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"Drawing on lessons from his remarkable life, former child soldier turned activist, author, entrepreneur, and international recording artist Emmanuel Jal provides his eleven pillars for overcoming adversity and living a life of purpose. "Who owns your mind?" Beginning with this provocative question, Emmanuel Jal invites readers to claim ownership over the narratives that define their lives in order to become a force for good in the world. As a child...
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PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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We live in an increasingly interconnected society. Advancements in technology are enabling us to connect even more. However, there are still people around the world who are unable to utilize the amazing power of technology due to disabilities, remote locations, or the inability to afford certain devices. An important and interesting question faces the tech industry: How can we make computing devices available to everyone? In this book, students will...
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The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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"To most of us, learning something "the hard way" implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier. Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on their head. Drawing on recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and other disciplines, the authors offer concrete techniques for becoming more productive learners....
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Wiley
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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"The 52-Week Low Formula is all about looking at companies to invest in and asking the following questions: Do they have a durable competitive advantage? Are the kind of company that is hard to compete with either because they have cornered a difficult market or because competing with them would require an unreasonably high investment by others? What is the purchase value of the company? If someone were to come in and buy everything, would they inherit...
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Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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Now in a durable hardcover edition, this collection of Level 1 I Can Read stories from the Berenstain Bears Living Lights library is sure to delight emergent readers, as well as parents and caregivers looking for trusted characters and stories that teach important life lessons. As they practice early reading skills, children will gain invaluable lessons about sharing, caring, and helping others, all while having a joyful time in Bear Country. Together...
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Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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"Broadcasting pioneers like Ed Murrow and Walter Cronkite, unpretentious reporters like Ernie Pyle, and dashing photographers like Robert Capa and Margaret Bourke-White are remembered for their courage and their willingness to put their lives on the line to record the sights and sounds of the World War II battlefield. In return for their fervent loyalty to the anti-Nazi cause, so the argument goes, the military provided them with almost unprecedented...
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Egmont UK Limited
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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A gorgeously illustrated picture book edition of the beloved classic children's story about overcoming fears. Now in a gorgeous and durable board book format with a luxury hardback cover, perfect for little hands. Plop, the baby barn owl, is like every barn owl there ever was, except for one thing, he is afraid of the dark! Mrs Barn Owl sends him down from the nest-hole to find out more about the dark, and on his travels he meets a little boy who...