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Publisher
Kane Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"A child narrator helps her Granny grow fruit through the year, as they put in new plants in the fall, prune in the winter, weed and hang nets in the spring, and water and harvest in the summer. Backmatter includes a matching game, more information about growing fruit, types of fruit, and a kid-friendly recipe"--
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Publisher
W.W. Norton & Co
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Argues against the belief that genetics and race determine intelligence levels, asserting that societal influences are largely responsible for intellect and performance, and makes a case for the role of education as it relates to social and economic development.
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Language
English
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What good are the arts? Why should we care about the past? For millennia, humanity has sought to understand and transmit to future generations not just the "know-how" of life, but the "know-why"--The meaning and purpose of our existence, as expressed in art, architecture, religion, and philosophy. This crucial passing down of knowledge has required the radical integration of insights from the past and from other cultures. In Culture, acclaimed author,...
18) A secular age
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Publisher
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"This book provides a cultural, political, and social survey through the most American of pastimes that continues to thrive today. With narrative, accessible criticism, research, and popular cultural touchstones we can all recognize, I'd like to introduce readers to the black presence that holds up daily life as they know it. It is a crucial account of the people, stories, and culture that create the hilarious, crazy wonder that is life in the 21st...
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