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  • 1001 Ideas That Changed the Way We Think

    by Arthur Caplan ...
    An elegant addition to the successful “1001” series—a comprehensive, chronological guide to the most important thoughts from the finest minds of the past 3,000 years.1001 Ideas That Changed the Way We Think is a comprehensive guide to the most interesting and imaginative thoughts from the finest minds in history. Ranging from the ancient wisdom of Confucius and Plato to today’s cutting-edge ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Escaping Into the Open

    The Art of Writing True

    Writing advice **from a New York Times–bestselling author who “knows how the publishing industry works . . . and why writers need to answer only to themselves” (C. Michael Curtis, senior editor, Atlantic Monthly).Both autobiography and primer*, Escaping into the Open* is an inspiring, practical handbook on the joys and challenges of the writing life. Renowned author and writing instructor ... Read more

    $12.99 USD $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Reading the Constitution

    Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism

    A provocative, brilliant analysis by recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer that deconstructs the textualist philosophy of the current Supreme Court’s supermajority and makes the case for a better way to interpret the Constitution.The relatively new judicial philosophy of textualism dominates the Supreme Court. Textualists claim that the right way to interpret the Constitution and ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

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  • The Fall of Roman Britain

    and Why We Speak English

    “Fascinating. . . . Will have a very special appeal to readers [interested] in the evolution of the English language, Roman history, and medieval British history.” —Midwest Book ReviewThe end of empire in Britain was both more abrupt and more complete than in any of the other European Roman provinces. When the fog clears and Britain re-enters the historical record, it is, unlike other former ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How to Think Like a Lawyer--and Why

    A Common-Sense Guide to Everyday Dilemmas

    by Kim Wehle ...
    Series series Legal Expert Series
    A law professor and author teaches non-attorneys how to think like a lawyer to gain advantage in their lives—whether buying a house, negotiating a salary, or choosing the right healthcare.Lawyers aren’t like other people. They often argue points that are best left alone or look for mistakes in menus “just because.” While their scrupulous attention to detail may be annoying, it can also be a ... Read more

    $13.99 USD $1.99 USD

  • Vanderbilt

    The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty

    New York Times bestselling author and journalist Anderson Cooper teams with New York Times bestselling historian and novelist Katherine Howe to chronicle the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty—his mother’s family, the Vanderbilts.One of the Washington Post's Notable Works of Nonfiction of 2021When eleven-year-old Cornelius Vanderbilt began to work on his father’s small boat ferrying ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • San Fransicko

    Why Progressives Ruin Cities

    National bestselling author of APOCALYPSE NEVER skewers progressives for the mishandling of America’s faltering cities.Progressives claimed they knew how to solve homelessness, inequality, and crime. But in cities they control, progressives made those problems worse.Michael Shellenberger has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for thirty years. During that time, he advocated for the ... Read more

    $18.99 USD $2.99 USD

  • The Buffalo Creek Disaster

    How the survivors of one of the worst disasters in coal-mining history brought s uit against the coal company--and won

    The "suspenseful and completely absorbing story" (San Francisco Chronicle) of how survivors of the worst coal-mining disaster in history triumphed over corporate irresponsibility—written by the young lawyer who took on their case and won.One Saturday morning in February 1972, an impoundment dam owned by the Pittston Coal Company burst, sending a 130 million gallon, 25 foot tidal wave of water, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Coddling of the American Mind

    How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure

    Something is going wrong on many college campuses in the last few years. Rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide are rising. Speakers are shouted down. Students and professors say they are walking on eggshells and afraid to speak honestly. How did this happen?First Amendment expert Greg Lukianoff and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt show how the new problems on campus have their origins in ... Read more

    $13.99 USD $9.99 USD

  • Are Prisons Obsolete?

    Series series Open Media Series
    With her characteristic brilliance, grace and radical audacity, Angela Y. Davis has put the case for the latest abolition movement in American life: the abolition of the prison. As she quite correctly notes, American life is replete with abolition movements, and when they were engaged in these struggles, their chances of success seemed almost unthinkable. For generations of Americans, the ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Steering The Craft

    A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story

    From the celebrated Ursula K. Le Guin, "a writer of enormous intelligence and wit, a master storyteller" (Boston Globe), the revised and updated edition of her classic guide to the essentials of a writer's craft.Completely revised and rewritten to address modern challenges and opportunities, this handbook is a short, deceptively simple guide to the craft of writing.Le Guin lays out ten chapters ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Language City

    The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York

    by Ross Perlin ...
    From the co-director of the Endangered Language Alliance, a captivating portrait of contemporary New York City through six speakers of little-known and overlooked languages, diving into the incredible history of the most linguistically diverse place ever to have existed on the planetHalf of all 7,000-plus human languages may disappear over the next century and—because many have never been recorded ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Dreyer's English

