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Sixteen-year-old Ann Burden believes herself to be the only survivor of a nuclear war. Living on a surprisingly lush and fertile farm, Ann is shocked to see a stranger arrive on her land. After secretly observing the man for several days, Ann comes to his aid when he falls ill from bathing in a contaminated stream. As she nurses the man back to health, Ann has no idea that he will soon become her most dangerous enemy. AUTHOR: Christina Moore, Robert C. O'Brien
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference 
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 | Bias by Bernard Goldberg
An Emmy Award-winning CBS broadcast journalist turns his analytic eye on his own industry in this investigation of broadcast news. Here he suggests that television news is biased toward the political left. AUTHOR: Bernard Goldberg
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | How to Prepare for the Sat I by Ira K. Wolf
Updated to reflect the most recently given SAT I exams, this manual presents a diagnostic test and seven full-length SAT I tests, all with answer keys, explanations, and solutions. Descriptions of the test's various question types will help students understand and master all SAT I special question formats, including the Student-Produced Response (Grid-in) questions in math. Seventeen math review sections cover all math topics that appear on the test, each section followed by SAT-type questions. Verbal skills review material includes vocabulary-building exercises, reading comprehension exercises, and vocabulary flashcards on perforated card stock, which can be removed from the book. Available with this new edition is Barron's Safari CD-ROM. This software simulates a trek through jungle country as it reviews SAT I test subjects and offers a computerized model SAT I with automatic scoring. AUTHOR: Ira K. Wolf
PUBLISHER: Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated
FORMAT: Audio & Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | Swedish/English Dictionary by Berlitz Editors
These completely revised editions are fully bilingual and are one of the few true pocket-sized dictionaries for travelers. Berlitz Bilingual Dictionaries make an excellent companion to Berlitz Phrase Books (see pages 44 and 48), Berlitz Cassette and Compact Disc Packs (see pages 46-48) and Berlitz Pocket Guides (see pages 54-55). - Each revised edition, includes extensive listings of 25,000 words (12,500 per language). - There are 500 new entries in each language, from computer terms like multitask and random access memory to environmental terms such as toxins and ozone layer. - An expanded menu reader including new terms and dishes, is designed to help travelers fed more comfortable when ordering in foreign restaurants. AUTHOR: Berlitz Editors
PUBLISHER: Berlitz International, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | English Persian Dictionary by Haim Shortet
A companion volume of our Persian-English Dictionary, this comprehensive dictionary defines approximately 40,000 of the most common and essential English words and idioms. Modern Persian is spoken by more than 30 million people in Iran and 5 million people in Afghanistan. In Iran, the language is referred to as Farsi, in Afghanistan as Dari. AUTHOR: Haim Shortet
PUBLISHER: Hippocrene Books, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | Woe Is I by Patricia T. O'Conner
A veteran copy editor at The New York Times Book Review --and an antic wit--illuminates the underlying logic of the quirky language of English, and gives readers practical insight into their native tongue. AUTHOR: Patricia T. O'Conner
PUBLISHER: Putnam Publishing Group, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Reference
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