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The definitive resource for teaching kids with Asperger syndrome the life skills that build independence, confidence, and self-esteem.?Children with autism spectrum disorders learn differently. Our ki
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Condoleezza Rice has excelled as a diplomat, political scientist, and concert pianist.? Her achievements run the gamut from helping to oversee the collapse of communism in Europe and the decline of th
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Canada's 42 National Parks are beautifully showcased in this first edition official guidebook for the 2011 100th anniversary of Parks Canada. In the same manner that the best-selling National Geograph
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