[bookshare-discuss] New Books (48) for May 5

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THE BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE: HOW I WOKE UP ONE TUESDAY AND WAS
PARALYZED FOR LIFE , BY
ALLEN RUCKER
What if you went to sleep one night and woke up the next morning
paralyzed from the waist down for life?
BOOK SIZE: 233 Pages

CATEGORIES: Disability-Related, Biographies and Memoirs, Health, Mindand Body, Parenting and Family

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ABSOLUTION BY MURDER: A NOVEL OF ANCIENT IRELAND (SISTER FIDELMA
MYSTERY #1), BY
PETER TREMAYNE
In seventh-century Ireland, the Irish Church and Church of Rome
convene a special council to reconcile the differences of their
individual religious doctrines. Outspoken and sharp, the young
Sister Fidelma of Kildare is among those asked to attend.
BOOK SIZE: 266 Pages
CATEGORIES: History, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
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CROMWELL, OUR CHIEF OF MEN, BY
ANTONIA FRASER
Biography of Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector of England,
by a leading British historian.
BOOK SIZE: 782 Pages
CATEGORIES: History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
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MRS. LINCOLN, BY
CATHERINE CLINTON
Abraham Lincoln is the most revered president in American history,
but the woman at the center of his life, his wife, Mary, has
remained a historical enigma.
BOOK SIZE: 414 Pages
CATEGORIES: History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
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TERRORISM, JIHAD, AND THE BIBLE: A RESPONSE TO THE TERRORIST
ATTACKS, BY
JOHN MACARTHUR
September 11, 2001 saw the deadliest attack ever launched on
American soil, leaving us asking questions such as: Why did God
permit such a thing to happen?
BOOK SIZE: 122 Pages
CATEGORIES: History, Military, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality
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GHOST CAMP (GOOSEBUMPS #45), BY
R. L. STINE
The Joke's on Them! Harry and his brother, Alex, are dying to
fit in at Camp Spirit Moon. But the camp has so many weird traditions.
Like the goofy camp salute, the odd camp greeting and the way
the old campers love to play jokes on the new campers.
BOOK SIZE: 139 Pages
CATEGORIES: Horror, Teens, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
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PHANTOM OF THE AUDITORIUM (GOOSEBUMPS #24), BY
R. L. STINE
Zeke is playing The Phantom in the school play, but it seems
there may be a real phantom living under the stage.
BOOK SIZE: 132 Pages
CATEGORIES: Horror, Teens, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
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ALMANAC OF THE DEAD, BY
LESLIE MARMON SILKO
An ancient manuscript predicts the end of the white man's rule
of North America and the second coming of Quetzalcoatl.
BOOK SIZE: 763 Pages
CATEGORIES: Literature and Fiction
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AN EVENING WITH RICHARD NIXON, BY
GORE VIDAL
Gore Vidal puts Tricky Dick on trial for his political career...
but this was written a year before Watergate became known, so
it has even more piquant quality to think that the past was just
so much prologue to his real crimes.
BOOK SIZE: 158 Pages
CATEGORIES: Literature and Fiction
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BRIXTON ROCK, BY
ALEX WHEATLE
Set against the backdrop of the Brixton race riots in London
in the 1980s, this novel tells a story of overcoming obstacles
from a teen's perspective.
BOOK SIZE: 262 Pages
CATEGORIES: Literature and Fiction
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COOL REPENTANCE, BY
ANTONIA FRASER
Jemima Shore investigates a murder involving a famous actress,
Christabel Cartwright
BOOK SIZE: 222 Pages
CATEGORIES: Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
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DULUTH, BY
GORE VIDAL
Gore Vidal's wild burlesque tells of two women who, after perishing
in a snowdrift, are reborn in Duluth, the popular television
series, and in the "Hyatt Regency" romance novel Rogue Duke.
BOOK SIZE: 215 Pages
CATEGORIES: Literature and Fiction
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JEMIMA SHORE AT THE SUNNY GRAVE AND OTHER STORIES, BY
ANTONIA FRASER
Nine short stories, most of them featuring ace sleuth Jemima
Shore.
BOOK SIZE: 177 Pages
CATEGORIES: Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
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KINGDOM COME: THE FINAL VICTORY, BY
JERRY B. JENKINS
AND
TIM LAHAYE
The horrors of the Tribulation are over, and Jesus Christ has
set up his perfect kingdom on earth. Believers all around the
world enjoy a newly perfected relationship with their Lord, and
the earth itself is transformed.
BOOK SIZE: 381 Pages
CATEGORIES: Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality
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MIRRORSHADES: THE CYBERPUNK ANTHOLOGY, BY
BRUCE STERLING
Cyberpunk, Mirror shades and others are tags and labels given
to generalize certain characters of people. The author finds
it difficult not to indulge and with their hard-edged, street-wise
