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101 Nature Experimentsby David BurnieISBN 0789404664 (0-7894-0466-4)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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20,000 Leagues Under the Seaby Ron Miller, Jules Verne, Paul WrightISBN 0789434288 (0-7894-3428-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'Book summary:The adventure begins when Professor Aronnax accidentally becomes a prisoner of the very monster he is seeking to destroy -- the submarine Nautilus, commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo. Invited to experience the marvels of the Nautilus' magnificent undersea world, Arronnax struggles to piece together Nemo's tragic past. This exciting retelling captures the essence of Verne's visionary and unforgettable story, while also explaining the fascinating facts and fantasies of Captain Nemo's marvelous ocean realm. A unique cross-section of the Nautilus, color photographs, diagrams, and narrative illustrations explore Verne's unique vision and knowledge of the deep. [via]
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365 Science Projects & Activitiesby Phyllis Jean Perry, Peter Rillero, Terri Chicko, Joe Chicko, Ellen Joy SasakiISBN 0785315926 (0-7853-1592-6)
Hardcover, Publications International
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› Find signed collectible books: '365 Science Projects & Activities'Book summary:Product Details Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Publications International (1996) Language: English [via]
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Album of Horsesby Marguerite Henry, Wesley DennisISBN 0785709266 (0-7857-0926-6)
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Animal Encyclopediaby Barbara TaylorISBN 0789464993 (0-7894-6499-3)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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The Arctic IncidentISBN 0786817089 (0-7868-1708-9)
Softcover, Miramax
Find This BookBook summary:Eoin Colfer's bestselling antihero is back in Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident--the superb sequel to the hyper-hyped Artemis Fowl, shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year. The Arctic Incident sees the slightly older, perhaps slightly more mellow arch-criminal Artemis recovered from his last adventure, richer now that he has his half of a hoard of fairy gold, and happier since the Clarice Starlingesque superfairy Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon returned his mother's ailing mind to full health.
But there is still much unfinished business: Artemis Fowl Sr. disappeared when a daring escapade designed to free his family from their criminal--not to mention deeply lucrative--past and move the family's assets into legitimate enterprises went horribly wrong. Held captive by the Mafiya (the Russian organized crime syndicate) for over two years, he has been declared officially dead, but Artemis Jr. knows in his heart (yes, he does have one) that his beloved father is still alive, and he is determined to find him. Meanwhile Captain Short is temporarily on assignment to Customs and Excise as punishment for letting Fowl separate her and her People from their gold and is finding her stakeout duties a little dull. It soon becomes obvious that the pair have need of each other's considerable skills, and before long they are on track for an adventure that will ultimately have far-reaching consequences for both of them.
If you enjoyed the first book, you won't be disappointed by the second. Initially the pace is a little slower, and the slightly more mellow Artemis is certainly a tad unnerving at first (particularly as one of the things that made him such an unusual character was the fact that there was something distinctly unlikable about him), but once the sparks between Holly and Artemis begin to fly, and the adventure that tests their endurance to their emotional, physical, and intellectual limits begins, the pages just keep on turning.
