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|  | Jack & the Beanstall by Ann Beneduce, Gennady Spirin
A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk, where he uses his quick wits to outsmart an ogre and make his and his mother's fortune. A world-renowned painter brings new beauty to this classic tale, told for a new generation of readers. Color illustrations. AUTHOR: Ann Beneduce, Gennady Spirin
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | Flight Seven-Fourteen by Herge
The Adventures of TinTin - Comic book formatA Qantas Boeing 707 touches down at Kemajoran ariport, Djakarta. Fight 714 from London arrives in Java, last stop before Sydney, Australia... AUTHOR: Herge
PUBLISHER: Little, Brown & Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Cuba by Stephen Coonts
Predicting a political struggle in Cuba when the ailing Fidel Castro dies, the US desperately tries to clear out a top secret (not even the CIA knows of it's existence) chemical weapons storage facility hidden in a naval base on Guantanamo Bay. When the freighter spiriting the weapons away is hijacked, Rear Admiral Jake Grafton is brought in to investigate. Meanwhile, as the chief of Cuba's secret police, Alejo Vargas, maneuvers in to place to take over the country using 30-year-old Soviet missiles, CIA operatives in Havana begin to hear rumors that Vargas has access to biological warheads. AUTHOR: Stephen Coonts
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Death of the West by J. Patrick Buchanan
Description not available.The three-time presidential candidate provides a provocative examination of the terrrifying decline of Western culture and power due to many events in the world, including decreasing birth rates combined with population explosions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America that will cause a dramatic shift in world power and will have a profound impact on the economy, culture, and international relationships. Reprint. 75,000 first printing. AUTHOR: J. Patrick Buchanan
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Where Mathematics Come From by George Lakoff, Rafael Nunez
This volume, a collaboration between a linguist and a psychologist, explores how the mind functions when an individual performs mathematic operations. AUTHOR: George Lakoff, Rafael Nunez
PUBLISHER: Basic Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Mummies by Joe Weissmann, Sylvia Funston
Description not available.With just the right dose of gruesome details and mesmerizing facts, a gripping text introduces readers to some of the most famous--and not so famous--mummies, showing how different sorts of mummies are made, how dead bodies tell tales, and even how to make a mummy at home. Simultaneous. AUTHOR: Joe Weissmann, Sylvia Funston
PUBLISHER: Maple Tree Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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