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Early Childhood Interventions
Considers the potential consequences of not investing additional resources in children's lives, the range of early intervention programs, the demonstrated benefits of interventions having high-quality evaluations, the features associated with successful programs, and the returns to society associate... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2005 -
Off to a Good Start: Social and Emotional Development of Memphis Children
by Anita Chandra • Jill S. Cannon • Laurie T. Martin • Lisa Sontag-Padilla • Anamarie Auger • Rebecca Diamond • Catherine Joyce • Katherine L. SpurlockDrawing on national, state, and local data, the Urban Child Institute partnered with RAND to explore the social and emotional well-being of children in Memphis and Shelby County, Tenn. The book highlights the importance of factors in the home, child care setting, and community that contribute to soc... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Advances in Computing and Intelligent Systems: Proceedings of ICACM 2019 (Algorithms for Intelligent Systems)
This book gathers selected papers presented at the International Conference on Advancements in Computing and Management (ICACM 2019). Discussing current research in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning, cloud computing, recent trends in security, natural language processing and ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Flight or Fright: 17 Turbulent Tales Edited by Stephen King and Bev Vincent
by Ambrose Bierce • Stephen King • Roald Dahl • Ray Bradbury • John Varley • Dan Simmons • Michael Lewis • Richard Matheson • Joe Hill • Tom Bissell • Bev Vincent • Cody Goodfellow • E. C. Tubb • Arthur Conan Doyle • David Schow • Peter Treemayne • James L. DickeyFasten your seatbelts for an anthology of turbulent tales curated by Stephen King and Bev Vincent. This exciting new collection, perfect for airport or aeroplane reading, includes an original introduction and story notes for each story by Stephen King, and brand new stories from Stephen King and Joe... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Flight or Fright: 17 Turbulent Tales Edited by Stephen King and Bev Vincent
by Ambrose Bierce • Stephen King • Roald Dahl • Ray Bradbury • John Varley • Dan Simmons • Michael Lewis • Richard Matheson • Joe Hill • Tom Bissell • Bev Vincent • Cody Goodfellow • E. C. Tubb • Arthur Conan Doyle • David Schow • Peter Treemayne • James L. DickeyFasten your seatbelts for an anthology of turbulent tales curated by Stephen King and Bev Vincent.This exciting new collection, perfect for airport or aeroplane reading, includes an original introduction and story notes for each story by Stephen King, and brand new stories from Stephen King and Joe ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Foundational African Writers: Peter Abrahams, Noni Jabavu, Sibusiso Nyembezi and Es’kia Mphahlele
by Simon Gikandi • Stéphane Robolin • Anne-Maria Makhulu • Obi Nwakanma • Bhekizizwe Peterson • Crain Soudien • James Ogude • Jill Bradbury • Tina Steiner • Andrea Thorpe • Khwezi Mkhize • Makhosazana Xaba • Hugo Canham • Victoria J Collis-Buthelezi • Athambile Masola • Innocentia J Mhlambi • Sikhumbuzo Mngadi • Thando Njovane • Christopher Ew Ouma • Thuto ThipeThis collection explores the complexities of black existence, and intellectual and cultural life in the work and legacies of centenarian writers, Peter Abrahams, Noni Jabavu, Sibusiso Cyril Lincoln Nyembezi and Es’kia Mphahlele... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
Alien Artifacts
by C. S. Friedman • David Farland • Sharon Lee • Steve Miller • Walter H. Hunt • Patricia Bray • Joshua Palmatier • Gail Z. Martin • James Van Pelt • Gini Koch • Jacey Bedford • Daniel J. Davis • Coral Moore • Sofie Bird • Jennifer Dunne • S. C. Butler • Andrija Popovic • Julie Novakova • Larry N. Martin • Angela Penrose • Anthony Lowe • Seanan McGuire • Juliet E. McKennaWhat might we run into as we expand beyond Earth and into the stars? As we explore our own solar system and beyond, it seems inevitable that we’ll run into aliens … and what they’ve left behind. Alien artifacts: what might they reveal about us as we try to unlock their secrets? What might they r... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
The Mythic Dream
by Naomi Novik • Jeffrey Ford • Leah Cypess • Stephen Graham Jones • Ann Leckie • Kat Howard • Carmen Maria Machado • Sarah Gailey • Alyssa Wong • Seanan McGuire • Rebecca Roanhorse • Arkady Martine • Amal El-Mohtar • Carlos Hernandez • Indrapramit Das • John Chu • T. Kingfisher • J. Y. YangAn all-new anthology of eighteen classic myth retellings featuring an all-star lineup of award-winning and critically acclaimed writers.Madeleine L’Engle once said, “When we lose our myths we lose our place in the universe.” The Mythic Dream gathers together eighteen stories that reclaim the myths t... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019