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Little Soldiers

An American Boy, a Chinese School, and the Global Race to Achieve

de Lenora Chu ...

New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice; Real Simple Best of the Month; Library Journal Editors' PickIn the spirit of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Bringing up Bébé, and The Smartest Kids in the World, a hard-hitting exploration of China's widely acclaimed yet insular education system that raises important questions for the future of American parenting and educationWhen students in Shanghai. ... Leer más

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New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice; Real Simple Best of the Month; Library Journal Editors' PickIn the spirit of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Bringing up Bébé, and The Smartest Kids in the World, a hard-hitting exploration of China's widely acclaimed yet insular education system that raises important questions for the future of American parenting and educationWhen students in Shanghai.
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Kis katonák

Egy amerikai kisfiú, a kínai oktatási rendszer és az érvényesülés a világban

de Lenora Chu ...

Miért teljesítenek kimagaslóan a kínai diákok a PISA-felméréseken? Mit érdemes átvenniük Kínától a nyugati iskolarendszereknek? Megőrizhető-e a kritikus gondolkodás és a kreativitás tekintélyelvű tanítási módszerek mellett? Lenora Chu kínai-amerikai újságíró sanghaji óvodába íratja hároméves kisfiát, Rainey-t. Eleinte megdöbbenti az ott tapasztalt szigor, a tekintélyelvű tanítási módszerek, és ... Leer más

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Miért teljesítenek kimagaslóan a kínai diákok a PISA-felméréseken? Mit érdemes átvenniük Kínától a nyugati iskolarendszereknek? Megőrizhető-e a kritikus gondolkodás és a kreativitás tekintélyelvű tanítási módszerek mellett? Lenora Chu kínai-amerikai újságíró sanghaji óvodába íratja hároméves kisfiát, Rainey-t. Eleinte megdöbbenti az ott tapasztalt szigor, a tekintélyelvű tanítási módszerek, és
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Little Soldiers

An American Boy, a Chinese School, and the Global Race to Achieve

de Lenora Chu ...

Narrado por Emily Woo Zeller ...

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11 hora 30 minutos

In the spirit of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Bringing up Bébé, and The Smartest Kids in the World, a hard-hitting exploration of China’s widely acclaimed yet insular education system—held up as a model of academic and behavioral excellence—that raises important questions for the future of American parenting and education.When students in Shanghai rose to the top of international rankings in ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

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In the spirit of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Bringing up Bébé, and The Smartest Kids in the World, a hard-hitting exploration of China’s widely acclaimed yet insular education system—held up as a model of academic and behavioral excellence—that raises important questions for the future of American parenting and education.When students in Shanghai rose to the top of international rankings in
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The Runaway Species

How Human Creativity Remakes the World

de David Eagleman, Anthony Brandt ...

Narrado por Mauro Hantman ...

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6 hora 39 minutos

Our ability to remake our world is unique among all living things. But where does our creativity come from, how does it work, and how can we harness it to improve our lives, schools, businesses, and institutions? The Runaway Species is a deep-dive into the creative mind, a celebration of the human spirit, and a vision of how we can improve our future by understanding and embracing our ability to ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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Our ability to remake our world is unique among all living things. But where does our creativity come from, how does it work, and how can we harness it to improve our lives, schools, businesses, and institutions? The Runaway Species is a deep-dive into the creative mind, a celebration of the human spirit, and a vision of how we can improve our future by understanding and embracing our ability to
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The Library

A Catalogue of Wonders

de Stuart Kells ...

Narrado por Julian Elfer ...

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7 hora 57 minutos

Libraries are much more than mere collections of volumes. The best are magical, fabled places whose fame has become part of the cultural wealth they are designed to preserve.To research this book, Stuart Kells traveled around the world with his young family like modern-day "library tourists." Kells discovered that stories about libraries are stories about people, containing every possible human ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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Libraries are much more than mere collections of volumes. The best are magical, fabled places whose fame has become part of the cultural wealth they are designed to preserve.To research this book, Stuart Kells traveled around the world with his young family like modern-day "library tourists." Kells discovered that stories about libraries are stories about people, containing every possible human
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Biography of Resistance

The Epic Battle Between People and Pathogens

de Muhammad H. Zaman ...

Narrado por Kyle Tait ...

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8 hora 3 minutos

Award-winning Boston University educator and researcher Muhammad H. Zaman provides a chilling look at the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, explaining how we got here and what we must do to address this growing global health crisis.In September 2016, a woman in Nevada became the first known case in the U.S. of a person who died of an infection resistant to every antibiotic available. Her ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

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Award-winning Boston University educator and researcher Muhammad H. Zaman provides a chilling look at the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, explaining how we got here and what we must do to address this growing global health crisis.In September 2016, a woman in Nevada became the first known case in the U.S. of a person who died of an infection resistant to every antibiotic available. Her
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American Mafia

A History of Its Rise to Power

de Thomas Reppetto ...

