Author: Ronell E. Wilson
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1490766677
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
It is hard to raise a child. It is even harder to do so when you are not there for them physically. The times when they are young are the most important times in their lives, because it is the time when they learn and absorb lessons. When they are young they learn stuff that follows them into adulthood...These are lessons sometimes they didnt know how or when they learned them, but they are the cornerstone of who they are as a person. When you are far away it is hard, but that only means as a parent you must work harder to show them you love them and you care and support their dreams. When you are a parent you have to learn how to put your pride aside, because even if you are trying, they might never show you any gratitude at the time. You might not even be sure that the lessons you are giving them are even taking hold in their minds. They dont show...they dont say thank you, but believe me they are listening. They are becoming who they will become, and your words are helping to mold them. If you have the ability to...be there for them now! Dont say you will when everything is right with you because your life will never be perfect, your situation will never be ideal, if it is always predicated on excuses. Your kids need you now! Not tomorrow...not sometime down the road. They will appreciate you trying...they will appreciate the fact that you never gave up on them. Our kids are one of the greatest gifts God has given us, but it is up to us parents to act like it. Because there is no love stronger than a parents love for their child.
Let's Learn Our Abc's with Justus
I'm Trying to Love Math
Author: Bethany Barton
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451480902
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Children's Choice Award winner Bethany Barton applies her signature humor to the scariest subject of all: math! Do multiplication tables give you hives? Do you break out in a sweat when you see more than a few numbers hanging out together? Then I'm Trying to Love Math is for you! In her signature hilarious style, Bethany Barton introduces readers to the things (and people) that use math in amazing ways -- like music, and spacecraft, and even baking cookies! This isn't a how-to math book, it's a way to think differently about math as a necessary and cool part of our lives!
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451480902
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Children's Choice Award winner Bethany Barton applies her signature humor to the scariest subject of all: math! Do multiplication tables give you hives? Do you break out in a sweat when you see more than a few numbers hanging out together? Then I'm Trying to Love Math is for you! In her signature hilarious style, Bethany Barton introduces readers to the things (and people) that use math in amazing ways -- like music, and spacecraft, and even baking cookies! This isn't a how-to math book, it's a way to think differently about math as a necessary and cool part of our lives!
U is for Unicorn
Author: Loren Girimonte
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC
ISBN: 1797205889
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
U is for Unicorn: The ABCs of Silicon Valley is a game-changing alphabet book about the lingo of the tech industry. From Angel Investor to Napping Pod to Zero-Emissions Vehicle, this witty book explores the world of the San Francisco Bay Area one letter at a time. Featuring buzzwords like Cryptocurrency, Hoodies, Rest and Vest, Moonshots, and more, these are the ABCs and ideas that innovators—from infants to Xennials—need to onboard now. • Pairs funny, knowing illustration with rhyming verse for each crucial concept • Follows a team of five talented employees (and one scrappy and resourceful raccoon) • Explores Silicon Valley culture letter-by-letter Disruptors of all ages can Pivot to next-gen success as they scale their learning and crush it to become the thought leaders of tomorrow. U is for Unicorn proves that Silicon Valley is rooted not just in a place, but in a state of mind anywhere Java (code and coffee) is flowing.
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC
ISBN: 1797205889
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
U is for Unicorn: The ABCs of Silicon Valley is a game-changing alphabet book about the lingo of the tech industry. From Angel Investor to Napping Pod to Zero-Emissions Vehicle, this witty book explores the world of the San Francisco Bay Area one letter at a time. Featuring buzzwords like Cryptocurrency, Hoodies, Rest and Vest, Moonshots, and more, these are the ABCs and ideas that innovators—from infants to Xennials—need to onboard now. • Pairs funny, knowing illustration with rhyming verse for each crucial concept • Follows a team of five talented employees (and one scrappy and resourceful raccoon) • Explores Silicon Valley culture letter-by-letter Disruptors of all ages can Pivot to next-gen success as they scale their learning and crush it to become the thought leaders of tomorrow. U is for Unicorn proves that Silicon Valley is rooted not just in a place, but in a state of mind anywhere Java (code and coffee) is flowing.
Let's Go Trick-or-Treating!
Author: Lori Haskins Houran
Publisher: Golden Books
ISBN: 0593174658
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
A fun Halloween Little Golden Book about young twin boys going trick-or-treating. It's Halloween! Twin bothers Nick and Toby are excited to choose their own costumes and go trick-or-treating with their parents. This Little Golden Book is perfect for young boys and girls getting ready for their own Halloween fun because the story mentions what to expect and how to act--including only taking one candy when a whole bowl is left out, saying thank you, checking out a neighborhood haunted house, and, of course, sharing candy with your parents!
