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Eleanor By : David Michaelis READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : New York Times Bestseller Prizewinning bestselling author David Michaelis presents a ?stunning? (The Wall Street Journal) breakthrough portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt, America?s longest-serving First Lady, an avatar of democracy whose ever-expanding agency as diplomat, activist, and humanitarian made her one of the world?s most widely admired and influential women.In the first single-volume cradle-to-grave portrait in six decades, acclaimed biographer David Michaelis delivers a stunning account of Eleanor Roosevelt?s remarkable life of transformation. An orphaned niece of President Theodore Roosevelt, she converted her Gilded Age childhood of denial and secrecy into an irreconcilable marriage with her ambitious fifth cousin Franklin. Despite their inability to make each other happy, Franklin Roosevelt transformed Eleanor from a settlement house volunteer on New York?s Lower East Side into a matching partner ...

The Radical Potter: The Life and Times of Josiah Wedgwood By : Tristram Hunt READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : From one of Britain?s leading historians and the director of the Victoria & Albert Museum, a scintillating biography of Josiah Wedgwood, the celebrated eighteenth-century potter, entrepreneur, and abolitionistWedgwood pottery, such as the celebrated blue of Jasperware, is famous worldwide. Jane Austen bought it, and wrote of it in her novels; Empress Catherine II of Russia ordered hundreds of pieces for her palace; British diplomats hauled it with them on their first-ever mission to Peking, audaciously planning to impress China with their china. But the life of Josiah Wedgwood is far richer than just his accomplishments in ceramics. He was a leader of the Industrial Revolution, a pioneering businessman, a tireless scientific experimenter, a cultural tastemaker, and an ardent abolitionist. And he did it all in the face of chronic disability and relentless ...

The Girl from the Sea By : Molly Knox Ostertag READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : From the author of The Witch Boy trilogy comes a graphic novel about family, romance, and first love.Fifteen-year-old Morgan has a secret: She can't wait to escape the perfect little island where she lives. She's desperate to finish high school and escape her sad divorced mom, her volatile little brother, and worst of all, her great group of friends...who don't understand Morgan at all. Because really, Morgan's biggest secret is that she has a lot of secrets, including the one about wanting to kiss another girl.Then one night, Morgan is saved from drowning by a mysterious girl named Keltie. The two become friends and suddenly life on the island doesn't seem so stifling anymore.But Keltie has some secrets of her own. And as the girls start to fall in love, everything they're each trying to hide will find its way to the surface...whether Morgan is ready or not. Book ...

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter By : Erika L. S?nchez READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : National Book Award Finalist!Instant New York Times Bestseller! The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian meets Jane the Virgin in this poignant but often laugh-out-loud funny contemporary YA about losing a sister and finding yourself amid the pressures, expectations, and stereotypes of growing up in a Mexican American home. Perfect Mexican daughters do not go away to college. And they do not move out of their parents' house after high school graduation. Perfect Mexican daughters never abandon their family.But Julia is not your perfect Mexican daughter. That was Olga's role.Then a tragic accident on the busiest street in Chicago leaves Olga dead and Julia left behind to reassemble the shattered pieces of her family. And no one seems to acknowledge that Julia is broken, too. Instead, her mother seems to channel her grief into pointing out every possible way J...

Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family: A Glorious Illustrated History By : Susan Kennedy READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family is a magnificent tribute to the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II and a celebration of the British royal family, from the first English kings through the birth of the queen's second grandchild to Prince William and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge.Highly illustrated with photographs and timelines throughout, Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family tells the story of the House of Windsor, and includes events such as the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton and profiles on key people such as Princess Diana and Prince Harry.Graphics illuminate details of the queen's personal and private life, vivid photographs highlight important events, special features showcase the royal residences, and timelines untangle the complete history of the kings and queens of England and Scotland, tracing th...

