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Fiske Countdown to College: 41 To-Do Lists and a Plan for Every Year of High School
Edward B Fiske - Sourcebooks
Format: Paperback
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Unique, simple approach to the complicated college prep process, from the leading authority in college admissions.Getting ready for college is a complicated and confusing process -- how do you know when to take the SAT? When do you start applying to schools? What classes should you be taking... |
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The Truth in Small Doses: Why We're Losing the War on Cancer-and How to Win It
Clifton Leaf - Simon & Schuster; 1 edition
Format: Print book
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A provocative, eye-opening history of the war on cancer, The Truth in Small Doses asks why we are losing this essential fight and charts a path forward. OVER THE PAST HALF CENTURY, deaths from heart disease, stroke, and so many other killers have fallen dramatically. But cancer continues... |
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Tarzan, Jungle King of Popular Culture
David Lemmo - Mcfarland
Format: Print book
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From his first appearance in 1912, Tarzan became a multimedia franchise whose cultural influence extended well beyond mere entertainment. The original 20th century superhero, the Lord of the Apes was the inspiration behind such early archetypes as The Shadow and Doc Savage, themselves the basis... |
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The Encyclopedia of Infant and Toddler Activities: For Children Birth to 3
Donna Sasse Wittmer - Gryphon House
Format: Paperback
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With new activities and explorations, tips and information to help you understand how to support the littlest learners, and research nuggets to enhance your own professional knowledge, the Encyclopedia of Infant and Toddler Activities, revised, will be your go-to resource!Learn about the rapid... |
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Cross Training WOD Bible: 555 Workouts from Beginner to Ballistic
P Selter - Shredded-Society
Format: Print book
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Here is A Preview Of What the Cross Training WOD Bible contains: A comprehensive list of the health benefits of Cross Training In depth terminology to help you understand the abbreviations and lingo used 555 Cross Training WODs (workouts) And Much More! Here is A Preview of the 555 Workouts... |
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The Mold Survival Guide: For Your Home and for Your Health
Jeffrey C May - The Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: Hardcover
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The image was shocking: a couple wearing protective suits and masks in their own home! The accompanying USA Weekend story documented the mold-related headaches, fatigue, and respiratory problems that forced Melinda Ballard and Ron Allison to abandon their dream house, leaving all their... |
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Kaplan MCAT Practice Tests
Kaplan - Kaplan Publishing
Format: Paperback
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If you are taking the MCAT by January 23, 2015, and want practice tests, this is your book. Every year medical school admissions get more competitive, making a high score on the MCAT an essential part of a candidate's application. At a time when fewer than 40 percent of students who apply... |
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8 Practice Tests for the ACT: Includes 1,728 Practice Questions
Kaplan Test Prep - Kaplan Publishing
Format: Print book
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8 Practice Tests for the ACT 2017 is Kaplan's latest essential ACT guide filled with the realistic practice students need to prep for the exam and score higher. There is nothing like practice to help build the necessary edge, and this guide includes 8 printed practice tests and is designed... |
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Human Anatomy: A Very Short Introduction
Leslie Klenerman - Oxford University Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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A vast subject that includes a strange vocabulary and an apparent mass of facts, human anatomy can at first appear confusing and off-putting. But the basic construction of the human body - the skeleton, the organs of the chest and abdomen, the nervous system, the head and neck with its sensory... |
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Basic Word List
SAMUEL C BROWNSTEIN - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Paperback
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This revised and updated book is an effective vocabulary builder especially recommended for students preparing to take the SAT and ACT college entrance tests. More than 2,000 words frequently found on the tests are defined and placed in model sentences. Students hoping to achieve high SAT and ACT scores... |
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Rethinking School: How to Take Charge of Your Child's Education
SUSAN WISE BAUER - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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A best-selling expert on education shows how to make the school system work for your child.Our K-12 school system is an artificial product of market forces. It isn't a good fit for all -- or even most -- students. It prioritizes a single way of understanding the world over all others, pushes... |
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Understanding basic electronics : a step-by-step guide to electricity, electronics and simple circuits
Walter Banzhaf; Maty Weinberg - American Radio Relay League
Format: Book : English : 2nd edView all editions and formats
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A Step-by-Step Guide to Electricity, Electronics and Simple CircuitsIntroducing ARRL s Understanding Basic Electronics, second edition your gateway into the exciting world of electricity and electronics. This book is written in a friendly, easy-to-understand style that beginners and nontechnical... |
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Winning Elections and Influencing Politicians for Library Funding
Patrick "PC" Sweeney - Amer Library Assn Editions
Format: Paperback
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As the saying goes, all politics is local. And 90% of funding for public libraries comes from the will of local politicians and, in turn, from local voters. So it's urgent that librarians, library supporters, and anyone interested in running an election or campaign for a library understand... |
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ACT Advanced Practice: Prep for 36
KAPLAN. - Kaplan Publishing
Format: Paperback
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If you're looking to get a top score on the ACT, Kaplan's ACT Advanced Practice workbook has the high-difficulty practice and expert strategies you need to face the toughest questions with confidence. Kaplan Test Prep is the Official Partner for Live Online Prep for the ACT. For more... |
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Book of Buckskinning III
William H Scurlock - Rebel Pub. Co.
