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882 1/2 Amazing Answers to Your Questions About the Titanicby Hugh Brewster, Laurie Coulter, Ken MarschallISBN 0439042968 (0-439-04296-8)
Softcover, Scholastic
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› Find signed collectible books: '882 1/2 Amazing Answers to Your Questions About the Titanic'Book summary:Reissued for Spring 2012 to coincide with the anniversary of the sinking of the TITANIC in April 1912.[via]
Here is the one book with all of the answers to your questions about the TITANIC! This is the heart-stopping story about the legendary ship--from the building,
maiden voyage, and tragic sinking, to its high-tech discovery on the ocean floor. Special features include the making of the James Cameron movie, true-or-false
quizzes, and real-life stories of the young people who sailed on the fateful journey. Illustrated with dozens of paintings, diagrams, and rare photographs.More editions of 882 1/2 Amazing Answers to Your Questions About the Titanic:
Abbeys and Priories of Medieval Englandby Colin PlattISBN 0436375583 (0-436-37558-3)
Softcover, Secker & Warburg
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America's Secret Aristocracyby Stephen BirminghamISBN 0425119122 (0-425-11912-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Anne of Avonleaby L.M. MontgomeryISBN 0439436494 (0-439-43649-4)
Softcover, Scholastic Paperbacks
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Anne of Avonlea'Book summary:One of the most beloved books of all time, with an introduction by Jennifer L. Holm.[via]
Anne of Green Gables is all grown up--almost. At sixteen, Anne has transformed from student to teacher, and she's the new big sister to seven-year-old twins, quiet Dora and mischievous Davy. A grumpy new neighbor has moved next door, and Anne's best friend, Diana, is falling in love.
Despite all these changes, she's still the same fun, impulsive Anne--a romantic dreamer with a redheaded temper.More editions of Anne of Avonlea:
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Archaeology of Knowledgeby Michel FoucaultISBN 0422736503 (0-422-73650-3)
Hardcover, Tavistock Publications
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Archaeology of Knowledge'Book summary:In France, a country that awards its intellectuals the status other countries give their rock stars, Michel Foucault was part of a glittering generation of thinkers, one which also included Sartre, de Beauvoir and Deleuze. One of the great intellectual heroes of the twentieth century, Foucault was a man whose passion and reason were at the service of nearly every progressive cause of his time. From law and order, to mental health, to power and knowledge, he spearheaded public awareness of the dynamics that hold us all in thrall to a few powerful ideologies and interests. Arguably his finest work, Archaeology of Knowledge is a challenging but fantastically rewarding introduction to his ideas. [via]
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Battle Readyby Tom Clancy, Tony Koltz, Tony ZinniISBN 0425198928 (0-425-19892-8)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Ben and Meby Robert Lawson, Catherine TemersonISBN 0440420385 (0-440-42038-5)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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The Book of Abrahamby Marek HalterISBN 0440108411 (0-440-10841-1)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Booksby Gerald DonaldsonISBN 0442219016 (0-442-21901-6)
Hardcover, Cengage Learning
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The Cats in Krasinski Squareby Karen Hesse, Wendy WatsonISBN 0439435404 (0-439-43540-4)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Cats in Krasinski Square'Book summary:Newbery medalist Karen Hesse tells a harrowing, true story about life in the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII.[via]
When Karen Hesse came upon a short article about cats out-foxing the Gestapo at the train station in Warsaw during WWII, she couldn't get the story out of her mind. The result is this stirring account of a Jewish girl's involvement in the Resistance. At once terrifying and soulful, this fictional account, borne of meticulous research, is a testament to history and to our passionate will to survive, as only Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse can write it.More editions of The Cats in Krasinski Square:
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A Christmas Carolby Charles Dickens, Joe StatonISBN 0425123340 (0-425-12334-0)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Christmas Carol'Book summary:In the history of English literature, Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, which has been continuously in print since it was first published in the winter of 1843, stands out as the quintessential Christmas story. What makes this charming edition of Dickens's immortal tale so special is the collection of 80 vivid illustrations by Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Shinn, a well-known artist in his time, was a popular illustrator of newspapers and magazines whose work displayed a remarkable affinity for the stories of Charles Dickens, evoking the bustling street life of the mid-1800s. Printed on heavy, cream-colored paper stock, the edges of the pages have been left rough, simulating the way in which the story might have appeared in Dickens's own time. Though countless editions of this classic have been published over the years, this one stands out as particularly beautiful, nostalgic, and evocative of the spirit of Christmas. [via]