prose, they created frighteningly probable futures of high-tech
societies and low-life hustlers.
BOOK SIZE: 250 Pages
CATEGORIES: Literature and Fiction
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PIGEON FEATHERS AND OTHER STORIES, BY
JOHN UPDIKE
"Some of the most beautiful writing in contemporary American
literature is between the covers of this book . . ." BOSTON HERALD.
The triumphant collection of short stories by America's most
acclaimed novelist.
BOOK SIZE: 280 Pages
CATEGORIES: Literature and Fiction
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POLITICAL DEATH, BY
ANTONIA FRASER
Determined to Tell all on the telly about her illicit romance
thirty years ago with today's distinguished Foreign Secretary
Burgo Smyth, the erstwhile society beauty comes armed with diaries
and love letters. A Jemima Shore mystery.
BOOK SIZE: 208 Pages
CATEGORIES: Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
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REASON TO BELIEVE, BY
KATHLEEN EAGLE
Young lovers from starkly different lives and worlds, Clara
and Ben Pipestone came together in passion and in tenderness.
But their marriage could not endure deception -- or the betrayals
of a tormented, searching soul.
BOOK SIZE: 375 Pages
CATEGORIES: Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality
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SEASON OF MIGRATION TO THE NORTH, BY
TAYEB SALIH
An arresting work by a major Arab novelist.
BOOK SIZE: 173 Pages
CATEGORIES: Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality
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THE CRYSTAL CAVE, BY
MARY STEWART
Mary Stewart tells the Arthurian legend in her own unique way,
bringing to life one of the world's greatest legends and mysteries,
shedding a fascinating new light on the turbulence and mystery
of fifth-century Britain.
BOOK SIZE: 382 Pages
CATEGORIES: Literature and Fiction
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ABSOLUTE POWER, BY
DAVID BALDACCI
Experienced burglar Luther Whitney picks the house of a billionaire
with the intent of robbing it. While there he witnesses the President
of the United States and the billionaire's wife about to undertake
in an affair.
BOOK SIZE: 514 Pages
CATEGORIES: Mystery and Thrillers
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ADIEUX: A FAREWELL TO SARTRE, BY
PATRICK O'BRIAN
AND
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR
The reading is ultimately rewarding as it gives the reader an
even more thorough understanding of the devoted side of de Beauvoir--and
the very human and mortal side of the great philosopher Jean
Paul Sartre.
BOOK SIZE: 454 Pages
CATEGORIES: Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
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BEAR ATTACKS OF THE CENTURY, BY
MARGUERITE REISS
AND
LARRY MUELLER
Drawing upon interviews conducted with survivors, journalists
Mueller and Reiss present 16 gripping stories of people who were
attacked by bears and lived to tell about it.
BOOK SIZE: 193 Pages
CATEGORIES: Nonfiction, Animals, Outdoors and Nature
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BEHIND THE WALL: A JOURNEY THROUGH CHINA, BY
COLIN THUBRON
This is a book about Thubron's journey through Red China of
the 1980s. He visits both ends of the Great Wall and meanders
around this vast country.
BOOK SIZE: 308 Pages
CATEGORIES: Nonfiction, Travel
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DOMESTICA, BY
PIERRETTE HONDAGNEU-SOTELO
In this enlightening and timely work, Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo
highlights the voices, experiences, and views of Mexican and
Central American women who care for other people's children and
homes, as well as the outlooks of the women who employ them.
BOOK SIZE: 320 Pages
CATEGORIES: Nonfiction, Parenting and Family
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GANG LEADER FOR A DAY: A ROGUE SOCIOLOGIST TAKES TO THE STREETS,
BY
SUDHIR ALLADI VENKATESH
The story of the young sociologist who studied a Chicago crack-dealing
gang from the inside captured the world's attention when it was
first described in Freakonomics.
BOOK SIZE: 321 Pages
CATEGORIES: Nonfiction
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HOOKING UP, BY
TOM WOLFE
Ten non-fiction articles about a variety of subjects, from contemporary
art to neuroscience, and a novella "Ambush at Fort Bragg."
BOOK SIZE: 293 Pages
CATEGORIES: Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction
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PATHWAY TO PURPOSE FOR WOMEN: CONNECTING YOUR TO-DO LIST, YOUR
PASSIONS, AND GOD'S PURPOSES FOR YOUR LIFE, BY
KATHERINE BRAZELTON
What is the connection between today's to-do list and God's
ultimate mission? This how-to guide, filled with true personal
stories, provides stepping stones through the challenges of not
only discovering one's universal purposes but also discerning
one's unique purposes in this life.
BOOK SIZE: 246 Pages
CATEGORIES: Nonfiction, Self-Help, Religion and Spirituality
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THE FAIRY-TALE DETECTIVES (THE SISTERS GRIMM BOOK #1), BY
MICHAEL BUCKLEY
The Sisters Grimm take readers to a world where fairy tales
are fact and not everyone is who they seem!
BOOK SIZE: 307 Pages

CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Teens, Literature and Fiction, ScienceFiction and Fantasy

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THE FALL MUSICAL (DRAMA CLUB #1), BY
PETER LERANGIS
It's a new school year, and for Casey Chang it's a chance to
make a fresh start away from the bad memories in her old town.
But for the Drama Club of Ridgefield High, it means a chance
to recruit new members.
BOOK SIZE: 214 Pages
CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction
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THE FAT GIRL, BY
MARILYN SACHS
Jeff Lyons is both repelled and fascinated by Ellen de Luca,
the fat girl in his ceramics class. The "crumbs of kindness"
he tosses her way soon turn into advice on weight loss, college,
clothes ...
BOOK SIZE: 230 Pages
CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction
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THE GREATEST: MUHAMMAD ALI, BY
WALTER DEAN MYERS
Biography of the famous boxer written for teens.
BOOK SIZE: 186 Pages
CATEGORIES: Nonfiction, Sports, Teens, Biographies and Memoirs
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THE GREAT SCIENCE FICTION SERIES, BY
JOSEPH OLANDER
AND
MARTIN HARRY GREENBERG
AND
FREDERIK POHL
Stories from the best of the series from 1944 to 1980 by twenty
all-time favorite writers.
BOOK SIZE: 428 Pages
CATEGORIES: Science Fiction and Fantasy
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THE LAST TREASURE, BY
JANET S. ANDERSON
A mystery, a few generations of family history, extra clues
that go nowhere, and a compelling story. Follow 14-year-old Ellsworth
("Zee") and his distant cousin Jess as they attempt to solve
the clues leading to the last family treasure, hidden 100 years
ago. Gr. 5-8.
BOOK SIZE: 258 Pages

CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Teens, Literature and Fiction, Mystery andThrillers

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THE LONG JOURNEY HOME, BY
SHARLENE MACLAREN
After divorcing her abusive husband, single mother Callie May
is still nursing the scars of a painful past.
BOOK SIZE: 389 Pages
CATEGORIES: Romance, Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality
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THE LONELY LONDONERS, BY
SAMUEL SELVON
The Lonely Londoners
BOOK SIZE: 142 Pages
CATEGORIES: Literature and Fiction
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THE PLAYBOY BOOK OF SCIENCE FICTION, BY
ALICE K. TURNER
Playboy has always been about breaking the rules. So has science
fiction. Is it any wonder that the two have enjoyed such a long,
exciting, satisfying relationship?
BOOK SIZE: 467 Pages
CATEGORIES: Science Fiction and Fantasy
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THE POWWOW HIGHWAY, BY
DAVID SEALS
The Powwow Highway
BOOK SIZE: 303 Pages
CATEGORIES: Literature and Fiction
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THE SAMBIA: RITUAL, SEXUALITY, AND CHANCE IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA,
BY
GILBERT HERDT
In this update of a case study of sexuality in the Sambia tribe
of Papua New Guinea's Eastern Highlands, Herdt (human sexuality
studies, San Francisco State U.) discusses changes in this Micronesian
culture since his original fieldwork in the 1970s.
BOOK SIZE: 129 Pages

