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Her Adult Life: Stories
JENN SCOTT - Acre Books Format: Paperback
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Fiction. The characters who populate Jenn Scott's debut collection are both trapped and adrift. Stuck in dead-end jobs or stagnant relationships or simply caught in the grip of their own inertia, they opt out, act out, and strike out, searching for emotional sustenance in a landscape... |
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American Audacity: In Defense of Literary Daring
William Giraldi - Liveright Format: Hardcover
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One of the most gifted literary essayists of his generation defends stylistic boldness and intellectual daring in American letters.Over the last decade William Giraldi has established himself as a charismatic and uncompromising literary essayist, "a literature-besotted Midas of prose"... |
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Global Happiness: A Guide to the Most Contented
Roman Adrian Cybriwsky - Greenwood Format: Hardcover
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Which are the happiest countries in the world and which nations are the least contented? Which cities in the world are considered the happiest and unhappiest? Which American cities and states are at the top of the list and which ones rank poorly? Presenting findings that are based on solid... |
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Accepted! 50 Successful College Admission Essays
Gen Tanabe - SuperCollege Format: Paperback
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Students will prepare powerful and successful admission essays with the tools provided in this invaluable, newly-updated resource for the college-bound. Examples of 50 real essays are included, discussing such topics as leadership, personal obstacles, athletics, public service, special... |
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SAGE Guide to Social Work Careers: Your Journey to Advocacy
Melissa Bird - SAGE Publications, Inc Format: Paperback
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The SAGE Guide to Social Work Careers presents first-hand stories from practitioners to help inform, inspire, and guide students to become advocates for social justice issues. With a unique focus on advocacy and social justice, author Melissa Bird covers fundamentals of the social work... |
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sourcebook
Omnigraphics Inc. - Omnigraphics Format: Print book
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"Provides basic consumer health information about types of STDs as well as symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, risks and prevention, and living with sexually transmitted infections Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"-- |
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New York State Park Police Officer Exam Review Guide
Lewis Morris - CreateSpace Publishing Format: Paperback
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Learn how to pass the New York State Park Police Exam. The number of candidates taking the exam has increased dramatically in recent years, reflecting the challenges of the job market. In order to succeed against this increased competition, the candidate must be prepared to tackle the unique... |
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Thomas S Hischak - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Format: Hardcover
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What do Babes in Arms, Beau Geste, Gunga Din, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Only Angels Have Wings, and Young Mr. Lincoln all have in common? They are all classic films released in the same year, but none of them received Academy Award nominations for best picture. Why? In that same year,... |
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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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50 Successful Ivy League Application Essays
GEN TANABE - SuperCollege Format: Paperback
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The powerful tools in this invaluable resource equip students with the skills to write successful entrance essays for top-notch universities. The strengths and weaknesses of 50 application compositions from Ivy League schools, as well as Caltech, Duke, MIT, Stanford, and University of Chicago,... |
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2017 NYSTCE Multi-Subject: Teachers of Childhood
Sharon A Wynne - XAMOnline Format: Paperback
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This study guide includes information on NY state standards and a comprehensive review of each of the 35 core elementary education competencies. In addition to content-specific information for each of the seven domains, you will learn effective teaching strategies to use in your future... |
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IRL
Tommy Pico - Birds Llc Format: Print book
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Poetry. Native American Studies. LGBT Studies. IRL is a sweaty, summertime poem composed like a long text message, rooted in the epic tradition of A.R. Ammons, ancient Kumeyaay Bird Songs, and Beyonc's visual albums. It follows Teebs, a reservation-born, queer NDN weirdo, trying to figure... |
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The Monster Movies of Universal Studios
James L. Neibaur - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Format: Hardcover
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In 1931 Universal Studios released Dracula starring Bela Lugosi. This box office success was followed by a string of films featuring macabre characters and chilling atmospherics, including Frankenstein, The Mummy, and The Invisible Man. With each new film, Universal established its place... |
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NYPD Police Officer Exam Review Guide
Lewis Morris - s.n.] Format: Print book
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Learn how to pass the NYPD Officer Candidate exam and join the ranks of New York's Finest. The number of candidates taking the exam has increased dramatically in recent years, reflecting the desirablilty of the profession. In order to succeed against this increased competition, the candidate... |
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Cross-Training in the Voice Studio: A Balancing Act
Norman Spivey - Plural Publishing Format: Paperback
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Cross-Training in the Voice Studio: A Balancing Act is an innovative resource for teachers and students of singing in today s evolving professional landscape. Saunders-Barton and Spivey offer an inside view of their applied studios and the results of the cross-training process. As vocal... |