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Christopher Columbusby Connie Roop, Peter RoopISBN 0439158079 (0-439-15807-9)
Softcover, Scholastic
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The CIA and the CULTby Victor Marchetti, John D. MarksISBN 0440312981 (0-440-31298-1)
Softcover, Dell Publishing
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The CIA and the Cult of Intelligenceby John D. Marks, Victor MarchettiISBN 0440203368 (0-440-20336-8)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwellby Orwell, Ian Angus, Sonia OrwellISBN 0436350181 (0-436-35018-1)
Hardcover, Secker & Warburg
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Days of Darkness: The Gettysburg Civiliansby William G. WilliamsISBN 0425123537 (0-425-12353-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins: An Illuminating History of Mr. Waterhouse Hawkins, Artist and Lecturerby Barbara Kerley, Brian SelznickISBN 0439114942 (0-439-11494-2)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins: An Illuminating History of Mr. Waterhouse Hawkins, Artist and Lecturer'Book summary:"Can you fathom a time when almost no one in the world knew what a dinosaur looked like?" Barbara Kerley and Brian Selznick can--and it was a time when people used words like "fathom" a lot, about 150 years ago. This author-illustrator team became experts on the subject, delving deeply into the life of Victorian artist Waterhouse Hawkins, the first person to ever summon up, sketch, mold, and fabricate these ancient giants into full-size models.
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins, presented in breathlessly earnest chapbook style ("A True Dinosaur Story in Three Ages"), follows the life of Hawkins from his early fossil studies to the first iguanodon that he extrapolates into existence for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The story then follows his subsequent victories and defeats at home and abroad: a triumphantly unorthodox New Year's Eve dinner party with the fathers of paleontology; the unveiling of Dinosaur Island; Boss Tweed's scuttling of a planned Paleozoic Museum in Central Park, and the destruction of years of Hawkins's work in the process.
And the story is all true, although this veracity does make the pacing a bit clunky in spots. Then again, Kerley and Selznick have researched their hero with meticulous care (check out the copious endnotes), so perhaps only Hawkins himself can be blamed for leading a life that didn't always progress in perfect dramatic form. Overshadowing the narrative, though, are Selznick's stately, ghostly illustrations--of towering megalosaurs and Hawkins shuffling about with cane and top hat--which more than make up the difference. (Ages 9 to 12) --Paul Hughes [via]
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Dynasty: The New York Yankees 1949-1964by Peter GolenbockISBN 0425076520 (0-425-07652-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Edgar Cayce on Atlantisby Edgar CayceISBN 0446351024 (0-446-35102-4)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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Elizabeth Rby Roy C. Strong, Julia Trevelyan OmanISBN 0436500302 (0-436-50030-2)
Hardcover, Book Club Associates
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Eminent Edwardiansby Piers BrendonISBN 0436068109 (0-436-06810-9)
Hardcover, Secker & Warburg
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Emperorby Conn IgguldenISBN 044024160X (0-440-24160-X)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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The English People and the English Revolution, 1640-1649by Brian Stuart ManningISBN 0435325655 (0-435-32565-5)
Hardcover, Heinemann
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Equinos Travelsby P. EdwardsISBN 0435900102 (0-435-90010-2)
Softcover, Heinemann
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Fighter Wing: A Guided Tour of an Air Force Combat Wingby Tom ClancyISBN 0425149579 (0-425-14957-9)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fighter Wing: A Guided Tour of an Air Force Combat Wing'Book summary:Now, for the first time, an insider's look at an Air Force combat wing--the planes, the technology, and the people--with Tom Clancy as your guide. Tom Clancy's previous explorations of America's armed forces, Submarine and Armored Cav, revealed exclusive, never-before-seen information an the people and technology that protect our nation. Now, the acclaimed author of takes to the skies with the U.S. Air Force's elite: the Fighter Wing.
With his compelling style and unerring eye for detail, Clancy captures the thrill of takeoff, the drama of the dogfight, and the relentless dangers our fighter pilots face every day of their lives, showing readers what it really means to be the best of the best.
