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"The Greatest Invention In The History Of Mankind Is Beer" And Other Manly Insights From Dave Barry

"The Greatest Invention In The History Of Mankind Is Beer" And Other Manly Insights From Dave Barry

by Dave Barry

Everyone loves Dave Barry. His hilarious and irreverent syndicated newspaper column and numerous best-selling books incite universal laughter. In "The Greatest Invention In The History Of Mankind Is Beer" and Other Manly Insights From Dave Barry, Dave goes on a testosterone riff, enlightening all about the intricacies of being male.

Mother Father Deaf: Living Between Sound and Silence

Mother Father Deaf: Living Between Sound and Silence

by Paul Preston

"Mother father deaf" is the phrase commonly used within the Deaf community to refer to hearing children of deaf parents. These children grow up between two cultures, the Hearing and the Deaf. The author is one of these children, and in this book based on 150 interviews, he takes us to the place where Deaf and Hearing cultures meet.

Touched by Adoption

by Nancy A. Robinson

A collection of stories, letters and poems about adoption and representing birth parents, adoptees, adoptive parents, and siblings. The collection includes stories of the early Orphan Trains, closed adoptions, searches, reunions, older adoptions, single parent adoptions, and open adoptions. Expectant parents share their fears and excitement. Seasoned adoptive parents reflect on parenthood. Adoptees searching and... (more)

Make the Most of Your Time on Earth (Rough Guide Reference)

Make the Most of Your Time on Earth (Rough Guide Reference)

by Rough Guides

Make the Most of Your Time on Earth: A Rough Guide to the World with 1000 must-do experiences from around the world, Make the Most of Your Time on Earth is a book that will inspire everyone. Perfect for both the seasoned traveller and the armchair dreamer, it brings you the very best travel experiences - extraordinary landscapes, jaw-dropping architecture, white-knuckle adventures, and the world’s best beaches.... (more)

Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns

Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns

by Michael B. Horn, Curtis W. Johnson, Clayton M. Christensen

Selected as one of the "Best Books on Innovation, 2008" by BusinessWeek magazine Named the "Best Human-Capital Book of 2008" by Strategy + Business magazine A crash course in the business of learning-from the bestselling author of The Innovator's Dilemma and The Innovator's Solution … "Provocatively titled, Disrupting Class is just what America's K-12 education system... (more)

360 Degrees Longitude: One Family's Journey Around the World-A Memoir

360 Degrees Longitude: One Family's Journey Around the World-A Memoir

by John Higham

Much more than a travel narrative 360 Degrees Longitude: One Family’s Journey Around the World is a glimpse at what it means to be a “global citizen”—a progressively changing view of the world as seen through the eyes of an American family of four. After more than a decade of planning, John Higham and his wife September bid their high-tech jobs and suburban lives good-bye, packed up their home... (more)

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