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|  | The Eagle's Shadow by Mark Hertsgaard
Description not available.Offers insight into how the United States appears to the citizens of fifteen other nations, including business leaders and Islamic fundamentalists, citing the paradoxes of American society and why it is often found threatening. 20,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Mark Hertsgaard
PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg, Jan Miner
Twelve-year-old Claudia has had it with the suburbs, so she runs away from home, taking her younger brother Jamie with her. Where can they hide where they won`t be found, yet still be comfortable? The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, of course! Once they have managed to infiltrate the museum, the children meet the eccentric Mrs. Frankweiler, and help to solve a mystery about a statue, making their stay anything but uneventful! Winner of the 1968 Newbery Medal. AUTHOR: E. L. Konigsburg, Jan Miner
PUBLISHER: Random House Audio Publishing Group
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Transportation by Darlene R. Stille, Childrens Press Staff
Children's Press is pleased to introduce True Books for a new generation! Completely redesigned for today's young, investigative reader, True Books are an indispensable addition to any collection. Each book guides the reader through the facts that nurture their need to know. The new, dynamic True Books design features: -- an inviting and interactive page format -- a readable and attractive typeface -- large, bold, and brilliant full-color photographs The True Books series takes the young reader beyond the standard, fact-filled text by adding avenues for further discovery. Each book includes a variety of sidebars, highlighting extra facts that will fascinate children. In the Important Words section, young readers will find a glossary of words that will both challenge and expand their vocabulary. Each book includes a To Find Out More section, where every curious reader can find a list of related books to read and organizations to contact. True Books also point readers to the vast electronic universe of information on the Internet. Each book will list: -- e-mail addresses to help the reader contact individuals and organizations -- appropriate newsgroups and mailing lists -- FTP sites to download fun and useful software Begun in the 1950s, True Books are universally embraced as the definitive nonfiction series for young readers. Now in its third incarnation, the True Books series has once again evolved to meet the needs and tastes of modern readers and educators. AUTHOR: Darlene R. Stille, Childrens Press Staff
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Simply Einstein by Richard Wolfson
Description not available.A layperson's introduction to the theory of relativity and its significance discusses such topics as time travel, curved space, black holes, the big bang, gravity, and twenty-first-century physics. 17,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Richard Wolfson
PUBLISHER: Norton, W. W. & Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | On Becoming a Novelist by John Gardner
Gardner evokes the reality of the life of a working novelist in this opinionated, witty, and useful book that includes such indispensible parts of the writer's life as working with an agent, selling one's book, and simply getting going every day. Gardner taught writing himself for over two decades, and manages to survey the subject of writing--and the teaching of it in workshops--with modesty, humor, and a clear head. AUTHOR: John Gardner
PUBLISHER: Norton, W. W. & Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Merger by Jeffrey Robinson
Description not available.Offers an inside account of the international network of crime rings, including the Sicilian Mafiosi and the Chinese Triads, pinpointing the factors that led to global crime cartels and noting how the internet has changed the face of crime. Reprint. AUTHOR: Jeffrey Robinson
PUBLISHER: Overlook Press, The
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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