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Ranking America's Fifty States

A Comparison in Graphic Detail

de Michael D. Dulberger ...

This full-color book provides a compendium of stimulating facts about the states, presented graphically, and covering a wide array of topics including demographic, economic, environmental, health, and crime variables. Hundreds of attributes are compared side-by-side, from life expectancy to murder rates; from fourth-grade math proficiency scores to the number of food stamp recipients, and from ... Leer más

$50.99 USD

This full-color book provides a compendium of stimulating facts about the states, presented graphically, and covering a wide array of topics including demographic, economic, environmental, health, and crime variables. Hundreds of attributes are compared side-by-side, from life expectancy to murder rates; from fourth-grade math proficiency scores to the number of food stamp recipients, and from
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Teaching Online

A Practical Guide

de Susan Ko ...

Teaching Online: A Practical Guide is an accessible, introductory, and comprehensive guide for anyone who teaches online. The fourth edition of this bestselling resource has been fully revised, maintains its reader-friendly tone, and offers exceptional practical advice, new teaching examples, faculty interviews, and an updated resource section.New to this edition:entire new chapter on MOOCs ... Leer más

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Teaching Online: A Practical Guide is an accessible, introductory, and comprehensive guide for anyone who teaches online. The fourth edition of this bestselling resource has been fully revised, maintains its reader-friendly tone, and offers exceptional practical advice, new teaching examples, faculty interviews, and an updated resource section.New to this edition:entire new chapter on MOOCs
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Farnsworth's Classical English Metaphor

de Ward Farnsworth ...

Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric was the definitive guide to the use of rhetorical devices in English. It became a best-seller in its field, with over 20,000 copies in print. Here now is the natural sequel, Farnsworth's Classical English Metaphor—the most entertaining and instructive book ever written about the art of comparison. A metaphor compares two things that seem unalike. Lincoln was ... Leer más

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Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric was the definitive guide to the use of rhetorical devices in English. It became a best-seller in its field, with over 20,000 copies in print. Here now is the natural sequel, Farnsworth's Classical English Metaphor—the most entertaining and instructive book ever written about the art of comparison. A metaphor compares two things that seem unalike. Lincoln was
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Agatha Christie on Screen

de Mark Aldridge ...

Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
This book is a comprehensive exploration of 90 years of film and television adaptations of the world’s best-selling novelist’s work. Drawing on extensive archival material, it offers new information regarding both the well-known and forgotten screen adaptations of Agatha Christie’s stories, including unmade and rare adaptations, some of which have been unseen for more than half a century. This ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

This book is a comprehensive exploration of 90 years of film and television adaptations of the world’s best-selling novelist’s work. Drawing on extensive archival material, it offers new information regarding both the well-known and forgotten screen adaptations of Agatha Christie’s stories, including unmade and rare adaptations, some of which have been unseen for more than half a century. This
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The Speech-Language Pathologist's Guide to Dyslexia

de Courtney Overton, Jeannette Roberes, et al. ...

The Speech-Language Pathologist's Guide to Dyslexia provides a well-informed and accessible guide to understanding the essential role Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) play in early identification and intervention for dyslexia. As experts in typical speech and language development, SLPs are uniquely positioned to identify risk factors and begin the early intervention essential for maximizing ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

The Speech-Language Pathologist's Guide to Dyslexia provides a well-informed and accessible guide to understanding the essential role Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) play in early identification and intervention for dyslexia. As experts in typical speech and language development, SLPs are uniquely positioned to identify risk factors and begin the early intervention essential for maximizing
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As You Like It by William Shakespeare (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

de Bright Summaries ...

Series series BrightSummaries.com
Unlock the more straightforward side of As You Like It with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of As You Like It by William Shakespeare, a pastoral comedy which stands out for its sparkling wit and amusing subversion of many of the tropes of the pastoral genre. In the play, numerous characters find themselves in the idyllic Forest of Arden: ... Leer más

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Unlock the more straightforward side of As You Like It with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of As You Like It by William Shakespeare, a pastoral comedy which stands out for its sparkling wit and amusing subversion of many of the tropes of the pastoral genre. In the play, numerous characters find themselves in the idyllic Forest of Arden:
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Several Short Sentences About Writing

de Verlyn Klinkenborg ...

