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Algebra 1 B.E.S.T. With Chitchat and CalcView Test Prep and Practice Workbook

by Big Idea Learning

This algebra workbook is an essential resource for intermediate students who want to excel in mathematics. It contains a wealth of information, including lessons, practice problems, and exercises that cover a variety of algebraic concepts.

Algebra I (Idiot's Guides)

by Carolyn Wheater

Starting with the very basics and reinforcing concepts with practice and tips along the way, Idiot's Guides: Algebra I makes a complex subject easier to grasp and helps students and adult learners clear the hurdle that can stand between them and their academic goals. Special sidebars point out the reasoning behind the techniques (part of essential Common Core instruction) and a separate workbook section offers extra practice problems.

Algebra II (Idiot's Guides)

by Carolyn Wheater

Perhaps no subject strikes so much fear in the hearts of high school and college students as Algebra I, except of course its older, meaner sibling, Algebra II! Starting with reinforcing concepts from Algebra I and with lots of practice and tips along the way, Idiot's Guides: Algebra II eases you into second-year algebra to help you master your academic goals. With Common Core instruction in mind, students get: • A natural transition from Algebra I , with a review of relevant concepts and operations. • An in-depth review and expansion of polynomials. • Easy guidance on solving complex rational expressions and radical functions. • Instructions on how to perform operations on polynomials and factoring. • An exploration of exponential and logarithmic functions. • Tips on solving matrices and determinants. • Special sidebars pointing out the reasoning behind the techniques, which is an essential part of Common Core instruction. • Separate workbook section of extra Algebra practice problems — like getting two books in one.

Algorithms for Next-Generation Sequencing (Chapman & Hall/CRC Computational Biology Series)

by Wing-Kin Sung

Advances in sequencing technology have allowed scientists to study the human genome in greater depth and on a larger scale than ever before – as many as hundreds of millions of short reads in the course of a few days. But what are the best ways to deal with this flood of data? Algorithms for Next-Generation Sequencing is an invaluable tool for students and researchers in bioinformatics and computational biology, biologists seeking to process and manage the data generated by next-generation sequencing, and as a textbook or a self-study resource. In addition to offering an in-depth description of the algorithms for processing sequencing data, it also presents useful case studies describing the applications of this technology.

Ali on Ali: Why He Said What He Said When He Said It

by Danny Peary Hana Ali

The Greatest—in his own unforgettable words. This collection of quotes is accompanied by family photographs and the stories behind the sayings by Ali's daughter and biographer, Hana Ali. A book of inspiration, humor, and Ali’s inimitable way with words, it’s a unique look at a unique and beloved person.

Alice ™: The biggest untold story in the history of money

by Stuart Kells

In the 1980s and 90s, amid an explosion in international money flows, a handful of people saw a new financial future and staked claims in it, triggering a battle to control the world's money markets. With phenomenal profits at stake, the conflict would go all the way to the United States Supreme Court, in a case that involved not just the largest Wall Street banks against each other, but also the tech behemoths of Silicon Valley. The extraordinary story of Alice Corporation, a company created to reimagine financial markets, brings together an unlikely cast of characters: renowned author Kate Jennings, international banking insider Ian Shepherd, Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling, German-born World War II historian Sigrid MacRae, J.P. Morgan deputy chair Roberto Mendoza - and his dog, Stanley. In the tradition of Michael Lewis's Flash Boys and The Big Short, Alice is a story of ground-breaking insights, legal intrigue and improbable friendships. Pinpointing the likely causes of the next financial crisis, Alice reveals the fight to build a safer, fairer financial future.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Decoded

by David Day

This gorgeous 150th anniversary edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is also a revelatory work of scholarship. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland--published 150 years ago in 1865--is a book many of us love and feel we know well. But it turns out we have only scratched the surface. Scholar David Day has spent many years down the rabbit hole of this children's classic and has emerged with a revelatory new view of its contents. What we have here, he brilliantly and persuasively argues, is a complete classical education in coded form--Carroll's gift to his "wonder child" Alice Liddell. In two continuous commentaries, woven around the complete text of the novel for ease of cross-reference on every page, David Day reveals the many layers of teaching, concealed by manipulation of language, that are carried so lightly in the beguiling form of a fairy tale. These layers relate directly to Carroll's interest in philosophy, history, mathematics, classics, poetry, spiritualism and even to his love of music--both sacred and profane. His novel is a memory palace, given to Alice as the great gift of an education. It was delivered in coded form because in that age, it was a gift no girl would be permitted to receive in any other way. Day also shows how a large number of the characters in the book are based on real Victorians. Wonderland, he shows, is a veritable "Who's Who" of Oxford at the height of its power and influence in the Victorian Age. There is so much to be found behind the imaginary characters and creatures that inhabit the pages of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. David Day's warm, witty and brilliantly insightful guide--beautifully designed and stunningly illustrated throughout in full colour--will make you marvel at the book as never before.From the Hardcover edition.