The high-tech hocus pocus, the complex underworld, and the James Bond-style storyline will keep even the most reluctant reader enthralled. Add to the mix a fair dollop of humor, the occasional sprinkling of right-on commentary about the state of the planet, and enough hooks in the story to ensure you will be clamoring for the next book. This chilling, thrilling adventure is a seriously cool (in more ways than one!) must-read for anyone age 9 and older. --Susan Harrison [via]
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Artemis Fowlby Eoin ColferISBN 0786817070 (0-7868-1707-0)
Softcover, Hyperion
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Artemis Fowl'Book summary:At last, one of the most talked-about novels of last year is now available in an accessible mass-market edition. Twelve-year-old Artemis is a millionaire, a genius-and above all, a criminal mastermind. But Artemis doesn't know what he's taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These aren't the fairies of bedtime stories-they're dangerous! [via]
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Berserkerby Fred SaberhagenISBN 0786254858 (0-7862-5485-8)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Berserker's Planet: Library Editionby Fred SaberhagenISBN 0786260173 (0-7862-6017-3)
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Birdingby Terence Lindsey, Joseph Michael ForshawISBN 0783547528 (0-7835-4752-8)
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Bones: Discovering the First Americansby Elaine DewarISBN 0786713771 (0-7867-1377-1)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bones: Discovering the First Americans'Book summary:Bonesthe remains of ancient New World natives now lying in museums and university laboratories across the Americasare at the center of the scientific and cultural battles described in this provocative book. These bones, award-winning investigative journalist Elaine Dewar asserts, challenge the accepted theory that the first Americans descend from a Mongoloid people who migrated across the Bering land bridge to Alaska at the end of the Ice Age 11,000 years ago. With Native American activists, white supremacists, DNA experts, and physical anthropologistsall vying for control of ancient bones like those of the Caucasoid Kennewick ManDewar explores the politics of archaeology, history, law, native spirituality, and race relations at work in this scientific battlefield. She reports, too, on the contention among the experts over alternative theories that suggest the New World may have been populated as early as 60,000 years ago, perhaps by Polynesian voyagers who sailed to South America. Bound to shake archaeologists out of their complacency. Canadian Geographic Provocative ... likely to rattle the old bones of orthodoxy. Calgary Herald[via]More editions of Bones: Discovering the First Americans:
The Cambridge Lettersby Stephen W. HawkingISBN 078710678X (0-7871-0678-X)
Hardcover, NewStar Media, Incorporated
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Complete Book of Rocks & Mineralsby Dorling Kindersley StaffISBN 078940169X (0-7894-0169-X)
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Dangerous Animalsby John Seidensticker, Susan Lumpkin, Christer ErikssonISBN 0783547625 (0-7835-4762-5)
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Digital Fortress: A Thrillerby Dan BrownISBN 0786259795 (0-7862-5979-5)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Digital Fortress: A Thriller'Book summary:In most thrillers, "hardware" consists of big guns, airplanes, military vehicles, and weapons that make things explode. Dan Brown has written a thriller for those of us who like our hardware with disc drives and who rate our heroes by big brainpower rather than big firepower. It's an Internet user's spy novel where the good guys and bad guys struggle over secrets somewhat more intellectual than just where the secret formula is hidden--they have to gain understanding of what the secret formula actually is.
In this case, the secret formula is a new means of encryption, capable of changing the balance of international power. Part of the fun is that the book takes the reader along into an understanding of encryption technologies. You'll find yourself better understanding the political battles over such real-life technologies as the Clipper Chip and PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) software even though the book looks at the issues through the eyes of fiction.
Although there's enough globehopping in this book for James Bond, the real battleground is cyberspace, because that's where the "bomb" (or rather, the new encryption algorithm) will explode. Yes, there are a few flaws in the plot if you look too closely, but the cleverness and the sheer fun of it all more than make up for them. There are enough twists and turns to keep you guessing and a lot of high, gee-whiz-level information about encryption, code breaking, and the role they play in international politics. Set aside the whole afternoon and evening for it and have finger food on hand for supper--you may want to read this one straight through. [via]
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The Divine Comedyby Dante Alighieri, Anna Amari-Parker, Gustave DoreISBN 0785821201 (0-7858-2120-1)
Hardcover, Chartwell Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Divine Comedy'Book summary:Long narrative poem originally titled Commedia (about 1555 printed as La divina commedia) written about 1310-14 by Dante. The work is divided into three major sections--Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso--which trace the journey of a man from darkness and error to the revelation of the divine light, culminating in the beatific vision of God. It is usually held to be one of the world's greatest works of literature. The plot of The Divine Comedy is simple: a man is miraculously enabled to visit the souls in Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. He has two guides: Virgil, who leads him through the Inferno and Purgatorio, and Beatrice, who introduces him to Paradiso. Through these fictional encounters taking place from Good Friday evening in 1300 through Easter Sunday and slightly beyond, Dante the character learns of the exile that is awaiting him (an actual exile that had already occurred at the time of writing). This device allowed Dante not only to create a story out of his exile but also to explain how he came to cope with personal calamity and to offer suggestions for the resolution of Italy's troubles as well.[via]More editions of The Divine Comedy:
Dk Guide to Dinosaursby David Lambert, Steve HuttISBN 0789452375 (0-7894-5237-5)
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Do Fish Drink?ISBN 0783508506 (0-7835-0850-6)
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Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hydeby Robert Louis StevensonISBN 0785731490 (0-7857-3149-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde'Book summary:The young Robert Louis Stevenson suffered from repeated nightmares of living a double life, in which by day he worked as a respectable doctor and by night he roamed the back alleys of old-town Edinburgh. In three days of furious writing, he produced a story about his dream existence. His wife found it too gruesome, so he promptly burned the manuscript. In another three days, he wrote it again. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was published as a "shilling shocker" in 1886, and became an instant classic. In the first six months, 40,000 copies were sold. Queen Victoria read it. Sermons and editorials were written about it. When Stevenson and his family visited America a year later, they were mobbed by reporters at the dock in New York City. Compulsively readable from its opening pages, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is still one of the best tales ever written about the divided self.