“No other book, old or new, is as well reasoned as this, as entertaining or as wise. . . . Best book on writing. Ever.”—New York Journal of BooksMost of what you think you know about writing is useless. It’s the harmful debris of your education—a mixture of half-truths, myths, and false assumptions that prevents you from writing well. Drawing on years of experience as a writer and teacher of ... Leer más

$7.99 USD

“No other book, old or new, is as well reasoned as this, as entertaining or as wise. . . . Best book on writing. Ever.”—New York Journal of BooksMost of what you think you know about writing is useless. It’s the harmful debris of your education—a mixture of half-truths, myths, and false assumptions that prevents you from writing well. Drawing on years of experience as a writer and teacher of
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Amtrak, America's Railroad

Transportation's Orphan and Its Struggle for Survival

de Geoffrey H. Doughty, Jeffrey T. Darbee, Eugene E. Harmon ...

Series series Railroads Past and Present
Discover the story of Amtrak, America's Railroad, 50 years in the making.In 1971, in an effort to rescue essential freight railroads, the US government founded Amtrak. In the post–World War II era, aviation and highway development had become the focus of government policy in America. As rail passenger services declined in number and in quality, they were simultaneously driving many railroads ... Leer más

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Discover the story of Amtrak, America's Railroad, 50 years in the making.In 1971, in an effort to rescue essential freight railroads, the US government founded Amtrak. In the post–World War II era, aviation and highway development had become the focus of government policy in America. As rail passenger services declined in number and in quality, they were simultaneously driving many railroads
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Babel

Around the World in Twenty Languages

de Gaston Dorren ...

" Babel is an endlessly interesting book, and you don't have to have any linguistic training to enjoy it . . . it's just so much fun to read." —NPREnglish is the world language, except that 80 percent of the world doesn't speak it. Linguist Gaston Dorren calculates that to speak fluently with half of the world's people in their mother tongues, you'd need to know no fewer than twenty languages. In ... Leer más

$18.79 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

" Babel is an endlessly interesting book, and you don't have to have any linguistic training to enjoy it . . . it's just so much fun to read." —NPREnglish is the world language, except that 80 percent of the world doesn't speak it. Linguist Gaston Dorren calculates that to speak fluently with half of the world's people in their mother tongues, you'd need to know no fewer than twenty languages. In
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The Donald Trump Handbook - Everything You Need To Know About Donald Trump

de Jamie Grant ...

This book is your ultimate resource for Donald Trump. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Donald Trump 's whole picture right away. Get countless Donald Trump facts right at your fingertips with this essential resource.The Donald Trump Handbook is ... Leer más

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This book is your ultimate resource for Donald Trump. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Donald Trump 's whole picture right away. Get countless Donald Trump facts right at your fingertips with this essential resource.The Donald Trump Handbook is
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Hype Machine: Inside the Cult of Crypto

'Hard to put down' EVENING STANDARD

de Joshua Oliver ...

'A gripping real-life financial thriller.' CLAER BARRETT, AUTHOR OF WHAT THEY DON'T TEACH YOU ABOUT MONEY'Fast-paced and highly accessible ... A must read.' GILLIAN TETT, AUTHOR OF ANTHRO-VISION'Anybody who wants to understand the cryptocurrency mania should read Hype Machine.' LIONEL BARBER, FORMER EDITOR OF THE FINANCIAL TIMESOn 2 November 2023, in one of the largest fraud trial... ... Leer más

$3.99 USD

'A gripping real-life financial thriller.' CLAER BARRETT, AUTHOR OF WHAT THEY DON'T TEACH YOU ABOUT MONEY'Fast-paced and highly accessible ... A must read.' GILLIAN TETT, AUTHOR OF ANTHRO-VISION'Anybody who wants to understand the cryptocurrency mania should read Hype Machine.' LIONEL BARBER, FORMER EDITOR OF THE FINANCIAL TIMESOn 2 November 2023, in one of the largest fraud trial...
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Cannabis Pharmacy

The Practical Guide to Medical Marijuana -- Revised and Updated

de Michael Backes ...

The most comprehensive and approachable book available on understanding and using medical marijuana. Revised and updated with the latest information on varietals, delivery, dosing, and treatable conditions, Cannabis Pharmacy is "a well-designed and -illustrated and easy-to-use resource"(Booklist) for those considering medical marijuana as a treatment option.In Cannabis Pharmacy, expert Michael ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

The most comprehensive and approachable book available on understanding and using medical marijuana. Revised and updated with the latest information on varietals, delivery, dosing, and treatable conditions, Cannabis Pharmacy is "a well-designed and -illustrated and easy-to-use resource"(Booklist) for those considering medical marijuana as a treatment option.In Cannabis Pharmacy, expert Michael
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Areopagitica

de John Milton ...

