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A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World
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A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the WorldWhy are some parts of the world so rich and others so poor? Why did the Industrial Revolution--and the unprecedented economic growth that came with it--occur in eighteenth-century England, and not at some other time, or in some other place? Why didn't industrialization make the whole world rich--and why did it make large parts of the world even poorer? 
 
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Tags: Economic History, world, parts, other, Farewell, which, poorernbspA, large, world
Plant Systematics[2005]
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Plant Systematics[2005]Plant Systematics contains the essential paradigms, concepts, and terms required for a basic understanding of plant systematics at the graduate or undergraduate level. Plant systematics is an area central to numerous other biological disciplines, and a large subset of plant scientists are required to take a course in plant systematics. Almost all ecologists, horticulturalists, plant developmental biologists, and plant pathologists are interested in plant systematics because it is central to their studies of the plants that form
 
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WALL·E (2008)
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WALL·E (2008)

WALL·E (2008)

In a distant, but not so unrealistic future, where mankind has abandoned earth because it has become covered with trash from products sold by the powerful multi-national Buy N Large corporation, WALL-E, a garbage collecting robot has been left to clean up the mess.

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Tags: WALLE, Earth, plant, robot, space, garbage, corporation, Large, multinational
BILINGUALISM IN DEVELOPMENT: Language, Literacy, and Cognition
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BILINGUALISM IN DEVELOPMENT: Language, Literacy, and CognitionBilingualism in Development describes research on the intellectual development of bilingual children, showing how it is different from that of monolingual children. The focus is on preschool children, examining how they learn language, how they acquire literacy skills, and how they develop problem-solving ability in different domains. It is unique in that it assembles a wide range of research on children's development and interprets it within an analysis of how bilingualism affects that development. It is the only book to interpret this large research from a single theoretical perspective, leading to coherent conclusions
 
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Tags: Cognition, Literacy, Language, DEVELOPMENT, BILINGUALISM, children, development, research, different, large
Iran (Creation of the Modern Middle East)
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Iran (Creation of the Modern Middle East)Home to one of the world's oldest continuous civilizations, Iran's historical and urban settlements date back to 4000 BCE. Once known for its modern ways influenced by Western culture, the Iran of today is officially an Islamic republic. It occupies a strategic position in international energy security and world economy due to its large reserves of petroleum and natural gas.

Reading level: Ages 9-12
 
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Tags: world, economy, large, security, energy