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Cómo funcionan las cosas (How Everything Works)
by DKCada página de esta enciclopedia increíblemente detallada y ambiciosa te guiará a través de la naturaleza y la tecnología que tienes a tu alrededor. Ilustraciones enormes llenan las páginas y muestran en todo detalle qué hay dentro de los objetos y los edificios para enseñar cómo funcionan, explicando principios básicos (como la fotosíntesis), así como conceptos más amplios (como la interacción de todos los seres vivos que hay en una selva tropical). Los capítulos cubren desde el cuerpo humano, las ciudades y la industria hasta el planeta Tierra; patrones de sueño, cocina, sistemas de aguas residuales, parques eólicos, esporas de hongos y placas tectónicas y mucho más.'Cómo funcionan las cosas' es perfecto para cualquiera que tenga curiosidad sobre temas de ciencia, tecnología y matemáticas, o sobre la naturaleza y el mundo moderno en general.Each page of this mind-blowingly detailed and ambitious encyclopedia will guide you through the natural world and the technology that surrounds you. Giant, page-filling illustrations take objects apart – or take the roofs and walls off buildings – to show you how they work, explaining both basic principles (such as photosynthesis) as well as broader concepts (like how all the living things in a rainforest interact). Chapters range from the human body to cities and industry, to planet Earth, taking in sleep patterns, cooking, sewage systems, wind farms, fungi spores, and plate tectonics along the way.'Cómo funcionan las cosas' is perfect for anyone who would like to know moro about STEM subjects at school or is simply curious about how nature and the modern world work.
Companions of the Night
by Vivian Vande VeldeThe Edgar Award–winning author of Never Trust a Dead Man puts a terrifying spin on what should be a typical night in a small town. Sixteen-year-old Kerry has got a tough night ahead of her. What begins as a simple lost-and-found trip to the laundromat to rescue her little brother&’s stuffed koala bear turns into a nightmarish odyssey of murder, vampires, and—quite possibly—true love. &“Interview with a Vampire for the learner's permit set.&” —The Horn Book &“A freshly written thriller, an offbeat love story, an engaging twist on the vampire novel, and an exciting tale of moral complexity . . . . Point [this] book at the Lois Duncan fans as well as Anne Rice followers, and get out of the way.&” —The Bulletin &“[Vande Velde] is a master at taking traditional fairy-tale-like themes and making them fresh and totally unique. Companions of the Night . . . does that for the vampire story . . . . The narrative is tightly wound, keeping readers ready for excitement and action.&” —Emma Carbone, New York Public Library
Comparative Politics: Domestic Responses to Global Challenges
by Charles HaussBalancing theory with application and featuring an exciting full-color design and an engaging, student-friendly writing style, COMPARATIVE POLITICS uses a unique theme--Domestic Responses to Global Challenges--to introduce key concepts and examine the growing interdependence of strong and weak states. Each chapter focuses on one of 11 countries or on the European Union, and four additional countries are available as online chapters or in a custom print solution (Brazil, Canada, Japan, and South Africa). The introduction establishes a comparative structure based on five themes: conflict, democratization, economic liberalization, globalization, and challenges, which are then explored for each country through boxed features that are color-coded for easy cross-reference and comparison. The countries discussed are categorized by economic development, helping students hone their skills of comparison, synthesis, and interpretation by studying countries of similar economic status. With this uniquely effective text, students can gain an understanding of important political trends and concepts, an exposure to politics in a number of countries, and a desire to dig more deeply into the fascinating field of comparative politics.
Comparative Politics: Domestic Responses to Global Challenges (AP Edition)
by Charles Hauss Melissa HaussmanNIMAC-sourced textbook
Comparative Politics Today: A World View (Advanced Placement Edition)
by Gabriel A. Almond Russell J. Dalton G. Bingham Powell Kaare StromThis special AP edition of Comparative Politics Today is useful for high school Advanced Placement Program courses. The first seven chapters of this edition offer the general introduction to the field of comparative politics. The country chapters, written by distinguished specialists on the politics of each country, include the countries that are in the AP program: Great Britain, Russia, China, Mexico, and Nigeria. It has a new chapter on politics in Iran, written especially for the AP edition.
