Résultats de recherche de titre
Articles 161 à 180 sur 495
Life after the military: a handbook for transitioning veterans (Military Life #5)
Par Janelle Hill, Janelle B. Moore, Don Philpott, Cheryl Lawhorne-Scott, Janelle Moore. 2013
A guide for veterans leaving the military. Discusses the emotional and psychological challenges of becoming a civilian and ways for…
families to cope with the change. Includes information on obtaining employment, furthering education, and managing finances. Lists relevant websites. 2011Beyond the bear: how I learned to live and love again after being blinded by a bear
Par Dan Bigley, Debra McKinney. 2013
Author recounts being blinded during a near-fatal grizzly bear attack in Alaska in 2003 at age twenty-five. Details his recovery…
and his attendance at a center for the visually impaired. Discusses earning a master degree, changing careers, and reuniting with--and marrying--his girlfriend. Some strong language. 2013On the map: a mind-expanding exploration of the way the world looks
Par Simon Garfield. 2012
Theorizes that mapmaking is part of the human experience. Examines the sociological implications of cartography and explains the historical significance…
of maps. Speculates on the impact of new mapping technologies, such as GPS, GoogleMaps, and computer games. Foreword by Dava Sobel, author of Longitude (DB 42442). Young adult appeal. 2013American tapestry: the story of the black, white, and multiracial ancestors of Michelle Obama
Par Rachel L. Swarns. 2012
New York Times reporter presents research on First Lady Michelle Obama's roots, beginning in 1850s Georgia with enslaved teenager Melvinia--Obama's…
great-great-great-grandmother--and her owner, Henry Wells Shields. Traces the family tree through five generations to the White House. 2012Jeopardy champion Jennings pens a compendium of conventional wisdom--old wives' tales--passed down and imparted to children. He researches the science…
behind each myth and rates its accuracy. Examples include "bundle up or you'll catch cold," and "don't feed the dog chocolate." 2012Lost at sea: the Jon Ronson mysteries
Par Jon Ronson. 2012
British author of The Men Who Stare at Goats (DB 60917) pens essays exploring absurdities of the modern world. In…
the title piece Ronson investigated the 2011 disappearance of an employee from a Disney cruise and learned that many people go missing from cruises every year. Strong language. 2012Marvel Comics: the untold story
Par Sean Howe. 2012
Former Entertainment Weekly editor details the history of Marvel Comics--home to Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Avengers, and other superheroes--from the…
early 1960s to the twenty-first century. Describes the personalities behind the brand's success, including writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. Young adult appeal. Some strong language. 2012The House of Wittgenstein: a family at war
Par Alexander Waugh. 2010
Explores the history of the Wittgenstein family of Vienna: wealthy industrialist Karl (1847-1913); his wife Leopoldine (1850-1926); and their eight…
children, including philosopher Ludwig (1889-1951) and his brother Paul (1887-1961), a renowned one-armed concert pianist. 2010The Nobel Prize: the story of Alfred Nobel and the most famous prize in the world
Par Michael Worek. 2010
History of the Nobel Prize, which began in 1901 after Alfred Nobel left instructions in his will to award annual…
monetary prizes to those who made the biggest contribution in the categories of peace, medicine, literature, chemistry, and physics. Profiles famous recipients. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2010The ultimate dinopedia: the most complete dinosaur reference ever (National geographic kids)
Par Franco Tempesta, Don Lessem. 2010
Guide provides information on nearly a hundred dinosaurs--what they ate (plants or meat), where they lived (from the Arctic to…
the jungle), ways they behaved (some climbed trees) and evolved, and even what color some of them were. Includes quick facts on hundreds of others. For grades 3-6. 2010Clark Howard's living large in lean times: 250+ ways to buy smarter, spend smarter, and save money
Par Clark Howard, Mark Meltzer, Theo Thimou. 2011
Television and radio consumer advocate's guide to saving money offers advice on range of topics from cars to homes to…
travel. The first chapter covers changes that could have immediate effects on personal finances. Other chapters include tips for buying utilities, insurance, mortgages, health care, and education. Bestseller. 2011The 10 best of everything national parks: 800 top picks from coast to coast
