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Packaged in handsome, affordable trade editions, Clydesdale Classics is a new series of essential works. From the musings of intellectuals such as Thomas Paine in Common Sense to the striking personal narrative of Harriet Jacobs in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, this new series is a comprehensive collection of our intellectual history through the words of the exceptional few.
Originally published as a political pamphlet in 1848, amidst the...
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Die Stadt Felsengrund hat ein Geheimnis, das sie für die Feinde uneinnehmbar macht. Bis ein sehr hinterhältiger Feind ihre vermeintliche Stärke durchkreuzt und die Stadt mit List erobert.
Es wird lange dauern bis sich die Bürger Felsengrunds wieder an ihr Geheimnis erinnern und somit zur Freiheit zurück gelangen.
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Este é um livro de poesias escrito em formas de acrósticos.Os acrósticos são formas textuais onde a primeira letra de cada frase ou verso formam uma palavra ou frase. Podem ser simples, com frases ou palavras que não tenham ligação entre si ou podem mesmo ser o encerramento de uma poesia. O acróstico é uma composição na qual, poética ou não, rimada livremente ou não, impõe um conjunto de letras iniciais, mediais, cruzadas ou finais...
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From the work of the New Journalists in the 1960s, to the New Yorker essays of John McPhee, Susan Orlean, Atul Gawande, and a host of others, to narratives such as Mary Roach's Stiff, narrative nonfiction has come into its own. Yet writers looking for guidance on reporting and writing true stories have had few places to turn for advice. Now in Storycraft, Jack Hart, a former managing editor of the Oregonian who guided several Pulitzer Prize-winning...
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IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 2
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GO ON A MOVIE-MAKING JOURNEY OF EPIC PROPORTIONS IN THE WIMPY KID MOVIE DIARY: THE NEXT CHAPTER
Making a movie is a lot like going on a road trip. There are twists and turns and lots of surprises along the way.
Hit the road with author and illustrator Jeff Kinney and get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the latest 20th Century Fox movie, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul.
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The new single woman's Bible that shows how to distinguish Mr. Right from Mr. Right Now. Father Pat Connor knows marriages. Having presided over more than two hundred weddings and conducted pre-marriage and marriage counseling for more than forty years, he's something of an expert. And now he is sharing his wealth of experience with women everywhere on the subject of Whom Not to Marry. Father Pat's philosophy is simple: A love affair may lead to marriage,...
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Adopt the investment strategy that turned a school teacher into a millionaire
Millionaire Teacher shows you how to achieve financial independence through smart investing — without being a financial wizard. Author Andrew Hallam was a high school English teacher. He became a debt-free millionaire by following a few simple rules. In this book, he teaches you the financial fundamentals you need to follow in his tracks. You can
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IL: UG - BL: 10.4 - AR Pts: 35
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Where do we come from? Why do stars shine and the seasons change? What is evil? Since the beginning of time, people have answered such questions by crafting imaginative stories that have served as religion, science, philosophy, and popular literature. In his irreverent a question-and-answer style, Davis introduces and explains the great myths of the world, as well as the works of literature that have made them famous. He tackles Mesopotamia's Gilgamesh,...
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Este é um livro de poesias escrito em forma de acróstico. Acróstico é um gênero de composição geralmente poética, que consiste em formar uma palavra vertical com as letras iniciais ou finais de cada verso gerando um nome próprio ou uma sequência significativa. Pode ser simples, com frases ou palavras que não tenham ligação entre si ou pode mesmo, ser o encerramento de uma poesia.
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Dive into the most mysterious waters around the world (if you dare) in Spooky Lakes, an illustrated nonfiction book from TikTok star and educator Geo Rutherford. An instant New York Times bestseller!
From Geo Rutherford—the creator of the hit series Spooky Lake Month (over 65 million likes!)—comes this thrilling nonfiction book that plumbs the depths of 25 unusual lakes around the world.
Backed by extensive...
From Geo Rutherford—the creator of the hit series Spooky Lake Month (over 65 million likes!)—comes this thrilling nonfiction book that plumbs the depths of 25 unusual lakes around the world.
Backed by extensive...
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First Class Phonics is a series of books designed to help children quickly become proficient readers and writers. These books use Synthetic Phonics, a high-quality teaching method recognised all over the world. In Synthetic Phonics, children focus on the skills that enable them to read and spell words accurately. They recognise the importance of every sound they hear in the spoken word and learn to blend these sounds so that they can read words from...
15) Disgusting Jobs
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Clock in and hold your nose! In this title, readers will get a close-up look at all sorts of disgusting jobs through vivid images, infographics, sidebars, and more.
16) The City of God
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Saint Augustine of Hippo is one of the central figures in the history of Christianity, and this book is one of his greatest theological works. Written as an eloquent defense of the faith at a time when the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse, it examines the ancient pagan religions of Rome, the arguments of the Greek philosophers, and the revelations of the Bible. Pointing the way forward to a citizenship that transcends worldly politics and...
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Having developed an impressive reputation for his many novels and non-fiction works, Richard Wagamese now presents a collection of stunning poems ranging over a broad landscape. He begins with an immersion in the unforgettable world where "the ancient ones stand at your shoulder... making you a circle / containing everything."
These are Medicine teachings told from the experience of one who lived and still lives them. He also describes his life on...
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The author and professional coach teaches readers to find greater happiness through gratitude in this book of personal stories and practical advice.
Before he became a successful author and professional coach, Mike Robbins was a professional baseball player. But at twenty-three years old, he suffered an injury that ended his promising career as a pitcher. Instead of quitting, Mike took stock of the good things in his life and began a new path. In...
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More than fifteen years ago, Tamar Geller began hercareer as a dog trainer by observing a scientific studyof wolves in the wild. She realized that thesocialization and parenting techniques they used toraise their cubs were rooted in bonding,communication, and play-not in aggression,dominance, or punishment. If people used thesetechniques when training their dogs, she realized,there would be no need for prong collars, chokechains, or any kind of physical...
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This sixth installment features all-new stories of the human race’s lowest rung on the evolutionary ladder, and is the latest addition to this successful brand. Aside from the bestselling book and audio book collection that has sold over 1.5 million copies, the Darwin Awards brand includes a website that gets over 1 million hits per month and has over 100,000 newsletter subscribers, 2 miniature book editions, a movie starring Winona Ryder and Joseph...
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