NYT - Education | David City Hruska Library

1) Thinking, fast and slow

Author

Kahneman, Daniel

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#1 on the Education list for 2017-01-15.

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Kahneman exposes the extraordinary capabilities and also the faults and biases of fast thinking, and the pervasive influence of intuitive impressions on peoples' thoughts and choices.

2) Twinkle, twinkle, little star: [illustrated by Annie Kubler]

Author

Kubler, Annie

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#2 on the Education list for 2017-01-15.

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3) Quick kids' quilts: easy-to-do projects for newborns to older children

Author

Vail, Juju

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#3 on the Education list for 2017-01-15.

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4) I am Malala: the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban

Author

Yousafzai, Malala

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#5 on the Education list for 2017-01-15.

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Standing before the Taliban, guns leveled at her, she did not move. Despite being shot at point-blank range, Malala lived to tell the tale. Here, she reveals the beliefs that upset the Taliban and gave her the courage to stand up and speak out. 320pp., 500K

5) On writing: a memoir of the craft

Author

King, Stephen

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#6 on the Education list for 2017-01-15.

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Twentieth Anniversary Edition with Contributions from Joe Hill and Owen King
ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S TOP 100 NONFICTION BOOKS OF ALL TIME

Immensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, this special edition of Stephen King's critically lauded, million-copy bestseller shares the experiences, habits, and convictions that have shaped him and his work.

"Long live the King" hailed Entertainment Weekly...

6) Anastasia at this address

Author

Lowry, Lois

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#9 on the Education list for 2017-01-15.

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Ready for romance, thirteen-year-old Anastasia answers an ad in the personals with an exaggerated description of herself but soon runs into trouble when the unknown man turns up at a friend's wedding.