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Little Soldiers

An American Boy, a Chinese School, and the Global Race to Achieve

par Lenora Chu ...

New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice; Real Simple Best of the Month; Library Journal Editors' PickIn the spirit of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Bringing up Bébé, and The Smartest Kids in the World, a hard-hitting exploration of China's widely acclaimed yet insular education system that raises important questions for the future of American parenting and educationWhen students in Shanghai. ... En savoir plus

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New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice; Real Simple Best of the Month; Library Journal Editors' PickIn the spirit of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Bringing up Bébé, and The Smartest Kids in the World, a hard-hitting exploration of China's widely acclaimed yet insular education system that raises important questions for the future of American parenting and educationWhen students in Shanghai.
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Kis katonák

Egy amerikai kisfiú, a kínai oktatási rendszer és az érvényesülés a világban

par Lenora Chu ...

Miért teljesítenek kimagaslóan a kínai diákok a PISA-felméréseken? Mit érdemes átvenniük Kínától a nyugati iskolarendszereknek? Megőrizhető-e a kritikus gondolkodás és a kreativitás tekintélyelvű tanítási módszerek mellett? Lenora Chu kínai-amerikai újságíró sanghaji óvodába íratja hároméves kisfiát, Rainey-t. Eleinte megdöbbenti az ott tapasztalt szigor, a tekintélyelvű tanítási módszerek, és ... En savoir plus

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Miért teljesítenek kimagaslóan a kínai diákok a PISA-felméréseken? Mit érdemes átvenniük Kínától a nyugati iskolarendszereknek? Megőrizhető-e a kritikus gondolkodás és a kreativitás tekintélyelvű tanítási módszerek mellett? Lenora Chu kínai-amerikai újságíró sanghaji óvodába íratja hároméves kisfiát, Rainey-t. Eleinte megdöbbenti az ott tapasztalt szigor, a tekintélyelvű tanítási módszerek, és
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Little Soldiers

An American Boy, a Chinese School, and the Global Race to Achieve

par Lenora Chu ...

Lu par Emily Woo Zeller ...

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11 heure 30 min

In the spirit of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Bringing up Bébé, and The Smartest Kids in the World, a hard-hitting exploration of China’s widely acclaimed yet insular education system—held up as a model of academic and behavioral excellence—that raises important questions for the future of American parenting and education.When students in Shanghai rose to the top of international rankings in ... En savoir plus

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In the spirit of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Bringing up Bébé, and The Smartest Kids in the World, a hard-hitting exploration of China’s widely acclaimed yet insular education system—held up as a model of academic and behavioral excellence—that raises important questions for the future of American parenting and education.When students in Shanghai rose to the top of international rankings in
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The Runaway Species

How Human Creativity Remakes the World

par David Eagleman, Anthony Brandt ...

Lu par Mauro Hantman ...

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6 heure 39 min

Our ability to remake our world is unique among all living things. But where does our creativity come from, how does it work, and how can we harness it to improve our lives, schools, businesses, and institutions? The Runaway Species is a deep-dive into the creative mind, a celebration of the human spirit, and a vision of how we can improve our future by understanding and embracing our ability to ... En savoir plus

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Our ability to remake our world is unique among all living things. But where does our creativity come from, how does it work, and how can we harness it to improve our lives, schools, businesses, and institutions? The Runaway Species is a deep-dive into the creative mind, a celebration of the human spirit, and a vision of how we can improve our future by understanding and embracing our ability to
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The Library

A Catalogue of Wonders

par Stuart Kells ...

Lu par Julian Elfer ...

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7 heure 57 min

Libraries are much more than mere collections of volumes. The best are magical, fabled places whose fame has become part of the cultural wealth they are designed to preserve.To research this book, Stuart Kells traveled around the world with his young family like modern-day "library tourists." Kells discovered that stories about libraries are stories about people, containing every possible human ... En savoir plus

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Libraries are much more than mere collections of volumes. The best are magical, fabled places whose fame has become part of the cultural wealth they are designed to preserve.To research this book, Stuart Kells traveled around the world with his young family like modern-day "library tourists." Kells discovered that stories about libraries are stories about people, containing every possible human
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Biography of Resistance

The Epic Battle Between People and Pathogens

par Muhammad H. Zaman ...

Lu par Kyle Tait ...

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8 heure 3 min

Award-winning Boston University educator and researcher Muhammad H. Zaman provides a chilling look at the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, explaining how we got here and what we must do to address this growing global health crisis.In September 2016, a woman in Nevada became the first known case in the U.S. of a person who died of an infection resistant to every antibiotic available. Her ... En savoir plus

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Award-winning Boston University educator and researcher Muhammad H. Zaman provides a chilling look at the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, explaining how we got here and what we must do to address this growing global health crisis.In September 2016, a woman in Nevada became the first known case in the U.S. of a person who died of an infection resistant to every antibiotic available. Her
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American Mafia

A History of Its Rise to Power

par Thomas Reppetto ...

