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From Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose, authors of Shrub, Bushwhacked is a hilarious, no-holds-barred look at George W. Bush and his administration, and an essential book for understanding the full, destructive impact of his presidency. For years, bestselling political commentator Molly Ivins has been sounding the alarm about George W. Bush. In Shrub, her 2000 skewering of presidential candidate Bush, the inimitable Ivins, with co-author Lou Dubose, offered a devastating expose of Dubyas career and abysmal record as governor of Texas. Now, in their second book on our current White House occupant, Ivins and Dubose take the wire brush to the Bush presidency and show how he has applied the same flawed strategies he used in governing Texas to running the largest superpower in the world. Bushwhacked brings to light the horrendous legacy of the Bush tax cut, his increasingly appalling environmental record, his administrations involvement in the Enron scandal, and the real Bush foreign policybotched nation building in Kabul and Baghdad, alienation of former alliesand, unfortunately, much more. Ivins and Dubose go beyond the too frequently soft media coverage of Bush to show us just how damaging his policies have been to ordinary Americansthe Doug Jones Average, rather than the Dow Jones Average. Bushwhacked is filled with sharp observation, humor, and compassion for the people often ignored by the federal government and the Washington press corps. With the war on terrorism posing unprecedented challenges to our civil liberties, and with the Bush economic policy in shambles, it is high time for a close look at the state of our Union. Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose provide just that in Bushwhackedan incisive, entertaining, and damning indictment of the Bush presidency. We`ve been Bushwhacked Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose on: Dubyas involvement in the failure of Harken Energy Corporation: There are countless subjects on which George W. Bush might have pleaded ignorance in 1990, but a AUTHOR: Molly Ivins
PUBLISHER: Random House Audio Publishing Group
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Vicki's Ghosts by Velde
In this contemporary ghost story, 11-year-old Ted becomes concerned and intrigued when his five-year-old sister Vicki begins receiving visits from two female ghosts from slavery's dark past. AUTHOR: Velde
PUBLISHER: Harcourt Children's Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Babe & I by David A. Adler, Terry Widener
In this picture book set during the Great Depression, a young boy goes to work selling papers in order to help support his family. The boy works hard but business improves even more when the boy gets some help--from legendary slugger Babe Ruth. Color illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: David A. Adler, Terry Widener
PUBLISHER: Harcourt Children's Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Einstein's Dreams by Alan P. Lightman, Alexander Adams
In this provocative national bestseller, first-time novelist Lightman takes us back to 1905 and into the dreams of a young patent clerk named Albert Einstein, just as he was completing his theory of relativity. Lightman lets the reader in on the workings of a creative scientific mind .--Kirkus Reviews. AUTHOR: Alan P. Lightman, Alexander Adams
PUBLISHER: Warner Books, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Leave It to the Molesons!
A collection of six stories about the family of moles. In one story the children play in the rain and in another the family builds a tree house. Color illustrations accompany the text of this beginning reader book.
CATEGORY: General
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 | Animal Homes by Alice Jablonsky
As they turn these action-filled pages, children will learn that just like people, animals live in homes with their families. However, animals' homes are very different from humans' homes -- and each other's! Three foxes peek out of their underground den while nearby, a spider reaches out of its tunnel in the ground to catch some dinner. A box turtle, meanwhile, carries its home on its back and hides inside, but a child's exploring hands can coax it out for an appearance. And that's just one of the six elaborate spreads that fill this book with excitement and color. Children can also explore the trees that serve as homes for young, red-crested woodpeckers as well as flying squirrels, who store nutritious seeds and nuts in tree holes. Many birds make their homes in trees as well, such as the golden-feathered weaverbirds of Africa, whose unique nests hang like fruit from tree branches and have openings near the bottom instead of the top, making it hard for prey to find them. On another page, children catch a glimpse of life inside a beehive, where honey bees scramble to make tiny wax rooms called cells. Skillfully combining scientific accuracy with excitement and color, this book will captivate children while teaching them about the animals shown on each page. AUTHOR: Alice Jablonsky
PUBLISHER: National Geographic Society
FORMAT: Pop-up
CATEGORY: General
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