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Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
For all the anxiety that surrounds the college admissions process, one part of the application lies completely within a student's control: the essay. In this book, Rachel Toor writing instructor and coach at all levels from high school to senior faculty, and former admissions officer at Duke University shows that the key to writing a successful application essay is learning to present an honest portrait of yourself.
Author
Language
English
Description
If you thought harvesting rainwater was too complicated for you, it's time to think again...
Do you and your family want clean, natural, unchlorinated water? But will drilling a well cost you $20,000, bringing your homestead dreams and years of preparation to a screeching halt?
Maybe your well been contaminated, or it may not support you and your family within a few short years. Have you always dreamed of harvesting rainwater for your home, garden...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Takes a look at the pileup of waste in the United States, including the problem of plastic, the industry of overmedication, e-waste products, everyday garbage, fast fashion trash, space waste, and other forms of profligacy that make our nation the biggest waster on the planet. Looking at the environmental impact of so much garbage, Dondero explores not just how we got here and where we're headed, but ways in which we might be able to curb the tide....
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Mary B. Addison killed a baby. Allegedly. She didn't say much in that first interview with detectives, and the media filled in the only blanks that mattered: A white baby had died while under the care of a church-going black woman and her nine-year-old daughter. The public convicted Mary and the jury made it official. But did she do it? She wouldn't say. Mary survived six years in baby jail before being dumped in a group home. The house isn't really...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Description
Chess is a sport, a science, and an art. For more than a thousand years, people around the world have enjoyed this game of skill and tactics and intellectual prowess. From Parisian nightclubs to Hollywood films to everyday dining rooms and dens, you can find people furrowing their brows in concentration over their next strategic move. The fun of the game is that anyone can play, and there is always something more to learn—especially with the right...
9) Hands down
Author
Publisher
Mariana Zapata
Pub. Date
[2020].
Language
English
Description
Before he was "Big Texas," he was "Zac the Snack Pack."Bianca Brannen knows time--mostly--heals all wounds. Including those your once loved ones might have unintentionally given you. (Those just take longer.)She thinks she's ready when a call has her walking back into her old friend's life. Or at least as prepared as possible to see the starting quarterback in the National Football Organization. Before the lights, the fans, and the millions, he'd...
Author
Publisher
Wild Soul Press
Pub. Date
[2020].
Language
English
Description
"The Earth is trying to teach us to live better. To lead richer, happier lives. Will we continue down the limited path of the mechanical mind? Or will we tune into ultimate intelligence? The same intelligence that allows blood to flow through our veins, bees to pollinate flowers, birds to fly south, salmon to spawn, whales to migrate, caterpillars to become butterflies, the Earth to rotate, the moon to orbit, and the rest of nature to function perfectly...
11) Nova pack
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"This 5-level guided reading system helps kids master verbal, reading, and writing skills - starting at any level. Every app, storybook, and video has been hand-selected to help kids gain the knowledge they need to transition from learning-to-read to reading-to-learn. Independent packs are ideal for readers who have reached the following milestones: Will explore ideas for discussion; Engages in conversation; Reads with understanding and purpose; Reads...
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