SpecificationsAuthor 1 SundusBook Description Contains eight educational pages to pronounce letters and words Contains a charset of letters and numbers within each page Suitable for beginners by learning words and lettersFormat eBookLanguage Arabic SpecificationsAuthor 1 SundusBook Description Contains eight educational pages to pronounce letters and words Contains a charset of letters and numbers within each page Suitable for beginners by learning words and lettersFormat eBookLanguage Arabic
SpecificationsAbout the Author Noam Chomsky is the bestselling author of over 100 influential political books including Hegemony or Survival Imperial Ambitions Failed States Interventions What We Say Goes Hopes and Prospects Making the Future On Anarchism Masters of Mankind and Who Rules the World. He has also been the subject of numerous books of biography and interviews and has collaborated with journalists on books such as Perilous Power Gaza in Crisis and On Palestine. Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor emeritus in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Laureate Professor of Linguistics and Agnese Nelms Haury Chair in the Program in Environment and Social Justice at the University of Arizona.Author 1 Noam ChomskyBook Description Power Systems is the latest collection of searing insights from intellectual superstar Noam Chomsky. In this new collection of conversations conducted from 2010 to 2012 Noam Chomsky explores the most immediate and urgent concerns: the future of democracy in the Arab world the implications of the Fukushima nuclear disaster the class war fought by U.S. business interests against working people and the poor the breakdown of mainstream political institutions and the rise of the far right. The latest volume from a long-established trusted partnership this collection shows once again that no interlocutor engages with Chomsky more effectively than David Barsamian. These interviews will inspire a new generation of readers as well as longtime Chomsky fans eager for his latest thinking on the many crises we now confront both at home and abroad. They confirm that Chomsky is an unparalleled resource for anyone seeking to understand our world today. Praise for Noam Chomsky: One of the finest minds of the twentieth century New Yorker Noam Chomsky is a global phenomenon . . . he may be the most widely read American voice on foreign policy on the planet today New York Times Book Review Will there ever again be a public intellectual who commands the attention of so many across the planet? New Statesman The wests most prominent critic of US imperialism . . . the closest thing in the English-speaking world to an intellectual superstar Guardian Noam Chomsky is the author of numerous bestselling political books including Hegemony or Survival Failed States Interventions What We Say Goes Hopes and Prospects and most recently Occupy all of which are published by Hamish Hamilton/Penguin. He is a professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT and is widely credited with having revolutionized modern linguistics. David Barsamian is the award-winning founder and director of Alternative Radio. He has authored several books of interviews with leading political thinkers. www.alternativeradio.orgEditorial Review The wests most prominent critic of US imperialism . . . the closest thing in the English-speaking world to an intellectual superstar * Guardian * Will there ever again be a public intellectual who commands the attention of so many across the planet? * New Statesman * Noam Chomsky is a global phenomenon . . . he may be the most widely read American voice on foreign policy on the planet today * New York Times Book Review * One of the finest minds of the twentieth century * New Yorker *ISBN-13 9780241965245Language EnglishNumber of Pages 224Publication Date 24 March 2014View Full Specifications SpecificationsAbout the Author Noam Chomsky is the bestselling author of over 100 influential political books including Hegemony or Survival Imperial Ambitions Failed States Interventions What We Say Goes Hopes and Prospects Making the Future On Anarchism Masters of Mankind and Who Rules the World. He has also been the subject of numerous books of biography and interviews and has collaborated with journalists on books such as Perilous Power Gaza in Crisis and On Palestine. Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor emeritus in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Laureate Professor of Linguistics and Agnese Nelms Haury Chair in the Program in Environment and Social Justice at the University of Arizona.Author 1 Noam ChomskyBook Description Power Systems is the latest collection of searing insights from intellectual superstar Noam Chomsky. In this new collection of conversations conducted from 2010 to 2012 Noam Chomsky explores the most immediate and urgent concerns: the future of democracy in the Arab world the implications of the Fukushima nuclear disaster the class war fought by U.S. business interests against working people and the poor the breakdown of mainstream political institutions and the rise of the far right. The latest volume from a long-established trusted partnership this collection