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The only math book you'll ever need: Practical, Step-by-step Solutions To Everyday Math Problems
Par Stanley Kogelman. 1994
A practical guide for "adults who want to deal effectively with the math in their lives." Explains mathematics for financial…
planning and income tax purposes, making consumer decisions, household budgeting, home projects, cooking, recreation, and moreAcademic duty
Par Donald Kennedy. 1997
Examines a range of challenges facing the modern university in the United States. Addresses such issues as teaching versus research,…
waning budgets, ethical concerns, and cultural conflicts. Calls for a renewed commitment to academic responsibility within the campus communityConsumer rites: the buying & selling of American holidays
Par Leigh Schmidt. 1995
A social study of the origin and evolution of U.S. holidays into highly commercialized events that clash with religious practices…
and the original intent. Includes chapters on Christmas and Easter, and covers Mother's, Father's, and St. Valentine's Days, as well as Halloween. Provides brief information on recent innovations such as Kwanzaa and Earth DayThe professor and the madman: a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary
Par Simon Winchester. 1998
An account of the unusual circumstances leading to the friendship between the Oxford English Dictionary's editor, Dr. James Murray, and…
one of its most prolific contributors, Dr. W.C. Minor, an American criminal. Relates the details of Dr. Minor's crime and its aftermath and how he first began his correspondence with Dr. Murray. BestsellerThe disheveled dictionary: a curious caper through our sumptuous lexicon
Par Karen Gordon. 1997
Bingo night at the fire hall: the case for cows, orchards, bake sales, & fairs
Par Barbara Holland. 1997
A middle-aged professional woman abandons her Philadelphia apartment to take up residence in an inherited cabin in Virginia's Blue Ridge…
Mountains. As she settles into the close-knit rural community there, she becomes aware of the harsh intrusions of the Washington, D.C., suburban cultureCollege planning for dummies
Par Pat Ordovensky. 1997
A guide to preparing for college. Topics include finding the right institution, visiting the campus, being interviewed for admission, paying…
tuition and other costs, and ten common mistakes in planning for higher education. Chapters stand alone or can be read in sequence. For junior and senior high and older readersBuilding basic skills in writing: bk. 2 (Building basic skills)
Par Inc Books. 1981
Second of a two-book program designed to enable the reader to master the basics of writing well. This segment includes…
units on parts of speech, grammar and usage, and punctuation and spelling. Provides a pretest and posttest for self-assessment, as well as exercises with every lessonBuilding basic skills in mathematics (Building basic skills)
Par Inc Books. 1981
A worktext in basic mathematics to help adult learners master computation skills involving whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percentages. Provides…
a pretest, individual lessons, and skills tests, followed by a posttestJim Christy: A Vagabond Life (Tramp Lit Series)
Par Ian Cutler. 2019
Jim Christy’s life and adventures began on the mobbed-up streets of South Philadelphia. Over his 73 years to date, Christy…
has asserted his freedom of spirit as a vagabond adventurer, latter-day hobo, journalist, private eye, actor, musician, and artist, in over 50 countries around the globe, and still found time to write over 30 books. His early adventures as a street fighter and child tramp provide a unique socio-cultural history of Philadelphia in the 50’s and 60’s before thebook moves on to recount his later exploits from some of the most remote and random corners of the world.I wonder what college is like?
Par Meg Schneider. 1989
Discusses choosing a college and getting accepted, handling the expense, and earning a degree. Also covers aspects of life outside…
the classroom including campus activities, living with roommates, and socializing. For junior and senior high readersBuilding basic skills in reading: bk. 1 (Building basic skills)
Par Inc Books. 1981
A self-paced guide for helping students of adult literacy master sentence structure, parts of speech, grammar and usage, and punctuation…
and spelling, as well as statements involving cause and effect and the use of inference. Provides a pretest, individual lessons, and review exercises, followed by a posttestPandexicon: How the Language of the Pandemic Defined Our New Cultural Reality
Par Wayne Grady. 2023
Did you keep a list of the words coined by Covid? Wayne Grady did! They're deftly woven into a journal/timeline,…
taking us through two years of surrealism and limbo.—Margaret AtwoodThis exploration of the many new terms of the Covid-19 pandemic provides insight into the ways an ever-evolving vocabulary helped us cope with our anxiety and adapt to a new reality When the pandemic struck in early 2020, Wayne Grady started collecting the words and phrases that arose from our shared global experience. Some, such as "uptick" and "pivot," had existed before but now took on new meaning, and others, such as "covidivorce," "quarantini," "covexit," and "shecession," appeared for the first time, their meaning instantly clear. Through this new vocabulary, we became more able to adapt to change, to domesticate it in a sense, and to reduce our fears. Moving from the very beginning of the pandemic (the "Before Times") and our early response to it through the peaks and troughs of the various waves in countries throughout the world, and ending with a contemplation of what the "After Times" might look like, this book takes us on a journey through the pandemic and illuminates both how this new language has unfolded and how it has changed the way we think about ourselves and each other.Raising a reader: make your child a reader for life
Par Paul Kropp. 1996
A parents' guide to helping children grow up reading. Explains the parents' critical role in nurturing the young reader, suggesting…
techniques for making reading an important part of a child's life. Recommends more than 300 "must have" book titlesA reporter's life
Par Walter Cronkite. 1996
Autobiography of the journalist who rose to become known as "the nation's most trusted person." Recounts his Texas youth, his…
years as a war correspondent, and his entry into broadcasting to become television's first news anchorman. Offers opinions about trends in broadcast news since his retirement in 1981. BestsellerThe opening of the American mind: canons, culture, and history
Par Lawrence Levine. 1996
Refutes the neoconservative view that the "democratization of the university" has led to "the collapse of the entire American educational…
structure." Argues that college curricula have always evolved to reflect the values of general society. Predicts continued academic diversity in America's multicultural societyWhere did Christmas come from?
Par Al Remson. 1996
The magic village
Par Rosanne Keller. 1990
A book for new readers. After an earthquake destroys her village in Guatemala, Lupe moves to Arizona to live with…
her brother. She is lonely and wants to make friends, so she takes a job in a bakery. Even there Lupe feels left out. She consoles herself by making figurines from leftover dough, creating a tiny villageThe Frugal gourmet celebrates Christmas
Par Jeff Smith. 1991
More than just a cookbook, this collection offers a celebration of Christmas--and for good measure Smith adds stories and recipes…
for Chanukah and dishes for some European Christmas Eve feasts. As he tells the Christmas story, Smith describes foods appropriate for members of the manger scene: green olive soup for the shepherd boy, lamb meatballs for the three wise men, and honey cake for the angels. Holiday recipes follow