This University of Nebraska Press edition is a small, exquisitely produced paperback. The book design, based on the original first edition of 1886, includes wide margins, decorative capitals on the title page and first page of each chapter, and a clean, readable font that is 19th-century in style. Joyce Carol Oates contributes a foreword in which she calls Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde a "mythopoetic figure" like Frankenstein, Dracula, and Alice in Wonderland, and compares Stevenson's creation to doubled selves in the works of Plato, Poe, Wilde, and Dickens.
This edition also features 12 full-page wood engravings by renowned illustrator Barry Moser. Moser is a skillful reader and interpreter as well as artist, and his afterword to the book, in which he explains the process by which he chose a self-portrait motif for the suite of engravings, is fascinating. For the image of Edward Hyde, he writes, "I went so far as to have my dentist fit me out with a carefully sculpted prosthetic of evil-looking teeth. But in the final moments I had to abandon the idea as being inappropriate. It was more important to stay in keeping with the text and, like Stevenson, not show Hyde's face." (Also recommended: the edition of Frankenstein illustrated by Barry Moser) --Fiona Webster [via]
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Edison: Inventing the Centuryby Neil BaldwinISBN 0786881194 (0-7868-8119-4)
Softcover, Hyperion Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Edison: Inventing the Century'Book summary:Exploring the life and personality of one of America's greatest twentieth-century innovators, this unique biography examines the ambitions and obsessions that inspired the genius. Reprint. PW. [via]
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Encyclopedia of Dinosaursby Publications International LtdISBN 0785355618 (0-7853-5561-8)
Hardcover, Publications International
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Enduranceby Alfred LansingISBN 078670621X (0-7867-0621-X)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Endurance'Book summary:In the summer of 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton set off aboard the Endurance bound for the South Atlantic. The goal of his expedition was to cross the Antarctic overland, but more than a year later, and still half a continent away from the intended base, the Endurance was trapped in ice and eventually was crushed. For five months Shackleton and his crew survived on drifting ice packs in one of the most savage regions of the world before they were finally able to set sail again in one of the ship's lifeboats. Alfred Lansing's Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage is a white-knuckle account of this astounding odyssey.
Through the diaries of team members and interviews with survivors, Lansing reconstructs the months of terror and hardship the Endurance crew suffered. In October of 1915, there "were no helicopters, no Weasels, no Sno-Cats, no suitable planes. Thus their plight was naked and terrifying in its simplicity. If they were to get out--they had to get themselves out." How Shackleton did indeed get them out without the loss of a single life is at the heart of Lansing's magnificent true-life adventure tale. [via]
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Endurance : Shackleton's Incredible Voyageby Alfred LansingISBN 0786708425 (0-7867-0842-5)
Softcover, Basic Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Endurance : Shackleton's Incredible Voyage'Book summary:In the summer of 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton set off aboard the Endurance bound for the South Atlantic. The goal of his expedition was to cross the Antarctic overland, but more than a year later, and still half a continent away from the intended base, the Endurance was trapped in ice and eventually was crushed. For five months Shackleton and his crew survived on drifting ice packs in one of the most savage regions of the world before they were finally able to set sail again in one of the ship's lifeboats. Alfred Lansing's Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage is a white-knuckle account of this astounding odyssey.
