World Class: One Mother's Journey Halfway Around the Globe in Search of the Best Education for Her Children
By: Teru Clavel
4.00
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
“An upbeat chronicle of [Clavel’s] children’s school experiences in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Tokyo……
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1. Above the Clouds: The Diaries of a High-Altitude Mountaineer
By: Galen A. Rowell , Anatoli Boukreev , Linda Wylie , Galen Rowell
4.24
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
A breathtaking and lavishly illustrated autobiography in essays on Anatoli Boukreev, the late world… read more
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2. Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)
By: Kate Milford
4.02
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
It’s wintertime at Greenglass House. The creaky smuggler’s inn is always quiet during this season, … read more
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"I want that T-shirt" Sirin muttered. " I should have that T-shirt."-Kate Milford, Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)
"Never overlook folklore if you want to really know about the place it came from."-Kate Milford, Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)
"But Milo had a shiny gold present to open, and presents trumped sad trees any day of the week."-Kate Milford, Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)
"But when things were passed to you, you were supposed to pass them on to someone else eventually too."-Kate Milford, Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)
3. The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
By: Steven Johnson
3.89
Format: 299 pages, Hardcover
From Steven Johnson, the dynamic thinker routinely compared to James Gleick, Dava Sobel, and Malcol… read more
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"New ideas need old buildings."-Steven Johnson, The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
"It is a great testimony to the connectedness of life on earth that the fates of the largest and the tiniest life should be so closely dependent on each other."-Steven Johnson, The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
"When the next great epidemic does come, maps will be as crucial as vaccines in our fight against the disease. But again, the scale of the observation will have broadened considerably: from a neighbor…"-Steven Johnson, The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
"It’s true enough that the Victorians were grappling with heady issues like utilitarianism and class consciousness. But the finest minds of the era were also devoted to an equally pressing question: W…"-Steven Johnson, The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
4. Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her
By: Melanie Rehak
3.76
Format: 314 pages, Paperback
A plucky “titian-haired” sleuth solved her first mystery in 1930. Eighty million books later, Nancy… read more
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5. The Talent Code: Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Everything Else
By: Daniel Coyle , John Farrell
3.46
Format: None pages, Audio CD
A New York Times bestselling author explores cutting-edge brain science to learn where talent comes… read more
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- nonfiction
- education
6. Stuart Little
By: E.B. White , Garth Williams
3.90
Format: 131 pages, Paperback
E.B. White's classic novel about one small mouse on a very big adventure! Stuart Little is no o… read more
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"Well,"-E.B. White, Stuart Little
"Very fine law,"-E.B. White, Stuart Little
"(Not every doctor can look into a mouse's ear without laughing)"-E.B. White, Stuart Little
"A shaft of sunlight at the end of a dark afternoon, a note of music, and the way the back of a baby’s neck smells if it’s mother keeps it tidy,"-E.B. White, Stuart Little
7. The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way
By: Amanda Ripley
3.36
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Through the compelling stories of three American teenagers living abroad and attending the world's … read more
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8. Skipping Christmas
By: John Grisham
3.76
Format: 360 pages, Paperback
Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded shops, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwa… read more
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9. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition
By: William Kamkwamba , Bryan Mealer
3.50
Format: 24 pages, Hardcover
The New York Timesbestselling memoir of the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Ma… read more
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10. How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
By: Michael Greger , Gene Stone
4.20
Format: 24 pages, Hardcover
From the physician behind the wildly popular website NutritionFacts.org, How Not to Die reveals the… read more
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11. The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to Be a Better Husband
By: David Finch
3.17
Format: 319 pages, Hardcover
At some point in nearly every marriage, a wife finds herself asking, What is wrong with my husband?… read more
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12. There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather: A Scandinavian Mom’s Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids
By: Linda Åkeson McGurk
3.62
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"A perfect antidote to the hyper-vigilant, extra-electrified, standardized-tested, house-arrested, … read more
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13. The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun
By: Gretchen Rubin
3.83
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Gretchen Rubin had an epiphany one rainy afternoon in the unlikeliest of places: a city bus. "The d… read more
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14. How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7
By: Adele Faber , Julie Adair King , Joanna Faber
3.87
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A must-have resource for anyone who lives or works with young kids, with an introduction by Adele F… read more
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15. The Bhagavad Gita
By: Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa , Juan Mascaró , None
4.20
Format: 252 pages, Paperback
The Bhagavad Gitais an intensely spiritual work that forms the cornerstone of the Hindu faith, and … read more
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16. Die with Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life
By: Bill Perkins
3.91
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A Common-Sense Guide to Living Rich….Instead of Dying Rich Imagine if by the time you died, you did… read more
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"Your biggest fear ought to be wasting your life and time, not "Am I going to have x number of dollars when I'm 80?"-Bill Perkins, Die with Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life
17. The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide
By: Steven W. Thrasher
4.22