shows once again that no interlocutor engages with Chomsky more effectively than David Barsamian. These interviews will inspire a new generation of readers as well as longtime Chomsky fans eager for his latest thinking on the many crises we now confront both at home and abroad. They confirm that Chomsky is an unparalleled resource for anyone seeking to understand our world today. Praise for Noam Chomsky: One of the finest minds of the twentieth century New Yorker Noam Chomsky is a global phenomenon . . . he may be the most widely read American voice on foreign policy on the planet today New York Times Book Review Will there ever again be a public intellectual who commands the attention of so many across the planet? New Statesman The wests most prominent critic of US imperialism . . . the closest thing in the English-speaking world to an intellectual superstar Guardian Noam Chomsky is the author of numerous bestselling political books including Hegemony or Survival Failed States Interventions What We Say Goes Hopes and Prospects and most recently Occupy all of which are published by Hamish Hamilton/Penguin. He is a professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT and is widely credited with having revolutionized modern linguistics. David Barsamian is the award-winning founder and director of Alternative Radio. He has authored several books of interviews with leading political thinkers. www.alternativeradio.orgEditorial Review The wests most prominent critic of US imperialism . . . the closest thing in the English-speaking world to an intellectual superstar * Guardian * Will there ever again be a public intellectual who commands the attention of so many across the planet? * New Statesman * Noam Chomsky is a global phenomenon . . . he may be the most widely read American voice on foreign policy on the planet today * New York Times Book Review * One of the finest minds of the twentieth century * New Yorker *ISBN-13 9780241965245Language EnglishNumber of Pages 224Publication Date 24 March 2014View Full Specifications
SpecificationsAbout the Author Dr. Emiko Konomi teaches Japanese in the World Languages and Literatures department of Portland State UniversityAuthor 1 Glen McCabeBook Description Learning to recognize and pronounce the basic hiragana and katakana phonetic alphabets is the first step in studying the Japanese language. This set of 200 flash cards along with accompanying booklet wall charts and audio disc contains everything you need to quickly gain mastery of the two Japanese syllabaries and is a great way to learn Japanese. Frequent review is the key to memorizing the characters and these cards are easily carried in a pocket or purse for a quick review session anytime. This box contains: 200 hole-punched flash cards with an organizing ring. Two 24" x 18" wall charts showing all hiragana and katakana. Native-speaker audio recordings of 1 128 words and phrases. 32-page study booklet with indexes and practice tips. Also available from Tuttle Publishing Japanese Kanji Flash Cards Kit can be used alongside these flash cards to master written JapaneseEditorial Review Tuttle really does give you everything you need to get started with Hiragana and Katakana including a short booklet with many suggestions of how to use the flashcards an index of the cards and an English to Japanese mini dictionary of all of the words featured on the cards. -Lindsay Does Language blogISBN-10 4805311673ISBN-13 9784805311677Language EnglishNumber of Pages 32View Full Specifications SpecificationsAbout the Author Dr. Emiko Konomi teaches Japanese in the World Languages and Literatures department of Portland State UniversityAuthor 1 Glen McCabeBook Description Learning to recognize and pronounce the basic hiragana and katakana phonetic alphabets is the first step in studying the Japanese language. This set of 200 flash cards along with accompanying booklet wall charts and audio disc contains everything you need to quickly gain mastery of the two Japanese syllabaries and is a great way to learn Japanese. Frequent review is the key to memorizing the characters and these cards are easily carried in a pocket or purse for a quick review session anytime. This box contains: 200 hole-punched flash cards with an organizing ring. Two 24" x 18" wall charts showing all hiragana and katakana. Native-speaker audio recordings of 1 128 words and phrases. 32-page study booklet with indexes and practice tips. Also available from Tuttle Publishing Japanese Kanji Flash Cards Kit can be used alongside these flash cards to master written JapaneseEditorial Review Tuttle really does give you everything you need to get started with Hiragana and Katakana including a short booklet with many suggestions of how to use the flashcards an index of the cards and an English to Japanese mini dictionary of all of the words featured on the cards. -Lindsay Does Language blogISBN-10 4805311673ISBN-13 9784805311677Language EnglishNumber of Pages 32View Full Specifications
