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"The best, most powerful way to communicate the nature and potential impact of data is visually. In this updated and expanded edition of Good Charts, dataviz maven Scott Berinato provides the essential guide to how visualization works and how to use this new language to impress and persuade. Berinato lays out a system for thinking visually and building better charts through a process of talking, sketching, and prototyping. From tips and tricks for...
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[2013]
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This book explores the frontiers of research on animal cognition and emotion, offering a surprising examination into the hearts and minds of wild and domesticated animals. Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a fish? Or a parrot, dolphin, or an elephant? Do they experience thoughts that are similar to ours, or have feelings of grief and love? These are tough questions, but scientists are answering them. They know that ants teach and rats...
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Learn communication skills secrets from one of the most successful TED Talks stars of all time.
Transform your communication skills: Have you ever felt like you're talking, but nobody is listening? Renowned five time TED Talks speaker and author Julian Treasure reveals how to speak so that people listen – and how to listen so that people feel heard. As this leading sound expert demonstrates via interviews with world-class speakers,
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Books of Bayern volume 1
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English
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On her way to marry a prince she's never met, Princess Anidori is betrayed by her guards and her lady-in-waiting and must become a goose girl to survive until she can reveal her true identity and reclaim the crown that is rightfully hers.
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"Remember the last book you told someone they had to read? Lily and the Octopus is the next one. This is a story about that special someone: the one you trust, the one you can't live without. For Ted Flask, that someone special is his aging companion Lily, who happens to be a dog. Lily and the Octopus reminds us how it feels to love fiercely, how difficult it can be to let go, and how the fight for those we love is the greatest fight of all"--From...
9) Crosstalk
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"One of science fiction's premiere humorists turns her eagle eye to the crushing societal implications of telepathy. In a not-too-distant future, a simple outpatient procedure that has been promised to increase empathy between romantic partners has become all the rage. So when Briddey Flannigan's fiancé proposes that he and Briddey undergo the procedure, she is delighted! Only ... the results aren't quite as expected. Instead of gaining an increased...
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Crown Forum
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[2020]
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English
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"The former federal prosecutor and congressman for South Carolina breaks down the art of persuasion into a few shockingly simple, easy-to-follow, and proven steps that will help readers win arguments, gain support for their cause, and convey their message successfully. You may never find yourself in front of jury during a criminal prosecution arguing for a particular verdict or offering yourself for elected office in a political campaign. You simply...
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Capstone, a Wiley Brand
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2015.
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English
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"Don't let problem people get you down, get in your way or get on your nerves!Some people are annoying. That's just a fact. Some people are demanding, difficult, unreasonable, awkward and infuriating. It's exhausting and frustrating to battle away with these people, desperately trying to get what you need as they make life difficult. Arrggghhh. It's time we stopped the agonizing and got these people out of our way. That's exactly what How to Deal...
13) No easy target
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"When an enemy from her past threatens to return, Margaret Douglas must go on the run. But danger is in hot pursuit, and Margaret finds herself matching wits with a man who refuses to be stopped. Turning from the hunted to the hunter, Margaret must use everything she has to not only survive, but defeat evil and prove she's No Easy Target in this high-octane thriller"--Provided by the publisher.
16) The Rose legacy
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Rose legacy volume 1
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2018.
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English
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Orphaned Anthea Cross hopes to finally find a home with her long-lost uncle, but she soon learns not only that he secretly breeds forbidden horses, but that she can communicate with them.
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2023.
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English
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Two years after a tragedy saddles him with viral fame, twelve-year-old Simon O'Keeffe and his family move to Grin And Bear It, Nebraska, where the internet and cell phones are banned so astrophysicists can scan the sky for signs of alien life, and where, with the help of two new friends, a puppy, and a giant radio telescope, Simon plans to restart the narrative of his life.
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