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The Women of Deh Koh: Lives in an Iranian Village
by Erika Friedl"Masterful . . . absorbing. This finely written book gives us a whole new sense of Iran. "--The Washington Post Book World While doing research in the Iranian village of Deh Koh, Erika Friedl was able to quietly observe and record the cloistered lives of women in one of the strictest of all Muslim societies. In this fascinating book, Friedl recounts these women's personal stories as they relate the strain of their daily activities, their intricate relationships with men, and their hopes, dreams, and fears. Women of Deh Koh is a rare and vivid look at what life is really like for the women of Iran. "Her intimate understanding of the life and customs of the village has made her confident about conveying her view from the inside. To share this view with us, and to comment quietly and wisely on the scene, is the striking and illuminating achievement of Women of Deh Koh. "--The New York Times Book Review
Women of the Sea: Ten Pirate Stories (Women Adventurers)
by Myra WeatherlyTheir names are not well known, but women pirates left their mark upon history. Accounts of this bold, brutal breed of women have a common thread: each chose an adventurous, defiant lifestyle that broke out of old patterns and forged new paths. Who they were, what they did, and how they did it continues to capture our imagination.
Women of War
by Tanya Huff Alexander PotterIn the real world, many women are still struggling for equality, but science fiction and fantasy provide a stage for the portrayal of women who have come fully into their own. Here, a talented group of writers has taken up the challenge of creating strong, well-rounded female protagonists, more than able to defend themselves and take the helm--whether in space, on distant worlds, in our own future, or in fantasy realms where a civilization's fate hangs in the balance.
Women Talking: A Novel
by Miriam ToewsOne evening, eight Mennonite women climb into a hay loft to conduct a secret meeting. For the past two years, each of these women, and more than a hundred other girls in their colony, has been repeatedly violated in the night by demons coming to punish them for their sins. Now that the women have learned they were in fact drugged and attacked by a group of men from their own community, they are determined to protect themselves and their daughters from future harm. While the men of the colony are off in the city, attempting to raise enough money to bail out the rapists and bring them home, these women--all illiterate, without any knowledge of the world outside their community and unable even to speak the language of the country they live in--have very little time to make a choice: Should they stay in the only world they’ve ever known or should they dare to escape? Based on real events and told through the “minutes” of the women’s all-female symposium, Toews’s masterful novel uses wry, politically engaged humor to relate this tale of women claiming their own power to decide.
The Wonder of Us
by Kim Culbertson"The Wonder of Us is an epic journey of love and friendship, forgiveness and possibility." -Jennifer Nivens, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright PlacesRiya and Abby are:Best friends.Complete opposites.Living on different continents.Currently mad at each other.About to travel around Europe. Riya moved to Berlin, Germany, with her family for junior year, while Abby stayed behind in their small California town. They thought it would be easy to keep up their friendship-it's only a year and they've been best friends since preschool. But instead, they ended up fighting and not being there for the other. So Riya proposes an epic adventure to fix their friendship. Two weeks, six countries, unimaginable fun. But two small catches: They haven't talked in weeks. They've both been keeping secrets. Can Riya and Abby find their way back to each other among lush countrysides and dazzling cities, or does growing up mean growing apart?
