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The behaviour guru

The behaviour guru

— Tom Bennett

Being a teacher isn’t all about teaching; new teachers quickly realize that they need to be lion tamers too. Controlling a class isn’t something that comes naturally to everyone – but it can be learned. This no-nonsense guide tells teachers what the teacher training didn’t and offers instant strategies for dealing with the most common
Non-Fiction Adults
We Robot

We Robot

— Mark Stephen Meadows

How close to becoming reality are our favorite science fiction robots? And what might be the real-life consequences of their existence? Robotics and artificial intelligence expert Mark Meadows answers these questions with an irresistible blend of hard science, futurist imagination, solid statistics, and plenty of humor
Non-Fiction - Technology & Computers Adults
Mandala: Luminous symbols for healing

Mandala: Luminous symbols for healing

— Judith Cornell, PH.D.

The mandala – a sacred circle, symbol of healing and wholeness, has been used from ancient times to the present in spiritual traditions around the globe. Drawing on her worldwide experience in helping people access innate healing capacities, Dr. Judith Cornell presents a dramatically self-empowering approach to well-being and self-knowledge.
Non-Fiction - Religion & Spirituality Adults
How Rude! : The teenagers guide to good manners, proper behavior, and not grossing people out

How Rude! : The teenagers guide to good manners, proper behavior, and not grossing people out

— Alex J. Packer, Ph.D.

Nobody’s polite anymore. Why should you be? Because good manners are good for you. They impress people. They build self-esteem. They can help you get what you want from life, friends, fun, success, and respect. And they don’t cost anything. Most etiquette books are preachy and boring. This one keeps you laughing as you learn the basics of polite behavior in all kinds of situations, at home, in public, with friends, with strangers,
Non-Fiction Adults - Teenagers
100 ways America is screwing up the world

100 ways America is screwing up the world

— John Tirman

What do Wal-Mart, Gangsta Rap, and SUVs have in common? They’re all among the hundred ways in which America is screwing up the world. The country that was responsible for many, if not most, of the twentieth century’s most important scientific and technological advancements now demonizes its scientists and thinkers in the twenty-first, while dumbing down its youth with anti-Darwin/ pro-“Intelligent Design” propaganda.
Non-Fiction Adults
Everyone loves you when you’re dead: journeys into fame and madness

Everyone loves you when you’re dead: journeys into fame and madness

— Neil Strauss

John Neil Straus “The Mike Tyson of interviewers” as he;
•Makes Lady Gaga cry, tries to keep Mötley Crüe out of jail & gets kidnapped by Courtney Love
•Shoots guns with Ludacris, takes a ride with Neil Young & goes to church with Tom Cruise and his mother
•Picks up psychic clues with the CIA, diapers with Snoop Dogg & prison survival tips from Rick James
Non-Fiction Adults
The memory palace

The memory palace

— Mira Bartok

“People have abandoned their loved ones for much less than you’ve been through,” Mira Bartok is told at her mother’s memorial service. It is a poignant yet truthful observation about the relationship between Mira, her sister, and their mentally ill mother. Although she loved her daughters and did her best to raise them well, Norma Herr began to fear that her daughters would be kidnapped, murdered, or raped.
Non-Fiction Adults
Math for fun; making fractions

Math for fun; making fractions

— Cooper Beech

Math for fun explores math through interactive projects, experiments, and fun games, ranging from the simple to the more challenging.
In Making Fractions the reader will discover how fractions, decimals, percentages, and ratios are all ways of expressing parts of a whole. Slice up pizza to learn about fractions, or play diabolic decimals with your friends.

Young Readers age 8 and up
Non-Fiction Children
The squeaky wheel

The squeaky wheel

— Guy Winch

Today we complain about everything – yet most of us grumble and vent neither expecting nor getting meaningful resolutions. Wasting prodigious amounts of time and energy on unproductive complaints can take an emotional and psychological toll on our moods and well-being. We desperately need to relearn the art of complaining effectively.
Non-Fiction Adults
Island Life: Inspirational interiors

Island Life: Inspirational interiors

— India Hicks and David Flint Wood

The very idea of life on a desert island appeals in one form or another to popular fantasy: the sea, the sky, the sand, the escape-from-it-all. Imagine the vibrant hibiscus and palm trees; languid cocktails taken on the verandah; the intense color and the sounds of the sea. India and David have redecorated houses and hotels, creatively mixed old with new, dark with light, East with West,
Arts & Entertainement - Non-Fiction Adults
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