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Twenty Over Eighty: Conversations on a Lifetime in Architecture and Design
Aileen Kwun - Princeton Architectural Press 2015.
Format: Print book
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Twenty Over Eighty is a collection of insightful, intimate, and often irreverent interviews with twenty architecture and design luminaries over the age of eighty. Revealing conversations with leaders from a variety of fields - including graphic designers Seymour Chwast, Milton Glaser, Lora... |
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National Geographic Compact Atlas of the World, Second Edition
National Geographic - National Geographic
Format: Paperback
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Beautiful, accurate, and up-to-the-minute, this completely updated mini atlas puts the entire world in the palm of your hand in an amazingly accessible format.National Geographic's maps and atlases are critically acclaimed and world-renowned for their accuracy, originality, authoritative... |
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Fail U.: The False Promise of Higher Education
Charles J. Sykes - St. Martins Press
Format: Hardcover
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The cost of a college degree has increased by 1,125% since 1978 -- four times the rate of inflation. Total student debt has surpassed $1.3 trillion. Nearly two thirds of all college students must borrow to study, and the average student graduates with more than $30,000 in debt. Many college... |
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Renters' Rights: The Basics
Janet Portman Attorney - NOLO; Eighth Edition edition
Format: Print book
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Handle problems with landlords and roommates The landlord ignores your repair requests. Your roommate is always late with his share of the rent. Your upstairs neighbors party all the time. The landlord won't return your security deposit. How can you deal with these problems - and others... |
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Tax Deductions for Professionals
Stephen Fishman J.D. - NOLO; Tenth Edition edition
Format: Book
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Reduce your tax burden with the only plain-English guide to deductions written especially for professionals. Winner of the Independent Book Publishers Association's Benjamin Franklin Award. Architects, lawyers, dentists, chiropractors, doctors and other licensed professionals are subject... |
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Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business
Fred S. Steingold Attorney - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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The all-in-one business law book When you run a small business, legal questions crop up almost on a daily basis. Ignoring them can threaten your enterprise - but hiring a lawyer to help with routine issues can devastate the bottom line. Fortunately, you have a better alternative. Legal... |
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California Civil Code 2015: Desktop Edition
West Group. - Thomson West
Format: Print book
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California Civil Code provides the full text of the California Civil Code in a portable format. This volume contains extensive cross-references to related provisions throughout the: California Constitution; California Codes; California Rules of Court; ditorial features include a table that... |
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GIS in Hospital and Healthcare Emergency Management
Ric Skinner GISP - CRC Press; 1 Har/Cdr edition
Format: Hardcover
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Although many books have been published on the application of GIS in emergency management and disaster response, this is the first one to bring together a comprehensive discussion of the critical role GIS plays in hospital and healthcare emergency management and disaster response. Illustrating... |
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Dumbing Down America: The War on Our Nation's Brightest Young Minds
James Delisle Ph.D. - Prufrock Press
Format: Book
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At a time when the U.S. education system consistently lags behind its international peers, Dumbing Down America shows exactly why America can't keep up by providing a critical look at the nation's schools through the eyes of the children whose minds are languishing in countless... |
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The California Guide to Growing Old Without Going Broke
Mr. Joel S. Weissler - Croydon Publishing
Format: Paperback
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You Don't Have to Go Broke to Get the Care You Need at Home, in Assisted Living or a Nursing Home! Getting old can be expensive. Without proper planning Seniors' nest eggs are cracked open and drained dry to pay for the day to day care and help most of us will eventually need.... |
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Pinpoint: How GPS Is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds
Greg Milner - W.W. Norton & Company
Format: Print book
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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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What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know
E D Jr Hirsch - Bantam
Format: Print book
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Grade by grade, these groundbreaking and successful books provide a solid foundation in the fundamentals of a good education for first to sixth graders. B & W photographs, linecuts, and maps throughout; two-color printing. "From the Trade Paperback edition." |
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Occupational safety and health law handbook
Melissa A Bailey - Bernan Press
Format: eBook : Document : English : Third edition
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Now in its third edition, this popular Handbook has been your go-to guide to the fundamentals of occupational safety and health law for over a decade. This new edition provides an authoritative and up-to-date reference that you count on for its reliable information and straightforward explanation.... |