Aliens & Alien Societies: A Writer's Guide to Creating Extraterrestrial Life-Forms (Science Fiction Writing Ser.)

by Schmidt Stanley

"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy." - Hamlet, William ShakespeareStanley Schmidt guides you toward a better understanding of our universe to create beings who will live in your science fiction.Aliens and Alien Societies explains science to help you make your fiction plausible. You'll avoid bringing characters from solar systems unlikely to support life. Discover the galaxy's vastness and imagine the technology needed to cross it. Put biochemistry on your side to put viable creatures on your pages. Learn how engineering shapes life and why this suggests that intelligent inhabitants of other planets might have similarities to humans. Develop well-founded cultures and logical languages. Introduce aliens to people or other aliens. Portray them as individuals, true to their species.In this book, possibilities abound and lines between knowledge and conjecture blur enthrallingly.Aliens and Alien Societies is thoughtful, clear and utterly fascinating. It is filled with facts to help you write believable fictions about the things in heaven and earth.

Alimento para a Alma: Inspire-se

by Bootstrap Businessmen Fernanda Monteiro Garcia

Como sua vida mudaria se você vivesse cada dia inteiramente motivado? No podcast do Blog Talk Radio, o Bootstrap Businessmen compartilha de sua coleção pessoal de citações favoritas dos pensadores modernos da atualidade aos filósofos antigos. Leia uma citação por dia como uma dose diária de inspiração, ou leia de uma só vez para expulsar os pensamentos negativos. Neste livro, você verá citações sobre: Motivativação Inspiração Felicidade Negócios & prosperidade Saúde & bem-estar Riqueza & dinheiro Hábitos diárops & práticas Ideias motivacionais Liderança motivacional E muitas outras citações inspiradoras e motivadoras Gênero: REFERÊNCIA/Gênero das Citações Secundárias: AUTO-AJUDA/Crescimento Pessoal/Auto-Estima: Português Contagem de Palavras: 6000 Informações de vendas: As vendas foram baixas, por isso nós estamos fazendo o seo e oferecendo uma versão Kindle.

All About Darts: The ultimate guide to the world's greatest sport

by Russ Bray

Stand up if you love the darts!The one and only legend that is Russ 'The Voice' Bray has been the man beside the oche calling major darts tournaments since 1996. He has now hung up his mic, but stand up and rejoice as he'll be making himself heard once again in this essential, all-seeing companion to your favourite sport!Every throw counts, and Russ calls the best matches he's ever reffed, the greatest comebacks and the wildest epics. And it's access all areas as he takes us into the practice rooms to watch the mind games unfold.Russ also has a ton of stories to tell you about all the greats. Read on and cheer for the old-school superstars like Eric Bristow and Phil Taylor, and get chanting for the current contenders from Mighty Mike to Luke the Nuke.From the pubs to Ally Pally - it's GAME ON!

All About Mom: From Mark Twain to Maya Angelou--Insights, Thoughts, And Life Lessons on Motherhood

by Dahlia Porter

Nothing else in life compares to the one-of-a-kind bond mothers have with their children. Filled with more than 400 heartfelt reflections from such luminaries as Sylvia Plath, Booker T. Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Helen Keller, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, Thomas Edison, Mark Twain, Jamaica Kincaid, Anne Tyler, and Amy Tan, All About Mom is a wise, witty, touching, and always honest look at what it really means to be mom. Whether reflecting on a mother's strength, unconditional love and wisdom or examining her influence on her grown children's lives, this book goes straight to the heart of this essential, enduring relationship.

All About Weddings

by Ellen Bell

From the engagement to the honeymoon, the act of getting married is surrounded with tradition and superstition. In All About Weddings, the ultimate question-and-answer book on matrimony, light is shed on the mysteries behind the rituals and rites of marriage; the past, present, and future of the enduring ceremony are explored worldwide; and the meaning of everything from boutonniere and confetti to woo and wet bargain is explained. Along the way you’ll also discover:What is the origin of the word "wedding"Why does the bride throw her bouquet?What is a shivaree?Why are cakes served at weddings?Where did the expression "tie the knot" come from?Why does a bride have bridesmaids?How did the custom of a dowry originate?How did "stag parties" originate?What is the highest-grossing wedding movie of all time?

