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1) Nightmare scenario: inside the Trump administration's response to the pandemic that changed history
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From two reporters for the Washington Post comes an account of the Trump administration's handling, and mishandling, of the coronavirus outbreak, a once-in-a-century pandemic that upended life across the globe that resulted in hundreds of thousands of lives lost, a cratered economy, and the remaking of the U.S. as an unwieldy pariah in the global hierarchy.
"Since the day Donald Trump was elected, his critics warned that an unexpected crisis would...
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Autism is usually portrayed as a checklist of deficits, including difficulties interacting socially, problems in communicating, sensory challenges, and repetitive behavior patterns. This perspective leads to therapies focused on ridding individuals of "autistic" symptoms. Now Dr. Barry M. Prizant, an internationally renowned autism expert, offers a new and compelling paradigm: the most successful approaches to autism don't aim at fixing a person by...
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Work defines who we are; it determines our status, mediates our self-worth and molds our values. Suzman charts a grand history of "work" from the origins of life on Earth to our more automated present. Along the way he challenges some of our deepest assumptions about who we are, and argues that we are in the midst of a transformative point in history. -- adapted from jacket.
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Naturally Curious, LLC
Pub. Date
2014
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English
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What is carbon and why is it so important? Designed for K?5 children and to be done at home or with small groups, this interactive multi-activity mini-course gives young children a foundation for understanding Earth?s carbon cycle, a topic that will be increasingly important over their lifetime. The mini-course includes a richly illustrated, story-based lesson as well as games, activities, and projects that appeal to all types of learners. After a...
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In Easy Steps Limited
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[2021]
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English
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Instruction on features in Microsoft Word, including the Word interface in Microsoft 365. Covers creating, structuring and adding styles to your documents; text editing and formatting; adding and editing pictures, graphics, videos, hyperlinks; faster shape formatting; working with equations, symbols and tables; writing, sharing and collaborating on documents in real time and while on the move using different devices; proofing, indexing, adding citations,...
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Origami.me
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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"The ultimate book for beginners who want to learn origami. In this book you'll learn all the basic folds and techniques through incredibly detailed sets of diagrams and written instructions. After learning the basics you'll find easy to follow instructions showing how to fold 77 traditional origami models including animals, flowers, insects, boxes, and much more. By working throguh this book and folding the different models you'll practice all the...
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Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"Is there a secret formula for getting rich? For going viral? For deciding how long to stick with your current job, Netflix series, or even relationship? This book is all about the equations that make our world go round. Ten of them, in fact. They are integral to everything from investment banking to betting companies and social media giants. And they can help you to increase your chance of success, guard against financial loss, live more healthfully,...
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Chelsea Green Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"The Silent Spring of our time From an MIT scientist, mounting evidence that the active ingredient in the world's most commonly used weedkiller is responsible for debilitating chronic diseases, including cancer, liver disease, and more Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup, the most commonly used weedkiller in the world. Nearly 300 million pounds of glyphosate-based herbicide are sprayed on farms--and food--every year. Agrichemical companies...
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"In Drawing Anatomy, teacher and artist, Barrington Barber, begins his exploration of this area of art by explaining what the body is made of and then reviews each section of the human figure in detail in separate chapters. Aimed at artists of all abilities, Drawing Anatomy is packed with easy-to-follow, fully annotated illustrations."--
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Captivating photos of animals accompany simple, engaging text to explain dormancy in nature. This highly curricular book teaches young readers about different kinds of dormancy and which animals do what. Featuring creatures like ladybugs, chickadees, squirrels, and even alligators, this book won't put curious kids to sleep!
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Basic Books
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Simon Baron-Cohen reveals the surprising answer to two apparently distinct questions: Why are humans so inventive? And why does autism exist? The first question hangs over almost every human endeavor: business people want to know how to innovate. Cognitive psychologists want to understand the nature of creativity. Evolutionary scientists and comparative psychologists want to understand why we are capable of such cultural complexity and diversity,...
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Wolters Kluwer
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Offering expert direction, this freshly updated, fully illustrated guide is packed with images and learning aids that support your understanding and retention in obtaining and interpreting rhythm strips. Recognize and treat a wide variety of arrhythmias with this vital text -- an ideal study aid and friendly on-the-unit support for both students and practicing nurses."--Publisher's description.
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Gryphon House
Pub. Date
2015
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English
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"Getting to the Heart of Learning weaves social emotional learning into activities that support math, science, literacy and motor skills. Rather than adding in activities throughout the day, these explorations integrate social emotional learning across the curriculum through group involvement and building community."--Cover.
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Theoretical minimum volume IV
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Basic Books
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Endeavors to explain Einstein's general theory of relativity, beginning with the equivalence principle and covering the necessary mathematics of Riemannian spaces and tensor calculus, offering readers a deeper understanding of the universe's real structure.
"Since 2013, the New York Times-bestselling Theoretical Minimum series has been the go-to guide to physics for anyone who seeks to get past popularization but doesn't know where to start. Stanford...
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Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"A spellbinding look at the philosophical and moral implications of animal dreaming. Are humans the only dreamers on Earth? What goes on in the minds of animals when they sleep? When Animals Dream brings together behavioral and neuroscientific research on animal sleep with philosophical theories of dreaming. It shows that dreams provide an invaluable window into the cognitive and emotional lives of nonhuman animals, giving us access to a seemingly...
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