Through the diaries of team members and interviews with survivors, Lansing reconstructs the months of terror and hardship the Endurance crew suffered. In October of 1915, there "were no helicopters, no Weasels, no Sno-Cats, no suitable planes. Thus their plight was naked and terrifying in its simplicity. If they were to get out--they had to get themselves out." How Shackleton did indeed get them out without the loss of a single life is at the heart of Lansing's magnificent true-life adventure tale. [via]
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The Eternity Codeby Eoin ColferISBN 0786814934 (0-7868-1493-4)
Softcover, Hyperion
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Eternity Code'Book summary:The third instalment of high-tech, criminal whiz-kid adventures set in the fairy-magic-filled world of Master Artemis Fowl may be reassuringly familiar but it is also bulging with author Eoin Colfer's trademark wit and thrilling seat-of-the-dwarf-pants adventure. Following on from Artemis's opening encounter with the fairy underworld in Artemis Fowl and its thumping sequel Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Encounter, The Eternity Code takes the books' eponymous young anti-hero, who with each successive adventure turns out to be a little less bad after all, on his most dangerous mission yet.
Artemis and his bodyguard Butler have set up a meeting in Chicago with dangerous international businessman Jon Spiro. In his latest eager attempt to make money, using a priceless futuristic cube of purloined Fairy gadgetry that can do just about anything, Artemis has underestimated Spiro and arrived at the rendezvous under-prepared. Big mistake. It is an ambush, and though Artemis escapes with his life, Butler is mortally wounded.
The cube may be lost but Artemis refuses to accept his friend's demise and quickly deep freezes Butler in the restaurant kitchen. He calls on the only people he knows who might be able to get him back--Holly Short of the subterranean Fairy police and her race's super-advanced technology. Holly and Artemis must find a way to bring Butler back from the dead and retrieve the lost Eternity Cube that could change the balance of power between humans and fairies forever. It is a Herculean task and the price exacted upon Artemis for such assistance is very high indeed.
What Colfer's latest plot may lack in depth or sophistication is more than made up for by the sheer verve and energy of his settings, characters and action. These books are very entertaining indeed and hugely readable, and once you're a Fowl fan you'll be hooked until Artemis decides to go straight. Recommended for ages nine and above. --John McLay [via]
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Hardcover, Miramax - The Eternity Code: ISBN 0786818158 (0-7868-1815-8)
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Fingerprints: The Origins of Crime Detection and the Murder Case That Launched Forensic Scienceby Colin BeavanISBN 0786885289 (0-7868-8528-9)
Softcover, Hyperion Books
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Fishby Steve ParkerISBN 0789465698 (0-7894-6569-8)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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Flightby Donald S. Lopez, Time-Life BooksISBN 0783547617 (0-7835-4761-7)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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Flukeby Christopher MooreISBN 0786259655 (0-7862-5965-5)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Graveyards of the Dinosaurs: What It's Like to Discover Prehistoric Creaturesby Mark Norell, Shelley Tanaka, Paul C. Sereno, Philip J. Currie, Alan BarnardISBN 078681540X (0-7868-1540-X)
Softcover, Disney Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Graveyards of the Dinosaurs: What It's Like to Discover Prehistoric Creatures'Book summary:Here are the amazing stories of the dinosaurs that have been found in the world's greatest dinosaur "graveyards" -- from the Gobi Desert in Mongolia and the badlands of Alberta, Canada, to the desolate Valley of the Moon in Argentina. Find out how these astonishing creatures lived and how they died. [via]
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Great Inventionsby Richard Wood, Graham BackISBN 0783547668 (0-7835-4766-8)
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High Tide in Tucsonby Barbara Kingsolver, Paul MirochaISBN 0786206306 (0-7862-0630-6)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'High Tide in Tucson'Book summary:The bestselling author of Animal Dreams and Pigs in Heaven brings her acclaimed voice to the essay, in a handsomely designed book. High Tide in Tucson provides readers with a reflection of Kingsolver's sensibility and creativity, as she constantly examines the urgent business of being alive. 25 line drawings. [via]
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Human Bodyby Steve ParkerISBN 0789429829 (0-7894-2982-9)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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Incredible Plantsby Barbara TaylorISBN 0789415054 (0-7894-1505-4)