SpecificationsAbout the Author George Trombley is a professional Japanese interpreter who over the past 16 years has interpreted at corporations such as Microsoft IBM NTT DoCoMo Lucent Technologies and in countries throughout North America Europe Asia and the Middle East.Author 1 George TrombleyAuthor 2 Yukari TakenakaBook Description Japanese From Zero! is an innovative and integrated approach to learning Japanese developed by professional Japanese interpreter George Trombley and co-writer Yukari Takenaka. The lessons and techniques used in this series have been taught successfully for over ten years in classrooms throughout the world. Using up-to-date and easy-to-grasp grammar Japanese From Zero! is the perfect course for current students of Japanese as well as absolute beginners. In Book 1 of the Japanese From Zero! series readers are taught new grammar concepts over 800 new words and expressions and also learn the hiragana writing system.Edition Number 6ISBN-10 976998122ISBN-13 9.78098E+12Language EnglishView Full Specifications SpecificationsAbout the Author George Trombley is a professional Japanese interpreter who over the past 16 years has interpreted at corporations such as Microsoft IBM NTT DoCoMo Lucent Technologies and in countries throughout North America Europe Asia and the Middle East.Author 1 George TrombleyAuthor 2 Yukari TakenakaBook Description Japanese From Zero! is an innovative and integrated approach to learning Japanese developed by professional Japanese interpreter George Trombley and co-writer Yukari Takenaka. The lessons and techniques used in this series have been taught successfully for over ten years in classrooms throughout the world. Using up-to-date and easy-to-grasp grammar Japanese From Zero! is the perfect course for current students of Japanese as well as absolute beginners. In Book 1 of the Japanese From Zero! series readers are taught new grammar concepts over 800 new words and expressions and also learn the hiragana writing system.Edition Number 6ISBN-10 976998122ISBN-13 9.78098E+12Language EnglishView Full Specifications
SpecificationsAbout the Author BRANDON SANDERSON grew up in Lincoln Nebraska. He lives in Utah with his wife and children and teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. In addition to completing Robert Jordans The Wheel of TimeR he is the author of such bestsellers as the Mistborn trilogy Warbreaker The Alloy of Law The Way of Kings Rithmatist and Steelheart. He won the 2013 Hugo Award for "The Emperors Soul " a novella set in the world of his acclaimed first novel Elantris.Author 1 Brandon SandersonBook Description The eagerly awaited sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling Words of Radiance from epic fantasy author Brandon Sanderson at the top of his game. In Oathbringer the third volume of the New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive humanity faces a new Desolation with the return of the Voidbringers a foe with numbers as great as their thirst for vengeance. Dalinar Kholins Alethi armies won a fleeting victory at a terrible cost: The enemy Parshendi summoned the violent Everstorm which now sweeps the world with destruction and in...ISBN-13 9780765365293Language EnglishNumber of Pages 1328Publication Date 27-Aug-19Publisher Tor Books SpecificationsAbout the Author BRANDON SANDERSON grew up in Lincoln Nebraska. He lives in Utah with his wife and children and teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. In addition to completing Robert Jordans The Wheel of TimeR he is the author of such bestsellers as the Mistborn trilogy Warbreaker The Alloy of Law The Way of Kings Rithmatist and Steelheart. He won the 2013 Hugo Award for "The Emperors Soul " a novella set in the world of his acclaimed first novel Elantris.Author 1 Brandon SandersonBook Description The eagerly awaited sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling Words of Radiance from epic fantasy author Brandon Sanderson at the top of his game. In Oathbringer the third volume of the New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive humanity faces a new Desolation with the return of the Voidbringers a foe with numbers as great as their thirst for vengeance. Dalinar Kholins Alethi armies won a fleeting victory at a terrible cost: The enemy Parshendi summoned the violent Everstorm which now sweeps the world with destruction and in...ISBN-13 9780765365293Language EnglishNumber of Pages 1328Publication Date 27-Aug-19Publisher Tor Books
SpecificationsAbout the Author Joseph Murphy PhD. D.D. has been acclaimed as a major figure in the human potential movement the spiritual heir to writers like James Allen Dale Carnegie Napoleon Hill and Norman Vincent Peale and a precursor and inspirer of contemporary motivational writers and speakers like Tony Robbins Zig Ziglar and Earl Nightingale. He was the Minister-Director of the Church of Divine Science in Los Angeles for almost three decades and the author of numerous books that have sold tens of millions of copies in dozens of translations throughout the world.Author 1 PhD D.D. Joseph MurphyFormat PaperbackEdition Number Revised EditionEditorial Review By understanding how the subconscious mind works you can learn how dreams become reality. Dr Joseph Murphy spent a good part of his life studying eastern religions and was a scholar of the I Ching the Chinese book of divination. He was also for 28 years minister at the Los Angeles branch of