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The Reading Cure: How Books Restored My Appetite
'Freeman's pleasure in the food of literature ... is infectious. The Reading Cure will speak to anyone who has ever felt pain and found solace in a book' Bee WilsonAt the age of fourteen, Laura Freeman was diagnosed with anorexia. But even when recovery seemed impossible, the one appetite she never ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
The Reading Cure: How Books Restored My Appetite
At the age of fourteen, Laura Freeman was diagnosed with anorexia. She had seized the one aspect of her life that she seemed able to control, and struck different foods from her diet one by one until she was starving. But even at her lowest point, the one appetite she never lost was her love of read... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Natalie's Hair Was Wild!
Natalie's hair is really wild—and she likes it that way! A host of friendly animals agree, and they move right in. At first it's just butterflies and birds that take up residence atop Natalie's head, but soon there are zebras, elephants, even a tiger! With all the roaring and squawking and snorting ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Skateboard Party (Carver Chronicles #2)
Richard can't wait to show off his flat-ground Ollies at a friend's birthday party at the skate park, but a note home from his teacher threatens to ruin his plans. He really meant to finish his assignment on howler monkeys, but he just got . . . distracted. If only he could focus on his schoolwork, ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Don't Feed the Geckos!
Carlos isn't sure how he feels about the news that his cousin Bernardo will be joining his class at Carver Elementary. But when Bernardo comes to live with him temporarily, taking over Carlos's top bunk, his spot on the school soccer team, and even his Papi's attention, Carlos knows he isn't happy. ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Don't Feed the Geckos!
Carlos isn't sure how he feels about the news that his cousin Bernardo will be joining his class at Carver Elementary. But when Bernardo comes to live with him temporarily, taking over Carlos's top bunk, his spot on the school soccer team, and even his Papi's attention, Carlos knows he isn't happy. ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Trouble Next Door: The Carver Chronicles, Book Four
In the fourth book in the Carver Chronicles series, third grader Calvin is dealing with his next door neighbors moving away--and the school bully moving in. Meanwhile, competition at the school science fair is heating up, and Calvin must decide what to do when his data doesn't prove his theory. This... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Nikki and Deja
Meet Nikki and Deja, who live next door to each other and are best friends. They do everything together--watch Saturday morning cartoons, play jacks, jump double Dutch at recess, and help each other with their homework for Mrs. Shelby's third-grade class. But when an arrogant new girl arrives and Ni... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2007 -
Nikki and Deja: The Newsy News Newsletter
Newsy news is not just regular news. It's news that's interesting and exciting. Nikki and Deja know that there's plenty of newsy news happening on their block and at Carver Elementary, just waiting to be reported. Luckily, Nikki has her special pen and notepad, Deja has the use of Auntie Dee's compu... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2010 -
Nikki and Deja: Election Madness
When the students in Nikki and Deja's class find out that their school is going to hold its first-ever election for student body president, some kids are more excited than others. But none is as excited as Deja, who figures she's a shoo-in for the third grade nomination. Deja decides that Nikki will... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
Nikki and Deja: Birthday Blues
The second book about Nikki and Deja, two African American third-grade girls who are best friends.Deja's birthday is coming up, and she's been talking about it for weeks. But just before the big day, Auntie Dee gets called away on a business trip and Deja must stay with an elderly neighbor . . . who... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009 -
Nikki and Deja: Wedding Drama
Ms. Shelby is getting married! As the girls in Nikki and Deja's class compete over who can plan the best imaginary wedding for their teacher, Nikki excitedly throws herself into preparations for the real thing. But Deja is not so enthusiastic. Her Auntie Dee has been temporarily laid off from her jo... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
Nikki and Deja: Substitute Trouble
Deja is dismayed to learn that her teacher has had an accident and a substitute will be taking her place. Under the new sub's care, nothing is the same in Room Ten. A few of the class troublemakers plot to take advantage of the clueless teacher, and soon other students join in. Should Nikki and Deja... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
Pizza Party: The Carver Chronicles, Book Six (The Carver Chronicles #6)