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Incredible Plantsby Lesley Dow, Susanna Addario, R. C. CarolinISBN 0783547994 (0-7835-4799-4)
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Incredible Visual Illusionsby Al SeckelISBN 0785820566 (0-7858-2056-6)
Softcover, Chartwell Books
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Insectsby Steve ParkerISBN 0789422158 (0-7894-2215-8)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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An Instance of the Fingerpostby Iain PearsISBN 0783802803 (0-7838-0280-3)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Into Thin Airby Jon KrakauerISBN 0783882858 (0-7838-8285-8)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Into Thin Air'Book summary:Into Thin Air is a riveting first-hand account of a catastrophic expedition up Mount Everest. In March 1996, Outside magazine sent veteran journalist and seasoned climber Jon Krakauer on an expedition led by celebrated Everest guide Rob Hall. Despite the expertise of Hall and the other leaders, by the end of summit day eight people were dead. Krakauer's book is at once the story of the ill-fated adventure and an analysis of the factors leading up to its tragic end. Written within months of the events it chronicles, Into Thin Air clearly evokes the majestic Everest landscape. As the journey up the mountain progresses, Krakauer puts it in context by recalling the triumphs and perils of other Everest trips throughout history. The author's own anguish over what happened on the mountain is palpable as he leads readers to ponder timeless questions. [via]
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Island of Dr Moreauby H. G. WellsISBN 0783880391 (0-7838-8039-1)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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The Lost Colonyby Eoin ColferISBN 0786849568 (0-7868-4956-8)
Hardcover, Miramax
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The Memory of Earthby Orson Scott CardISBN 0785752358 (0-7857-5235-8)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Memory of Earth'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The start of a new series by the multi-award-winning author of Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead. The planet Harmony is under the care of the Oversoul, an artificial intelligence. But Oversoul's systems are failing and soon war will break out on Harm [via]
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Micromonstersby Christopher MaynardISBN 0789447568 (0-7894-4756-8)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Micromonsters'Book summary:Micro Monsters is a level 4 reader, and suited for students in grades 2 to 4.
Look through the microscope at all the amazing creatures living in, on, and around you! These 48-page books about fascinating subjects like pirates, mummies, and volcanoes are for proficient readers who can understand a rich vocabulary and challenging sentence structure. In addition to the stunning photographs, informative sidebars, and glossary, readers will find archival photographs and paintings. Averaging 4,500 to 5,000 words in length, Level 4 books are 40 percent pictures and 40 percent text. The Dorling Kindersley Readers combine an enticing visual layout with high-interest, easy-to-read stories to captivate and delight young bookworms who are just getting started. Written by leading children's authors and compiled in consultation with literacy experts, these engaging books build reader confidence along with a lifelong appreciation for nonfiction, classic stories, and biographies. There is a DK Reader to interest every child at every level, from preschool to grade 4. [via]
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Mighty Dinosaursby Judith SimpsonISBN 0783548370 (0-7835-4837-0)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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The Naked Sunby Isaac AsimovISBN 0785773401 (0-7857-7340-1)
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Nature EncyclopediaISBN 0789434113 (0-7894-3411-3)
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Never Let Me Goby Kazuo IshiguroISBN 0786278374 (0-7862-7837-4)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Never Let Me Go'Book summary:All children should believe they are special. But the students of Hailsham, an elite school in the English countryside, are so special that visitors shun them, and only by rumor and the occasional fleeting remark by a teacher do they discover their unconventional origins and strange destiny. Kazuo Ishiguro's sixth novel, Never Let Me Go, is a masterpiece of indirection. Like the students of Hailsham, readers are "told but not told" what is going on and should be allowed to discover the secrets of Hailsham and the truth about these children on their own.