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Lessons from a Dark Time and Other Essays
Adam Hochschild - University of California Press Format: Hardcover
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In this rich collection, bestselling author Adam Hochschild has selected and updated over two dozen essays and pieces of reporting from his long career. Threaded through them all is his concern for social justice and the people who have fought for it. The articles here range from a California... |
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Encyclopedia of Mental Health, Second Edition
Howard S Friedman - Elsevier/Academic Press Format: Print book
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Encyclopedia of Mental Health, Second Edition, tackles the subject of mental health, arguably one of the biggest issues facing modern society. The book presents a comprehensive overview of the many genetic, neurological, social, and psychological factors that affect mental health, also... |
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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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The Praeger Handbook on Women's Cancers: Personal and Psychosocial Insights
Michele A. Paludi - Praeger Format: Hardcover
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Each year, hundreds of thousands of women are diagnosed with cancer in the United States alone. The total number affected is larger still, comprising siblings, parents, partners, and children of these women. In this single-volume work, an international team of experts address the physical,... |
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Scholarly Communication: What Everyone Needs to Know
Rick Anderson - Oxford University Press Format: Paperback
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The internet has transformed the ways in which scholars and scientists share their findings with each other and the world, creating a scholarly communication environment that is both more complex and more effective than it was just a few years earlier. "Scholarly communication"... |
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Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
JESSICA BRUDER - W. W. Norton & Company Format: Hardcover
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The end of retirement?From the beet fields of North Dakota to the National Forest campgrounds of California to Amazon's CamperForce program in Texas, employers have discovered a new, low-cost labor pool, made up largely of transient older Americans. Finding that social security comes up short,... |
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2017 NYSTCE CST English to Speakers of Other Languages
SHARON A WYNNE - XAMOnline Format: Paperback
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In addition to a comprehensive review of each of the seven core competencies, this study guide also includes information on NY state standards, assessment accommodation requirements, and NY State interventions. You'll have the ability to learn not only content specific to ESOL students,... |
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Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction
Maia Szalavitz - St Martin'S Press Format: Print book
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More people than ever before see themselves as addicted to, or recovering from, addiction, whether it be alcohol or drugs, prescription meds, sex, gambling, porn, or the internet. But despite the unprecedented attention, our understanding of addiction is trapped in unfounded 20th century... |
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Snowball in a Blizzard: A Physicians Notes on Uncertainty in Medicine
Steven Hatch - Basic Books Format: Hardcover
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Theres a running joke among radiologists: finding a tumor in a mammogram is akin to finding a snowball in a blizzard. A bit of medical gallows humor, this simile illustrates the difficulties of finding signals (the snowball) against a background of noise (the blizzard) . Doctors are faced... |
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Stellar Customer Service: Training Library Staff to Exceed Expectations
Moushumi Chakraborty - Libraries Unlimited Format: Print book
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From librarians to volunteer workers, staff to student workers, all library personnel need to deliver great customer service. This book presents innovative instructional methods that will inspire you to take a fresh approach to customer service training.* Provides model staff training... |
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New York City Firefighter Exam Review Guide
Lewis Morris - Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Format: Paperback
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Learn how to pass the New York City Firefighter exam and become one of New York's Bravest. The number of candidates taking the exam has increased dramatically in recent years, reflecting the desirability of the profession. In order to succeed against this increased competition, the candidate... |
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NYSTCE EAS Educating All Students Test
NYSTCE EXAM SECRETS TEST PREP TEAM. - Mometrix Media LLC Format: Paperback
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This NYSTCE Educating All Students study guide includes NYSTCE Educating All Students practice test questions. Our NYSTCE Educating All Students study guide contains easy-to-read essential summaries that highlight the key areas of the NYSTCE Educating All Students test. Mometrix's NYSTCE... |
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The Mythology of Plants: Botanical Lore from Ancient Greece and Rome
Annette Giesecke - Getty Publications Format: Hardcover
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This engaging book focuses on the perennially fascinating topic of plants in Greek and Roman myth. The author, an authority on the gardens, art, and literature of the classical world, introduces the book's main themes with a discussion of gods and heroes in ancient Greek and Roman gardens.... |
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A History of Western Music / Edition 9
J Peter Burkholder - W.W. Norton & Company Format: Hardcover
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The definitive history of Western music, now with Total Access. Combining current scholarship with cutting-edge pedagogy, the Ninth Edition of A History of Western Music is the text that students and professors have trusted for generations. Because listening is central to music history,... |
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The Mice Who Sing For Sex: And Other Weird Tales from the World of Science
Lliana Bird - Sphere Format: Hardcover
