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"Supply and demand is an economic relationship. When the supply of an item increases, the demand decreases and vice versa. In this book, readers will learn about different factors, such as seasons and popularity, that affect the demand of a good. Real-world examples of supply and demand are also presented, including facts devoted to pandemic-era impacts. Colorful and clear graphics, such as maps, charts, and infographics, give readers an alternative...
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"In this dazzling debut, Lara Avery crafts a story of heart, humor, and hope, as a young widow learns that her late husband signed her up for a dating service before his death, propelling her on an uplifting journey of possibility, second chances, and falling in love again...with life. Robin Lindstrom spent her first year as a young widow cocooned in the safe haven of the Minnesota farmhouse she'd once shared with Gabe, the love of her life - the...
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Trace the quest for stable, controlled flight back to aviation pioneers Samuel P. Langley, the Wright brothers, and Glenn Curtiss. Stability means producing forces that restore an aircraft to equilibrium when perturbed, while control entails deflection of control surfaces to alter the pitch, roll, or yaw effects that act on the aircraft's center of gravity.
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Cole Freeman (Philip Ettinger) maintains an uneasy equilibrium in his declining Appalachian mining town, looking after the old and infirm in the community while selling their excess painkillers to local addicts to help make ends meet. But when his old friend, Terry Rose (Cosmo Jarvis), returns with dangerous plans that threaten the fragile balance Cole has crafted, his world and identity are thrown into disarray.
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Eighteen-year-old Del is in a healthier place than she was a year and a half ago: She's sober, getting treatment for her depression and anxiety, and volunteering at a suicide-prevention hotline. Her own suicide attempt is in the past, and living in San Francisco with her beloved aunt has helped her see a future for herself. But when Aunt Fran is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Del's equilibrium is shattered. She's dedicated herself to saving every...
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Dead is dead - unless it's not. IT specialist and freelance journalist Zara Vrabel had relocated to the Twin Cities from Western Pennsylvania and Cleveland to start a new life in a new place. Then her father died, plunging her into deep depression and remorse. While regaining equilibrium, she received a document detailing her mother's maternal genealogy. There she learned that an eighty-plus-year-old tragedy, the Eastland Disaster, killed a teenage...
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"From the pioneering co-founder of cliodynamics, the ground-breaking new interdisciplinary science of history, a brilliant big-picture explanation for America's civil strife and its possible endgames. Peter Turchin, one of the most interesting social scientists of our age by any measure, has infused the study of history with approaches and insights from other fields for over a quarter century. The Wealth Pump is the culmination of his work to understand...
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"The long-awaited tenth novel in Maupin's beloved and bestselling Tales of the City series, Mona of the Manor follows the adventures of Mona Ramsey--now the widowed Lady of a glorious old manor in the Cotswolds--and her fabulous butler-slash-adopted-son Wilfred, as they work to help an American visitor who has gotten herself in trouble"--
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