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Ancient Rome : archaeology unlocks the secrets of Rome's past / by Decker, Zilah.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 60), Internet addresses and index.An examination of the archaeological techniques and findings that have provided a window into what life was like in ancient Rome, including housing, social customs, religious practices and more.LSC
Subjects: Excavations (Archaeology);
© c2007, National Geographic,
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A good neighborhood / by Fowler, Therese,author.;
"A gripping contemporary novel that examines the American dream through the lens of two families living side by side in an idyllic neighborhood, and the one summer that changes their lives irrevocably"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Families; Neighborhoods; Neighbors; Racially mixed children; Teenagers;
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A good neighborhood [sound recording] / by Fowler, Therese,author.; Turenne, Ella,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Ella Turenne."A gripping contemporary novel that examines the American dream through the lens of two families living side by side in an idyllic neighborhood, and the one summer that changes their lives irrevocably"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Families; Neighborhoods; Neighbors; Racially mixed children; Teenagers;
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Hold the Oxo! : a teenage soldier writes home / by Brooker, Marion,1932-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-136), Internet addresses and index.Examines the history of the First World War with a particular focus on the letters of Jim Fargey, a soldier who served during the First World War in the 79th Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders regiment.LSC
Subjects: Fargey, James, 1897-1916.; Soldiers; World War, 1914-1918; Soldiers; World War, 1914-1918;
© c2011., Dundurn Press,
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Scorpions / by Bodden, Valerie.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 24) and index."A basic introduction to scorpions, examining where they live, how they grow, what they eat, and the unique physical traits that help to define them, such as their poisonous stingers."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Scorpions;
© 2011., Creative Education,
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Land : how the hunger for ownership shaped the modern world / by Winchester, Simon,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Explores the concept of land ownership and how it has shaped history, examining how people fight over, steward, and occasionally share land, and what humanity's proprietary relationship with land means for the future.
Subjects: Land tenure;
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Tough guy : the life of Norman Mailer / by Bradford, Richard,1957-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.'Tough Guy' is the first biography to examine Norman Mailer's life as a twisted lens, offering a unique insight into the history of America from the end of WWII to the election of Barack Obama.
Subjects: Biographies.; Mailer, Norman.; Authors, American; Journalists;
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Here I am : the story of Tim Hetherington, war photographer / by Huffman, Alan.;
Traces the life and career of the photojournalist who was killed by a mortar blast while covering the Libyan Civil War, examining how his achievements reflected the realities of twenty-first-century war reporting.
Subjects: Hetherington, Tim.; Photojournalists;
© c2013., Grove Press,
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Fool proof : how fear of playing the sucker shapes our selves and the social order-and what we can do about it / by Wilkinson-Ryan, Tess,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Moral psychologist Tess Wilkinson-Ryan examines what she calls the "sucker construct," the fear of being taken advantage of--of being a sucker--and its outsized role in the shaping of our lives and our world"--
Subjects: Social influence.; Social pressure.;
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Face paint : the story of makeup / by Eldridge, Lisa,;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-233), Internet addresses and index.Reveals the entire history of the art form of makeup, from Egyptian and Classical times through the Victorian age and Golden Era of Hollywood, and also examines the cutting-edge makeup science of today and tomorrow.LSC
Subjects: Cosmetics; Beauty culture; Beauty, Personal.; Cosmetics; Cosmetics industry;
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