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Breaking Night

A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard

by Liz Murray ...

This memoir of a young woman's indomitable spirit to survive and prevail, against all odds, reveals her journey from homelessness to Harvard.Liz Murray was born to loving but drug-addicted parents in the Bronx. In school she was taunted for her dirty clothing and lice-infested hair, eventually skipping so many classes that she was put into a girls' home. At age fifteen, Liz found herself on the ... Read more

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This memoir of a young woman's indomitable spirit to survive and prevail, against all odds, reveals her journey from homelessness to Harvard.Liz Murray was born to loving but drug-addicted parents in the Bronx. In school she was taunted for her dirty clothing and lice-infested hair, eventually skipping so many classes that she was put into a girls' home. At age fifteen, Liz found herself on the
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Not Just Painful Periods

Endometriosis, Fibroids and Menstrual Health

by Dr Liz Murray ...

'In this essential book, Dr Liz Murray provides accurate, practical and empowering information that every woman should have access to.' - Professor Andrew Horne, Director of Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh; Speciality Advisor to CMO for OBGYN, Scottish Government; and President of World Endometriosis SocietyFor generations, women's health concerns have been dismissed, ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

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'In this essential book, Dr Liz Murray provides accurate, practical and empowering information that every woman should have access to.' - Professor Andrew Horne, Director of Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh; Speciality Advisor to CMO for OBGYN, Scottish Government; and President of World Endometriosis SocietyFor generations, women's health concerns have been dismissed,
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Breaking Night

A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard

by Liz Murray ...

Narrated by Liz Murray ...

Unabridged

14 hours 14 min

Liz Murray was born to loving but drug-addicted parents in the Bronx. In school she was taunted for her dirty clothing and lice-infested hair, eventually skipping so many classes that she was put into a girls' home. At age fifteen, Liz found herself on the streets when her family finally unraveled. She learned to scrape by, foraging for food and riding subways all night to have a warm place to ... Read more

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Liz Murray was born to loving but drug-addicted parents in the Bronx. In school she was taunted for her dirty clothing and lice-infested hair, eventually skipping so many classes that she was put into a girls' home. At age fifteen, Liz found herself on the streets when her family finally unraveled. She learned to scrape by, foraging for food and riding subways all night to have a warm place to
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Families in Motion

Ebbing and Flowing Through Space and Time

Edited by Lesley Murray, Liz McDonnell, Tamsin Hinton-Smith, Nuno Ferreira, Katie Walsh ...

This interdisciplinary edited collection will challenge the idea of the static family that can be 'broken', and instead think of family as always 'on the move', both conceptually and in practice. This dual approach to family is the unique contribution of the book, which offers new perspectives on the sociology and geography of the family, drawn together by the shared lens of family mobilities. As ... Read more

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This interdisciplinary edited collection will challenge the idea of the static family that can be 'broken', and instead think of family as always 'on the move', both conceptually and in practice. This dual approach to family is the unique contribution of the book, which offers new perspectives on the sociology and geography of the family, drawn together by the shared lens of family mobilities. As
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Not Just Painful Periods

Endometriosis, Fibroids and Menstrual Health

by Dr Liz Murray ...

Narrated by Dr Liz Murray ...

Unabridged

8 hours 37 min

'In this essential book, Dr Liz Murray provides accurate, practical and empowering information that every woman should have access to.' - Professor Andrew Horne, Director of Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh; Speciality Advisor to CMO for OBGYN, Scottish Government; and President of World Endometriosis SocietyFor generations, women's health concerns have been dismissed, ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

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'In this essential book, Dr Liz Murray provides accurate, practical and empowering information that every woman should have access to.' - Professor Andrew Horne, Director of Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh; Speciality Advisor to CMO for OBGYN, Scottish Government; and President of World Endometriosis SocietyFor generations, women's health concerns have been dismissed,
... Read more

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Il linguaggio prima delle parole – Come comunicare con i neonati

by Liz Andrews, Lynne Murray, Rosario Montirosso ...

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Ogni bambino è una creatura unica e straordinaria, con i propri gusti e con la propria particolare sensibilità. Imparare a comprenderlo fin dalla nascita, cogliendo ogni aspetto della sua esperienza, è sicuramente il modo migliore per prendersi cura di lui. Questo libro, frutto dell'esperienza di due professioniste del settore, è molto di più di un semplice manuale illustrato: accompagnati da un ... Read more

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Ogni bambino è una creatura unica e straordinaria, con i propri gusti e con la propria particolare sensibilità. Imparare a comprenderlo fin dalla nascita, cogliendo ogni aspetto della sua esperienza, è sicuramente il modo migliore per prendersi cura di lui. Questo libro, frutto dell'esperienza di due professioniste del settore, è molto di più di un semplice manuale illustrato: accompagnati da un
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Advancing Culturally Responsive and Socially Just Approaches to Multilingual Family-School Partnerships

by Eurydice Bouchereau Bauer, Susan Chambers Cantrell, Eileen Cardona Osieja, Rami Christophi, Nino Dzotsenidze, Wenyu Guo, Michelle Haj-Broussard, Ling Hao, Barbara Hoekje, Kyungjin Hwang, Nicole King0, Melissa Ledesma1, Clara Lee Brown2, Jacqueline Lynch3, Lorena Mancilla4, Brittany Manion5, Jennifer Mirabal6, John Mooneyham7, Liz Murray8, Christine Nganga9, Jael Ovalle0, Sara Saberimoghaddam1, Anu Sachdev2, Lenny Sánchez3, Stephanie Smith Budhai4, Kim Song5, Jen Stacy6, Yang Wang7, Natalia Ward8, Xiaoran Yu9, Xinwei Zhang0, Vera J. Lee2, Kristine S. Lewis Grant4, María Isolina Bravo-Ruiz5, Karena A. Escalante6, Peggy A. Kong7, Kristen H. Perry9, Amanda N. Spalter0 ...

