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Medina, Manny
A West Philadelphia kid gets the uplift of a lifetime when he's sent to live with rich relatives on the West Coast.
"How come I can never find my keys? Why don't I sleep as well as I used to? Why do my friends keep repeating the same stories? What can I do to keep my brain sharp? Scientists know. [This book], by developmental molecular biologist Dr. John Medina, gives you the facts, and t...
"Mina goes to school for the first time! Throughout the day, she meets delightful classmates and participates in class activities. Learn the many ways of saying "Yes" and "No" in everyday dialog through this bilingual book written in Traditional Chinese with Pinyin and English, a...
Wealth. Power. Deception. Murder. Welcome to Medina, Washington. Nestled on the water's edge near Seattle, Medina is the richest zip code in the Pacific Northwest. Luxurious beyond belief, this untouchably powerful enclave is home to many of the wealthiest men and women in Americ...
Bestselling author Dr. John Medina turns his expertise to the professional world, guiding the reader through what brain science and evolutionary biology have to say about topics ranging from office space and work-life balance to power dynamics and work interactions. Medina discus...
"Seventh grade is going to be a real trial for Merci Suárez. For science she's got no-nonsense Mr. Ellis, who expects her to be a smart as her brother, Roli. She's been assigned to co-manage the tiny school store with Wilson Bellevue, a boy she barely knows, but whom she might a...
For mother and daughter, Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, it's a year of change. Much of it is expected, like Rory's graduation from Chilton and the anxiety of waiting for college acceptance letters. But much of the change is not. Rory starts the year with two boyfriends, and that may b...
"Juana's life in Bogotá, Colombia, is just about perfect. Every now and then a big problema comes along-like having to learn English or Juana's mami getting remarried-but things eventually settle down, and life goes back to feeling pretty perfect again. But then Mami springs two...
"This cutting-edge, incredibly hysterical monologue book is specifically for teen girls who need the extra bang to land the perfect comedic role. Teen Girls' Comedic Monologues That Are Actually Funny features monologues by writers and comics who have written and/or performed for...
Merci Suárez relies on her close, extended family as she goes through many changes during her sixth-grade year at Florida's Seaward Pines Academy.
"Born in Colombia, Felipe Torres Medina moved to the U.S. at the age of 21 and has spent over ten years of his life navigating the craziness of the immigration system while also repeatedly explaining said madness to most clueless Americans around him. Immigration is a hot topic t...
"In 1914, the assassination of an Austrian archduke set off a disastrous four-year-long conflict involving dozens of countries with battles taking place in all parts of the world. World War I was the first to use planes and tanks as well as deadly gases that left soldiers blinded...
"The effects and meanings of destruction are central to the work of many of our most influential artists. Since the early 1960s, artists have employed destruction to creative ends. Here destruction changes from a negative state or passive condition to a highly productive category...
Ryan Wilkins grew up on a trailer park, a member of what many people would call the criminal classes. As a young Detective Inspector, he's lost none of his disgust with privileged elites--or his objectionable manners. But he notices things; they stick to his eyes. His professiona...
"From the author of The Jewel of Medina, a moving and insightful novel based on the life of legendary performer and activist Josephine Baker, perfect for fans of The Paris Wife and Hidden Figures. Discover the fascinating and singular life story of Josephine Baker -- actress, sin...
"Many Indigenous people believe that one should never whistle at night. This belief ranges far and wide and takes many forms; for instance, Native Hawaiians believe it summons the Hukai'po, the spirits of ancient warriors, and Native Mexicans say it calls a Lechuza, a witch that ...
"Duela Dent claims to be the child of many of Gotham City's most infamous super-villains, including Catwoman, Scarecrow, the Riddler and the Penguin, but there's one name she is always known by: the Joker's Daughter! This mysterious young woman started out as a villain and became...
Beginning in seventh-century Mecca and Medina, 'A History of Islam in 21 Women' takes us around the globe, through eleventh-century Yemen and Khorasan, and into sixteenth-century Spain, Istanbul and India. From there to nineteenth-century Persia and the African savannah, to twent...
The author's quest begins when the word ‘indigo' draws her to the illustrated journals, now in the British Library, of Victorian explorer Thomas Machell. She finds her life to have striking echoes of his, not least his travels to and within India, a career in indigo, and a passio...