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|  | Right to Learn by Linda Darling-Hammond
Based on interviews with teachers and extensive studies of successful schools, this is examination of how and why some schools are able to create an educational setting where children flourish. The author, a noted educator, then shares her views on how the American educational system must change in order to provide students with a challenging, relevant, and stimulating education. AUTHOR: Linda Darling-Hammond
PUBLISHER: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | The Last Empire by Douglas Century, Rick Cowan
Description not available.A NYPD detective describes his work as an undercover cop, in which role he infltrated a lethal mob cartel to uncover evidence of a conspiracy among the various mob families to extort billions of dollars from the nation's most influential corporations. 75,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Douglas Century, Rick Cowan
PUBLISHER: Putnam Publishing Group, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Social Security Q and A by Stanley A. Tomkiel
Description not available.Answers common questions pertaining to social security, including retirement, Medicare, spousal benefits, and identity theft, to ensure rightful designation of individual earnings. AUTHOR: Stanley A. Tomkiel
PUBLISHER: Sourcebooks, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Royal Mummies by Eric Kudalis
Description not available.Describes royal mummies of Ancient Egypt, some of the most famous royal mummies, how the Ancient Egyptians made mummies, how scientists study them, and what they can teach us about the past. AUTHOR: Eric Kudalis
PUBLISHER: Capstone Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | When Men Were the Only Models We Had by Carolyn G. Heilbrun
Feminist literary critic Heilbrun recalls three important teachers in her life: Jacques Barzun, Clifton Fadiman, and Lionel Trilling. She recalls what college was like in the 1950s and 1960s, and reflects on the great insights and, from the contemporary vantage point, the occasional lapses of the three male professors. AUTHOR: Carolyn G. Heilbrun
PUBLISHER: University of Pennsylvania Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Last Face You'll See by Ivan Solotaroff
Description not available.The journalist-author of No Success Like Failure removes the mask from the executioner, revealing the secret face of capital punishment for the first time, probing the private lives, emotions, and concerns of the men and women who staff the nation?s death chambers. Reprint. AUTHOR: Ivan Solotaroff
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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