![]() In Brainscapes, Rebecca Schwarzlose combines unforgettable real-life stories, cutting-edge research, and vivid illustrations to reveal brain maps’ surprising lessons about our place in the world-and about the world’s place within us. In the process, they invite us to view ourselves from a startling new perspective. They shine a light on our past and our possible futures. ![]() ![]() Brain maps distort and shape our experience of the world, support complex thought, and make technology-enabled mind reading a modern-day reality. Although scientists began discovering these maps over a century ago, we are only now beginning to unlock their secrets-and comprehend their profound impact on our lives. Your brain is a collection of maps: detailed representations, scrawled across your brain’s surfaces, of the sights, sounds, and actions that hold the key to your survival. “Enlightening and ambitious… a book that travels into rich terrain, charted by a smart and eager tour guide.”- New York Times Book ReviewĪ path-breaking journey into the brain, showing how perception, thought, and action are products of maps etched into your gray matter-and how technology can use them to read your mind. ![]()
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Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport is a 2000 documentary film about the British rescue operation known as the Kindertransport, which saved the lives of over 10,000 Jewish and other children from Nazi Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Danzig by transporting them via train, boat, and plane to Great Britain. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Pokemon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Vol. ![]() As for Dare, he had a hard-core Dyna Street Bob, all clean lines and minimalist styling. If you are a fan of Laura Kaye’s Hard Ink series you definitely will become a fan of the spin-off series, Raven Riders. Laura Kaye has something hot and fun and new to share with you today a scene from her upcoming book, Ride Hard, the first in her Raven Riders Motorcycle Club series about a new kind of MC with a protective mission. Phoenix rode a Dyna Super Glide, black with sharp orange accentssomething with a little show and flash, just like him. 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I Am Invited to a Party! and There Is a Bird on Your Head! by Mo Willems.The best age, grade and reading level for Elephant and Piggie As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. *This post may contain Amazon or other affiliate links. There are twenty-five books in the series and they can be read in any order.īut there is more to know about this beloved children’s series- read on to find out more! ![]() The reading levels are Guided Reading Levels G-I, have an AR Score of 0.5-1.4 and a Lexile Level ranging from 140L to 210L. The Elephant and Piggie series is best for children ages 5-7, or in grades Pre-K to Second Grade. Parents wondering if the Elephant and Piggie book series by Mo Willems will be age, content and reading level appropriate for their child is something I come across all the time in the library. ![]() ![]() And finally, it’s introduced to equally ambitious audiences. 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When he died in the grandest house in New Orleans sixty-nine years later, he was among the richest, most powerful men in the world. When Samuel Zemurray arrived in America in 1891, he was tall, gangly, and penniless. ![]() Named a Best Book of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle and The Times-Picayune The fascinating untold tale of Samuel Zemurray, the self-made banana mogul who went from penniless roadside banana peddler to kingmaker and capitalist revolutionary He conquered the United Fruit Company, and is a symbol of the best and worst of the United States. When he died in New Orleans 69 years later, he was among the richest men in the world. ![]() About the Book When Samuel Zemurray arrived in America in 1891, he was gangly and penniless. ![]() ![]() ![]() Enter the world of Jimmy-a tall, red-haired, homeless thirty-something ex-soldier, battered by PTSD-as he camps out on the streets of modern-day Montreal, trying to remember and reclaim his youth. ![]() Long-awaited, thrilling new fiction from Kathleen Winter, whose previous novel Annabel was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller, Governor General's Award, Writers' Trust and Orange prizes, was a Globe and Mail "Best Book" and a New York Times "Notable," and was a #1 bestselling Canada Reads selection.įrom one of Canada's most exciting writers comes a gripping, compassionate and stunning novel that overturns and rewrites history. ![]() ![]() you know something’s wrong when camille is the voice of reason. ![]() Maximilien Robespierre/Original Male Character. ![]() Maximilien Robespierre/Louis Antoine de Saint-Just.Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings.(In which the French Revolution did not exactly happen, not quite the right way.) 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