Bored No More! Quiz Book

Bored No More! Quiz Book
Author: Aubre Andrus
Publisher: American Girl Publishing Incorporated
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-09-04
Genre: Amusements
ISBN: 9781609580391

This super-fun book is filled with quizzes to blast away the bores and snores! Her answers to the quiz questions will lead to a game, activity, or craft that's perfect for her. It's just the way to bust a boring day!

All about You Quiz Book

All about You Quiz Book
Author: Lynda Madison
Publisher: American Girl Publishing Incorporated
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-09
Genre: Character tests
ISBN: 9781593695989

This revealing quiz book can help girls discover fun and interesting facts about themselves -such as what kind of friend they are, how they fit into their families, and what makes them unique. After taking each quiz, girls can read tips to help them build or maintain smooth relationships with friends, family, classmates, and teammates. Includes four tear-out - cootie catchers - for girls to use to quiz family and friends.

This Or That . . . Or That?

This Or That . . . Or That?
Author: Emma MacLaren Henke
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2018-08-27
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1683371003

Hundreds of silly and serious questions to help you get to know yourself and others better.

Temple

Temple
Author: Matthew Reilly
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 550
Release: 2007-04-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1429908165

A blockbuster thriller from bestselling author Matthew Reilly. Four centuries ago, a precious idol was hidden in the jungles of Peru. To the Incan people, it is still the ultimate symbol of their spirit. To William race, an American linguist enlisted by the U.S. Army to decipher the clues to its location, it's the ultimate symbol of the apocalypse... Carved from a rare stone not found on Earth, the idol possesses elements more destructive than any nuclear bomb--a virtual planet killer. In the wrong hands it could mean the end of mankind. And whoever possesses the idol, possesses the unfathomable--and cataclysmic--power of the gods... Now, in the foothills of the Andes, Race's team has arrived--but they're not alone. And soon they'll discover that to penetrate the temple of the idol is to break the first rule of survival. Because some treasures are meant to stay buried..and forces are ready to kill to keep it that way...

Bored Games

Bored Games
Author: Lee T. Silber
Publisher: Capital Books (VA)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Amusements
ISBN: 9781933102832

You, your friends, and especially your kids will always be entertained--whether waiting in line or on a rainy day. These games and activities only require items from your pocket or purse to keep people active and having fun. Be the life of the party using these easy, educational, and engaging ideas

A Little Life

A Little Life
Author: Hanya Yanagihara
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 833
Release: 2016-01-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0804172706

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.

Readicide

Readicide
Author: Kelly Gallagher
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2023-10-10
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1003843549

Read-i-cide: The systematic killing of the love of reading, often exacerbated by the inane, mind-numbing practices found in schools. Reading is dying in our schools. Educators are familiar with many of the factors that have contributed to the decline, poverty, second-language issues, and the ever-expanding choices of electronic entertainment. In this provocative book Readicide: How Schools are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It , author and teacher Kelly Gallagher suggests it is time to recognize a new and significant contributor to the death of reading: our schools. Readicide , Gallagher argues that American schools are actively (though unwittingly) furthering the decline of reading. Specifically, he contends that the standard instructional practices used in most schools are killing reading by:Valuing standardized testing over the development of lifelong readersMandating breadth over depth in instructionRequiring students to read difficult texts without proper instructional support and insisting students focus on academic textsIgnoring the importance of developing recreational readingLosing sight of authentic instruction in the looming shadow of political pressuresReadicide provides teachers, literacy coaches, and administrators with specific steps to reverse the downward spiral in reading-;steps that will help prevent the loss of another generation of readers.

Stoner

Stoner
Author: John Williams
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2015
Genre: Adultery
ISBN: 1590179285

"Born the child of a poor farmer in Missouri, William Stoner is urged by his parents to study new agriculture techniques at the state university. Digging instead into the texts of Milton and Shakespeare, Stoner falls under the spell of the unexpected pleasures of English literature, and decides to make it his life. Stoner is the story of that life"--

A More Beautiful Question

A More Beautiful Question
Author: Warren Berger
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2014-03-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1620401460

To get the best answer-in business, in life-you have to ask the best possible question. Innovation expert Warren Berger shows that ability is both an art and a science. It may be the most underappreciated tool at our disposal, one we learn to use well in infancy-and then abandon as we grow older. Critical to learning, innovation, success, even to happiness-yet often discouraged in our schools and workplaces-it can unlock new business opportunities and reinvent industries, spark creative insights at many levels, and provide a transformative new outlook on life. It is the ability to question-and to do so deeply, imaginatively, and “beautifully.” In this fascinating exploration of the surprising power of questioning, innovation expert Warren Berger reveals that powerhouse businesses like Google, Nike, and Netflix, as well as hot Silicon Valley startups like Pandora and Airbnb, are fueled by the ability to ask fundamental, game-changing questions. But Berger also shares human stories of people using questioning to solve everyday problems-from “How can I adapt my career in a time of constant change?” to “How can I step back from the daily rush and figure out what really makes me happy?” By showing how to approach questioning with an open, curious mind and a willingness to work through a series of “Why,” “What if,” and “How” queries, Berger offers an inspiring framework of how we can all arrive at better solutions, fresh possibilities, and greater success in business and life.