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Marijuana Reform
H. W. Wilson · Hw Wilson Co
Format: Print book
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Marijuana Reform is a collection of articles that examine the recent push for marijuana policy reform in America, which has reached a turning point in 2013 as many states are trending towards legalization and taxation of the psychoactive drug, both medicinally and recreationally. The volume... |
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Fresh Face: Simple routines for beautiful glowing skin, every day
Mandi Nyambi · Chronicle Books
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback
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We all deserve to look our best, every day, and this lovely guide to skin care offers countless ideas, tips, and tricks for maintaining healthy, radiant skin. With more than 30 stressfree routines for every skin type - dry, oily, combination, aging - and for every moment in life - prepping... |
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Barron's PRAXIS, 7th Edition: CORE/PLT
Robert Postman · Barron's Educational Series; 7 edition
Format: Print book
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This brand-new, updated resource provides full preparation and two practice tests for the new computer-delivered Core Academic Skills for Educators (5712, 5722, 5732) . The book incorporates the most recent computer delivered Praxis Core test question. Comprehensive Reading, Writing and Mathematics... |
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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
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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... |
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Syria's Secret Library: Reading and Redemption in a Town Under Siege
Mike Thomson · PublicAffairs
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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The remarkable story of a small, makeshift library in the town of Daraya, and the people who found hope and humanity in its books during a four-year siege.
Daraya lies on the fringe of Damascus, just southwest of the Syrian capital. Yet for four years it lived in another world. Besieged... |
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Lights on: The Non-Technical Guide to Battery Power When the Grid Goes Down
Jeffrey R Yago · WND Books
Pages: 240
Format: Print book
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Following the simple plans in Lights On will ensure that you are safe and secure during widespread long-term power outages. The US electric grid is at greater risk today than ever before. From aging infrastructure, severe weather, and EPA mandated closure of coal-fired power plants to solar... |
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Where Do I Begin?: Stories from a Life Lived Out Loud
Elvis Duran · Atria Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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Elvis Duran, host of one of the nation's top morning shows and the voice millions of Americans wake up to, shares his wildest stories and hardest-learned lessons all with his trademark heart, honesty, and plenty of humor.
Elvis Duran's nationally syndicated radio program, Elvis... |
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Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
Mary Roach · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 285
Format: Print book
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A New York Times / National Bestseller
"America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) Mary Roach explores the science of keeping human beings intact, awake, sane, uninfected, and uninfested in the bizarre and extreme circumstances of war. Grunt tackles... |
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Austentatious: The Evolving World of Jane Austen Fans
Holly Luetkenhaus · University Of Iowa Press
Pages: 188
Format: Paperback
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The amount of fan-generated content about Jane Austen and her novels has long surpassed the author's original canon. Adaptations like Clueless, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Jane Austen's Fight Club, and The Lizzie Bennet Diaries have given Austen fans priceless... |
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Mars: Our Future on the Red Planet
Leonard David · National Geographic Soc
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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The next frontier in space exploration is Mars, the red planet and human habitation of Mars isn t much farther off. In October 2015, NASA declared Mars an achievable goal; that same season, Ridley Scott and Matt Damon s"The Martian"drew crowds into theaters, signaled by its nearly... |
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Raising Kids Who Read: What Parents and Teachers Can Do
Daniel T. Willingham · Jossey-Bass; 1 edition
Format: Book
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How parents and educators can teach kids to love reading in the digital age Everyone agrees that reading is important, but kids today tend to lose interest in reading before adolescence. In Raising Kids Who Read, bestselling author and psychology professor Daniel T. Willingham explains... |
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Without Precedent: Chief Justice John Marshall and His Times
Joel R Paul · Riverhead Books
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover
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The remarkable story of John Marshall who, as chief justice, statesman, and diplomat, played a pivotal role in the founding of the United States.
No member of America's Founding Generation had a greater impact on the Constitution and the Supreme Court than John Marshall, and no one did more... |
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