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| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
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| Memories Of The Night: A Study Of The Holocaust | ||||
| 9780877795469 | Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary | "A comprehensive source of geographical, economic, historical, and political information. Over 54,000 entries and 250 maps. Includes information on continents, countries, regions, cities, historical sites, and natural features. Provides pronunciations and variant spellings." | Merriam-Webster | |
| 9781581351347 | NASB Outreach Bible | The Lockman Foundation | Features: Paragraph Format, Black Letter, Two Column Text (Paper Size = 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 3/4, Font Point Size = 7). | Foundation Publications |
| 9780374500016 | Night | Wiesel, Elie | A New Translation From The French By Marion Wiesel night Is Elie Wiesel’s Masterpiece, A Candid, Horrific, And Deeply Poignant Autobiographical Account Of His Survival As A Teenager In The Nazi Death Camps. This New Translation By Marion Wiesel, Elie’s Wife And Frequent Translator, Presents This Seminal Memoir In The Language And Spirit Truest To The Author’s Original Intent. And In A Substantive New Preface, Elie Reflects On The Enduring Importance Of Night And His Lifelong, Passionate Dedication To Ensuring That The World Never Forgets Man’s Capacity For Inhumanity To Man.night Offers Much More Than A Litany Of The Daily Terrors, Everyday Perversions, And Rampant Sadism At Auschwitz And Buchenwald; It Also Eloquently Addresses Many Of The Philosophical As Well As Personal Questions Implicit In Any Serious Consideration Of What The Holocaust Was, What It Meant, And What Its Legacy Is And Will Be.author Bio: Elie Wiesel Is The Internationally Celebrated Author, Nobel Laureate, And Spokesperson For Humanity Whose Decision To Dedicate His Life To Bearing Witness For The Holocaust's Martyrs And Survivors Found Its Earliest And Most Enduring Voice In Night, His Penetrating And Profound Account Of The Nazi Death Camps. Born In The Town Of Sighet, Transylvania, He Was A Teenager When He And His Family Were Taken From Their Home In 1944 To The Auschwitz Concentration Camp, And Then To Buchenwald. Night Is The Terrifying Record Of Elie Wiesel's Memories Of The Death Of His Family, The Death Of His Own Innocence, And His Despair As A Deeply Observant Jew Confronting The Absolute Evil Of Man.elie Wiesel Is The Author Of More Than Forty Internationally Acclaimed Works Of Fiction And Nonfiction. He Has Been Awarded The Presidential Medal Of Freedom, The United States Of America Congressional Gold Medal, The French Legion Of Honor, And, In 1986, The Nobel Peace Prize. He Is The Andrew W. Mellon Professor In The Humanities And University Professor At Boston University. an Autobiographical Narrative In Which The Author Describes His Experiences In Nazi Concentration Camps, Watching Family And Friends Die, And How They Led Him To Believe That God Is Dead. | Paw Prints 2008-04-25 |
| 9780440403272 | Number the Stars | Lois Lowry | Yearling Book | |
| Off The Mat: Building Winners In Life | ||||
| 9780465002535 | Oskar Schindler: The Untold Account Of His Life, Wartime Activites, And The True Story Behind The List | David Crowe | Spy, businessman, bon vivant, Nazi Party member, Righteous Gentile. This was Oskar Schindler, the controversial savior of almost 12,000 Jews during the Holocaust who struggled afterwards to rebuild his life and gain international recognition for his wartime deeds. Author David Crowe examines every phase of the subject's life in this landmark biography, presenting a figure of mythic proportions that one prominent Schindler Jew described as an extraordinary man in extraordinary times.” | Basic Books |
| Our 50 States | ||||
| 9781442485471 | Oz, The Complete Collection, Volume 1: The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz; The Marvelous Land Of Oz; Ozma Of Oz (1) | L. Frank Baum | Discover the marvelous land of Oz in this collection of the first three books in L. Frank Baum’s classic American fairy tale series.The first three books of the iconic Oz series, now in one collection!In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Dorothy and her dog, Toto, find themselves in a strange land called Oz after their Kansas house is swept away by a cyclone. Here they meet the Munchkins and join the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion on an unforgettable journey to the Emerald City, where the all-powerful Wizard of Oz lives. Can he help Dorothy return home?In The Marvelous Land of Oz, a young boy named Tip escapes from a witch and sets out to explore land of Oz. Along the way, he meets the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman, as well as some new friends like Jack Pumpkinhead and the Wooden Sawhorse. Eventually, Tip’s journey takes him to the Emerald City, where he realizes that his life will be changed forever.In Ozma of Oz, Dorothy is sailing to Australia when a huge storm washes her overboard. She only survives by clinging to a chicken crate. Eventually she and a yellow hen named Billina wash up on the magic shore of Ev where they meet the mechanical man Tik Tok. But Dorothy and Billina are taken prisoner by the evil Nome King who has captured the royal family of Ev. Only Ozma of Oz can save them, but will she be in time? | Aladdin |