Narrado por Paul Costanzo ...

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12 hora 4 minutos

Organized crime—the Italian American kind—has long been a source of popular entertainment and legend. Now Thomas Reppetto provides a balanced history of the Mafia's rise—from the 1880s to the post–World War II era—that is as exciting as it is authoritative.Structuring his narrative around a series of case histories featuring such infamous characters as Lucky Luciano and Al Capone, Reppetto draws ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

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Organized crime—the Italian American kind—has long been a source of popular entertainment and legend. Now Thomas Reppetto provides a balanced history of the Mafia's rise—from the 1880s to the post–World War II era—that is as exciting as it is authoritative.Structuring his narrative around a series of case histories featuring such infamous characters as Lucky Luciano and Al Capone, Reppetto draws
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Coping With Your Difficult Older Parent

A Guide for Stressed-Out Children

de Grace Lebow, Barbara Kane ...

Narrado por Sonja Field ...

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5 hora 48 minutos

Do You Have An Aging Parent Who —Blames you for everything that goes wrong?Cannot tolerate being alone, wants you all the time?Is obsessed with health problems, real, or imagined?Make unreasonable and/or irrational demands of you?Is hostile, negative and critical?Coping with these traits in parents is an endless, high-stress battle for their children. Though there's no medical definition for ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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Do You Have An Aging Parent Who —Blames you for everything that goes wrong?Cannot tolerate being alone, wants you all the time?Is obsessed with health problems, real, or imagined?Make unreasonable and/or irrational demands of you?Is hostile, negative and critical?Coping with these traits in parents is an endless, high-stress battle for their children. Though there's no medical definition for
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Betsy Ross and the Making of America

de Marla R. Miller ...

Narrado por Dana Green ...

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19 hora 6 minutos

Legend has it that as the American colonies hurtled toward independence, representatives of the Continental Congress, including George Washington, walked into Betsy Ross’s Philadelphia upholstery shop and commissioned the first flag of the Revolutionary nation. Although this story has long made Betsy Ross one of America’s most celebrated patriots, little had been known until now about the woman ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

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Legend has it that as the American colonies hurtled toward independence, representatives of the Continental Congress, including George Washington, walked into Betsy Ross’s Philadelphia upholstery shop and commissioned the first flag of the Revolutionary nation. Although this story has long made Betsy Ross one of America’s most celebrated patriots, little had been known until now about the woman
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The Short Life and Curious Death of Free Speech in America

de Ellis Cose ...

Narrado por Korey Jackson ...

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5 hora 39 minutos

Named one ofNewsweek**’s ""25 Must-Read Fall Fiction and Nonfiction Books to Escape the Chaos of 2020""**The critically acclaimed journalist and bestselling author of The Rage of a Privileged Class explores one of the most essential rights in America—free speech—and reveals how it is crumbling under the combined weight of polarization, technology, money and systematized lying in this concise yet ... Leer más

$23.99 USD

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Named one ofNewsweek**’s ""25 Must-Read Fall Fiction and Nonfiction Books to Escape the Chaos of 2020""**The critically acclaimed journalist and bestselling author of The Rage of a Privileged Class explores one of the most essential rights in America—free speech—and reveals how it is crumbling under the combined weight of polarization, technology, money and systematized lying in this concise yet
... Leer más

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The Physics Book

Big Ideas Simply Explained

de DK ...

Narrado por Richard Trinder ...

Series series DK Big Ideas
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15 hora 45 minutos

Explore the laws and theories of physics in this accessible introduction to the forces that shape our Universe, our planet, and our everyday lives.Using a bold, graphic-led approach The Physics Book sets out more than 80 key concepts and discoveries that have defined the subject and influenced our technology since the beginning of time. With the focus firmly on unpicking the thought behind each ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

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Explore the laws and theories of physics in this accessible introduction to the forces that shape our Universe, our planet, and our everyday lives.Using a bold, graphic-led approach The Physics Book sets out more than 80 key concepts and discoveries that have defined the subject and influenced our technology since the beginning of time. With the focus firmly on unpicking the thought behind each
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Life Everlasting

The Animal Way of Death

de Bernd Heinrich ...

Narrado por Rick Adamson ...

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6 hora 29 minutos

From one of the finest naturalists and writers of our time, a fascinating investigation of Nature’s inspiring death-to-life cycle.How does the animal world deal with death? And what ecological and spiritual lessons can we learn from examining this? Bernd Heinrich has long been fascinated by these questions, and when a good friend with a terminal illness asked if he might have his “green burial” at ... Leer más

$23.99 USD

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From one of the finest naturalists and writers of our time, a fascinating investigation of Nature’s inspiring death-to-life cycle.How does the animal world deal with death? And what ecological and spiritual lessons can we learn from examining this? Bernd Heinrich has long been fascinated by these questions, and when a good friend with a terminal illness asked if he might have his “green burial” at
... Leer más

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