Fighter Wing includes:
- Detailed analyses of the Air Force's premier fighter planes, including the F-15 Eagle
- Exclusive photographs, illustrations, and diagrams
- An insider's look at the people behind the planes and weapons
- Combat strategies and training techniques used by the U.S. Air Force
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Flying Tigersby J. TolandISBN 0440926211 (0-440-92621-1)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Forging the Alliance: Nato, 1945-1950by Don CookISBN 0436106698 (0-436-10669-8)
Hardcover, Secker & Warburg
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Gai-Jinby James ClavellISBN 044021680X (0-440-21680-X)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Go Fly a Kite, Ben Franklin!by Connie Roop, Peter RoopISBN 043955442X (0-439-55442-X)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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The Great Train Robberyby Michael CrichtonISBN 0440130999 (0-440-13099-9)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Great Train Robbery'Book summary:"A nineteenth-century version of THE STING...Crichton fascinates us." THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW In teeming Victorian London, where lavish wealth and appalling poverty live side by side, Edward Pierce charms the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of the century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the daring theft of a fortune in gold? Who could predict the consequences of making the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England's industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive? Based on fact, as lively as legend, and studded with all the suspense and style of a modern fiction master, here is a classic caper novel set a decade before the age of dynamite--yet nonetheless explosive.... [via]
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Happy Birthday, Martin Luther Kingby Jean Marzollo, J. Brian PinkneyISBN 0439782244 (0-439-78224-4)
Softcover, Scholastic
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The History of Tortureby Daniel P. MannixISBN 044013613X (0-440-13613-X)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadowby Susan Campbell BartolettiISBN 0439353793 (0-439-35379-3)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow'Book summary:In her first full-length nonfiction title since winning the Robert F. Sibert Award, Susan Campbell Bartoletti explores the riveting and often chilling story of Germany's powerful Hitler Youth groups.[via]
"I begin with the young. We older ones are used up . . . But my magnificent youngsters! Look at these men and boys! What material! With them, I can create a new world." --Adolf Hitler, Nuremberg 1933
By the time Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, 3.5 million children belonged to the Hitler Youth. It would become the largest youth group in history. Susan Campbell Bartoletti explores how Hitler gained the loyalty, trust, and passion of so many of Germany's young people. Her research includes telling interviews with surviving Hitler Youth members.More editions of Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow:
If You Lived in the Days of the Knightsby Ann McGovern, Dan AndreasenISBN 043910565X (0-439-10565-X)
Softcover, Scholastic
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Inside Al Qaeda: Global Network of Terrorby Rohan GunaratnaISBN 0425191141 (0-425-19114-1)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Japan's Imperial Conspiracyby David BergaminiISBN 0434066907 (0-434-06690-7)
Hardcover, Heinemann
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The King of Middle Marchby Kevin Crossley-HollandISBN 0439266017 (0-439-26601-7)
Softcover, Scholastic Paperbacks
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The King of Middle March'Book summary:Kevin Crossley-Holland's award-winning Arthur trilogy comes to its triumphant and moving close -- now in paperback![via]
Arthur de Caldicot waits eagerly in Venice for the start of the Fourth Crusade. But it's now, when Arthur's future should be clearest, that he feels the most doubt. Jealousies and greed threaten the Crusade, leading him to question its true mission. Back in England, his engagement to Winnie remains uncertain, as his search for his birth mother is stymied by his vicious father. And his seeing stone shows him the last days of King Arthur's court -- a great dream destroyed, but also a glorious legend rising from the ruins. Likewise in this book, Arthur becomes a man worthy of his kingly name.More editions of The King of Middle March:
Last Lion: Visions of Glory, 1874-1932by William ManchesterISBN 0440546818 (0-440-54681-8)
Softcover, Dell Publishing
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Leo Baeck Institute Yearbook 1988by Leo Baeck InstituteISBN 0436255472 (0-436-25547-2)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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A Lesser Life: The Myth of Women's Liberation in Americaby Sylvia A. HewlettISBN 0446385115 (0-446-38511-5)
