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Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails: The Untold Story of How Abraham Lincoln Used the Telegraph to Win the Civil War
by Tom WheelerThe story of how Lincoln adapted to a new medium of communication during a period of social and technological innovation.
MuggleNet.com's What Will Happen in Harry Potter 7: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Falls in Love, and How Will the Adventure Finally End?
by Ben Schoen Emerson Spartz Andy Gordon Gretchen Stull Jamie Lawrence Laura ThompsonThe experts at MuggleNet.com analyze the first six Harry Potter books and search for hidden clues to predict what the final book might reveal: Is Dumbledore really dead? Will Harry and Ginny get back together? Who is the mysterious R.A.B.? Can Ron and Hermione's relationship last? Whose side is Snape on? Is Harry a Horcrux? Will Harry defeat Voldemort in the ultimate showdown between good and evil?
Oceans
by Seymour SimonText and photographs explore the physical characteristics, life forms, and fragility of the world's oceans. Exceptional nonfiction for children from two of the most trusted names in science education: Seymour Simon and the Smithsonian Institution.
Otherwise Fine: Moving Outside the Frame to Conquer the Fears of Dying
by Susan BarryThe "worm at the core" is what William James called the fear of dying in each of us. Otherwise Fine treats the myriad forms of this fear, particularly those heightened in our prime middle years of good health. These can be more acute in Late-or-Never-Bloomers, those who suffer the "Blew-It Anxiety" of unmet potentials or the misfortune of circumstances, inauthentic or diffused identities; as well as those with skeptical or quasi-afterlife beliefs. Also offered are four guideposts for weathering the dying stage itself, and a look beyond it.
Professionalism in Teaching (2nd edition)
by Beth Hurst Ginny RedingA companion to textbooks in general education. This book is designed to provide new teachers with practical, yet theory-based, approaches to becoming professional, confident, and skilled classroom instructors, with emphasis on the social and communication skills needed to deal appropriately with students, parents, colleagues, administrators, and the public.
Psychological Testing and Assessment (12th edition)
by Lewis R. Aiken Gary Groth-MarnatThe aim of this text is to improve the knowledge, understanding, and practices of persons who construct tests, take tests, and ponder over the meaning and value of test scores. The emphasis is on psychological testing in educational, clinical, and industrial settings. Included is a detailed study guide divided among the 15 chapters and four appendices, as well as overviews, boldfaced terms and names, exercises, and, of course, tests. An MS-DOS diskette containing accompanying programs to construct, administer, and score tests can be obtained free of charge from the author. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc. , Portland, Or.
Psychology in Learning and Instruction
by Patricia A. AlexanderTextbook on the psychological aspects of teaching.
Purity of Heart: Essays on the Buddhist Path
by Thanissaro Bhikkhu13 essays on why compassion based only on belief or feeling is not enough to guarantee our behavior, and why the practice of training the mind to reach an unconditioned happiness is not a selfish thing.
RahXephon (Volume #4)
by Hiroshi Ohnogi Gretchen KernAyato feels unable to stay in Nirakanai after learning he is a Mulian and returns to his home in Tokyo, followed by Elvy and Haruka in the Vermillion.
RahXephon (Volume #5)
by Hiroshi Ohnogi Gretchen KernMamaru's thirst for vengeance is aimed at Ayato for not protecting Hiroko after escaping from Tokyo Jupiter. Final volume of the love story that transcends time.
Role Play: Distance Learning and the Teaching of Writing
by Jonathan Alexander Marcia DicksonThis book is a serious discussion of the development of effective means of conveying information, developing knowledge, and perfecting skills, with thoughtful and often poignant scholarly analyses and meditations on how distance learning can prompt instructors of English to experiment with different roles in the performance of their duties.
Slave to Sensation (Psy-Changelings #1)
by Nalini SinghIn a world that denies emotions, where the ruling Psy punish any sign of desire, Sascha Duncan must conceal the feelings that brand her as flawed.
Story Matters: Contemporary Short Story Writers Share the Creative Process
by Margaret-Love Denham Barbara ShoupTechniques of writing short stories; examples, advice and strategies to help you with your writing; writers explain the intent, technique, and meaning of their fiction; list of their favorite short stories; bibliography of further resources in creative writing
Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities: A Practical Guide for Every Teacher
by Bob Algozzine James E. YsseldykeThe characteristics associated with LD, and practical teaching strategies proven to increase the success rate of students both inside and outside the classroom.
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
by Thomas HardyHardy's famous classic, an intimate portrait of a woman who is one of literature's most admirable and tragic heroines
The Black Lizard, and Beast in the Shadows
by Edogawa Rampo Ian HughesTwo Golden Age classics from Japan's grand master of mystery and suspense. A master criminal, as deadly as she is beautiful, wagers all in an epic battle with a master detective. A mystery writer vows to protect the woman he secretly loves, but disaster strikes when he turns detective himself.
The Complete Midshipman Bolitho (Bolitho Novels #1)
by Alexander KentThree novels in one! Sixteen-year-old Richard Bolitho joins the British Royal Navy as a young midshipman. Follow his adventures as he undergoes a severe initiation into the dangerous world of the great sailing warships! 1. Richard Bolitho: Midshipman 1772: a young Richard Bolitho joins the 74-gun Gorgon. Naive and untested, Bolitho must learn the ways of the navy quickly if he is to survive. 2. Midshipman Bolitho and the Avenger 1773: Bolitho returns home to Cornwall for Christmas, but smuggling, ship wrecking and witchcraft tear apart his once-peaceful community. 3. Band of Brothers 1774: Bolitho stands on the brink of manhood and takes his examination to begin his true career as a King's Officer. But soon he must test his mettle against vicious smugglers!
The Dynamics of Technology for Social Change: Lessons Learned from the Field
by Jonathan PeizerTopics include: Sector dependencies, collaboration dynamics, information and communication technology challenges; nonprofit capacity issues and promising approaches; balancing the profit and value motive; implementation strategies; marketing and promotion strategies.
The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age
by Sven BirkertsIn our zeal to embrace the wonders of the Electronic Age, are we sacrificing our literary culture? Birkerts believes the answer is a resounding YES!
The Incredible Book Eating Boy
by Oliver JeffersLike many children, Henry loves books. But Henry doesn't like to read books, he likes to eat them. Big books, picture books, reference books . . . if it has pages, Henry chews them up and swallows (but red ones are his favorite). And the more he eats, the smarter he gets-he's on his way to being the smartest boy in the world! But one day he feels sick to his stomach. And the information is so jumbled up inside, he can't digest it! Can Henry find a way to enjoy books without using his teeth? With a stunning new artistic style and a die-cut surprise, Oliver Jeffers celebrates the joys of reading in this charming and quirky picture book. It's almost good enough to eat.
The Man She'll Marry
by Ann RothCinnamon Smith visits her best friend after a painful breakup and the loss of her job. There she meets Nick Mahoney and the attraction is mutual...
The Next Tabernacle: According to the Lord God's Word
by Charles KeechKeech makes a powerful argument for building a new tabernacle. Citing scripture from both Testaments, he explains what the tabernacle was, why it was important, and why we must restore it.
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 2 (8th edition)
by Stephen Greenblatt M. H. AbramsThis volume is comprised of The Romantic Period, The Victorian Age, and The Twentieth Century and After.
The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations
by Ori Brafman Rod A. BeckstromIf you cut off a spider's head, it dies, but if you cut off a starfish's leg, it grows a new one, and that leg can grow into an entirely new starfish. Traditional top-down organizations are like spiders, but now starfish organizations are changing the face of business and the world.