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California grew by leaps and bounds between the Gold Rush and 1900. People from different backgrounds emigrated to California from across America and around the world in search of a new life. This primary source reader focuses on immigration in California from the time of the Gold Rush to the end of the nineteenth century. Primary source documents allow students to see different points of view, and help students look at the world and current issues with a historical lens. This Interactiv-eBook builds literacy and social studies content knowledge through the use of intriguing primary sources...

A foundered Victorian ship looking for the fabled Northwest Passage holds a secret in its icy grave... When Dirk Pitt of NUMAr is almost blown to pieces in a lab explosion, he suspects sabotage. The lab in question belongs to a scientist hoping to use a rare mineral to combat greenhouse gases - but who would want to destroy our one chance to save the planet? However, there are those who will do anything to control such a valuable prize. Pitt's investigations take him to the Arctic in search of a clue to the origins of this precious mineral. There he and NUMAr colleague Al Giordino must battle ...

Having a job and earning money are a part of everyday life for most people, especially adults. The concept seems fairly straightforward: one works to earn. This volume discerns the difference between a job and a career, as well as how a job can develop into a career. Readers will learn why a community's economy needs jobs, how paying someone to do a job helps the person who is paying them, and even about job loss and its consequences. The text also explains different jobs and their effects on the economy, such as those of professional, production, arts, and government and military jobs.

* Hemos pasado décadas optimizando nuestras horas de vigilia, pero ¿qué ocurre con las preciosas horas que vivimos cuando dormimos (o lo intentamos)? * Este libro le explica todo lo que siempre ha querido saber sobre el sueño, aunque se haya sentido demasiado cansado como para preguntarlo. * Debido a que se trata de la franja de tiempo más activa para nuestro cerebro, así como del elemento más importante para vivir una vida más tranquila y feliz, el sueño se ha convertido en el tópico de nuestra época. Aprovechando el éxito de Calm, la aplicación número uno para el sueño, la...