John C. Bogle

Great book about how to invest for the future.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Washington

The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns

The best-selling investing "bible" offers new information, new insights, and new perspectives The Little Book of Common Sense Investing is the classic guide to getting smart about the market. Legendary mutual fund pioneer John C. Bogle reveals his key to getting more out of investing: low-cost index funds. Bogle describes the simplest and most effective investment strategy for building wealth over the long term: buy and hold, at very low cost, a mutual fund that tracks a broad stock market Index such as the S&P 500. While the stock market has tumbled and then soared since the first edition of Little Book of Common Sense was published in April 2007, Bogle’s investment principles have endured and served investors well. This tenth anniversary edition includes updated data and new information but maintains the same long-term perspective as in its predecessor. Bogle has also added two new chapters designed to provide further guidance to investors: one on asset allocation, the other on retirement investing. A portfolio focused on index funds is the only investment that effectively guarantees your fair share of stock market returns. This strategy is favored by Warren Buffett, who said this about Bogle: “If a statue is ever erected to honor the person who has done the most for American investors, the hands-down choice should be Jack Bogle. For decades, Jack has urged investors to invest in ultra-low-cost index funds. . . . Today, however, he has the satisfaction of knowing that he helped millions of investors realize far better returns on their savings than they otherwise would have earned. He is a hero to them and to me.” Bogle shows you how to make index investing work for you and help you achieve your financial goals, and finds support from some of the world's best financial minds: not only Warren Buffett, but Benjamin Graham, Paul Samuelson, Burton Malkiel, Yale’s David Swensen, Cliff Asness of AQR, and many others. This new edition of The Little Book of Common Sense Investing offers you the same solid strategy as its predecessor for building your financial future. Build a broadly diversified, low-cost portfolio without the risks of individual stocks, manager selection, or sector rotation. Forget the fads and marketing hype, and focus on what works in the real world. Understand that stock returns are generated by three sources (dividend yield, earnings growth, and change in market valuation) in order to establish rational expectations for stock returns over the coming decade. Recognize that in the long run, business reality trumps market expectations. Learn how to harness the magic of compounding returns while avoiding the tyranny of compounding costs. While index investing allows you to sit back and let the market do the work for you, too many investors trade frantically, turning a winner’s game into a loser’s game. The Little Book of Common Sense Investing is a solid guidebook to your financial future.

The Little Book of Common Sense Investing

fb4c76e9-fa76-4b87-85d9-0e323626e7d1-1

Nikki Cruz lives by three rules - boys lie to get their way, don’t trust a boy who says “I love you,” and never date a boy from the south side of Fairfield.  

But when her chemistry with south sider Luis becomes too hot to ignore, Nikki finds herself breaking all her rules!

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Chain Reaction

Natalie Wexler

The Hidden Cause of America's Broken Education System--And How to Fix It

The untold story of the root cause of America's education crisis--and the seemingly endless cycle of multigenerational poverty.

It was only after years within the education reform movement that Natalie Wexler stumbled across a hidden explanation for our country's frustrating lack of progress when it comes to providing every child with a quality education. The problem wasn't one of the usual scapegoats: lazy teachers, shoddy facilities, lack of accountability. It was something no one was talking about: the elementary school curriculum's intense focus on decontextualized reading comprehension "skills" at the expense of actual knowledge. In the tradition of Dale Russakoff's The Prize and Dana Goldstein's The Teacher Wars, Wexler brings together history, research, and compelling characters to pull back the curtain on this fundamental flaw in our education system--one that fellow reformers, journalists, and policymakers have long overlooked, and of which the general public, including many parents, remains unaware.

But The Knowledge Gap isn't just a story of what schools have gotten so wrong--it also follows innovative educators who are in the process of shedding their deeply ingrained habits, and describes the rewards that have come along: students who are not only excited to learn but are also acquiring the knowledge and vocabulary that will enable them to succeed. If we truly want to fix our education system and unlock the potential of our neediest children, we have no choice but to pay attention.

The Knowledge Gap

aea04e62-66cc-4d67-8c71-bd89ac03210c-1

Jimmie Allen

Picture book for kids about using their voice to be kind and stand up for what’s right.

*"The rhythm and flow of words perfectly match the art while advising readers to choose love and use their voices in a powerful song." --School Library Journal (starred review) From rising country star Jimmie Allen comes a lyrical celebration of the many types of voices that can effect change. From voices tall as a tree, to voices small as a bee, all it takes is confidence and a belief in the goodness of others to change the world. Coming at a time when issues of social justice are at the forefront of our society, this is the perfect book to teach children in and out of the classroom that they're not too young to express what they believe in and that all voices are valuable. The perfect companion for little readers going back to school!

