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Starting Out Right by Betty Alberts, Bruce Alberts, M. Susan Burns, National Research Council Staff
With literacy problems plaguing as many as four in ten children in America, this book discusses how best to help children succeed in reading. It includes 55 activities to do with children to help them become successful readers, a list of recommended children's books, and a guide to CD-ROMs and Websites. A must read for specialists in primary education, pediatricians, childcare providers, tutors and parents.

AUTHOR: Betty Alberts, Bruce Alberts, M. Susan Burns, National Research Council Staff
PUBLISHER: National Academy Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

The Universe & the Teacup by K.C. Cole
A poetic and passionate book that reveals how mathematics gets us to fundamental truths of the universe - and why we need not be intimidated by it.

AUTHOR: K.C. Cole
PUBLISHER: Harcourt Trade Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

Labor Day by M. T. Ansary
Description not available.Introduces Labor Day, explaining the historical events behind it, how it became a holiday, and how it is observed

AUTHOR: M. T. Ansary
PUBLISHER: Heinemann Library
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

John Douglas's Guide to Careers in the FBI by John Douglas
Description not available.A former recruiter and profiler for the FBI offers readers looking for a career in federal law enforcement inside information and expert advice on how to gain entry into the highly selective FBI, discussing educational requirements, skills, and internships. Original. 35,000 first printing.

AUTHOR: John Douglas
PUBLISHER: Kaplan Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

The Cat's Meow by Adam Beechen, Robert Roper
When Eliza and Darwin visit a lost tomb near Cairo, Egypt, they meet a stray cat, Troya, who wants to prove she's of royal pedigree. Eliza, Darwin, and Troya set off into the spooky tomb to look for evidence, but will they make it past the tomb's guard--or its ghosts? Join Eliza and Darwin on their exciting Egyptian adventure.

AUTHOR: Adam Beechen, Robert Roper
PUBLISHER: Little Simon
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

Mathematician's Mind by Jacques Hadamard
Fifty years ago when Jacques Hadamard set out to explore how mathematicians invent new ideas, he considered the creative experiences of some of the greatest thinkers of his generation, such as George Polya, Claude Levi-Strauss, and Albert Einstein. It appeared that inspiration could strike anytime, particularly after an individual had worked hard on a problem for days and then turned attention to another activity. In exploring this phenomenon, Hadamard produced one of the most famous and cogent cases for the existence of unconscious mental processes in mathematical invention and other forms of creativity. Written before the explosion of research in computers and cognitive science, his book, originally titled The Psychology of Invention in the Mathematical Field, remains an important tool for exploring the increasingly complex problem of mental life. The roots of creativity for Hadamard lie not in consciousness, but in the long unconscious work of incubation, and in the unconscious aesthetic selection of ideas that thereby pass into consciousness. His discussion of this process comprises a wide range of topics, including the use of mental images or symbols, visualized or auditory words, meaningless words, logic, and intuition. Among the important documents collected is a letter from Albert Einstein analyzing his own mechanism of thought.

AUTHOR: Jacques Hadamard
PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction