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|  | Spy Dust by Antonio J. Mendez, Bruce Henderson, Jonna Mendez, Jonna H. Mendez
Description not available.Two veteran CIA technical operatives journey behind the closed doors of the Central Intelligence Agency to describe a deadly battle between the KGB and CIA during the twilight years of the Cold War, detailing the defection of Edward Lee Howard, the betrayal of CIA officer Aldrich Ames, and espionage operations in the wake of the disaster. AUTHOR: Antonio J. Mendez, Bruce Henderson, Jonna Mendez, Jonna H. Mendez
PUBLISHER: Atria Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | A Man of Honor
Description not available.The onetime Godfather provides a unique view of life inside the Mafia, describing the organization and its important figures and his vision of this closed society as a confederacy of men of honor. Reprint.
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | About 100 Years Ago by Lisa Trumbauer
Description not available.Depicts some of the differences between life at the end of the nineteenth century and in the present, including changes in clothing, bicycles, sports, cars, airplanes, cities, schools, and picnics. AUTHOR: Lisa Trumbauer
PUBLISHER: Capstone Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | White Water by P. J. Peterson
Disaster strikes on a white-water rafting trip when Greg's father is bitten by a rattlesnake and it is up to Greg and his younger stepbrother to save him. Shy and timid, Greg has always felt like a disappointment to his daredevil father and, indeed, his father has planned the rafting trip as a means to toughen up his older son. As Greg leads the way to rescue, both he and his father are impressed with the courage and ingenuity he displays. AUTHOR: P. J. Peterson
PUBLISHER: Random House Children's Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Labrador Retriever by Lisa Weiss
These are the books pet owners can turn to for the essential information they need to raise a four-footed family member. There are chapters on -- Feeding -- Grooming -- Housing -- Health care -- What to expect from the pet -- Basic training -- Teaching tricks -- Getting active with your pet in your community The emphasis is on making your pet your friend, and the instruction is from experts, people who not only know the breed of the pet intimately, but remember what it was like to have one for the first time. People like the internationally renowned behaviorist Dr. Ian Dunbar, who wrote the chapter on training. People who've coached novice owners through the joys -- and frustrations -- of pet ownership and who know the consequences of no advice or bad advice, on the owner and the pet. The Happy, Healthy Pet guides are rich with professional-quality color photos and are designed to be enjoyable and easy to learn from. Pet owners need no longer scramble for reliable information on their breed. -- Ranked number one in 1994 AKC registrations AUTHOR: Lisa Weiss
PUBLISHER: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Pets & Animals
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 | Best American Essays 2000 by Alan P. Lightman, Robert Atwan
This series annually collects the best essays published each year. Lightman, the 2000 guest editor, chose a diverse group of voices writing on a variety of subjects. The collection is unified by the earnestness of each essay. AUTHOR: Alan P. Lightman, Robert Atwan
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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