Softcover, Warner Books Inc
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Let's Ride, Paul Revere!by Connie Roop, Peter Roop, Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress)ISBN 0439676231 (0-439-67623-1)
Softcover, Scholastic
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Livingstoneby Tim JealISBN 0434372080 (0-434-37208-0)
Hardcover, Heinemann
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Livingstone'Book summary:David Livingstone (1813-1873) has been revered as one of the world's greatest explorers and missionaries, the first European to cross Africa and the first to find Victoria Falls and the source of the Congo. Tim Jeal's masterful biography reveals the man behind the myth, one capable of ruthless cruelty as well as self-sacrifice and bravery, one dogged all his life by failure as well as success. Served as the basis for documentaries about Livingstone on the Discovery Channel and on BBC TV. Selected as one of the best books of the year by the New York Times Book Review and the Washington Post Book Review. [via]
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The Longest Night: The Bombing Of London On May 10, 1941by Gavin MortimerISBN 0425205576 (0-425-20557-6)
Hardcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Malafrenaby Ursula Le GuinISBN 0425084779 (0-425-08477-9)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Mengele: The Complete Storyby Gerald L. Posner, John WareISBN 0440155797 (0-440-15579-7)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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The Mighty Eighth: The Air War in Europe As Told by the Men Who Fought Itby Gerald AstorISBN 0440226481 (0-440-22648-1)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Mutiny : A History of Naval Insurrectionby Leonard F. GuttridgeISBN 0425183211 (0-425-18321-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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My Father, My Sonby Elmo ZumwaltISBN 0440159733 (0-440-15973-3)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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My Lifeby Golda MeirISBN 0440156564 (0-440-15656-4)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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The Needlework of Mary Queen of Scotsby Margaret H. SwainISBN 0442299621 (0-442-29962-1)
Hardcover, Van Nostrand Reinhold
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New Art: Some Recent New Zealand Sculpture A Past Object of Artby Jim Allen, Wystan CurnowISBN 0424000938 (0-424-00093-8)
Hardcover, Intl Specialized Book Service Inc
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The Night Attila Died: Solving the Murder of Attila the Hunby Michael A. BabcockISBN 0425202720 (0-425-20272-0)
Hardcover, Berkley Pub Group
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The Pledge of Allegianceby Scholastic IncISBN 0439399629 (0-439-39962-9)
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The Power of Oneby Bryce CourtenayISBN 0440239133 (0-440-23913-3)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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The Presidential Transcriptsby Richard M. NixonISBN 0440060567 (0-440-06056-7)
Hardcover, Delacorte Press
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Pride and Prejudiceby Jane Austen, Margaret TarnerISBN 0435272527 (0-435-27252-7)
Softcover, Macmillan Heinemann ELT
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pride and Prejudice'Book summary:"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
Next to the exhortation at the beginning of Moby-Dick, "Call me Ishmael," the first sentence of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice must be among the most quoted in literature. And certainly what Melville did for whaling Austen does for marriage--tracing the intricacies (not to mention the economics) of 19th-century British mating rituals with a sure hand and an unblinking eye. As usual, Austen trains her sights on a country village and a few families--in this case, the Bennets, the Philips, and the Lucases. Into their midst comes Mr. Bingley, a single man of good fortune, and his friend, Mr. Darcy, who is even richer. Mrs. Bennet, who married above her station, sees their arrival as an opportunity to marry off at least one of her five daughters. Bingley is complaisant and easily charmed by the eldest Bennet girl, Jane; Darcy, however, is harder to please. Put off by Mrs. Bennet's vulgarity and the untoward behavior of the three younger daughters, he is unable to see the true worth of the older girls, Jane and Elizabeth. His excessive pride offends Lizzy, who is more than willing to believe the worst that other people have to say of him; when George Wickham, a soldier stationed in the village, does indeed have a discreditable tale to tell, his words fall on fertile ground.