Offsetting the bizarreness of these revelations is the placid, measured voice of the narrator, Kathy H., a 31-year-old Hailsham alumna who, at the close of the 1990s, is consciously ending one phase of her life and beginning another. She is in a reflective mood, and recounts not only her childhood memories, but her quest in adulthood to find out more about Hailsham and the idealistic women who ran it. Although often poignant, Kathy's matter-of-fact narration blunts the sharper emotional effects you might expect in a novel that deals with illness, self-sacrifice, and the severe restriction of personal freedoms. As in Ishiguro's best-known work, The Remains of the Day, only after closing the book do you absorb the magnitude of what his characters endure. --Regina Marler [via]
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The New York Public Library Desk Referenceby Paul FargisISBN 0786868465 (0-7868-6846-5)
Hardcover, Hyperion Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The New York Public Library Desk Reference'Book summary:Curious to know about the wind chill factor or how to make a Rob Roy or locate the time in China? Why not peruse a list of common crossword-puzzle words, catch up on the latest computer terms, learn how to carve a turkey the right way, or find out who invented what and when? The most reliable, useful, and entertaining information is once again just a page-turn away in the fourth edition of The New York Public Library Desk Reference. This timeless resource originates from one of the world's great storehouses of knowledge. With collections totaling over 50 million items, The New York Public Library's vast collections continue to expand at a rate of approximately 10,000 items per week. Fully updated with more than 1,000 pages, The New York Public Library Desk Reference is packed with answers to the most frequently asked questions, as well as easy-to-read charts, graphs, and tables, insightful sidebars, full-color maps, and illustrations, plus cross-references and web addresses to aid more in-depth research. From the serious to the trivial, the most frequently sought information from more than 50 reference books is readily at hand in this one comprehensive and accessible guide.
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No Stone Unturned: The True Story of the World's Premier Forensic Investigatorsby Steve JacksonISBN 0786015772 (0-7860-1577-2)
Softcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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North American Birdfeeder Handbookby Robert BurtonISBN 0789403374 (0-7894-0337-4)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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The Opal Deceptionby Eoin ColferISBN 0786852909 (0-7868-5290-9)
Softcover, Miramax
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After his last run-in with the fairies, Artemis Fowl had his mind wiped of his memories of the world belowground. Any goodness he had learned is now gone, and he has reverted to his criminal lifestyle. In Berlin preparing to steal a famously well-guarded painting from a German bank, Artemis is unaware that his every move is being watched. . . . [via]
The Origins of the British: A Genetic Dectective Story the Surprising Roots of the English, Irish, Scottish and Welshby Stephen OppenheimerISBN 0786718900 (0-7867-1890-0)
Hardcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century: A Book by and for Womenby Boston Women's Health Book CollectiveISBN 0785780726 (0-7857-8072-6)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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Out of the Silent Planetby C. S. LewisISBN 0783804113 (0-7838-0411-3)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Out of the Silent Planet'Book summary:[MP3CD audiobook format in vinyl case.]
[Read by Geoffrey Howard - aka - Ralph Cosham]
Out of the Silent Planet is the first novel from Lewis's Space Trilogy, (also called the Space Trilogy,the Cosmic Trilogy and the Ransom Trilogy,) considered to be his chief contribution to the science-fiction genre. A planetary romance with elements of medieval mythology, the trilogy concerns Dr. Ransom, a linguist who, like Christ, is offered as a ransom for mankind. On a walking tour of the English countryside, Ransom falls in with some slightly shady characters from his old University and wakes up suddenly to find himself naked in a metal ball in the middle of the light-filled heavens. He learns that he is on his way to a world called Malacandra by its natives, who also call our world Thulcandra...the Silent Planet. The Malacandrans see planets as having a tutelary spirit: those of the other planets are good and accessible, but that of Earth is fallen and twisted. [via]More editions of Out of the Silent Planet:
A Plague of Frogs: The Horrifying True Storyby William SouderISBN 0786863609 (0-7868-6360-9)
Hardcover, Hyperion Books
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Planet Earthby Time-Life BooksISBN 078351350X (0-7835-1350-X)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionaryby Simon WinchesterISBN 0783885008 (0-7838-8500-8)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Ring of Bright Waterby Gavin MaxwellISBN 0785773479 (0-7857-7347-9)
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Scientific Blunders: A Brief History of How Wrong Scientists Can Sometimes Be...by R. M. YoungsonISBN 0786705949 (0-7867-0594-9)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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Sharkby Miranda MacQuittyISBN 0789457784 (0-7894-5778-4)
Hardcover, Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
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Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Seaby Gary KinderISBN 0783803788 (0-7838-0378-8)
Softcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea'Book summary:The facts speak for themselves. In 1857, the Central America, a sidewheel steamer ferrying passengers fresh from the gold rush of California to New York and laden with 21 tons of California gold, encountered a severe storm off the Carolina coast and sank, carrying more than 400 passengers and all her cargo down with her. She then sat for 132 years, 200 miles offshore and almost two miles below the ocean's surface--a depth at which she was assumed to be unrecoverable--until 1989, when a deep-water research vessel sailed into the harbor at Norfolk, Virginia, fat with salvaged gold coins and bullion estimated to be worth one billion dollars.
