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LINK: https://fastpdf.bookcenterapp.com/B01M34JHIM An introductory textbook on data analysis and statistics written especially for students in the social sciences and allied fieldsQuantitative analysis is an increasingly essential skill for social science research, yet students in the social sciences and related areas typically receive little training in it&#8212 or if they do, they usually end up in statistics classes that offer few insights into their field. This textbook is a practical introduction to data analysis and statistics written especially for undergraduates and beginning graduate

LINK: https://fastpdf.bookcenterapp.com/B0BFGBWVLZ An invigorating exploration of the pleasures and social benefits of conversationTalking Cure is a timely and enticing excursion into the art of good conversation. Paula Marantz Cohen reveals how conversation connects us in ways that social media never can and explains why simply talking to each other freely and without guile may be the cure to what ails our troubled society.Drawing on her lifelong immersion in literature and culture and her decades of experience as a teacher and critic, Cohen argues that we learn to converse in our families a

LINK: https://fastpdf.bookcenterapp.com/1580058078 An Invitation to Community and Models for ConnectionAfter almost every presentation activist and writer Mia Birdsong gives to executives, think tanks, and policy makers, one of those leaders quietly confesses how much they long for the profound community she describes. They have family, friends, and colleagues, yet they still feel like they're standing alone. They're &quot winning&quot at the American Dream, but they're lonely, disconnected, and unsatisfied.It seems counterintuitive that living the &quot good life&quot --the well-paying job,

LINK: https://fastpdf.bookcenterapp.com/0691229198 An invitation to readers from every walk of life to rediscover the impractical splendors of a life of learningIn an overloaded, superficial, technological world, in which almost everything and everybody is judged by its usefulness, where can we turn for escape, lasting pleasure, contemplation, or connection to others? While many forms of leisure meet these needs, Zena Hitz writes, few experiences are so fulfilling as the inner life, whether that of a bookworm, an amateur astronomer, a birdwatcher, or someone who takes a deep interest in one o

LINK: https://fastpdf.bookcenterapp.com/0691178712 An invitation to readers from every walk of life to rediscover the impractical splendors of a life of learningIn an overloaded, superficial, technological world, in which almost everything and everybody is judged by its usefulness, where can we turn for escape, lasting pleasure, contemplation, or connection to others? While many forms of leisure meet these needs, Zena Hitz writes, few experiences are so fulfilling as the inner life, whether that of a bookworm, an amateur astronomer, a birdwatcher, or someone who takes a deep interest in one o

LINK: https://fastpdf.bookcenterapp.com/0691205272 An inviting and highly readable new translation of Aristotle&#8217 s complete Poetics&#8213 the first and best introduction to the art of writing and understanding storiesAristotle&#8217 s Poetics is the most important book ever written for writers and readers of stories&#8213 whether novels, short fiction, plays, screenplays, or nonfiction. Aristotle was the first to identify the keys to plot, character, audience perception, tragic pleasure, and dozens of other critical points of good storytelling. Despite being written more than 2,000 years

LINK: https://fastpdf.bookcenterapp.com/1250073286 An irresistible collection of short stories for cat lovers.At the annual gathering of the MEOW society, cats of all kinds convene to share their stories and those of their ancestors. Chico, the smallest cat in the world, recounts stopping a crime. The Pirate Cat tells of the fateful day when he discovered a treasure while hunting for mice. And Georgio shares his delectable&#8213 and sometimes surprising&#8213 recipes.Cat Diaries is a winning companion to Dog Diaries, also by Betsy Byars and her daughters Betsy Duffy and Laurie Myers. With gor

LINK: https://fastpdf.bookcenterapp.com/1324000287 An irreverent and impeccably researched defense of our dirtiest words.We&#8217 re often told that swearing is outrageous or even offensive, that it&#8217 s a sign of a stunted vocabulary or a limited intellect. Dictionaries have traditionally omitted it and parents forbid it. But the latest research by neuroscientists, psychologists, sociologists, and others has revealed that swear words, curses, and oaths&#8213 when used judiciously&#8213 can have surprising benefits.In this sparkling debut work of popular science, Emma Byrne examines the la

LINK: https://fastpdf.bookcenterapp.com/0792254899 An Italian boy sips from a fountain in the town square. A hiker takes a refreshing drink from a mountain stream. Black-robed women in India stride gracefully through a field with brass water jugs balanced on their heads. Whether they squeeze it out of a burlap bag, haul it home from a communal tap, or get it out of their kitchen faucet, people all around the world are unified by their common need for water. Barbara Kerley brings home this point simply and eloquently in this beautiful and educational picture book that combines striking Nationa

LINK: https://fastpdf.bookcenterapp.com/1580056733 An NPR Best Book of 2017Celebrate the witchiest women writers with an inventive guidebook that pairs imaginative vignettes with whimsical, folkloric illustrations. Literary Witches reimagines visionary writers as witches: both are figures of formidable creativity, empowerment, and general badassery. Through a series of thirty lyrical portraits, Taisia Kitaiskaia and Katy Horan honor the witchy qualities of well-known and obscure authors alike, including Virginia Woolf, Mira Bai, Toni Morrison, Emily Dickinson, Octavia E. Butler, Sandra Cisne