Having set up the central misunderstanding of the novel, Austen then brings in her cast of fascinating secondary characters: Mr. Collins, the sycophantic clergyman who aspires to Lizzy's hand but settles for her best friend, Charlotte, instead; Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Mr. Darcy's insufferably snobbish aunt; and the Gardiners, Jane and Elizabeth's low-born but noble-hearted aunt and uncle. Some of Austen's best comedy comes from mixing and matching these representatives of different classes and economic strata, demonstrating the hypocrisy at the heart of so many social interactions. And though the novel is rife with romantic misunderstandings, rejected proposals, disastrous elopements, and a requisite happy ending for those who deserve one, Austen never gets so carried away with the romance that she loses sight of the hard economic realities of 19th-century matrimonial maneuvering. Good marriages for penniless girls such as the Bennets are hard to come by, and even Lizzy, who comes to sincerely value Mr. Darcy, remarks when asked when she first began to love him: "It has been coming on so gradually, that I hardly know when it began. But I believe I must date it from my first seeing his beautiful grounds at Pemberley." She may be joking, but there's more than a little truth to her sentiment, as well. Jane Austen considered Elizabeth Bennet "as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print". Readers of Pride and Prejudice would be hard-pressed to disagree. --Alix Wilber [via]
The Romanby Mika Toimi WaltariISBN 0425018326 (0-425-01832-6)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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The Secret War Report of the OSSby Anthony Cave BrownISBN 0425032531 (0-425-03253-1)
Hardcover, Berkeley Pub Corp
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The Serpent and the Rainbowby Wade DavisISBN 0446343870 (0-446-34387-0)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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Shout! the Beatles in Their Generationby Philip NormanISBN 0446322555 (0-446-32255-5)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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Showdown at Little Big Hornby Dee BrownISBN 0440202027 (0-440-20202-7)
Softcover, Dell Publishing
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The Sign of the Beaverby Elizabeth George SpeareISBN 0440479002 (0-440-47900-2)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sign of the Beaver'Book summary:When his father returns East to collect the rest of the family, 13-year-old Matt is left alone to guard his family's newly built homestead. One day, Matt is brutally stung when he robs a bee tree for honey. He returns to consciousness to discover that his many stings have been treated by an old Native American and his grandson. Matt offers his only book as thanks, but the old man instead asks Matt to teach his grandson Attean to read. Both boys are suspicious, but Attean comes each day for his lesson. In the mornings, Matt tries to entice Attean with tales from Robinson Crusoe, while in the afternoons, Attean teaches Matt about wilderness survival and Native American culture. The boys become friends in spite of themselves, and their inevitable parting is a moving tribute to the ability of shared experience to overcome prejudice. The Sign of the Beaver was a Newbery Honor Book; author Elizabeth Speare has also won the Newbery Medal twice, for The Witch of Blackbird Pond and The Bronze Bow. (Ages 12 and older) --Richard Farr [via]
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Significant Sisters: The Grassroots of Active Feminism, 1839-1939by Margaret ForsterISBN 0436161133 (0-436-16113-3)
Hardcover, Secker & Warburg
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Sing Down the Moonby Scott O'DellISBN 0440406730 (0-440-40673-0)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Sir Francis Drakeby George Malcolm ThomsonISBN 0436520494 (0-436-52049-4)
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The Slave Dancerby Paula FoxISBN 0440227399 (0-440-22739-9)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Speedwell Voyage : A Tale of Piracy and Mutiny in the 18th Centuryby Kenneth PoolmanISBN 0425174387 (0-425-17438-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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The Spring of the Ramby Dorothy DunnetISBN 0440203554 (0-440-20355-4)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Spying for America: The Hidden History of Us Intelligenceby Nathan MillerISBN 0440207487 (0-440-20748-7)
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Steel Inferno: 1st Ss Panzer Corps in Normandyby Michael ReynoldsISBN 0440225965 (0-440-22596-5)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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The Story of Ruby Bridgesby Robert Coles, George FordISBN 0439598443 (0-439-59844-3)
Softcover, Scholastic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Story of Ruby Bridges'Book summary:Let Scholastic Bookshelf be your guide through the whole range of your child's experiences-laugh with them, learn with them, read with them![via]
Eight classic, best-selling titles are available now!
Category: Biography
"Please, God, try to forgive those people. Because even if they say those bad things, They don't know what they're doing."
This is the true story of an extraordinary 6-year-old who helped shape history when she became the first African-American sent to first grade in an all white school. This moving book captures the courage of a little girl standing alone in the face of racism.
"Ford's moving watercolor paintings...capture the...warmth of Ruby's family and community, the immense powers against her, and her shining inner strength." --BooklistMore editions of The Story of Ruby Bridges:
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A Swiftly Tilting Planetby Madeleine L'EngleISBN 0440401585 (0-440-40158-5)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Swiftly Tilting Planet'Book summary:Fifteen-year-old Charles Wallace Murry, whom readers first met in A Wrinkle in Time, has a little task he must accomplish. In 24 hours, a mad dictator will destroy the universe by declaring nuclear war--unless Charles Wallace can go back in time to change one of the many Might-Have-Beens in history. In an intricately layered and suspenseful journey through time, this extraordinary young man psychically enters four different people from other eras. As he perceives through their eyes "what might have been," he begins to comprehend the cosmic significance and consequences of every living creature's actions. As he witnesses first-hand the transformation of civilization from peaceful to warring times, his very existence is threatened, but the alternative is far worse.
