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Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth
Adam Frank · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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Astrophysicist and NPR commentator on what the latest research on the existence and trajectories of alien civilizations may teach us about our own.Light of the Stars tells the story of humanity's coming of age as we awaken to the possibilities of life on other worlds and their sudden... |
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Inclusion in Action: Practical Strategies to Modify Your Curriculum
Nicole Eredics · Brookes Publishing
Pages: 185
Format: Paperback
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How can K-12 educators break down the barriers to full inclusion and teach all learners effectively? Curriculum modifications are the key - and Nicole Eredics is the expert! A seasoned educator and creator of popular blog The Inclusive Class, Eredics introduces you to the what and how of inclusion... |
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The Last Cowboys: A Pioneer Family in the New West
JOHN BRANCH · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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A gripping portrait of one family's gamble that rodeo and ranching are the future of the West -- and not just its past.For generations, the Wrights of southern Utah have raised cattle and world-champion saddle-bronc riders -- some call them the most successful rodeo family in history.... |
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The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect
Judea Pearl · Basic Books
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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How the study of causality revolutionized science and the world"Correlation is not causation." This mantra, chanted by scientists for more than a century, has led to a virtual prohibition on causal talk. Today, that taboo is dead. The causal revolution, instigated by Judea Pearl... |
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LSAT Unlocked 2018-2019: Proven Strategies For Every Question Type Online
Kaplan Test Prep · Kaplan Publishing
Pages: 972
Format: Paperback
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Kaplan's The LSAT Unlocked 2018-2019 features official LSAT practice questions, detailed explanations, and in-depth strategies to help you score higher. An official practice exam will help you get comfortable with the test format, and expert videos and online workshops will help you put your... |
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Head First Python: A Brain-Friendly Guide
Paul Barry · O'Reilly Media
Pages: 584
Format: Paperback
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Want to learn the Python language without slogging your way through how-to manuals? With Head First Python, you'll quickly grasp Python's fundamentals, working with the built-in data structures and functions. Then you'll move on to building your very own webapp, exploring database... |
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Human Errors: A Panorama of Our Glitches, from Pointless Bones to Broken Genes
Nathan H. Lents · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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An illuminating, entertaining tour of the physical imperfections that make us human We humans like to think of ourselves as highly evolved creatures. But if we are supposedly evolution's greatest creation, why do we have such bad knees? Why do we catch head colds so often - two hundred... |
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Technically Wrong: Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, and Other Threats of Toxic Tech
SARA WACHTER-BOETTCHER · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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A revealing look at how tech industry bias and blind spots get baked into digital products -- and harm us all.Buying groceries, tracking our health, finding a date: whatever we want to do, odds are that we can now do it online. But few of us ask why all these digital products are designed... |
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