Clifford, the big red dog, displays his good manners by saying "please" and "thank you," waiting his turn, sharing, and being a good sport in games.

"Renaissance runner" (New York Times) Alexi Pappas--Olympic athlete, actress, filmmaker and writer--shares what she's learned about confidence, self-reliance, mental health, embracing pain, and achieving your dreams in this revealing and inspiring memoir-in-essays. run like a bravey sleep like a baby dream like a crazy replace can't with maybe When Alexi Pappas was four years old, her mother committed suicide, drastically altering the course of Pappas's...

Travel thousands of years into our past and discover the significant events that shaped the world as we know it.

This book includes short, descriptive explanations of key ideas, themes, and events of world history that are easy to understand. Explore topics such as the founding of Baghdad, the colonization of the Americas, and the inception of Buddhism without complicated jargon.
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Clifford, the big red dog, helps the fire fighters put out a fire in an apartment building.

Welcome to this issue of Tiny Homes! While the footprints are small—no home is over 800 square feet!—we’re about to cover a lot of ground. We travel internationally where people have been doing more with less for a very long time. We run the roads of the U.S. and Canada, checking out surprisingly well-appointed digs on wheels. Then, we head beyond the city limits and check in with folks who have set down stakes in cozy cottages, cabins and

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An essential guide to milestone developments in astronomy, telling the story of our ideas about space, time, and the physics of the cosmos--from ancient times to the present day. From planets and stars to black holes and the Big Bang, take a journey through the wonders of the universe. Featuring topics from the Copernican Revolution to the mind-boggling theories of recent science, The Astronomy Book uses flowcharts, graphics, and illustrations to...

Data is at the center of many challenges in system design today. Difficult issues need to be figured out, such as scalability, consistency, reliability, efficiency, and maintainability. In addition, we have an overwhelming variety of tools, including relational databases, NoSQL datastores, stream or batch processors, and message brokers. What are the right choices for your application? How do you make sense of all these buzzwords?

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"Reveals the many ideas and schools of economics that have emerged since trading first began in ancient times."--Front jacket flap.

"Gives homeowners solid ideas to help transform small gardens into a personalized, thoughtful, and unique destinations." -Gardenista When it comes to gardens, bigger isn't always better. A smaller space requires fewer plants and less time to design, install, and maintain. The Less Is More Garden shows you how to take advantage of every square foot of space. Designer Susan Morrison offers savvy tips to match your landscape to your lifestyle, draws...

From Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, to Adam Smith and John Maynard Keynes, to the top economic thought leaders of today, The Economics Book is the essential audio reference for students and anyone else with an interest in how economies work.

An easy-to-follow style, succinct quotations, and thoroughly accessible text throw light on the applications of economics, making them relatable through everyday examples and concerns.

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