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"A surprising and moving romance set in an old-fashioned seaside town on the verge of unwelcome change Liza McCullen will never fully escape her past. But the unspoiled beaches and tight-knit community of Silver Bay offer the freedom and safety she craves--if not for herself, then for her young daughter, Hannah. That is, until Mike Dormer arrives as a guest in her aunt's hotel. The mild-mannered Englishman with his too-smart clothes and distracting...
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The Organized Student contains hands-on strategies for teaching your disorganized child how to organize for success in middle school and high school, with special tips for kids with ADD/ADHD and learning disorders. The overstuffed backpack, the missing homework, the unused planner, the test he didn't know about. Sound familiar? When the disorganized child meets the departmentalized structure of middle school, everything can fall apart. Even the academically...
5) Hiding in the bathroom: an introvert's roadmap to getting out there : (when you'd rather stay home)
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"Introverts will love this practical and moving guide to building a career, network, and life you love." - Susan Cain, author of Quiet
From the marketing guru and host of the popular podcast Hiding in the Bathroom, a breakthrough introverts' guide that broadens the conversation sparked by Quiet and moves away from the "Lean In" approach, offering wisdom and practical tips to help readers build strong relationships and achieve their own definition...
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"From the beloved host of PBS Kids' Dinosaur Train, an easy-to-use guide for parents, teachers, and others looking to foster a strong connection between children and nature, complete with engaging activities, troubleshooting advice, and much more American children spend four to seven minutes a day playing outdoors--90 percent less time than their parents did. Yet recent research indicates that experiences in nature are essential for healthy growth....
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"Meet Asha Ray. Brilliant coder and possessor of a Pi tattoo, Asha is poised to revolutionize artificial intelligence when she is reunited with her high school crush, Cyrus Jones. Cyrus inspires Asha to write a new algorithm. Before she knows it, she's abandoned her PhD program, they've exchanged vows, and gone to work at an exclusive tech incubator called Utopia. The platform creates a sensation, with millions of users seeking personalized rituals...
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[2022]
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"As isolationism and realism become the dominant values of a previously interconnected world, the logic that motivated international relations and global trade must be reevaluated. Zeihan uses a mixture of geographical knowledge, political history, and sharp analysis to predict the shape of the next twenty years on the world stage"--
10) Seed to plant
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[2014]
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Introduces a plant's life cycle, explaining how seeds grow into flowers and trees.
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"When Kate Campbell?s life in Manhattan suddenly implodes, she is forced to return to Sea Point, the small town full of quirky locals, quaint bungalows, and beautiful beaches where she grew up. She knows she won?t be home for long; she?s got every intention (and a three-point plan) to win back everything she thinks she?s lost. Meanwhile, Miles Hoffman?aka 'The Prince of Sea Point'?has also returned home to prove to his mother that he?s capable of...
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2020.
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Original English-language edition.
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"Exploring the origin of animals from fish to frogs to humans, Who Will It Be? introduces Darwin's theory of evolution to children with a simple, captivating story. Vibrant illustrations and eye-catching primary colors transition the story, driving young readers' curiosity as they try to discover Who Will it Be? An appendix includes in-depth information about evolutionary science--perfect for parents facing the age-old question: Where did I come from?...
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Explore VBA programming and learn how to customize and automate many aspects of Excel. This plain-English guide shows what VBA is, how it works with Excel, essential programming concepts, and steps to creating dialog boxes, time-saving macros, Excel add-ins, and more.
15) The orphans of Davenport: eugenics, the Great Depression, and the war over children's intelligence
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[2021]
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First edition.
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"The fascinating-and eerily timely-tale of the forgotten Depression-era psychologists who overthrew long-accepted racist and classist views of childhood development. "Doomed from birth" was how psychologist Harold Skeels described two toddler girls at the Orphans' Home in Davenport, Iowa, in 1934. Following prevailing eugenic beliefs, Skeels and his colleague Marie Skodak assumed that the girls had inherited their parents' low intelligence and sent...
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