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Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2006, c2005
Language
English
Description
Once out of school, most of us read for pleasure. Yet there is another equally important, though often overlooked, reason that we read: to learn how to live. Though books have always been understood as life-teachers, the exact way in which they instruct, cajole, and convince remains a subject of some mystery. Drawing on sources as diverse as Dr. Seuss and Simone Weil, P. G. Wodehouse and Isaiah Berlin, Pulitzer prize-winning critic Michael Dirda shows...
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
Presents a visual survey of Lois Ehlert's artistic career that reflects on her parents' support, her early creative experiments and her behind-the-scenes book-making processes.
Publisher
Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A collection of never-before-seen humor pieces-essays, satire, short stories, poetry, cartoons, artwork, and more-from more than 150 of the biggest female comedians today, curated by Amy Solomon, a producer of the hit HBO shows Silicon Valley and Barry"--
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Ansel Packer is scheduled to die in twelve hours. He knows what he's done, and now awaits execution, the same chilling fate he forced on those girls, years ago. But Ansel doesn't want to die - he wants to be celebrated, understood. Through a kaleidoscope of women - a mother, a sister, a homicide detective - we learn the story of Ansel's life. As the clock ticks down, these three women sift through the choices that culminate in tragedy, exploring the...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
An astonishing debut from the beloved NPR science correspondent: intimate essays about the intersection of science and everyday life. In her career as a science reporter, Nell Greenfieldboyce has reported from inside a space shuttle, the bottom of a coal mine, and the control room of a particle collider; she's presented news on the color of dinosaur eggs, ice worms that live on mountaintop glaciers, and signs of life on Venus. In this, her debut book,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
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"My name is Jose Antonio Vargas. I was born in the Philippines. When I was twelve, my mother sent me to the United States to live with her parents. While applying for a driver's permit, I found out my papers were fake. More than two decades later, I am still here illegally, with no clear path to American citizenship. To some people, I am the "most famous illegal" in America. In my mind, I am only one of an estimated 11 million human beings whose uncertain...
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