The Art of Eric Stanton: For The Man Who Knows His Place By : Eric Kroll READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : A Stanton retrospectiveA woman has to be strong. The bigger the better.??Eric StantonEric Stanton (1926-1999) has been called "the Rembrandt of Pulp-Culture" and it's not hard to see why?he is perhaps the brightest star of his genre. His imaginative, detailed full-color comic strip narratives picture buxom, leggy femmes fatales having their way with tied-up, handcuffed, or simply awestruck men.?Stanton's imagery is either an empowerment of female sexuality or a caricature of female-domination fantasy?depending on whom you ask.?but there is no doubt that in Stanton's world, women rule the land.?This retrospective volume covers Stanton's work from the late 1940s until the 1990s, including over 300 comic strips, single illustrations, and magazine covers. Also featured is an in-depth introductory text exploring Stanton's life and work by...

A Dangerous Fortune By : Ken Follett READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : In 1866, tragedy strikes at the?exclusive Windfield School. A young student drowns in a mysterious accident involving a small circle?of boys. The drowning and its aftermath initiates a?spiraling circle of treachery that will span three?decades and entwine many loves... From the exclusive men's club and brothels that cater to every?dark desire of London's upper classes to the dazzling?ballrooms and mahogany-paneled suites of the manipulators of the world's wealth, Ken Follett?conjures up a stunning array of contrasts. This?breathtaking novel portrays a family splintered by lust,?bound by a shared legacy... men and women swept?toward a perilous climax where greed, fed by the?shocking truth of a boy's death, must be stopped, or?not just one man's dreams, but those of a nation, will die... Book Detail : Author : Ken Follett Pages : pages Publisher : Language : ISBN-10 : B003V4BPJW ...

Paradise Lost By : John Milton READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : John Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language. It tells the story of the Fall of Man, a tale of immense drama and excitement, of rebellion and treachery, of innocence pitted against corruption, in which God and Satan fight a bitter battle for control of mankind's destiny. The struggle rages across three worlds - heaven, hell, and earth - as Satan and his band of rebel angels plot their revenge against God. At the center of the conflict are Adam and Eve, who are motivated by all too human temptations but whose ultimate downfall is unyielding love.Marked by Milton's characteristic erudition, Paradise Lost is a work epic both in scale and, notoriously, in ambition. For nearly 350 years, it has held generation upon generation of audiences in rapt attention, and its profound influence can be seen in almost every corner of Western culture. Book Detail : Autho...

Who Wants to Marry a Duke (Duke Dynasty #3) By : Sabrina Jeffries READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : A sexy and distracting rake is tamed by a scholarly heroine with a penchant for the sciences in this dazzling and witty tale of Regency London. A past kiss with adorably bookish Miss Olivia Norley should be barely a memory for Marlowe Drake, the Duke of Thornstock. After all, there are countless debutantes for a handsome rakehell to charm beyond a young lady whose singular passion is chemistry?of the laboratory type. But Thorn has not forgotten?or forgiven?the shocking blackmail scheme sparked by that single kiss, or the damage caused to both their names. Now Thorn?s half-brother, Grey, has hired the brilliant Miss Norley for her scientific expertise in solving a troubling family mystery. And the once-burned Thorn, suspicious of her true motives, vows to follow her every move . . . For Olivia, determining whether arsenic poisoning killed Grey?s father is the pioneerin...

The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction By : Neil Gaiman READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : An outstanding array?52 pieces in all?of selected fiction from the multiple-award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, curated by his readers around the world, and introduced with a foreword by Booker Prize-winning author Marlon JamesSpanning Gaiman?s career to date, The?Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction is a captivating collection from one of the world?s most beloved writers, chosen by those who know his work best: his devoted readers.?A brilliant representation of Gaiman's groundbreaking, entrancing, endlessly imaginative fiction, this captivating volume includes excerpts from each of his five novels for adults ?Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods, Anansi Boys, and The Ocean at the End of the Lane?and nearly fifty of his short stories.?Impressive in its depth and range, The?Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction is both an entryway to Gaiman?s oeuvr...

