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Combining captivating personal memoir and astute political reportage, Marisa Handler offers a fascinating inside look at the burgeoning global justice movement through her own compelling coming-of-age story. Born in apartheid South Africa, Handler... (read more)

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Sure to be an invaluable reference for beginning and intermediate Excel 2007 users, this amazing collection of tips, tricks, and shortcuts provides quick, easy to find answers to common Excel questions. Explanations are short and... (read more)

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Curriculum --Syllabus --Student --Orientation --Classroom --Taking attendance --First Tuesday we talk about the world --Second Tuesday we talk about feeling sorry for yourself --Third Tuesday we talk about regrets --Audiovisual, part two --Professor... (read more)

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Nearly a century after his birth in Joplin, Missouri, Langston Hughes is, in a sense, coming home. The University of Missouri Press is proud to announce the publication of The Collected Works of Langston Hughes, a compilation of the novels, short stories,... (read more)

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1 First grade reading level -- 2 Second grade reading level -- 3 Third grade reading level -- 4 Fourth grade reading level -- 5 Fifth grade reading level -- 6 Sixth grade reading level.... (read more)

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A simply organized, easy to understand book about writing in three steps prewriting, writing, and rewriting. With emphasis on the basics in grammar, punctuation, sentence building and combining, this book helps readers build the skills necessary for... (read more)

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Recent events in the Muslim world have made an understanding of Islam more important than ever. Islam in the World provides a valuable introductory guide to Islam for the Western reader, providing an overview of the religion in its historic, political... (read more)

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In Power, Tom Hastngs unpacks the methods, and considers causes and correlatives to violence and nonviolence. Hastings presents an overview of nonviolent power potential, examining it on personal, community, and transnational levels.... (read more)