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|  | The Mercury 13 by Lynn Sherr, Martha Ackmann
THE MERCURY 13 recounts the unsuccessful effort to staff a NASA expedition with 13 female astronauts. Ackerman, a professor of Women`s Studies at Mount Holyoke College, examines the political climate during the Eisenhower and Kennedy eras and how those pressures stymied the launch of these highly qualified and decorated aviators solely due to their gender. AUTHOR: Lynn Sherr, Martha Ackmann
PUBLISHER: Random House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
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 | How to Solve Word Problems in Chemistry by Ronald J. Zanni
In addition to having to master a vast number of difficult concepts and lab procedures, high school chemistry students must also learn, with little or no coaching from their teachers, how to solve tough word problems. Picking up where standard chemistry texts leave off, How to Solve Word Problems in Chemistry takes the fear and frustration out of chemistry word problems by providing students with easy-to-follow procedures for solving problems in everything from radioactive half-life to oxidation-reduction reactions. AUTHOR: Ronald J. Zanni
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Trade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Atmosphere by Christy E. Day, John A. Day, Peterson
Description not available.Photographs show phenomena of the atmosphere, describing types of atmospheric particles, rainbows, clouds, and precipitation. AUTHOR: Christy E. Day, John A. Day, Peterson
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Rivers & Lakes by Neil Morris
Examines rivers and lakes of the world, discussing the different types, their histories, wildlife, and effects on humans. AUTHOR: Neil Morris
PUBLISHER: Crabtree Publishing Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | The Coming Storm by Bob Reiss
This text surveys the last 10 years of the Earth's most extreme weather activity and speculates on its source as well as what the future has in store. AUTHOR: Bob Reiss
PUBLISHER: Hyperion Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Seven Strange & Ghostly Tales by Brian Jacques, David Ray
Redwall fans will love the ghostly side of Brian Jacques. Filled with humor, adventure, and imagination, these seven short stories go from the lighthearted to the bizarre. AUTHOR: Brian Jacques, David Ray
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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