Escape to Honeysuckle Hall By : Rebecca Raisin READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Run away to the countryside with the latest romantic comedy from the bestselling author of Rosie?s Travelling Tea Shop!A fresh start brings a second chance at love?When Orly?s boyfriend and business partner dumps her for a celebrity fling, she finds solace in tacos, tequila and tears. One terrible hangover later, she?s packed her bags and swapped her London apartment for the overgrown grounds of Honeysuckle Hall.After years spent catering to others? whims, Orly is going after what she wants: a simpler life, surrounded by nature. Her plan to set up countryside retreats for burned-out city-dwellers means she soon has the social life she?s been dreaming of ? and gorgeous carpenter Leo is always around when she needs something fixed?As Orly?s new life blossoms, so does her friendship with Leo, and she wonders if she?s finally found somewhere to put down roots ? until she discovers a series of...

The Vanished Days (The Scottish series) By : Susanna Kearsley READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : In the autumn of 1707, old enemies from the Highlands to the Borders are finding common ground as they join to protest the new Union with England. At the same time, the French are preparing to launch an invasion to bring the young exiled Jacobite king back to Scotland to reclaim his throne, and in Edinburgh the streets are filled with discontent and danger.Queen Anne's commissioners, seeking to calm the situation, have begun paying out money sent up from London to settle the losses and wages owed to those Scots who took part in the disastrous Darien expedition eight years earlier--an ill-fated venture that left Scotland all but bankrupt.When the young widow of a Darien sailor comes forward to collect her husband's wages, her claim is challenged. One of the men assigned to investigate has only days to decide if she's honest, or if his own feelings are blinding hi...

Postcards From a Stranger By : Imogen Clark READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : What if everything you thought you knew about your life turned out to be a lie?A dark secret nestles at the heart of Cara's family but it is only when her dominating father becomes ill with Alzheimer's that the lies begin to unravel.When Cara stumbles across a box of old postcards, she is forced to question everything she thought she knew about her past. Cara must uncover the truth and slowly rebuild her family's history and her place in it piece by painful piece.Some lies are told hurt rather than to protect. Book Detail : Author : Imogen Clark Pages : pages Publisher : Language : eng ISBN-10 : B07B2VX1LR ISBN-13 :   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

The War Child By : Renita DiSilva READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Orphan Clara Knight is haunted by the memory of her house being bombed during the First World War ? she was miraculously pulled from the rubble, finding herself all alone in a dark world. In the years that followed, she struggled to rebuild her life, desperately scarred by her childhood, finding solace in nursing and helping others.When a tragically injured soldier arrives from Europe, hospital staff are fearful and will not touch him. But Clara grew up listening to her father?s memories of his time in India and offers to nurse him back to health. Day and night she cares for Anand Goel alone, and as they begin to share stories of each other?s lives, she starts to fall for him.London, 1940. As war returns in earnest, Clara realises she is pregnant and the new life growing inside her provides a glimmer of hope. When her son is born, Clara sees her mother at last in his deep brown eyes. But as bombs begi...

Death In Soho By : Emily Organ READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : It?s the Roaring Twenties. London?s bright young things are partying, Soho?s nightlife is buzzing and Augusta Peel is hiding in her basement.She has a reason to hide there: it?s home to her Bloomsbury workshop where she repairs old, neglected books. After a busy time during the war, all Augusta wants is peace and quiet - even if it is routinely disturbed by the tube trains beneath her feet.But events take a turn when Augusta agrees to chaperone 19-year-old Harriet Jones on a date. Failing to get her home on time, she ends up in a riotous nightclub. She can?t imagine the evening getting much worse when the police raid it. But then the murder happens.Who shot Jean Taylor? An old acquaintance at Scotland Yard learns Augusta was near the murder scene and persuades her to help with his investigation. But how can a humble book repairer navigate Soho?s world of actresses, gangsters and theatre impresarios to di...

Julius Caesar By : William Shakespeare READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Shakespeare may have written Julius Caesar as the first of his plays to be performed at the Globe, in 1599. For it, he turned to a key event in Roman history: Caesar?s death at the hands of friends and fellow politicians. Renaissance writers disagreed over the assassination, seeing Brutus, a leading conspirator, as either hero or villain. Shakespeare?s play keeps this debate alive. Book Detail : Author : William Shakespeare Pages : 288 pages Publisher : Simon & Schuster Language : eng ISBN-10 : 0743482743 ISBN-13 : 9780743482745   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate The Three Essential Virtues By : Patrick Lencioni READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : In his classic book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Patrick Lencioni laid out a groundbreaking approach for tackling the perilous group behaviors that destroy teamwork. Here he turns his focus to the individual, revealing the three indispensable virtues of an ideal team player. In The Ideal Team Player, Lencioni tells the story of Jeff Shanley, a leader desperate to save his uncle?s company by restoring its cultural commitment to teamwork. Jeff must crack the code on the virtues that real team players possess, and then build a culture of hiring and development around those virtues.? Beyond the fable, Lencioni presents a practical framework and actionable tools for identifying, hiring, and developing ideal team players.? Whether you?re a leader trying to create a culture around teamwork, a staffing professional looking to hire real...

Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World By : David Epstein READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : What's the most effective path to success in any domain? It's not what you think. Plenty of experts argue that anyone who wants to develop a skill, play an instrument, or lead their field should start early, focus intensely, and rack up as many hours of deliberate practice as possible. If you dabble or delay, you'll never catch up to the people who got a head start. But a closer look at research on the world's top performers, from professional athletes to Nobel laureates, shows that early specialization is the exception, not the rule.David Epstein examined the world's most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, forecasters and scientists. He discovered that in most fields--especially those that are complex and unpredictable--generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. Generalists often find their path late, and they j...

The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate the Three Essential Virtues By : Patrick Lencioni READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : In his classic book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Patrick Lencioni laid out a groundbreaking approach for tackling the perilous group behaviors that destroy teamwork. Here he turns his focus to the individual, revealing the three indispensable virtues of an ideal team player.In The Ideal Team Player, Lencioni tells the story of Jeff Shanley, a leader desperate to save his uncle's company by restoring its cultural commitment to teamwork. Jeff must crack the code on the virtues that real team players possess, and then build a culture of hiring and development around those virtues.Beyond the fable, Lencioni presents a practical framework and actionable tools for identifying, hiring, and developing ideal team players. Whether you're a leader trying to create a culture around teamwork, a staffing professional looking to hire ...

The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More Change the Way You Lead Forever By : Michael Bungay Stanier READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Coaching is an essential skill for leaders. But for most busy, overworked managers, coaching employees is done badly, or not at all.? They?re just too busy, and it?s too hard to change. But what if managers could coach their people in 10 minutes or less? In Michael Bungay Stanier?s The Coaching Habit,?coaching becomes a regular, informal part of your day so managers and their teams can work less hard and have more impact. Coaching is an art and it?s far easier said than done. It takes courage to ask a question rather than offer up advice, provide an answer, or unleash a solution. Giving another person the opportunity to find their own way, make their own mistakes, and create their own wisdom is both brave and vulnerable. It can also mean unlearning our ?fix it??habits. In this practical and inspiring book, Michael shares seven transform...

Expectations Investing: Reading Stock Prices for Better Returns, Revised and Updated By : Michael J. Mauboussin READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Most investment books try to assess the attractiveness of a stock price by estimating the value of the company. Expectations Investing provides a powerful and insightful alternative to identifying gaps between price and value.Michael J. Mauboussin and Alfred Rappaport suggest that an investor start with a known quantity, the stock price, and ask what it implies for future financial results. After showing how to read expectations, Mauboussin and Rappaport provide a guide to rigorous strategic and financial analysis to help investors assess the likelihood of revisions to these expectations. Their framework traces value creation from the triggers that shape a company's performance to the impact on the value drivers. This allows a practitioner of expectations investing to determine whether a stock is an attractive buy or sel...

Rich as F*ck: More Money Than You Know What to Do With By : Amanda Frances READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : READY FOR MORE MONEY THAN YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH?For too long, the subject of money has been shrouded in fear, secrecy, and anxiety. It's time to look behind the curtain at money, while stepping into the empowered financial reality that is available to you. Reading Rich As F*ck is sure to ignite an avalanche of change in the most important areas of your life. Once you finally see money for what it is and realize your power over your finances, life will never be the same. It's time you know the truth about money. It's time for you to have more money than you know what to do with. This is your blueprint.Whether you experience debilitating anxiety when thinking about your bills, are buried by debt, feel guilty for wanting more than you have, are stuck in a feast-or-famine cycle, if money has always been the problem for you and never a solution, or if...

