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  The Tipping Point

  How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

  by Malcolm Gladwell

  This celebrated New York Times bestseller now poised to reach an even wider audience in paperback is a book that is changing the way North Americans think about selling products and disseminating ideas. Gladwell's new afterword to this edition describes how readers can constructively apply the tipping point principle in their own lives and work. Widely hailed as an important work that offers not only a road map to... (more)
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  There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

  by Louis Sachar

  Winner of 17 Children's Choice Awards nationwide, here is Louis Sachar's most beloved novel. An IRA/CBC Children's Choice
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  Blink

  The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

  by Malcolm Gladwell

  How do we make decisions--good and bad--and why are some people so much better at it than others? That's the question Malcolm Gladwell asks and answers in the follow-up to his huge bestseller, The Tipping Point. Utilizing case studies as diverse as speed dating, pop music, and the shooting of Amadou Diallo, Gladwell reveals that what we think of as decisions made in the blink of an eye are much more complicated... (more)
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  Diaper David: Book 1

  No, David!

  by David Shannon

  When author and artist David Shannon was five years old, he wrote a semi-autobiographical story of a little kid who broke all his mother's rules. He chewed with his mouth open (and full of food), he jumped on the furniture, and he broke his mother's vase! As a result, all David ever heard his mother say was "No, David!" Here is his story.
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  No Talking

  by Andrew Clements

  "You have the right to remain silent." However... The fifth-grade girls and the fifth-grade boys at Laketon Elementary don't get along very well. But the real problem is that these kids are loud and disorderly. That's why the principal uses her red plastic bullhorn. A lot. Then one day Dave Packer, a certified loudmouth, bumps into an idea -- a big one that makes him try to keep quiet for a whole day. But what... (more)
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  swindle: Book 1

  Swindle

  by Gordon Korman

  After a mean collector named Swindle cons him out of his most valuable baseball card, Griffin Bing must put together a band of misfits to break into Swindle's compound and recapture the card. There are many things standing in their way -- a menacing guard dog, a high-tech security system, a very secret hiding place, and their general inability to drive -- but Griffin and his team are going to get back what's... (more)
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  Sway

  The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior

  by Ori Brafman, Rom Brafman

  A fascinating journey into the hidden psychological influences that derail our decision-making, Sway will change the way you think about the way you think. Why is it so difficult to sell a plummeting stock or end a doomed relationship? Why do we listen to advice just because it came from someone “important”? Why are we more likely to fall in love when there’s danger involved? In Sway , renowned organizational... (more)
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  Brain Rules

  12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School

  by John J. Medina

  Most of us have no idea what's really going on inside our heads. Yet brain scientists have uncovered details every business leader, parent, and teacher should know--such as the brain's need for physical activity to work at its best. How do we learn? What exactly do sleep and stress do to our brains? Why is multi-tasking a myth? Why is it so easy to forget--and so important to repeat new information? Is it true... (more)
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  Lemonade: Book 1

  The Lemonade War

  by Jacqueline Davies

  Evan Treski is people-smart. He is good at talking with people, even grownups. His younger sister, Jessie, on the other hand, is math-smart—but not especially good at understanding people. She knows that feelings are her weakest subject. So when their lemonade war begins, there really is no telling who will win—and even more important, if their fight will ever end. Here is a clever blend of humor and math fun. As... (more)
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  The Bar Code Tattoo: Book 1

  The Bar Code Tattoo

  by Suzanne Weyn

  The bar code tattoo. Everybody's getting it. It will make your life easier, they say. It will hook you in. It will become your identity.But what if you say no? What if you don't want to become a code? For Kayla, this one choice changes everything. She becomes an outcast in her high school. Dangerous things happen to her family. There's no option but to run . . . for her life. Indivuality vs. conformity.. ... (more)
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  Predictably Irrational

  The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

  by Dan Ariely

  Why do our headaches persist after taking a one-cent aspirin but disappear when we take a 50-cent aspirin? Why does recalling the Ten Commandments reduce our tendency to lie, even when we couldn't possibly be caught? Why do we splurge on a lavish meal but cut coupons to save twenty-five cents on a can of soup? Why do we go back for second helpings at the unlimited buffet, even when our stomachs... (more)
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  Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You

  by Barthe DeClements

  "Bad" Helen is in trouble. If she can't improve her reading skills, she will be stuck in the sixth grade forever! An ace baseball pitcher and class clown, Helen must now face the fact that reading is not one of her skills. With the help of a sympathetic teacher, Helen decides to brave her classmates' teasing and enter a special education class.
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  Have You Filled a Bucket Today?