Publisher: Golden Books
ISBN: 0593174658
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
A fun Halloween Little Golden Book about young twin boys going trick-or-treating. It's Halloween! Twin bothers Nick and Toby are excited to choose their own costumes and go trick-or-treating with their parents. This Little Golden Book is perfect for young boys and girls getting ready for their own Halloween fun because the story mentions what to expect and how to act--including only taking one candy when a whole bowl is left out, saying thank you, checking out a neighborhood haunted house, and, of course, sharing candy with your parents!
Oh Crap! Potty Training
Author: Jamie Glowacki
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501122991
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
From potty-training expert and social worker Jamie Glowacki, who’s already helped over half a million families successfully toilet train their preschoolers, comes a newly revised and updated guide that’s “straight-up, parent-tested, and funny to boot” (Amber Dusick, author of Parenting: Illustrated with Crappy Pictures). Worried about potty training? Let Jamie Glowacki, potty-training expert, show you how it’s done. Her six-step, proven process to get your toddler out of diapers and onto the toilet has already worked for tens of thousands of kids and their parents. Here’s the good news: your child is probably ready to be potty trained EARLIER than you think (ideally, between 20–30 months), and it can be done FASTER than you expect (most kids get the basics in a few days—but Jamie’s got you covered even if it takes a little longer). If you’ve ever said to yourself: -How do I know if my kid is ready? -Why won’t my child poop in the potty? -How do I avoid “potty power struggles”? -How can I get their daycare provider on board? -My kid was doing so well—why is he regressing? -And what about nighttime?! Oh Crap! Potty Training can solve all of these (and other) common issues. This isn’t theory, you’re not bribing with candy, and there are no gimmicks. This is real-world, from-the-trenches potty training information—all the questions and all the answers you need to do it once and be done with diapers for good.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501122991
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
From potty-training expert and social worker Jamie Glowacki, who’s already helped over half a million families successfully toilet train their preschoolers, comes a newly revised and updated guide that’s “straight-up, parent-tested, and funny to boot” (Amber Dusick, author of Parenting: Illustrated with Crappy Pictures). Worried about potty training? Let Jamie Glowacki, potty-training expert, show you how it’s done. Her six-step, proven process to get your toddler out of diapers and onto the toilet has already worked for tens of thousands of kids and their parents. Here’s the good news: your child is probably ready to be potty trained EARLIER than you think (ideally, between 20–30 months), and it can be done FASTER than you expect (most kids get the basics in a few days—but Jamie’s got you covered even if it takes a little longer). If you’ve ever said to yourself: -How do I know if my kid is ready? -Why won’t my child poop in the potty? -How do I avoid “potty power struggles”? -How can I get their daycare provider on board? -My kid was doing so well—why is he regressing? -And what about nighttime?! Oh Crap! Potty Training can solve all of these (and other) common issues. This isn’t theory, you’re not bribing with candy, and there are no gimmicks. This is real-world, from-the-trenches potty training information—all the questions and all the answers you need to do it once and be done with diapers for good.
Thinking in Systems
Author: Donella Meadows
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN: 1603581480
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
The classic book on systems thinking—with more than half a million copies sold worldwide! "This is a fabulous book... This book opened my mind and reshaped the way I think about investing."—Forbes "Thinking in Systems is required reading for anyone hoping to run a successful company, community, or country. Learning how to think in systems is now part of change-agent literacy. And this is the best book of its kind."—Hunter Lovins In the years following her role as the lead author of the international bestseller, Limits to Growth—the first book to show the consequences of unchecked growth on a finite planet—Donella Meadows remained a pioneer of environmental and social analysis until her untimely death in 2001. Thinking in Systems is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. Edited by the Sustainability Institute’s Diana Wright, this essential primer brings systems thinking out of the realm of computers and equations and into the tangible world, showing readers how to develop the systems-thinking skills that thought leaders across the globe consider critical for 21st-century life. Some of the biggest problems facing the world—war, hunger, poverty, and environmental degradation—are essentially system failures. They cannot be solved by fixing one piece in isolation from the others, because even seemingly minor details have enormous power to undermine the best efforts of too-narrow thinking. While readers will learn the conceptual tools and methods of systems thinking, the heart of the book is grander than methodology. Donella Meadows was known as much for nurturing positive outcomes as she was for delving into the science behind global dilemmas. She reminds readers to pay attention to what is important, not just what is quantifiable, to stay humble, and to stay a learner. In a world growing ever more complicated, crowded, and interdependent, Thinking in Systems helps readers avoid confusion and helplessness, the first step toward finding proactive and effective solutions.
