Helping Children With Down Syndrome Communicate Better : Speech and Language Skills For Ages 6 – 14
ForeWord Magazine: Integrating the latest research, therapies in speech-language therapy, and assistive technology, Kumin adds to this practical and invaluable handbook with quick lists, sample worksheets, evalutions, reports, and surveys; an extensive Resource Guide with related organizations and websites; and eye-catching photographs of children with Down syndrome at school, at home, and in the community. […]
Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies
Synopsis Want to build responsibly, reduce waste, and help preserve the environment? Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies is your friendly, step-by-step guide to every facet of this Earth-friendly method of construction. Building a home?even a green home?uses plenty of resources and energy. This practical, hands-on book shows you how to build or remodel conscientiously, […]
Horse Soldiers : the Extraordinary Story of a Band of U.S. Soldiers Who Rode to Victory In Afghanistan
The New York Times – Bruce Barcott: ?rousing, uplifting?for those who like their military history told through the eyes of heroic grunts, sergeants and captains. Think of Stephen E. Ambrose's Band of Brothers or Stanton?s own best seller, In Harm's Way?Stanton packs a huge amount of research into a thrilling action ride of a book. […]
All the Way to the River
Chasing Evil
Thomas Jefferson : the Art of Power
The Washington Post: …Meacham, despite his subtitle, accomplishes something more impressive than dissecting Jefferson's political skills by explaining his greatness, a different task from chronicling a life, though he does that too—and handsomely. Even though I know quite a lot about Jefferson, I was repeatedly surprised by the fresh information Meacham brings to his work. […]
The Trailside Cookbook : a Handbook For Hungry Campers and Hikers
The Trailside Cookbook is a practical guide to eating well on trips to the great outdoors. This book covers everything from planning to cooking to finding food in the wilderness. The book explains how food choices are affected by weather as well as by the length and type of the expedition, the number of participants […]
How to Make Biodiesel
How To Make Biodiesel is a practical guide to how to make diesel fuel from vegetable oil. It covers the environmental benefits of biodiesel, gives a beginners' introduction to the chemistry involved with step by step instructions.
Wildflower : a Story of Love, Murder, and the Woman Who Tried to Save Kenya
Margaret F. Dominy – Library Journal: Seal, a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and a journalist for 34 years, expands on his portrait of British naturalist and filmmaker Joan Root, which appeared in the August 2006 issue of Vanity Fair following her brutal murder at her Kenyan farmhouse. Seal gives us the sad details up […]
Revolution In a Bottle : How TerraCycle Is Redefining Green Business
Donated by Paula Hapgood. Synopsis: The amazing story of what Inc. calls "The coolest little startup in America." While a freshman at Princeton, Tom Szaky co- founded a company that recycles garbage into worm poop, liquefies it, then packages it in used soda bottles, creating TerraCycle Plant Food. Five years later, this all-natural, highly effective […]