LINK: https://fastpdf.bookcenterapp.com/0393088596 An NPR Best Book of 2022 An insightful, provocative, and witty exploration of the relationship between motherhood and art&#8213 for anyone who is a mother, wants to be, or has ever had one.What does a great artist who is also a mother look like? What does it mean to create, not in &#8220 a room of one&#8217 s own,&#8221 but in a domestic space? In The Baby on the Fire Escape, award-winning biographer Julie Phillips traverses the shifting terrain where motherhood and creativity converge.With fierce empathy, Phillips evokes the intimate and va

LINK: https://fastpdf.bookcenterapp.com/B0B2F4TKT5 An NPR education reporter shows how the last true social safety net&#8212 the public school system&#8212 was decimated by the pandemic, and how years of short-sighted political decisions have failed to put our children first.School has long meant much more than an education in America. 30 million children depend on free school meals. Schools are, statistically, the safest physical places for children to be. They are the best chance many children have at finding basics like eye exams, safe housing, mental health counseling, or simply a caring

LINK: https://fastpdf.bookcenterapp.com/1541700988 An NPR education reporter shows how the pandemic disrupted children&#8217 s lives&#8212 and how our country has nearly always failed to put our children first The onset of COVID broke a 150-year social contract between America and its children. Tens of millions of students lost what little support they had from the government&#8212 not just school but food, heat, and physical and emotional safety. The cost was enormous. But this crisis began much earlier than 2020. In The Stolen Year, Anya Kamenetz exposes a long-running indifference to the p

LINK: https://fastpdf.bookcenterapp.com/1534416641 An NPR Favorite Book of 2019 A New York Times Best Children&#8217 s book of 2019 A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2019 A School Library Journal Best Picture Book of 2019 &quot An enchanting tale of bravery, heroism, and undying devotion.&quot &#8212 The New York Times Book Review After his best friend Sarah leaves for her first day of school, a tortoise named Truman goes on an adventure across the living room and learns to be brave in this thoughtful and heartwarming twist on a first experience story.Truman the tortoise lives with his

LINK: https://fastpdf.bookcenterapp.com/0674248244 An NPR Favorite Book of the Year&#8220 Breaks new ground on social and educational questions of great import.&#8221 &#8213 Washington Post&#8220 An essential work, humane and candid, that challenges and expands our understanding of the lives of contemporary college students.&#8221 &#8213 Paul Tough, author of Helping Children Succeed&#8220 Eye-opening&#8230 Brings home the pain and reality of on-campus poverty and puts the blame squarely on elite institutions.&#8221 &#8213 Washington Post&#8220 Jack&#8217 s investigation redirects attention f

LINK: https://fastpdf.bookcenterapp.com/1590178947 AN NYRB Classics OriginalIn 1869, at the age of twenty-four, the precociously brilliant Friedrich Nietzsche was appointed to a professorship of classical philology at the University of Basel. He seemed marked for a successful and conventional academic career. Then the philosophy of Schopenhauer and the music of Wagner transformed his ambitions. The genius of such thinkers and makers&#8212 the kind of genius that had emerged in ancient Greece&#8212 this alone was the touchstone for true understanding. But how was education to serve genius, esp

LINK: https://fastpdf.bookcenterapp.com/B0001O356G An oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. For two thousand years, cadavers (some willingly, some unwittingly) have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They've tested France's first guillotines, ridden the NASA Space Shuttle, been crucified in a Parisian laboratory to test the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, and helped solve the mystery of TWA Flight 800. For every new surgical procedure, from heart transplants to gender reassignment surgery, cadavers

LINK: https://fastpdf.bookcenterapp.com/1948747014 An old school bus is destined for the scrap heap until someone who recognizes its true potential takes an interest. Through humorous dialogue and pictures, it conveys an important message about not making snap judgements about others based on appearances. This lighthearted story is simple enough for younger students to understand, and the older elementary crowd will appreciate the humor.Readers can look for the more than sixty school buses thoughout the book. Some are partially hidden, and some are tiny. Written by a former educator, this is

LINK: https://fastpdf.bookcenterapp.com/0226823962 An optimistic and nuanced portrait of a generation that has much to teach us about how to live and collaborate in our digital world. Born since the mid-1990s, members of Generation Z comprise the first generation never to know the world without the internet, and the most diverse generation yet. As Gen Z starts to emerge into adulthood and enter the workforce, what do we really know about them? And what can we learn from them? Gen Z, Explained is the authoritative portrait of this significant generation. It draws on extensive interviews that

LINK: https://fastpdf.bookcenterapp.com/B09D9XHMJG An optimistic and nuanced portrait of a generation that has much to teach us about how to live and collaborate in our digital world.Born since the mid-1990s, members of Generation Z comprise the first generation never to know the world without the internet, and the most diverse generation yet. As Gen Z starts to emerge into adulthood and enter the workforce, what do we really know about them? And what can we learn from them? Gen Z, Explained is the authoritative portrait of this significant generation. It draws on extensive interviews that d