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Description not available.A true account of the discovery of the centuries-old diary of Diego Rivadeneira, a seventeenth-century Spanish priest, discusses how the diary led to the discovery and salvage of the treasure ship Capitana, which sank in 1694. AUTHOR: Dave Horner
PUBLISHER: Sheridan House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | Don't Squat II by L. Bark'Karie, Texas B. Bender
More quotes representing the code of the West through the eyes of a cowboy. AUTHOR: L. Bark'Karie, Texas B. Bender
PUBLISHER: Smith, Gibbs Publisher
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | 5 Steps to a 5 on the Advanced Placement Examinations by Barbara Murphy, Grace Freedson
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ENGLISH LITERATURE Grace Freedson, Series Editor An exciting new series of study guides that lets each student design a course of study pitched to his or her individual needs and learning style Each year, more than one million U.S. high school students take one or more advanced placement (AP) exams, and, according to official projections, that number will continue to rise in the years ahead. That is because AP exams confer important benefits on those who do well on them. High AP scores are indispensable to gaining admission to most elite colleges. They provide students with a competitive edge when competing for grants and scholarships. And they allow students to bypass required university survey courses, saving on skyrocketing tuition fees. Designed to coincide perfectly with the most current
AP exams, Five Steps to a 5 on the Advanced Placement Examinations guides contain several advanced features that set them above all competitors. Each guide is structured around an ingenious Five-Step Plan. The first step is to develop a study plan, the second builds knowledge, the third and fourth hone test-taking skills and strategies, and the fifth fosters the confidence students need to ace the tests. This flexible study tool is also tailored to three types of students. For the more structured student there is a Month-by-Month approach that follows the school year and a Calendar Countdown approach that begins with the new year. For students who leave studying to the last minute Basic Training covers the basics in just four weeks. Other outstanding features include: Sample tests that closely simulate real exams Review material based on the contents of the most recent tests Icons highlighting important facts, vocabulary, and frequently-asked questions Boxed quotes offering advice from students who have aced the exams and from AP teachers and co AUTHOR: Barbara Murphy, Grace Freedson
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Trade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Spiders in the Hairdo by Bill Mooney, David Holt
Hey, did you hear the one about the lady who had her beehive hairdo sprayed so hard that spiders started to nest in it? Of course you did, it happened to your next-door neighbor's cousin. Or was it your cousin's next-door neighbor? Folktales are not a thing of the past. They are alive and kicking in urban legends. We hear them in conversation, recognize them in movies and books, and read about them as vaguely substantiated news items. They are those stories that are told as true -- but never in the first person -- because they always happen to a friend of a friend. In this collection, based on their two-man storytelling show by the same name, David Holt and Bill Mooney have collected tales about stupid criminals, scams and conspiracy theories, students clever enough to outsmart the professor though not smart enough to pass the test, and jerks who get their just desserts -- amplified by the warped vision of illustrator Kevin Pope. Older children, adults, and especially teenagers are fascinated by these contemporary tales, which take our collective humor, hopes, and fears -- and reflect them through a slightly twisted prism. AUTHOR: Bill Mooney, David Holt
PUBLISHER: August House Publishers, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Once Up a Number by John A. Paulos
Named one of the Best Nonfiction Books of 1998 by the Los Angeles Times, this book takes a surprising and humorous look at the similarities between narrative and numbers. AUTHOR: John A. Paulos
PUBLISHER: Basic Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Airframe by Frances Cassidy, Michael Crichton
When an airplane makes an emergency landing at the Los Angeles airport, the jet`s manufacturer gives a young woman named Casey the task of discovering what went wrong. Was it a manufacturing defect, mechanical trouble, or an inept terrorist attack? Casey must find answers while fending off an ambitious journalist who wants to make the story of flight 545 her big one--even at the expense of the facts. AUTHOR: Frances Cassidy, Michael Crichton
PUBLISHER: Random House Audio Publishing Group
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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