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Becoming Citizens

Family Life and the Politics of Disability

by Susan Schwartzenberg ...

Following the Second World War, a generation of Seattle parents went against conventional medical wisdom and chose to bring up their children with developmental disabilities in the community. This book presents a stunning visual narrative of thirteen of these remarkable families. With a rich array of interviews, photographs, newspaper clippings, official documents, and personal mementos, ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Following the Second World War, a generation of Seattle parents went against conventional medical wisdom and chose to bring up their children with developmental disabilities in the community. This book presents a stunning visual narrative of thirteen of these remarkable families. With a rich array of interviews, photographs, newspaper clippings, official documents, and personal mementos,
... Read more
Mastering Plot Development

Crafting Captivating Plots

by Virversity Online Courses ...

Series series Virversity Online Courses: Writing and Publishing
Embark on a transformative journey to enhance your storytelling prowess with our comprehensive online course, Mastering Plot Development. This course is designed to equip you with the essential skills and techniques to craft compelling narratives that captivate your audience. Whether you're an aspiring author or a seasoned writer, this course offers invaluable insights that will elevate your ... Read more

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Embark on a transformative journey to enhance your storytelling prowess with our comprehensive online course, Mastering Plot Development. This course is designed to equip you with the essential skills and techniques to craft compelling narratives that captivate your audience. Whether you're an aspiring author or a seasoned writer, this course offers invaluable insights that will elevate your
... Read more
The Untold History of the United States, Volume 2

Young Readers Edition, 1945-1962

by Oliver Stone, Peter Kuznick, Eric Singer ...

Discover America’s secrets in this second of two volumes of the young readers’ edition of The Untold History of the United States, from Academy Award–winning director Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick, adapted by Eric Singer.There is history as we know it. And there is history we should have known.Complete with poignant photos and little-known but vitally important stories, this second of two volumes ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Discover America’s secrets in this second of two volumes of the young readers’ edition of The Untold History of the United States, from Academy Award–winning director Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick, adapted by Eric Singer.There is history as we know it. And there is history we should have known.Complete with poignant photos and little-known but vitally important stories, this second of two volumes
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Daisy Miller - The Original Classic Edition

by James Henry ...

One of Henry Jamess earliest novellas, Daisy Miller (1878) follows the activities of a wealthy, and brashly confident, young American woman as she audaciously challenges European society in Vevey, Switzerland, and in Rome, having fun, doing what pleases her, and leaving staid European society gasping in her wake. Daisy Miller, whose father is in the US and whose mother is her ineffectual chaperone ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

One of Henry Jamess earliest novellas, Daisy Miller (1878) follows the activities of a wealthy, and brashly confident, young American woman as she audaciously challenges European society in Vevey, Switzerland, and in Rome, having fun, doing what pleases her, and leaving staid European society gasping in her wake. Daisy Miller, whose father is in the US and whose mother is her ineffectual chaperone
... Read more
Prepositions by Example - The Quickest Way to Learn and Practice English Prepositions

by Andrew Bruckfield ...

Welcome to the fascinating world of prepositions! If you want to speak English fluently, you need to learn and practice prepositions. Pronunciation and vocabulary are important, but the real secret of speaking well is to know how to connect your words and ideas so that people are able to understand you and interact with you. This book is intended for students of English as a second or foreign ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Welcome to the fascinating world of prepositions! If you want to speak English fluently, you need to learn and practice prepositions. Pronunciation and vocabulary are important, but the real secret of speaking well is to know how to connect your words and ideas so that people are able to understand you and interact with you. This book is intended for students of English as a second or foreign
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Schirmer's Complete Rhyming Dictionary

by Paul Zollo ...

An invaluable creative tool for all songwriters poets and teachers! Schirmer's Complete Rhyming Dictionary is the ultimate rhyming dictionary with more than 96000 one- two- and three- syllable rhymes! In addition to providing numerous rhyming options the book also contains helpful sections on the role of rhymes in songwriting such as: What is a rhyme? Must a song rhyme? Difference between writing ... Read more

$8.99 USD

An invaluable creative tool for all songwriters poets and teachers! Schirmer's Complete Rhyming Dictionary is the ultimate rhyming dictionary with more than 96000 one- two- and three- syllable rhymes! In addition to providing numerous rhyming options the book also contains helpful sections on the role of rhymes in songwriting such as: What is a rhyme? Must a song rhyme? Difference between writing
... Read more
Without Precedent

How Chief Justice Roberts and His Accomplices Rewrote the Constitution and Dismantled Our Rights

by Lisa Graves ...

