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This is Frank Lloyd Wright

Ian Volner · Laurence King Publishing
Pages: 78
Format: Print book

Frank Lloyd Wright wasn't just an architect. He was a prophet, a poseur; a beloved teacher, a failed businessman. During his long, eventful life he experienced both incredible misfortune and great success. This Is Frank Lloyd Wright brings his projects and persona into vivid focus....
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Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, 6th Edition

Stan Gibilisco · Mcgraw-Hill Education
Pages: 800
Format: Print book

Learn electricity and electronics fundamentals and applications -- all without taking a formal course This fully updated guide offers practical, easy-to-follow instruction on electricity and electronics. Written by a pair of experienced instructors, Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics,...
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The Perfect Score Project: Uncovering the Secrets of the SAT

Debbie Stier · Harmony
Format: Hardcover

The Perfect Score Project is an indispensable guide to acing the SAT – as well as the affecting story of a single mom’s quest to light a fire under her teenage son. It all began as an attempt by Debbie Stier to help her high-school age son, Ethan, who would shortly be studying...
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The End of Ownership: Personal Property in the Digital Economy

Aaron Perzanowski · The MIT Press
Pages: 249
Format: Print book

If you buy a book at the bookstore, you own it. You can take it home, scribble in the margins, put in on the shelf, lend it to a friend, sell it at a garage sale. But is the same thing true for the ebooks or other digital goods you buy? Retailers and copyright holders argue that you don't...
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Solar Electricity Handbook: 2016 Edition

Michael Boxwell
Format: Print book

The Solar Electricity Handbook - 2016 Edition, is a simple, practical guide to using electric solar panels and designing and installing photovoltaic PV systems. Now in its tenth edition, the book assumes no previous knowledge of solar electric systems. The book explains how solar panels...
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The Caregiver's Legal Guide

Christopher J. Berry · Advantage Media Group
Format: Kindle Edition

Insider Strategies to Plan for Medicaid, Veterans Benefits and Long-term Care and How to Help Your Loved One to Live With Peace and Dignity The Caregiver’s Legal Guide to Caring for a Loved One with Chronic Illness was written by a Certified Elder Law Attorney to help seniors, veterans...
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Deeper Learning: How Eight Innovative Public Schools Are Transforming Education in the Twenty-First Century

Monica Martinez · The New Press
Format: Hardcover

While education reformers and policy makers grapple with big fixes and the politics of national initiatives, most teachers and parents share the simple and urgent desire for students—especially those from low-income communities—to be on the road to college and ultimately to develop...
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Urban Horticulture

Tina Marie Waliczek · CRC Press/Taylor & Frances Group
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

In the wake of urbanization and technological advances, public green spaces within cities are disappearing and people are spending more time with electronic devices than with nature. Urban Horticulture explores the importance of horticulture to the lives, health, and well-being of urban...
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Rethinking the Classroom Landscape: Creating Environments That Connect Young Children, Families, and Communities

Sandra Duncan · Gryphon House
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

An early childhood classroom should reinforce and enhance young children's sense of belonging and connection to their environment, each other, their families, and their community. Rethinking the Classroom Landscape invites educators and administrators to rethink the traditional classroom,...
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The Power of Writing: Dartmouth '66 in the Twenty-First Century

Christiane Donahue · Dartmouth
Format: Hardcover

At the 1966 Dartmouth Seminar, scholars gathered to debate the direction of English Studies in the academy. This debate had far-reaching effects and arguably forever changed writing instruction in the United States. To commemorate the 45th anniversary of this gathering, Dartmouth College...
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The Growth Mindset Coach: A Teacher's Month-by-Month Handbook for Empowering Students to Achieve

Annie Brock · Ulysses Press
Pages: 239
Format: Paperback

A complete and easy-to-follow guide for inspiring every student with the power of growth mindsetCreated by teachers for teachers, this is the ultimate guide for unleashing students' potential through creative lessons, empowering messages and innovative teaching. The Growth Mindset Coach...
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Becoming a Professor: A Guide to a Career in Higher Education

Marie Iding · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Becoming a Professor is designed primarily for graduate and undergraduate students and others – instructors, lecturers and new tenure-track professors – contemplating careers as professors in post-secondary education at colleges, institutes, and universities. The book identifies...
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Make: Wearable Electronics: Design, prototype, and wear your own interactive garments

Kate Hartman · Maker Media, Inc; 1 edition
Format: Print book

What if your clothing could change color to complement your skin tone, respond to your racing heartbeat, or connect you with a loved one from afar? Welcome to the world of shoes that can dynamically shift your height, jackets that display when the next bus is coming, and neckties that can nudge...
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Creating Career Success: A Flexible Plan for the World of Work

Francine Fabricant · Wadsworth Pub Co
Pages: 297
Format: Print book

Today's workplace is a dynamic, ever-changing environment. Job security is a thing of the past, layoffs are common, and people change jobs and careers frequently. Students need to be prepared to adapt to the unexpected twists and turns they may face. CREATING CAREER SUCCESS helps students...
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