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Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty

by Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo

Published: 2012-03-27

Paperback: 320 pages

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The winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics upend the most common assumptions about how economics works in this gripping and disruptive portrait of how poor people actually live. Why do the poor borrow to save? Why do they miss out on free life-saving immunizations, but pay for unnecessary...

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He's Not Lazy: Empowering Your Son to Believe In Himself

by Dr. Adam Price

Published: 2017-08-01

Hardcover: 288 pages

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“Clinical psychologist Price offers one of the most significant books of the year in this new look at an old problem—the underperforming teenage boy… Price’s book brings an important voice to a much needed conversation.” —Library Journal (Starred review) On the surface, capabl...

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Finish First: Winning Changes Everything

by Scott Hamilton

Published: 2018-02-06

Hardcover: 208 pages

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Go for the win! Achieve excellence and be better than you’ve ever been!In his years as a professional ice-skater, Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Hamilton learned to embrace the mind-set of working hard to “beat” the competition. But it seems competition has gotten a bad rap these days. ...

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Out of the Shadows: A Memoir

by Timea Nagy, Shannon Moroney

Published: 2019-05-28

Paperback: 368 pages

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NATIONAL BESTSELLERAn unforgettable story of an ordinary woman in astonishing circumstances who defies the odds.Timea Nagy was twenty years old when she answered a newspaper ad in Budapest, Hungary, calling for young women to work as babysitters and housekeepers in Canada. Hired by what se...

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All-American Muslim Girl

by Nadine Jolie Courtney

Published: 2019-11-12

Hardcover: 432 pages

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"Phenomenal."--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "A layered and thoughtful exploration of spiritual awakening that never condescends to teen readers."--School Library Journal, Starred Review "Sharp and sympathetic exploration of identity."--BCCB, Starred Review "Courtney examines matters of s...

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A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves: One Family and Migration in the 21st Century

by Jason DeParle

Published: 2019-08-20

Hardcover: 400 pages

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One of The Washington Post's 10 Best Books of the Year"A remarkable book...indispensable."--The Boston Globe"A sweeping, deeply reported tale of international migration...DeParle's understanding of migration is refreshingly clear-eyed and nuanced."--The New York Times"This is epic reportin...

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Michelle Obama: A Photographic Journey

by Antonia Felix

Published: 2017-04-04

Hardcover: 208 pages

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A stunning pictorial celebration of one of the most beloved First Ladies of our time: Michelle Obama. With 140 photographs, inspiring quotes, and excerpts from five historic speeches, this gorgeous volume pays tribute to Michelle Obama. Although it primarily focuses on 2007 to 2016, the b...

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William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Mean Girls (Pop Shakespeare)

by Ian Doescher

Published: 2019-04-23

Paperback: 176 pages

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Celebrate the 15th anniversary of Tina Fey's Mean Girls with this illustrated adaptation of the cult classic script, retold in Shakespearean verse by the best-selling author of William Shakespeare's Star Wars.On Wednesdays we array ourselves in pink! Mean Girls gets an Elizabethan makeover...

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The Paradise of Glass (The Glassblower Trilogy)

by Petra Durst-Benning

Published: 2015-09-22

Paperback: 383 pages

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Johanna, the oldest of the three Steinmann sisters, has successfully managed the family glassblowing business since her father’s death, and her sister Marie’s artistic gifts have made their wares unexpectedly famous. But now the livelihood of the town of Lauscha, Germany—known around...

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Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter, and a Lifetime in Hollywood (Turner Classic Movies)

by Kirk Douglas, Anne Douglas

Published: 2017-05-02

Hardcover: 240 pages

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Film legend Kirk Douglas and Anne Buydens, his wife of nearly sixty-three years, look back on a lifetime filled with drama both on and off the screen. Sharing priceless correspondence with each other as well as the celebrities and world leaders they called friends, Kirk and Anne is a cand...