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN: 1603581480
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
The classic book on systems thinking—with more than half a million copies sold worldwide! "This is a fabulous book... This book opened my mind and reshaped the way I think about investing."—Forbes "Thinking in Systems is required reading for anyone hoping to run a successful company, community, or country. Learning how to think in systems is now part of change-agent literacy. And this is the best book of its kind."—Hunter Lovins In the years following her role as the lead author of the international bestseller, Limits to Growth—the first book to show the consequences of unchecked growth on a finite planet—Donella Meadows remained a pioneer of environmental and social analysis until her untimely death in 2001. Thinking in Systems is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. Edited by the Sustainability Institute’s Diana Wright, this essential primer brings systems thinking out of the realm of computers and equations and into the tangible world, showing readers how to develop the systems-thinking skills that thought leaders across the globe consider critical for 21st-century life. Some of the biggest problems facing the world—war, hunger, poverty, and environmental degradation—are essentially system failures. They cannot be solved by fixing one piece in isolation from the others, because even seemingly minor details have enormous power to undermine the best efforts of too-narrow thinking. While readers will learn the conceptual tools and methods of systems thinking, the heart of the book is grander than methodology. Donella Meadows was known as much for nurturing positive outcomes as she was for delving into the science behind global dilemmas. She reminds readers to pay attention to what is important, not just what is quantifiable, to stay humble, and to stay a learner. In a world growing ever more complicated, crowded, and interdependent, Thinking in Systems helps readers avoid confusion and helplessness, the first step toward finding proactive and effective solutions.
Shucked
Author: Erin Byers Murray
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1429989092
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
Bill Buford's Heat meets Phoebe Damrosch's Service Included in this unique blend of personal narrative, food miscellany, and history In March of 2009, Erin Byers Murray ditched her pampered city girl lifestyle and convinced the rowdy and mostly male crew at Island Creek Oysters in Duxbury, Massachusetts, to let a completely unprepared, aquaculture-illiterate food and lifestyle writer work for them for a year to learn the business of oysters. The result is Shucked—part love letter, part memoir and part documentary about the world's most beloved bivalves. Providing an in-depth look at the work that goes into getting oysters from farm to table, Shucked shows Erin's fullcircle journey through the modern day oyster farming process and tells a dynamic story about the people who grow our food, and the cutting-edge community of weathered New England oyster farmers who are defying convention and looking ahead. The narrative also interweaves Erin's personal story—the tale of how a technology-obsessed workaholic learns to slow life down a little bit and starts to enjoy getting her hands dirty (and cold). This is a book for oyster lovers everywhere, but also a great read for locavores and foodies in general.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1429989092
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
Bill Buford's Heat meets Phoebe Damrosch's Service Included in this unique blend of personal narrative, food miscellany, and history In March of 2009, Erin Byers Murray ditched her pampered city girl lifestyle and convinced the rowdy and mostly male crew at Island Creek Oysters in Duxbury, Massachusetts, to let a completely unprepared, aquaculture-illiterate food and lifestyle writer work for them for a year to learn the business of oysters. The result is Shucked—part love letter, part memoir and part documentary about the world's most beloved bivalves. Providing an in-depth look at the work that goes into getting oysters from farm to table, Shucked shows Erin's fullcircle journey through the modern day oyster farming process and tells a dynamic story about the people who grow our food, and the cutting-edge community of weathered New England oyster farmers who are defying convention and looking ahead. The narrative also interweaves Erin's personal story—the tale of how a technology-obsessed workaholic learns to slow life down a little bit and starts to enjoy getting her hands dirty (and cold). This is a book for oyster lovers everywhere, but also a great read for locavores and foodies in general.
Let's Learn Our ABC's with Justus
Author: Ronell E. Wilson
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 9781490766669
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
It is hard to raise a child. It is even harder to do so when you are not there for them physically. The times when they are young are the most important times in their lives, because it is the time when they learn and absorb lessons. When they are young they learn stuff that follows them into adulthood...These are lessons sometimes they didn't know how or when they learned them, but they are the cornerstone of who they are as a person. When you are far away it is hard, but that only means as a parent you must work harder to show them you love them and you care and support their dreams. When you are a parent you have to learn how to put your pride aside, because even if you are trying, they might never show you any gratitude at the time. You might not even be sure that the lessons you are giving them are even taking hold in their minds. They don't show...they don't say thank you, but believe me they are listening. They are becoming who they will become, and your words are helping to mold them. If you have the ability to...be there for them now! Don't say you will when everything is right with you because your life will never be perfect, your situation will never be ideal, if it is always predicated on excuses. Your kids need you now! Not tomorrow...not sometime down the road. They will appreciate you trying...they will appreciate the fact that you never gave up on them. Our kids are one of the greatest gifts God has given us, but it is up to us parents to act like it. Because there is no love stronger than a parent's love for their child.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 9781490766669
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
It is hard to raise a child. It is even harder to do so when you are not there for them physically. The times when they are young are the most important times in their lives, because it is the time when they learn and absorb lessons. When they are young they learn stuff that follows them into adulthood...These are lessons sometimes they didn't know how or when they learned them, but they are the cornerstone of who they are as a person. When you are far away it is hard, but that only means as a parent you must work harder to show them you love them and you care and support their dreams. When you are a parent you have to learn how to put your pride aside, because even if you are trying, they might never show you any gratitude at the time. You might not even be sure that the lessons you are giving them are even taking hold in their minds. They don't show...they don't say thank you, but believe me they are listening. They are becoming who they will become, and your words are helping to mold them. If you have the ability to...be there for them now! Don't say you will when everything is right with you because your life will never be perfect, your situation will never be ideal, if it is always predicated on excuses. Your kids need you now! Not tomorrow...not sometime down the road. They will appreciate you trying...they will appreciate the fact that you never gave up on them. Our kids are one of the greatest gifts God has given us, but it is up to us parents to act like it. Because there is no love stronger than a parent's love for their child.
