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A Light in the Dark: A History of Movie Directors

David Thomson - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

Directors operate behind the scenes, managing actors, establishing a cohesive creative vision, at times literally guiding our eyes with the eye of the camera. But we are often so dazzled by the visions on-screen that it is easy to forget the individual who is off-screen orchestrating the entire...
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Kia Sephia

Editors of Haynes Manuals
Format: Paperback

With a Haynes manual, you can do-it-yourself...from simple maintenance to basic repairs. Haynes writes every book based on a complete teardown of the vehicle, where we learn the best ways to do a job and that makes it quicker, easier and cheaper for you. Haynes books have clear instructions...
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All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson - One World
Format: Hardcover

There is a renaissance blooming in the climate movement: leadership that is more characteristically feminine and more faithfully feminist, rooted in compassion, connection, creativity, and collaboration. While it's clear that women and girls are vital voices and agents of change for this...
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LEGO® TO LEADERS: IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO BUILD THE FUTURE

Jeffrey M Hosko - BookBaby
Format: Paperback

"LEGO® to Leaders: It's Never Too Early to Build the Future" coaches readers on how LEGO® playtime can introduce leadership to children. Many leaders found their passions early on, such as Jane Goodall and Neil Armstrong who went on to lead conservation efforts and a mission...
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The Playbook


Format: Audio CD

Science is so powerful that the powerful want to control it. From the author of Is Shame Necessary?, comes a biting satire of the techniques used by the corporate world to obfuscate and deny scientific truths. Taking the form of a corporate meeting agenda, The Playbook highlights the tactics...

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Motivating Students Who Don't Care: Proven Strategies to Engage All Learners, Second Edition

Allen N. Mendler - Solution Tree Press; 2nd edition
Format: Paperback

In the second edition of this valuable resource, Allen Mendler offers both time-tested and newly developed strategies for how to reignite enthusiasm in even the most unmotivated students. Educators gain fresh ideas on how to integrate social-emotional development into daily classroom instruction,...
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Our Hidden Conversations: What Americans Really Think About Race and Identity

Michele Norris - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

Peabody Award-winning journalist Michele Norris offers a transformative dialogue on race and identity in America, unearthed through her decade-long work at The Race Card Project.. The prompt seemed simple: Race. Your Story. Six Words. Please Send. The answers, though, have been challenging...
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Soldering and Brazing Handbook for Home Machinists: Practical Information and Useful Exercises for the Small Shop

Tubal Cain - ?Fox Chapel Publishing; First North American edition
Format: Paperback

A comprehensive guide to essential soldering and brazing techniques for welders and model engineers!Detailed sections on a range of techniques and insight to accomplish metal joining in faster, more efficient, and less expensive waysClose examination of the soldering and brazing processes,...
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Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars

Avi Loeb - ?Mariner Books
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Extraterrestrial comes a mind-expanding new book explaining why becoming an interstellar species is imperative for humanity's survival and detailing a game plan for how we can settle among the stars.In the New York Times bestseller Extraterrestrial, Avi...
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The School I Deserve: Six Young Refugees and Their Fight for Equality in America

Jo Napolitano - Beacon Press
Format: Hardcover

Journalist Jo Napolitano delves into the landmark ACLU case in which the School District of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was sued for refusing to admit older, non-English speaking refugees and sending them to a high-discipline alternative school. In a legal battle that mirrors the Little Rock...
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