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  How I Became a Backyard Biologist

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  Mortality

  Christopher Hitchens

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  On June 8, 2010, while on a book tour for his bestselling memoir, Hitch-22, Christopher Hitchens was stricken in his New York hotel room with excruciating pain in his chest and thorax. As he would later write in the first of a series of award-winning columns for Vanity Fair, he suddenly found himself being deported "from the country of the well across the stark frontier that marks off the land of malady." Over the next eighteen months, until his death in Houston on December 15, 2011, he wrote constantly and brilliantly on politics and culture, astonishing readers with his capacity for superior work even in extremis.Throughout the course of his ordeal battling esophageal cancer, Hitchens adamantly and bravely refused the solace of religion, preferring to confront death with both eyes open. In this riveting account of his affliction, Hitchens poignantly describes the torments of illness, discusses its taboos, and explores how disease transforms experience and changes our relationship to the world around us. By turns personal and philosophical, Hitchens embraces the full panoply of human emotions as cancer invades his body and compels him to grapple with the enigma of death.MORTALITY is the exemplary story of one man's refusal to cower in the face of the unknown, as well as a searching look at the human predicament. Crisp and vivid, veined throughout with penetrating intelligence, Hitchens's testament is a courageous and lucid work of literature, an affirmation of the dignity and worth of man.

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  The Little Book of Dyslexia -...

  Joe Beech

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  A book for teachers that shares Joe Beech's story but, more importantly, is full of practical ideas that can be used by students with dyslexia and by teachers teaching children with dyslexia.The Little Book of Dyslexia references both personal experience and current research and findings in order to highlight issues faced by people with dyslexia. It looks at a number of strategies which can be used both inside and outside the classroom to help students with dyslexia. It also lists various resources which can be used alongside these strategies to create a successful learning environment for those with dyslexia.The book progresses through the various challenges that are faced at different age ranges, starting with the youngest, including some of the early signs you may see with dyslexia, moving up through primary and secondary school and finally onto university and being a student teacher.An outstanding guide for students, teachers and parents.

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  Chanakyaneeti

  B K Chaturvedi

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  Chanakya was the first thinker of the ancient times who nurtured the sense of nationalism and inculcated in the minds of the people that they owed their basic allegiance to the Rajya (State of Nation) and not to the Dharma. In contradistinction to the earlier concept he made the State paramount.
  He had seen that in the absence of any omnipotent religious authority the misconstrued faiths were shattering the very structure of society and morality. What was needed the total change or renovation of the system. But, there were no guiding beacons to enlighten the people about this new system. Then
  he wrote two significant books the 'Arthashastra' (known as Kautilya's Arthashastra) and a collection of his observation on various practical aspects of life entitled 'Chanakya-Niti'.
  
  'Chanakya Niti' is, in fact, this great thinker's pithy observation to impart the practical wisdom to the people of his time. But these teachings are so fundamental that it's relevance is almost ever lasting. Enshrined in the simple sense. Written in simple lucid language with clear thoughts, these observations
  have not only withstood the test of time but many of phrases, like and have become the oft-quoted proverbs of our attempt has been to bring out their full meaning and interpret them in the context of the modern times so that their undecaying relevance may be fully appreciated. To bring home the fundamentality of these sayings, we have also compared them with the prevailing
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  Quit Your Job - How to Live Out...

  Oscar Monfort

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  Quitting isn't easy, even if you hate your job or you just have that gut feeling. 
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  In a 2018 poll, over 50 percent of Americans were found to be “actively disengaged” and having a poor or miserable work experience. If you also are not happy or satisfied at work, then it's time to identify what it is that's making you so unhappy and make changes. 
  In this audiobook, you'll learn how to make a powerful new start. 
  Whether your dream is to start a business, travel, or have more free time for yourself. It doesn't matter if you don't even have a plan yet because this audiobook shows you how. 
  In this audiobook you will discover:Salary negotiation - top tips on how to negotiate a higher salaryCareers that allow you to work half the year and travel the other halfHow a millionaire reprograms his brain every month to overcome fears and achieve massive goalsSigns you need to quit your jobThe 2 painful but important things to do when you lose your jobNo. 1 reason your job search could take months (and how to find a job you love quickly and easily)Job security? - why safe is the new riskyHow to live like the top one percent without being richThe only way to stop procrastinating your dreamsTravel and make money - even if you're old with a familyAnd much, much, more...  
  So if you're trapped in a career you don't love, struggling to make ends meet, or feel there is something more than it's time to stop being a victim. What are you waiting for? 
  Take the leap into a better life, discover what you love, and make your dreams come true with this audiobook. 
  ©2019 Oscar Monfort (P)2020 Oscar Monfort

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  The Math Myth - And Other STEM...

  Andrew Hacker

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  A New York Times–bestselling author looks at mathematics education in America—when it’s worthwhile, and when it’s not.   Why do we inflict a full menu of mathematics—algebra, geometry, trigonometry, even calculus—on all young Americans, regardless of their interests or aptitudes? While Andrew Hacker has been a professor of mathematics himself, and extols the glories of the subject, he also questions some widely held assumptions in this thought-provoking and practical-minded book.   Does advanced math really broaden our minds? Is mastery of azimuths and asymptotes needed for success in most jobs? Should the entire Common Core syllabus be required of every student? Hacker worries that our nation’s current frenzied emphasis on STEM is diverting attention from other pursuits and even subverting the spirit of the country. Here, he shows how mandating math for everyone prevents other talents from being developed and acts as an irrational barrier to graduation and careers. He proposes alternatives, including teaching facility with figures, quantitative reasoning, and understanding statistics.   Expanding upon the author’s viral New York Times op-ed, The Math Myth is sure to spark a heated and needed national conversation—not just about mathematics but about the kind of people and society we want to be.   “Hacker’s accessible arguments offer plenty to think about and should serve as a clarion call to students, parents, and educators who decry the one-size-fits-all approach to schooling.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

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