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|  | Great Jobs for Biology Majors by Blythe Camenson
Description not available.Tells how to assess one's strengths and interests, describes careers related to biology, and gives advice on planning a job search AUTHOR: Blythe Camenson
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Trade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Business 
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 | Stravaganza by Mary Hoffman
During the day Lucien battles cancer in his modern-age life. At night, he becomes a Stravagante, a time-traveler who finds himself in Bellezza, a city parallel to old Venice. Befriended by a local girl and protected by an older Stravagante, Lucien uncovers a plot to murder the city's beloved ruler, the Duchessa. But to save the Duchessa and the city Lucien risks his only chance to return home to family and his real life. The well-paced, thick-with-plot story will hook the reader immediately and not let go until the superb, unexpected end. CITY OF MASKS is the first in a three-book arc from the gifted Mary Hoffman. AUTHOR: Mary Hoffman
PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Publishing
FORMAT: Transparencies
CATEGORY: Children's
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 | The Six Sigma Way Team Fieldbook by Peter S. Pande, Robert P. Neuman, Roland R. Cavanagh
This companion guide to the bestselling The Six Sigma Way focuses on the project improvement teams that do the real, in-the-trenches work of Six Sigma-measuring performance, improving quality and saving millions in the process. The Six Sigma Way Team Fieldbook is a highly practical reference for team leaders and members, outlining both the methods that have made Six Sigma successful and the basic steps a team must follow in an improvement effort. Written by three veteran trainers of Six Sigma ?Black Belts? and teams at GE, Sun Microsystems, and Sears, this hands-on guide helps teams obtain the skills they need to identify a product, service, or process that needs improvement or redesign; gather data on the process and the rate of defects; find ways to improve quality up to a Six Sigma level-just 3.4 defects per million; and much more. * Includes dozens of data-gathering forms and Six Sigma tools and worksheets
* Describes key improvement methods in a concise ?how-to? format with checklists and tips
AUTHOR: Peter S. Pande, Robert P. Neuman, Roland R. Cavanagh
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Business
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 | Out of the Jungle by Thaddeus Russell
The life and times of the powerful labor leader, James Hoffa, who led the Teamsters to dominance in American labor but who disappeared off the face of the earth amid charges of mob ties. Hoffa had enormous power among his workers, in the industry, and with politicians. AUTHOR: Thaddeus Russell
PUBLISHER: Knopf, Alfred A. Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Business
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 | The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
In this second installment of the His Dark Materials trilogy, Lyra and her friend Will travel to a strange, tropical otherworld known as Cittagazze, a place devoid of adults, where children run wild. As Lyra and Will's lives become more and more entwined, Lyra's alethiometer commands her to find Will's father, and the search brings her and Will closer to the Subtle Knife, a magical tool that cuts windows between worlds. AUTHOR: Philip Pullman
PUBLISHER: Random House Children's Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Children's
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 | This Car by Paul Collicutt
Brought to the young reader in Technicolor, this collection of illustrations of a range of vehicles, from snowplows to sleek sports cars, also features facts about each. AUTHOR: Paul Collicutt
PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Children's
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