My Voice Is a Trumpet

894753cb-0732-4c26-b6a9-1e3e8c28d777-0

Steve Jones

Interesting book about the biology of masculinity and the Y chromosome.

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

The Descent of Men

Y: The Descent of Men - Signed Copy!

5ef0fdc7-fefb-4be4-b588-2e60cb1b7468-1

Vanessa Woods

A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo

Traces how a Discovery Channel writer and her scientist fiancâe settled in a Bonobo sanctuary in war-torn Congo, where their research enabled greater understanding of the characteristics and largely peaceful culture of the rare ape that shares 98.7 percent of human DNA.

Bonobo Handshake

c7ba1ea8-dda9-4d07-adb5-0bc4a7524027-1

Philip Goff

Great book!  Has strong creasing on spine but pages are clean. 

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness

From a leading philosopher of the mind comes this lucid, provocative argument that offers a radically new picture of human consciousness—panpsychism. Understanding how brains produce consciousness is one of the great scientific challenges of our age. Some philosophers argue that consciousness is something "extra," beyond the physical workings of the brain. Others think that if we persist in our standard scientific methods, our questions about consciousness will eventually be answered. And some even suggest that the mystery is so deep, it will never be solved. Decades have been spent trying to explain consciousness from within our current scientific paradigm, but little progress has been made. Now, Philip Goff offers an exciting alternative that could pave the way forward. Rooted in an analysis of the philosophical underpinnings of modern science and based on the early twentieth-century work of Arthur Eddington and Bertrand Russell, Goff makes the case for panpsychism, a theory which posits that consciousness is not confined to biological entities but is a fundamental feature of all physical matter—from subatomic particles to the human brain. In Galileo's Error, he has provided the first step on a new path to the final theory of human consciousness.

Galileo's Error

cc845e8c-1324-4c10-9cfa-c837fe5ecbaa-1

Great guide to aquarium fish!  Has a name written on the inside cover by a kid, but the book is in very good condition otherwise.

A complete guide to tropical freshwater, brackish and marine fishes

Choosing Fish for Your Aquarium

Mica Pollock

Getting Real about Race in School

Which acts by educators are "racist" and which are "antiracist"? How can an educator constructively discuss complex issues of race with students and colleagues? In Everyday Antiracism, leading educators deal with the most challenging questions about race in school, offering invaluable and effective advice. Contributors including Beverly Daniel Tatum, Sonia Nieto, and Pedro Noguera describe concrete ways to analyze classroom interactions that may or may not be "racial," deal with racial inequality and "diversity," and teach to high standards across racial lines. Topics range from using racial incidents as teachable moments and responding to the "n-word" to valuing students' home worlds, dealing daily with achievement gaps, and helping parents fight ethnic and racial misconceptions about their children. Questions following each essay prompt readers to examine and discuss everyday issues of race and opportunity in their own classrooms and schools. For educators and parents determined to move beyond frustrations about race, Everyday Antiracism is an essential tool.

Everyday Antiracism

3cb96e48-4082-4b82-96bd-06f96ad6fd3f-1

Elizabeth Hess

Lovely book!  Has a little damage on back cover and a small dent on front cover, but no marks inside.

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

The Chimp Who Would Be Human

Chronicles an experiment with a young chimpanzee who was brought up with a human family and taught to use sign language proficiently, until the funding for the study ended and he spent two decades shuttled in and out of various facilities.

Nim Chimpsky

34a2286e-0f5f-4657-9ef0-cf30b9aaf9fb-1

Philip Makanna

Javier Arango

Great book with gorgeous photos!

Has tape to repair a tear at the top of the slipcover.  Pages are free of any markings or damage.

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Aviation in World War One

This book describes the beginnings of military aviation with Bleriot’s wing-warping Model XI, Fokker’s web of wires and sticks and Sopwith’s simple seaplane racer. They began as sport planes and evolved into the deadly machines that swarmed over the trenches of Europe and altered the history of the world. They carried the dreams and the nightmares of all mankind on their wings.