Lu par Paul Costanzo ...

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12 heure 4 min

Organized crime—the Italian American kind—has long been a source of popular entertainment and legend. Now Thomas Reppetto provides a balanced history of the Mafia's rise—from the 1880s to the post–World War II era—that is as exciting as it is authoritative.Structuring his narrative around a series of case histories featuring such infamous characters as Lucky Luciano and Al Capone, Reppetto draws ... En savoir plus

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Organized crime—the Italian American kind—has long been a source of popular entertainment and legend. Now Thomas Reppetto provides a balanced history of the Mafia's rise—from the 1880s to the post–World War II era—that is as exciting as it is authoritative.Structuring his narrative around a series of case histories featuring such infamous characters as Lucky Luciano and Al Capone, Reppetto draws
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Coping With Your Difficult Older Parent

A Guide for Stressed-Out Children

par Grace Lebow, Barbara Kane ...

Lu par Sonja Field ...

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5 heure 48 min

Do You Have An Aging Parent Who —Blames you for everything that goes wrong?Cannot tolerate being alone, wants you all the time?Is obsessed with health problems, real, or imagined?Make unreasonable and/or irrational demands of you?Is hostile, negative and critical?Coping with these traits in parents is an endless, high-stress battle for their children. Though there's no medical definition for ... En savoir plus

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Do You Have An Aging Parent Who —Blames you for everything that goes wrong?Cannot tolerate being alone, wants you all the time?Is obsessed with health problems, real, or imagined?Make unreasonable and/or irrational demands of you?Is hostile, negative and critical?Coping with these traits in parents is an endless, high-stress battle for their children. Though there's no medical definition for
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Betsy Ross and the Making of America

par Marla R. Miller ...

Lu par Dana Green ...

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19 heure 6 min

Legend has it that as the American colonies hurtled toward independence, representatives of the Continental Congress, including George Washington, walked into Betsy Ross’s Philadelphia upholstery shop and commissioned the first flag of the Revolutionary nation. Although this story has long made Betsy Ross one of America’s most celebrated patriots, little had been known until now about the woman ... En savoir plus

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Legend has it that as the American colonies hurtled toward independence, representatives of the Continental Congress, including George Washington, walked into Betsy Ross’s Philadelphia upholstery shop and commissioned the first flag of the Revolutionary nation. Although this story has long made Betsy Ross one of America’s most celebrated patriots, little had been known until now about the woman
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The Short Life and Curious Death of Free Speech in America

par Ellis Cose ...

Lu par Korey Jackson ...

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5 heure 39 min

Named one ofNewsweek**’s ""25 Must-Read Fall Fiction and Nonfiction Books to Escape the Chaos of 2020""**The critically acclaimed journalist and bestselling author of The Rage of a Privileged Class explores one of the most essential rights in America—free speech—and reveals how it is crumbling under the combined weight of polarization, technology, money and systematized lying in this concise yet ... En savoir plus

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Named one ofNewsweek**’s ""25 Must-Read Fall Fiction and Nonfiction Books to Escape the Chaos of 2020""**The critically acclaimed journalist and bestselling author of The Rage of a Privileged Class explores one of the most essential rights in America—free speech—and reveals how it is crumbling under the combined weight of polarization, technology, money and systematized lying in this concise yet
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The Physics Book

Big Ideas Simply Explained

par DK ...

Lu par Richard Trinder ...

Collections series DK Big Ideas
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15 heure 45 min

Explore the laws and theories of physics in this accessible introduction to the forces that shape our Universe, our planet, and our everyday lives.Using a bold, graphic-led approach The Physics Book sets out more than 80 key concepts and discoveries that have defined the subject and influenced our technology since the beginning of time. With the focus firmly on unpicking the thought behind each ... En savoir plus

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Explore the laws and theories of physics in this accessible introduction to the forces that shape our Universe, our planet, and our everyday lives.Using a bold, graphic-led approach The Physics Book sets out more than 80 key concepts and discoveries that have defined the subject and influenced our technology since the beginning of time. With the focus firmly on unpicking the thought behind each
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Tuxedo Park

A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret Palace of Science That Changed the Course of World War II

par Jennet Conant ...

Lu par John Kroft ...

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13 heure 40 min

The untold story of an eccentric Wall Street tycoon and the circle of scientific geniuses he assembled before World War II to develop the science for radar and the atomic bomb. Together they changed the course of history.Legendary financier, philanthropist, and society figure Alfred Lee Loomis gathered the most visionary scientific minds of the twentieth century—Albert Einstein, Werner Heisenberg, ... En savoir plus

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The untold story of an eccentric Wall Street tycoon and the circle of scientific geniuses he assembled before World War II to develop the science for radar and the atomic bomb. Together they changed the course of history.Legendary financier, philanthropist, and society figure Alfred Lee Loomis gathered the most visionary scientific minds of the twentieth century—Albert Einstein, Werner Heisenberg,
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