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The New York Times bestselling authors of Freakonomics offer a blueprint for an entirely new way to solve problems, whether your interest lies in minor lifehacks or major global reforms. Levitt and Dubner take us inside their thought process and teach us all to think a bit more productively, more creatively, more rationally-- to think, that is, like a Freak. Whether your interest lies in minor lifehacks or major global reforms, you'll learn to put...

Young readers will have a hopping good time in this hilarious story about a witch who is having a hard time wrangling a bunch of frogs into her frog soup until she comes up with a surprising solution.

In a heartfelt, deeply personal book, Gates shares the values and principles he has instilled in his children, and continues to practice on the world stage today as the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Living at the edges of our world and right under our noses are Doozers. Just who are the Doozers? They are green, they are cute, and they are three inches tall, full of energy, ideas, and enthusiasm: they are AWESOME! Doozers love to create, build, and innovate. Doozers are DOERS; they put their ideas into action!

Because of their proven problem-solving abilities, the fairies Snapdragon and Dove are chosen to help Élan the dragon pass the important Rites of Dragondom.

Variety of topics including ratios, conversion of measurement, order of operations, surface area, and the coordinate plan.

"Introduces the reader to addition, subtraction, multiplication and division"-- Provided by publisher.

Outlines a breakthrough approach to conflict resolution and creative problem solving that draws on the techniques of thinkers from a broad range of disciplines to explain how to incorporate diverse viewpoints for win-win solutions.

This title introduces the concepts of debugging and problem solving in coding by using relatable real-world examples in the reader's everyday life. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text aid comprehension for early readers. Features include an infographic, fun facts, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Provided by publisher.

"THE EYE TEST is a necessary course correction, a call for a more balanced, personal approach to problem solving. Award-winning journalist Chris Jones makes the case for the human element-for what smart, practiced, devoted people can bring to situations that have proved resistant to analytics. Jones shares what he's learned from an army of extraordinary talents, including some of the best doctors, executives, athletes, meteorologists, magicians, designers,...