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From preeminent LGBTQ scholar, social critic, and journalist Steven W. Thrasher comes a powerful an… read more
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18. Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be
By: Becky Kennedy
4.55
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
"This book is for any parent who has ever struggled under the substantial weight of caregiving--whi… read more
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19. Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids
By: Hunter Clarke-Fields
3.95
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
“A wise and fresh approach to mindful parenting.” —Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance A k… read more
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"The only way out of our difficult feelings is through."-Hunter Clarke-Fields, Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids
20. The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel
By: Kati Marton
4.32
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The “captivating” ( The New York Times ), definitive biography of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, … read more
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"This also serves as a clever way of neutralizing potential opponents. “Angela is very skilled at appropriating any issue as soon as it gains traction,"-Kati Marton, The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel
"Both Merkel and Obama read Yuval Harari’s somewhat ponderous Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind for pleasure. And though their tastes are widely different, both find escape and relaxation in music."-Kati Marton, The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel
"Her description of a perfect day sounds perfectly ordinary: “I will sleep long, have a relaxed breakfast. Then I’ll go out for some fresh air, chat with my husband or with friends. I might go to the …"-Kati Marton, The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel
21. The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids
By: Sarah Mackenzie
4.47
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Connecting deeply with our kids can be difficult in our busy, technology-driven lives. Reading alou… read more
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"What better education can we offer our children than the shaping of their hearts to love others as we have been loved by God ourselves?"-Sarah Mackenzie, The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids
"It is tempting to idolize certain aspects of education. We value good grades, high test scores, elite college degrees, and lucrative careers. But out obsession keeps us from remembering what educatio…"-Sarah Mackenzie, The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids
"Truth rises above literal facts... stories, especially fictional ones have the power to speak to the hearts of readers in a profound and lasting way. "Story has been the vehicle for truth for as long…"-Sarah Mackenzie, The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids
22. My Life in Full: Work, Family, and Our Future
By: Indra Nooyi
4.24
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times Bestseller An intimate and powerful memoir by the trailblazing former CEO of Peps… read more
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23. Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-and What We Can Do About It
By: Jennifer Breheny Wallace
4.17
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The definitive book on the rise of “toxic achievement cultu… read more
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24. The Labors of Hercules Beal
By: Gary D. Schmidt
4.53
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more
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"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal
"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal
25. The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World
By: Max Fisher
4.29
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From a New York Times investigative reporter and Pulitzer Prize finalist, “an essential book for ou… read more
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"Remember that the number of seconds in your day never changes. The amount of social media content competing for those seconds, however, doubles every year or so, depending on how you measure it. Imag…"-Max Fisher, The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World
26. Fostered: One Woman’s Powerful Story of Finding Faith and Family through Foster Care
By: Tori Hope Petersen
4.43
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
If you’re wondering if God can truly move in the life of someone with all the odds stacked against … read more
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"The foster care system should not be used solely to house children but should be used to help them heal."-Tori Hope Petersen, Fostered: One Woman’s Powerful Story of Finding Faith and Family through Foster Care
"Too many people throw money and goods at vulnerable youth when they need time, basic skills, and long-term relationships."-Tori Hope Petersen, Fostered: One Woman’s Powerful Story of Finding Faith and Family through Foster Care
"Being a safe person is something I've strived for. When all is said and done, I don't care to be remembered as a powerhouse. I hope to be remembered as a safe house."-Tori Hope Petersen, Fostered: One Woman’s Powerful Story of Finding Faith and Family through Foster Care
"When we place children to fill beds, we are creating a system of temporary housing rather than a long-term solution of finding children their forever, safe, and loving families."-Tori Hope Petersen, Fostered: One Woman’s Powerful Story of Finding Faith and Family through Foster Care
27. The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America's Broken Education System--and How to Fix it
By: Natalie Wexler
4.16
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The untold story of the root cause of America's education crisis--and the seemingly endless cycle o… read more
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28. The Atlas of Happiness
By: Helen Russell
3.75
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of The Year of Living Danishly , an illustrated, full-colour round-the-… read more
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29. I Left My Homework in the Hamptons: What I Learned Teaching the Children of the One Percent
By: Blythe Grossberg
3.41
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A captivating memoir about tutoring for Manhattan’s elite, revealing how a life of extreme wealth b… read more
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30. The PLAN: Manage Your Time Like a Lazy Genius
By: Kendra Adachi
4.24
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of The Lazy Genius Way brings her beloved Kind Big Sister Ene… read more
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31. World Class: One Mother's Journey Halfway Around the Globe in Search of the Best Education for Her Children
By: Teru Clavel
4.00
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
“An upbeat chronicle of [Clavel’s] children’s school experiences in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Tokyo…… read more
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