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|  | The Tao of Teaching by Greta K. Nagel
The Tao of Teaching is for teachers, parents, and any others who are looking for a book of wisdom on how to deal with people. especially children, in a learning environment. The Tao of Teaching is written in the same style as the Tao Te Ching, and gives examples from the classrooms of three present-day teachers whom the author feels embody Taoist wisdom and student-centered educational methods. The Tao of Teaching is a labor of love, containing many important insights by a talented and respected professional whose emphasis is on the student contribution in a learning environment, whatever the context. AUTHOR: Greta K. Nagel
PUBLISHER: Dutton/Plume
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | Your Companion Guide to Riding Lessons by Michael W. Smith
This unique guide will help novice riders feel confident and at ease with a qualified instructor, and help them hone their skills outside of lesson time to gain maximum benefit from the lesson experience. Riding lessons with a qualified instructor are essential to becoming a competent equestrian. But lessons can be an intimidating experience for a novice. Riding instructor Mike Smith knows firsthand the difficulties new riders face. With this in mind, Smith created this one-of-a-kind companion guide to boost new riders' confidence during lessons and help them practice effectively outside of lesson time. Getting The Most From Riding Lessons will acquaint new riders with riding terminology and the proper use of horse tack. Once novice riders have learned their way around a stable, Smith offers detailed instructions for basic horse handling techniques such as leading, mounting, walking, turning, halting, and dismounting. To aid riders in their practice time, subsequent chapters include instructions for learning to trot, perfecting the canter, jumping, and more. AUTHOR: Michael W. Smith
PUBLISHER: Storey Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Pets & Animals
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 | Chavin by Richard L. Burger
This is the first detailed up-to-date account in English of Chavin and its precursors. Based on the author's intimate knowledge of unprecedented discoveries made over the past two decades, including his own excavations at Chavin and elsewhere, it places special emphasis on the unique character of early Andean civilization and the distinctive processes responsible for its development. A wealth of photographs, drawings and maps accompany the text, including for this expanded edition a new section of color plates. AUTHOR: Richard L. Burger
PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Sahara by Clive Cussler, Michael Prichard
Dirk Pitt searches for a 2500-year-old pharaoh, investigates a biological disaster that threatens the world`s oxygen supply, rescues a gorgeous international diplomat from imminent assassination, uncovers a nuclear waste spill that turns thousands of tribal Africans into crazed cannibals, solves the disappearance of an aviator over the Sahara in the 1930s, and reveals the great unknown secret behind the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. It`s all in day`s work for the unstoppable adventurer. AUTHOR: Clive Cussler, Michael Prichard
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Audio
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Archeology by Jane McIntosh
Description not available.Provides a study of the science and technology of digging up the past, from the 1870 excavation of Troy to the recent discovery of a Chinese emperor's long-lost grave. AUTHOR: Jane McIntosh
PUBLISHER: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Meet the Stars of Roswell by Scholastic Books Staff
Description not available.Provides information about the actors who portray the characters on the television program, Roswell. AUTHOR: Scholastic Books Staff
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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