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|  | Air Show at Brescia by Peter Demetz
Description not available.Describes the construction of an airfield in 1909 northern Italy; the aerial competition that took place there; and the famous celebrities, pilots, and reporters that attended; citing in particular Franz Kafka's observations. 15,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Peter Demetz
PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | The Alexander Technique by Edward Maisel
With this book, you can better understand the cohesive connection between your mind and your body and use it to resurrect your body and mind. What `The Alexander Technique` uniquely offers, in fact, is nothing less than the prospect of more rational control of our behavior. AUTHOR: Edward Maisel
PUBLISHER: Kensington Publishing Corporation
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Colonial Kids by Laurie Carlson
Description not available.Gives instructions for preparing foods, making clothes, and creating other items used by European settlers in America AUTHOR: Laurie Carlson
PUBLISHER: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | How To Solve Math Word Problems On Standardized Tests by David S. Wayne
The key to conquering the most-feared type of standardized test questions This is an indispensable resource for the parents of the more than 16 million school children nationwide who, each year, take standardized assessment tests of basic math and language skills. It focuses on the category of test question that students dread the most and in which they do least well: mathematics word problems. Written by a national expert in mathematics education, it takes the fear and frustration out of mathematics word problems by providing a simple, step-by-step approach that emphasizes the mechanics and grammar of problem solving and that is guaranteed to make solving all types of math word problems a breeze, even for math-phobic students. Covers all types of mathematics word problems found on standardized tests and identifies the value of each type on the tests Features dozens of examples and practice problems, with step-by-step solutions and key mathematics concepts clearly explained Includes a 50-question drill using problems drawn from actual tests, with answers provided at the back of the book AUTHOR: David S. Wayne
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Incidents of Travel in Yucatan by John L. Stephens, Karl Ackerman
A lively, eloquent guide to the Maya ruins of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, as entertaining today as when it was first published in 1843, Stephens' guide recounts his two trips made to the region between 1839 and 1842. Now published in a single-volume edition, Incidents of Travel in Yucatan captures for the modern reader and traveler the excitement of archaeological exploration and discovery. 85 photos. 11 drawings. AUTHOR: John L. Stephens, Karl Ackerman
PUBLISHER: Smithsonian Institution Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works by Jay Miller
Written with the total cooperation of Lockheed's Advanced Development Company, this is the most definitive history of this renowned aircraft design and production facility. AUTHOR: Jay Miller
PUBLISHER: Midland Publishing Limited
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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