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In this story, a boy misuses his remarkable sailing ability. AUTHOR: Chris Van Allsburg
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | After the Quake by Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin
Marukami structures these stories around the 1995 earthquake in Kobe, Japan. In them, ordinary citizens must confront the consequences of the harrowing disruptions of their lives. AUTHOR: Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin
PUBLISHER: Knopf, Alfred A. Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Teaching for Thinking by Louise Spear-Swerling, Robert J. Sternberg
Part of the Psychology in the Classroom series, Teaching for Thinking helps teachers face challenges in the classroom. All the books in this series have user-friendly features that make the educational principles discussed easy to adapt for classroom use. AUTHOR: Louise Spear-Swerling, Robert J. Sternberg
PUBLISHER: American Psychological Association
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | History Wars by Gary Nash, Crabtree, Dunn, Nash
Description not available.An incisive overview of the current debate over the teaching of history in American schools examines the setting of controversial standards for history education, the integration of multiculturalism and minorities into the curriculum, and ways to make history more relevant to students. Reprint. AUTHOR: Gary Nash, Crabtree, Dunn, Nash
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Underboss by Peter Maas, Richard M. Davidson
A high-ranking Mafioso, whose testimony helped the federal government convict elusive mob boss John Gotti, tells the strange details of his life to Peter Maas. AUTHOR: Peter Maas, Richard M. Davidson
PUBLISHER: Morrow/Avon
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Black Cops by James N. Reaves, William Wartman
I felt like I was somebody important that August day in 1940, James Reaves writes in the opening sentence of Black Cops . Reaves was about to be sworn in as one of the few Black members of the Philadelphia police force, & although he was upbeat & optimistic, the reception he would receive from his colleagues would be a baptism of fire. The first times Reaves took the police civil service test, he was ranked 2,969th on the eligibility list. When word leaked out that the notoriously corrupt Republican city administration had manipulated test results even more than usual, a new test was ordered. The next time, Reaves was ranked 137th on the list. There was a swearing in ceremony at City Hall with lots of smiles, handshakes, & photographs, but then Reaves had to report to his new street sergeant, a man who was, of course, White. The sergeant glanced at Reaves coldly, gave him a quick scan up & down, & then said something for which Reaves would never forgive him. My God, the sergeant hissed, it gets worse. Reaves shook off the insult & persevered through a remarkable forty-year police career. From walking a beat to protect businesses that wouldn't serve Blacks--while other cops rode in the comfort of White-only patrol cars--to the upper echelons of the department as Philadelphia's first Black police captain, James Reaves saw it all, & now he is going on the record with his story. Black Cops removes the shroud of secrecy that has always cloaked police work from the eyes of civilians, offering a frank & revealing look at how cops do their jobs-& at how race so often factors into that. Set against the backdrop of contemporary Black History, this moving & compelling book takes the reader behind the police barricades & into the front lines of the civil unrest of the 1960's. AUTHOR: James N. Reaves, William Wartman
PUBLISHER: Quantum Leap Publisher, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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