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I'm Not Really a Waitress: How One Woman Took Over the Beauty Industry One Color at a Time

Suzi Weiss-Fischmann · Seal Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Inspiring women to pursue their own colorful dreams, I'm Not Really a Waitress tells the story of how Suzi Weiss-Fischmann transformed a small dental supply company into a #1 beauty brand around the world Today, OPI is known as a global beauty brand, famous for its trend-setting colors,...
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Limitless Mind: Learn, Lead, and Live Without Barriers

Jo Boaler · HarperOne
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

In this revolutionary book, a professor of education at Stanford University and acclaimed math educator who has spent decades studying the impact of beliefs and bias on education, reveals the six keys to unlocking learning potential, based on the latest scientific findings.From the moment...
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Teaching When the World Is on Fire

Lisa Delpit · The New Press
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

In this inspiring collection, the award-winning, bestselling author - and MacArthur genius - gathers all-star advice for K-12 teachers on engaging students around today's toughest issues Is it okay to discuss politics in class? How can teachers talk about immigration without putting...
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Complete Massage: All the Techniques, Disciplines, and Skills you need to Massage for Wellness

Neal's Yard Remedies
Format: Hardcover

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Make: Sensors: A Hands-On Primer for Monitoring the Real World with Arduino and Raspberry Pi

Tero Karvinen · O'Reilly & Associates
Pages: 377
Format: Paperback

Make: Sensors is the definitive introduction and guide to the sometimes-tricky world of using sensors to monitor the physical world. With dozens of projects and experiments for you to build, this book shows you how to build sensor projects with both Arduino and Raspberry Pi. Use Arduino...
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A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution

Jennifer A Doudna · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A trailblazing biologist grapples with her role in the biggest scientific discovery of our era: a cheap, easy way of rewriting genetic code, with nearly limitless promise and peril. Not since the atomic bomb has a technology so alarmed its inventors that they warned the world about its use....
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Nolo's Encyclopedia of Everyday Law: Answers to Your Most Frequently Asked Legal Questions

Shae Irving · Ingram Pub Services
Pages: 496
Format: Paperback

Everything you wanted to know about the law, but couldn't afford to ask. How do I get a collection agency to stop harassing me? If I work 50 hours a week, shouldn't I be getting overtime? My new car is a lemon -- what can I do? Like it or not, the law affects practically every...
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Word of Mouse: 101+ Trends in How We Buy, Sell, Live, Learn, Work, and Play

Marc Ostrofsky · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

Gain a competitive edge— get the most from today’s technology! Technology changes so fast that it’s easy to be intimidated by it. Our personal choices and business decisions are increasingly driven by digital “word of mouse”— and it’s essential...
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