the Church of Divine Science a New Thought church that promotes a practical spirituality free of religious creed and dogma. He believed he had found secrets concerning the subconscious that were beyond time and culture. Many people say their lives were not the same after reading this book. The subconscious is powerful and what you get from Murphy is the realisation that unless you try to understand the non-rational mind your rational desires and plans will be forever sabotaged. --Tom Butler-BowdonISBN-10 0735204551ISBN-13 9780735204553Language EnglishView Full Specifications SpecificationsAbout the Author Joseph Murphy PhD. D.D. has been acclaimed as a major figure in the human potential movement the spiritual heir to writers like James Allen Dale Carnegie Napoleon Hill and Norman Vincent Peale and a precursor and inspirer of contemporary motivational writers and speakers like Tony Robbins Zig Ziglar and Earl Nightingale. He was the Minister-Director of the Church of Divine Science in Los Angeles for almost three decades and the author of numerous books that have sold tens of millions of copies in dozens of translations throughout the world.Author 1 PhD D.D. Joseph MurphyFormat PaperbackEdition Number Revised EditionEditorial Review By understanding how the subconscious mind works you can learn how dreams become reality. Dr Joseph Murphy spent a good part of his life studying eastern religions and was a scholar of the I Ching the Chinese book of divination. He was also for 28 years minister at the Los Angeles branch of the Church of Divine Science a New Thought church that promotes a practical spirituality free of religious creed and dogma. He believed he had found secrets concerning the subconscious that were beyond time and culture. Many people say their lives were not the same after reading this book. The subconscious is powerful and what you get from Murphy is the realisation that unless you try to understand the non-rational mind your rational desires and plans will be forever sabotaged. --Tom Butler-BowdonISBN-10 0735204551ISBN-13 9780735204553Language EnglishView Full Specifications
SpecificationsAbout the Author Norman Vincent Peales books most notably The Power of Positive Thinking have sold millions of copies around the world. He founded The Positive Thinking Foundation which promotes his theories on positive thinking.Author 1 Norman Vincent PealeBook Description Power of Positive ThinkingFormat PaperbackEdition Number 0Editorial Review "This book had an amazing impact on my life." Daily Express --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.ISBN-10 0091906385ISBN-13 9780091906382View Full Specifications SpecificationsAbout the Author Norman Vincent Peales books most notably The Power of Positive Thinking have sold millions of copies around the world. He founded The Positive Thinking Foundation which promotes his theories on positive thinking.Author 1 Norman Vincent PealeBook Description Power of Positive ThinkingFormat PaperbackEdition Number 0Editorial Review "This book had an amazing impact on my life." Daily Express --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.ISBN-10 0091906385ISBN-13 9780091906382View Full Specifications
SpecificationsAbout the Author Jeff Kinney is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and a five-time Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award winner for Favorite Book. Jeff has been named one of Time magazines 100 Most Influential People in the World. He is also the creator of Poptropica which was named one of Time magazines 50 Best Websites. He spent his childhood in the Washington D.C. area and moved to New England in 1995. Jeff lives with his wife and two sons in Massachusetts where they own a bookstore An Unlikely Story.Author 1 Jeff KinneyFormat PaperbackEdition Number 1Editorial Review The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinneys Diary of a Wimpy Kid series Sun Kinney is right up there with J K Rowling as one of the bestselling childrens authors on the planet. Independent Hilarious! Sunday Telegraph The most hotly anticipated childrens book of the year is here - Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Big IssueISBN-10 0141331976ISBN-13 9780141331973Language EnglishView Full Specifications SpecificationsAbout the Author Jeff Kinney is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and a five-time Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award winner for Favorite Book. Jeff has been named one of Time magazines 100 Most Influential People in the World. He is also the creator of Poptropica which was named one of Time magazines 50 Best Websites. He spent his childhood in the Washington D.C. area and moved to New England in 1995. Jeff lives with his wife and two sons in Massachusetts where they own a bookstore An Unlikely Story.Author 1 Jeff KinneyFormat PaperbackEdition Number 1Editorial Review The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinneys Diary of a Wimpy Kid series Sun Kinney is right up there with J K Rowling as one of the bestselling childrens authors on the planet. Independent Hilarious! Sunday Telegraph The most hotly anticipated childrens book of the year is here - Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Big IssueISBN-10 0141331976ISBN-13 9780141331973Language EnglishView Full Specifications
