Barbara Gottfried
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Aubrey Drake Graham, better known as Drake, was famous for playing Jimmy Brooks on the television show Degrassi: The Next Generation before becoming a big rap star. His songs and albums have won many honors, including Grammy Awards and topping the Billboard Hot 100 lists. Growing up with a single mother who struggled to pay the bills, Drake is now worth millions of dollars and donates to charitable causes. Through simple text, revealing direct quotations,...
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Thanks to technological innovations and changing attitudes, people with disabilities are able to participate in a wide range of physical activity. This comprehensive volume looks at more than thirty-five adaptive sports that provide modifications to allow people with disabilities to live an active lifestyle. From skiing to sailing and cycling to volleyball, adaptive sports make exercise, and all of its physical, social, and emotional benefits available...
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Born Aubrey Drake Graham, the rapper better known as Drake caught his big break on the Canadian teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation. His songs and albums have gone platinum and gold, won Grammys, and resulted in sold-out performances. Simple text, accompanied by powerful direct quotations, interesting sidebars, and detailed photographs, recounts how Drake surmounted his difficult beginnings as the son of a single hard-working mother who...
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"This authoritative and comprehensive resource provides readers with an extensive and compelling look at the world of stocks. In an accessible narrative, readers learn how they can begin stock investing as teens and young adults. From why companies engage in equity financing to how speculators gain from "buy low, sell high," readers further explore this multifaceted investment tool. The text also explains dividends, bull and bear markets, brokerage...