All I Ever Needed to Know I Learned from Marvel Comics

by Jenn Fujikawa

Teamwork makes the dream work. Actions always have consequences. Being a hero is about more than strength. Get inspired to conquer seemingly insurmountable challenges and accomplish feats beyond this realm with 50 life lessons drawn from the world&’s most iconic superheroes and stories.The Avengers are the ultimate team, showing that the hardest tasks can be accomplished with the help of others and that working together takes setting aside otherworldly egos for the good of the common goal (looking at you, Tony Stark). In life, difficult decisions come with a price, even if you&’re Spider-Man. Peter Parker shows that, whether your choice was right or wrong, it&’s how you take responsibility that&’s important. As She-Hulk, Jennifer Walters definitely knows what it takes to win a fight. As helpful as brute strength can be, it&’s rational thinking and determination that help you triumph in the end. Whether in laughter or grieving, birth, or rebirth, we can all learn a thing or two about how to live heroically from the beloved and beleaguered heroes of Marvel Comics—no Vibranium shield or Asgardian hammer necessary. Featuring full-color art from 80 years of Marvel Comics!

All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek

by Dave Marinaccio

How to win at poker. The power of a business's mission statement. If you can dial a telephone, you can do anything. These are the lessons to be learned from "Star Trek." First a hit television show, and then a pop culture phenomenon, "Star Trek" is now the basis for inspiration and guidance in our daily lives. ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED FROM WATCHING STAR TREK is an anthology of valuable lessons that can be found within the episodes of "Star Trek." Discover why its dangerous to wear a plain red shirt, why Captain Kirk was such a superb leader, and why you should always help people in need.

All in a Word: 100 Delightful Excursions into the Uses and Abuses of Words

by Vivian Cook

Delve into the hidden nature of words: An irresistible mix of information, curiosity, and fun. Linguist Vivian Cook takes us on a brilliant series of excursions into the history and meaning of words: How do we learn words as a child? How are words born, and why do they die? Why do some never get spoken, and others never written? Each chapter is charmingly illustrated—and accompanied by a rich assortment of games, lists, puzzles, and quotes. From polite words to crass words, from p-c words to Shakespeare’s words, from food and wine words to jazz and drug words—the book is an exciting exploration into the abundance and variety of words.

All In Good Taste

by Kate Spade

New York Times Bestseller: Become the hostess everyone wants an invitation from. in this charming guide to entertaining, kate spade new york throws rigid rules out the door and shares unpretentious ideas for the modern-day hostess that are easy, festive, authentic, and always with an air of deliberate polish. filled with how-tos, personal essays, anecdotes, recipes, and a liberal dash of style, all in good taste will transform you into the hostess everyone wants an invitation from. the book covers the essential lost arts—how to shuck an oyster, curate a vibrant guest list, guide a dinner-table discussion—right alongside modern conundrums such as Instagram etiquette at dinner. whether you entertain a little or a lot, or just love being the person everyone wants to sit next to at dinner, all in good taste is the modern classic you&’ll treasure for years. Disclaimer: The wine stain on the cover of the book is a design element and is intentional.

All In Good Time

by Mandi Ehman Tara Kuczykowski

Find out The Best Time to Mow the Lawn * Remodel the Kitchen * Run the Dishwasher * Buy Tomatoes * and More...From the founders of YOURWAY.NET and DEALSEEKINGMOM.COM (One of Forbes Magazine's "Top 100 Websites for Women") A few dollars wasted here, a few minutes lost there...it all adds up, and soon you're stretched thin, stressed out, and wishing you had more free time and financial resources for the important things, like your family-and yourself. These authors know-as busy moms with nine children between them, they've been there! It's time to get your house- and schedule-in order. The secret to streamlining your life is in the timing: knowing exactly when to do, buy, travel, or try...FIND OUT THE SMARTEST TIMING FOR getting a haircut * flipping a mattress * buying a grill * taking a family vacation * filling the gas tank * buying (and applying) sunscreen * stocking a gift closet * seeing the dentist * getting a mammogram * buying a bike (and learning to ride) * filling a prescription * and much morePLUS: LEARN THE SECRETS TO CUTTING YOUR GROCERY BILL WITH OR WITHOUT CLIPPING COUPONS

