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Ken’s favorite books

The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris Caesar by Adrian Goldsworthy Augustus by John Williams Land of Plenty by Fuchsia Dunlop The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 by Robert Silverberg The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy How to Become a Straight-A Student by Cal Newport A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
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Book cover for How Toddlers Thrive: What Parents Can Do Today for Children Ages 2-5 to Plant the Seeds of Lifelong Success
How Toddlers Thrive: What Parents Can Do Today for Children Ages 2-5 to Plant the Seeds of Lifelong Success by Tovah P. Klein
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when we see the world from their vantage point, we understand who they are and what they need, putting us in a much better, calmer, and more effective position to guide them.
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