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Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
719 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In 2014, after a brief orientation course and a few fingerprinting sessions, Nicholson Baker became an on-call substitute teacher in a Maine public school district. Nearly every morning, he awoke to the dispatcher's five-forty a.m. phone call and headed to a nearby school. When he got there, he did his best to follow lesson plans and help his students get something done. In Baker's hands, the inner life of the classroom is examined anew -- mundane...
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
120 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Introduces the concept of point of view through retellings of five classic fairy tales - Cinderella, Jack and the beanstalk, The Little Mermaid, Goldilocks and the three bears, and Little Red Riding Hood - by the stories' supporting characters.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
103 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Have you ever heard of a bike TV? Or a bird diaper? 50 Wacky Inventions Throughout History describes 50 inventions that seem too crazy to be true--but are! Whether useful, entertaining, or just plain silly, these mind-boggling inventions and gadgets from yesterday, today, and tomorrow will surprise and delight fun-fact lovers of all ages.
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
160 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
You'll be fascinated by all the kinds of exploration for boys of every age found within this compact volume. With step-by-step instructions, detailed lists of equipment and beautiful illustrations. A journey onto the exciting and fascinating art of boyhood experiments.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xv, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Being a public figure is no walk in the park - the world focuses on every move that politicians make and highlights their every mistake. "Image collapse" can befall anyone whose carefully cultivated persona is pitted against intermediaries in the broadcast booths of cable news networks or behind the photo desks of newspapers, magazines, and today's host of digital platforms. As a world-traveling "advance man," an operative who orchestrates TV- and...
350) The forever engine
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
340 pages : map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Original Trade Paperback. The exciting debut of a steampunk masterpiece from legendary game author and creator of the staple steampunk role playing game, Space: 1889. The stunning unveiling of a perfectly formed steampunk past, from an author who helped define the genre. London 1888. His Majesty's airships troll the sky powered by antigrav liftwood as a cabal of Iron Lords tightens its hold on a Britain choked by the fumes of industry. Mars has been...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
xii, 420 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1945, after barely escaping Hitler's invasion of Hungary followed by "liberation" of the country by the Red Army, three members of the Gabor family-- Jolie, her ex-husband Vilmos, and their daughter Magda-- arrived in New York City. In Hollywood, their other daughters, Zsa Zsa and Eva, had worked feverishly throughout the war years to secure their rescue from the Nazis' plan to exterminate the Jews. Stepping off the boat, Jolie, the iron-willed...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xii, 404 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Today mammals include over 5,500 living species and occupy every major environment. The Great Lakes region is home to 83 species, ranging from tiny shrews that weigh less than a tenth of an ounce to immense moose, known to exceed a half ton. Now in its 60th year in print, Mammals of the Great Lakes Region is the must-have reference guide for teachers, students, naturalists, and professional biologists interested in these animals. In this all new...
Author
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
xx, 796 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
The violent lives of three sons are exposed when their father is murdered and each one attempts to come to terms with his guilt.
"The Brothers Karamasov is a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and an exploration of erotic rivalry in a series of triangular love affairs involving the "wicked and sentimental" Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov and his three sons--the impulsive and sensual Dmitri; the coldly rational Ivan; and the healthy, red-cheeked young...
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 game (board with attached spinner, 1 die, 3 stink bugs, 24 colorful bugs, 1 instruction sheet) : color ; in container 27 x 27 x 6 cm
Language
English
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Description
A cooperative game where the players work together as a team against the game and practice counting, colors, shapes, and big and little.
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