CATEGORIES: Textbooks and Educational Materials, Religion andSpirituality, Gay and Lesbian

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THE SERPENT GIFT (THE SHAMER CHRONICLES #3), BY
LENE KAABERBOL
As her brother Davin is unjustly confined to a prison and looks
for a way to escape, Dina, now twelve years old, meets her father
and learns whether she shares his serpent gift of having the
ability to give people dreams.
BOOK SIZE: 378 Pages
CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
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THOSE SUMMER GIRLS I NEVER MET, BY
RICHARD PECK
Drew and Steph reluctantly take a Baltic cruise with their grandmother
and have the experience of a lifetime.
BOOK SIZE: 177 Pages
CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction
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TUNE IN ANYTIME, BY
CAROLINE B. COONEY
Intrigue. Suspense. Romance. Evil schemers, innocent victims,
and true love. Is it a TV soap opera? Not exactly. It's what's
happening to 16-year-old Sophie Olivette when her father announces
he wants out of his marriage and has found a new true love.
BOOK SIZE: 186 Pages
CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction
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VOCATIONAL IMPACT OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS: A GUIDE FOR REHABILITATION
PROFESSIONALS, BY
GARY L. FISCHLER
A guide for rehabilitation professionals
BOOK SIZE: 279 Pages
CATEGORIES: Reference, Health, Mind and Body
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WHEN GENIUS FAILED, BY
ROGER LOWENSTEIN
John Meriwether, a famously successful Wall Street trader, spent
the 1980s as a partner at Salomon Brothers, establishing the
best--and the brainiest--bond arbitrage group in the world.
BOOK SIZE: 278 Pages
CATEGORIES: Textbooks and Educational Materials, Business and Finance
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WRITING FICTION: A GUIDE TO NARRATIVE CRAFT, BY
SUSAN WEINBERG
AND
JANET BURROWAY
The most widely used and respected book on writing fiction,Writing
Fiction guides the writer from first inspiration to final revision.
BOOK SIZE: 443 Pages

CATEGORIES: Textbooks and Educational Materials, Reference, Professionaland Technical

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DSM-IV-TR CASEBOOK: A LEARNING COMPANION TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND
STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS, FOURTH EDITION, TEXT
REVISION, BY
B. W. WILLIAMS
AND
ROBERT L. SPITZER
AND
MICHAEL B. FIRST
AND
ANDREW E. SKODOL
AND
MIRIAM GIBBON
A Learning Companion to the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth
Edition, Text Revision
BOOK SIZE: 506 Pages
CATEGORIES: Reference, Health, Mind and Body, Professional and Technical
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DAUGHTERS OF THE DREAMING, BY
DIANE BELL
Daughters of the Dreaming
BOOK SIZE: 353 Pages
CATEGORIES: Religion and Spirituality
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FOLLOWING MUHAMMAD: RETHINKING ISLAM IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD,
BY
CARL W. ERNST
Following Muhammad: Rethinking Islam in the Contemporary World
BOOK SIZE: 248 Pages
CATEGORIES: Religion and Spirituality
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THE COMEBACK CHALLENGE, BY
MATT CHRISTOPHER
Mark, center for his middle school's soccer team the Scorpions,
must cope with his parents' divorce and a teammate who holds
a grudge against him.
BOOK SIZE: 146 Pages
CATEGORIES: Sports, Teens, Literature and Fiction
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FOR ALL TIME, BY
CAROLINE B. COONEY
Annie Lockwood is testing Time. She's traveled through it before,
but always at Time's bidding. Now she is asking Time to take
her to the year 1899, when Strat is in Cairo. But Time doesn't
like to be tested.
BOOK SIZE: 264 Pages
CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
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SANDRY'S BOOK (CIRCLE OF MAGIC, BOOK 1), BY
TAMORA PIERCE
Four young misfits find themselves in a strictly disciplined
temple community where they become friends while also learning
to do crafts and use their powers, especially magic.
BOOK SIZE: 252 Pages

CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers,Science Fiction and Fantasy