COMPASS Test Prep Flash Cards: Arithmetic Essentials (Exambusters COMPASS Workbook #1 of 4)
by Ace Inc.<P><P><i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i><P><P> 600 questions and answers highlight essential arithmetic definitions, problems, and concepts. <P><P>Topics: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division of Whole Numbers; Fractions and Decimals, Multiplication Tables, Word Problems, Percents, Measurement, Metric System, Square Roots and Powers, Real Numbers, Properties of Numbers <P> Exambusters COMPASS Prep Workbooks provide comprehensive, fundamental COMPASS review--one fact at a time--to prepare students to take practice COMPASS tests. Each COMPASS study guide focuses on one specific subject area covered on the COMPASS exams. From 300 to 600 questions and answers, each volume in the COMPASS series is a quick and easy, focused read. Reviewing COMPASS flash cards is the first step toward more confident COMPASS preparation and ultimately, higher COMPASS exam scores!
COMPASS Test Prep Flash Cards: Algebra Essentials (Exambusters COMPASS Workbook #2 of 4)
by Ace Inc.<P><P><i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i><P><P> 450 questions and answers that highlight introductory algebra definitions, problems, and concepts. <P><P>Topics: Algebraic Concepts, Sets, Variables, Exponents, Properties of Numbers, Simple Equations, Signed Numbers, Monomials, Polynomials, Additive and Multiplicative Inverse, Word Problems, Prime Numbers, Factoring, Algebraic Fractions, Ratio and Proportion, Variation, Radicals, Quadratic Equations <P> Exambusters COMPASS Prep Workbooks provide comprehensive, fundamental COMPASS review--one fact at a time--to prepare students to take practice COMPASS tests. Each COMPASS study guide focuses on one specific subject area covered on the COMPASS exams. From 300 to 600 questions and answers, each volume in the COMPASS series is a quick and easy, focused read. Reviewing COMPASS flash cards is the first step toward more confident COMPASS preparation and ultimately, higher COMPASS exam scores!
COMPASS Test Prep Flash Cards: Geometry Essentials (Exambusters COMPASS Workbook #3 of 4)
by Ace Inc.<P><P><i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i><P><P> 450 questions and answers that focus on essential geometry theorems, postulates, concepts, and definitions. Includes complementary diagrams. <P><P>Topics: Lines and Angles, Triangles, Proofs, Perpendicular Lines, Parallel Lines, Angle Sums, Quadrilaterals, Medians, Altitudes and Bisectors, Circles, Ratio and Proportion, Similar Polygons, Circles and Regular Polygons, Coordinate Geometry <P> Exambusters COMPASS Prep Workbooks provide comprehensive, fundamental COMPASS review--one fact at a time--to prepare students to take practice COMPASS tests. Each COMPASS study guide focuses on one specific subject area covered on the COMPASS exams. From 300 to 600 questions and answers, each volume in the COMPASS series is a quick and easy, focused read. Reviewing COMPASS flash cards is the first step toward more confident COMPASS preparation and ultimately, higher COMPASS exam scores!
COMPASS Test Prep Flash Cards: Vocabulary Essentials (Exambusters COMPASS Workbook #4 of 4)
by Ace Inc.<P><P><i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i><P><P> 500 essential words every student should know. Includes sample sentence, part of speech, pronunciation, succinct, easy-to-remember definition, and common synonyms and antonyms. <P><P> Exambusters COMPASS Prep Workbooks provide comprehensive, fundamental COMPASS review--one fact at a time--to prepare students to take practice COMPASS tests. Each COMPASS study guide focuses on one specific subject area covered on the COMPASS exams. From 300 to 600 questions and answers, each volume in the COMPASS series is a quick and easy, focused read. Reviewing COMPASS flash cards is the first step toward more confident COMPASS preparation and ultimately, higher COMPASS exam scores!
The Complete Canasta
by Ralph Michaels Charles H. Goren Josefina Artayeta De VielThis book teaches the reader how to play Canasta with 2, 4 or 6 people, and how to have a Canasta tournament.