SpecificationsAbout the Author Yunus A. ï¿engel is Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Nevada Reno. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Istanbul Technical University and his M.S. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University. His areas of interest are renewable energy energy efficiency energy policies heat transfer enhancement and engineering education. He served as the director of the Industrial Assessment Center IAC at the University of Nevada Reno from 1996 to 2000. He has led teams of engineering students to numerous manufacturing facilities in Northern Nevada and California to perform industrial assessments and has prepared energy conservation waste minimization and productivity enhancement reports for them. He has also served as an advisor for various government organizations and corporations. Dr. ï¿engel is also the author or coauthor of the widely adopted textbooks Differential Equations for Engineers and Scientists 2013 Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Sciences 5th ed. 2017 Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications 4th ed. 2018 Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 9th ed. 2019 and Heat and Mass Transfer: Fundamentals and Applications 6th ed. 2020 and all published by McGraw-Hill Education. Some of his textbooks have been translated into Chinese Long and Short Forms Japanese Korean Spanish French Portuguese Italian Turkish Greek Tai and Basq. Dr. ï¿engel is the recipient of several outstanding teacher awards and he has received the ASEE Meriam/Wiley Distinguished Author Award for excellence in authorship in 1992 and again in 2000. Dr. ï¿engel is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Nevada and is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME and the American Society for Engineering Education ASEE.Author 1 Yunus CengelBook Description Thermodynamics An Engineering Approach covers the basic principles of thermodynamics while presenting a wealth of real-world engineering examples so students get a feel for how thermodynamics is applied in engineering practice. This text helps students develop an intuitive understanding by emphasizing the physics and physical arguments. Cengel and Boles explore the various facets of thermodynamics through careful explanations of concepts and use of numerous practical examples and figures having students develop necessary skills to bridge the gap between knowledge and the confidence to properly apply their knowledge.The 9th edition offers new video and applet tools inside Connect.McGraw-Hills Connect is also available as an optional add on item. Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need when they need it how they need it so that class time is more effective. Connect allows the professor to assign homework quizzes and tests easily and automatically grades and records the scores of the students work. Problems are randomized to prevent sharing of answers an may also have a "multi-step solution" which helps move the students learning along if they experience difficulty.ISBN-10 1260092682ISBN-13 9781260092684Language EnglishNumber of Pages 1010Publication Date 4-Mar-18View Full Specifications SpecificationsAbout the Author Yunus A. ï¿engel is Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Nevada Reno. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Istanbul Technical University and his M.S. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University. His areas of interest are renewable energy energy efficiency energy policies heat transfer enhancement and engineering education. He served as the director of the Industrial Assessment Center IAC at the University of Nevada Reno from 1996 to 2000. He has led teams of engineering students to numerous manufacturing facilities in Northern Nevada and California to perform industrial assessments and has prepared energy conservation waste minimization and productivity enhancement reports for them. He has also served as an advisor for various government organizations and corporations. Dr. ï¿engel is also the author or coauthor of the widely adopted textbooks Differential Equations for Engineers and Scientists 2013 Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Sciences 5th ed. 2017 Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications 4th ed. 2018 Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 9th ed. 2019 and Heat and Mass Transfer: Fundamentals and Applications 6th ed. 2020 and all published by McGraw-Hill Education. Some of his textbooks have been translated into Chinese Long and Short Forms Japanese Korean Spanish French Portuguese Italian Turkish Greek Tai and Basq. Dr. ï¿engel is the recipient of several outstanding teacher awards and he has received the ASEE Meriam/Wiley Distinguished Author Award for excellence in authorship in 1992 and again in 2000. Dr. ï¿engel is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Nevada and is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME and the American Society for Engineering Education ASEE.Author 1 Yunus CengelBook Description Thermodynamics An Engineering Approach covers the basic principles of thermodynamics while presenting a wealth of real-world engineering examples so students get a feel for how thermodynamics is applied in engineering practice. This text helps students develop an intuitive understanding by emphasizing the physics and physical arguments. Cengel and Boles explore the various facets of thermodynamics through careful explanations of concepts and use of numerous practical examples and figures having students develop necessary skills to bridge the gap between knowledge and the confidence to properly apply their knowledge.The 9th edition offers new video and applet tools inside Connect.McGraw-Hills Connect is also available as an optional add on item. Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need when they need it how they need it so that class time is more effective. Connect allows the professor to assign homework quizzes and tests easily and automatically grades and records the scores of the students work. Problems are randomized to prevent sharing of answers an may also have a "multi-step solution" which helps move the students learning along if they experience difficulty.ISBN-10 1260092682ISBN-13 9781260092684Language EnglishNumber of Pages 1010Publication Date 4-Mar-18View Full Specifications
SpecificationsAbout the Author Shannon Hale is the bestselling author of many books for children including the Ever After High series Princess Academy Newbery Honor book and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl middle grade novel. She co-wrote the graphic novels Rapunzels Revenge and Calamity Jack and the chapter book series The Princess in Black with her husband Dean Hale. They live with their four children near Salt Lake City Utah. LeUyen Pham is the bestselling illustrator of The Princess in Black series with Shannon and Dean Hale. She wrote and illustrated Big Sister Little Sister and The Bear Who Wasnt There and is the illustrator of many other picture books including The Boy Who Loved Math. She lives and works in Los Angeles with her husband and her two adorable sons.Author 1 Shannon HaleAuthor 2 Leuyen PhamBook Description Following little Shannons life from kindergarten through fifth grade Real Friends captures the emotional roller coaster ride of friendship from navigating the tricky waters of cliques and bullies to her never-ending struggle to stay in The Group. Shannons honest and heartfelt story reminds us of how hard it was to learn what real friends are - and why finding them is worth the journey.Editorial Review In Real Friends Shannon Hale reflects on her own friendship-troubled elementary school years with honesty humor and grace . . . Her readers will find much to love here including LeUyen Phams brilliant and multilayered art . . . These detailed memories of elementary school will ring hilariously true to adult readers . . . At the same time stories of whispered rumors and being left out will be achingly familiar for readers navigating those waters in the here and now. --author Kate Messner writing in the New York Times Book Review "The books truth is as vibrant as its art." --Washington Post "A heart-stabbing tale of the everyday social agonies of girlhood." --Wall Street Journal "Real Friends tackles bullying childhood anxiety and growing pains in a heartfelt way thatll transport every woman who went to elementary school back into her days as a young girl . . . but the book also shows us the incredible kindness and solidarity that girls can and do display." --The Mary Sue "A wistful affecting and utterly charming exploration of the realities of childhood friendship." --Booklist starred review "This tender perceptive graphic memoir is bound to resonate with most readers especially fans of Raina Telgemeier and kids struggling with the often turbulent waters of friendships and cliques." --School Library Journal starred review "A wonderfully observed portrait of finding ones place in your world." --Publishers Weekly starred review "Readers will appreciate Shannons fantastic imagination that lightens her tough journey toward courage and self-acceptance." --Kirkus Reviews "Hand this book to fans of Raina Telgemeiers and Cece Bells graphic memoirs." --Horn Book "The authors memoir nails what its like to navigate elementary-school friendships." --Parents Magazine "Phams visual version of Hale expresses everything with bright creativity and intense emotional suffering warring across her face her body posture and even in her gait. Hale fans will appreciate the look behind the curtain at where some of her amazing book ideas are rooted and kids who have struggled with the complexity of grade school friendships i.e. any kid will find comfort that the dark days can be survived." --The Bulletin "Real Friends is honest and heartfelt and sure to be loved by anyone who has ever felt like an outsider. The artwork is stunning too!" --Victoria Jamieson New York Times-bestselling and Newbery Honor author of Roller Girl "Fresh fun and achingly real. Bravo!" --Jennifer L. Holm New York Times-bestselling and Newbery Honor author and co-creator of Sunny Side Up and the Babymouse series "Real Friends made me laugh broke my heart and gave me hope. This