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A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution
Jennifer A Doudna - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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 its use.... |
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The Safe and Effective Use of Pesticides, 3rd Ed
University of California Integrated Pest Management Program - Univ of California - Agriculture & Natural Resources
Format: Paperback
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The first update to this key reference guide in over 15 years! This revised edition contains a new format making it even easier to study for the DPR exams. In addition to the review questions found at the end of each chapter, this new edition contains knowledge expectations at the beginning... |
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The TAB Book of Arduino Projects: 36 Things to Make with Shields and Proto Shields
Simon Monk - McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics; 1 edition
Format: Book
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The ultimate collection of DIY Arduino projects! In this easy-to-follow book, electronics guru Simon Monk shows you how to create a wide variety of fun and functional gadgets with the Arduino Uno and Leonardo boards. Filled with step-by-step instructions and detailed illustrations, The TAB Book... |
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Till We Have Built Jerusalem: Architects of a New City
Adina Hoffman - Farrar
Format: Print book
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A biographical excavation of one of the world's great, troubled citiesA remarkable view of one of the world's most beloved and troubled cities, Adina Hoffman's Till We Have Built Jerusalem is a gripping and intimate journey into the very different lives of three architects who helped... |
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Troubleshooting and Repairing Diesel Engines, 5th Edition
PAUL DEMPSEY - McGraw-Hill Education
Format: Paperback
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Solve Diesel Engine Problems Quickly and Easily Using the Latest MethodsThis hands-on guide shows, step by step, how to save time and money by learning to identify and fix virtually any diesel engine problem yourself. Thoroughly updated to cover the latest advances in diesel technology,... |
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Working for Yourself: Law & Taxes for Independent Contractors, Freelancers & Consultants
Stephen Fishman - NOLO; Ninth Edition edition
Format: Print book
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Start your business off on the right foot Ready to be your own boss? Congratulations! This book provides all the legal and tax information you need. Whether you need to draft a contract, price your services, maximize your tax deductions, or sort out your benefits options, we've got you covered.... |
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How to Get a Green Card
Ilona Bray - Nolo
Format: Print book
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Only a few categories of people are eligible for U.S. green cards (lawful permanent residence) , and many who apply for them are denied. This book helps everyday people figure out whether they match one of the most likely green card categories, such as through family relationships, asylum,... |
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Create Your Own Employee Handbook: A Legal & Practical Guide for Employers
Lisa Guerin J.D. - NOLO; Seventh edition
Format: Print book
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Make - or update - your employee handbook today! Clear employee policies help you run a productive workplace and avoid legal problems. Create Your Own Employee Handbook provides everything managers or HR professionals need to create a reader-friendly guide, or update an existing handbook... |
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How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation in California
Anthony Mancuso Attorney - NOLO; Sixteenth edition
Format: Print book
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Form a California nonprofit corporation Tens of thousands of arts groups, educators, social service agencies, environmental groups and others have used this bestselling book to form their California nonprofit. Your group can, too. Obtaining 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status has just become a lot easier... |
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The Moth Presents All These Wonders: True Stories About Facing the Unknown
Catherine Burns - Crown
Format: Print book
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From storytelling phenomenon The Moth, 45 unforgettable true stories about risk, courage, and facing the unknown, drawn from the best ever told on their stagesCarefully selected by the creative minds at The Moth, and adapted to the page to preserve the raw energy of live storytelling, All... |
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Net Smart: How to Thrive Online
Howard Rheingold - The MIT Press
Format: Hardcover
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Like it or not, knowing how to make use of online tools without being overloaded with too much information is an essential ingredient to personal success in the twenty-first century. But how can we use digital media so that they make us empowered participants rather than passive receivers,... |
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8 Ways to Avoid Probate
MARY RANDOLPH - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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By taking some simple steps now, you can spare your family and beneficiaries a lot of time and money. How much? Probate court proceedings after a death can drag on for a year and cost tens of thousands of dollars--money that would otherwise have gone directly to your loved ones. 8 Ways... |
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Mindless: Why Smarter Machines are Making Dumber Humans
Simon Head - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover
