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An animated first-time history of the visionaries--editors, authors, librarians, booksellers, and others--whose passion for books has transformed American childhood and American culture

What should children read? As the preeminent children's literature authority, Leonard S. Marcus, shows incisively, that's the three-hundred-year-old question that sparked the creation of a rambunctious children's book publishing scene in Colonial times. And it's the urgent issue that went on to fuel the transformation of twentieth-century children's book publishing from a genteel backwater to big business.

Marcus delivers a provocative look at the fierce turf wars fought among pioneering editors, progressive educators, and librarians--most of them women--throughout the twentieth century. His story of the emergence and growth of the major publishing houses--and of the distinctive literature for the young they shaped--gains extraordinary depth (and occasional dish) through the author's path-finding research and in-depth interviews with dozens of editors, artists, and other key publishing figures whose careers go back to the 1930s, including Maurice Sendak, Ursula Nordstrom, Margaret K. McElderry, and Margret Rey.

From The New England Primer to The Cat in the Hat to Cormier's The Chocolate War, Marcus offers a richly informed, witty appraisal of the pivotal books that transformed children's book publishing, and brings alive the revealing synergy between books like these and the national mood of their times..
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Do you believe that you can consistently beat the stock market if you put in the effort? —that some people have extrasensory perception? —that crime and drug abuse in America are on the rise? Many people hold one or more of these beliefs although research shows that they are not true. And it's no wonder since advertising and some among the media promote these and many more questionable notions. Although our creative problem-solving capacity is what has made humans the successful species we are, our brains are prone to certain kinds of errors that only careful critical thinking can correct. This enlightening book discusses how to recognize faulty thinking and develop the necessary skills to become a more effective problem solver. Author Thomas Kida identifies "the six-pack of problems" that leads many of us unconsciously to accept false ideas:

· We prefer stories to statistics.

· We seek to confirm, not to question, our ideas.

· We rarely appreciate the role of chance and coincidence in shaping events.

· We sometimes misperceive the world around us.

· We tend to oversimplify our thinking.

· Our memories are often inaccurate.

Kida vividly illustrates these tendencies with numerous examples that demonstrate how easily we can be fooled into believing something that isn't true. In a complex society where success—in all facets of life—often requires the ability to evaluate the validity of many conflicting claims, the critical-thinking skills examined in this informative and engaging book will prove invaluable..
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From the author of Consuming Kids, a clarion call for preserving play in our material world, a book every parent will want to read.

In the nationally celebrated Consuming Kids, Susan Linn provided an unsparing look at how modern childhood is molded by commercialism. The resulting threat to children's play is the subject of her timely and fascinating new book. In The Case for Make Believe, Linn argues that, while play is crucial to human development, nurturing creative play in modern-day America is not only countercultural—it's a threat to corporate profits.

At the heart of the book are gripping stories of children at home, at school, and in a therapist's office using make believe to grapple with real-life issues from entering kindergarten to the death of a sibling. In an age when toys come from TV shows, dress-up means wearing Disney costumes, and parents believe Baby Einstein is educational, Linn lays out the inextricable links between play, creativity, and health, showing us why we need to protect our children from corporations that aim to limit their imaginations..
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The Secret to Becoming Financially Free is a simple equation: Passive Income greater than Expenses equals Financial Freedom! The financial gurus of our time teach that your money has to work for you if you are ever to reach Financial Freedom. Passive Income is the best way to accomplish this. When you think passive income, most people think stock investing, real estate investing, book royalties or savings accounts. Those are all good, but only represent a handful of the potential passive income streams that are available to you. This book is intended to get your creative juices flowing, give you ideas, tools and resources so that you can increase your passive income up to the point where you re financially free.

There s an old silly saying, The one who dies with the most toys - wins! We'd like to replace that commonplace saying with one that makes a lot more sense. The one that gets free first, wins!

Table of Contents
Introduction to Financial Freedom
About the Authors
Gift to Our Readers
Why the Hours For Money Model Doesn t Create Financial Freedom
It Takes Money To Make Money is a Myth
How the Rich Do it
Do Us A Favor...
Idea Fest:
The Value of an Opinion
The Value of a Problem
The Value of Experience
Practical Application:
How to Get Paid for What You Already Know
How To Get Paid for What You Want to Learn
Duplicating Yourself
Making Your Resources Work For You
Making Your Money Work For You
Your Needs, Your Goal:
Calculate Your Expenses, Know Your Goal
Pep Talk
Can You Decrease Your Expenses Anywhere?
Should You Increase Your Expenses Temporarily?
How Much Income Do You Bring In now?
Create A Plan
Conclusion:
Pass It On
The Challenge
Sources & Resources.
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Derrick Jensen takes no prisoners in The Culture of Make Believe, his brilliant and eagerly awaited follow-up to his powerful and lyrical A Language Older Than Words. What begins as an exploration of the lines of thought and experience that run between the massive lynchings in early twentieth-century America to today’s death squads in South America soon explodes into an examination of the very heart of our civilization. The Culture of Make Believe is a book that is as impeccably researched as it is moving, with conclusions as far-reaching as they are shocking..
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My First 100 Words is a bright board book featuring pictures and labels of baby's first words. The spreads are themed and work out from baby's body, clothes, and the activity of the day, to playtime, going out, transport, and animals The small format, with sturdy board pages and a soft, padded cover are ideal for baby to handle. The Busy Baby series presents a range of bright board books, many with novelties, that focus on baby's world. Full of babies, and objects and activities from their world, these lively books will stimulate children and foster their development, as well as providing a fun first introduction to books..
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