le resulte más fácil elegir lo que desea aprender primero. Además, la segunda parte del libro contiene dos secciones de índice que se pueden utilizar como diccionarios básicos para buscar palabras en cualquiera de los dos idiomas. Las tres partes juntas convierten este libro en un recurso fantástico para ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Este libro de vocabulario contiene más de 3000 palabras y frases agrupadas por temas para que le resulte más fácil elegir lo que desea aprender primero. Además, la segunda parte del libro contiene dos secciones de índice que se pueden utilizar como diccionarios básicos para buscar palabras en cualquiera de los dos idiomas. Las tres partes juntas convierten este libro en un recurso fantástico para
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The Women Who Raised Me

by Victoria Rowell ...

Born a ward of the state in the State of Maine, the child of a Yankee blueblood mother, Dorothy (Collins) Rowell, and a Black Marine, Levi (Cowan) Wilson, from South Carolina, Victoria Rowell beat the odds that befalls many foster children. The Women Who Raised Me is the remarkable story of her rise out of the foster care system to attain the American Dream and of the myriad women who lifted her ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

Born a ward of the state in the State of Maine, the child of a Yankee blueblood mother, Dorothy (Collins) Rowell, and a Black Marine, Levi (Cowan) Wilson, from South Carolina, Victoria Rowell beat the odds that befalls many foster children. The Women Who Raised Me is the remarkable story of her rise out of the foster care system to attain the American Dream and of the myriad women who lifted her
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Your Students, My Students, Our Students

Rethinking Equitable and Inclusive Classrooms

by Lee Ann Jung, Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher, Julie Kroener ...

Winner of AM&P EXCEL Bronze AwardYour Students, My Students, Our Students explores the hard truths of current special education practice and outlines five essential disruptions to the status quo. Authors Lee Ann Jung, Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher, and Julie Kroener show you how to- Establish a school culture that champions equity and inclusion.- Rethink the long-standing structure of least ... Read more

$42.99 CAD

Winner of AM&P EXCEL Bronze AwardYour Students, My Students, Our Students explores the hard truths of current special education practice and outlines five essential disruptions to the status quo. Authors Lee Ann Jung, Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher, and Julie Kroener show you how to- Establish a school culture that champions equity and inclusion.- Rethink the long-standing structure of least
... Read more
Rights

A Critical Introduction

by Tom Campbell ...

Series series Routledge Contemporary Political Philosophy
We take rights to be fundamental to everyday life. Rights are also controversial and hotly debated both in theory and practice. Where do rights come from? Are they invented or discovered? What sort of rights are there and who is entitled to them? In this comprehensive introduction, Tom Campbell introduces and critically examines the key philosophical debates about rights.The first part of the book ... Read more

$85.99 CAD

We take rights to be fundamental to everyday life. Rights are also controversial and hotly debated both in theory and practice. Where do rights come from? Are they invented or discovered? What sort of rights are there and who is entitled to them? In this comprehensive introduction, Tom Campbell introduces and critically examines the key philosophical debates about rights.The first part of the book
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A Gift of Wings

by Richard Bach ...

From the bestselling author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, comes an inspiring collection of short stories of being a pilot.With perfect insight, Richard Bach captures the true esssence of flying and the magic of being in the air. Philosophical and adventurous, each story will grab you and make you want to soar. Once again Richard Bach has written a masterpiece to help you touch that part of your ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

From the bestselling author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, comes an inspiring collection of short stories of being a pilot.With perfect insight, Richard Bach captures the true esssence of flying and the magic of being in the air. Philosophical and adventurous, each story will grab you and make you want to soar. Once again Richard Bach has written a masterpiece to help you touch that part of your
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When Doctors Kill

Who, Why, and How

by Joshua A. Perper, Stephen J. Cina ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
It would come as no surprise that many readers may be shocked and intrigued by the title of our book. Some (especially our medical colleagues) may wonder why it is even worthwhile to raise the issue of killing by doctors. Killing is clearly an- thetical to the Art and Science of Medicine, which is geared toward easing pain and suffering and to saving lives rather than smothering them. Doctors ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

It would come as no surprise that many readers may be shocked and intrigued by the title of our book. Some (especially our medical colleagues) may wonder why it is even worthwhile to raise the issue of killing by doctors. Killing is clearly an- thetical to the Art and Science of Medicine, which is geared toward easing pain and suffering and to saving lives rather than smothering them. Doctors
... Read more
DET Skill Practice

Practice test questions for the Diagnostic Entrance Test

by Complete Test Preparation Inc. ...

