Showing 51–100 of 102 books
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Lucky: A Memoir
In this memoir, Alice Sebold reveals how her life was transformed when at age 18 she was raped and beaten in a park near her college campus.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780316096195
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The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam
A full-color graphic memoir inspired by the award-winning documentary-and the life and mystery of China's greatest magician. Who was Long Tack Sam?- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9781594482649
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The Middle of Everywhere: Helping Refugees Enter the American Community
Offers the tales of refugees who have escaped countries riddled by conflict and ripped apart by war to realize their dream of starting a new life in America, detailing their triumph over adversity.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780151006007
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My Start-Up Life: What a (Very) Young CEO Learned on His Journey through Silicon Valley
My Start-Up Life is more than a gee-whiz account from a precocious teenager - it is a serious yet entertaining treatment of the ups and downs of an entrepreneurial life and the sacrifices necessary to pursue a vision- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780787996130
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Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science
Seeks to provide an engaging and comprehensive primer to economics that explains key concepts without technical jargon and using common-sense examples- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780393049824
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No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row
Teenagers on death row speak about their lives before and after being locked up.
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One Hundred Young Americans
Inside, you will read stories that will inspire, move, excite and even anger you. Along this journey, you will meet people who share your experiences, who remind your of others and who are unlike anyone you have ever met.- Nonfiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2009
- ISBN: 9780061192005
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Our Movie Heritage
Imagine an America without any images of itself -- no Judy Garland in the Wizard of Oz, no Orson Welles in Citizen Kane, and no Bogart and Bergman in Casablanca.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780813524313
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Out Law: What LGBT Youth Should Know Abouth Their Legal Rights
The enormous advances of the civil rights movement have made it easier for LGBT youth to be "out," yet their increased visibility has led to myriad legal issues involving such critical matters as freedom of expression, sexual harassment, self-chosen medical care, and even their right to privacy within their own families- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780807079669
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Out of Orbit: The Incredible True Story of Three Astronauts Who Were Hundreds of Miles Above Earth With No Way Home
On February 1, 2003, the nation was stunned to watch the shuttle Columbia disintegrate into a blue-green sky. Despite the numerous new reports surrounding the tragedy, the public remained largely unaware that three men, U.S. astronauts Donald Pettit and Kenneth Bowersox, and Russian flight engineer Nikolai Budarin, remained orbiting Earth- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780767919913
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The Oxford Project
In this riveting sociological study, the residents of Oxford, Iowa were photographed in 1984 and then again in 2005. Their compelling life stories, vividly expressed in brief biographical sketches, show just how much someone can change in 21 years.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2014, Alex Awards 2009
- ISBN: 9781599620480
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Permanence
Contains a collection of fullcolor portraits of various people and their tattoos, including Margaret Cho, Chris Garver, and Slash, with a handwritten statement accompanying each photograph, and includes interviews with tattoo artists.- Nonfiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2009
- ISBN: 9780811861311
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Persepolis
In 1970s Iran, Marjane "Marji" Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family- Nonfiction
- Fabulous Films for Young Adults 2009
- ISBN: 9781424883141
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Photography: An Illustrated History
Presents the history of photography from the daguerreotypes of the mid-1800s to its acceptance as an art form and more.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780195126082
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Pitch Black
Antony Horton, an AfricanAmerican homeless man living in a subway tunnel, describes his life on the streets- Nonfiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2009
- ISBN: 9781933693064
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The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Fancisco Manzano
Juan Francisco Manzano was born in 1797 into the household of wealthy slave owners in Cuba.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780805077063
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The Power of Myth
Conversations between Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers, a television journalist, discussing mythology and our ties to the past.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780385247740
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The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation
This is the story of how America awakened to its race problem, of how a nation that longed for unity after World War II came instead to see, hear, and learn about the shocking indignities and injustices of racial segregation in the South.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780679403814
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The Race to Save the Lord God Bird
Tells the story of the ivory-billed woodpecker's extinction in the United States, describing the encounters between this species and humans, and discussing what these encounters have taught us about preserving endangered creatures- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780374361730
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The Radioactive Boy Scout: The True Story of a Boy and His Backyard Nuclear Reactor
Traces a young boy's obsessive fascination with science and nuclear physics, which eventually compelled him to misrepresent himself to the government and build a breeder reactor in his back yard, causing an environmental catastrophe in his quiet Detroit neighborhood.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780375503511
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The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II
China has endured much hardship in its history, as Iris Chang shows in her ably researched The Rape of Nanking, a book that recounts the horrible events in that eastern Chinese city under Japanese occupation in the late 1930s. -
A Rare Breed of Love: The True Story of Baby and the Mission She Inspired to Help Dogs Everywhere
Shares the story of a three-legged poodle whose rescue from a puppy mill sparked the author's cross-country rallies to raise awareness and call for reforms to animal protection laws, in a volume complemented by photos of celebrities and their animal companions.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9781416564034
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Rotten English: A Literary Anthology
An oveview of the best non-standard English writing of the past two centuries, with a focus on the most recent decades- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780393329605
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A Sand County Almanac
Nature writings of Aldo Leopold, one of the foremost conservationist of our century- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780195053050
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Shakespeare: The World as Stage
William Shakespeare, the most celebrated poet in the English language, left behind nearly a million words of text, but his biography has long been a thicket of supposition arranged around scant facts.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780007197903
