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Author: Neil Griffiths
Publisher: Red Robin Books
Published: 2011-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781905434848
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDinosaurs really are dreadful dinner guests. And at football they never win. Ballet lessons are a bust but play time is where your average dino really comes into his own... . A riotous Cretaceously proportioned romp with a delightful conclusion.
Author: Gareth Edwards
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780545812962
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Author: William L. Otto
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2015-01-15
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 149175267X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSome people float through life with never a care, a worry, or a problem, and others break their back to get through it. Author William L. Otto was one of those men. In The Last of the Dinosaurs, he shares his story as well of the story of a family, an age, and a city. A businessman, veteran, father, son, player, operator, and friend, Otto grew up on the depression-era streets of the Bronx. His story begins with the hard scrabble life of a poor family doing what was necessary to survive, even as Ottos father took the meager amount they made to spend on drinking and gambling. Like many boys of that time, Otto did what he could to earn money for his family, regardless of the risks. Through hard work and hustle, Otto found himself in the office cleaning business, an industry populated with union bosses, power brokers, and the kind of mob-connected characters infamous around New York City. The Last of the Dinosaurs chronicles Ottos dealings with these colorful, but very real, figures in business and social circles His tales include friendships with Olympic champions, office brawls with union leaders, life-saving interventions from mob bosses, and showdowns with the citys most powerful figures. Despite Ottos resilience and hard work, he was eventually confronted with financial ruin, betrayal, and heartbreak from those he loved and trusted the most. He persevered and found happiness and peace with what remained, and to this day he remains indefatigable.
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Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 35
ISBN-13: 0756672295
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents, in question-and-answer format, information and trivia about dinosaurs, including which dinosaurs were the deadliest, how well dinosaurs could swim, and if they can be brought back to life.
Author: Wendy Mass
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2010-10-05
Total Pages: 379
ISBN-13: 0316180505
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFour children have been chosen to compete in a national competition to find the tastiest confection in the country. Who will invent a candy more delicious than the Oozing Crunchorama or the Neon Lightning Chew? Logan, the Candymaker's son, who can detect the color of chocolate by touch alone? Miles, the boy who is allergic to merry-go-rounds and the color pink? Daisy, the cheerful girl who can lift a fifty-pound lump of taffy like it's a feather? Or Philip, the suit-and-tie wearing boy who's always scribbling in a secret notebook? This sweet, charming, and cleverly crafted story, told from each contestant's perspective, is filled with mystery, friendship, and juicy revelations.
Author: Jon Davis
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2012-05-01
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 0578105136
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNovelist Marc Mullbery leaves his sleepy island vineyard to attend an annual yachting excursion with a group of colleagues. As they set sail frictions emerge when Marc's mistress evades his advances and suddenly ends their longtime affair. Marc's cravings are quickly reawakened by another passenger, the prolific chick lit author Katrin Zofield. Marc's attempt to work on a new piece of writing is averted when his former mistress's husband confronts Marc about the affair. Marc's confessions are met with an equally shocking revelation. When one of the writers is found dead the narcissism and thirst for fame of those remaining is only heightened as they anticipate a media barrage awaiting them at the marina. 'Thieves, Whores & Dinosaurs' is a searing and hilarious satire of famous writers and the eccentric personalities they cultivate. It is the first book of the Marc Mulberry Series.
Author: Helen Stephens
Publisher: Aladdin
Published: 2012-05-01
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781442450585
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this charming and classic picture book with a mighty message, the Small children won’t let anything large stand in the way of finding their missing friend. It’s the night of the Small Hall Ball, and everyone in the Small family is getting ready for one of the BIGGEST parties of the year. Everyone, that is, except for Paul and Sally Small, who are too young to join in the fun. But when Paul’s tiny teddy bear goes missing, he and Sally have no choice but to sneak into the festivities, and nothing—not secret doors, spooky passageways, or even a swinging chandelier—will stop the smallest of the Smalls from finding Paul’s furry little friend. Filled with delightfully intricate details and featuring an illustrative surprise at the end, this tremendous tale is perfect for exploring again and again.
Author: Jostein Gaarder
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 2007-03-20
Total Pages: 599
ISBN-13: 1466804270
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.
Author: Fredrik deBoer
Publisher: All Points Books
Published: 2020-08-04
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 1250200385
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNamed one of Vulture’s Top 10 Best Books of 2020! Leftist firebrand Fredrik deBoer exposes the lie at the heart of our educational system and demands top-to-bottom reform. Everyone agrees that education is the key to creating a more just and equal world, and that our schools are broken and failing. Proposed reforms variously target incompetent teachers, corrupt union practices, or outdated curricula, but no one acknowledges a scientifically-proven fact that we all understand intuitively: Academic potential varies between individuals, and cannot be dramatically improved. In The Cult of Smart, educator and outspoken leftist Fredrik deBoer exposes this omission as the central flaw of our entire society, which has created and perpetuated an unjust class structure based on intellectual ability. Since cognitive talent varies from person to person, our education system can never create equal opportunity for all. Instead, it teaches our children that hierarchy and competition are natural, and that human value should be based on intelligence. These ideas are counter to everything that the left believes, but until they acknowledge the existence of individual cognitive differences, progressives remain complicit in keeping the status quo in place. This passionate, voice-driven manifesto demands that we embrace a new goal for education: equality of outcomes. We must create a world that has a place for everyone, not just the academically talented. But we’ll never achieve this dream until the Cult of Smart is destroyed.
Author: Neil Griffiths
Publisher:
Published: 2016-05
Total Pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9781908702258
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