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Denying to the Grave: Why We Ignore the Facts That Will Save Us

Sara E. Gorman · Oxford University Press
Pages: 328
Format: Hardcover

Why do some parents refuse to vaccinate their children? Why do some people keep guns at home, despite scientific evidence of risk to their family members? And why do people use antibiotics for illnesses they cannot possibly alleviate? When it comes to health, many people insist that science...
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GED Test For Dummies

Murray Shukyn · For Dummies; 3 edition
Format: Print book

Score higher on the GED with this easy-to-use guide Having undergone an extensive update in 2014, the current GED test covers a lot of ground. In today's job environment, earning a GED can give you an edge against the competition, whether it's to get a new job or advance in the one you already...
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Cracking the GMAT with 2 Computer-Adaptive Practice Tests, 2017 Edition

Princeton Review · Princeton Review
Pages: 704
Format: Print book

IF IT'S ON THE TEST, IT'S IN THIS BOOK. Get all the prep you need to ace the GMAT--including 2 full-length Computer Adaptive practice tests for realistic exam preparation, up-to-date content reviews for every test section, and extra practice online.Techniques That Actually...
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Book of Majors 2015

College Entrance Examination Board. · College Board; Ninth Edition edition
Format: Book

The Book of Majors by The College Board helps students answer these questions Whats the major for me? Where can I study it? What can I do with it after graduation? Revised and refreshed every year, this book is the most comprehensive guide to college majors on the market. In-depth descriptions...
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The Iraq War Encyclopedia

Thomas R. Mockaitis · ABC-CLIO; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

The Iraq War started in 2003 in a quest to rid the nation of weapons of mass destruction WMDs that were never found. It lasted over 8 years, during which more than 30,000 U.S. service members were wounded and almost 4,500 American lives lost. Comprised of some 275 entries, this comprehensive...
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Winning Scholarships for College, Fourth Edition: An Insider's Guide

Marianne Ragins · Holt Paperbacks; Fourth Edition, Revised Edition edition
Format: Paperback

An updated and revised edition of this comprehensive guide to finding and winning scholarships for your education Marianne Ragins, the publisher of The Scholarship Workshop and winner of more than $400,000 in scholarship money, presents the fully revised and updated Winning Scholarships...
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Getting Away with Murder: Benazir Bhutto's Assassination and the Politics of Pakistan

Heraldo MunÃŒ?oz · W W Norton & Co Inc
Pages: 268
Format: Hardcover

By the lead commissioner of the UN investigation, an authoritative account of Benazir Bhutto's assassination. On December 27, 2007, a suicide bomber killed Benazir Bhutto, the former prime minister of Pakistan. Brilliant and charismatic, the head of a political family as important to Pakistani...
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Transforming Our Image, Building Our Brand: The Education Advantage

Valerie J. Gross · Libraries Unlimited; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

While there is no question that what librarians and library professionals do is critically important, the ways in which these roles and responsibilities are described can mean the difference between being valued as essential to the community or considered optional. Something as simple as a choice...
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Band of Angels: The Forgotten World of Early Christian Women

Kate Cooper · Overlook Hardcover
Format: Hardcover

In this inspiring new history of the early Christian movement, award-winning historian Kate Cooper reveals a vivid picture of the triumphs and hardships of the first mothers of the infant church. As far as recorded history is concerned, women in the ancient world lived almost invisibly...
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The Lincoln Library of Essential Information: Named in Honor of Abraham Lincoln, Whose Inspiring Example Demonstrated the Possibilities of Self-education

Timothy L. Gall · Lincoln Library; 44 edition
Format: Hardcover

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GRE Premier 2017 with 6 Practice Tests: Online Videos Mobile Book

Kaplan · Kaplan Publishing
Pages: 660
Format: Print book

GRE Premier 2017 is a comprehensive prep system that includes both book and mobile-enabled online components. Get access to in-depth strategies, test information, and practice questions to help you score higher on the GMAT.GRE Premier 2017 features: * 2,200 practice questions with detailed...
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Wrestling the Angel: The Foundations of Mormon Thought: Cosmos, God, Humanity

Terryl L. Givens · Oxford University Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

In this first volume of his magisterial study of the foundations of Mormon thought and practice, Terryl L. Givens offers a sweeping account of Mormon belief from its founding to the present day. Situating the relatively new movement in the context of the Christian tradition, he reveals...
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Kitty Genovese: The Murder, the Bystanders, the Crime that Changed America

Kevin Cook · Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
Pages: 242
Format: Hardcover

At last, the true story of a crime that shocked the world. New York City, 1964. A young woman is stabbed to death on her front stoop -- a murder the New York Times called "a frozen moment of dramatic, disturbing social change." The victim, Catherine "Kitty" Genovese,...
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College Handbook 2014: All New 51st Edition

The College Board · College Board; 51 edition
Format: Paperback

This is the only guide available that contains objective information on every accredited college in the United States--2,200 four-year colleges and universities, and 1,700 two-year community colleges and technical schools. With its clearly laid-out entries and more than 40 indexes, the College...
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Five Steps of Outcome-Based Planning and Evaluation for Public Libraries

Melissa Gross · ALA Editions
Pages: 102
Format: Print book

Planning and assessment are both crucial elements of a public library that functions efficiently and flexibly. So why are they often treated as separate processes? This concise book combines planning and evaluation in a holistic approach, helping public library managers and staff put library...
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