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We live in the age of Computer Business Systems (CBSs) - the highly complex, computer-intensive management programs on which large organizations increasingly rely. In Mindless, Simon Head argues that these systems have come to trump human expertise, dictating the goals and strategies of a wide... |
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Social Security Handbook 2017: Overview of Social Security Programs
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. - BERNAN PRESS
Format: Print book
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he Social Security Handbook: Overview of Social Security Programs, 2016 provides information about Social Security programs and services, and identifies rights and obligations under the Social Security laws. The Handbook also contains information about related programs administered by agencies... |
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Without Precedent: Chief Justice John Marshall and His Times
Joel R Paul - Riverhead Books
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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Incorporate Your Business: A Step-by-Step Guide to Forming a Corporation in Any State
Anthony Mancuso Attorney - NOLO; Eighth edition
Format: Print book
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Forming a corporation has many advantages for a small business. By incorporating, business owners can limit their personal liability for business debts and court judgments, reduce their tax burden, and take advantage of significant financial perks granted to employees of corporations. Incorporate... |
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The New School: How the Information Age Will Save American Education from Itself
Glenn H Reynolds - Encounter Books
Format: Hardcover
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Economist Herb Stein famously said that something that can't go on forever, won't. For decades now, America has been investing ever-growing fortunes into its K-12 education system in exchange for steadily worse results. Public schools haven't changed much from the late 19th... |
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Common Core Standards For Parents For Dummies
Jared Myracle - For Dummies
Format: 1st Edition
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A parents guide to understanding the Common Core educational standards Designed to ensure a similar level of job and college preparedness for students from all backgrounds and regions, the Common Core standards have been adopted in 45 states from coast to coast. These new common standards... |
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Make: Getting Started with Drones: Build and Customize Your Own Quadcopter
Terry Kilby - Maker Media, Inc
Format: Print book
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Want to make something that can fly? How about a flying robot? In this book, you'll learn how drones work, how to solve some of the engineering challenges a drone presents, and how to build your own--an autonomous quadcopter that you can build, customize, and fly. Your drone will be your... |
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A Starter Guide to Doing Business in the United States
Woon-Wah Siu - Practising Law Institute
Format: Hardcover
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A Starter Guide to Doing Business in the United States is a new "must read" for non-U.S. businesses, foreign attorneys, law firm associates and new entrepreneurs. Edited by Woon-Wah Siu (Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP) the Starter Guide covers the main legal and regulatory... |
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Free Speech Beyond Words: The Surprising Reach of the First Amendment
Mark V Tushnet - New York University Press
Format: Print book
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The Supreme Court has unanimously held that Jackson Pollock's paintings, Arnold Schoenberg's music, and Lewis Carroll's poem "Jabberwocky" are "unquestionably shielded" by the First Amendment. Nonrepresentational art, instrumental music, and nonsense: all receive... |
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American Sour Beers
Michael Tonsmeire - Brewer'S Publications
Format: Paperback
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One of the most exciting and dynamic segments of today's craft brewing scene , American-brewed sour beers are designed intentionally to be tart and may be inoculated with souring bacteria, fermented with wild yeast or fruit, aged in barrels or blended with younger beer. Craft brewers... |
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Writing Skills Success in 20 Minutes a Day
Learningexpress. - Learning Express
Format: Print book
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Writing Skills Success in 20 Minutes a Day helps individuals build essential writing skills in just 20 minutes a day. Excellent writing skills are essential for scoring well on standardized tests, succeeding in the workplace, and communicating effectively with others. This helpful book... |
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Electronics All-in-One For Dummies
Doug Lowe - For Dummies
Format: Print book
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A comprehensive collection of 8 books in 1 offering electronics guidance that can't be found anywhere else! If you know a breadboard from a breadbox but want to take your hobby electronics skills to the next level, this is the only reference you need. Electronics All-in-One For Dummies... |
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LLC or Corporation?: How to Choose the Right Form for Your Business
Anthony Mancuso Attorney - NOLO; Sixth edition
Format: Paperback
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Decide whether to form an LLC or a corporation -- the most important decision you'll make for your business Your company has grown -- now it's time to upgrade your legal structure to something that will protect you and your assets, as well as provide other benefits. In other words,... |
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life
Jane Sherron De Hart - Knopf
Format: Book
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In this comprehensive, revelatory biography, Jane De Hart explores the central experiences that crucially shaped Ginsburg's passion for justice.