    An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A sharp, funny grammar guide they’ll actually want to read, from Random House’s longtime copy chief and one of Twitter’s leading language gurus**NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY O: The Oprah Magazine • Paste • Shelf Awareness“Essential (and delightful!)”—People**We all write, all the time: books, blogs, emails. Lots and lots of emails. And we all want to writ. ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Applied Psychometrics using SPSS and AMOS

    The book will be designed primarily for graduate students (or advanced undergraduates) who are learning psychometrics, as well as professionals in the field who need a reference for use in their practice. We would assume that users have some basic knowledge of using SPSS to read data and conduct basic analyses (e.g., descriptive statistics, frequency distributions). In addition, the reader should ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • UDL Playbook for School and District Leaders

    by Mike Woodlock ...
    Series series A UDL Now! Book
    In UDL Playbook for School and District Leaders, the authors lay out a step-by-step process to remake your leadership skills and methods through the inclusive principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Creating multitiered systems of support, delivering effective and inspiring feedback, embedding the UDL principles throughout your culture and curriculum--these are just some of the topics ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • Delivering Inclusive and Impactful Instruction

    Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education

    Delivering Inclusive and Impactful Instructionis a comprehensive and easy to understand introduction toimplementing Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in the physical or virtual classroom. Focusing on the application of practical strategies, techniques and methods, the book aims to be the definitive teacher education text for higher education professionals new to teaching in higher education, and ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • The Courage to Write

    How Writers Transcend Fear

    by Ralph Keyes ...
    The Courage to Write is an invaluable book and essential reading for anyone who wishes to learn how to write well.Katherine Anne Porter called courage "the first essential" for a writer. "I have to talk myself into bravery with every sentence," agreed Cynthia Ozick, "sometimes every syllable." E. B. White said he admired anyone who "has the guts to write anything at all."An author who has taught ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Newsletter Ninja 2: If You Give a Reader a Cookie

    Supercharge Your Author Mailing List With the Perfect Reader Magnet

    Series Book 2 - Newsletter Ninja
    You know you need a reader magnet. You know it will help you attract newsletter subscribers, launch to a bigger audience, and find more success as an indie author. You know that a good reader magnet can turn casual readers into superfans, and superfans into evangelists.Everyone says so.But knowing and doing are two different things, especially when all the advice out there is overwhelming and ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Digital PSAT/NMSQT Study Guide Premium, 2024: 4 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review + Online Practice

    Series series Barron's Test Prep
    Barron’s Digital PSAT/NMSQT Study Guide Premium, 2024 includes everything you need to be prepared for exam day with comprehensive review and practice that reflects the new digital PSAT/NMSQT!All the Review You Need from an SAT ExpertAn expert overview of the new digital PSAT/NMSQT, including answers to frequently asked questions, advice on curbing test anxiety, techniques for the new digital ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • RMA Skill Practice

    Registered Medical Assistant Practice Test Questions

    Over 400 RMA practice questions, prepared by a dedicated team of exam experts, with detailed answer key, exam tips and multiple choice strategies!Includes FREE eBook Version!Practice the RMA! will help you:Learn fasterPractice with 2 complete practice question sets (over 400 questions)Increase your score with multiple choice strategies from exam expertsLearn what you MUST do in th... ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Billion-Dollar Ball

    A Journey Through the Big-Money Culture of College Football

    **• A Boston Globe Best Book of 2015 •“A penetrating examination of how the elite college football programs have become ‘giant entertainment businesses that happened to do a little education on the side.’”—Mark Kram, The New York TimesTwo-time Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist Gilbert M. Gaul offers a riveting and sometimes shocking look inside the money culture of college football and how it has ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • PronPack 1: Pronunciation Workouts

    by Mark Hancock ...
    Series Book 1 - PronPack
    PronPack is a set of four resource books to help teachers focus on English pronunciation in class – each takes a slightly different approach to pronunciation teaching. You can select the approach you prefer, or use the various books to complement one another.PronPack 1: Pronunciation Workouts are extended drills focusing on specific areas of English pronunciation. Think of them like the scales and ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Small Teaching

    Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning

    by James M. Lang ...
    A freshly updated edition featuring research-based teaching techniques that faculty in any discipline can easily implementResearch into how we learn can help facilitate better student learning—if we know how to apply it. Small Teaching fills the gap in higher education literature between the primary research in cognitive theory and the classroom environment. In this book, James Lang presents a ... Read more

    $19.00 USD

  • Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain

    by Bruce Tremper ...
    The more you know about snow stability, the better your travel and rescue skills. And the sharper your decision making, the better you’ll be able to avoid avalanche danger and have more fun in the winter backcountry. In Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, 3rd Edition, acclaimed snow and avalanche expert Bruce Tremper provides easy-to-understand avalanche safety tips and skills, including the ... Read more

    $16.99 USD