book is SO GOOD. SO MANY FEELS." --Gene Luen Yang New York Times-bestselling and National Book Award Finalist author of American Born ChineseISBN-10 1626727856ISBN-13 9.78163E+12Language EnglishView Full Specifications SpecificationsAbout the Author Shannon Hale is the bestselling author of many books for children including the Ever After High series Princess Academy Newbery Honor book and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl middle grade novel. She co-wrote the graphic novels Rapunzels Revenge and Calamity Jack and the chapter book series The Princess in Black with her husband Dean Hale. They live with their four children near Salt Lake City Utah. LeUyen Pham is the bestselling illustrator of The Princess in Black series with Shannon and Dean Hale. She wrote and illustrated Big Sister Little Sister and The Bear Who Wasnt There and is the illustrator of many other picture books including The Boy Who Loved Math. She lives and works in Los Angeles with her husband and her two adorable sons.Author 1 Shannon HaleAuthor 2 Leuyen PhamBook Description Following little Shannons life from kindergarten through fifth grade Real Friends captures the emotional roller coaster ride of friendship from navigating the tricky waters of cliques and bullies to her never-ending struggle to stay in The Group. Shannons honest and heartfelt story reminds us of how hard it was to learn what real friends are - and why finding them is worth the journey.Editorial Review In Real Friends Shannon Hale reflects on her own friendship-troubled elementary school years with honesty humor and grace . . . Her readers will find much to love here including LeUyen Phams brilliant and multilayered art . . . These detailed memories of elementary school will ring hilariously true to adult readers . . . At the same time stories of whispered rumors and being left out will be achingly familiar for readers navigating those waters in the here and now. --author Kate Messner writing in the New York Times Book Review "The books truth is as vibrant as its art." --Washington Post "A heart-stabbing tale of the everyday social agonies of girlhood." --Wall Street Journal "Real Friends tackles bullying childhood anxiety and growing pains in a heartfelt way thatll transport every woman who went to elementary school back into her days as a young girl . . . but the book also shows us the incredible kindness and solidarity that girls can and do display." --The Mary Sue "A wistful affecting and utterly charming exploration of the realities of childhood friendship." --Booklist starred review "This tender perceptive graphic memoir is bound to resonate with most readers especially fans of Raina Telgemeier and kids struggling with the often turbulent waters of friendships and cliques." --School Library Journal starred review "A wonderfully observed portrait of finding ones place in your world." --Publishers Weekly starred review "Readers will appreciate Shannons fantastic imagination that lightens her tough journey toward courage and self-acceptance." --Kirkus Reviews "Hand this book to fans of Raina Telgemeiers and Cece Bells graphic memoirs." --Horn Book "The authors memoir nails what its like to navigate elementary-school friendships." --Parents Magazine "Phams visual version of Hale expresses everything with bright creativity and intense emotional suffering warring across her face her body posture and even in her gait. Hale fans will appreciate the look behind the curtain at where some of her amazing book ideas are rooted and kids who have struggled with the complexity of grade school friendships i.e. any kid will find comfort that the dark days can be survived." --The Bulletin "Real Friends is honest and heartfelt and sure to be loved by anyone who has ever felt like an outsider. The artwork is stunning too!" --Victoria Jamieson New York Times-bestselling and Newbery Honor author of Roller Girl "Fresh fun and achingly real. Bravo!" --Jennifer L. Holm New York Times-bestselling and Newbery Honor author and co-creator of Sunny Side Up and the Babymouse series "Real Friends made me laugh broke my heart and gave me hope. This book is SO GOOD. SO MANY FEELS." --Gene Luen Yang New York Times-bestselling and National Book Award Finalist author of American Born ChineseISBN-10 1626727856ISBN-13 9.78163E+12Language EnglishView Full Specifications
SpecificationsAbout the Author Raina Telgemeier is the #1 New York Times bestselling multiple Eisner Award–winning creator of Smile and Sisters which are both graphic memoirs based on her childhood. She is also the creator of Drama which was named a Stonewall Honor Book and was selected for YALSA’s Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens. Raina lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. To learn more visit her online at goRaina.Author 1 Raina TelgemeierBook Description SistersFormat PaperbackEdition Number 0Editorial Review * "A wonderfully charming tale of family and sisters that anyone can bond with." -- Kirkus Reviews starred review * "Alternately poignant and laugh-out-loud funny." -- Publishers Weekly starred review * "Telgemeiers art complements her writing to great effect offering a cheerful vivid cartoon simplicity that allows