The Cockroach

That morning, Jim Sams, clever but by no means profound, woke from uneasy dreams to find himself transformed into a gigantic creature. Jim Sams has undergone a metamorphosis. In his previous life he was ignored or loathed, but in his new incarnation he is the most powerful man in Britain – and it is his mission to carry out the will of the people. Nothing must get in his way: not the oppos…

How We're F***ing p Our Planet: And What We Can Do About It

Using powerful, easy-to-grasp graphics, this book cuts through the noise and gets straight to the facts on climate change, overpopulation, pollution, over-consumption, and much more. In How We're F***ing Up Our Planet Tony Juniper distills wide-ranging, heart-stopping research into one reliable and eye-opening book. He charts the dramatic explosion of human population and consumption and its…

The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs use Continuous Innovation to Crea…

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9781524762407

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320 pages : illus. ; 21 cm.

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658.11 RIE l

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki

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9781526650863

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192 pages ; 22 cm.

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158.1 BAE i

Well Done, The Naughtiest Girl #8

Elizabeth is desperate to play the piano in the school concert. Only one student can be chosen and her rival Arabella is practicing hard! Elizabeth knows Arabella is very good, so she spends every waking minute practicing. But piano practice leaves Elizabeth with no extra time, and exams are looming. Will the Naughtiest Girl have to stay in her grade another year?

The Comfort Book

“It is a strange paradox, that many of the clearest, most comforting life lessons are learnt while we are at our lowest. But then we never think about food more than when we are hungry and we never think about life rafts more than when we are thrown overboard.” The Comfort Book is Haig’s life raft: it’s a collection of notes, lists, and stories written over a span of several years th…

Thinking, Fast and Slow

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9780141033570

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153.42 KAH t

Joy at Work

The workplace is a magnet for clutter and mess. Who hasn’t felt drained by wasteful meetings, disorganized papers, endless emails, and unnecessary tasks? These are the modern-day hazards of working, and they can slowly drain the joy from work, limit our chances of career progress, and undermine our well-being. There is another way. In Joy at Work, bestselling author and Netflix star Marie …

Stand Out or Sit Down: Stories and Lessons for Teens and Young Adults to Find…

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9781674570129

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650.14 PUR s

Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics

Sparked by observing teachers struggle to implement rich mathematics tasks to engage students in deep thinking, Peter Liljedahl has translated his 15 years of research into this practical guide on how to move toward a thinking classroom. Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12 helps teachers implement 14 optimal practices for thinking that create an ideal setting for deep mathe…