Nonfiction Learning

From saving for a new bike to investing their allowance online, kids get the "cents" they need with this. Kids will also learn: How coins and bills are made. What money can buy - from school supplies to fun and games. How credit cards work. Ways to watch money grow - from savings to stocks. Cool financial technology. And more!

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history. Contents: Antoine Lavoisier, who wrote the first modern chemistry textbook; Humphry Davy, who discovered 'laughing gas'; Charles Darwin, who changed people's ideas with his theory of evolution; Gregor Mendel, who first discovered the science of genetics; Louis Pasteur, who saved millions of lives by killing germs; Francis Crick, who helped to discover the structure of DNA.

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history, including Marco Polo, who taught the world about China; Ibn Battuta, who travelled to 44 countries; Christopher Columbus, who discovered new worlds; James Cook, the first man to sail around the world in both directions; David Livingstone, who explored Africa; and Yuri Gagarin, the first man to go into space.

This creative writing audiobook has eight manuscripts in one. Become a great creative writer today!

Магия — это не таинство, открытое избранным, а необходимые для повседневной жизни навыки. И если вам не достались магические способности от предков, то с помощью магических книг вы сможете овладеть этой наукой. Перед вами — учебник по практической магии, написанный опытной русской ведуньей Эллиной Болтенко. Прочитав его, вы научитесь уверенно проводить денежные и любовные ритуалы, делать расклады Таро, изготавливать талисманы для разных областей деятельности, проводить защитные обряды и изгонять энергетических вампиров.

Irene Vallejo hebt in ihren leichtfüßigen, strahlend prägnanten Kolumnen den Schatz an Lebenskunst, den die Antike noch heute für uns birgt. Mit Sokrates feiert sie den Luxus, nachdenken zu dürfen, mit dem Kyniker Krates sinniert sie, wie man das Glück im Jetzt findet, und weiß von Horaz: Wer ein Problem angeht, hat es schon halb gelöst. Wie nebenbei lernt man Mythen, Personen und ihre Geschichten kennen und bekommt wunderbare Impulse für das eigene Leben.

Join Andy Stanley for Twisting the Truth, a six-session audio bible study developed to help you understand how truth can get twisted and distorted, and how that impacts your life. Throughout the study Stanley exposes four destructive and all-too-prevalent lies about authority, pain, sex, and sin...

Fino cronista da língua e da literatura, além de ficcionista renomado, Sérgio Rodrigues dedica-se em Escrever é humano a discutir engrenagens que movem a imaginação leitora. Sem ser exatamente um manual, o livro também está repleto de insights para quem escreve ou deseja escrever. Sérgio Rodrigues viu seu antigo projeto de escrever um livro sobre escrever, que vinha tocando sem pressa, ganhar uma urgência dramática: de repente, a inteligência artificial generativa tornava possível criar num instante um texto melhor que o da imensa maioria dos escribas humanos.

Qué cierto es eso de que si no encuentras el libro que necesitas, entonces debes escribirlo tú. Esto te lo digo a ti como invitación, para contagiarte la chispa del atrevimiento. Para recordarte que ese autor que tanto admiras, antes de publicar, empezó, al igual que tú, como lector. ¿Qué hace falta entonces para que des el primer paso? La buena noticia es que el mundo siempre necesitará historias y qué mejor si es la tuya. La segunda, es que este manual te servirá para avanzar por los caminos de la escritura con confianza y disciplina.

Snakes are one of the most fascinating creatures on the planet. With their unique anatomy and behavior, they have captured the imagination of people for centuries. In this book, you will explore the world of snakes and learn some interesting facts and myths about this amazing creature.

Dovey Johnson Roundtree was most famous for her successful defense of an indigent Black man accused of the murder of Mary Pinchot Meyer, a prominent White Washington, DC, socialite, in 1965. Despite her triumph in this high-profile case, Roundtree continued to represent the poor and the underserved. She was the first lawyer to bring a bus-desegregation case before the Interstate Commerce Commission, clinching the ruling that enabled Robert F. Kennedy to enforce bus integration. She was also among the first Black women to enter the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps.

Compilation of Essays and Paragraphs for College and University Students is that rare English book that can actually help students to write coherently and logically about many topics and subjects. Compilation of Essays and Paragraphs for College and University Students has been put together and designed as a complete and a comprehensive book for helping young and adult learners in college to write and understand the structure of essays and paragraphs. This book is unique because every essay talks about something that is real in this life.

Viele Menschen träumen davon, ein Buch zu schreiben und zu veröffentlichen, doch nur wenige realisieren es. Die Gründe hierfür sind vielfältig. Doch damit dir das nicht passiert, begleitet dich Daniela Landgraf in diesem Hörbuch dabei, innerhalb von 84 Tagen dein eigenes Buch zu schreiben.

Nonfiction Alchemy will show you how to write, publish, and market your book—without resorting to AI writing tools, wasting time and resources pursuing traditional publishing (only to be ignored or rejected), or attending nausea-inducing signing tables at your local bookstore.

Over time, literary agent Elizabeth Kracht noticed that many submissions had similar problems, so she began to make a list of the pitfalls. She knew that even excellent projects could be rejected based on these surmountable issues because those on the receiving end of proposals most often don’t have the time to walk writers through needed adjustments. The checklist Kracht has created helps writers make their manuscripts good to go. It offers short, easy-to-implement bites of advice, illustrated by inspiring - and cautionary - real-world examples.

In addition to slave uprisings and escapes on the Underground Railroad, enslaved people also resisted their mistreatment through small acts in their everyday lives. Discover the many forms of resistance to slavery. Inspired by a belief that knowledge is power, Read Woke Books seek to amplify the voices of people who are not white, provide information about groups that have been disenfranchised, share perspectives of people who have been underrepresented or oppressed, challenge social norms and disrupt the status quo, and encourage listeners to take action in their community.

Anyone can write a book and self-publish. They can do it without a professional publisher, and there are books to teach you how to do that. However, a few good habits need to be formed to create longevity in the writing market and become a full-time writer with a loyal following. More than 101 video programs promise you can write the next best seller, but few people who have published 91 books are teaching them.

Escrever é fundamental. Afinal, quem, nos dias de hoje, não precisa mandar mensagens pelo correio eletrônico, escrever relatórios, fazer vestibular, ou produzir uma matéria jornalística? Este audiolivro, inicialmente destinado a jornalistas e profissionais do texto, é o mais claro e bem-humorado que qualquer um que precise escrever bem pode obter. Donas de texto impecável, agradável e atual, Dad Squarisi e Arlete Salvador mostram como é possível redigir de modo adequado e elegante.

In How to Write an Excellent Personal Statement, Quincy Washington, an alumnus of the London School of Economics and the Founder of PlaceCoach—a trusted leader for university applications—guides you along each step of the writing process for your college admissions essay. You will benefit from insider knowledge and tips, as well as real-life examples from students’ personal statements and college admissions essays.

Cosa è successo alla scuola? Come pos­siamo risollevare le sorti dell’istituzione più importante per il futuro del Paese dopo una fase difficile come quella che sta af­frontando? Dovremmo partire dagli insegnati motivati e capaci che la sorreggono nonostante i molti ostacoli e dal serbatoio di vitalità degli studenti. E poi naturalmen­te occorre ridare all’istruzione le risorse e la centralità che merita.