Over 400 DET practice questions, prepared by a dedicated team of exam experts, with detailed answer key, exam tips and multiple choice strategies!Includes FREE ebook version!Practice Test Questions for:Reading ComprehensionMathScienceEnglishYou want to do everything you can to pass the DET!You want a complete Practice Test package with every... ... Read more

$6.99 CAD

Over 400 DET practice questions, prepared by a dedicated team of exam experts, with detailed answer key, exam tips and multiple choice strategies!Includes FREE ebook version!Practice Test Questions for:Reading ComprehensionMathScienceEnglishYou want to do everything you can to pass the DET!You want a complete Practice Test package with every...
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First Invaders

The Literary Origins of British Columbia

Edited by Alan Twigg ...

Series Book 1 - The Literary Origins of British Columbia
The names Cook and Quadra ring a bell for most of us, as do Bering and Vancouver, but how much do we know about the Greek-born navigator, Juan de Fuca or the Machiavelli of the maritime fur trade, John Meares? British Columbia's earliest authors and explorers are skilfully introduced, for the first time collectively, by Alan Twigg. This is a compelling account of the characters, events and ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

The names Cook and Quadra ring a bell for most of us, as do Bering and Vancouver, but how much do we know about the Greek-born navigator, Juan de Fuca or the Machiavelli of the maritime fur trade, John Meares? British Columbia's earliest authors and explorers are skilfully introduced, for the first time collectively, by Alan Twigg. This is a compelling account of the characters, events and
... Read more
The EduProtocol Field Guide Book 2

12 New Lesson Frames for Even More Engagement

by Marlena Hebern ...

Are you ready to break out of the lesson-and-worksheet rut? Use The EduProtocol Field Guide to create engaging and effective instruction, build culture, and deliver content to K–12 students in a supportive, creative environment. Smart Start activities set your students up for success with useful skills and a strong culture. The customizable EduProtocols frames can be used with nearly all subjects ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

Are you ready to break out of the lesson-and-worksheet rut? Use The EduProtocol Field Guide to create engaging and effective instruction, build culture, and deliver content to K–12 students in a supportive, creative environment. Smart Start activities set your students up for success with useful skills and a strong culture. The customizable EduProtocols frames can be used with nearly all subjects
... Read more
Food Regimes and Agrarian Questions eBook

by Philip McMichael ...

Series Book 3 - Agrarian Change & Peasant Studies
Food Regimes and Agrarian Questions extends the original conception of the food regime, formulated by Harriet Friedmann and Philip McMichael, detailing new dimensions of the succession of imperial, intensive and corporate food regimes. Developing the methodological contributions of food regime analysis, McMichael re-examines the agrarian question historically and its present-day implications. He ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

Food Regimes and Agrarian Questions extends the original conception of the food regime, formulated by Harriet Friedmann and Philip McMichael, detailing new dimensions of the succession of imperial, intensive and corporate food regimes. Developing the methodological contributions of food regime analysis, McMichael re-examines the agrarian question historically and its present-day implications. He
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The Killer Across the Table

Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter

by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker ...

The legendary FBI criminal profiler, number-one New York Times bestselling author, and inspiration for the hit Netflix show Mindhunter delves deep into the lives and crimes of four of the most disturbing and complex predatory killers, offering never-before-revealed details about his criminal profiling process, and divulging the strategies used to crack some of America’s most challenging cases.The ... Read more

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The legendary FBI criminal profiler, number-one New York Times bestselling author, and inspiration for the hit Netflix show Mindhunter delves deep into the lives and crimes of four of the most disturbing and complex predatory killers, offering never-before-revealed details about his criminal profiling process, and divulging the strategies used to crack some of America’s most challenging cases.The
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The Inspired Teacher

Zen Advice for the Happy Teacher

by Donna Quesada ...

Donna Quesada had been teaching for about a dozen years when the first signs of burnout hit her. Rather than give in to her frustration, she reached for Buddha’s teachings, the Zen wisdom that formed the basis of her own longtime spiritual practice. She survived the semester and gradually rediscovered the joy in her job that had been progressively declining. In this wise and inspirational book, ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

Donna Quesada had been teaching for about a dozen years when the first signs of burnout hit her. Rather than give in to her frustration, she reached for Buddha’s teachings, the Zen wisdom that formed the basis of her own longtime spiritual practice. She survived the semester and gradually rediscovered the joy in her job that had been progressively declining. In this wise and inspirational book,
... Read more
Nikon D7000 Experience - The Still Photographer's Guide to Operation and Image Creation with the Nikon D7000

by Douglas Klostermann ...

