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An engaging way to introduce young readers to parts of speech, particularly idioms and cliches. Explains the differences, and how best to use--and not use--said parts of speech. Fulfills Common Core standard for literature.
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Marian Henley's beautifully illustrated memoir tells an emotionally resonant story about the wonder and redemption of raising a son after surviving extreme male violence.
This poignant graphic memoir describes the most difficult conversation between a mother and her son - the one about the two rapes she experienced as a young woman. It's something she always knew she would share with her son, but the process of doing so is harder - and more freeing...
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When Mollie Babcock stepped off the train in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1890, she knew she had to start a new life. She'd left her husband and their medical practice in Iowa, and with only a few hundred dollars in her pocket and a great deal of pride, she set out to find a new position as a physician. She was offered a job as doctor to the miners at Bannack, Montana, and thus began her epic adventures in the Rocky Mountain West.
The true story of a...
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One of the founders of the Impressionist movement while also one of its most ruthless critics, too bohemian for the bourgeois and too bourgeois for the artists, Edgar Degas was a man of paradoxes. A loner, he only loved one woman without ever courting her, the American painter Mary Cassatt whom we follow closely as well. And it is in the company of the latter that at the twilight of his life, Efa and Rubio open the pages of Degas's notebooks to try...
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Depuis dix ans, la République centrafricaine enchaîne guerres civiles et coups d'Etat.
Tant et si bien que les médias occidentaux finissent par oublier ses citoyens qui n'ont souvent que leurs jambes pour courir. Ceci jusqu'au conflit le plus violent et le plus meurtrier de cette dernière décennie: celui des rebelles de la SELEKA contre le président Bozizé, en 2013.
Dans ce paysage chaotique, avant l'intervention des forces françaises, Didier...
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What does Muhammad Ali, the greatest boxer of all time, have in common with Megan Rapinoe, the badass pink-haired female soccer player? They achieved perfection, won medals, and lived the glory. But it is above all their raised fists, when, at a time of their envied existence, they dared to sacrifice their privileges to defend a cause greater than their status of adulated champion. Rich in authentic anecdotes, this book tells the fate of those who...
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In the spirit of Conscious Uncoupling comes a guide for a child-centered approach to parenting after divorce, known as nesting, that will change what it looks like to move forward as a family after a marriage ends.
Research suggests when a couple separates, children suffer the most, as they're typically shuttled back and forth between two different homes. When Beth Behrendt and her husband divorced, she found a better way: She gave her children custody...
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'There is a lot to like in this radically open book. I would recommend this book to anyone struggling in their relationship' - Dr Tara Porter
Therapists - and married couple - Matt and Sarah Davies help readers to understand why their relationship feels broken and give them the tools to repair it.
When we meet someone and fall in love, everything seems easy at first. But Matt and Sarah Davies,
relationship counsellors and husband and wife, know...
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Qu'elle soit à Los Angeles, Paris, Jakarta ou Washington, Aimée est fréquemment amenée à se déplacer en taxi. Comme elle l'explique aux chauffeurs, elle n'a pas de permis de conduire, elle qui vient des Pays-Bas et qui, comme beaucoup de néerlandais, se déplace essentiellement à vélo.
Dans "Taxi !", la jeune autrice se met en images au cours de quatre courses qui l'ont marquée. Quatre trajets qui ont constitué autant de rencontres...
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In the middle of a depressing youth in a ghetto of Kingston, Jamaica, Robert Nesta Marley sees only one way out: music. And that music will be what Jamaica made of rock and pop locally that had hardly been heard anywhere else: reggae! It is Marley who brings the unmistakable beat of reggae to the entire world. From small stages in Jamaica, his partners, The Wailers, accompany him all the way to the most fabulous world tours and adulation. In addition...
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A Handful of Raisins is a heart-stirring memoir about survival, strength and courage. For Michèle Misino de Luca, life began as a series of dark, traumatic episodes and continued as deeply challenging events beset her incessantly throughout her youth. Yet somehow, she rises to value life, viewing it as a miracle. She was five years old when she first felt completely on her own, and although food, clothing and a warm bed were provided, it seemed her...
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"Beautifully written ... as funny as you would hope."
The Times
OLIVE & MABEL: two of the internet's favourite dogs!
ANDREW COTTER: one of our best-loved commentators.
Olive and Mabel are the Labradors that broke the internet. With more than 50 million views on social media, Andrew Cotter's brilliant commentaries on videos of his Labradors have resonated with dog owners and sports fans around the world, giving us all something to smile about in...
15) Philosophy
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This illustrated primer on philosophy is a great way to be introduced to a complex topic. In her easily accessible style, Margreet de Heer visualizes the history of Western philosophy and makes it approachable for those with little knowledge of the subject. The book explains the thoughts of philosophers such as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Spinoza, and Nietzsche, and ponders questions such as What is thinking? What is reality? Is there free...
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Abandonnés par la France, l'histoire des tarjuman (traducteur, en langue dari) vient réveiller un sentiment amer, en écho avec tous les supplétifs laissés sans protection dans l'histoire des guerres de notre pays.
En effet, la France a employé en Afghanistan quelques huit cents traducteurs, chauffeurs, physionomistes, manutentionnaires et logisticiens pour les épauler dans leurs missions. Colonne vertébrale de la stratégie visant à gagner...
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Marguerite's a shy twentysomething working hard to keep up appearances in her "normal" adult life. But something's been off for a while: everyday noise assaults her senses, constant coworker chatter works her nerves, and her clueless boyfriend makes her feel like she's imagining it all. After a failed road trip ends in disaster, Marguerite finally searches for answers: Why is she so sensitive to everything? Why can't she just make small talk? Why...
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Author and illustrator Siobhán Gallagher's humorous and heartfelt graphic memoir details her journey from being anxious and unhappy to learning to love herself as she is.
"I'm proud of the person I've become because I fought to become her." At the age of 30, Siobhán Gallagher looks back on her teenage years struggling with anxiety and diet culture, desperate to become a beautiful, savvy, and slim adult. As an actual adult, she realizes she hasn't...
19) The Art of Sushi
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Fly to Japan and come discover all there is to know about sushi. After revealing the secrets of chocolate to us, Franckie Alarcon offers a gourmet panorama of this exceptional dish that has conquered the planet! But do you really know sushi? The author traveled to Japan to meet all the players involved in the making of this true work of culinary art. From the traditional starred chef to the young cook who is shaking up the rules, including all the...
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