The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way

The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way

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Amanda Ripley
Amanda Ripley
2013 • 306 pages

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344 books

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Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance

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In Search of Grace

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Education

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Bored and Brilliant
The gift of failure
How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character
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Parenting

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Baby-led weaning
The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read
The gift of failure
Gentle Sleep Book

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Divided We Fail: The Story of an African American Community That Ended the Era of School Desegregation
Tested: One American School Struggles to Make the Grade
Crafting Digital Writing: Composing Texts Across Media and Genres
Me and My Big Mouth

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52 books

Teaching

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Deb Nance
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Eleven Rings
Raising the Curve: A Year Inside One of America's 45,000* Failing Public Schools
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Schools

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Columbine
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What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures
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Learning

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Explorers of the Nile: The Triumph and Tragedy of a Great Victorian Adventure
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Education

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