Wonder Woman: Warbringer (DC Icons Series #1)
by Leigh Bardugo<P> She will become one of the world's greatest heroes: WONDER WOMAN. But first she is Diana, Princess of the Amazons. And her fight is just beginning. . . . <P>Diana longs to prove herself to her legendary warrior sisters. But when the opportunity finally comes, she throws away her chance at glory and breaks Amazon law—risking exile—to save a mere mortal. Even worse, Alia Keralis is no ordinary girl and with this single brave act, Diana may have doomed the world. <P>Alia just wanted to escape her overprotective brother with a semester at sea. She doesn't know she is being hunted. When a bomb detonates aboard her ship, Alia is rescued by a mysterious girl of extraordinary strength and forced to confront a horrible truth: Alia is a Warbringer—a direct descendant of the infamous Helen of Troy, fated to bring about an age of bloodshed and misery. <P>Together, Diana and Alia will face an army of enemies—mortal and divine—determined to either destroy or possess the Warbringer. If they have any hope of saving both their worlds, they will have to stand side by side against the tide of war. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
The Wonderland Collection: The Aston And James Collection (Seasons Series)
by Lewis CarrollA fine exclusive edition of one of literature&’s most beloved stories with full page call-outs with quotes from summer.So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid), whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close to her.Lewis Carroll&’s Alice in Wonderland books have delighted readers across the globe for more than a hundred years. The Wonderland Collection presents three of Carroll's most famous works:Alice in WonderlandThrough the Looking GlassA Tangled TaleThe Wonderland Collection (Seasons Edition--Summer) is one of four titles available in June 2020. The summer season also will include Jane Eyre, Persuasion, and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Wonderlic Test Prep Flash Cards: Vocabulary Essentials (Exambusters Wonderlic Workbook #1 of 3)
by Ace Inc.<P><P><i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i><P><P> 500 essential words every student should know. <P><P>Includes sample sentence, part of speech, pronunciation, succinct, easy-to-remember definition, and common synonyms and antonyms. <P> Exambusters Wonderlic Prep Workbooks provide comprehensive, fundamental Wonderlic review--one fact at a time--to prepare students to take practice Wonderlic tests. Each Wonderlic study guide focuses on one specific subject area covered on the Wonderlic exams. From 300 to 600 questions and answers, each volume in the Wonderlic series is a quick and easy, focused read. Reviewing Wonderlic flash cards is the first step toward more confident Wonderlic preparation and ultimately, higher Wonderlic exam scores!
Wonderlic Test Prep Flash Cards: Algebra Review (Exambusters Wonderlic Workbook #3 of 3)
by Ace Inc.<P><P><i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i><P><P> 450 questions and answers that highlight introductory algebra definitions, problems, and concepts. <P><P>Topics: Algebraic Concepts, Sets, Variables, Exponents, Properties of Numbers, Simple Equations, Signed Numbers, Monomials, Polynomials, Additive and Multiplicative Inverse, Word Problems, Prime Numbers, Factoring, Algebraic Fractions, Ratio and Proportion, Variation, Radicals, Quadratic Equations <P> Exambusters Wonderlic Prep Workbooks provide comprehensive, fundamental Wonderlic review--one fact at a time--to prepare students to take practice Wonderlic tests. Each Wonderlic study guide focuses on one specific subject area covered on the Wonderlic exams. From 300 to 600 questions and answers, each volume in the Wonderlic series is a quick and easy, focused read. Reviewing Wonderlic flash cards is the first step toward more confident Wonderlic preparation and ultimately, higher Wonderlic exam scores!
Wonderlic Test Prep Flash Cards: Arithmetic Essentials (Exambusters Wonderlic Workbook #2 of 3)
by Ace Inc.<P><P><i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i><P><P> 600 questions and answers highlight essential arithmetic definitions, problems, and concepts. <P><P>Topics: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division of Whole Numbers; Fractions and Decimals, Multiplication Tables, Word Problems, Percents, Measurement, Metric System, Square Roots and Powers, Real Numbers, Properties of Numbers <P> Exambusters Wonderlic Prep Workbooks provide comprehensive, fundamental Wonderlic review--one fact at a time--to prepare students to take practice Wonderlic tests. Each Wonderlic study guide focuses on one specific subject area covered on the Wonderlic exams. From 300 to 600 questions and answers, each volume in the Wonderlic series is a quick and easy, focused read. Reviewing Wonderlic flash cards is the first step toward more confident Wonderlic preparation and ultimately, higher Wonderlic exam scores!
Wonder's Victory (Thoroughbred #4)
by Joanna CampbellThe fourth book in the Wonder series continues the story of the filly that was saved at birth and is on her way to becoming a prize winning race horse.
