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Author
Series
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
301 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
For years, Kenneth C. Davis has enlightened and enthralled us, opening our minds and tickling our fancies with his wonderfully irreverent, fun, and factual Don't Know Much About® books. He has carried readers on wild and edifying rides through history, mythology, geography, the Bible, the Civil War, even across the universe. Now, following on the heels of his triumphant New York Times bestseller Don't Know Much About® Anything, comes Don't Know...
Author
Publisher
Meadowbrook Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
699 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents origins, meanings, and variations for more than 100,000 baby names, including ethnic names from over one hundred countries, and provides over three hundred themed lists, lists of the top one hundred boys' and girls' names of 2004, fifteen name-choice factors to consider, and work sheets for the choosing process.
Author
Publisher
Nolo
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
9th edition.
Physical Desc
536 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Sometimes it makes sense to handle a court case without an attorney. This book breaks down the trial process into easy-to-understand steps so that you can act as your own lawyer -- safely and efficiently. Whether you're a plaintiff or a defendant, this book will help you confidently handle a divorce, personal injury case, landlord/tenant dispute, breach of contract, small business dispute, or any other civil lawsuit. This edition has been revised...
8) Mexico
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill., maps ; 22 x 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the people, places and culture of Mexico.
Author
Publisher
Broadway Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st rev. ed.
Physical Desc
xiv, 303 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A collection of prose sketches in which travel writer David Downie highlights the people, places, and experiences he has encountered while living in Paris over the last twenty-five years.
11) K is for Korea
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
[26] p. : col. ill, col. maps ; 23 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
A photographic introduction to Korea, featuring brief descriptions of people, places, customs, and other aspects of city and country life in Korea, arranged alphabetically from Arirang to Lacquerware.
Author
Publisher
Images From The Past
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
272 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
This is the first history of the Green Mountain State’s largest city, home of the state university, and commercial and retail center for a majority of Vermonters, and enjoyed by the Quebecois who live just across the Canadian border. It is a story that outlines the development of a small village nestled between a river and a lake that became one of New England’s urban jewels: the economic “engines” that nurtured the community; the various...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xix, 251 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Brian Doyle passed away at the age of sixty after a bout with brain cancer, he left behind a cult-like following of devoted readers who regard his writing as one of the best-kept secrets of the twenty-first century. Doyle writes with a delightful sense of wonder about the sanctity of everyday things, and about love and connection in all their forms: spiritual love, brotherly love, romantic love, and even the love of a nine-foot sturgeon. At...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Bono, artist, activist, and the lead singer of Irish rock band U2, has written a memoir: honest and irreverent, intimate and profound, Surrender is the story of the remarkable life he's lived, the challenges he's faced, and the friends and family who have shaped and sustained him. 'When I started to write this book, I was hoping to draw in detail what I'd previously only sketched in songs. The people, places, and possibilities in my life. Surrender...
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
29 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Who believes what: The big book of world religions introduces young readers to the five major religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, in a simple, visually engaging book that combines a search-and-find aspect with thoroughly researched information about the histories, places of worship, festivals and celebrations, gods, and religious leaders and more of each major religion. Each religion is introduced in a double-page spread...
Author
Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
131 pages : illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This blend of authoritative historic overview and human interest stories recounts one of the most important eras in American history This educational activity book introduces young readers to the Industrial Revolution through the people, places, and inventions of the time, from the incredibly wealthy Rockefellers and Carnegies and the dingy and dangerous factories of the day to the creation of new forms of transportation and communication. By recounting...
18) Vietnam War
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
71 p. ill. (some col.) 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A visual and informative guide to one of the longest and most controversial wars in American history, now revised and updated in the relaunched DK Eyewitness Books format. Explore the people, places, battles, and weapons of America's Indochina struggle with DK Eyewitness Books: Vietnam War . See campaigns in the air and battles in jungles, cities, and rice paddies, from Saigon to the Mekong Delta. Learn about the most powerful combat weapons of the...
Author
Publisher
A.A. Knopf
Pub. Date
200
Edition
1st edition
Physical Desc
483 pages : maps 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Like all his work, Living to Tell the Tale is a magnificent piece of writing. It spans Gabriel García Márquez’s life from his birth in 1927 through the start of his career as a writer to the moment in the 1950s when he proposed to the woman who would become his wife. It has the shape, the quality, and the vividness of a conversation with the reader—a tale of people, places, and events as they occur to him: the colorful stories of his eccentric...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
412 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"From sharing a bathroom with 40 strangers to sharing lecture notes, The Naked Roommate is your behind-the-scenes look at EVERYTHING you need to know about college (but never knew you needed to know). This essential, fully updated edition is packed with real-life advice on everything from making friends to managing stress. Hilarious, outrageous, and telling stories from students on over 100 college campuses cover the basics, and then some, including...
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