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  Dig In - Outdoor STEM Learning...

  Lea Ann Christenson, Jenny James

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  Develop children’s problem-solving and critical-thinking skills? Check.Support children’s communication and collaboration skills? Check.Inspire children’s creativity and innovative thinking? Check.Meet early learning standards in literacy, math, and more? Yes, please!How can early childhood teachers do all this? By engaging children in outdoor STEM discoveries!Dig In: Outdoor STEM Learning with Young Children provides strategies, ideas, real-life examples, and information to help you get children outside and learning, all while meeting required early learning standards and objectives. Explore the Learning Life Cycle and discover fresh ideas for engaging children in deeper explorations and experiences outdoors that will stick with them into kindergarten and beyond. Have more aha moments, seize learning opportunities, invite questions, and investigate answers—while supporting rich STEM learning.​Chapter 1: The Richness of Outdoor LearningChapter 2: The Learning Life CycleChapter 3: The Deep Thinkers and the Child-Teacher-Land RelationshipChapter 4: Planting the Seeds of Experiential LearningChapter 5: Growing the Roots of Wonder: 21st-Century SkillsChapter 6: Unearthing STEM in the Learning Life CycleChapter 7: The Sun and the Rain Make the Garden Grow—Directors, Teachers, Families, and StakeholdersChapter 8: Making the Outdoor Classroom a Reality

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  Gladys Aylward - The Adventure...

  Janet Benge, Geoff Benge

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  This is the powerful story of Gladys Aylward. Without formal education or a missionary organization to back her, Gladys raised her own finances for the overland trip that would bring her to the country and people that God had etched so deeply on her heart.... China! What follows is an amazing adventure of faith and determination. Gladys Aylward, a housemaid from England, dared to trust God in the face of dire and seemingly hopeless circumstances. Her amazing adventure of faith and determination is one of the truly great missionary stories of our era (1902-1970).

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  Derrida - Deconstruction and the...

  Hector Davidson

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  Jacques Derrida, one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century, revolutionized the way we think about language, meaning, and interpretation. His development of the concept of deconstruction has left a profound impact on philosophy, literary theory, and critical thought. To understand Derrida's legacy, it is essential to explore the key elements of his intellectual journey and how his ideas continue to shape contemporary discourse. 
  Derrida was born in Algeria in 1930, and his philosophical development was deeply influenced by the intellectual currents of post-war Europe, particularly phenomenology, structuralism, and existentialism. His work challenged the assumptions that underpinned much of Western thought, especially the metaphysical foundations of philosophy. One of his central concerns was the question of meaning and how it is constructed. He argued that meaning is never fixed, but instead is constantly shifting and dependent on a network of differences. This idea of différance, a term Derrida coined to describe the interplay of differences in language, became a cornerstone of his philosophy. 
  At the heart of Derrida's thought is the critique of the Western philosophical tradition, which he believed had centered itself around binary oppositions—such as presence/absence, speech/writing, and mind/body. These oppositions, Derrida argued, are not natural or inherent, but rather are constructed and perpetuated through language. By deconstructing these binaries, Derrida aimed to reveal the hidden power structures and assumptions that shaped our understanding of the world. He proposed that language itself is unstable, always in flux, and that meaning can never be fully contained or reduced to simple terms.

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  OCME - Life in America's Top...

  Bruce Goldfarb

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  Bruce Goldfarb spent ten years with Maryland's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, where every sudden or unattended death in the state is scrutinized. 
   
   
   
  Touching on numerous scandals, including Derek Chauvin's trial for the murder of George Floyd and the tragic killing in police custody of Freddie Gray, Goldfarb pulls back the curtain on a pioneer institution in crisis. 
   
   
   
  Medical examiners and the investigators and technicians who support them play vital roles in the justice and public health systems of every American community. During Goldfarb's time with the Maryland OCME, opioid-related deaths contributed to a significant increase in their workload. Faced with a chronic shortage of qualified experts and inadequate funding, their important and fascinating work has become more challenging than most people could ever imagine. 
   
   
   
  The public gets a skewed view of the relationship between police and medical examiners from procedural crime dramas, Bruce Goldfarb writes of his work inside one of America's most storied forensic centers. We aren't on the same team . . . We aren't on any team. The medical examiner’s sole duty is to the deceased person. We speak for the dead.

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  The BEST WAY to Start a Business

  Michel Daley

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  An important guidebook for budding entrepreneurs who want to start a business, including "gems" of information based on  the author's years of senior management experience starting, organizing and operating small businesses.

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  Knights Hospitaller The: A...

  Captivating History

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  War, virtue, corruption, adventure—the history of the Order of the Knights Hospitaller has it all. 
  The Hospitallers started out as caretakers of the Christian pilgrims in Jerusalem, but they soon emerged from their hospices and adopted a new military role that shaped the history of medieval Europe forever. This audiobook seeks to explore the curious rise of the Hospitallers from their humble origins to one of the most powerful institutions in medieval Europe. 
  Throughout their existence, the Hospitallers have managed to develop a renowned military tradition. At first, they just defended the traveling pilgrims to the Holy Land and provided them care in their hospices, but later on, thanks to their prowess and professionalism, the Hospitallers became a respected and feared military order that fought for Christendom. 
  After countless challenges, formidable foes, and internal and external threats, the Knights Hospitaller managed to survive against all odds and still exists today. They have adapted their role to modern times but never lost their true identity and mission. 
  Here’s a glimpse of what you will find in this audiobook:An in-depth history of the rise of the Knights HospitallerThe development of Hospitaller institutions, bureaucratic structures, and rolesHospitaller involvement in the events of the Levant during the CrusadesA deep dive into the military activities of the order, including the famous battles of La Forbie, Arsuf, Cresson, Ascalon, Rhodes, and many moreA look at the greatest grand masters of the order and how they shaped the order’s history 
  Scroll up and click the “add to cart” button to begin learning about this famous military order!

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