Wonderstruck: Awaken to the Nearness of God
by Margaret FeinbergWe Were Created for WonderYou were created and designed to experience wonder. Woven into the fabric of our humanity is an innate ability and desire for the wonder of God. It's felt in the moments when you watch the sun melt behind the horizon, when you reach out to cradle a baby and smell the sweet scent of new life, when you can't help but smile as you witness two wrinkled souls renew their vows to each other. Such moments remind us we were made for something more than deadlines and debt, carpools and coffee breaks. Yet despite such wondrous moments, we can still find ourselves going through the motions of faith. Whether you're: A long time follower of Jesus or still figuring Him out. Unemployed, overly-employed, or an entrepreneur. A creator, innovator, or conformist. Grumpy, ebullient, grey-haired or bed-head. An average Joe or have-a-gym-membership-but-never-go. A superhero (of any era), supermom, superdad, super grand, super great grand, or don't feel particularly super at all No matter who you are or where you've been-if you've lived a life where you've seen it all, done it all, or feel like you're past it all-God still longs to take your breath away. Isaiah 29:4 records God's desire for you: "Therefore once more I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder." Do you see it? God is busting at the seams to display His glory, power, and might in your life. And He wants to give you the greatest gift of all-Himself. Yet why do we pass by the wonder of God unaware?
Wonderstruck
by Brian SelznickDon't miss Selznick's other novels in words and pictures, The Invention of Hugo Cabret and The Marvels, which together with Wonderstruck, form an extraordinary thematic trilogy!In this groundbreaking tour de force, Caldecott Medalist and bookmaking pioneer Brian Selznick sails into uncharted territory and takes readers on an awe-inspiring journey. Ben and Rose secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known. Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue in his mother's room and Rose reads an enticing headline in the newspaper, both children set out alone on desperate quests to find what they are missing.Set fifty years apart, these two independent stories--Ben's told in words, Rose's in pictures--weave back and forth with mesmerizing symmetry. How they unfold and ultimately intertwine will surprise you, challenge you, and leave you breathless with wonder. Rich, complex, affecting, and beautiful--with over 460 pages of original artwork--Wonderstruckis a stunning achievement from a gifted artist and visionary.
The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth: Understanding Our World and Its Ecosystems
by Rachel IgnotofskyAn illustrated tour of the planet exploring ecosystems large and small, from reefs, deserts, and rainforests to a single drop of water—from the New York Times best-selling author of Women in Science. Making earth science accessible and entertaining through art, maps, and infographics, The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth explains how our planet works—and how we can protect it—from its diverse ecosystems and their inhabitants, to the levels of ecology, the importance of biodiversity, the cycles of nature, and more. Science- and nature-loving readers of all ages will delight in this utterly charming guide to our amazing home.
Wood Technology & Processes
by Mark D. Feirer John L. FeirerHelp students learn about today's woodworking techniques and tools with Glencoe Wood Technology and Processes! Comprehensive content with basic and advanced woodworking operations offers clear instructions and a strong illustration program. The Woodworkers Handbook identifies tools and materials used in woodworking; Advanced Woodworking Techniques offers advanced techniques for the experienced woodworker. Academic Integration is provided in every chapter with Math and Science features. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced projects from Better Homes and Gardens® Wood Magazine provide projects using skills learned in the text. Projects include a compact disc tower, a drafting/reference center, a birdhouse in the round, a doghouse, and more, giving your students practical, enjoyable experiences working with wood!
The Woods: A Suspense Thriller
by Harlan CobenTwenty years ago, four teenagers at summer camp walked into the woods at night. Two were found murdered, and the others were never seen again. Four families had their lives changed forever. Now, two decades later, they are about to change again. <p> For Paul Copeland, the county prosecutor of Essex, New Jersey, grief at the loss of his sister has only recently begun to subside. Cope, as he is known, is now dealing with raising his six-year old daughter alone after his wife has died of cancer. Balancing family life and a rapidly ascending career as a prosecutor distract him from his past traumas, but only for so long. . . <P><P><b>A New York Times bestseller</b>
Woodwork (Merit Badge)
by Boy Scouts of America StaffOutlines requirements for pursuing a merit badge in woodworking including the tools and techniques used and presents seven different projects to do.