Marketing Made Simple: A Step-by-Step StoryBrand Guide for Any Business By : Donald Miller READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : This guide from New York Times?bestselling author Donald Miller, is a must-have for any marketing professional or small business owner who wants grow their business. It will teach you how to create and implement a sales funnel that will increase traffic and drive sales.Every day, your company is losing sales simply because you do not have a clear path to attract new customers. You?re not alone.?Based on proven principles from?Building a StoryBrand?, this 5-part checklist? is the ultimate resource for marketing professionals and business owners as they cultivate a sales funnel that flows across key customer touchpoints to effectively develop, strengthen, and communicate their brand?s story to the marketplace. In this book, you will learn:The three stages of customer relationships.How to create and implement the one marketing plan you will never r...

The Intelligent Investor By : Benjamin Graham READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : More than one million hardcovers soldNow available for the first time in paperback!The Classic Text Annotated to Update Graham's Timeless Wisdom for Today's Market ConditionsThe greatest investment advisor of the twentieth century, Benjamin Graham taught and inspired people worldwide. Graham's philosophy of "value investing" -- which shields investors from substantial error and teaches them to develop long-term strategies -- has made The Intelligent Investor the stock market bible ever since its original publication in 1949.Over the years, market developments have proven the wisdom of Graham's strategies. While preserving the integrity of Graham's original text, this revised edition includes updated commentary by noted financial journalist Jason Zweig, whose perspective incorporates the realities of today's market, draws parallels between Graham's exam...

The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns By : John C. Bogle READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Investing is all about common sense. Owning a diversified portfolio of stocks and holding it for the long term is a winner?s game. Trying to beat the stock market is theoretically a zero-sum game (for every winner, there must be a loser), but after the substantial costs of investing are deducted, it becomes a loser?s game. Common sense tells us?and history confirms?that the simplest and most efficient investment strategy is to buy and hold all of the nation?s publicly held businesses at very low cost. The classic index fund that owns this market portfolio is the only investment that guarantees you with your fair share of stock market returns. To learn how to make index investing work for you, there?s no better mentor than legendary mutual fund industry veteran John C. Bogle. Over the course of his long caree...

Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist By : Brad Feld READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Help take your startup to the next step with the new and revised edition of the popular book on the VC deal process--from the co-founders of the Foundry GroupHow do venture capital deals come together? This is one of the most frequent questions asked by each generation of new entrepreneurs. Surprisingly, there is little reliable information on the subject. No one understands this better than Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson. The founders and driving force behind the Foundry Group--a venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage information technology companies--Brad and Jason have been involved in hundreds of venture capital financings. Their investments range from small startups to large Series A venture financing rounds. The new edition of Venture Deals continues to show fledgling entrepreneurs the inner-workings of the VC process, from the vent...

Leadership: Theory and Practice By : Peter G. Northouse READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : 2016 Recipient of the McGuffey Longevity Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association (TAA) Translated into 12 different languages and used in 89 countries, this market-leading text successfully combines an academically robust account of the major theories and models of leadership with an accessible style and practical examples that help students apply what they learn. Peter G. Northouse uses a consistent format for each chapter, allowing students to compare the various theories. Each chapter includes three case studies that provide students with practical examples of the theories discussed. Adopted at more than 1,000 colleges, universities, and institutions worldwide, Leadership: Theory and Practice provides readers with a user-friendly account of a wide range of leadership research in a clear, concise, and interesting manner. Book Detail : Author : Peter G. Nor...

Interplay: The Process of Interpersonal Communication By : Ronald B. Adler READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : With its unique blend of compelling topics and rich pedagogy, Interplay: The Process of Interpersonal Communication, Fifteenth Edition, offers a perfect balance of research and application to help students understand and improve their own relationships. No other book prepares students betterto start improving their relationships beginning with the first day of class.Interplay addresses the perception that students have that they already know how to communicate, which is an issue that every faculty member faces. By artfully weaving cutting-edge academic research and theory into the clear, down-to-earth, student-friendly narrative, Interplay enables students tounderstand the complexity and depth of human communication and interpersonal relationships. The series of concepts builds logically through the chapter sequence so that students deepen their communication ...

