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Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World
Carl Bergstrom - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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It's not just fake news. Bullshit is everywhere. Now, two science professors give us the tools to dismantle misinformation and think clearly in a data-saturated world.The world is awash in bullshit, and we're drowning in it. Politicians are unconstrained by facts. Science is conducted... |
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First You Write a Sentence: The Elements of Reading, Writing . . . and Life
Joe Moran - Penguin Books
Format: Paperback
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"Do you want to write clearer, livelier prose? This witty primer will help." - The New York Times Book Review
An exploration of how the most ordinary words can be turned into verbal constellations of extraordinary grace through the art of building sentences
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First Little Readers: Guided Reading Levels G & H
Liza Charlesworth - Scholastic Teaching Resources
Format: Paperback
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Motivate your growing reader with these super-engaging, 16-page storybooks correlated with guided reading levels G & H! Inside this sturdy storage box, you'll find 16 original titles plus a tip-filled parent guide. Each book features simple text, decodable words, strong picture... |
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Decoding Egyptian Hieroglyphs: How to read the secret language of the Pharaohs
Bridget Mcdermott - Chartwell Books
Format: Print book
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Read and interpret hieroglyphs as you learn about the intriguing world of the Ancient Egyptians. Decoding Egyptian Hieroglyphs interweaves a clear guide to deciphering this elegant picture language with vivid depictions of its origins and the people themselves. From farmers to pharaohs,... |
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In Other Words
Jhumpa Lahiri - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Print book
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National Best SellerFrom the best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize winner, a powerful nonfiction debut - an "honest, engaging, and very moving account of a writer searching for herself in words." - Kirkus Reviews (starred) In Other Words is a revelation. It is at heart... |
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25 Great Sentences and How They Got That Way
Geraldine Woods - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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A guide to the artistry that lifts a sentence from good to great.We all know the basic structure of a sentence: a subject/verb pair expressing a complete thought and ending with proper punctuation. But that classroom definition doesn't begin to describe the ways in which these elements... |
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Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide
John Cleese - Crown
Format: Hardcover
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"Many people have written about creativity, but although they were very, very clever, they weren't actually creative. I like to think I'm writing about it from the inside." --John CleeseCreativity is usually regarded as a mysterious, rare gift that only a few possess.... |
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The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary
Sarah Ogilvie - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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A history and celebration of the many far-flung volunteers who helped define the English language, word by word. The Oxford English Dictionary is one of mankind's greatest achievements, and yet, curiously, its creators are almost never considered. Who were the people behind this unprecedented... |
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The Art of Haiku: Its History through Poems and Paintings by Japanese Masters
Stephen Addiss - Shambhala
Format: Paperback
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In the past hundred years, haiku has gone far beyond its Japanese origins to become a worldwide phenomenon - with the classic poetic form growing and evolving as it has adapted to the needs of the whole range of languages and cultures that have embraced it. This proliferation of the joy of haiku... |
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