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[2022]
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"Impermanence is one of the most fundamental truths of our lives and one of the most uncomfortable realities for kids. This sweet story of changing seasons, ripping your favorite piece of clothing, and even growing up helps kids understand that even though we eventually have to say goodbye to everything, because everything changes there is a world of possibilities for the future"--
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John MacCormick is associate professor of computer science at Dickinson College and a leading teacher, researcher, and writer in his field. His books include What Can Be Computed? A Practical Guide to the Theory of Computation (Princeton).
Nine revolutionary algorithms that power our computers and smartphones
Every day, we use our computers to perform remarkable feats. A simple web search picks out a handful of relevant needles from the world's...
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Forty years ago, Israeli psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky wrote a series of studies undoing our assumptions about the decision-making process. Their papers showed the ways in which the human mind erred, systematically, when forced to make judgments in uncertain situations. Their work created the field of behavioral economics, revolutionized Big Data studies, advanced evidence-based medicine, led to a new approach to government regulation,...
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[2014]
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This fully illustrated reference for nonscientists and scientists alike is an updated and expanded revision of Robert Henson's The Rough Guide to Climate Change, previously published in the UK. It provides the most comprehensive, yet accessible, overview of where climate science stands today, acknowledging controversies but standing strong in its stance that the climate is changing - and something needs to be done.
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Brown tells the story of eight of the Senators who were there before him. Despite their flaws and frequent setbacks, each made a decisive contribution to the creation of a more just America. Brown revives forgotten figures, and in these eight portraits of political courage tells a story about the triumphs and failures of the Progressive idea over the past century.--
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As a divorced, self-employed mother of one, with little support and scant foundations, I made every mistake possible. I created painful realities at each turn and travelled down labyrinths of confusion that led to dead ends. I used all of the change techniques, secret doctrines, and healing modalities available, and nothing changed. Descending time and time again into the pain of what Dante calls the dark wood, I made the pursuit of transformation...
28) Nightmare scenario: inside the Trump administration's response to the pandemic that changed history
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"From the Washington Post journalists Yasmeen Abutaleb and Damian Paletta--the definitive account of the Trump administration's tragic mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the chaos, incompetence, and craven politicization that has led to more than a half million American deaths and counting"--
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Black History Month - Children
NCSS / CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People K-2 2023
Women's History - Children
NCSS / CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People K-2 2023
Women's History - Children
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"[With a conversational tone] tells the stories of ten historic female figures who changed the world by standing up for what's right, including legendary Civil Rights activists like Ruby Bridges and Rosa Parks and spanning to contemporary role models like Bree Newsome, who removed the confederate flag from the South Carolina state house grounds, and Mari Copeny, a youth activist who fought for clean water in Flint, Michigan. [The author's] . . . text...
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Get the Summary of Marilee Adams & Marshall Goldsmith's Change Your Questions, Change Your Life in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Drawing on decades of research and experience as a coach and consultant, Adams uses a highly instructive and entertaining story that illustrates how to quickly recognize any undermining questions that pop into your mind-or out of your mouth-and reframe them...
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Dr. Michael Mercer and Dr. Maryann Troiani, authors of Change Your Underwear, Change Your Life, bring you their latest book, Spontaneous Optimism. In our fast-paced era, everyone craves to be prosperous, healthy and optimistic-but no one wants to spend much time doing it! Spontaneous Optimism provides the solution. Citing research and examples, Spontaneous Optimism proves that optimism can boost your health, wealth, happiness, career and personal...
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©2013
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A brand new collection of best practices for successfully driving change and executing on strategy ... 2 authoritative books, now in a convenient e-format, at a great price! 2 authoritative Books help you execute on strategy and overcome the barriers to organizational change Even the highest-value strategies and most well-intentioned changes won't work if people don't execute on them. But, all too often, strategies aren't executed, and organizations...
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Juana and Lucas volume 3
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2021.
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"Juana's life in Bogotá, Colombia, is just about perfect. Every now and then a big problema comes along--like having to learn English or Juana's mami getting remarried--but things eventually settle down, and life goes back to feeling pretty perfect again. But then Mami springs two new sorpresas on Juana. One: Juana will be spending her school break going to skating camp instead of relaxing (even though she doesn't know how to skate!). Two: Mami is...
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Popularity papers volume 6
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Love's in the air as Julie and Roland become an official "couple" and Lydia's mom announces her intention to marry Lydia's soccer coach.
37) Change happens
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Sid and his friends learn about the world around them by observing, comparing, measuring, and other fun ways to get answers to questions and solve problems. Watch as Sid finds out why his shoes are shrinking, how his grandmother knows exactly when the pancakes are done, how his banana got mushy, and what makes his popsicle melt.
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Describes the events and immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, in which planes were crashed into the Twin Towers buildings in New York City as well as into the Pentagon building near Washington, D.C.
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©1993
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Training Objectives Outline the process of accepting change Demonstrate the need for change Reduce conflict Improve communication skills Activities Cover Change in the workplace Developing goals for change Change and self-development Accepting change Understanding change Training Methods 25 activities involve group discussions 13 questionnaires and instruments highlight current perceptions and identify resistance to change 6 role-play scenarios aid...
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Since its incorporation in 1915, Broward County has been a community in transition. Once a rustic frontier of palmettos and mangroves, then a seasonal tourist community, it is now a bustling area of over 1.5 million people. This metropolitan reputation was cemented in a Money magazine article in the late 1990s that touted the town of Hollywood, once just a bedroom community sandwiched between Fort Lauderdale and Miami, as having an ethnic make-up...
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