A new title in a chapter book series featuring African American and Latino boys that's full of kid-friendly charm and universal appeal. Third-grader Richard and his friends are just four days away from setting a record for excellent behavior and earning a classroom pizza party when disaster strike... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Dog Days (The Carver Chronicles #1)
It's tough being the new kid at Carver Elementary. Gavin had lots of friends at his old school, but the kids here don't even know that he's pretty good at skateboarding, or how awesome he is at soccer. And when his classmate Richard comes over and the boys end up in trouble, not only does Gavin risk... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
The New Kid: The Carver Chronicles, Book Five (The Carver Chronicles #5)
Third-grader Gavin and his friends aren’t sure what to make of the new boy in their class, Khufu. He sure doesn’t look or act like the other kids . . . and they suspect that he stole Gavin's bike! Meanwhile, Gavin’s Great-Aunt Myrtle is coming to stay with his family again, and Gavin is sure she’ll ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
The Politics of Personal Information: Surveillance, Privacy, and Power in West Germany
In the 1970s and 1980s West Germany was a pioneer in both the use of the new information technologies for population surveillance and the adoption of privacy protection legislation. During this era of cultural change and political polarization, the expansion, bureaucratization, and computerization o... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Concise Optics: Concepts, Examples, and Problems (Textbook Series in Physical Sciences)
This introductory text is a reader friendly treatment of geometrical and physical optics emphasizing problems and solved examples with detailed analysis and helpful commentary. The authors are seasoned educators with decades of experience teaching optics. Their approach is to gradually present mathe... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Mi cuerpo es mio
by Lory Freeman • Lois B. DunnMi Cuerpo es mío es un libro escrito para ayudar a los padres a enseñar a los niños pequeños como evitar el contacto físico incomodo.... More
Language: SPACopyright: 1982 -
Closing the Shop: Information Cartels and Japan's Mass Media
How is the relationship between the Japanese state and Japanese society mediated by the press? Does the pervasive system of press clubs, and the regulations underlying them, alter or even censor the way news is reported in Japan? Who benefits from the press club system? And who loses? Here Laurie An... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2000 -
Heroes of Olympus
Fast-paced and action-packed retellings of the most important Greek and Roman myths.Ancient myths continue to have modern relevance--for thousands of years they have been the basis for plays, operas, paintings, and movies. And in these retellings from acclaimed writer and scholar Philip Freeman, cla... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
Opting Out: Women Messing with Marriage around the World (Politics of Marriage and Gender: Global Issues in Local Contexts)
by Laura C. Nelson • Sarah Lamb • Carla Freeman • Akiko Takeyama • Jacqueline Solway • Dinah Hannaford • Julia Pauli • Melanie A. Medeiros • Joanna Davidson • Kimberly Walters • Brady G'Sell • Carla JonesWomen around the world are opting out of marriage. Through nuanced ethnographic accounts of the ways that women are moving the needle on marital norms and practices, Opting Out reveals the conditions that make this widespread phenomenon possible in places where marriage has long been obligatory. Eac... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2023 -
Optical Coherence Tomography in Neurological Diseases
Optical coherence tomography [OCT] provides tissue morphology imagery at much higher resolution than other imaging modalities such as MRI or ultrasound, and the machines are comparatively cheaper. It is an easy technique to perform; is non-ionizing, and therefore safe. These benefits are driving a r... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Fixing Hell: An Army Psychologist Confronts Abu Ghraib
This is the story of Abu Ghraib that you haven't heard, told by the soldier sent by the Army to restore order and ensure that the abuses that took place there never happen again.In April 2004, the world was shocked by the brutal pictures of beatings, dog attacks, sex acts, and the torture of prisone... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2008 -
Freeman's: The Best New Writing on Arrival
by Dave Eggers • Louise Erdrich • Haruki Murakami • David Mitchell • Lydia Davis • Anne Carson • Tahmima Anam • Barry Lopez • Kamila Shamsie • Aleksandar Hemon • John Freeman • Helen Simpson • Honor Moore • Etgar Keret • Laura van den Berg • Daniel Galera • Ishion Hutchinson • Colum McCann • Ghassan Zaqtan • Garnette Cadogan • Ben Huff • Fatin Abbas • Michael SaluWe live today in constant motion, traveling distances rapidly, small ones daily, arriving in new states. In this inaugural edition of Freeman's, a new biannual of unpublished writing, former Granta editor and NBCC president John Freeman brings together the best new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry ab... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015