The Murry family, also appearing in A Wind in the Door and Many Waters, acts as a carrier of Madeleine L'Engle's unique message about human responsibility for the world. Themes of good versus evil, time and space travel, and the invincibility of the human spirit predominate. Even while she entertains, L'Engle kindles the intellect, inspiring young people to ask questions of the world, and learn by challenging. (Ages 9 and older) --Emilie Coulter [via]
The Tenants of Timeby Thomas FlanaganISBN 0446353426 (0-446-35342-6)
Softcover, Grand Central Publishing
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Tramp Royaleby Robert A. HeinleinISBN 0441004091 (0-441-00409-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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A Traveller in Timeby Alison UttleyISBN 0441822134 (0-441-82213-4)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Turn on the Light, Thomas Edison!by Connie Roop, Peter Roop, Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress)ISBN 0439439272 (0-439-43927-2)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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Thomas Edison did his first experiment with goose eggs at age two. When he was thirteen years old, he printed his own newspaper. During his lifetime, he invented over a thousand things.
What was Thomas like as a boy? Did he know that someday one of his inventions would light up the world?
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Turquoise Boyby Terri Cohlene, Charles ReasonerISBN 0439635888 (0-439-63588-8)
Softcover, Scholastic
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A Vision of Lightby Judith M. ReillyISBN 0440205204 (0-440-20520-4)
Softcover, Dell Publishing
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The Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963by Christopher Paul CurtisISBN 044022800X (0-440-22800-X)
Softcover, Laurel Leaf
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963'Book summary:The year is 1963, and self-important Byron Watson is the bane of his younger brother Kenny's existence. Constantly in trouble for one thing or another, from straightening his hair into a "conk" to lighting fires to freezing his lips to the mirror of the new family car, Byron finally pushes his family too far. Before this "official juvenile delinquent" can cut school or steal change one more time, Momma and Dad finally make good on their threat to send him to the deep south to spend the summer with his tiny, strict grandmother. Soon the whole family is packed up, ready to make the drive from Flint, Michigan, straight into one of the most chilling moments in America's history: the burning of the Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church with four little girls inside.
Christopher Paul Curtis's alternately hilarious and deeply moving novel, winner of the Newbery Honor and the Coretta Scott King Honor, blends the fictional account of an African American family with the factual events of the violent summer of 1963. Fourth grader Kenny is an innocent and sincere narrator; his ingenuousness lends authenticity to the story and invites readers of all ages into his world, even as it changes before his eyes. Curtis is also the acclaimed author of Bud, Not Buddy, winner of the Newbery Medal. (Ages 9 to 12) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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When Marian Sang: The True Recital Of Marian Anderson, The Voice Of A Centuryby Pam Munoz Ryan, Brian SelznickISBN 0439269679 (0-439-26967-9)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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Undoubtedly one of America's greatest singers, Anderson was hardly known in her own country because of her race--music schools ignored her applications ("We don't take colored!") and even after she began singing professionally, many venues only featured white performers. Ryan's well-paced story becomes especially poignant as she recounts Anderson's overwhelming success in Europe ("one newspaper in Sweden called it 'Marian Fever' ... In Austria, the world-famous conductor Arturo Toscanini announced that what he had heard, one was privileged to hear only once in a hundred years"). The book reaches its climax with a wordless, deep brown two-page spread from Selznick, a crowd's-eye view of Anderson singing at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, an historic concert that drew an integrated audience of over 75,000.
Ryan's simple, metered text (punctuated frequently by lyrics) captures the quiet drama of Anderson's story, and kids will especially identify with the confusion and frustration of young Marian. And as with the pair's previous collaboration, Selznick's rich illustrations ably convey the undeniable strength and courage of a talented, determined woman. (Ages 4 to 8) --Paul Hughes [via]
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Wicked History of the Worldby Martin Brown, Terry DearyISBN 0439877865 (0-439-87786-5)
Hardcover, Scholastic Reference
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The Winter of Red Snowby Kristiana GregoryISBN 0439555078 (0-439-55507-8)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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