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Quick view Hiroshima by John Hersey Almost four decades after the original publication of this celebrated book, John Hersey went back to Hiroshima in search of the people whose stories he had told. His account of what he discovered about them is now the eloquent and moving final chapter... View Details
Quick view The Great Depression: America 1929-1941 by Robert S McElvaine Repackaged to tie-in to a forthcoming PBS series on the Great Depression scheduled to air in October, this perennially popular work is fully revised to include new scholarship published over the last eight years. One of the country's premier scholars on... View Details
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Quick view Exploring Lewis and Clark: Reflections on Men and Wilderness by Thomas P Slaughter This provocative work challenges traditional accounts of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's expedition across the continent and back again. Uncovering deeper meanings in the explorers' journals and lives, Exploring Lewis and Clark exposes... View Details
Quick view Cool Stuff Exploded: Get Inside Modern Technology hc by Chris Woodford The third installment of DK's visually stunning and incredibly successful Cool Stuff series deconstructs everyday objects so youngsters can see exactly how they work. Beautifully photographed spreads show piece-by-piece breakdowns of cell phones,... View Details
Quick view 33 Things Every Girl Should Know about Women's History: From Suffragettes to Skirt Lengths to the E.R.A by Tonya Bolden Featuring contributions from a wide variety of women, including well-known nonfiction writers, a children's librarian, historians, and many more, this latest addition to the 33 Things series provides an engaging, inspiring, informative look at the role... View Details
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Quick view Girls Get Curves: Geometry Takes Shape by Danica McKellar Hollywood actress and math whiz Danica McKellar has completely shattered the 'math nerd' stereotype. For years, she's been showing girls how to feel confident and ace their math classes--with style. With [this book], she applies her winning techniques... View Details