The Complete Cookbook for Teen Chefs: 70+ Teen-Tested and Teen-Approved Recipes to Cook, Eat and Share
by America's Test Kitchen KidsFor the first time ever, America&’s Test Kitchen Kids is bringing their rigorous testing, kitchen knowhow, and hands-on learning to teenagers in the kitchen. Fiercely independent and searching for culinary adventure, teen chefs are ready for exciting, global recipes made to share with friends and family—with the support of fundamental kitchen techniques and approachable instruction. Set for release on March 1, 2022, The Complete Cookbook for Teen Chefs offers just that, filled with over 70 recipes that have been tested and approved by thousands of teens from across the country.Whether a teen is looking to make Tik Tok-worthy sticky buns or a simple egg and cheese breakfast sandwiches before school, The Complete Cookbook for Teenage Chefs has something for everyone. With recipes ranging from Biang Biang Mian (Hand-Pulled Noodles) to Steak Tacos with Charred Corn Salsa, Arepas to Congee, French Fries and Cheeseburger Sliders to Apple-Cider Donuts, this book features helpful sidebars to ensure that teens can learn more about why a recipe works, and how to take their recipes to the next level.
The Complete Crash Collection: Crash, Clash, Crush (Crash Ser.)
by Nicole WilliamsIn the New York Times bestselling Crash trilogy, the world is introduced to this generation's Romeo and Juliet: Jude Ryder and Lucy Larson—Explosive. Sizzling. Tragic.Crash: A steamy summer encounter with bad boy Jude means trouble for Lucy. Her sights are set on becoming a ballerina, and she won't let anything get in her way . . . except Jude. He's got a rap sheet, dangerous mood swings, and a name that's been sighed, shouted, and cursed by who knows how many girls. Jude's a cancer, the kind of guy who's fated to ruin the lives of girls like Lucy—and he tells her so. But as rumors run rampant and reputations are destroyed, Lucy's not listening to Jude's warning. Is tragedy waiting in the wings? Clash: Their Romeo-and-Juliet-level passion is the only thing Jude and Lucy agree on. That, and fighting all the time . . .Also not helping? Lucy's raging jealousy of the cheerleader who's wormed her way into Jude's life. While trying to hang on to her quintessential bad boy and also training to be the top ballet dancer in her class, Lucy knows something's going to give . . . soon.Crush: A football fantasy. A giant diamond. The modern-day Romeo and Juliet are taking their relationship to the next level. . . . Jude and Lucy are happily engaged, but that doesn't mean life's a bed of roses. Once again, the hottest couple around is torn apart, this time by football training and a summer job. Now it's Jude with the trust issues. Will Lucy's life-changing news bring them back together or end their relationship for good? Can love triumph forever?
The Complete Frank Miller Robocop Omnibus (RoboCop)
by Frank MillerThe complete collected adaptation of legendary storyteller Frank Miller's original vision of RoboCop. Included in this omnibus are writer Steven Grant's (2 Guns) adaptations of the unproduced screenplays for RoboCop 2 and RoboCop 3 originally written by Frank Miller (Sin City, 300). Includes selections from Frank Miller's screenplays, and an original never-before seen RoboCop Frank Miller art piece from his RoboCop 2 screenplay. Bear witness to the wall-to-wall violence, black comedy, science fiction, and neo-noir that never made it to the big screen.
Complete GED Preparation
by Steck-Vaughn Company Steck-VaughnReviews math, social studies, science, and reading and writing skills, and provides sample tests with answers explained.
