The Way of the Peaceful Warrior: a book that changes lives
by Dan Millman
Remarkably wise, provocatively humorous, and hauntingly beautiful. It may even change the lives of many who peruse its pages.
... Dr.Stanley Krippne
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Paper Daughter
by Jeanette Ingold
Maggie Chen was born with ink in her blood. Her journalist father has fired her imagination with the thrill of the newsroom. But now Maggie’s father has been killed, and she is determined to keep their dreams alive by interning at the local newspaper. While assisting on her first story, suspicion of illegal activity falls on Maggie’s father, and she knows she must clear his name. Drawn to Seattle’s Chinatown, what she finds is far from what she expected: secrets, lies, and a connection to the Chinese Exclusion Era. Using all of her newspaper instincts and resources, Maggie is forced to confront her ethnicity—and a family she never knew.
Recently, book publishers got some good news. Researchers gave 852 disadvantaged students 12 books (of their own choosing) to take home at the end of the school year. They did this for three successive years.
Then the researchers, led by Richard Allington of the University of Tennessee, looked at those students’ test scores. They found that the students who brought the books home had significantly higher reading scores than other students. These students were less affected by the “summer slide” — the decline that especially afflicts lower-income students during the vacation months. In fact, just having those 12 books seemed to have as much positive effect as attending summer school.
How to Develop Self-Confidence And
Influence people with public speaking
Dale Carnegie
"this book contains brilliant depth."
"This book pulled my experiences together, and showed me how to make better use of preparation and presentation techniques. Carnegie addresses the whole person, and radiates an interest in people and their goals."
"I am sure the book can be of help to the novice as for the expert speaker alike."
You can pre-order this adorable book here
from Alison Croft
I love Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by JK Rowling for many reasons. There are a lot of little things that add up to make it a fantastic book but I’ll pick three big reasons.
Find out ALison's three reasons
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Miles Franklin Award Winner 2008 | Man Booker Prize winner 2007 | Bestseller | Just released |
| Fishing for Stars ~ Bryce Courtenay | The Time We Have Taken
~Steven Carroll |
The Gathering
~ Anne Enright |
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
~ Stieg Larsson |
Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy, Book 5)
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The future of books ...Margaret Noble’s 12th-grade class at High Tech High Media Arts in San Diego.
Noble assigned her class to create interactive artworks around the theme of children’s books of the future,
and the results are amazing
HEART OF DARKNESS by Joseph Conrad - Trailer by Raquel Ramon, of Laredo, Texas
Amazon
has a copy for just $1.50 plus shipping, or you can spend $1.76 but no shipping at the Book Depository
~Matthew Reilly
IT BEGAN WITH SIX STONES. Jack West Jr and his loyal team are in desperate disarray: they've been separated, their mission is in tatters, and Jack was last seen plummeting down a fathomless abyss. IT FINISHES HERE. After surviving his deadly fall, Jack must now race against his many enemies to locate and set in place the remaining pieces of The Machine before the coming Armageddon. WHO ARE THE FIVE WARRIORS? As the world teeters on the brink of destruction, he will learn of the Five Warriors, the individuals who throughout history have been most intimately connected to his quest. OCEANS WILL RISE, CITIES WILL FALL. Scores will be settled, fathers will fight sons, brothers will battle brothers, and Jack and his friends will soon find out exactly what the end of the world looks like...
A 10-Year-Old’s Marching Orders for the Upcoming School Year
" ... kids function best when they're real clear about exactly what's expected of them ..."