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The captain class : the hidden force that creates the world's greatest teams
by Sam Walker
A former Wall Street Journal global sports editor reveals the essential contributions of unconventional players behind the world's highest-performing sports teams, explaining how their unofficial leadership examples and counterintuitive strategies helped enable remarkable, long-term successes.
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Teach like Finland : 33 simple strategies for joyful classrooms
by Timothy D. Walker
Finland is prioritizing the joy of learning in its newest core curricula and Walker carefully highlights specific strategies that support joyful K-12 classrooms and integrate seamlessly with educational standards in the United States. From incorporating brain breaks to offering a peaceful learning environment, this book pulls back the curtain on the joyful teaching practices of the world's most lauded school system.
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Behaving badly : the new morality in politics, sex, and business
by Eden Collinsworth
Enlisting the thoughts of a prime minister, the editor of London’s Financial Times, a holocaust survivor, a pop star and a former commander of the U.S. Air Force, a former media executive and business consultant seeks to understand what is acceptable and what is not in an increasingly complex—and ethically flexible—age.
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The Moon Reminded Me
by Ellen Grace O'Brian
Subtly laced with Sanskrit, the poet braids contemporary moments of everyday life with ancient spiritual teachings, bridging the two worlds eloquently.
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Flower power : the meaning of flowers in Asian art
by Dany Chan
In 1967, the phrase "flower power" transformed the commonplace flower into a Buddhist-inspired symbol of peace. In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of San Francisco's Summer of Love, this book showcases the expressive powers of flowers in Asian arts and cultures.
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Scandinavians : In Search of the Soul of the North
by Robert Ferguson
Chronicles the history of Scandinavia, from the Vendel era of prehistoric Sweden, to the Vikings and the Christian conversion and unified state of the Middle Ages, through the world wars of the past century, discussing the region’s society, politics and culture.
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Toscanini : musician of conscience
by Harvey Sachs
Describes the life of the famed conductor, Arturo Toscanini, whose reforms had lasting influence on generations of musicians and whose opposition to the Nazis and Fascists reserved his place as a model for other artists of conscience.
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Burma Superstar : addictive recipes from the crossroads of Southeast Asia
by Desmond Tan
From the famed San Francisco Bay Area Burmese restaurant comes a diverse collection of recipes—including Tea Leaf Salad, Samosa Soup, Garlic Noodles and Black Rice Pudding—that takes readers into the kitchens of Burmese home cooks whose style of cooking drives menu inspiration.
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Gastrophysics : The New Science of Eating
by Charles Spence
An award-winning Oxford researcher profiles the emerging sensory science of gastrophysics to reveal the subtler influences of environment, sense enhancement and psychology on food and appetite, counseling readers on how to perceive their food differently for greater satisfaction and awareness.
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Worlds fantastic, worlds familiar : A Guided Tour of the Solar System
by Bonnie Jean Buratti
A personal tour of NASA's latest discoveries by leading planetary astronomer, Bonnie J. Buratti. Moving through the solar system from Mercury, Venus, Mars, past comets and asteroids and the moons of the giant planets, to Pluto and on to exoplanets, the author gives vivid descriptions of landforms that are similar to those found on Earth but that are more fantastic.
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Adventure cats : living nine lives to the fullest
by Laura J. Moss
The cofounder of AdventureCats.org—the first and only resource for information on safely exploring the great outdoors with your feline friend—presents a collection of amazing photos and stories of real-life cats, and all the how-to cat owners need to take their cats beyond the backyard.
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The empath's survival guide : life strategies for sensitive people
by Judith Orloff
Explaining the difference between empathy that enables compassion and being an empath who actually experiences the emotions and pain of others, a UCLA psychiatrist and best-selling author of Emotional Freedom offers counsel to highly sensitive individuals on how to develop coping mechanisms in today's high-stimulus world.
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