  A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids

  by Carol McCloud

  Through simple prose and vivid illustrations, this heartwarming book encourages positive behavior as children see how rewarding it is to express daily kindness, appreciation, and love. Bucket filling and dipping are effective metaphors for understanding the effects of our actions and words on the well being of others and ourselves.
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  Circles of Heck: Book 1

  Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go

  by Dale E. Basye

  WHEN MILTON AND Marlo Fauster die in a marshmallow bear explosion, they get sent straight to Heck, an otherworldly reform school. Milton can understand why his kleptomaniac sister is here, but Milton is—or was —a model citizen. Has a mistake been made? Not according to Bea “Elsa” Bubb, the Principal of Darkness. She doesn’t make mistakes. She personally sees to it that Heck—whether it be home-ec class with Lizzie... (more)
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  Rapt

  Attention and the Focused Life

  by Winifred Gallagher

  Winifred Gallagher revolutionizes our understanding of attention and the creation of the interested life In Rapt , acclaimed behavioral science writer Winifred Gallagher makes the radical argument that the quality of your life largely depends on what you choose to pay attention to and how you choose to do it. Gallagher grapples with provocative questions—Can we train our focus? What’s different about the way... (more)
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  Animals in Translation

  Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior

  by Temple Grandin

  Temple Grandin's Animals in Translation speaks in the clear voice of a woman who emerged from the other side of autism, bringing with her an extraordinary message about how animals think and feel. Temple's professional training as an animal scientist and her history as a person with autism have given her a perspective like that of no other expert in the field. Standing at the intersection of autism and animals,... (more)
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  Bad Kitty (Bruel, Nick): Book 1

  Bad Kitty

  by Nick Bruel

  From the creator of The New York Times bestseller Boing! comes the riotous story of a cat gone berserk -- four times over an in alphabetical order each time. Kitty is not happy hen she's told that her favorite foods are all gone and all that's left are Asparagus, Beets, Cauliflower, Dill...and 22 other equally unappealing vegetables. So she: Ate my homework, Bit grandma, Clawed the curtains, Damaged the... (more)
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  Diaper David: Book 5

  Oh, David!

  by David Shannon

  Oh, David! What have you done now?! Whether it's time to get dressed, eat breakfast, or go to sleep, this youngster can always find a way to make a little trouble. But no matter what David does, his mother truly loves him--and children will, too. With the same irresistible humor and vibrant style as his award-winning No, David! books, David Shannon takes us back to the "early years" of his most beloved character.... (more)
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  Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive

  by Robert B. Cialdini, Noah J. Goldstein

  Small changes can make a big difference in your powers of persuasion What one word can you start using today to increase your persuasiveness by more than fifty percent? Which item of stationery can dramatically increase people's responses to your requests? How can you win over your rivals by inconveniencing them? Why does knowing that so many dentists are named Dennis improve your persuasive prowess? Every day... (more)
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  The Whuffie Factor: The 5 Keys for Maxing Social Capital and Winning with Online Communities

  by Tara Hunt

  Bijna iedereen weet van het bestaan van blogs en sociale netwerken zoals Facebook en Twitter en heeft weleens gehoord van iemand die ze heeft gebruikt om er een enorm klantenbestand mee op te bouwen. Iedereen zou dit zelf ook willen doen, aan de basis staan en interactief zijn. Maar wat houdt dat precies in? En meer to the point: hoe doe je dat?Iemand die daadwerkelijk een bedrijf heeft opgestart met de... (more)