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Patent, Copyright & Trademark: An Intellectual Property Desk Reference
Richard Stim Attorney - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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A plain-English guide to intellectual property law Whether you are in the world of business or creative arts, you need to understand the laws that govern your work. But given the convoluted terminology that surrounds patents, copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights,... |
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The Grants Register 2015: The Complete Guide to Postgraduate Funding Worldwide
Palgrave Macmillan - Palgrave Macmillan; Thirty-Third Edition, Revised edition
Format: Hardcover
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The Grants Register 2015Thirty-third Edition The most authoritative and comprehensive guide available to postgraduate and professional funding worldwide International coverage of grants in 51 countries, both English and non-English speaking Almost 1,200 awarding bodies provide... |
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How the Brain Learns to Read
David A. Sousa - Corwin; Second Edition edition
Format: Book
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A modern classic, updated for today’s classroom needs No skill is more fundamental to our students’ education than reading. And no recent book has done more to advance our understanding of the neuroscience behind this so-critical skill than David Sousa’s How the Brain... |
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Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business
Fred S. Steingold Attorney - Nolo; Eighth Edition edition
Format: Paperback
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Most small business owners, can't afford to hire a lawyer to draft the legal documents they need in the course of day-to-day business. Now there's an affordable solution. Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business provides over 60 legal forms and documents and all the step-by-step... |
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The Globalization of Adoption: Individuals, States, and Agencies across Borders
BECCA MCBRIDE - Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback
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This book expands our understanding of a growing, yet largely unstudied phenomenon: the flow of children across borders through intercountry adoption. What explains the spread of intercountry adoption through the international system over time? McBride investigates the interconnected networks... |
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Robot Builder: The Beginner's Guide to Building Robots
John Baichtal - Que Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Book
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Absolutely no experience needed! Learn robot building from the ground up, hands-on, in full color! Love robots? Start building them. It’s way easier than you ever imagined! John Baichtal has helped thousands of people get started with robotics. He knows what beginners... |
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Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto
Alan Stern - Picador
Format: Hardcover
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The up close, inside story of the greatest space exploration project of our time, New Horizons' mission to Pluto, as shared with David Grinspoon by mission leader Alan Stern and other key players.On July 14, 2015, something amazing happened. More than 3 billion miles from Earth, a small... |
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Bully Nation: Why America's Approach to Childhood Aggression is Bad for Everyone
Susan Eva Porter - Paragon House; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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The Columbine school shooting caused the United States to ramp up the national discussion of school bullying and the hasty implementation of many new anti-bullying rules and "zero-tolerance" policies. Some of these policies have led to serious unintended consequences. In this... |
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LSAT Logic Games: Strategy Guide Online Tracker
Manhattan Prep - Manhattan Prep Publishing
Format: Print book
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Manhattan Prep's LSAT Logic Games is truly cutting edge. Containing the best of Manhattan Prep's proven strategies, this book will teach you how to tackle the LSAT logic games efficiently and flexibly.Beginning with how to recognize each and every game type, LSAT Logic Games takes... |
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Arduino: A Beginner's Guide To Programming Electronics
Chuck Hellebuyck - Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Paperback
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Arduino is one of the most popular microcontroller development boards available. It's more than just a module though as the heart of Arduino is the software you run on your computer and use to create sketches (or programs) in the C programming language, with many pre-built functions,... |