All-in-One Quilter's Reference Tool: Easy-to-Follow Charts, Tables & Illustrations

by Harriet Hargrave Sharyn Craig Alex Anderson Liz Aneloski

The 2nd edition of the essential quilting reference: &“this updated version of a beloved favorite includes 20 new pages with current information&” (Quilting Arts Magazine). How big is a twin-size quilt? How many squares can you cut from the amount of fabric you have? What's the best way to sew a mitered border? The All-in-One Quilter's Reference Tool gives you fast answers to these and dozens of other common quilting questions. Now this indispensable guide from top quilters Alex Anderson, Harriet Hargrave, Sharyn Craig, and Liz Aneloski has been updated to include more answers, more techniques, more quilt settings, and more blocks than ever before. &“Packed with almost any calculation you might need to create a quilt,&” this is the must-have answer book for quilters all around the world (Quilting Arts Magazine).

The All New Ball Book Of Canning And Preserving: Over 200 of the Best Canned, Jammed, Pickled, and Preserved Recipes

by Jarden Home Brands

From the experts at Jarden Home Brands, makers of Ball canning products, comes the first truly comprehensive canning guide created for today's home cooks. This modern handbook boasts more than 350 of the best recipes ranging from jams and jellies to jerkies, pickles, salsas, and more-including extender recipes to create brand new dishes using your freshly preserved farmer's market finds or vegetable garden bounty.Organized by technique, The All New Ball Book of Canning and Preserving covers water bath and pressure canning, pickling, fermenting, freezing, dehydrating, and smoking. Straightforward instructions and step-by-step photos ensure success for beginners, while practiced home canners will find more advanced methods and inspiring ingredient twists. Thoroughly tested for safety and quality by thermal process engineers at the Fresh Preserving Quality Assurance Lab, recipes range from much-loved classics - Tart Lemon Jelly, Tomato-Herb Jam, Ploughman's Pickles - to fresh flavors such as Asian Pear Kimchi, Smoked Maple-Juniper Bacon, and homemade Kombucha. Make the most of your preserves with delicious dishes including Crab Cakes garnished with Eastern Shore Corn Relish and traditional Strawberry-Rhubarb Hand Pies. Special sidebars highlight seasonal fruits and vegetables, while handy charts cover processing times, temperatures, and recipe formulas for fast preparation.Lushly illustrated with color photographs, The All New Ball Book of Canning and Preserving is a classic in the making for a new generation of home cooks.

The All New Illustrated Guide to Everything Sold in Hardware Stores

by Steve Ettlinger Phil Schmidt

An updated edition of the ultimate hardware shopping guide and reference book: “Organized, accessible and cheerfully reassuring.” —Publishers WeeklyTired of making multiple trips to the hardware store because you purchased the wrong item? Or wandering the aisles feeling overwhelmed and bewildered? This is the illustrated reference that helps you learn the difference between drywall screws and deck screws; between faucet washers and neoprene O-rings; and between red wire nuts and blue wire nuts. And that’s before we even get to understanding nail gauges and drill bit sizes. The next time you talk to a hardware store clerk, rather than asking for “screws about two inches long,” you’ll be able to ask for #3 gauge 2-1/4-inch-long panhead screws with SAE 5/16’ flat washers!The All New Illustrated Guide to Everything Sold in Hardware Stores is filled with color photos that let you see in life-size scale what different screws and nails and washers and bolts are called, accompanied by brief descriptions of their recommended uses—so you’ll be able to ask for them with accuracy and use them with precision.“Recommended for beginners: new homeowners and ­handypersons just getting started.” —Library Journal

All of the Women of the Bible

by Edith Deen

A comprehensive history with more than 300 biographies of every woman in the Bible, both the named and nameless, the famous and infamous. All the Women of the Bible offers a rich biographical perspective on every female figure in scripture—including the famous, the little-known, and even the unnamed. In more that 300 engaging and insightful portraits, Edith Deen brings alive the saints and sorceresses, queens and servants, mothers and daughters, wives and widows whose profound influence is felt through-out the Bible.“You can almost trace light and darkness in the Bible by the women themselves,” she writes. “Hannah, praying mother of Samuel, gave birth to a son who became the first great Hebrew prophet. And, of course, there was the mother of Jesus. On the other hand, Jezebel and Herodias were vile influences, the first tearing apart the northern kingdom of Israel, the second causing John the Baptist to be beheaded.”Combining thorough detail with a lively and dramatic narrative, All of the Women of the Bible portrays the real women behind the Biblical stories and shows how, in their human struggles and triumphs, they are very much like the women of today. With each major biography identified by Bible chapter and verse and prefaced by a key passage of scripture, this is an ideal resources for teachers, Bible students, preachers, and writers, as well as anyone who wants to learn what it was really like to be a woman in Biblical times.