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She's Got Next: A Story of Getting In, Staying Open, and Taking a Shot
A memoir of a life in basketball chronicles the journey of a woman who plays the game and coaches it, presenting the sport through the lens of gender, sexual politics, race, class, and above all, humor- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780618264568
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Shooting Under Fire: The World of the War Photographer
Shooting Under Fire is the candid testimony and stunning photography of the men and women who go into battle armed only with a camera to show warfare as it is and where it is.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9781579652159
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
In this book Bill Bryson explores the most intriguing and consequential questions that science seeks to answer and attempts to understand everything that has transpired from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780767908177
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Skateboarding: Legendary Tricks
Skateboarding, trick by trick.- Nonfiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2009
- ISBN: 9781884654305
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Skulls
On June 4th, 2007, artist Noah Scalin came up with an ingenious idea: he cut a skull out of orange paper and posted it online with the note, "I'm making a skull image every day for a year."- Nonfiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2009
- ISBN: 9781600593758
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of
When three-month-old Lia Lee arrived at the county hospital emergency room in Merced, California, a chain of events was set in motion from which neither she nor her parents nor her doctors would ever recover.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780374267810
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
A look inside the world of forensics examines the use of human cadavers in a wide range of endeavors, including research into new surgical procedures, space exploration, and a Tennessee human decay research facility- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009, Alex Awards 2004
- ISBN: 9780393050936
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The Stuff of Life: A Graphic Guide to Genetics and DNA
Learn about the fundamentals of human DNA and evolution in clear, simple language.- Nonfiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2009
- ISBN: 9780809094943
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Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers is the New Way to Be Smart
Gone are the days of solely relying on intuition to make decisions. Today, number crunching affects your life in ways you might never imagine.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780553805406
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The Taste of Sweet: Our Comlicated Love Affair With Our Favorite Treats
A scientific look at the human love affair with sweets examines our complicated, often conflicted relationship with sweet foods from a historical, socieconomic, technological, and cultural perspective.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780307351906
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Terror in the Name of God: Why Religious Militants Kill
For four years, the author interviewed extremist members of three religions around the world: Christians, Jews, and Muslims.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780060505325
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This Land Was Made for You and Me: The Life and Songs of Woody Guthrie
A biography of Woody Guthrie, a singer who wrote over 3,000 folk songs and ballads as he traveled around the United States, including "This Land is Your Land" and "So Long It's Been Good to Know Yuh."- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780670035359
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time
One man's campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote, and anti-American reaches of Asia- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780670034826
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
New Yorker writer Malcolm Gladwell looks at why major changes in our society so often happen suddenly and unexpectedly- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780316316965
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Tuesdays with Morrie: an Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher. Someone older who understood you when you were young and searching, who helped you see the world as a more profound place, and gave you advice to help you make your way through it.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780385484510
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Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines
The author details his immersion in a world of hardcore drugs, revealing the mental and physical depths of addiction, and the violent relapse one summer in California that forever changed his life, leading him down the road to recovery.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9781416913627
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The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation
An introduction to the United States Constitution, presented in graphic form, detailing important people and events in the creation of the founding document, its Preamble, and twentyseven amendments.- Nonfiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2009
- ISBN: 9780809094875
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The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights
In the mid-1930s, Marian Anderson was a famed vocalist who had been applauded by European royalty and welcomed at the White House. But, because of her race, she was denied the right to sing at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780618159765
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The Way We Work: Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body
Many of us spend most of our lives oblivious to even basic information about the most amazing thing we'll ever take for granted-our own bodies.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780618233786
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The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth
Sometime this century the day will arrive when the human influence on the climate will overwhelm all other natural factors- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780871139351
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What Color Is Your Parachute? 2009: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers
What Color Is Your Parachute is deservedly the world's most popular job hunting book- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9781580087957
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Wheelchair Warrior: Gangs, Disability, and Basketball
The victim of a gang-related shooting, Melvin Juette shares his poignant memoir of transformation from sixteen-year-old African American gang member to star athlete of the U.S. National Wheelchair Basketball Team- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9781592134748
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Who the Hell is Pansy O'Hara?: The Fascinating Stories Behind of the World's Best-Loved Books
From Stephen King's childhood fascination with gruesome comics to the famous family name behind Peter Benchley, book-lovers and first time authors Bond and Sheedy light up some intriguing angles on many popular authors.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780143113645
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The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring
Hidden away in foggy, uncharted rain forest valleys in Northern California are the tallest organisms the world has ever sustained--the coast redwood trees.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9781400064892
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World Religions: The Great Faiths Explored and Explained
This comprehensive and lavishly illustrated work introduces the reader to faiths of the world through religious artifacts, paintings, architecture, and annotations of sacred texts. It includes timelines comparing significant events and people.
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