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Beyond Test Scores: A Better Way to Measure School Quality
Jack Schneider · Harvard University Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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When it comes to sizing up America's public schools, test scores are the go-to metric of state policy makers and anxious parents looking to place their children in the "best" schools. Yet ample research indicates that standardized tests are a poor way to measure a school's... |
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Atoms Under the Floorboards: The Surprising Science Hidden in Your Home
Chris Woodford · Bloomsbury Sigma, 2015. ©2015
Pages: 336
Format: Print book
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Using the modern home as a springboard, Atoms Under the Floorboards presents the fascinating and surprising scientific explanations behind a variety of common (and often entertainingly mundane) household phenomena, from gurgling drains and squeaky floorboards to rubbery custard and shiny... |
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The Cellulite Myth: It's Not Fat, It's Fascia
ASHLEY BLACK · POST HILL PR
Pages: 200
Format: Print book
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The last book you'll ever need about cellulite, and the first book you need to take control and change your health forever! Forget everything you've ever been told about cellulite - it's a myth! Ashley Black, fascia pioneer, and body guru to the stars, unveils never before known secrets... |
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Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins
Susan Casey · Doubleday
Pages: 302
Format: Print book
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From Susan Casey, the New York Times bestselling author of The Wave and The Devil's Teeth, a breathtaking journey through the extraordinary world of dolphins Since the dawn of recorded history, humans have felt a kinship with the sleek and beautiful dolphin, an animal whose playfulness,... |
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Trigonometry For Dummies
Mary Jane Sterling · For Dummies; 2 edition
Format: Paperback
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A plain-English guide to the basics of trig Trigonometry deals with the relationship between the sides and angles of triangles...mostly right triangles. In practical use, trigonometry is a friend to astronomers who use triangulation to measure the distance between stars. Trig also has applications... |
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The Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing: More Than 300 Tips for Anglers of All Levels
Tom Rosenbauer · Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Print book
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In this compendium of fly fishing from three of the most respected names in the sport, Tom Rosenbauer, David Klausmeyer, and Conway X. Bowman share all of their most successful fly-fishing secrets. With tips on fresh- and saltwater fly fishing and tying flies, this book will help readers... |
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Fisherman's Bible: The World's Most Comprehensive Angling Reference
Jay Cassell · Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Paperback
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This is the must-have reference book for anglers and fishing fanatics of all ages. In the tradition of the bestselling Shooters Bible, Skyhorse Publishing presents the Fishermans Bible, the most complete reference guide for new fishing equipment and their specifications. Now, anglers will... |
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Rare Birds of North America
Steve N. G. Howell · Princeton University Press
Pages: 428
Format: Hardcover
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Rare Birds of North America is the first comprehensive illustrated guide to the vagrant birds that occur throughout the United States and Canada. Featuring 275 stunning color plates, this book covers 262 species originating from three very different regions--the Old World, the New World... |
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10% Human: How Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness
Alanna Collen · Harper
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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You are just 10% human. For every one of the cells that make up the vessel that you call your body, there are nine impostor cells hitching a ride. You are not just flesh and blood, muscle and bone, brain and skin, but also bacteria and fungi. Over your lifetime, you will carry the equivalent... |
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Vitamin N: The Essential Guide to a Nature-Rich Life
Richard Louv · Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pages: 277
Format: Print book
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"From the author of the New York Times bestseller that defined nature-deficit disorder and launched the international children-and-nature movement, Vitamin N (for "nature") is a complete prescription for connecting with the power and joy of the natural world right now,"--Amazon.com.Nature-deficit... |
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