| 9780393265408 | Perspectives From The Past: Primary Sources In Western Civilizations (Volume 2) | James M. Brophy, Joshua Cole, John F. Robertson (john Francis), Thomas Max Safley, Carol Symes, W. W. Norton & Company | Placing value in perspective―a rich primary source collection at a truly exceptional value. Perspectives from the Past: Primary Sources in Western Civilizations features a diverse range of primary sources for analysis, offering a total of 225 classic and contemporary documents of varying length. The Sixth Edition’s table of contents has been reorganized to mirror Western Civilizations’ chronology and emphasis on the global context for the West―a revision process overseen by Joshua Cole and Carol Symes, our dynamic co-authors of Western Civilizations, Full and Brief Editions. Selections are largely informed by instructor feedback, reflecting the documents most widely assigned in the course and rendering Perspectives from the Past the most extensive and diverse reader available. | W. W. Norton & Company |
| 9780471112990 | Physical Geography: Science And Systems Of The Human Environment | Alan H. Strahler, Arthur N. Strahler | This truly integrated, system-based approach to physical geography is designed for a one or two-semester course in Physical Geography or Earth Systems Science, taught at the First year undergraduate level. Comprehensive in its coverage, this text's inclusion of quantitative concepts should appeal to lecturers and students seeking to incorporate systems-driven approach to teaching this course.Environmental issues of global change are stressed in each chapter, highlighted by a colour bar at the side of the column. Simple quantitative concepts are included in "Working It Out" boxes for those who desire a more quantitative focus. These sections require highschool algebra, and they focus on applications rather than computation. End-of-chapter problems and end-of-book problems are also included.Supplements: Teacher's Manual/Test Bank, Slides, Transparencies, Test Bank | Wiley |
| 9780312441982 | Preparation Guide For The AP European History Exam To Accompany The Making Of The West | Eric Johnson, Lynn Hunt | This Preparation Guide parallels the new edition of the main text, The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, to help students master content and develop skills in historical analysis and interpretation in preparation for the College Board's AP European History Exam. For each chapter in the textbook, beginning with Chapter 14, the Preparation Guide offers overview and review sections and provides answers for all of the exercises. In addition this guide offers: Chapter Questions, Chapter Summary, Multiple-Choice Questions, Short-Answer Questions, Key Events, Key Terms, and a Building Historical Skills section.... | Bedford/St. Martin's |
| Rand Mcnally Quick Reference World Atlas | ||||
| 9780528004919 | Rand Mcnally's Historical Atlas Of The World | Rand McNally | The Historical Atlas of the World presents important periods and turning points in 5,000 years of world history through 48 pages of thematic maps.Atlas features:2011 copyright updated to include recent world eventsPresents major periods of world history through more than 100 bold, colorful mapsThematic maps include literacy, languages, religions, and moreIncludes a section on benefits of using the atlas112 pages, paperback, 8" x 10" | Rand McNally |
| Readings In World History | ||||
| 9781879431997 | See And Explore Library: Animals And Where They Live | John Feltwell, Angela Wilkes | Captioned illustrations present information about a variety of animals, birds, fish, and insects, describing what they eat, where they live, and how they raise their young | Dk Pub |
| 9781457615214 | Sources For Western Society, Since 1300 | John P. McKay, Clare Haru Crowston, Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks, Joe Perry | Sources for Western Society provides a variety of primary sources to accompany A History of Western Society, Eleventh Edition. With over fifty new selections—including a dozen new visual sources—and enhanced pedagogy throughout, students are given the tools to engage critically with canonical and lesser known sources, and prominent and ordinary voices. Each chapter includes a "Sources in Conversation" feature that presents differing views on key topics. This companion reader is an exceptional value for students and offers plenty of assignment options for instructors. | Bedford/St. Martin's |
| 9780312465179 | Sources Of The Making Of The West, Volume I: To 1740: Peoples And Cultures | Katharine J. Lualdi, Lynn Hunt, Thomas R. Martin, Barbara H. Rosenwein, R. Po-chia Hsia, Bonnie G. Smith | This companion sourcebook provides written and visual sources to accompany each chapter of The Making of the West. Political, social, and cultural documents offer a variety of perspectives that complement the textbook and encourage student to make connections between narrative history and primary sources. Each chapter contains a chapter summary, document headnotes, and questions for discussion. | Bedford/St. Martin's |
| 9780312465186 | Sources Of The Making Of The West, Volume II: Since 1500: Peoples And Cultures | Lynn Hunt, Thomas R. Martin, Barbara H. Rosenwein, R. Po-chia Hsia, Bonnie G. Smith, Katharine J. Lualdi | This companion sourcebook provides written and visual sources to accompany each chapter of The Making of the West. Political, social, and cultural documents offer a variety of perspectives that complement the textbook and encourage student to make connections between narrative history and primary sources. Each chapter contains a chapter summary, document headnotes, and questions for discussion. | Bedford/St. Martin's |
| 9781133935254 | Sources Of The Western Tradition: Volume I: From Ancient Times To The Enlightenment | Marvin Perry | With a collection of over 375 sources, each accompanied by an introductory essay and review questions, this two-volume primary source reader emphasizes the intellectual history and values of the Western tradition. Sources are grouped around important themes in European history--such as religion, education, and art and culture--so that readers can analyze and compare multiple documents. The ninth edition features additional sources by and about women and updates to introductions and review questions. | Cengage Learning |