Author Gary Kinder wisely lets the story of the Columbus-America Discovery Group, led by maverick scientist and entrepreneur Tommy Thompson, unfold without hyperbole. Kinder interweaves the tale of the Central America and her passengers and crew with Thompson's own story of growing up landlocked in Ohio, an irrepressible tinkerer and explorer even in his childhood days, and his progress to adulthood as a young man who always had "7 to 14" projects on the table or spinning in his head at any given moment. One of those projects would become the preposterous recovery of the stricken steamer, and the resourcefulness and later urgency with which the project would proceed is contrasted poignantly with the Central America's doomed battle in 1857 to stay afloat.
Thompson, who spent nearly a decade planning and organizing his recovery effort, emerges as one of the great unsung adventurers of these times (the technical innovations alone required for such a task produced a windfall for the scientific community and defined a new state of the art for deep-sea explorers and treasure hunters), and the story of the steamer's sinking is compelling enough to make any reader wonder why the Central America sinking isn't synonymous with shipwreck in this Titanic-happy age. --Tjames Madison [via]
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SkeletonISBN 0789422867 (0-7894-2286-7)
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Snowy Owl: At Home on the Tundraby Sarah Toast, Kevin TorlineISBN 0785314903 (0-7853-1490-3)
Hardcover, Publications International
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Spacebustersby Philip WilkinsonISBN 0789429616 (0-7894-2961-6)
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Stars Beneath the Sea: The Pioneers of Divingby Trevor NortonISBN 078670750X (0-7867-0750-X)
Hardcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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The Story of Philosophyby Bryan MageeISBN 078943511X (0-7894-3511-X)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeby Robert Louis Stevenson, Michael Lawrence, Ian AndrewISBN 0789420694 (0-7894-2069-4)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'Book summary:The young Robert Louis Stevenson suffered from repeated nightmares of living a double life, in which by day he worked as a respectable doctor and by night he roamed the back alleys of old-town Edinburgh. In three days of furious writing, he produced a story about his dream existence. His wife found it too gruesome, so he promptly burned the manuscript. In another three days, he wrote it again. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was published as a "shilling shocker" in 1886, and became an instant classic. In the first six months, 40,000 copies were sold. Queen Victoria read it. Sermons and editorials were written about it. When Stevenson and his family visited America a year later, they were mobbed by reporters at the dock in New York City. Compulsively readable from its opening pages, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is still one of the best tales ever written about the divided self.
This University of Nebraska Press edition is a small, exquisitely produced paperback. The book design, based on the original first edition of 1886, includes wide margins, decorative capitals on the title page and first page of each chapter, and a clean, readable font that is 19th-century in style. Joyce Carol Oates contributes a foreword in which she calls Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde a "mythopoetic figure" like Frankenstein, Dracula, and Alice in Wonderland, and compares Stevenson's creation to doubled selves in the works of Plato, Poe, Wilde, and Dickens.