Nikon D7000 Experience is an e-book user's guide that goes beyond the manual to help you understand the features, settings, and controls of this powerful and highly customizable camera - plus more importantly how, when, and why to use these functions and settings in your photography.Written in the clear, concise, and comprehensive manner of all Full Stop guides, Nikon D7000 Experience will help ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

Nikon D7000 Experience is an e-book user's guide that goes beyond the manual to help you understand the features, settings, and controls of this powerful and highly customizable camera - plus more importantly how, when, and why to use these functions and settings in your photography.Written in the clear, concise, and comprehensive manner of all Full Stop guides, Nikon D7000 Experience will help
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Do Geese Get Goose Bumps?

& More Than 199 Perplexing Questions with Astounding Answers

by Bathroom Readers' Institute ...

A wildly entertaining Q&A collection filled with fun facts on everything from science to sports to late-night infomercials.Find the answers to hundreds of life's most perplexing questions in this entertaining collection from the team behind the multimillion-selling, award-winning Uncle John's Bathroom Readers. Do Geese Get Goose Bumps is filled with simple explanations for complex topics, ... Read more

$14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A wildly entertaining Q&A collection filled with fun facts on everything from science to sports to late-night infomercials.Find the answers to hundreds of life's most perplexing questions in this entertaining collection from the team behind the multimillion-selling, award-winning Uncle John's Bathroom Readers. Do Geese Get Goose Bumps is filled with simple explanations for complex topics,
... Read more
Approches et pratiques en évaluation de programmes

by Valéry Ridde, Christian Dagenais ...

Tous les chapitres de cette nouvelle édition ont été écrits par des pédagogues, des enseignants universitaires et des formateurs rompus depuis de longues années à l’exercice du partage de connaissances en évaluation de programmes, tout en mettant l’accent sur la pratique plutôt que sur la théorie. Nous avons ajouté quatre nouveaux chapitres, car les connaissances en évaluation évoluent constamment ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

Tous les chapitres de cette nouvelle édition ont été écrits par des pédagogues, des enseignants universitaires et des formateurs rompus depuis de longues années à l’exercice du partage de connaissances en évaluation de programmes, tout en mettant l’accent sur la pratique plutôt que sur la théorie. Nous avons ajouté quatre nouveaux chapitres, car les connaissances en évaluation évoluent constamment
... Read more
The Science of Deep Learning

by Iddo Drori ...

The Science of Deep Learning emerged from courses taught by the author that have provided thousands of students with training and experience for their academic studies, and prepared them for careers in deep learning, machine learning, and artificial intelligence in top companies in industry and academia. The book begins by covering the foundations of deep learning, followed by key deep learning ... Read more

$61.99 CAD

The Science of Deep Learning emerged from courses taught by the author that have provided thousands of students with training and experience for their academic studies, and prepared them for careers in deep learning, machine learning, and artificial intelligence in top companies in industry and academia. The book begins by covering the foundations of deep learning, followed by key deep learning
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Enciclopedia înțelepciunii (Romanian edition)

by Arina Avram ...

Proverbele lumii, adunate aici în 107 categorii de învățăminte, sintetizează experiența de secole a literaturilor populare. Așa cum veți vedea în carte, fiecare dintre acestea are propriile învățături morale, dar diferențele între o cultură și alta sunt uneori insesizabile. Tocmai de aceea proverbele au putut fi sintetizate în categorii generale, ele redând aceeași înțelepciune practică în limbaje ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

Proverbele lumii, adunate aici în 107 categorii de învățăminte, sintetizează experiența de secole a literaturilor populare. Așa cum veți vedea în carte, fiecare dintre acestea are propriile învățături morale, dar diferențele între o cultură și alta sunt uneori insesizabile. Tocmai de aceea proverbele au putut fi sintetizate în categorii generale, ele redând aceeași înțelepciune practică în limbaje
... Read more
Needle, Ball, and Alcohol: The Second Great Fleet Biplane Excursion

by Phill Bragg ...

In an antique, open-cockpit biplane, pilot Phill Bragg and his friend, Wayland Cooke, fly across the United States during the hot summer of 2012. After enduring delays for a whole year, they finally depart from northeastern North Carolina in search of old friends in Greensburg, Kansas, whose town was demolished by a relentless tornado one tragic night. Their high-flying adventure takes them across ... Read more

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In an antique, open-cockpit biplane, pilot Phill Bragg and his friend, Wayland Cooke, fly across the United States during the hot summer of 2012. After enduring delays for a whole year, they finally depart from northeastern North Carolina in search of old friends in Greensburg, Kansas, whose town was demolished by a relentless tornado one tragic night. Their high-flying adventure takes them across
... Read more
Intelligence Reframed

Multiple Intelligences for the 21st Century

by Howard Gardner ...

Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner has been acclaimed as the most influential educational theorist since John Dewey. His ideas about intelligence and creativity - explicated in such bestselling books as Frames of Mind and Multiple Intelligences (over 200,000 copies in print combined) - have revolutionized our thinking. In his groundbreaking 1983 book Frames of Mind , Howard Gardner first ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner has been acclaimed as the most influential educational theorist since John Dewey. His ideas about intelligence and creativity - explicated in such bestselling books as Frames of Mind and Multiple Intelligences (over 200,000 copies in print combined) - have revolutionized our thinking. In his groundbreaking 1983 book Frames of Mind , Howard Gardner first
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How to Write a Thesis

by Umberto Eco ...

Translated by Caterina Mongiat Farina, Geoff Farina ...

The wise and witty guide to researching and writing a thesis, by the bestselling author of The Name of the Rose—now published in English for the first time.Learn the art of the thesis from a giant of Italian literature and philosophy—from choosing a topic to organizing a work schedule to writing the final draft.By the time Umberto Eco published his best-selling novel The Name of the Rose, he was ... Read more

$27.19 CAD

The wise and witty guide to researching and writing a thesis, by the bestselling author of The Name of the Rose—now published in English for the first time.Learn the art of the thesis from a giant of Italian literature and philosophy—from choosing a topic to organizing a work schedule to writing the final draft.By the time Umberto Eco published his best-selling novel The Name of the Rose, he was
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The Sutta-Nipata

A New Translation from the Pali Canon

by H. Saddhatissa ...

This is one of the oldest collections of Buddhist discourses in the Pali canon; by far one of the most popular as well as the most important. Written in a mixture of prose and verse, it presents a code of conduct and provides the basis for a system of moral philosophy. A prime source work. ... Read more

$119.99 CAD

This is one of the oldest collections of Buddhist discourses in the Pali canon; by far one of the most popular as well as the most important. Written in a mixture of prose and verse, it presents a code of conduct and provides the basis for a system of moral philosophy. A prime source work.
... Read more
Lucky and the Lost

The Lives of Titanic's Children

by John Boileau ...

More than half the children aboard Titanic died in the sinking, calling into question the notion of "women and children first." In The Lucky and the Lost: The Lives of Titanic's Children, historian John Boileau tells the stories of the children who fortunately escaped in lifeboats and those who tragically did not. It also examines the heart-breaking circumstances of the victims' deaths as well as ... Read more

$17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

More than half the children aboard Titanic died in the sinking, calling into question the notion of "women and children first." In The Lucky and the Lost: The Lives of Titanic's Children, historian John Boileau tells the stories of the children who fortunately escaped in lifeboats and those who tragically did not. It also examines the heart-breaking circumstances of the victims' deaths as well as
... Read more
新闻英语关键句

by 金利 ...

“纯正英语”系列是专为初中级英语学习者打造的大众读物，覆盖影视和新闻两大模块内容。通过讲解“关键句”和“高频词”，帮助学习者提高口语水平，掌握最地道的英语。无须词典读新闻，即时追踪国际热点！把握英语关键句，步步进阶畅读无忧！ ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

“纯正英语”系列是专为初中级英语学习者打造的大众读物，覆盖影视和新闻两大模块内容。通过讲解“关键句”和“高频词”，帮助学习者提高口语水平，掌握最地道的英语。无须词典读新闻，即时追踪国际热点！把握英语关键句，步步进阶畅读无忧！
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The Innocent One

The gripping, must-read thriller from the Richard & Judy Book Club bestselling author

by Lisa Ballantyne ...

Could the child once accused of murder really be innocent?'So good . . . Ballantyne makes it look easy' NEW YORK TIMES'Beautifully told' DAILY MAIL'Thought-provoking and unsettling' ALEX GRAY'A breathless thriller' WOMAN'S OWN'Had me turning the pages late into the night' C. J. COOPER________<... ... Read more

$5.99 CAD

Could the child once accused of murder really be innocent?'So good . . . Ballantyne makes it look easy' NEW YORK TIMES'Beautifully told' DAILY MAIL'Thought-provoking and unsettling' ALEX GRAY'A breathless thriller' WOMAN'S OWN'Had me turning the pages late into the night' C. J. COOPER________<...
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