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Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies Thatll Improve and/or Ruin Everything
Kelly Weinersmith - Penguin Books
Format: Hardcover
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The instant New York Times bestseller!A Wall Street Journal Best Science Book of the Year!A Popular Science Best Science Book of the Year! From a top scientist and the creator of the hugely popular web comic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, a hilariously illustrated investigation into... |
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Quick & Legal Will Book
Denis Clifford - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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Make your own legal will, quickly & easily! If you want to create a will without the trouble, the Quick & Legal Will Book is the simplest and fastest way to reach your goal. Get the forms and step-by-step instructions to make a basic will that meets your needs with this all-in-one... |
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The Glass Cage: Automation and Us
Nicholas Carr - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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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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Reading Smart, 2nd Edition
Princeton Review - Princeton Review
Format: Paperback
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SIMPLE STRATEGIES CAN MAKE YOU A BETTER READER.Being "good at reading" isn't just about speed - it's about being able to read through info, quickly sort out what's important, and draw useful connections. That's why we at The Princeton Review created Reading Smart, a book... |
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Make: Analog Synthesizers
Ray Wilson - Make
Format: Paperback
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Dive hands-on into the tools, techniques, and information for making your own analog synthesizer. If you’re a musician or a hobbyist with experience in building electronic projects from kits or schematics, this do-it-yourself guide will walk you through the parts and schematics you need,... |
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, Revised & Updated!
Merriam-Webster Inc. - Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Format: Paperback
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Revised and updated for 2016, this trade paperback provides a convenient, comprehensive guide to the language of law for everyone from the homeowner to the legal professional. Defines more than 10,000 legal words and phrases in common terminology. New and updated entries taken from recent... |
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Last Resort: The Financial Crisis and the Future of Bailouts
Eric A Posner - University of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover
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The bailouts during the recent financial crisis enraged the public. They felt unfair - and counterproductive: people who take risks must be allowed to fail. If we reward firms that make irresponsible investments, costing taxpayers billions of dollars, aren't we encouraging them to continue... |
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Making Simple Robots: Exploring Cutting-Edge Robotics With Everyday Stuff
Kathy Ceceri - Oreilly & Associates Inc
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Making Simple Robots is based on one idea: Anybody can build a robot! That includes kids, school teachers, parents, and non-engineers. If you can knit, sew, or fold a flat piece of paper into a box, you can build a no-tech robotic part. If you can use a hot glue gun, you can learn to solder... |
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Newsworthy: The Supreme Court Battle over Privacy and Press Freedom
Samantha Barbas - Stanford Law Books
Format: Hardcover
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In 1952, the Hill family was held hostage by escaped convicts in their suburban Pennsylvania home. The family of seven was trapped for nineteen hours by three fugitives who treated them politely, took their clothes and car, and left them unharmed. The Hills quickly became the subject of international... |
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Federal Prison Handbook: The Definitive Guide to Surviving the Federal Bureau of Prisons
Christopher Zoukis - Middle Street Publishing
Format: Paperback
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The definitive guide to surviving incarceration in a federal prison. Federal Prison Handbook teaches individuals facing incarceration, prisoners who are already inside, and their friends and family everything they need to know to protect themselves and their rights. The thorough information... |
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Every Californian's Guide To Estate Planning: Wills, Trust & Everything Else
