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Younger readers learn all about gravity, balance, senses and more, with fun activities and pictures.

In today’s world, we’re constantly rushing from one thing to the next and are struggling with information overload. We’re more disconnected from ourselves and our loved ones than ever before. Rediscov

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‘Somewhere in this world, in this lifetime, there is a place of simple things, of sitting beside a fire with friends, good company, quietly talking, no formidable decisions, no explanations, no threat

This updated shorter version of Barron's full-size TOEFL iBT test preparation manual prepares ESL students for the Internet-based test with--An overview of the test format and a review of required aca

A celebration of the countless ways teachers change the world-with a free Back-to-School poster! Teachers are amazing! They teach you new things, make you laugh, and help you meet new friends. They al

In China, as Internet of Things and cloud-computing have been widely used in various areas, the concept of Intelligent City quickly became one of the most exciting topics in urban development. Various

The use of social media and blogging websites has become more prevalent especially among young women; this trend suggests that gender has the potential to coincide with one’s actions and engagement on

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A whimsical–yet factual–series of questions and answers about the things we eat... and don't eat! Food critic Joshua David Stein whets the appetite of young readers with a wondrous and informative app

3D printing has been the hot topic in the maker world for years now, but there's another type of desktop manufacturing that's become the go-to choice for anyone who needs durable results fast. Instead

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Winner of the 2014 TD Children’s Literature Awardnow in paperback!Dylan is someone who notices things. His mom is someone who doesn’t. So try as he might, Dylan can’t get his mom to listen to the man

Randy likes space, robots, and baseball, but he can't ace everything . . . or can he? Chris Van Dusen knocks one out of the park with a comical ode to ingenuity.Randy Riley loves two things: science a

Features 120 bite-size ideas for things to do and places to visit in London in under an hour. Organised around the range of activities London has to offer, with chapters to help you find original and

Written in the voice of Mikey, a fourth-grader who believes that eating crunchy things will get your neurons to fire,The Lost Celt follows Mikey's adventures after a chance encounter with what he thin

THE BUSINESS OF SOULSSakurai has been working with Y.K. Livingstone for a little over six months, so you would think he'd get the hang of things by now. However, his job—to clean and collect the physi

When you boil it down, one of the most important things we do each day is eat. The question of eating—what, and how—may seem simple at first, but it is dense with complex meanings, reflecting myriad r

For the Internet generation, educational technology designed with the brain in mind offers a natural pathway to the pleasures and rewards of deep learning. Drawing on neuroscience and cognitive psycho

Optimization is used to determine the most appropriate value of variables under given conditions. The primary focus of using optimisation techniques is to measure the maximum or minimum value of a function depending on the circumstances. This book discusses problem formulation and problem solving with the help of algorithms such as secant method, quasi-Newton method, linear programming and dynamic programming. It also explains important chemical processes such as fluid flow systems, heat exchangers, chemical reactors and distillation systems using solved examples. The book begins by explaining the fundamental concepts followed by an elucidation of various modern techniques including trust-region methods, Levenberg–Marquardt algorithms, stochastic optimization, simulated annealing and statistical optimization. It studies the multi-objective optimization technique and its applications in chemical engineering and also discusses the theory and applications of various optimization software

Combining the best of her columns, the author deals with topics as pressing and diverse as 1980s swearing, benefits, boarding schools, and why the internet is like a drunken toddler.

Science has made a huge impact on human society over hundred years, but how does it work? How do scientists do the things they do? How do they come up with the theories? How do they test them? How do

Everyone feels angry from time to time, and anger is a natural and normal way to respond to the things in life which frustrate us. But it is all too easy to allow feelings of anger and displeasure to

Science has made a huge impact on human society over hundred years, but how does it work? How do scientists do the things they do? How do they come up with the theories? How do they test them? How do

Even experienced ESL teachers get stuck in a rut. It's time to find some fresh ideas! Whether you're a first-time ESL/EFL/TEFL teacher, an experienced but overwhelmed instructor, or an instructor without a textbook, you need more activities for your conversation or speaking classes. If you're tired of wasting time wading through the junk on the Internet, then Jackie and Jennifer are here to help. During their decades of experience teaching English, authors Jackie Bolen and Jennifer Booker Smith have developed countless games and activities for their students. They're sharing their low-prep/no-prep ideas with ESL teachers throughout the world. In 101 ESL Activities for Teenagers and Adults, you'll get a ton of ideas to use in your own classroom. The highly-detailed descriptions will show you exactly how to use the activities during your lessons. The clearly and concisely explained activities will help you add instructional variety and put the focus back on your students. If you're extre

For courses in Python Programming Introduces Python programming with an emphasis on problem-solvingNow in its Third Edition, Practice of Computing Using Pythoncontinues to effectively introduce

Just say "no" to piles of sticky notes with your passwords and logins!A timely and valuable resource in the "Age of the Hacker." This essential notebook maintains y

It all starts, as these things sometimes do, with a dead man. He was a neighbour, not someone Abby knew well, but still, finding a body when you only came over to borrow a tin of tomatoes, that comes

Part of the "Way We Live" series, this book presents an exploration of the way people around the world live with the things they love. It showcases Gilles de Chabaneixs eagle-eye for a good idea or in

Lifestyle TV will present students with an accessible critical introduction to the fastest growing sector of television programming today: non-scripted lifestyle programming. From The Rachel Zoe Proje

Lifestyle TV will present students with an accessible critical introduction to the fastest growing sector of television programming today: non-scripted lifestyle programming. From The Rachel Zoe Proje

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With ridiculously amazing images of cats working out—Jane Fonda–style—this journal is a loving tribute to fuzz-ical felines and the fitness craze of the 1980s. The purrfect place to work things out!

Do you remember the first time you saw the TARDIS?For more than half a century, Doctor Who has entertained and enthralled fans with the time-traveling adventures of the Doctor. From the first glimpse

Younger readers learn how to recognize and measure sizes, with fun activities and pictures.

The Children's Garden is a pretty book of 52 projects, one for every week of the year, to help children aged 5+ discover the outdoor world, engage with nature, appreciate wildlife, grow plants

Don’t waste your awkwardness.One of the saddest realities of life is that the things we need to talk about the most, we tend to talk about the least—from bouts with depression to sexual struggles to p