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BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY;10TH EDITION

Bryan A. Garner - Thomson West; 10 edition
Format: Hardcover

For more than a century, Black's Law Dictionary has been the gold standard for the language of law. Today, it s the most widely cited law book in the world. By Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner, the world s leading legal lexicographer, the 10th Edition is the most authoritative, comprehensive...
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Body Talk: Teaching Students with Disabilities about Body Language

Pat Crissey - Woodbine House; Pap/Cdr edition
Format: Paperback

Children and teens with autism and other developmental disabilities can be taught the language of nonverbal communication with the practical strategies developed by veteran special education teacher Pat Crissey. More than 100 activities break down elements of body language into teachable...
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Pogue's Basics: Essential Tips and Shortcuts

David Pogue - St Martin's Press
Format: Print book

New York Times BestsellerDid you know that can you scroll a Web page just by tapping the space bar How do you recover photos you've deleted by accident What can you do if your cell phone's battery is dead by dinnertime each day When it comes to technology, there's no driver's ed class...
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Structural Systems: ARE Sample Problems and Practice Exam, 2nd Ed

Rima Taher - Professional Publications
Format: Book

Updated to the 2009 International Building Code Get the realistic practice you need to successfully prepare for the Structural Systems division of the Architect Registration Examination (ARE) with Structural Systems: ARE Sample Problems and Practice Exam. 125 challenging sample problems...
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Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War

Mary Roach - W.W. Norton & Company
Format: Print book

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 the science behind...
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How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare

Ken Ludwig - Crown; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

A foolproof, enormously fun method of teaching your children the classic works of William Shakespeare William Shakespeare’s plays are among the great bedrocks of Western civilization and contain the finest writing of the past 450 years. Many of the best novels, plays,...
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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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The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future

Kevin Kelly - Viking
Format: Print book

A New York Times BestsellerFrom one of our leading technology thinkers and writers, a guide through the twelve technological imperatives that will shape the next thirty years and transform our livesMuch of what will happen in the next thirty years is inevitable, driven by technological...
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Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales

William M Bass - Berkley Books
Format: Book

What We're Reading Now"The tale of this modest man, the anthropology students he inspired and the cases he relates will enthrall all forensic enthusiasts. After reading this non fiction book, look for "Carved in Bone", the first in a series of novels based on the Body...
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The Game Believes in You: How Digital Play Can Make Our Kids Smarter

Greg Toppo - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

What if schools, from the wealthiest suburban nursery school to the grittiest urban high school, thrummed with the sounds of deep immersion? More and more people believe that can happen - with the aid of video games. Greg Toppo's The Game Believes in You presents the story of a small...
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Learning to Learn, Revised Edition : Strengthening Study Skills and Brain Power.

Gloria Frender; Marta Drayton; Janet March - Incentive Publications
Format:  eBook : Document : English : 3rd edView all editions and formats

<Div></div>Help students of all ages maximize learning and strengthen study skills. This interactive workbook is a powerful resource for students, teachers, and parents. Use the step-by-step procedures for improving organizational skills, time management, problem solving, power...
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Building Bridges with At-Risk Native Youth

Esther S. Birtcher Ed.D. - Acacia Pub Inc
Format: Book

Education is the road to success in this modern world woven in multicultural society. The Rainbow of success can prevail with students who are struggling in education; they can learn to overcome barriers of life leading to success. Every child is precious; they are our future and can learn...
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The Internet of Things: Do-It-Yourself at Home Projects for Arduino, Raspberry Pi and BeagleBone Black

Donald Norris - McGraw-Hill Education TAB; 1 edition
Format: Print book

Tap into the Internet of Things (IoT) with innovative projects!The Internet of Things:Do-It-Yourself at Home Projects for Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and BeagleBone Black gets you started working with the most popular processing platforms and wireless communication technologies to connect...
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Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court

Ralph Warner - Nolo
Format: Paperback

Successfully present and win your small claims court case. Thorough preparation for your day in small claims court can make the difference between writing a check and receiving one, so get the only guide to small claims court that provides tips by former judges. Everybody's Guide...
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Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court

Ralph Warner Attorney - NOLO
Format: Paperback

You don't need a lawyer to win in small claims court -- you need to know how to prepare and present your own case. Smart preparation for your day in court can make the difference between receiving a check and writing one. Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court provides the information,...
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The Old Farmer's Almanac 2017: Special Anniversary Edition

Old Farmer'S Almanac. - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book

What is 225 years old yet always of the moment? The Old Farmer's Almanac! America's oldest continuously published periodical, beloved by generations for being "useful, with a pleasant degree of humor," celebrates its unique history with a special edition and more readers...
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Talking Is Hard for Me! Encouraging Communication in Children with Speech-Language Difficulties

Linda M. Reinert - Woodbine House; 1 edition
Format: Book

A speech-language pathologist shows parents and caregivers that they don't need to be experts to help kids communicate better! Use this uniquely designed book to improve the communication skills of young children ages 3 through 7 who have delayed or ineffective speech due to autism,...
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The Law of Cybercrimes and Their Investigations

George Curtis - CRC Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Cybercrime has become increasingly prevalent in the new millennium as computer-savvy criminals have developed more sophisticated ways to victimize people online and through other digital means. The Law of Cybercrimes and Their Investigations is a comprehensive text exploring the gamut of issues...
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Pinpoint: How GPS Is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds

Greg Milner - W.W. Norton & Company
Format: Print book

Pinpoint tells the story of GPS, a scientific marvel that enables almost all modern technology -- but is changing us in profound ways.Over the last fifty years, humanity has developed an extraordinary shared utility: the Global Positioning System. Even as it guides us across town, GPS helps...
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The Perfection of the Paper Clip: Curious Tales of Invention, Accidental Genius, and Stationery Obsession