Liza Hanks - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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Finally, an Estate Planning Guide Written by and for Californians Every Californian's Guide to Estate Planning helps you understand the basics of leaving money and property to loved ones and charities, naming a guardian for children, and planning for beloved pets -- with a special... |
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Barron's CSET, 4th Edition: California Subject Matter Exams for Teachers: Multiple
Robert D. Postman Ed.D - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Print book
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The CSET consists of three computer-based multiple-choice subtests. Subtest I tests in reading, language, literature, history, and social science. Subtest II is in science and mathematics; and Subtest III covers visual and performing arts, physical education, and human development. This... |
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Becoming a Paralegal
LearningExpress Editors - LearningExpress, LLC
Format: Paperback
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Becoming a Paralegal provides everything needed to know about entering the exciting field of law: how to choose the right training program (short courses versus four-year degrees), what it takes to succeed in the field, the various areas in which paralegals can specialize, career advancement... |
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Idea to Invention: What You Need to Know to Cash In on Your Inspiration
Patricia Nolan-Brown - AMACOM
Format: Print book
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You don't have to be a mechanical genius to be an inventor. Anyone can invent - a parent wrestling with a baby sling ...a coach frustrated with slick-soled running shoes ...an office worker determined to keep the computer cords untangled. Inventing is simply finding clever solutions... |
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Beyond the University: Why Liberal Education Matters
Michael S. Roth - Yale University Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Contentious debates over the benefitsor drawbacksof a liberal education are as old as America itself. From Benjamin Franklin to the Internet pundits, critics of higher education have attacked its irrelevance and elitismoften calling for more vocational instruction. Thomas Jefferson, by contrast,... |
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What Your Second Grader Needs to Know
E.D. Hirsch Jr. - Bantam
Format: Paperback
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"A revised and updated version of What Your Second Grader Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good Second-Grade Education, with readings and activities in Literature, Mathematics, History, science, and the arts"-- |
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Becoming an Architect
Lee W Waldrep - John Wiley & Sons
Format: Paperback
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"Becoming an Architect will inspire future architects, career consultants, and human resources professionals alike, providing all the information you'll need to make intelligent decisions about careers in architecture." - From the Foreword by Helene Combs Dreiling, FAIA,... |
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Ghost of the Innocent Man: A True Story of Trial and Redemption
Benjamin Rachlin - Back Bay Books
Format: Hardcover
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A gripping account of one mans long road to freedom that will forever change how we understand our criminal justice system.. During the last three decades, more than two thousand American citizens have been wrongfully convicted. Ghost of the Innocent Man brings us one of the most dramatic... |
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Mars: Our Future on the Red Planet
Leonard David - National Geographic Soc
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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Profit From Your Idea: How to Make Smart Licensing Deals
Richard Stim - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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License your invention without the risk -- protect your idea You've got a great idea and are ready to strike it rich. But finding a company you can trust, hashing out a fair licensing deal, then watching your idea hit the marketplace -- well, you'll need help. Turn to Profit From... |
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U.S. Immigration Made Easy
Ilona Bray J.D. - NOLO
Format: Print book
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Many people have misconceptions about the complex tangle that is U.S. immigration law. Even a prospective immigrant with simple questions about who is eligible to come to the U.S. on a permanent or temporary basis will find the rules hard to interpret, and even harder to act upon. U.S.... |
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The Legal Answer Book for Families.