Mastering the American Accent with Downloadable Audio By : Lisa Mojsin READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : This combination book and audio instructional program is designed to diminish the accents of men and women who speak English as their second language. It will help them speak standard American English with clarity, confidence, and accuracy. Specific exercises concentrate on vowel sounds, problematic consonants such as V, W, TH, the American R, and the often confusing American T sound. It teaches them to employ correct syllable stress, emphasize the correct words in a sentence for native sounding rhythm, speak with American intonation, link words for smoother speech flow, use common word contractions, and more. Additional topics that often confuse ESL students are also discussed and explained. They include distinguishing between casual and formal speech, homophones (for instance, they're and there), recognizing words with silent letters (comb, receipt, and other...

Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom By : bell hooks READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : In Teaching to Transgress, bell hooks?writer, teacher, and insurgent black intellectual?writes about a new kind of education, educations as the practice of freedom. Teaching students to "transgress" against racial, sexual, and class boundaries in order to achieve the gift of freedom is, for hooks, the teacher's most important goal.Bell hooks speaks to the heart of education today: how can we rethink teaching practices in the age of multiculturalism? What do we do about teachers who do not want to teach, and students who do not want to learn? How should we deal with racism and sexism in the classroom?Full of passion and politics, Teaching to Transgress combines practical knowledge of the classroom with a deeply felt connection to the world of emotions and feelings. This is the rare book about teachers and students that dares to raise critical que...

The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters By : Thomas M. Nichols READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Technology and increasing levels of education have exposed people to more information than ever before. These societal gains, however, have also helped fuel a surge in narcissistic and misguided intellectual egalitarianism that has crippled informed debates on any number of issues. Today, everyone knows everything: with only a quick trip through WebMD or Wikipedia, average citizens believe themselves to be on an equal intellectual footing with doctors and diplomats. All voices, even the most ridiculous, demand to be taken with equal seriousness, and any claim to the contrary is dismissed as undemocratic elitism.Tom Nichols' The Death of Expertise shows how this rejection of experts has occurred: the openness of the internet, the emergence of a customer satisfaction model in higher education, and the transformation of the ne...

Developing Digital Detectives: Essential Lessons for Discerning Fact from Fiction in the 'Fake News' Era By : Jennifer Lagarde READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : From the authors of the bestselling Fact vs. Fiction, this book offers easy-to-implement lessons to engage students in becoming media literacy "digital detectives," looking for clues, questioning motives, uncovering patterns, developing theories and, ultimately, delivering a verdict.The current news landscape is driven by clicks, with every social media influencer, trained and citizen journalists chasing the same goal: a viral story. In this environment, where the race to be first on the scene with the most sensational story often overshadows the need for accuracy, traditional strategies for determining information credibility are no longer enough. Rather than simply helping students become savvy information consumers, today's educators must provide learners with the skills to be digital ...

Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm By : Kenneth C. Laudon READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : For introductory courses in IS (information systems) and MIS (management information systems). The authoritative, case-based study of IS in business today Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm provides the most comprehensive overview of information systems used by business firms today, while drawing connections between MIS and business performance. The Laudons are known for their outstanding real-world case studies, which describe how well-known companies use IT to solve problems and achieve business objectives. Students develop sought-after skills, such as leading IS-related management discussions and using IT to meet bottom-line results. Each chapter of the 16th edition features all-new Interactive Sessions, new Video Cases, and a new Career Opportunities section building practical job-seeking skills. Also available with MyLab ...

J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2021: For Preparing Your 2020 Tax Return By : J.K. Lasser Institute READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Prepare your 2020 taxes like a proJ.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2021 For Preparing Your 2020 Tax Return delivers a comprehensive and reliable guide to preparing your own 2020 taxes. Trusted by taxpayers for over seventy-five years, the latest entry in this series comes complete with worksheets and sample forms, as well as the advice that will ensure you get the biggest possible refund.Readers of this #1 all-time, best-selling tax guide will benefit from:Hundreds of examples of how newly updated tax laws apply to individual taxpayers Special features inserted throughout the text that highlight important concepts like new tax laws, IRS rulings, court decisions, and tax filing tips Sage advice on maximizing deductions and credits, sheltering income from tax, and minimizing what you owe Crucial information on the SECURE Act and the CA...