Par National Geographic. 2011
For this guide to exploring America's National Parks, National Geographic Society editors consulted nature writers and outdoor enthusiasts to identify…
eighty areas of interest--such as natural wonders, wildlife, history, day hikes, and campgrounds, cuisine--and recommend the ten best parks in each category. 2011The best advice I ever got: lessons from extraordinary lives
Par Katie Couric. 2011
News anchor shares advice and anecdotes she has collected from nearly one hundred notable personalities, including Maya Angelou, Beyoncé, Michael…
Bloomberg, Drew Brees, Bill Clinton, and Suze Orman. Contributors and Couric herself discuss courage, hard work, tenacity, and other components of success. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2011Justice is: A guide for young truth seekers
Par Preet Bharara. 2022
Introduce the concept of justice to young people with this picture book by New York Times bestselling author of Doing…
Justice, Preet Bharara. In clear and simple language, Preet Bharara, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, explains what justice is and what it takes to achieve it for even the youngest readers. Drawing on examples of historic justice seekers whose deeds best demonstrate those attributes by asking hard questions, keeping an open mind, defending the truth, and using their voices and their bodies to fight injustice—such as Ida B. Wells, John Lewis, Malala Yousafzai, and many others, this timely book is perfect for exploring the concept of justice. Inspire young readers to fight for justice in their world and to remain hopeful that by standing together, it can triumph13 planets: the latest view of the solar system
Par David A. Aguilar. 2011
Updates Eleven Planets (DB 68324), which was written after the demotion of Pluto to dwarf-planet status. Discusses the idea that…
there are eight classical and five dwarf planets. Also covers the Sun, the moon, the asteroid belt, meteorites, comets, orbits, and other solar systems. For grades 3-6. 2011Discusses the 1507 Waldseemüller map--the first to designate America--which is in the collections of and displayed by the Library of…
Congress. Traces the overlapping voyages, some geographical and some intellectual, that brought about the map's revolutionary depiction of the world. 2009Weird Canadian Laws: Strange, Bizarre, Wacky & Absurd (Weird Canada #2)
Par Lisa Wojna. 2006
If you can imagine it, somewhere there's probably a law against it. Laugh out loud over some of Canada's strangest…
laws -- but not too loudly, or you might get a ticket: * Until 2002 in BC, you couldn't stand up while having a drink in a restaurant * In Halifax, cabbies are required to wear socks * You're not allowed to dogsled on the sidewalks in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario * In Ponoka, Alberta, don’t build a mud hut or a house with a straw roof * Don't let your Canadian flag snap in the wind in Collingwood, Ontario * Coloured margarine is illegal in Quebec * Don't leave a trail of nails, tacks or glass behind you when you walk down the streets of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan * Clear sodas are not allowed to contain caffeine in Canada. * Plus more outdated, outmoded or just plain outlandish laws from throughout Canada.Paranormal America: ghost encounters, UFO sightings, Bigfoot hunts, and other curiosities in religion and culture
Par F. Carson Mencken, Joseph O. Baker, Christopher D. Bader, Christopher David Bader. 2010
Sociologists explore human belief in and experiences with the paranormal, both within mainstream religion and outside it. Authors discuss those…
who believe and the effect on their lives and consider UFOs, Bigfoot, angels, speaking in tongues, and otherworldly occurrences. 2010Middling folk: three seas, three centuries, one Scots-Irish family
Par Linda H. Matthews. 2010
Literature professor uses historical documents to trace three hundred years of her family's genealogy--from Scotland to Northern Ireland and America--in…
order to depict the lives of ordinary people. Discusses the manner in which the middle class conducted business through the ages and its contributions to building prosperous societies. 2010You send me: getting it right when you write online
Par Patricia T. O'Conner, Stewart Kellerman. 2003
The author of Woe Is I (DB 70749) and Words Fail Me (DB 70601) offers advice for writing online. Discusses…
grammar, spelling, and etiquette. Offers examples of inappropriate and offensive e-mails and ways to perfect them. 2002