Emily Doskow - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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The quick legal reference for every family. Here, in plain English, are answers to the everyday legal questions that nearly everyone encounters at one time or another. Written by family law experts, this book covers hundreds of legal issues, including: Couples: Marriage requirements,... |
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3D Printing: Build Your Own 3D Printer and Print Your Own 3D Objects
James F Kelly - Que
Format: Paperback
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Want something? Print it-with your own 3D printer! Right now, you can print practically any 3D object you can imagine-from toys to gadgets to replacement parts, and beyond! All you need is a 3D printer ... and they're simpler and cheaper than you ever imagined. This full-color,... |
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Hitler's American Model: The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law
James Q. Whitman - Princeton University Press
Format: Print book
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Nazism triumphed in Germany during the high era of Jim Crow laws in the United States. Did the American regime of racial oppression in any way inspire the Nazis? The unsettling answer is yes. In Hitler's American Model, James Whitman presents a detailed investigation of the American... |
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Law 101: Everything You Need to Know About American Law, Fifth Edition
Jay M Feinman - Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover
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In this fifth edition of his bestselling classic, Jay Feinman provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of the American legal system. In the years since the publication of the fourth edition, there have been many important developments on the legal front. The Supreme Court has issued... |
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Teaching Reading Comprehension to Students with Learning Difficulties, 2/E
Janette K. Klingner PhD - The Guilford Press; Second Edition edition
Format: Book
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This practitioner resource and course text has given thousands of K-12 teachers evidence-based tools for helping students--particularly those at risk for reading difficulties--understand and acquire new knowledge from text. The authors present a range of scientifically validated instructional... |
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Solve Your Money Troubles: Strategies to Get Out of Debt and Stay That Way
CARA O'NEILL - NOLO
Format: Print book
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Are you overwhelmed by debt? Facing collection calls, a wage garnishment, car repossession, or lawsuit? Solve Your Money Troubles is a comprehensive guide that provides the practical information you need to take financial control of your life. Learn how to: prioritize debts & create... |
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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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Form Your Own Limited Liability Company
Anthony Mancuso - NOLO; Eighth Edition edition
Format: Paperback
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Form an LLC in your state quickly and easily! Limited liability companies provide the most flexible way of doing business. With an LLC, you get both the informality and tax benefits of a partnership, plus the personal protection from business debts provided to corporations. Form Your... |
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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
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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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A Beginner's Guide to 3D Printing: 14 Simple Toy Designs to Get You Started
Mike Rigsby - Chicago Review Press
Format: Book
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3D printers have revolutionized the worlds of manufacturing, design, and art. But how does a person with little or no computer design experience create an object to print? The best way to learn is through hands-on experience. Professional engineer Mike Rigsby leads readers step-by-step... |
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Understanding common core state standards
John S Kendall - ASCD
Format: eBook : Document : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This book focuses on the new national Common Core standards and what educators need to know in order to strengthen learning and teaching methods within the classroom. Chapters focus on the national standards, including understanding, the benefits for students, concerns, and preparation... |
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Copyright Handbook, The: What Every Writer Needs to Know
Stephen Fishman J.D. - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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What copyright law protects... . and doesn't No writers like to see their hard work or creativity copied by others - or to be accused of copying. Fortunately, The Copyright Handbook provides everything you need to protect yourself Find information and forms to help you: register your work... |
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Protecting the Planet: Environmental Champions from Conservation to Climate Change
Budd Titlow - Prometheus Books
Format: Hardcover
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Climate change is often associated with predictions of dire calamities. But in the past, heroic individuals have stepped forward to meet even the most ominous ecological challenges. This book tells an inspirational story--a story both of pioneering environmentalists who raised our collective... |
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From Anesthesia to X-Rays: Innovations and Discoveries That Changed Medicine Forever
Christiane Nockels Fabbri Ph.D. - Greenwood
Format: Hardcover
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Medical innovation is an extremely important topic and one to which relatively little study has been devoted. This volume is designed to introduce readers to the history and development of key advances in the science and practice of medicine. It explores issues in medical history and provides... |
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Crash Course on U.S. Patent Law