A provocative firsthand account of how Chief Justice John Roberts posed as a fair-minded jurist in order to impose the reactionary agenda of billionaire elites.“A devastating, passionate takedown of Chief Justice John Roberts's Supreme Court by a Washington insider.” —Jane Mayer, author of Dark MoneyIn the last twenty years the US Supreme Court has radically curtailed voting rights, undermined ... Read more

$18.99 USD

A provocative firsthand account of how Chief Justice John Roberts posed as a fair-minded jurist in order to impose the reactionary agenda of billionaire elites.“A devastating, passionate takedown of Chief Justice John Roberts's Supreme Court by a Washington insider.” —Jane Mayer, author of Dark MoneyIn the last twenty years the US Supreme Court has radically curtailed voting rights, undermined
... Read more
ASAP U.S. Government & Politics: A Quick-Review Study Guide for the AP Exam

by The Princeton Review ...

Series series College Test Preparation
Looking for sample exams, practice questions, and test-taking strategies? Check out our extended, in-depth prep guide, Cracking the AP U.S. Government & Politics Exam!LIKE CLASS NOTES—ONLY BETTER. The Princeton Review's ASAP U.S. Government & Politics is designed to help you zero in on just the information you need to know to successfully grapple with the AP test. No questions, no drills: just ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Looking for sample exams, practice questions, and test-taking strategies? Check out our extended, in-depth prep guide, Cracking the AP U.S. Government & Politics Exam!LIKE CLASS NOTES—ONLY BETTER. The Princeton Review's ASAP U.S. Government & Politics is designed to help you zero in on just the information you need to know to successfully grapple with the AP test. No questions, no drills: just
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The Good Writing Guide for Education Students

by Dominic Wyse, Kate Cowan ...

Series series Student Success
Grappling with grammar? Worrying about referencing?This handy guide is packed with practical advice on how to search for reading materials, structure your academic writing, think critically, reference appropriately and use language effectively. ‘Top Tips’ throughout the book help eradicate all the common mistakes that bring your marks down.What′s new to the fourth edition?two brand new chapters on ... Read more

$47.99 USD

Grappling with grammar? Worrying about referencing?This handy guide is packed with practical advice on how to search for reading materials, structure your academic writing, think critically, reference appropriately and use language effectively. ‘Top Tips’ throughout the book help eradicate all the common mistakes that bring your marks down.What′s new to the fourth edition?two brand new chapters on
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Modern Languages Study Guides: Intouchables

Film Study Guide for AS/A-level French

by Hélène Beaugy ...

Film analysis made easy. Build your students' confidence in their language abilities and help them develop the skills needed to critique their chosen work: putting it into context, understanding the themes and director's technique, as well as specialist terminology.Breaking down each scene, character and theme in Intouchables (Untouchables), this accessible guide will enable your students to ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Film analysis made easy. Build your students' confidence in their language abilities and help them develop the skills needed to critique their chosen work: putting it into context, understanding the themes and director's technique, as well as specialist terminology.Breaking down each scene, character and theme in Intouchables (Untouchables), this accessible guide will enable your students to
... Read more
Rulettipäiväkirja, in Plain and Simple Finnish

Learn Finnish by reading Simplified Finnish

by Anneli Poutiainen ...

Learn Finnish by reading simple Finnish! Rulettipäiväkirja, in Plain and Simple Finnish kertoo siitä, kuinka helppo on joutua uhkapelikoukkuun ja kuinka vaikea siitä on päästä eroon. Kirja on tositarina naisesta, joka pelaa liikaa.. Nainen yrittää saada rahapelimonopoliyrityksen kohtelemaan pelaajia todellisina ihmisinä. ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Learn Finnish by reading simple Finnish! Rulettipäiväkirja, in Plain and Simple Finnish kertoo siitä, kuinka helppo on joutua uhkapelikoukkuun ja kuinka vaikea siitä on päästä eroon. Kirja on tositarina naisesta, joka pelaa liikaa.. Nainen yrittää saada rahapelimonopoliyrityksen kohtelemaan pelaajia todellisina ihmisinä.
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The Abkhazians

A Handbook

by George Hewitt ...