Python for Unix and Linux System Administration
Author: Noah Gift
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN: 1449367186
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Python is an ideal language for solving problems, especially in Linux and Unix networks. With this pragmatic book, administrators can review various tasks that often occur in the management of these systems, and learn how Python can provide a more efficient and less painful way to handle them. Each chapter in Python for Unix and Linux System Administration presents a particular administrative issue, such as concurrency or data backup, and presents Python solutions through hands-on examples. Once you finish this book, you'll be able to develop your own set of command-line utilities with Python to tackle a wide range of problems. Discover how this language can help you: Read text files and extract information Run tasks concurrently using the threading and forking options Get information from one process to another using network facilities Create clickable GUIs to handle large and complex utilities Monitor large clusters of machines by interacting with SNMP programmatically Master the IPython Interactive Python shell to replace or augment Bash, Korn, or Z-Shell Integrate Cloud Computing into your infrastructure, and learn to write a Google App Engine Application Solve unique data backup challenges with customized scripts Interact with MySQL, SQLite, Oracle, Postgres, Django ORM, and SQLAlchemy With this book, you'll learn how to package and deploy your Python applications and libraries, and write code that runs equally well on multiple Unix platforms. You'll also learn about several Python-related technologies that will make your life much easier.
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN: 1449367186
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Python is an ideal language for solving problems, especially in Linux and Unix networks. With this pragmatic book, administrators can review various tasks that often occur in the management of these systems, and learn how Python can provide a more efficient and less painful way to handle them. Each chapter in Python for Unix and Linux System Administration presents a particular administrative issue, such as concurrency or data backup, and presents Python solutions through hands-on examples. Once you finish this book, you'll be able to develop your own set of command-line utilities with Python to tackle a wide range of problems. Discover how this language can help you: Read text files and extract information Run tasks concurrently using the threading and forking options Get information from one process to another using network facilities Create clickable GUIs to handle large and complex utilities Monitor large clusters of machines by interacting with SNMP programmatically Master the IPython Interactive Python shell to replace or augment Bash, Korn, or Z-Shell Integrate Cloud Computing into your infrastructure, and learn to write a Google App Engine Application Solve unique data backup challenges with customized scripts Interact with MySQL, SQLite, Oracle, Postgres, Django ORM, and SQLAlchemy With this book, you'll learn how to package and deploy your Python applications and libraries, and write code that runs equally well on multiple Unix platforms. You'll also learn about several Python-related technologies that will make your life much easier.
My Little Golden Book About the First Moon Landing
Author: Charles Lovitt
Publisher: Golden Books
ISBN: 0525580077
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
The exciting story of the Apollo 11 mission! In this engaging Little Golden Book, preschoolers will enjoy the fascinating story behind what happened on July 20, 1969, when two human beings walked on the moon for the very first time. Little ones will learn about the rocket Saturn V, the command module Columbia, and of course the famous lunar lander Eagle, and how they each served to send astronauts into space. Kids will learn who the astronauts were and how they were chosen for the mission. And they'll hear Neil Armstrong's unforgettable words in his message back to Earth: "one giant leap for mankind." Fun facts about the astronauts' space suits and their work in space round out this exciting picture book.
Publisher: Golden Books
ISBN: 0525580077
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
The exciting story of the Apollo 11 mission! In this engaging Little Golden Book, preschoolers will enjoy the fascinating story behind what happened on July 20, 1969, when two human beings walked on the moon for the very first time. Little ones will learn about the rocket Saturn V, the command module Columbia, and of course the famous lunar lander Eagle, and how they each served to send astronauts into space. Kids will learn who the astronauts were and how they were chosen for the mission. And they'll hear Neil Armstrong's unforgettable words in his message back to Earth: "one giant leap for mankind." Fun facts about the astronauts' space suits and their work in space round out this exciting picture book.