Arti Kane - American Bar Association
Format: Paperback
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Crash Course on U.S. Patent Law is written in simple, accessible language - a useful resource for the novice inventor and entrepreneur as for the expert patent attorney and law firm clients. While there are numerous books on patent law in the market, Crash Course on U.S. Patent Law provides... |
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Science and the City: The Mechanics Behind the Metropolis
Laurie Winkless - Bloomsbury SIGMA
Format: Print book
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Science is secretly at work behind the scenes of major cities of the world and will continue to be so. Technological advances in fields as diverse as quantum mechanics, electronics, and nanotechnology are proving increasingly important to city life, and the urban world will turn to science... |
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Why the Wheel Is Round: Muscles, Technology, and How We Make Things Move
Steven Vogel - The University of Chicago Press
Format: Print book
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There is no part of our bodies that fully rotates - be it a wrist or ankle or arm in a shoulder socket, we are made to twist only so far. And yet there is no more fundamental human invention than the wheel - a rotational mechanism that accomplishes what our physical form cannot. Throughout... |
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Women and Leadership
Deborah L. Rhode - Oxford University Press, USA
Format: Hardcover
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For most of recorded history, men have held nearly all of the most powerful leadership positions. Today, although women occupy an increasing percentage of leadership positions, in America they hold less than a fifth of positions in both the public and private sectors. The United States... |
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Make: Drones: How to Teach an Arduino to Fly
David Mcgriffy - O'Reilly Media
Format: Print book
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Make: Drones will help the widest possible audience understand how drones work by providing several DIY drone projects based on the world's most popular robot controller--the Arduino. The information imparted in this book will show Makers how to build better drones and be better drone... |
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Chief Engineer: Washington Roebling, The Man Who Built the Brooklyn Bridge
Erica Wagner - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover
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The first full biography of a crucial figure in the American story--Washington Roebling, builder of the Brooklyn Bridge."I know that nothing can be done perfectly at the first trial; I also know that each day brings its little quota of experiences, which with honest intentions,... |
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Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past
David Reich - Pantheon
Format: Hardcover
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A groundbreaking book about how technological advances in genomics and the extraction of ancient DNA have profoundly changed our understanding of human prehistory while resolving many long-standing controversies.Massive technological innovations now allow scientists to extract and analyze... |
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Memoir Writing For Dummies
Ryan G Van Cleave - John Wiley & Sons Canada
Format: Paperback
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The fast and easy way to write your memoir Memoir writing is a growing phenomenon, and not just by celebrities and politicians. Everyone has a story to tell, and Memoir Writing For Dummies provides hopeful writers with the tools they need to share their life stories with the world and become... |
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Power With Nature, updated 3rd edition: Renewable Energy Options for Homeowners
Rex A. Ewing - PixyJack Press; updated 3rd edition edition
Format: Book
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Take a step toward self-reliance by harnessing free energy from the sun, wind, water, and the earth to power your home. Power with Nature will get you started on the right path, whether you are connected to the grid or far from the nearest power pole. For Off-Grid Grid-Tied Homes - Passive... |
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How to Get a Green Card
Ilona Bray - NOLO; Eleventh Edition edition
Format: Print book
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U.S. immigration law is a tangle of details. This book explains the most likely bases upon which an everyday person might qualify for a green card family, marriage, asylum, the visa lottery, and a few lesser-known categories. Then, the book leads readers safely through the enormous immigration... |
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Make: Getting Started with MakerBot
Bre Pettis - Maker Media, Inc; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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Ready to join the personal fabrication movement? This hands-on book shows you how to make a wide variety of physical objects with the amazing MakerBot 3D printer.It’s handy when you need a replacement for something lost, broken, or no longer made—like a knob on your stove. You can make... |
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Help Your Kids with Study Skills
Carol Vorderman - DK Publishing
Format: Print book
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Help Your Kids with Study Skills is a unique step-by-step visual guide with invaluable advice on how to support your child's classwork, homework, and revision, with effective study methods that suit a range of learning styles for the third grade level and beyond.From exploring your... |
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More Than a Score: The New Uprising Against High-Stakes Testing
Diane Ravitch - Haymarket Books
Format: Book
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For too long so-called education reformers, mostly billionaires, politicians, and others with little or no background in teaching, have gotten away with using standardized testing to punish our nations youth and educators. Now, across the country, students are walking out, parents are opting... |
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