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)
by Jacob W. Grimm Wilhelm K. GrimmFor almost two centuries, the stories of magic and myth gathered by the Brothers Grimm have been part of the way children--and adults--learn about the vagaries of the real world. Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow-White, Hänsel and Gretel, Little Red-Cap (a.k.a. Little Red Riding Hood), and Briar-Rose (a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty) are only a few of more than 200 enchanting characters included here. Lyrically translated and beautifully illustrated, the tales are presented just as Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm originally set them down: bold, primal, just frightening enough, and endlessly engaging.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Complete Guide to College Application Essays: Essential Tips for Making Your Writing Stand Out (College Admissions Guides)
by The Princeton ReviewYOUR COLLEGE ESSAY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER! In a year when COVID-19 has upended traditional application criteria, writing a winning personal application statement has become even more critical to admissions success. This user-friendly guide gives struggling students the step-by-step help they need to write an essay that compels.As confirmed by college admissions officers in articles in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and other major news sites, now that the SAT/ACT are often optional, many grades are pass/fail, and the opportunities for extracurriculars have vanished, you NEED to ace your essay in order to stand out as an applicant.This book takes you from blank page to submitted application with step-by-step guidance on the most effective ways to complete this daunting process! We&’ve packed these pages with practical exercises and annotated samples that model good and bad techniques, and included tips from real admissions officers. This complete guide provides:• A firsthand look into different review processes, plus editing guidelines to help you think like an essay reader• Step-by-step methods for breaking down a prompt• Brainstorming techniques to help you find the right story to share• Tried-and-true advice to get you outlining and drafting your essay with confidence• Annotated essays to demonstrate writing dos and don&’ts • Guidance on additional written content (like short answer questions and resumes) for a completely polished application
The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale (Hush, Hush #1, 2, 3, 4,)
by Becca FitzpatrickAll four books in the New York Times bestselling Hush, Hush saga are now available in an eBook collection.Enter the realm of fallen angels and rising passions with this boxed set that includes Hush, Hush, Crescendo, Silence, and Finale. A gripping saga that chronicles the destiny of Nora and Patch from the beginning of their relationship to the dire events--and forces--that threaten to tear them apart, this collection of all four Hush, Hush books is the perfect paranormal present for loyal fans and series newcomers.
The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence; Finale (Hush, Hush #1, 2, 3, 4)
by Becca FitzpatrickAll four books in the New York Times bestselling Hush, Hush saga are now available in an eBook collection.Enter the realm of fallen angels and rising passions with this boxed set that includes Hush, Hush, Crescendo, Silence, and Finale.<P><P> A gripping saga that chronicles the destiny of Nora and Patch from the beginning of their relationship to the dire events--and forces--that threaten to tear them apart, this collection of all four Hush, Hush books is the perfect paranormal present for loyal fans and series newcomers.
The Complete Mowgli of the Jungle Book Stories: The Complete Stories
by Rudyard KiplingRaised by a pack of wolves, the little boy known as Mowgli forms the human heart of an animal community in the Indian wilderness. These selections from The Jungle Book, The Second Jungle Book, and Many Inventions offer a chronological presentation of every episode from Rudyard Kipling's beloved tales of a feral child. This edition of the stories, all except one of which were originally published in magazines in 1893 and 1894, includes the charming epigrammatic poems that appeared in the first compilations.The adventures begin with "Mowgli's Brothers," in which the orphan is rescued from the wrath of Shere Khan, the man-eating tiger. Upon his adoption into the wolf pack, Mowgli is schooled in the Law of the Jungle by Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther. Eight additional tales trace the boy's growing knowledge of jungle lore as well as his moral development and return to human society. Kipling's powerfully original fables, recounted in richly evocative prose, continue to enchant readers of all ages.
Complete Poems
by Christopher MarloweBest known for his tragic plays and his refined and polished blank verse, Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) was born in the same year as fellow writer William Shakespeare. Marlowe's career was cut short by a tavern brawl, in which he died under circumstances as mysterious and violent as any of his dramas. This complete collection of Marlowe's poetry includes his translations of Ovid's "Elegies" and the First Book from Lucan's "Civil Hero." The celebrated "Hero and Leander," left unfinished at Marlowe's death, is also featured (the poem was later completed by George Chapman; only Marlowe's work appears here), as is the poet's most famous creation, "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love."
The Complete Private Collection
by Kate BrianThe entire Private collection by Kate Brian is now available as an eBook!When Reed Brennan arrived at Easton Academy, she entered a world of privilege she had never known. The other students have everything: trust funds, private planes—and horrible secrets. When Reed’s new crush is found dead in the woods, Reed embarks on a fight for her life as one crazy person after another wants her out of Easton or dead. No one said private school was easy. Now, the entire Private collection is available in one eBook and includes a total of sixteen books: all fourteen books in the series as well as the two standalone prequels, Last Christmas and The Book of Spells.
