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What happens when we stop avoiding difficult people and simply love everyone? In his wildly entertaining and inspiring follow-up to the New York Times bestselling phenomenon Love Does, Bob Goff takes readers on a life-altering journey into the secret of living without fear, care, constraint, or worry. The path toward the outsized, unfettered, liberated existence we all long for is found in a truth as simple to say as it is hard to do: love people,...
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As a college student he spent 16 days in the Pacific Ocean with five guys and a crate of canned meat. As a father he took his kids on a world tour to eat ice cream with heads of state. He made friends in Uganda, and they liked him so much he became the Ugandan consul. He pursued his wife for three years before she agreed to date him. His grades weren't good enough to get into law school, so he sat on a bench outside the Dean's office for seven days...
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"You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar. What can we imagine for our lives? What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life? What if we had our own rules of the game to help us get what we want, what we aspire to, what will enrich our lives? Illustrated with photographs by Thai Neave, The Playbook is intended to provide inspiration on the court of life. Each rule containswisdom...
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Kansas Health Foundation
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“Igual que Tú” es un divertido cuento familiar. Pero aún más importante, es un recurso que puede encaminar a tus hijos hacia el éxito en la lectura.
La Fundación para la Salud de Kansas (Kansas Health Foundation) creó este libro como parte de nuestra iniciativa Can’t Wait to Read (No Pueden Esperar para Leer). Actualmente, el 63% de los niños de Kansas no aprobarán sus exámenes de lectura de cuarto grado, lo cual significa...
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Kansas Health Foundation
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“Just Like You” is a fun family story. But most important, it’s a resource that can set your kids on a path to reading success.
Kansas Health Foundation created this book as part of our Can’t Wait to Read initiative. Currently, 63% of Kansas kids won’t pass their fourth-grade reading tests. That means lower graduation rates and BIG problems down the road. If your kids aren’t reading early and often, they could see their life choices...
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Almost any parent you asked would tell you that they want their children to be happy, successful adults. But many of us forget (or never knew to begin with) that lasting personal joy is not necessarily found the way the world says it is--through reaching a certain socioeconomic status, having a certain job, buying a certain house, or having a certain amount in one's bank account. In fact, says Kristen Welch, popular blogger and author of Raising Grateful...
13) All About Chimps
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Updated for 2020, chimpanzees are fascinating to young children. Through the photos and text in this book, young children will learn how chimps can do many of the same things that we can do.
14) Dolphins
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Describes the different types of dolphins, where they live, what they eat, etc.
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"I Am Malala. This is my story. Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region. They said music was a crime. They said women weren't allowed to go to the market. They said girls couldn't go to school. Raised in a once-peaceful area of Pakistan transformed by terrorism, Malala was taught to stand up for what she believes. So she fought for her right to be educated. And on October 9, 2012, she nearly lost her life...
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"Author Joanna Gaines follows up her #1 New York Times bestselling We Are the Gardeners with The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be. This children's book, beautifully illustrated by Julianna Swaney, celebrates how creativity and acceptance can come together in a bright and beautiful adventure"--
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Open Road Media
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2017
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The “uncommonly trenchant account of the only known FBI agent to confess to murder” (Kirkus Reviews).
When rookie FBI agent Mark Putnam received his first assignment in 1987, it was the culmination of a lifelong dream, if not the most desirable location. Pikeville, Kentucky, is high in Appalachian coal country, an outpost rife with lawlessness dating back to the Hatfields and McCoys. As a rising star in the bureau,...
When rookie FBI agent Mark Putnam received his first assignment in 1987, it was the culmination of a lifelong dream, if not the most desirable location. Pikeville, Kentucky, is high in Appalachian coal country, an outpost rife with lawlessness dating back to the Hatfields and McCoys. As a rising star in the bureau,...
20) Disgusting Jobs
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Clock in and hold your nose! In this title, readers will get a close-up look at all sorts of disgusting jobs through vivid images, infographics, sidebars, and more.