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A practical and accessible guide to getting across complex information clearly, by BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins, creator of the viral 'Ros Atkins on...' explainer videos. Explanation - conveying meaning - is an art. And the BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins, creator of the viral...

This book helps young learners build confidence by reading simple sentences using the most common sight words—perfect for early readers just starting out.

This guide reveals how writers can utilize cognitive storytelling strategies to craft stories that ignite readers’ brains and captivate them through each plot element. Imagine knowing what the brain craves from every tale it encounters, what fuels the success of any great story, and what...

The president of Princeton, a constitutional scholar, reveals how colleges are getting free speech on campuses right and how they can do better to nurture civil discourse and foster mutual respect Conversations about higher education teem with accusations that American colleges and universities...

A step ahead from Level 1, this book introduces slightly longer sentences and new sight words to help kids improve reading fluency and understanding.

Every aspect of screenwriting is covered with an authority and credibility never seen in any book to come before. Told with honesty, humor, and vulnerability from the real-world perspective of a working, professional screenwriter, Kill the Dog reveals the secrets of what it takes to have a successful career as a Hollywood screenwriter.

Celebrate the power of friendship with all four of the beloved Frog and Toad I Can Read stories by Arnold Lobel This audio collections includes all four classics: Frog and Toad Are Friends, Frog and Toad Together, Frog and Toad All Year, and Days with Frog and Toad. Share the adventures of best...

""She Comes First is quite simply the best guide to oral sex out there."" —AskMen.com The essential guidebook to oral sex, She Comes First offers a radical new philosophy for pleasuring women As women everywhere will attest, men are ""ill-cliterate."" But in the pages of She Comes First, the...

The blank page is daunting. With all the ideas floating around, most people don't know where to begin. Which chapter should be first? Am I an impostor? How can I figure it all out? This is your road map.

The Adventure Bible Bible Story Collection is a six book treasury of level 2 Adventure Bible I Can Read titles designed for newly independent readers and based on the Adventure Bible—the #1 Bible for kids! Read all about people in Bible times and their adventures in these well-known Bible...

From the professors who teach NYU's most popular elective class, "Science of Happiness," a fun, comprehensive guide to surviving and thriving in college and beyond. Every year, almost 4,000,000 students begin their freshman year at colleges and universities nationwide. Most of them will sleep...

A complete, unfiltered university handbook, written by an actual student. Not sure what to pack for university? Confused about the difference between lectures, tutorials and seminars? Want to make sure you don’t poison yourself (or others) the first time you cook? Nervous about Freshers’...

A star-studded collection of essays from acclaimed and bestselling authors and celebrities that illuminates the lasting power of desire and longing, and celebrates our initiation into the euphoria, pain, and mystery that is our first celebrity crush. You never forget your first crush . . . CRUSH...

The spirited child—often called ""difficult"" or ""strong-willed""—can easily overwhelm parents, leaving them feeling frustrated and inadequate.Spirited kids are, in fact, simply ""more""—by temperament, they are more intense, sensitive, perceptive, persistent, and uncomfortable with...

A podcast to help you overcome resistance and write with more joy, clarity, and confidence. If you’re working on a novel or memoir, stick around. Whether you haven’t written a word since your 5-paragraph essay days or you have an MFA in Creative Writing, this podcast is now your weekly coffee date on your journey to finish your first draft. Visit maryadkinswriter.com for more resources.

Honorée Corder is the author of more than 50 books, a publishing consultant, a TEDx speaker, and the founder of Indie Author University. Honorée passionately coaches business professionals, writers, and aspiring non-fiction authors to write their own bestselling books. Writing a great book can be daunting . . . unless you know the secrets. This is her method. This guide is easy to read, remember, do, share, and implement. The goal is to understand the mechanics of how best-selling authors write books that consistently rank at the top.

Learn how to stay engaged, stay centered, build resilience, and stay healthy while driving social change. Whether you identify as an activist, are a first responder, or are simply just human, Shelly will walk you through practical steps steeped in mindfulness practices that you can incorporate into your life immediately.

Arthur and his sister Violet are selling all their old toys in a Tag Sale. Even Arthur's Honey Bear! But Arthur finds there's more than one way to say good-bye to an old friend...

Violet's camping out too, but her friends don't want Arthur around. So Arthur decidesto collect slimy things he knows Violet wouldn't like. But he doesn't count on slippery rocks and swooping bats, or hunger pangs. Then he smells hot dogs roasting over a warm fire...

Two classic I Can Read stories by Arnold Lobel, the beloved author and illustrator of the Newbery Honor and Caldecott Honor award-winning Frog and Toad books. Mouse Tales: When Papa's seven little mouse boys ask for a bedtime story, Papa does even better than that—he tells seven stories, one...