Woodworking
by Nancy MacdonaldUser-friendly and complete with full-color photos and illustrations, Woodworking offers a comprehensive guide for beginning woodworkers and aspiring cabinetmakers alike. Beginning with a brief introduction to the industry, as well as descriptions of the tools and materials used in the trade, the book then progresses on to illustrate and explain the hands-on skills that are essential to success in project creation. Step-by-step projects are accompanied by engaging photos and illustrations that walk through the process of building wood products, including tables and chairs, chests, cabinet-making, and more! These projects provide learners with a sense of accomplishment as they demonstrate their skills through successful completion of a finished product.
Word for Word
by James E. Snyder JDAn ingeniously handy guide to help you transform chew into masticate, rainy into pluvian?or antediluvian into plain old old.Attorney James Snyder didn?t set out to write a book about words. But one day he looked up the word animadversion. The definition said it means the same thing as aspersion. He wasn?t quite sure what that meant, so he looked it up. It meant the same thing as slander. At last he was getting somewhere? and he stumbled upon an inconvenient truth about dictionaries: If you don?t know big words, they sometimes aren?t much help. So Snyder started collecting what he calls one-word definitions?simple words for fancy ones, and fancy words for simple ones. So whether you?re a penster (writer) looking for the right palabra (word), or just a solecistic (ungrammatical) malingerer (faker) trying to gasconade (show off ) to your gormless (stupid) yokemates (co-workers), this handy and engaging reference presents the right word for any occasion.
Word Power Made Easy: The Complete Handbook for Building a Superior Vocabulary
by Norman LewisThe most effective vocabulary builder in the English language provides a simple, step-by-step method that will increase your knowledge and mastery of written and spoken English. Word Power Made Easy does more than just add words to your vocabulary. It teaches ideas and a method of broadening your knowledge as an integral part of the vocabulary building process. Do you always use the right word? Can you pronounce it—and spell it—correctly? Do you know how to avoid illiterate expressions? Do you speak grammatically, without embarrassing mistakes? If the answer to any of these questions is no, you need Word Power Made Easy. Written in a lively, accessible, and timeless style, and loaded with helpful reviews, progress checks, and quizzes to reinforce the material, this classic resource has helped millions learn to speak and write with confidence.
Word Roots: Learning the Building Blocks of Better Spelling and Vocabulary
by Cherie BlanchardWorkbook
Word Roots Level 1: The Building Blocks Of Better Spelling And Vocabulary (Word Roots Ser.)
by Cherie A. PlantStudents learn the meaning and spelling of roots, prefixes, and suffixes commonly used in English. Learning these word elements dramatically improves spelling and the ability to decode unfamiliar words. The activities focus on using these words in context to help students incorporate each word into their vocabulary and retain the correct spelling. There are periodic reviews to make sure students retain what is taught in the lessons. Word Roots books will add hundreds of words to your students' vocabulary and greater depth to their thinking and writing.
Word Study for Literacy Leaders: Guiding Professional Learning
by Amy Frederick Darl Kiernan Donald R. BearWritten and edited by experts in the field, this book provides a blueprint for weaving effective word study into the fabric of classrooms and schools. Provided are principles, ideas, materials, and activities for use with teachers in a range of professional learning contexts. Key topics include word study foundations and orthographic knowledge; implementing collaborative coaching models, "learning huddles," and workshops; and word study strategies for young children, emergent bilingual students, and adolescents. Helpful reproducible tools include the empirically validated Word Study Classroom Observation Guide. Purchasers get access to a companion website where they can download and print the reproducible materials in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.