James Ward - Touchstone
Format: Hardcover

This wonderfully quirky book will change the way you look at your desk forever with stories of accidental genius, bitter rivalries, and an appreciation for everyday objects, like the humble but perfectly designed paper clip and the utilitarian, irreplaceable pencil.How many of humanity's...
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Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution Thats Transforming Education

Lou Aronica - Penguin Books
Format: Paperback

A revolutionary reappraisal of how to educate our children and young people by Ken Robinson, the New York Times bestselling author of The Element and Finding Your Element. You, Your Child, and School is forthcoming from Viking. Ken Robinson is one of the worlds most influential voices in education,...
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Kitchen Creamery: Making Yogurt, Butter & Cheese at Home

Louella Hill - Chronicle Books,
Format: Print book

As the DIY movement continues to gain momentum, it's no wonder home cheesemaking is the next hot topic. And from cheesemaking authority and teacher Louella Hill comes an education so timely and inspiring that every cheese lover and cheesemonger, from novice to professional, will have...
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Quicken Willmaker Plus 2016 Edition: Book & Software Kit

Editors of Nolo - NOLO; Eleventh Edition edition
Format: Print book

Quicken WillMaker Plus 2016 is the easiest ways to create your estate plan, whether it's your first time or you want to update a previous plan. You'll be guided through the process from beginning to end with practical and relevant legal information so that you can make the best...
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Teaching Social Skills to People with Autism: Best Practices in Individualizing Interventions

Andy Bondy - Woodbine House
Format: Paperback

Difficulties with social skills are among the biggest challenges for children with autism. This landmark, research-based essay collection is an overview of the best practices for teaching social skills to people with autism. Well known professionals describe what works best for learners...
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Your Living Trust & Estate Plan: How to Maximize Your Family's Assets and Protect Your Loved Ones, Fifth Edition

Harvey J. Platt - Allworth Press; 1 edition
Format: Print book

This revised fifth edition from estate-planning expert Harvey J. Platt details the most up-to-date strategies for using a living trust to create a flexible estate plan. Platt explains the latest tax laws, including the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, the broadening of statutes for amending...
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OPEN: How well work, live and learn in the future

David Price - Crux Publishing
Format: Paperback

What makes a global corporation give away its prized intellectual property? Why are Ivy League universities allowing anyone to take their courses for free? What drives a farmer in rural Africa to share his secrets with his competitors?. A collection of hactivists, hobbyists, forum-users...
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The Devil's Defender: My Odyssey Through American Criminal Justice from Ted Bundy to the Kandahar Massacre

John Henry Browne - Chicago Review Press Incorporated
Format: Print book

In the tradition of bestselling legal memoirs from Johnnie Cochran, F. Lee Bailey, Gerry Spence, and Alan Dershowitz, John Henry Browne's memoir, The Devil's Defender, recounts his tortuous education in what it means to be an advocate - and a human being. For the last four decades, Browne...
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Heat Advisory: Protecting Health on a Warming Planet

Alan H. Lockwood MD - Mit Press
Format: Hardcover

Climate change affects not just the planet but the people who live on it. In this book, physician Alan Lockwood describes how global warming will be bad for our health. Drawing on peer-reviewed scientific and medical research, Lockwood meticulously details the symptoms of climate change...
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The Glass Cage: Automation and Us

Nicholas Carr - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

In The Glass Cage, best-selling author Nicholas Carr digs behind the headlines about factory robots and self-driving cars, wearable computers and digitized medicine, as he explores the hidden costs of granting software dominion over our work and our leisure and reveals something we already...
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The anxious lawyer : an 8-week guide to a joyful and satisfying law practice through mindfulness and meditation

Jeena Cho - American Bar Association
Format: Print book

The Anxious Lawyer is a straightforward introduction to meditation and mindfulness for those engaged in the practice of law. Readers will be guided through an eight week program, the aim of which is to assist in establishing an ongoing meditation practice. The book will: . Provide an overview...
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Information Doesnt Want to Be Free: Laws for the Internet Age

Cory Doctorow - McSweeneys
Format: Audiobook

"Filled with wisdom and thought experiments and things that will mess with your mind." - Neil Gaiman, author of The Graveyard Book and American GodsIn sharply argued, fast-moving chapters, Cory Doctorows Information Doesnt Want to Be Free takes on the state of copyright and creative...
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John Lennon vs. The U.S.A.: The Inside Story of the Most Bitterly Contested and Influential Deportation Case in United States History

Leon Wildes - Amer Bar Association
Format: Print book

At a time when the hottest issue in US immigration law is the proposed action by President Obama to protect from deportation as many as 5 million illegals in the United States, the 1972 John Lennon deportation case takes on special relevance today, notwithstanding the passage of forty years...
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Construction Documents & Services: ARE Sample Problems and Practice Exam

Holly Williams Leppo RA/CID LEED AP - Professional Publications, Inc.; Second Edition edition
Format: Book

Updated to the 2007 AIA DocumentsGet the realistic practice you need to successfully prepare for the Construction Documents & Services division of the Architect Registration Examination (ARE) with Construction Documents & Services: ARE Sample Problems and Practice Exam. 123 challenging...
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Is College Worth It?: A Former United States Secretary of Education and a Liberal Arts Graduate Expose the Broken Promise of Higher Education

William J. Bennett - Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover

For many students, a bachelor's degree is considered the golden ticket to a more financially and intellectually fulfilling life. But the disturbing reality is that debt, unemployment, and politically charged pseudo learning are more likely outcomes for many college students today than...
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