In 1644, poet and prose-writer John Milton wrote his polemic "Areopagitica" to address British Parliament and its 1643 licensing order that required the censorship of all printed materials.Although the complete title, "Areopagitica: A Speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing to the Parliament of England", implies that the text is oratory, Milton privileged text over speech as a means of ... Leer más

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In 1644, poet and prose-writer John Milton wrote his polemic "Areopagitica" to address British Parliament and its 1643 licensing order that required the censorship of all printed materials.Although the complete title, "Areopagitica: A Speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing to the Parliament of England", implies that the text is oratory, Milton privileged text over speech as a means of
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Authoritarians in the Academy

How the Internationalization of Higher Education and Borderless Censorship Threaten Free Speech

de Sarah McLaughlin ...

A revealing exposé on how foreign authoritarian influence is undermining freedom and integrity within American higher education institutions.Finalist for the 2026 Excellence in Free Speech Scholarship Award of The Bech-Loughlin First Amendment CenterIn an era of globalized education, where ideals of freedom and inquiry should thrive, an alarming trend has emerged: foreign authoritarian regimes ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

A revealing exposé on how foreign authoritarian influence is undermining freedom and integrity within American higher education institutions.Finalist for the 2026 Excellence in Free Speech Scholarship Award of The Bech-Loughlin First Amendment CenterIn an era of globalized education, where ideals of freedom and inquiry should thrive, an alarming trend has emerged: foreign authoritarian regimes
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Nihongo Pera Pera

A User's Guide to Japanese Onomatopoeia

de Susan Millington ...

Bridge the gap between what you learn in Japanese class and what you actually need to converse!Onomatopeoeia—words such as "glug glug," "pow," and "splash" in English—are an integral part of the Japanese language. Japanese people draw on a wealth of onomatopoeia to express subtle feelings, images, sounds, and actions. With this book you too can become pera pera—fluent—in Japanese, speaking with ... Leer más

$8.99 USD

Bridge the gap between what you learn in Japanese class and what you actually need to converse!Onomatopeoeia—words such as "glug glug," "pow," and "splash" in English—are an integral part of the Japanese language. Japanese people draw on a wealth of onomatopoeia to express subtle feelings, images, sounds, and actions. With this book you too can become pera pera—fluent—in Japanese, speaking with
... Leer más
I Love You Rituals

de Becky A. Bailey ...

I Love You Rituals offers more than seventy delightful rhymes and games that send the message of unconditional love and enhance children’s social, emotional, and school success, laying a foundation for healthy early childhood development.This perennial, award-winning book offers parents a lifetime of positive parenting rituals and practices to incorporate into daily life with their children. These ... Leer más

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I Love You Rituals offers more than seventy delightful rhymes and games that send the message of unconditional love and enhance children’s social, emotional, and school success, laying a foundation for healthy early childhood development.This perennial, award-winning book offers parents a lifetime of positive parenting rituals and practices to incorporate into daily life with their children. These
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Ballot

de Ms. Anjali Enjeti, Professor Ian Bogost, Dr. Christopher Schaberg ...

Series series Object Lessons
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Ballot examines the psychological, cultural, and political significance of voting in an increasingly anti-voting climate. Armed with her personal experiences as a poll worker, electoral organizer, and activist, Anjali Enjeti unspools a timely narrative about the precarious state of the ballot ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Ballot examines the psychological, cultural, and political significance of voting in an increasingly anti-voting climate. Armed with her personal experiences as a poll worker, electoral organizer, and activist, Anjali Enjeti unspools a timely narrative about the precarious state of the ballot
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Go Like Hell

Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans

de A. J. Baime ...

The epic story of automotive history also told in the film FORD V. FERRARI: By the early 1960s, the Ford Motor Company, built to bring automobile transportation to the masses, was falling behind.Young Henry Ford II, who had taken the reins of his grandfather’s company with little business experience to speak of, knew he had to do something to shake things up. Baby boomers were taking to the road ... Leer más

$8.99 USD

The epic story of automotive history also told in the film FORD V. FERRARI: By the early 1960s, the Ford Motor Company, built to bring automobile transportation to the masses, was falling behind.Young Henry Ford II, who had taken the reins of his grandfather’s company with little business experience to speak of, knew he had to do something to shake things up. Baby boomers were taking to the road
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Decolonization and Feminisms in Global Teaching and Learning

Edición de Sara de Jong, Rosalba Icaza, Olivia U. Rutazibwa ...