All Real Estate Is Local: What You Need to Know to Profit in Real Estate - in a Buyer's and a Seller's Market

by David Lereah

Whatever the national trends are with regard to real estate – whether they are booming or busting–what really matters is what the market conditions are in your region, town, or neighborhood. For as David Lereah points out, in the end, all real estate is local.What does that mean? Even during the real estate boom of 2001-2005, a great many cities and regions did not participate in the boom–they lagged behind, or even decreased in value. Similarly, when prices began to fall nationally, there were plenty of regions and locales where prices rose, and sales boomed. As Lereah makes clear, the most important factor in buying or selling a home isn&’t what is going on nationally–it is what is going on in your local market. Evaluating present and future trends and influences in your region or neighborhood is essential to creating long term wealth, whether you are in a buyer&’s or a seller&’s market. And David Lereah, as the Chief Economist for the National Association of Realtors, shows you how to determine the conditions in your neighborhood. Lereah reveals how to: Evaluate the DNA of homes in the town or county or region you are considering (every town has its own real estate DNA–the characteristics that make a region or city more or less desirable to live in).Determine whether property values in your targeted neighborhood are on the rise.Research future real estate influences and trends, from migration into or out of the region, to plans to attract or develop new businesses in the area. Understand the local factors that can affect your investment in the future.Countless books offer advice on how to buy and sell a home. But ALL REAL ESTATE IS LOCAL is the first book to explain how knowing the ins and outs of the local market you are targeting is essential to deciding when, where, and what to buy.

The All Souls Real-Time Reading Companion

by Deborah Harkness

A richly illustrated real-time reading guide that brings to life the world created by Deborah Harkness in A Discovery of Witches and Shadow of Night, retracing the events of the bestselling novels with illuminating behind-the-scenes details

All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopaedia

by Simon Garfield

The encyclopaedia once shaped our understanding of the world. Created by thousands of scholars and the most obsessive of editors, adults cleared their shelves in the belief that wisdom was now effortlessly accessible in their living rooms. Contributions from Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Orville Wright, Alfred Hitchcock, Marie Curie and Indira Gandhi helped millions of children with their homework. But now these huge books gather dust and sell for almost nothing on eBay, and we derive our information from the internet, apparently for free. What have we lost in this transition? And how did we tell the progress of our lives in the past? All the Knowledge in the World is a history and celebration of those who created the most ground-breaking and remarkable publishing phenomenon of any age. It tracks the story from Ancient Greece to Wikipedia, from modest single-volumes to the 11,000-volume Chinese manuscript that was too big to print. It looks at how Encyclopaedia Britannica came to dominate the industry and how an army of ingenious door-to-door salesmen sold their wares to guilt-ridden parents. It explains how encyclopaedias have reflected our changing attitudes towards sexuality, race and technology, and exposes how these ultimate bastions of trust were often riddled with errors and prejudice. With his characteristic ability to tackle the broadest of subjects in an illuminating and highly entertaining way, Simon Garfield uncovers a fascinating and important part of our past, and wonders whether the promise of complete knowledge - that most human of ambitions - will forever be beyond our grasp.

All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopaedia

by Simon Garfield

The encyclopaedia once shaped our understanding of the world. Created by thousands of scholars and the most obsessive of editors, adults cleared their shelves in the belief that wisdom was now effortlessly accessible in their living rooms. Contributions from Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Orville Wright, Alfred Hitchcock, Marie Curie and Indira Gandhi helped millions of children with their homework. But now these huge books gather dust and sell for almost nothing on eBay, and we derive our information from the internet, apparently for free. What have we lost in this transition? And how did we tell the progress of our lives in the past? <p><p>All the Knowledge in the World is a history and celebration of those who created the most ground-breaking and remarkable publishing phenomenon of any age. It tracks the story from Ancient Greece to Wikipedia, from modest single-volumes to the 11,000-volume Chinese manuscript that was too big to print. It looks at how Encyclopaedia Britannica came to dominate the industry and how an army of ingenious door-to-door salesmen sold their wares to guilt-ridden parents. It explains how encyclopaedias have reflected our changing attitudes towards sexuality, race and technology, and exposes how these ultimate bastions of trust were often riddled with errors and prejudice. With his characteristic ability to tackle the broadest of subjects in an illuminating and highly entertaining way, Simon Garfield uncovers a fascinating and important part of our past, and wonders whether the promise of complete knowledge—that most human of ambitions—will forever be beyond our grasp.

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