Complete Sonnets: The Complete Illustrated Edition (Oxford Shakespeare Ser.)
by William ShakespeareWithout a doubt the most important of Shakespeare's nondramatic works, the sonnets have engendered reams of scholarly disputation as to the identity of "the dark lady" and the "lovely boy" to whom the vast majority are addressed. Controversy has also long simmered over the full name of the "W.H." of the dedication. What is not in dispute is the superior quality of these lyrics, which rank among the finest sonnets ever written -- in any language.Overt 150 poems deal with love, friendship, the tyranny of time, beauty's evanescence in power, death, and other themes in language unsurpassed in power, precision, and beauty. Now this inexpensive Dover edition enables any lover of poetry or fine literature to have this exquisite verse in his or her personal library. A brief glossary illuminates a number of archaic terms.Includes a selection from the Common Core State Standards Initiative.
The Complete Study Skills Guide: A Practical Guide For All Students Who Want To Know How To Learn
by Catherine DawsonSuccessful study is dependent on effective study skills. Yet many students are never taught how to study, and many are anxious about their ability to develop the necessary skills required to complete their course. All students can learn how to study. It is not a skill reserved for the select few. With a little information, guidance and advice all students can discover how to study and improve the marks on their course. This book is aimed at students at almost every level, including college and university, adult learners, and students on correspondance and distance learning courses. It includes:- * preparing for, taking and passing examinations * how to read for study efficiently and effectively * how to hypothesise, theorise, critique and analyse * improving your mathematical and scientific skills * completing projects and assignments * how to get the most out of lectures, tutorials, classes and seminars * time management, organising yourself and building motivation * ways you can improve your marks *Quotations, case studies, exercises and useful tips are also included, along with information about study skills websites, software and online tools.
Complete Tales & Poems: A Classic Collection Of Poetry By Edgar Allan Poe (Timeless Classics Ser. #5)
by Edgar Allan PoeAll of the tales by the master of the detective and the macabre story. 53 of his best-known poems plus essays and criticisms.From the Trade Paperback edition.
A Complicated Kindness
by Miriam ToewsFrom book jacket... "We're Mennonites. As far as I know, we are the most embarrassing sub-sect of people to belong to if you're a teenager. Five hundred years ago in Europe a man called Menno Simons set off to do his own peculiar religious thing....Imagine the least well-adjusted kid in your school starting a breakaway clique of people whose manifesto includes a ban on the media, dancing, smoking, temperate climates, movies, drinking, rock n' roll, having sex for fun, swimming, make-up, jewelry, playing pool, going to cities, or staying up past nine o'clock. That was Menno all over. Thanks a lot, Menno!" Welcome to the world of Nomi Nickel, a tough, wry young woman trapped in a small Mennonite town that seeks to set her on the path to righteousness and smother her at the same time. In this work of fierce originality and brilliance, Miriam Toews explores the intricate binds of family, and the forces that tear them apart. "Half of our family, the better-looking half, is missing," Nomi tells us at the beginning of A Complicated Kindness. Left alone with her father Ray, her days are spent piecing together the reasons her mother, Trudie, and her sister, Natasha, have gone missing, and trying to figure out what she can do to avoid a career at Happy Family Farms, a chicken abattoir on the outskirts of East Village - not the neighborhood in Manhattan where Nomi most wants to live, but the small town in southern Manitoba. Boasting such attractions as a Main Street that goes nowhere and a replica pioneer village that hearkens back to the days when life was simple, and citizens who didn't live by the book were routinely shunned. East Village is ministered by the fiercely pious Hans, or as Nomi calls her uncle, The Mouth. As Nomi gets to the bottom of the truth behind her mother's and sister's disappearances, she finds herself on a bitter collision course with her uncle and the only community she has ever known. But one startling act of defiance brings the novel to its shattering conclusion, and Miriam Toews reveals herself as a master of storytelling at the height of her power.