Series series Teaching with Gender
Decolonization and Feminisms in Global Teaching and Learning is a resource for teachers and learners seeking to participate in the creation of radical and liberating spaces in the academy and beyond. This edited volume is inspired by, and applies, decolonial and feminist thought – two fields with powerful traditions of critical pedagogy, which have shared productive exchange.The structure of this ... Leer más

$60.99 USD

Decolonization and Feminisms in Global Teaching and Learning is a resource for teachers and learners seeking to participate in the creation of radical and liberating spaces in the academy and beyond. This edited volume is inspired by, and applies, decolonial and feminist thought – two fields with powerful traditions of critical pedagogy, which have shared productive exchange.The structure of this
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Chaos, Creativity, Completion

New Approaches to Writing and ADHD

Edición de Chloe Martinez, Lisa Van Orman Hadley ...

Fifteen essays that offer inspiration, encouragement, and advice from accomplished writers with ADHD.A rising number of ADHD diagnoses, particularly among adults, is not only confirmed by medical studies and mainstream reporting but also borne out across social media and elsewhere among people who’d been privately coping with persistent, often inexpressible challenges. Many of the contributors to ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

Fifteen essays that offer inspiration, encouragement, and advice from accomplished writers with ADHD.A rising number of ADHD diagnoses, particularly among adults, is not only confirmed by medical studies and mainstream reporting but also borne out across social media and elsewhere among people who’d been privately coping with persistent, often inexpressible challenges. Many of the contributors to
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How to Market a Children's Book

Children’s print book, eBook and audiobook marketing, translations and selling foreign rights

de Karen P Inglis ...

Do you need help with your children’s book marketing?Whether you’ve just published your first children’s book or are struggling to increase sales of your existing titles, How to Market a Children’s Book is here to help.Packed full of practical guidance, and drawing on over 10 years’ experience of children’s book marketing by bestselling children’s author Karen Inglis, it offers a trusted resource ... Leer más

$5.99 USD

Do you need help with your children’s book marketing?Whether you’ve just published your first children’s book or are struggling to increase sales of your existing titles, How to Market a Children’s Book is here to help.Packed full of practical guidance, and drawing on over 10 years’ experience of children’s book marketing by bestselling children’s author Karen Inglis, it offers a trusted resource
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Canon 5D Mark III Experience - The Still Photography Guide to Operation and Image Creation with the Canon EOS 5D Mark III

de Douglas Klostermann ...

Canon 5D Mark III Experience is an e-book user's guide that goes beyond the manual to help you learn the features, settings, and controls of this sophisticated and highly customizable camera plus most importantly how, when, and why to use them in your photography. Written in the clear, concise, and comprehensive style of all Full Stop guides, Canon 5D Mark III Experience will help you learn to use ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

Canon 5D Mark III Experience is an e-book user's guide that goes beyond the manual to help you learn the features, settings, and controls of this sophisticated and highly customizable camera plus most importantly how, when, and why to use them in your photography. Written in the clear, concise, and comprehensive style of all Full Stop guides, Canon 5D Mark III Experience will help you learn to use
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The Hardest, Longest Race

Henry Ford and the Cross-Country Contest That Changed America

de Eric Moskowitz ...

From Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Eric Moskowitz comes the riveting story of the first true coast-to-coast automobile race in U.S. history, a fast-paced tale of the gritty and determined drivers who braved hostile terrain, mechanical failure, and, shockingly, sabotage, to take home the gold.In 1909, America was home to 253 automakers, a landscape of visionaries, schemers, and would-be barons ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

From Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Eric Moskowitz comes the riveting story of the first true coast-to-coast automobile race in U.S. history, a fast-paced tale of the gritty and determined drivers who braved hostile terrain, mechanical failure, and, shockingly, sabotage, to take home the gold.In 1909, America was home to 253 automakers, a landscape of visionaries, schemers, and would-be barons
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World Terrorism: An Encyclopedia of Political Violence from Ancient Times to the Post-9/11 Era

An Encyclopedia of Political Violence from Ancient Times to the Post-9/11 Era

de James Ciment ...

First Published in 2015. This collection holds three volumes. Terrorism is a term that defies easy definition and its meaning has also changed over the course of history. Because this encyclopedia aims at comprehensiveness —across time, geography, and the conceptual landscape —it applies the broadest definition of terrorism: the use of violence or the threat of violence to effect political change ... Leer más

$495.99 USD

First Published in 2015. This collection holds three volumes. Terrorism is a term that defies easy definition and its meaning has also changed over the course of history. Because this encyclopedia aims at comprehensiveness —across time, geography, and the conceptual landscape —it applies the broadest definition of terrorism: the use of violence or the threat of violence to effect political change
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