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The first scientific American: Benjamin Franklin and the pursuit of genius
Par Joyce E Chaplin. 2006
Harvard professor highlights the scientific discoveries of American founding father Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) that enabled his involvement in political affairs.…
Describes the transatlantic community of Enlightenment scientists and Franklin's international renown due to his pathbreaking research on electricity, asbestos, the Gulf Stream, and other topics. 2006George Mason, forgotten founder
Par Jeff Broadwater. 2006
Biography of landowner, lawmaker, and influential member of the Virginia gentry, George Mason (1725-1792). Emphasizes Mason's authorship of Virginia's Declaration…
of Rights and the state's constitution. Explains his opposition to ratifying the U.S. Constitution because of the absence of a Bill of Rights. 2006The innocent man: murder and injustice in a small town
Par John Grisham. 2006
Ada, Oklahoma. Chronicles the 1987 arrest and conviction of a former Oakland A's pitcher and his friend for the rape…
and murder of a twenty-one-year-old cocktail waitress five years earlier. Grisham examines the effect of DNA testing and a faulty original investigation on the men's eventual exoneration. Bestseller. 2006The World Series: great championship moments
Par Stephanie True Peters. 2007
Highlights some of the most exciting baseball games in the history of the World Series, from the first contest held…
in Boston in 1903 through the 2005 season. Describes the action by star athletes and their teams. For grades 4-7. 2007Barefootin': life lessons from the road to freedom
Par Unita Blackwell. 2006
Autobiography of social activist Unita Blackwell (b. 1933), Mississippi's first female African American mayor. Describes her childhood in a poor…
sharecropping family, her involvement with the civil- and human-rights movements, and her political rise. Blackwell shares her philosophy to persevere, find meaning, and make a difference. 2006A long way gone: memoirs of a boy soldier
Par Ishmael Beah. 2007
The author recalls experiences as a war refuge and as a thirteen-year-old soldier forced to join the Sierra Leone army.…
Beah describes his participation in mass slaughters, rehabilitation, immigration to America, and involvement with UNICEF. Violence. 2007The true history of chocolate
Par Sophie D Coe. 1996
Traces the development of processed chocolate from its pre-Columbian origins to its modern forms. Explains the steps involved in turning…
the seeds of the cacao plant into a drink. Discusses chocolate's culinary transformation in Europe and its evolution from an elite luxury to food for the masses. 1996Putin's Russia: life in a failing democracy
Par Anna Politkovskai︠a︡. 2004
Award-winning journalist blames Russian president Vladimir Putin for the multiple ills threatening the country's stability at the beginning of the…
twenty-first century. Describes corruption in the government, the judicial system, the military, and in business. Charges that the war in Chechnya is producing--not fighting--terrorism. 2004Yellow jack: how yellow fever ravaged America and Walter Reed discovered its deadly secrets
Par John R Pierce. 2005
Traces yellow fever's history and impact in America since the seventeenth century. Chronicles the efforts of army major and physician…
Walter Reed and the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Board beginning in 1900 to research the cause, spread, and control of this acute viral hemorrhagic disease and ultimately banish it. 2005Perplexing people (Unsolved history)
Par Gary L Blackwood. 2006
Historical cases of pretenders, or people who claim to be a famous deceased person. Discusses people who claimed to be…
Joan of Arc, Louis XVII of France, the Romanovs of Russia, Grand Duchess Anastasia, Billy the Kid, and Kaspar Hauser. Uncontracted braille. For senior high and older readers. 2006The Shia revival: how conflicts within Islam will shape the future
Par Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr. 2006
Middle East scholar discusses the schism between Shias and Sunnis in the Muslim world. Provides cultural and historical context for…
their traditional hostility in order to explain the animosity between Iran and Saudi Arabia and the reasons each branch of Islam seeks dominance in the Middle East. 2006The looming tower: Al-Qaeda and the road to 9/11
Par Lawrence Wright. 2006
Traces Islamic fundamentalism from 1948 to the 2001 attack on America. Highlights Al Qaeda leaders Osama bin Laden and Ayman…
al-Zawahiri. Asserts a historical lack of concern from intelligence agencies except for FBI agent John O'Neill and Saudi prince Turki al-Faisal. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2006The avenger takes his place: Andrew Johnson and the 45 days that changed the nation
Par Howard B Means. 2006
Traces the events surrounding President Abraham Lincoln's April 14, 1865, assassination, when Vice President Andrew Johnson from Tennessee unexpectedly became…
the nation's leader. Highlights Johnson's May 29, 1865, unilateral decision to grant amnesty to Confederates who took a loyalty oath. Discusses his battles with the Radical Republicans in Congress. 2006A godly hero: the life of William Jennings Bryan
Par Michael Kazin. 2006
Traces the life of populist politician William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925), from his midwestern boyhood to his involvement in the 1925…
Scopes trial. Highlights Bryan's evangelical beliefs, which stressed charity and social justice, and stresses his progressive politics, which led to reforms in campaign financing, senatorial elections, and women's suffrage. 2006China-based reporter assesses the socioeconomic transformation of China's labor force and production technology since China joined the World Trade Organization…
in 2001. Warns of environmental devastation there and corruption within the government, police, and legal systems. Cautions about the consequences in the West of a dependency on China's economy. 2006Samuel Adams: father of the American Revolution
Par Mark Puls. 2006
Biography of one of the founding fathers of the United States, Samuel Adams (1722-1803). Focuses on Adams's political career, his…
leadership of protests against the British--including the Boston Tea Party--his advocacy of the colonies' independence from Britain, and his post-revolutionary service as governor of Massachusetts. 2006Religious literacy: what every American needs to know--and doesn't
Par Stephen R. Prothero. 2007
Professor traces the rise and fall of religious knowledge in America and recommends that the study of the historical and…
cultural role of religion return to school curricula. Covers the core tenets of the world's major religions and the differences among them. 2007The living White House (White House Historical Association Ser.)
Par Betty C. Monkman, Lonnelle Aikman. 2007
Former White House curator pens an updated edition of this celebration of the executive mansion in its various roles since…
1800: office of the commander-in-chief, home to the first family, and historic residence. Describes two hundred years of daily routines, state occasions, weddings, funerals, and renovations. 2007Unearthing the dragon: the great feathered dinosaur discovery
Par Mark Norell. 2005
Paleontology curator at the American Museum of Natural History discusses how the discovery of feathered dinosaur fossils in China blurred…
the modern distinction between reptiles and birds. Recounts his travels and explores the discovery's impact on popular culture and scientific understanding of avian flight, prehistoric ecosystems, and evolution. 2005Clara Barton: I want to help! (Defining moments)
Par Cathy East Dubowski. 2006
Biography of Clara Barton (1821-1912), founder of the American Red Cross. Describes her lifelong mission to help other people by…
teaching for free and nursing soldiers in the Civil War, where she was called "angel of the battlefield." For grades 3-6. 2006