Format: Print book
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Explore recreating life on the American frontier. Solid information shared by knowledgeable and experienced reenactors help modern-day frontiersmen get started in the sport known as buckskinning. Subjects include: Historic Guns & Today's Makers, Quillworking, Trade Beads, 18th &... |
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A Wild Justice: The Death and Resurrection of Capital Punishment in America
Evan J. Mandery - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times Book Review Editors Choice Drawing on never-before-published original source detail, the epic story of two of the most consequential, and largely forgotten, moments in Supreme Court history. For two hundred years, the constitutionality of capital punishment had been axiomatic.... |
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Get It Together For College, 4th Edition
COLLEGE BOARD. - College Board
Format: Paperback
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Completely updated to cover critical new changes to FAFSA deadlines and college application procedures, this revised edition of Get It Together for College covers everything from how to look for colleges to what to take to the dorm. Checklists, timelines, and FAQs are presented in a practical,... |
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Milady Standard Natural Hair Care & Braiding
Diane Carol Bailey - Milady
Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Milady Standard Natural Hair Care and Braiding is designed to be the training resource of choice for individuals committed to nurturing textured hair and providing excellent natural hair care services. This book introduces the technical and creative aspects of braiding, styling, and grooming... |
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Bringing Columbia Home: The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew
Michael D Leinbach - Arcade Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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The "gripping and dramatic" inside story of the epic search and recovery operation after the Columbia shuttle disaster that united thousands of Americans (BOOKLIST ) .Voted the Best Space Book of the Year by the Space HipstersOn February 1, 2003, Columbia disintegrated on reentry... |
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The Chicken Encyclopedia: An Illustrated Reference
Gail Damerow - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback
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"From addled to wind egg, crossed beak to zygote, if it concerns chickens, it's covered in this comprehensive encyclopedia. Now you can find the answers to all your chicken questions quickly, easily--and accompanied by illustrations. |
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Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
Robert Sapolsky - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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"It's no exaggeration to say that Behave is one of the best nonfiction books I've ever read." - David P. Barash, The Wall Street JournalFrom the celebrated neurobiologist and primatologist, a landmark, genre-defining examination of human behavior, both good and bad,... |
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Starting your career in art education
Emily Stern; Ruth Zealand - Allworth Press
Format: Book : English
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Even in today's job market, effective educators are in high demand. From classroom teaching to museums, art education offers a wide range of opportunities for the creatively inclined, and this is the only book devoted exclusively to this exciting field. With up-to-date information, job search... |
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Trans: A Quick and Quirky Account of Gender Variability
Judith Halberstam - University of California Press
Format: Hardcover
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This title is part of American Studies Now and available as an e-book first. Visit ucpress.edu/go/americanstudiesnow to learn more. In the last decade, public discussions of transgender issues have increased exponentially. However, with this increased visibility has come not just power,... |
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Cut It Out: The C-Section Epidemic in America
Theresa Morris - NYU Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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“Engagingly written, rigorously researched, and compellingly argued, this book [is] a must-read not only for women’s health advocates and scholars of reproduction, but also for those engaged in health care policy.”—Susan Markens, author of Surrogate Motherhood... |
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Law 101: Everything You Need to Know About American Law, Fourth Edition
Jay Feinman - Oxford University Press; 4 edition
Format: Hardcover
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In each of the first three editions of the bestselling Law 101, Jay Feinman gave readers an upbeat and vivid examination of the American legal system. Since the third edition was published in 2010, much has happened: several key Supreme Court cases have been decided, we've seen sensational... |
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Barron's Real Estate Licensing Exams, 9th Edition
Jack P. Friedman Ph.D. - Barron's Educational Series; 9 edition
Format: Paperback
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This study guide and test preparation manual has been updated to provide the latest information in real estate finance, federal law and regulation, and appraisal license requirements. Explains all aspects of real estate law and finance, including contracts, deeds, appraisals, brokerage,... |
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Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence v. Texas
Dale Carpenter - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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A 2012 New York Times Notable Book "A real-life detective story that reveals the drama behind the scenes of a great Supreme Court victory for human rights." —Linda Greenhouse No one could have predicted that the night of September 17, 1998, would be anything but routine... |
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The Official ACT Prep Guide, 2018 Edition
ACT. - Wiley
Format: Paperback
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The only guide from the ACT organization, the makers of the exam, revised and updated for 2017 and beyond The Official ACT Prep Guide, 2018 Edition, Revised and Updated is the must-have resource for college bound students. The guide is the go-to handbook for ACT preparation and the only... |
