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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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The legendary bestseller that made millions look at the world in a radically different way returns in a new edition, now including an exclusive discussion between the authors and bestselling professor of psychology Angela Duckworth.
Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? Which should be feared more: snakes or french fries? Why do sumo wrestlers cheat? In this groundbreaking book, leading economist Steven Levitt—Professor
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Español
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Gloria is one of the 700,000 Spanish people who have left Spain since the economic crisis started. The film portraits the experience of intra-European exiles tackled by Spain’s highest-profile female director, Icíar Bollaín (Even the Rain, Take My Eyes). Gloria is a 32 year old native of Almería Spain. A teacher without a posting, and a shop assistant in an Edinburgh store for the past two years. Gloria has set up a collective with the motto...
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What if there were one book that could help you do nearly everything in life cheaper, better, and faster? Show you how to remove hairspray baked onto a curling iron. How to make white shoes look like new. How to make gourmet coffee without the gourmet price. How to keep your cat out of your houseplants. And hundreds of other things. Cheaper, Better, Faster is all the best advice you've ever heard, collected into one handy volume. Every tip is short,...
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The fourth edition of Basic Economics is both expanded and updated. A new chapter on the history of economics itself has been added, and the implications of that history examined. Among other additions throughout the book, a new section on the special role of corporations in the economy has been added to the chapter on government and big business. Basic Economics, which has now been translated into six foreign languages, has grown so much that a large...
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"The Making of Modern Economics presents a bold and engaging history of economics -- the dramatic story of how the great economic thinkers built today's rigorous social science. This comprehensive yet accessible introduction to the major economic philosophers begins with Adam Smith and continues through to the present day. It examines the contributions each one made to our understanding of the role of the economist, the science of economics and economic...
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The verdict is in: Free enterprise has lifted billions of people out of abject poverty all over the world and provided a higher quality of life than has ever been thought possible. But a growing case is forming in public opinion against free markets, and for a significantly larger command & control management of the economy. Whether you call it socialism or progressive leftism, more and more people are turning away from the forces of freedom and social...
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When the prices of gas, food, rent, and many other necessities start to rise, it can be difficult to explain to children what's happening. They may struggle to understand why the family suddenly has to be more careful with money or why there isn't a simple way to fix inflation. The more knowledge children have of how the world works, the easier it is to face uncertainty. Through age-appropriate text, augmented by engaging fact boxes and informative...
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"Our cellphones, our clothes, our food: All are everyday things we consider essential, but we seldom think of what and who is involved in making them and getting them into our hands. In Follow Your Stuff, award-winning children's author Kevin Sylvester and business professor Michael Hlinka team up again, this time to tackle the complex dynamics of the global economy, examining the often complex journey of ordinary goods, from production right to our...
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English
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Knowledge Café is a process for sharing information, whether face to face or virtual. This popular and practical knowledge management tool supports a culture where projects and innovation thrive. The Knowledge Café is a mindset and environment for engaging, discussing, and exchanging knowledge within a group either face to face or virtually. At the café, participants can discuss hard-to-solve project issues or resolve a family or community crisis....
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Beginning in 1977, Andrew Kolker and Louis Alvarez produced a series of half-hour documentaries about New Orleans' challenges called Being poor in New Orleans. The programs were broadcast on WGNO-TV (Channel 26) and produced under the auspices of NOVAC, the New Orleans Video Access Center. Presenting some of the first independent TV documentaries made in New Orleans, the series was a pathbreaking look at New Orleans' problems and raised a number of...
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Barron's
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
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"Ever wondered what futures and derivatives are, or puzzled over the difference between fiscal policies and monetary policies? What is the balance of trade, and what are 'sticky prices?' This entertaining, handy little guide reveals all, in refreshingly simple, bite-size tweets."--P. [4] of cover.
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InterOctave
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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Peer Review is the Foundation for Measuring Employee Performance...but does it help employees realize their full potential? Does feedback improve a company's bottom line? “No More Feedback: Cultivate Consciousness at Work”, book one in Carol Sanford's new Toxic Practice book series disrupts commonly held beliefs to reveal: Why feedback undermines employee development The impact feedback has on our 3 core human capabilities The alternative that...
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