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Lliana Bird and Dr Jack Lewis tackle the strange and surreal phenomena from the depths of the oceans to the limits of the far flung universe; the dark corners of your laundry basket to the forgotten compartments of your fridge. Packed with unusual facts and stories of the absurd each of the fascinating... |
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2016 / 2017 ASVAB For Dummies with Online Practice
Rod Powers - For Dummies Format: Print book
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The bestselling "ASVAB For Dummies"--expanded and improved for 2016/2017 Are you one of the more than one million students who take the ASVAB every year? "ASVAB For Dummies" is your ultimate guide to acing the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, with clear explanations,... |
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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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The College Panda's ACT Essay: The Battle-tested Guide for ACT Writing
Nielson Phu - The College Panda Format: Paperback
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For the new ACT essay (post-2015 ACT Writing section) This book is the only guide that gives you a proven battle-tested essay template that has been used on actual administrations of the ACT to get perfect scores of 36. This isn't just the 5-paragraph stuff that you read in every... |
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The Trademark Guide: How You Can Protect and Profit from Trademarks
Lee Wilson - Allworth Press Format: Hardcover
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"A highly accessible text." -- Lawyers Weekly A User-Friendly Handbook on Understanding Trademarks Trademarks are a crucial part of the American economy. In plain language with scores of real-life examples, this new edition of The Trademark Guide draws on Wilson's experience... |
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The Official ACT Prep Guide, 2016 - 2017
ACT, Inc. - Wiley Format: Other Sellers from
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Everything you need to know about the 2016-2017 ACT test, with real full-length practice tests from the makers of the ACT!The Official ACT Prep Guide 2016-2017 is the bestselling resource for students gearing up for the ACT test. This comprehensive guide walks you through the entire test... |
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The Annotated African American Folktales
Henry Louis Gates Jr. - Liveright Format: Hardcover
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These nearly 150 African American folktales animate our past and reclaim a lost cultural legacy to redefine American literature.Drawing from the great folklorists of the past while expanding African American lore with dozens of tales rarely seen before, The Annotated African American Folktales... |
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Respiratory Disorders Sourcebook
Amy L Sutton - Omnigraphics Inc. Format: Hardcover
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"Provides basic consumer health information about prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of respiratory disorders, along with tips for coping with chronic lung disease. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"-- |
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CLEP Social Sciences & History Book Online
Scott Dittloff - Research & Education Association Format: Paperback
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CLEP Social Sciences & History Book Online Practice TestsHelps Students Get the College Credits They Deserve!2nd EditionIn 2017, CLEP marks 50 years as the most widely trusted credit-by-exam program in the U.S. CLEP exams help students fast-track their college career, saving them... |
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An Attitude and Approach for Teaching Music to Special Learners
Elise S. Sobol - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Format: Paperback
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An international handbook of inspirational wisdom for teaching music universally to enhance the learning potential in children of all ages, backgrounds, and capabilities, An Attitude and Approachfor Teaching Music to Special Learners is a most accessible relevant reference to facilitate... |
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The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary
Robert Alter - W. W. Norton & Company Format: Hardcover
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A landmark event: the complete Hebrew Bible in the award-winning translation that delivers the stunning literary power of the original. A masterpiece of deep learning and fine sensibility, Robert Alter's translation of the Hebrew Bible, now complete, reanimates one of the formative... |
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100 Great War Movies: The Real History behind the Films
Robert Niemi - ABC-CLIO Format: Hardcover
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This book serves as a fascinating guide to 100 war films from 1930 to the present. Readers interested in war movies will learn surprising anecdotes about these films and will have all their questions about the films' historical accuracy answered.* Applies an internationalist perspective... |
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The Makerspace Librarian's Sourcebook
Ellyssa Kroski - ALA Editions Format: Print book
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Library makerspaces continue to thrive, drawing new patrons in and engaging them as never before. This hands-on sourcebook edited by technology expert Kroski includes everything libraries need to know about the major topics, tools, and technologies relevant to makerspaces today. Packed... |
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A Miscellany
E E CUMMINGS - Liveright Format: Hardcover
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A Miscellany, confined to a private edition for decades, sheds further light on the prodigious vision and imagination of the most inventive poet of the twentieth century: E.E. Cummings.Formally fractured and yet gleefully alive and whole, E. E. Cummings's groundbreaking modernist poetry... |
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Death: A Graveside Companion
Joanna Ebenstein - Thames & Hudson Format: Hardcover
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The ultimate death compendium, featuring the world's most extraordinary artistic objects concerned with mortality, together with text by expert contributorsDeath is an inevitable fact of life. Throughout the centuries, humanity has sought to understand this sobering thought through... |
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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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