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How the Light Gets In: Writing as a Spiritual Practice
Pat Schneider - Oxford University Press, USA
Format: Hardcover
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"When I begin to write, I open myself and wait. And when I turn toward an inner spiritual awareness, I open myself and wait." With that insight, Pat Schneider invites readers to contemplate their lives and deepest questions through writing. In seventeen concise thematic chapters... |
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Preschool Stuttering: What Parents Can Do
Mirla G. Raz - Gerstenweitz Pub
Format: Paperback
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This informative book gives parents the tools that will help them help their child. The book explains the following and more:- what happens when a child stutters- stuttering facts - the role of emotions in stuttering- the emotions and roles of the parents- what can cause the child s stutter... |
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Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey
Nicola Tallis - Pegasus Books
Format: Print book
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A significant retelling of the often-misunderstood tale of Lady Jane Grey's journey through her trial and execution -- recalling the dangerous plots and web of deadly intrigue in which she became involuntarily tangled, and which ultimately led to a catastrophic conclusion. "Good people,... |
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Your Child's Teeth: A Complete Guide for Parents
Evelina Weidman Sterling - Johns Hopkins University Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Children’s dental health involves much more than a toothbrush. Dental disease is the number one chronic childhood illness, and avoiding dental disease means paying scrupulous attention to our children’s teeth.In Your Child’s Teeth, health writers Evelina Weidman Sterling... |
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Personal Legal Forms Simplified: The Ultimate Guide to Personal Legal Forms
Daniel Sitarz - Nova Publishing Co; 5th Edition edition
Format: Paperback
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This detailed and authoritative reference contains over 150 asy-to-use forms for wills, living trusts, living wills, leases, contracts, powers of attorney, marital agreements, and much more -- all for the cost of a few internet legal forms. Readers are clearly instructed on when and how to use each... |
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The Best 100 Free Apps for Libraries
Jim Hahn - Scarecrow Press
Format: Paperback
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Librarian Jim Hahn has carefully culled the over 500,000 available apps down to the 100 that are the absolute best for day-in, day-out library services. The guide covers apps for Apple and Android devices, including tablets. Each entry in this long-needed guide contains:• a basic summary... |
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The Collected Poems of Denise Levertov
Denise Levertov - New Directions; 1 edition
Format: Book
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The landmark collected work of one of the greatest poets of the 20th centuryHow splendid and impressive to have a complete, clear, and unobstructed view of Denise Levertov at last. Covering more than six decades and including, chronologically, every poem she ever published, Levertov’s... |
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Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes: Revised and Complete Edition
Tony Kushner - Theatre Communications Group; 20th Anniversary Edition edition
Format: Paperback
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for DramaAngels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes includes Part One, Millennium Approaches and Part Two, Perestroika“Glorious. A monumental, subversive, altogether remarkable masterwork…Details of specific catastrophes may have changed... |
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Star Wars and History
Lucasfilm - Wiley; 1 edition
Format: Book
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At last—an analysis of the historical patterns that influenced the creation and storyline of the Star Wars sagaStar Wars took place long ago in a galaxy far, far away, but its epic stories are based on our own history. From Ancient Egypt and the Roman Empire to the French Revolution... |
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The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative
Florence Williams - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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An intrepid investigation into nature's restorative benefits by a prize-winning author.For centuries, poets and philosophers extolled the benefits of a walk in the woods: Beethoven drew inspiration from rocks and trees; Wordsworth composed while tromping over the heath; and Nikola Tesla... |
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Yes! on Demand: How to Create Winning, Customized Library Service
Kathy L Middleton - Libraries Unlimited
Format: eBook
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When it comes to delivering the quality, personalized service your patrons expect, the staff is the most important resource in the library. It only follows then, that by empowering staff, breaking and fixing rules, cultivating creativity, and focusing on results, your library can meet and exceed... |
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Medical Law: A Very Short Introduction
Charles Foster - Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback
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Medical law touches on many of society's most hotly debated issues, from the status of the embryo to the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, and from assisted suicide to research on humans, organ transplantation, and the ownership of body parts. The media shines a glaring light... |
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Tactical Urbanism for Librarians: Quick, Low-Cost Ways to Make Big Changes
KAREN MUNRO - American Library Association
Format: Paperback
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Tactical urbanism, a global grassroots movement to improve cities by and for the people who live in them, has applications that are tailor made for libraries. Tactics like "start small," "value intangibles," and "bundle pragmatics with delight" can help libraries... |
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