This edition also features 12 full-page wood engravings by renowned illustrator Barry Moser. Moser is a skillful reader and interpreter as well as artist, and his afterword to the book, in which he explains the process by which he chose a self-portrait motif for the suite of engravings, is fascinating. For the image of Edward Hyde, he writes, "I went so far as to have my dentist fit me out with a carefully sculpted prosthetic of evil-looking teeth. But in the final moments I had to abandon the idea as being inappropriate. It was more important to stay in keeping with the text and, like Stevenson, not show Hyde's face." (Also recommended: the edition of Frankenstein illustrated by Barry Moser) --Fiona Webster [via]
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The Terminal Manby Michael CrichtonISBN 0786247525 (0-7862-4752-5)
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Tide Poolby Christiane Gunzi, Frank GreenawayISBN 0789429721 (0-7894-2972-1)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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Treeby David BurnieISBN 0789458209 (0-7894-5820-9)
Hardcover, Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seaby Jules VerneISBN 0783882602 (0-7838-8260-2)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Ultimate Visual DictionaryISBN 0789428741 (0-7894-2874-1)
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Ultimate Visual Dictionary 2000ISBN 0789446197 (0-7894-4619-7)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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Ultimate Visual Dictionary 2001ISBN 0789461110 (0-7894-6111-0)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
Find This BookBook summary:Visually compelling and completely accessible, the Ultimate Visual Dictionary 2001 explains the world around us in a unique marriage of words and pictures unmatched by any other dictionary. Using more than 6,000 color photographs and illustrations -- each one annotated in detail -- it analyzes all aspects of the natural world and human achievement in stunning visual realism. Cutaways and exploded views provide an illuminating new perspective on everything from the inside of a volcano to the inner workings of a car. The scope of coverage is immense, featuring more than 31,500 terms, over 300 major entries, and 14 sections on everything from the prehistoric Earth and physics and chemistry, to sports, art, and music. A treasure trove of knowledge for the entire family, the Ultimate Visual Dictionary 2001 helps you discover the answers to these and thousands of other questions: Where on a ship are the heads, eyes, and knees? Where on your body would you find your ala and your zygomatic bone? What kind of building has a drum and roll? What kind of substance is aa? How can you tell a Stegoceras from a Stegosaurus? [via]
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The UniverseISBN 0783513542 (0-7835-1354-2)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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The Visual Dictionary of Physicsby Jack ChallonerISBN 0789402394 (0-7894-0239-4)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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Volcanoes & Earthquakesby Linsay Knight, National Geographic Society (U.S.), Andrew Beckett, Eldridge M. MooresISBN 0783547641 (0-7835-4764-1)
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The War of the Worldsby H. G. Wells, Leon E. StoverISBN 0786407808 (0-7864-0780-8)
Hardcover, McFarland & Co Inc Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The War of the Worlds'Book summary:H.G. Wells' novel, a "scientific romance," attained perhaps its greatest fame in another form, the infamous realistic 1939 radio broadcast "Invasion from Mars" by the redoubtable Orson Welles. It was also notably made into an early fifties science fiction adventure movie (and there have been other adaptations as well). So indelible is the association that the novel, like the panic inducing broadcast and the Hollywood flick, now is taken as little more than a light fantasy of outerspace terror and human heroism. This is far from the author's original vision. Like the other scientific romances treated in the Annotated H.G. Wells series, The War of the Worlds is a philosophical tale and as such, is profoundly ideological. The world of the Martians represents the progressive future of humanity in a cultural war with our world of tradition and reaction-these are the two worlds in question. The Mars from which the invaders come is united by a planet-wide system of irrigation canals; for Wells this indicates a socialist world-state, as claimed by the American astronomer Percival Lowell. The red planet is red in more than one sense, pointing the direction of terrestrial progress. The Martians in the novel are octopoidal monsters, bodily anticipating the tentacular, all-controlling totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century. To those familiar with Wells' works only through film, this acclaimed series annotated by the world's premier Wellsian scholar, Leon Stover, will be a real eye-opener. The historical, philosophical, and literary contexts of Wells' scientific romances are thoroughly examined. All editions are in library binding, with an introduction, appendices, bibliography and index. [via]
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Wild AnimalsISBN 0789429187 (0-7894-2918-7)
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Wild Baby Animalsby Karen WallaceISBN 078945419X (0-7894-5419-X)
Softcover, Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
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