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THE BOYS RETURN (BOYS AGAINST GIRLS #7), BY
PHYLLIS REYNOLDS NAYLOR
It's spring break, and the Benson brothers are coming. It will
be nonstop action as the Benson and Hatford boys make plans to
scare the Malloy girls.
BOOK SIZE: 136 Pages
CATEGORIES: Teens, Literature and Fiction
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BECOMING MULTICULTURALLY RESPONSIBLE ON CAMPUS, BY
JENNIFER SAGER
AND
MAX PARKER
This text looks at multicultural issues through the higher education
experience. Using the college experience, the authors discuss
diversity issues and provide assessments to expose one's multicultural
understanding.
BOOK SIZE: 192 Pages
CATEGORIES: Textbooks and Educational Materials
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COMPARATIVE POLITICS: A GLOBAL INTRODUCTION, BY
MICHAEL J. SODARO
Comparative Politics: A Global Introduction presents a uniquely
comprehensive approach to the study of politics in a variety
of countries.
BOOK SIZE: 761 Pages
CATEGORIES: Textbooks and Educational Materials, History
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DARFUR, BY
ALEX DE WAAL
AND
JULIE FLINT
This book details the history of Darfur, its conflicts, and
the designs on the region by the governments in Khartoum and
Tripoli.
BOOK SIZE: 350 Pages
CATEGORIES: Textbooks and Educational Materials, History
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EVOLUTION'S RAINBOW: DIVERSITY, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY IN NATURE
AND PEOPLE, BY
JOAN ROUGHGARDEN
A celebration of the enormous diversity of genders and sexuality
found in animals and among human cultures.
BOOK SIZE: 475 Pages

CATEGORIES: Textbooks and Educational Materials, Science, Animals, Gayand Lesbian

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NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE VIETNAM WAR: OUR ALLIES' VIEWS, BY
WILLIAM SCHOENL
This volume presents excerpts of longer historical works that
examine the reactions of the U.S.'s South Asia Treaty Organization
allies to the war in Vietnam and their role in resisting or supporting
the U.S.'s goals.
BOOK SIZE: 135 Pages
CATEGORIES: Textbooks and Educational Materials, History
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RESISTING GLOBAL TOXICS, BY
DAVID NAGUIB PELLOW
Every year, nations and corporations in the &quot;global North&quot;
produce millions of tons of toxic waste.
BOOK SIZE: 361 Pages
CATEGORIES: Textbooks and Educational Materials
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RESPONSIBILITY AND JUDGMENT, BY
HANNAH ARENDT
Responsibility and Judgment gathers together unpublished writings
from the last decade of Arendt's life, where she addresses fundamental
questions and concerns about the nature of evil and the making
of moral choices.
BOOK SIZE: 296 Pages
CATEGORIES: Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction
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RITUAL AND RELIGION IN THE MAKING OF HUMANITY, BY
ROY A. RAPPAPORT
Ritual and religion in the making of humanity
BOOK SIZE: 464 Pages
CATEGORIES: Textbooks and Educational Materials, Religion and Spirituality
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TAKING SIDES: CLASHING VIEWS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, BY
THOMAS EASTON
Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Environmental Issues, Thirteenth
Edition, is a debate-style reader designed to introduce students
to controversies in environmental policy and science.
BOOK SIZE: 397 Pages
CATEGORIES: Textbooks and Educational Materials, Outdoors and Nature
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CHICKEN LITTLE, BY
MAUREEN SULLIVAN
Chicken Little is convinced the sky is falling.
BOOK SIZE: 29 Pages
CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction
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RE-ELECT NUTTY: (NUTTY NUTSELL #8), BY
DEAN HUGHES
In the last book in this funny series, Nutty runs for a second
term as student council president against his arch-rival Mindy
and encounters dirty tricks. What a fight! Nutty's in the middle
of everything that goes on in elementary school, in families
and between friends and enemies.
BOOK SIZE: 122 Pages
CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
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THE CASE OF THE MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY (JIGSAW JONES SUPER SPECIAL
#2), BY
JAMES PRELLER
There's a contest in Jigsaw's school to come up with a prize-winning
invention. The kids are convinced the prize is a million dollars
and everyone wants to win. But someone sneaky is messing up the
contest.
BOOK SIZE: 106 Pages
CATEGORIES: Children's Books, Mystery and Thrillers
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