Ghosts of the Great War

aac5a7b1-ced3-4d72-a591-d8e2d747d338-0

David Quammen

Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions

David Quammen's book, The Song of the Dodo, is a brilliant, stirring work, breathtaking in its scope, far-reaching in its message -- a crucial book in precarious times, which radically alters the way in which we understand the natural world and our place in that world. It's also a book full of entertainment and wonders.
In The Song of the Dodo, we follow Quammen's keen intellect through the ideas, theories, and experiments of prominent naturalists of the last two centuries. We trail after him as he travels the world, tracking the subject of island biogeography, which encompasses nothing less than the study of the origin and extinction of all species. Why is this island idea so important? Because islands are where species most commonly go extinct -- and because, as Quammen points out, we live in an age when all of Earth's landscapes are being chopped into island-like fragments by human activity.
Through his eyes, we glimpse the nature of evolution and extinction, and in so doing come to understand the monumental diversity of our planet, and the importance of preserving its wild landscapes, animals, and plants. We also meet some fascinating human characters. By the book's end we are wiser, and more deeply concerned, but Quammen leaves us with a message of excitement and hope.

The Song of the Dodo

018bbd4b-3f5b-4daa-97c4-a000e1dc4840-1

McGraw Hill

Has small water stain on the first few pages near the top right. No other markings or damage.

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Math

Text books provide skill and comprehension activities and shape students' ability to work independently

Connecting Math Concepts Level C, Student Textbook

a15177ff-b142-4d48-8c6a-cba9333ebcb7-0

Susannah Aziz

Is missing the slip cover but is otherwise like new!

Musa has the perfect idea for his special Jummah treat, but things don't go according to plan. Will Musa be able to get a yummy Jummah treat for his family? Every Friday after Jummah prayer at the masjid, Musa's family has a special Jummah treat. They take turns picking out what the treat will be, but recently the choices have been . . . interesting. Week one, Mama made molokhia. It's perfect for sharing, but gives us molokhia teeth for days! Week two, Baba burned the kufte kebabs on the grill. Week three, Seedi made his favorite riz b'haleeb-creamy rice pudding with pistachio sprinkled on top with an unexpected ingredient. Last week, Maryam brought jellybeans. . . . Finally, it's Musa's turn to pick, and he picks his favorite-halal hot dogs! But actually getting to eat this deliciousness turns into a journey riddled with obstacles. Will he ever get his favorite tasty treat?

Halal Hot Dogs

d449e706-efd6-4311-b039-8ac9172e06de-0

Meena Harris

One day, Kamala and Maya had an idea. A big idea: they would turn their empty apartment courtyard into a playground! An empowering picture book about two sisters who work with their community to effect change, inspired by a true story from the childhood of her aunt, US Senator Kamala Harris, and mother, lawyer, and policy expert Maya Harris.

Annie

@annie259335

Books Listed

Following

Followers

John C. Bogle

The Little Book of Common Sense Investing

Simone Elkeles

Chain Reaction

Natalie Wexler

The Knowledge Gap

Jimmie Allen

My Voice Is a Trumpet

Steve Jones

Y: The Descent of Men - Signed Copy!

Vanessa Woods

Bonobo Handshake

Philip Goff

Galileo's Error

Mary Bailey and Gina Sandford

Choosing Fish for Your Aquarium

Mica Pollock

Everyday Antiracism

Elizabeth Hess

Nim Chimpsky

Philip Makanna; Javier Arango

Ghosts of the Great War

David Quammen

The Song of the Dodo

McGraw Hill

Connecting Math Concepts Level C, Student Textbook

Susannah Aziz

Halal Hot Dogs

Meena Harris

Kamala and Maya's Big Idea

James A. Corey

Leviathan Wakes

Get The App

Browse by categories

John C. Bogle

The Little Book of Common Sense Investing

Simone Elkeles

Chain Reaction

Natalie Wexler

The Knowledge Gap

Jimmie Allen

My Voice Is a Trumpet

Steve Jones

Y: The Descent of Men - Signed Copy!

Vanessa Woods

Bonobo Handshake

Philip Goff

Galileo's Error

Mary Bailey and Gina Sandford

Choosing Fish for Your Aquarium

Mica Pollock

Everyday Antiracism

Elizabeth Hess

Nim Chimpsky

Philip Makanna; Javier Arango

Ghosts of the Great War

David Quammen

The Song of the Dodo

McGraw Hill

Connecting Math Concepts Level C, Student Textbook

Susannah Aziz

Halal Hot Dogs

Meena Harris

Kamala and Maya's Big Idea

James A. Corey

Leviathan Wakes

Get The App