This compilation of research and stories from the field about multilingual family-school partnerships explores where systemic inequities exist at the school, district, or community level, and consider strategies that disrupt normative ways in which multilingual families are included in educational decisions. The authors present family-school partnerships in educational and non-educational settings ... Read more

$136.99 CAD

This compilation of research and stories from the field about multilingual family-school partnerships explores where systemic inequities exist at the school, district, or community level, and consider strategies that disrupt normative ways in which multilingual families are included in educational decisions. The authors present family-school partnerships in educational and non-educational settings
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Who’s Afraid of Political Education?

The Challenge to Teach Civic Competence and Democratic Participation

by Titus Alexander, Tony Breslin, Bryony Hoskins, Lee Jerome, Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, David Kerr, Dina Kiwan, Kathleen Knight Abowitz, Liz Moorse, Murray Print, Diane Reay, Edda Sant, Kathleen Sellers, Kalbir Shukra, Barrett Smith, Sarah M. Stitzlein ...

Democracy should enable citizens to play an informed role in determining how power is exercised for their common wellbeing, but this only works if people have the understanding, skills and confidence to engage effectively in public affairs. Otherwise, any voting system can be subverted to serve the interests of propagandists and demagogues.This book brings together leading experts on learning for ... Read more

$41.59 CAD

Democracy should enable citizens to play an informed role in determining how power is exercised for their common wellbeing, but this only works if people have the understanding, skills and confidence to engage effectively in public affairs. Otherwise, any voting system can be subverted to serve the interests of propagandists and demagogues.This book brings together leading experts on learning for
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Made in China

A Memoir of Love and Labor

by Anna Qu ...

Narrated by Catherine Ho ...

Unabridged

5 hours 41 min

A young girl forced to work in a Queens sweatshop calls child services on her mother in this powerful debut memoir about labor and self-worth that traces a Chinese immigrant’s journey to an American future.As a teen, Anna Qu is sent by her mother to work in her family’s garment factory in Queens. At home, she is treated as a maid and suffers punishment for doing her homework at night. Her mother ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

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A young girl forced to work in a Queens sweatshop calls child services on her mother in this powerful debut memoir about labor and self-worth that traces a Chinese immigrant’s journey to an American future.As a teen, Anna Qu is sent by her mother to work in her family’s garment factory in Queens. At home, she is treated as a maid and suffers punishment for doing her homework at night. Her mother
... Read more

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Made in China

A Memoir of Love and Labor

by Anna Qu ...

**A young girl forced to work in a Queens sweatshop calls child services on her mother in this powerful debut memoir about labor and self-worth that traces a Chinese immigrant’s journey to an American future“A modern, insightful look at the often impossible situations immigrants must often do to survive.” —Good Morning America**As a teen, Anna Qu is sent by her mother to work in her family's ... Read more

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**A young girl forced to work in a Queens sweatshop calls child services on her mother in this powerful debut memoir about labor and self-worth that traces a Chinese immigrant’s journey to an American future“A modern, insightful look at the often impossible situations immigrants must often do to survive.” —Good Morning America**As a teen, Anna Qu is sent by her mother to work in her family's
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Renia's Diary

A Holocaust Journal

by Renia Spiegel, Elizabeth Bellak ...

A New York Times bestsellerA USA Today bestsellerThe long-hidden diary of a young Polish woman's life during the Holocaust, translated for the first time into EnglishRenia Spiegel was born in 1924 to an upper-middle class Jewish family living in southeastern Poland, near what was at that time the border with Romania. At the start of 1939 Renia began a diary. "I just want a friend. I want somebody ... Read more

$17.59 CAD

A New York Times bestsellerA USA Today bestsellerThe long-hidden diary of a young Polish woman's life during the Holocaust, translated for the first time into EnglishRenia Spiegel was born in 1924 to an upper-middle class Jewish family living in southeastern Poland, near what was at that time the border with Romania. At the start of 1939 Renia began a diary. "I just want a friend. I want somebody
... Read more
Two Thousand Minnows

A Young Girl's Story of Separation, Hope, and Forgiveness

by Sandra Leigh Vaughan ...

When Sandra Vaughan was seven years old, she fell into the role of protector of her mother and three younger siblings. One winter night, she ushered her mother out of the house during one of her father’s tirades, and then snuck her back into the dark home through a window.Sandra was used to events like these; what she wasn’t used to were the mountains and nature surrounding her new home in West ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

When Sandra Vaughan was seven years old, she fell into the role of protector of her mother and three younger siblings. One winter night, she ushered her mother out of the house during one of her father’s tirades, and then snuck her back into the dark home through a window.Sandra was used to events like these; what she wasn’t used to were the mountains and nature surrounding her new home in West
... Read more

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