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  Back Pain Relief

  Randy Charach

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  Have back pain? Tried everything to get the relief you crave? Doctors and other therapists don’t appear to have the answer?

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  Introvert - Gifted and Highly...

  Cammy Hollows

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  There is no doubt about the fact that introverts are different than extroverts. Although every person has their own unique personality traits, some generalizations can help us gain greater insights in the workings of our brains, and with that understanding, we can function better, feel better, and live better. 
    
  The aim of this book is exactly that: Help you understand yourself or the introvert in your life better. In order to accomplish that goal, this guide lists several topics related to shyness, signs of introversion in children, the benefits of being an introvert (very important to know), the difference between being an introvert or being introverted, and false myths that require some clarifications. 
    
  If any of these topics are of interest to you, then I invite you to start reading or listening to this book.

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  Revolution in Higher Education -...

  Richard A. DeMillo

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  Colleges and universities have become increasingly costly, and, except for a handful of highly selective, elite institutions, unresponsive to twenty-first-century needs. But for the past few years, technology-fueled innovation has begun to transform higher education, introducing new ways to disseminate knowledge and better ways to learn-all at lower cost. In this impassioned account, Richard DeMillo tells the behind-the-scenes story of these pioneering efforts and offers a road map for transforming higher education. Building on his earlier book, Abelard to Apple, DeMillo argues that the current system of higher education is clearly unsustainable. Colleges and universities are in financial crisis. Tuition rises inexorably. Graduates of reputable schools often fail to learn basic skills, and many cannot find suitable jobs. Meanwhile, student-loan default rates have soared while the elite Ivy and near-Ivy schools seem remote and irrelevant. Where are the revolutionaries who can save higher education? DeMillo's heroes are a small band of innovators who are bringing the revolution in technology to colleges and universities. DeMillo chronicles, among other things, the invention of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) by professors at Stanford and MIT; Salman Khan's Khan Academy; the use of technology by struggling historically black colleges and universities to make learning more accessible; and the latest research on learning and the brain. He describes the revolution's goals and the entrenched hierarchical system it aims to overthrow; and he reframes the nature of the contract between society and its universities. The new institutions of a transformed higher education promise to demonstrate not only that education has value but also that it has values-virtues for the common good.

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  Amazing Philanthropists: B1 -...

  Jane Rollason, Fiona MacKenzie

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  The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. 
  Contents: 
  Alfred Nobel, creator of the Nobel Prize 
  Andrew Carnegie, the businessman who built libraries for poor people 
  John D. Rockefeller who made money from oil and gave it all away 
  Thomas Barnardo who created homes for poor children 
  Henry Wellcome who used his money for medical research 
  Madam C. J. Walker who gave her money to the African-American community 
  BRITISH ENGLISH 
  Word count: 13,950 
  Headword count: 1179 
  PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials. 
  This book is Level 3 in the Collins ELT Readers series. 
  Level 3 is equivalent to CEF level B1. 
  About the Amazing People series: 
  A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen. 
  Each book contains six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character’s life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure. 
  After each story, a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research. 
  Created in association with The Amazing People Club. 
  About Collins ELT Readers: 
  Collins ELT Readers are divided into four levels: 
  Level 1 - elementary (A2) 
  Level 2 - pre-intermediate (A2–B1) 
  Level 3 - intermediate (B1) 
  Level 4 - upper intermediate (B2) 
  Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

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  Four Pillars of Parental...

  Justin Robbins, Karen Dempster

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  In this groundbreaking book, Justin Robbins and Karen Dempster offer a unique approach to the holy grail of parental engagement for the 21st century. Rather than setting it as a separate activity, they consider parental engagement as a planned, sustained and integral part of the whole-school approach: an approach which starts with the school vision and positions parents and schools equally as fundamental to student learning.
  The authors describe the challenges of successful parental engagement encompassing both traditional approaches and the use of technology and examine these challenges through their four pillars model of knowledge, environment, culture and communication. They recognise that before any school can expect parental engagement as a 'given', there must be knowledge of the what, why, when, where and how concerning effective interaction and in this book they cover all bases, providing a toolkit of tried-and-tested approaches and strategies to choose from.
  After all, the evidence shows that when families engage with the school's vision and provision, it is the children that ultimately benefit.

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  On the Origins of Money

  Carl Menger

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  "On the Origins of Money" is a seminal work by Carl Menger, an Austrian economist, published in 1892. In this book, Menger explores the evolution and emergence of money through a detailed analysis of economic history and human behavior. The work is considered a foundational contribution to the Austrian School of Economics. Menger's "On the Origins of Money" delves into the spontaneous development of money as a medium of exchange, challenging conventional theories and presenting a groundbreaking perspective on the origin and nature of money. Menger's analysis emphasizes the role of individual choices and market forces in shaping the evolution of money, making it an influential work in economic thought.

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