Human Resource Management By : Sean Valentine READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Take a current look at HR and its impact on today's organizations using the best-selling, most authoritative resource for HR management -- Valentine/Meglich/Mathis/Jackson's HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, 16E. Updates includes new opening and closing cases; new content on ethics and the ethical process, leadership, social media, technology, unemployment and current economic conditions; and a new chapter on global HRM. This edition addresses all major topics for professional examinations by the Society for Human Resource Management and the Human Resource Certification Institute. Reorganized and streamlined topics in each chapter demonstrate how HR impacts organizational strategy. The authors blend theory and practice to highlight emerging trends in technology, globalization and HR metrics and to demonstrate how current events shape HR today. Complete teaching and learning resources incl...

Design for How People Learn By : Julie Dirksen READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Products, technologies, and workplaces change so quickly today that everyone is continually learning. Many of us are also teaching, even when it's not in our job descriptions. Whether it's giving a presentation, writing documentation, or creating a website or blog, we need and want to share our knowledge with other people. But if you've ever fallen asleep over a boring textbook, or fast-forwarded through a tedious e-learning exercise, you know that creating a great learning experience is harder than it seems. In Design For How People Learn, Second Edition, you'll discover how to use the key principles behind learning, memory, and attention to create materials that enable your audience to both gain and retain the knowledge and skills you're sharing. Updated to cover new insights and research into how we learn and remember, this new edition includes new techniques for us...

No Nonsense Spanish Workbook: Jam-packed with grammar teaching and activities from beginner to advanced intermediate levels By : Caitlin H Cuneo READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Most textbooks are written for teachers. This one is written for students. Carefully crafted by a professional Spanish tutor after years of working one-on-one with students of all ages and ability levels. Caitlin Cuneo has taught Spanish to Olympic athletes, District Attorneys, fashion models and many others!Specifically designed for students who struggle in a traditional classroom setting; new students of Spanish; and students who need a refresher from their high school or college Spanish days.The No Nonsense Spanish Workbook contains:Detailed answer key now included in back of bookActive vocabulary learning activitiesChapter quizzes to test your learningOver 20 creative writing activitiesTake-it-Apart Grammar practice sections to improve reading comprehensionInsightful verb chartsTeaching a...

Easy French Step-By-Step By : Myrna Bell Rochester READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Get up and running with FrenchEasy French Step-by-Step proves that a solid grounding in grammar basics is the key to mastering a second language. You are quickly introduced to grammatical rules and concepts in order of importance, which you can build on as you progress through the book. You will also learn more than 300 verbs, chosen by their frequency of use. Numerous exercises and engaging readings help you quickly build your speaking and comprehension prowess. Book Detail : Author : Myrna Bell Rochester Pages : 400 pages Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education Language : ISBN-10 : 0071453873 ISBN-13 : 9780071453875   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

Merriam-Webster's Word-For-Word Spanish-English Dictionary By : Merriam-Webster READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Offers word-for-word equivalents for each term in Spanish and English. Designed especially for Spanish speakers preparing for standardized tests in English. 50,000 bidirectional, bilingual entries (English to Spanish and Spanish to English) cover core vocabulary. Book Detail : Author : Merriam-Webster Pages : 600 pages Publisher : Merriam-Webster, Inc Language : eng ISBN-10 : 0877792976 ISBN-13 : 9780877792970   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

The Craft of Research By : Wayne C. Booth READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : With more than 600,000 copies now in print, The Craft of Research is the unrivaled resource for researchers at every level, from first-year undergraduates to research reporters at corporations and government offices. Seasoned researchers and educators Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams present a fundamental and accessible text that explains how to build an argument that engages and persuades readers, how to effectively anticipate and respond to the reservations of readers, and how to find and evaluate sources and integrate them into an argument. The fourth edition has been carefully and respectfully revised by Joseph Bizup and William T. FitzGerald. It retains all the wisdom and sound advice of earlier editions but now reflects the way research and writing practices are taught today, as well as how students find and engage with sources in the digital age, and the extensi...