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Get a life: you don't need a million to retire well
Par Ralph Warner. 1996
Advises the reader not to focus exclusively on finances when preparing for retirement, but also to consider such equally important…
factors as health, spiritual life, interpersonal relationships, and interests outside of work. Interviews with retirees illustrate the importance of this approachReading between the bones: the pioneers of dinosaur paleontology
Par Susan Clinton. 1997
Profiles eight pioneers in the study of dinosaurs and explains how scientific knowledge is cumulative. Clinton notes that dinosaurs were…
unknown until 1824 when Georges Cuvier identified the first dinosaur bone, describing it as belonging to a whale-sized lizard. Now three hundred kinds of dinosaurs are known to vertebrate paleontologists. For junior and senior high readersThe handbook of the former Soviet Union
Par Michael Kort. 1997
A history and description of the fifteen nations that arose out of the former Soviet Union, including Russia, Ukraine, Belarus,…
Moldova, and the states of the Baltic, Transcaucasus, and Central Asian regions. Includes a chronology of the post-soviet era and a brief encyclopedia describing major leaders and geographic features. For senior high and older readersBog bodies
Par Janet Buell. 1997
Describes how in 1984 a British archaeologist discovered the two-thousand-year-old Lindow Man buried in peat. Explains that bodies preserved in…
bogs are like time travelers from past civilizations that scientists study to learn about the circumstances of life and death before written records. For grades 5-8The only math book you'll ever need: Practical, Step-by-step Solutions To Everyday Math Problems
Par Stanley Kogelman. 1994
A practical guide for "adults who want to deal effectively with the math in their lives." Explains mathematics for financial…
planning and income tax purposes, making consumer decisions, household budgeting, home projects, cooking, recreation, and moreAcademic duty
Par Donald Kennedy. 1997
Examines a range of challenges facing the modern university in the United States. Addresses such issues as teaching versus research,…
waning budgets, ethical concerns, and cultural conflicts. Calls for a renewed commitment to academic responsibility within the campus communityThe New York Times book of science questions and answers
Par C. Ray. 1997
Questions divided into sections on hard and soft science include such inquiries as "why can you see the moon in…
the daytime?" "how does a fabric softener sheet work?" and "are your odds of winning the lottery better if you play the same numbers week after week or if you change the numbers week after week?"Alice Ramsey's grand adventure
Par Don Brown. 1997
On June 9, 1909, Alice Ramsey left New York City to drive across America in a Maxwell automobile. Accompanied by…
three other women, she had to repair the car several times before finally arriving in San Francisco on August 7, 1909. The book describes the small towns, farms, railroad tracks, rivers, and mountains they passed along the way. For grades 2-4The disheveled dictionary: a curious caper through our sumptuous lexicon
Par Karen Gordon. 1997
The science of God: the convergence of scientific and biblical wisdom
Par Gerald Schroeder. 1997
Argues that modern scientific discoveries corroborate, rather than conflict with, biblical revelation. Observes, for example, that the Bible's account of…
the creation of the universe is consistent with Einstein's theory of relativity and with "big bang" cosmologyAlways wear clean underwear!: And other ways parents say "I love you"
Par Marc Gellman. 1997
Interprets the hidden meanings behind thirty-two things parents tell their children to do--over and over again. For example, cleaning your…
plate means being grateful for what you have, and keeping your shoes off the couch is a way to show respect to your parents. For grades 3-6Girl talk: staying strong, feeling good, sticking together
Par Judith Harlan. 1997
Alexander Graham Bell: making connections
Par Naomi Pasachoff. 1996
Emphasizes Bell's work and scientific experiments leading to his invention of the telephone. Examines his personal life to explain his…
commitment to working with deaf people. Traces his lifelong scientific curiosity, including his studies of heredity and his pioneer efforts in aviation. For grades 6-9 and older readersThe number sense: how the mind creates mathematics
Par Stanislas Dehaene. 1997
The author explains how the structure of the human brain shapes mathematical abilities. Describes psychological studies of the way people…
understand and manipulate numbers. Reports on experiments involving animals and babies, as well as those who have suffered brain injuriesIn the footsteps of Alexander the Great: a journey from Greece to Asia
Par Michael Wood. 1997
An account of Alexander the Great's ten-year, twenty-two thousand mile expedition that began in 334 B.C. and his conquest of…
most of the known world. Retraces the path of his arduous march, recounting historic events and assessing the legendary hero's deep and lasting impactThirty-one grade-school children interview friends and relatives about their roles in the civil rights movement. Three additional essays provide information…
on segregation, the movement to end it, and the struggle against racial discrimination and poverty. For grades 5-8All in a drop: how Antony van Leeuwenhoek discovered an invisible world
Par Lori Alexander. 2019
Biography of the self-taught scientist known as the father of microbiology. By building his own microscope, Leeuwenhoek advanced humanity's understanding…
of the oft-invisible world around us. Explains that microbes are everywhere: in the soil and oceans, in snow, and inside our bodies. For grades 3-6.A life on our planet: my witness statement and a vision for the future
Par David Attenborough. 2020
Naturalist in his 90s reflects on his decades as a science communicator and the changes to the planet he has…
witnessed since his early days in the field. Presents policies for addressing issues like climate change and bettering the world to pass on to the next generation. 2020Dinosaur ghosts: the mystery of Coelophysis
Par J. Gillette. 1997
Gillette provides background information about a New Mexico site where hundreds of fossils of Coelophysis (a dog-sized dinosaur) are located.…
She presents various hypotheses regarding the occurrence of this mass grave and analyzes each to determine the most probable explanation. For grades 3-6The first moderns: profiles in the origins of twentieth-century thought
Par William Everdell. 1997
An overview of the intellectual forces that precipitated modernism, when a new "world view...gave rise to speed, industry, [and] world…
markets." Surveys key thinkers in academia, science, and the arts, describing their role in helping to usher in the modern era between 1870 and 1914