Author: DK Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1465405941 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 306
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Now in PDF, How often do any of us really stop to look around at the extraordinary, fragile and beautiful world and the diverse range of cultures that live in it? This amazing book is the perfect way to do just that. Children will come face to face and learn about the people of the world in this unique visual snapshot, from Easter reindeer races in Lapland to traditional Japanese tea ceremonies and the hustle and bustle of modern life in Paris. Ideal for Global Citizenship studies at Key Stages 2 and 3.
Author: Farah Ali Publisher: McSweeney's ISBN: 9781952119293 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages :
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Set primarily in Pakistan, these award-winning stories follow people living on the brink of abandonment - in their personal relationships and their place in the world. A mother, coping with the sudden death of her son, uncovers long buried secrets in his absence. An anguished girl grabs a chance for a life beyond the orphanage walls where she lives and discovers the price of freedom. A young couple tries to keep their fraught relationship steady as a heat wave engulfs their city. A son returns to visit his ageing parents while beset with memories of a troubled childhood. And two thieves find themselves in a situation more precarious by the minute, and more dangerous than their original mission. Farah Ali's debut collection of thirteen stories, People Want to Live features stories of togetherness and reckless faith in the face of a world that's built to break us. Her characters mount battle with loneliness and in their fight reveal surprising vulnerabilities and an astonishing measure of hope.
Author: National Research Council Publisher: National Academies Press ISBN: 0309150752 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 172
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From the oceans to continental heartlands, human activities have altered the physical characteristics of Earth's surface. With Earth's population projected to peak at 8 to 12 billion people by 2050 and the additional stress of climate change, it is more important than ever to understand how and where these changes are happening. Innovation in the geographical sciences has the potential to advance knowledge of place-based environmental change, sustainability, and the impacts of a rapidly changing economy and society. Understanding the Changing Planet outlines eleven strategic directions to focus research and leverage new technologies to harness the potential that the geographical sciences offer.
Author: Christine Bradstreet Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 63
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A 30-day journal to help you define what you want with a day-by-day guide to get you there. This is a place to record your action steps, ponder an inspirational thought, and write out your ideas or feelings.
Author: Claude Steiner Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic ISBN: 0802196802 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 537
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A “stimulating and thought-provoking” guide to help you make productive and autonomous choices toward rewriting your life (Los Angeles Times). We choose a “life script” at an early age. But you can change its course. Whether born into wealth or poverty, into nurturing families or damaged abusers, fostered by strict parents or careless and undisciplined ones, each individual still has a spiritual core that exists independent of the environment and is equally crucial to his or her destiny. Countering the fundamental principle of psychiatry which asserts that emotional and mental distress comes from within, Claude Steiner believes that people are innately healthy but develop a pattern early in life based upon negative or positive influences of those around them. Those influences can rule every detail of our lives until our death. Thus children decide, however unconsciously, whether they will be happy or depressed, winners or failures, strong or dependent, caring or cruel, and having decided, they spend the rest of their lives making that decision come true. For those who choose to live by their negative script, the consequences can be disastrous unless they make a conscious decision to change. In Scripts We Live, Steiner tackles the puzzle of human fate. He reveals what determines our life scripts, and how each person’s combination of spirit and circumstance contributes to the final path that life takes. And he offers hopeful advice and practical analysis so that we all can rewrite for ourselves more meaningful and fulfilling lives.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: 9780809474837 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 72
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A collection of original stories, traditional tales, essays, poems, songs, activities, and games, grouped under the headings "My House and Your House," "Around the Corner & Down the Street," and "Living and Working Together."
Author: Angela Royston Publisher: ISBN: 9780750219853 Category : Geography Languages : en Pages : 32
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Eight titles lead readers on an adventure in geography. The text illustrates how people interact with the environment and explains how geographic formations and natural phenomena occur. The large type, small text blocks, and colorful photos make geography accessible to readers.
Author: Hap Tivey Publisher: eBookIt.com ISBN: 1456602527 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 295
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Nehalem explores the impact of illegal international fishing on a community where the ocean provides practical and spiritual meaning for local lives and relationships. Surfers and fishermen from a small Oregon harbor town respond to the threat of salmon extinction, when miles of deadly drift nets begin harvesting their coastal waters. This exciting drama unfolds at a time when national media had not yet reported the devastating effects of factory ships slaughtering the ocean's wildlife. It looks back at a time when protecting the environment meant joining with trusted neighbors and fighting alone against the overwhelming power of multinational interests and corporate greed. The deeper theme of the story examines how people manage practically and spiritually, when indifferent authority threatens the foundation of their community. Surfing transforms from daring sport to spiritual path, and deep ocean fishing evolves from practical livelihood to environmental survival.
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