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"Booksellers and librarians are superheroes, saving lives every single day. Here are their amazing, inspiring true stories as told to the greatest storyteller of our time, James Patterson. To be a bookseller or librarian... You have to play detective. Be a treasure hunter. A matchmaker. An advocate. A visionary. A person who creates 'book joy' by pulling a book from a shelf, handing it to someone and saying, 'You've got to read this. You're going...
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Widely considered the standard history of the profession of literary studies, Professing Literature unearths the long-forgotten ideas and debates that created the literature department as we know it today. In a readable and often-amusing narrative, Gerald Graff shows that the heated conflicts of our recent culture wars echo-and often recycle-controversies over how literature should be taught that began more than a century ago.
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Unlock the secrets of effective reading instruction with this revolutionary guide, designed to transform your approach to teaching literacy. Drawing on the proven principles of the Orton-Gillingham method, this book demystifies the processes of decoding and encoding words, making it accessible for educators and learners alike. Step by step, it introduces practical techniques and strategies that cater to various learning styles, ensuring a personalized...
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The Compass Within: Aligning Your Life with True NorthEmbarking on a Journey to Your CoreWe've all felt that whisper at the edge of our thoughts-a gentle nudge guiding us towards the question that dwells in us all: "What is my purpose?" You stand now at the crossroads, fellow traveler, where the map of life opens before you, beckoning you to choose a path that melds your deepest values with the world's profound needs.In an era that challenges us to...
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HOW TO READ A BOOK A DAY In a wоrld fіllеd wіth еndlеѕѕ dіѕtrасtіоnѕ аnd tіmе constraints, thе аbіlіtу tо аbѕоrb thе wisdom оf a bооk іn juѕt оnе dау is a skill worth mаѕtеrіng. Rеаdіng a Bооk іn a Day" is уоur dеfіnіtіvе guide tо unlосkіng thе ѕесrеtѕ of ѕрееd-rеаdіng аnd еffісіеnt соmрrеhеnѕіоn, аllоwіng you tо соnԛuеr thе wrіttеn wоrd іn rесоrd...
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"There's a Writer in Our House! is an invitation to parents of children in first grade through fifth grade interested in actively participating in their children's early literacy learning from the very first steps. Founded upon well-researched literacy instructional methods that have been informed by the author's clinical perspective as well as her years of experience with many kinds of learners, this book provides a valuable understanding of how...
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In Read Alouds for All Learners: A Comprehensive Plan for Every Subject, Every Day, Grades PreK–8, Molly Ness, supported by current research and personal experiences, demonstrates the sobering effect an absence of read alouds in classrooms has on preK–8 students' comprehension skills. She provides intentional directions on planning and implementing a read-aloud routine that supports young learners' literacy development, content-area knowledge,...
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Life can drain us. Some days deplete us of energy, time, ideas or support. We try to renew with rest, play, family or retreats - but ultimately, it is God alone who can restore us. The book of Ruth is a story of restoration. Naomi finds herself emptied of all she loved, but that's not how the story ends. You are invited to spend time with the book of Ruth. It is a story of redemption for men and women who long to be restored in life and faith.
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Joel Lawson is a true inspiration, a dedicated evangelical scholar who has spent a decade delving deep into the holy scripture of the Bible. His unwavering passion and commitment to studying every single book of the Bible, and categorising each chapter into themed headings is nothing short of extraordinary. His work is a true testament to the power of faith and the devotion to a higher calling.Joel's love for the Bible began at a young age, where...
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"Violet Powell, a twenty-two-year-old from rural Abbott Falls, Maine, is being released from prison after serving twenty-two months for a drunk-driving crash that killed a local kindergarten teacher. Harriet Larson, a retired English teacher who runs the prison book club, is facing the unsettling prospect of an empty nest. Frank Daigle, a retired machinist, hasn't yet come to grips with the complications of his marriage to the woman Violet killed....
11) Honorarium
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In Honorarium, Nathaniel G. Moore compiles twenty years worth of reading other people's books, while also faithfully attempting to convey a sense of what it's like to work behind-the-scenes in CanLit. Always breaking from convention, Moore's non-fiction is imbued a sense of urgency, passion and intimacy with the community of creators that surround him; creators that include Derek McCormack, Sheila Heti, Camilla Gibb, Jen Sookfong Lee, Catullus and...
12) Proust's Way
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The thinking and suffering of the author of Remembrance of Things Past are intimately exposed in these letters to Mauriac.
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The stories of Jacob and Joseph resonate with intrigue, adventure, doubts, challenges, and finally culminate in unbelievable wealth and power.
Jacob flees north to Haran from his brother's wrath with nothing but a few camels and donkeys. Twenty years later he returns to Canaan, accompanied by his family of twelve sons and one daughter a very wealthy man.
Joseph, plagued by his dreams and the rejection of his brothers, endures slavery, prison...
14) In the Secret Theatre of Home: Wilkie Collins, Sensation Narrative, and Nineteenth-Century Psycho
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In his 1852 novel Basil, Wilkie Collins' narrator concludes that "those ghastly heart-tragedies laid open before me … are not to be written, but … are acted and reacted, scene by scene, year by year, in the secret theatre of home." Taking this memorable quote as her starting point, Jenny Bourne Taylor demonstrates how Victorian psychology is central to an understanding of the complexity and vitality of Collins' fiction, exploring the boundaries...
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Unleash your inner intellectual cheetah: Learn like lightning and conquer any skill in record time with "Learn Like Lightning: How to Speed Read and Learn Anything Fast"! Tired of feeling like you're crawling through knowledge molasses? Ditch the slow-poke snail pace and ignite your learning with Read Like Lightning. This isn't your grandma's speed reading manual. It's a power-packed blueprint for transforming your brain into a knowledge-devouring...
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El venerado profesor y autor de bestsellers reflexiona sobre el poder, la importancia y la alegría de una vida dedicada a la lectura en esta magnífica colección extraída de su amplia obra.
Muchas décadas después de su muerte, el venerado intelectual y profesor C. S. Lewis sigue hablando a los lectores, gracias no solo a sus conocimientos intelectuales sobre el cristianismo, sino también a sus maravillosas obras creativas y sus profundas reflexiones...
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A collection of essays "filled with pleasantly rambling opinions about everything from self-help books to erotica" from the celebrated Canadian author (The Chronicle Journal).
An urbane, robust, and wonderfully opinionated voice from Canada, sometimes called "America's attic," speaks here of the delights of reading, and of what mass education has done to readers today, to taste, to books, to culture. With his usual wit and breadth of vision, Robertson...
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Dr. Duane Simolke examines Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio, as it relates to Gertrude Stein, gender roles, failed communication, and the machine in the garden. Simolke also looks at Anderson's concerns about mechanization, loneliness, and the mistreatment of many people. Simolke also wrote The Acorn Stories, a story cycle in the tradition of Winesburg, Ohio.
20) Dodo dodgeball
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While the ducks and dodos play dodgeball, Chick sits nearby reading her book.
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