readers to instantly engage even as it leaves room for deeper truths to take hold." -- Booklist starred review * "A must-have follow-up to Smile " -- School Library Journal starred reviewISBN-10 0545540607ISBN-13 9780545540605View Full Specifications SpecificationsAbout the Author Raina Telgemeier is the #1 New York Times bestselling multiple Eisner Award–winning creator of Smile and Sisters which are both graphic memoirs based on her childhood. She is also the creator of Drama which was named a Stonewall Honor Book and was selected for YALSA’s Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens. Raina lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. To learn more visit her online at goRaina.Author 1 Raina TelgemeierBook Description SistersFormat PaperbackEdition Number 0Editorial Review * "A wonderfully charming tale of family and sisters that anyone can bond with." -- Kirkus Reviews starred review * "Alternately poignant and laugh-out-loud funny." -- Publishers Weekly starred review * "Telgemeiers art complements her writing to great effect offering a cheerful vivid cartoon simplicity that allows readers to instantly engage even as it leaves room for deeper truths to take hold." -- Booklist starred review * "A must-have follow-up to Smile " -- School Library Journal starred reviewISBN-10 0545540607ISBN-13 9780545540605View Full Specifications
HighlightsIntegrated into everyday thinking by many millions of peoplePresents a principle-centered approach for solving personal and professional problemsPenetrating insights and pointed anecdotesCovey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness integrity honesty and human dignityPrinciples that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change createsSpecificationsAbout the Author Recognized as one of Time magazine’s twenty-five most influential Americans Stephen R. Covey 1932–2012 was an internationally respected leadership authority family expert teacher organizational consultant and author. His books have sold more than twenty-five million copies in thirty-eight languages and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People was named the #1 Most Influential Business Book of the Twentieth Century. After receiving an MBA from Harvard and a doctorate degree from Brigham Young University he became the cofounder and vice chairman of FranklinCovey a leading global training firm.Author 1 Stephen R. CoveyBook Description In THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE Stephen R. Covey presents a holistic integrated principle-centred approach for solving personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and pointed anecdotes Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness integrity honesty and human dignity - principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates.Format PaperbackEdition Number Anniversary EditionEditorial Review "Duns Business Month" When Stephen Covey talks executives listen. M. Scott Peck author of "The Road Less Traveled" The 7 Habits have the gift of being simple without being simplistic.ISBN-10 1451639619ISBN-13 9781451639612View Full Specifications HighlightsIntegrated into everyday thinking by many millions of peoplePresents a principle-centered approach for solving personal and professional problemsPenetrating insights and pointed anecdotesCovey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness integrity honesty and human dignityPrinciples that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change createsSpecificationsAbout the Author Recognized as one of Time magazine’s twenty-five most influential Americans Stephen R. Covey 1932–2012 was an internationally respected leadership authority family expert teacher organizational consultant and author. His books have sold more than twenty-five million copies in thirty-eight languages and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People was named the #1 Most Influential Business Book of the Twentieth Century. After receiving an MBA from Harvard and a doctorate degree from Brigham Young University he became the cofounder and vice chairman of FranklinCovey a leading global training firm.Author 1 Stephen R. CoveyBook Description In THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE Stephen R. Covey presents a holistic integrated principle-centred approach for solving personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and pointed anecdotes Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness integrity honesty and human dignity - principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates.Format PaperbackEdition Number Anniversary EditionEditorial Review "Duns Business Month" When Stephen Covey talks executives listen. M. Scott Peck author of "The Road Less Traveled" The 7 Habits have the gift of being simple without being simplistic.ISBN-10 1451639619ISBN-13 9781451639612View Full Specifications
SpecificationsAuthor 1 Suzanne CollinsBook Description Set in a dark vision of the near future a terrifying reality TVGrade NewISBN-13 9781407191287Language English SpecificationsAuthor 1 Suzanne CollinsBook Description Set in a dark vision of the near future a terrifying reality TVGrade NewISBN-13 9781407191287Language English