Series series Caucasus World: Peoples of the Caucasus
This handbook provides a ready introduction and practical guide to the Abkhazian people and language. It includes chapters written by experts in the field, covering all aspects of the people, including their history, religion, politics, economy, culture, literature and media, plus pictures, chronologies and appendices of up-to-date statistics, maps and bibliographies. This volume forms part of the ... Read more

Was $73.99 USD Now $65.99 USD

This handbook provides a ready introduction and practical guide to the Abkhazian people and language. It includes chapters written by experts in the field, covering all aspects of the people, including their history, religion, politics, economy, culture, literature and media, plus pictures, chronologies and appendices of up-to-date statistics, maps and bibliographies. This volume forms part of the
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Philosophy of Language

by Zoltán Gendler Szabó, Richmond H. Thomason ...

Series series Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
This unique textbook introduces linguists to key issues in the philosophy of language. Accessible to students who have taken only a single course in linguistics, yet sophisticated enough to be used at the graduate level, the book provides an overview of the central issues in philosophy of language, a key topic in educating the next generation of researchers in semantics and pragmatics. Thoroughly ... Read more

$36.99 USD

This unique textbook introduces linguists to key issues in the philosophy of language. Accessible to students who have taken only a single course in linguistics, yet sophisticated enough to be used at the graduate level, the book provides an overview of the central issues in philosophy of language, a key topic in educating the next generation of researchers in semantics and pragmatics. Thoroughly
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Golden Gulag

Prisons, Surplus, Crisis, and Opposition in Globalizing California

by Ruth Wilson Gilmore ...

Series Book 21 - American Crossroads
Since 1980, the number of people in U.S. prisons has increased more than 450%. Despite a crime rate that has been falling steadily for decades, California has led the way in this explosion, with what a state analyst called "the biggest prison building project in the history of the world." Golden Gulag provides the first detailed explanation for that buildup by looking at how political and economic ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Since 1980, the number of people in U.S. prisons has increased more than 450%. Despite a crime rate that has been falling steadily for decades, California has led the way in this explosion, with what a state analyst called "the biggest prison building project in the history of the world." Golden Gulag provides the first detailed explanation for that buildup by looking at how political and economic
... Read more
The Most Powerful Court in the World

A History of the Supreme Court of the United States

by Stuart Banner ...

An authoritative, even-handed, and accessible history of the Supreme Court of the United States, the most powerful court in the world and the final arbiter of the world's oldest constitution. Will abortion be legal? Should people of the same sex be allowed to marry? May colleges prefer black applicants over white ones? These are among the most bitterly contested issues in the United States today. ... Read more

$26.99 USD

An authoritative, even-handed, and accessible history of the Supreme Court of the United States, the most powerful court in the world and the final arbiter of the world's oldest constitution. Will abortion be legal? Should people of the same sex be allowed to marry? May colleges prefer black applicants over white ones? These are among the most bitterly contested issues in the United States today.
... Read more
Becoming Abolitionists

Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom

by Derecka Purnell ...

**A NONAME BOOK CLUB PICKNamed a Kirkus Reviews "Best Book of 2021""Becoming Abolitionists is ultimately about the importance of asking questions and our ability to create answers. And in the end, Purnell makes it clear that abolition is a labor of love—one that we can accomplish together if only we decide to."—Nia Evans, Boston Review**For more than a century, activists in the United States have ... Read more

$13.99 USD

**A NONAME BOOK CLUB PICKNamed a Kirkus Reviews "Best Book of 2021""Becoming Abolitionists is ultimately about the importance of asking questions and our ability to create answers. And in the end, Purnell makes it clear that abolition is a labor of love—one that we can accomplish together if only we decide to."—Nia Evans, Boston Review**For more than a century, activists in the United States have
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The Sex Lives of College Students: Three Decades of Attitudes and Behaviors

by Sandra L Caron ...

In this third edition of The Sex Lives of College Students results are presented of more than a 100-question human sexuality survey administered over the past three decades (from 1990 to 2020) to thousands of college students ages 18-22. The goal is to better understand their sexual attitudes and behaviors, as well as trends. The findings raise awareness and provide perspective about students' ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In this third edition of The Sex Lives of College Students results are presented of more than a 100-question human sexuality survey administered over the past three decades (from 1990 to 2020) to thousands of college students ages 18-22. The goal is to better understand their sexual attitudes and behaviors, as well as trends. The findings raise awareness and provide perspective about students'
... Read more
Short Stories in Danish for Beginners

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

by Olly Richards ...

Series series Readers
An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young adult and adult intermediate learners of Danish."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 ... Read more

Was $5.99 USD Now $1.99 USD

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young adult and adult intermediate learners of Danish."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
... Read more
Consumption

by John Storey ...

