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Nisa: The Life and Works of a !Kung Woman (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Majorie Shostak
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Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster.Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides:*Chapter-by-chapter analysis
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The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker Digest & Review With this digest companion, you'll enjoy: • A digest of The Art of Hearing Heartbeats • Content for your book club or other group event. • Stories beyond the digest and tidbits you may not know • The book's impact and its important to read • And more! What other readers are saying: "You can read it before you read the novel or after you read it as a supplement to the actual...
103) Walk Two Moons
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Walk Two Moons (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Sharon Creech
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Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides: *Chapter-by-chapter analysis
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It was previously stated by scientists that there are only two main drives that affects our behavior — biological (we eat and drink to satisfy our hunger and thirst) and the external drive (reward me and I'll work harder). The former pertains to the basic needs in order to physically survive such as hunger, thirst, sex and self-preservation. The latter means that there is a counterpart reward or punishment in doing or not doing something. We have...
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Paul Van Der Merwe's Lucky Go Happy and NOT the original book. Preview: Author Paul van der Merwe follows an unlikely journalist on an adventure to define happiness in Lucky Go Happy: Make Happiness Happen! (2014). The journalist is not actually a person but rather a rat named Lucky who searches for a shared definition of happiness among the animals of the African Bushveld... Inside this companion to the book:...
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REA's MAXnotes for Ernest Hemmingway's The Sun Also Rises MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion. Written by literary experts who currently teach the subject, MAXnotes will enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the work. MAXnotes are designed to stimulate independent thought about the literary work by raising various issues and thought-provoking ideas and questions. MAXnotes cover...
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A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for Günter Grass's The Tin Drum, the most widely read postwar German novel.
As a novel, The Tin Drum is a memoir of a man living in an insane asylum with supernatural powers who grew up in Nazi Germany. Moreover, Grass uses allusion and metaphor to comment on modern society, history, the individual, and the government. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores the context...
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A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for Charlotte Brönte's Jane Eyre, a story of a young woman who challenged social norms.
As a classic novel written in the Victorian era, Jane Eyre is, thought to be one of the reasons women equality has progressed to the extent that it has. Moreover, the novel discusses still-relevant social issues such as women's employment, genteel poverty, marriage, and education....
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The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You by Elaine N. Aron: Conversation Starters
Since its original publication in 1996, Dr. Elaine Aron's book The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You have been translated into 18 languages and has helped millions of people around the world. Author Elaine Aron introduced the world to a very distinct personality trait. She claimed that it affects one...
110) Death of a Salesman
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Death of a Salesman SparkNotes Literature Guide by Arthur Miller
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When a paper is due, and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols, a review quiz, and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night...
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear: Conversation Starters
Learn how to be 1% more day by day. Break unwanted habits and stick to ones that help you become a better person. Your usual failures when adopting new habits will be avoided. You can override your lack of willpower and motivation and develop inner strength and belief in yourself. Learn how to introduce new habits in your life even if you...
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Keto Made Easy: 100+ Easy Keto Dishes Made Fast to Fit Your Life by Megha Barot: Conversation Starters
Shifting from your regular diet to the much healthier keto diet can be difficult especially when you are tempted with your favorite non-keto dishes. This book makes it easy for new keto dieters to turn their daily food into low-carb, high-fat meals. Keto enthusiasts and bloggers Megha Barot and Matt Gaedke provide recipes that can substitute for...
113) Woman at Point Zero
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Woman at Point Zero (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Nawal El Saadawi
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Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides: *Chapter-by-chapter analysis
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114) Summary of The War on Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal B
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The War on Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future by Andrew Yang: Conversation Starters
A "wave of automation and job loss" is currently taking over American industries. Experts in robotics, automation, artificial intelligence, and software have warned that job losses will continue to happen in the coming years. "Normal people," who represent the 70 percent of the American population,...
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A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace, with adaptations in film, radio, theatre, opera, and rock music.
As a work of 1869 historical fiction, War and Peace showcases a Russia before, during, and after the invasion by Napoleon. Moreover, Tolstoy writes of the glory of epic struggle, the horror of man-to-man combat, and the loveliness of peace. This Bright Notes Study Guide...
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Clean (2009) by Alejandro Junger and Amely Greeven outlines a 21-day program designed to heighten the body's natural detoxification processes and allow the body to use its innate intelligence to heal itself. The modern lifestyle has resulted in heavy exposure to toxins, which people consume in the food they eat and the air they breathe…Inside this companion to the book: • Overview of the Book • Insights from the Book • Important People •...
117) The Threepenny Opera
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The Threepenny Opera (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Bertolt Brecht
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Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides: *Chapter-by-chapter analysis
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Julia Baird's Victoria: The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire (2017) is a biography of Victoria, who reigned as queen of England from 1837 to 1901. Victoria was a determined woman who took an active role in politics throughout her reign…Inside this companion to the book: • Overview of the Book • Insights from the Book • Important People • Author's Style and Perspective • Intended Audience.
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House of Seven Gables (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster.Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides:chapter-by-chapter analysis
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Lively and accessible, these guides are...
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A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for Charles Dickens's Great Expectations, a novel that influenced many future authors with its unique storytelling and themes.
As a novel of nineteenth-century England, wealth determines power, and Dickens comments on how the former does not produce happiness. Dickens explores themes in this novel by commenting on the society of 19th century England. This Bright Notes...
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