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  • Celestial Bodies

    How to Look at Ballet

    by Laura Jacobs ...
    A distinguished dance critic offers an enchanting introduction to the art of balletAs much as we may enjoy Swan Lake or The Nutcracker, for many of us ballet is a foreign language. It communicates through movement, not words, and its history lies almost entirely abroad -- in Russia, Italy, and France. In Celestial Bodies, dance critic Laura Jacobs makes the foreign familiar, providing a lively, ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Surviving Transphobia

    Edited by Laura A. Jacobs, LCSW ...
    The transgender and gender nonbinary community is forever under siege. Institutional transphobia is enacted by those who would return us to the shadows, the closets, or worse.Surviving Transphobia is an anthology by transgender and gender nonbinary celebrities and experts on endurance during times of severe hostility. We share the moments when we were vulnerable, were bullied, had needs dismissed, ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • The Bird Catcher

    A Novel

    by Laura Jacobs ...
    Margret Snow is the quintessential New York woman. She dresses the windows of Saks Fifth Avenue by day and mingles in the downtown art world by night, always searching for her niche in a city intent on capturing The Next Big Thing as it flies into view. Married to Charles, a professor at Columbia, and living on the Upper West Side, the backdrop to Margret's life is made up of the poetic rhythms ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Social Justice in English Language Teaching

    Edited by Christopher Hastings, Laura Jacob ...
    This inspiring and diverse collection of voices from the field in ESL and EFL contexts personalizes the issues TESOL educators face and serves as a resource for those wanting to address social injustices in their individual TESOL contexts.Each chapter in this ground-breaking volume represents one of two realities: that English language learners are often on the margins of society, and that those ... Read more

    $44.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Women's Journeys from Bondage to Abolition – 4 Classic Slave Narrative Manuscripts

    Enriched edition. The History of Mary Prince, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, The Narrative of Sojourner Truth

    by Mary Prince, Harriet Jacobs, Sojourner Truth, Laura S. Haviland, Daisy Miller ...
    "Women's Journeys from Bondage to Abolition – 4 Classic Slave Narrative Manuscripts" presents a compelling exploration of the resilience and tenacity of women who navigated the treacherous paths from enslavement to freedom. Through a poignant array of narratives, readers encounter a vivid tapestry of experiences and literary styles ranging from autobiographical recollections to impassioned appeals ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Celestial Bodies

    How to Look at Ballet

    by Laura Jacobs ...
    Narrated by Tiffany Morgan ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 32 min

    A distinguished dance critic offers an enchanting introduction to the art of balletAs much as we may enjoy Swan Lake or The Nutcracker, for many of us ballet is a foreign language. It communicates through movement, not words, and its history lies almost entirely abroad -- in Russia, Italy, and France. In Celestial Bodies, dance critic Laura Jacobs makes the foreign familiar, providing a lively, ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns

    A Schema Therapy Self-Help and Support Book

    by Gitta Jacob, Hannie van Genderen, Laura Seebauer ...
    Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns is the first schema-mode focused resource guide aimed at schema therapy patients and self-help readers seeking to understand and overcome negative patterns of thinking and behaviour.Represents the first resource for general readers on the mode approach to schema therapyFeatures a wealth of case studies that serve to clarify schemas and modes and illustrate ... Read more

    $19.00 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Joy of Pi

    by David Blatner ...
    Narrated by Oliver Wyman, Hank Jacobs, Laura Dean ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 31 min

    No number has captured the attention and imagination of people throughout the ages as much as the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. Pi—or ? as it is symbolically known—is infinite and, in The Joy of pi, it proves to be infinitely intriguing. With incisive historical insight and a refreshing sense of humor, David Blatner explores the many facets of pi and humankind's fascination ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Revolutionizing English Education

    The Power of AI in the Classroom

    by Stefani Boutelier, Lou Ellis Brassington, Sarah K. Burriss, Anthony Celaya, Megan Coward, Sharon A. Edwards, Leonardo Flores, Brittany Gaddis, Kathryn Hackett-Hill, Melanie Hundley, Laura E. Jacobs0, Nathaniel James1, David Kuriny2, Benjamin N. Lathrop3, Robert W. Maloy4, Rick Marlatt5, Ewa McGrail6, J. Patrick McGrail7, Hannah Moehrke8, Clarice M. Moran9, Magdalena Pando1, Emily Pendergrass2, Amy Piotrowski3, Alicja Rieger4, Daniel Rieger5, Mary F. Rice6, Matthew Scialdone7, Kayleh Settie8, Blaine E. Smith9, Amy Traylor0, Torrey Trust1, Ingrid Vredevoogd2, Carl A. Young3 ...
    Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has seemingly burst into public consciousness with sudden vigor. Previously relinquished to computer science journals, it erupted as the unrelenting topic of public media with most of the furor surrounding chatbots, like ChatGPT. Although many educators began worrying about the implications of AI in student learning and creative activity, this book will demonstrate ... Read more

    $97.19 USD

  • City Steps of Pittsburgh

    A History & Guide

    by Laura Zurowski, Matthew Jacob ...
    Series series History & Guide
    Exploring Pittsburgh's Ups and Downs  In Pittsburgh, the elevation varies wildly, fluctuating 660 feet from highest to lowest points throughout the area and making it one of the hilliest cities in the United States. Throughout this unruly and physically challenging landscape, the city's first mass transportation system was built - a steadily expanding network of public stairways, locally referred ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Forgers of Empire and Republic - 3 Classic Nation-Shaping Biographies

    Enriched edition. Cyrus the Great, Joan of Arc, The Life of George Washington, etc.

    by Jacob Abbott, Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards, Henry Cabot Lodge, Ava Preston ...
    Forgers of Empire and Republic - 3 Classic Nation-Shaping Biographies is a captivating anthology that delves into the intricate tapestry of nation-building through its diverse literary repertoire. Exploring the transformations that shaped modern nations, this collection examines pivotal figures and events that contributed to the foundations of empires and republics. The anthology presents a range ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Junk Drawer

    What We Leave Behind

    by Sander Gilman, Barbara Von Eckardt, Mary Bergstein, Daniel Cavicchi, John Jacob, Margaret Olin, Laura Levitt, Ruth Ost0, Rhoda Rosen1, Amanda Leigh Davis2 ...
    Series series Material Culture Perspectives
    Junk Drawer: What We Leave Behind explores the personal objects that were once treasured by their owners yet were ultimately consigned to online “junk drawer” sales. Photographer and coeditor Barbara Von Eckardt acquired these random assortments from estate remnants on eBay and has documented their contents through evocative, sepia-toned images. In doing so, she has breathed new life into items ... Read more

    $21.99 USD