Series series Key Ideas
This book provides a clear and wide-ranging overview of consumption as a sociological concept. Arguing that consumption is both an unavoidable part of life and an ongoing dialectical process, it gives a critical assessment of a range of theoretical approaches to the study of consumption and the possibilities these frameworks can offer.Consumption is something we all do. It is not just another word ... Read more

$33.99 USD

This book provides a clear and wide-ranging overview of consumption as a sociological concept. Arguing that consumption is both an unavoidable part of life and an ongoing dialectical process, it gives a critical assessment of a range of theoretical approaches to the study of consumption and the possibilities these frameworks can offer.Consumption is something we all do. It is not just another word
... Read more
Road Life

An inspirational guide to living and travelling on four wheels

by Sebastian Antonio Santabarbara ...

Series series Slow Life Guides
Road Life introduces you to 35 inspirational people from across the globe who’ve made their vans, campers and buses part of their lifestyle, and provides you with the tools to do the same.What’s the appeal of a life on the road, with everything you need contained on four wheels? Tried it yourself and felt inadequate and underprepared? Or feel daunted by converting a vehicle yourself? The campers ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Road Life introduces you to 35 inspirational people from across the globe who’ve made their vans, campers and buses part of their lifestyle, and provides you with the tools to do the same.What’s the appeal of a life on the road, with everything you need contained on four wheels? Tried it yourself and felt inadequate and underprepared? Or feel daunted by converting a vehicle yourself? The campers
... Read more
LSAT Prep For Dummies

Book + 5 Practice Tests Online

by Lisa Zimmer Hatch, Scott A. Hatch ...

Impress law school admissions committees with your high LSAT score!For prospective law school students, the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is a crucial part of the admissions process. Updated to reflect the latest changes to the LSAT, this revised edition of LSAT Prep For Dummies ensures you have the info you need to achieve your best score on exam day. With plenty of review materials, including ... Read more

$24.00 USD

Impress law school admissions committees with your high LSAT score!For prospective law school students, the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is a crucial part of the admissions process. Updated to reflect the latest changes to the LSAT, this revised edition of LSAT Prep For Dummies ensures you have the info you need to achieve your best score on exam day. With plenty of review materials, including
... Read more
Buying Car Parts: When You Have No Clue

by C A Nash ...

Need to buy parts for your car and don't know where to start?Well with the help of this book, that will be a thing of the past.With a very basic guide on how to buy general car parts such as light globes and wiper blades.This book will help dissolve the overwhelming feeling and panic of not knowing where to start.Some items covered in the book :BatteryWiper bladesLight GlobesSpark ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Need to buy parts for your car and don't know where to start?Well with the help of this book, that will be a thing of the past.With a very basic guide on how to buy general car parts such as light globes and wiper blades.This book will help dissolve the overwhelming feeling and panic of not knowing where to start.Some items covered in the book :BatteryWiper bladesLight GlobesSpark
... Read more
Those Who Belong

Identity, Family, Blood, and Citizenship among the White Earth Anishinaabeg

by Jill Doerfler ...

Series series American Indian Studies
Despite the central role blood quantum played in political formations of American Indian identity in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, there are few studies that explore how tribal nations have contended with this transformation of tribal citizenship. Those Who Belong explores how White Earth Anishinaabeg understood identity and blood quantum in the early twentieth century, how it was ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Despite the central role blood quantum played in political formations of American Indian identity in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, there are few studies that explore how tribal nations have contended with this transformation of tribal citizenship. Those Who Belong explores how White Earth Anishinaabeg understood identity and blood quantum in the early twentieth century, how it was
... Read more
Digital Storytelling as Translanguaging

A Practical Guide for Language Educators

by Heather A. Linville, Polina Vinogradova ...

This innovative, accessible book is an introduction to using digital storytelling in language teaching, with a focus on English as an Additional Language (EAL) instruction. Linville and Vinogradova provide a clear framework that addresses translanguaging and multimodal meaning making in teaching multilingual learners (MLs) through use of digital storytelling.This book provides detailed guidance on ... Read more

$62.99 USD

This innovative, accessible book is an introduction to using digital storytelling in language teaching, with a focus on English as an Additional Language (EAL) instruction. Linville and Vinogradova provide a clear framework that addresses translanguaging and multimodal meaning making in teaching multilingual learners (MLs) through use of digital storytelling.This book provides detailed guidance on
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