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Elephant talk : the surprising science of elephant communication
Presents an introduction to elephants, describing their different types, habitat, herd behavior, how they communicate using sound, touch, and bodily movement, and the dangers they face from illegal poaching. Downer, Ann. TEEN 599.6741 DOWNER |
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Sugar changed the world : a story of magic, spice, slavery, freedom, and science
Chronicles the human pursuit of sugar to satisfy our collective sweet tooth. The book describes this history in terms of ages, beginning with the Age of Honey, built on local growth and consumption of comestibles; through the Age of Sugar and its slave-supported "factory" plantation method of production; and into a period of science and freedom, when enslaved workers claimed their human rights and production of sweeteners shifted from the field to the lab. Aronson, Marc. TEEN 664.109 ARONSON |
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Beyond courage : the untold story of Jewish resistance during the Holocaust
Through twenty-one meticulously researched accounts-- some chronicled in book form for the first time-- Doreen Rappaport illuminates the defiance of tens of thousands of Jews across eleven Nazi-occupied countries during World War II. Rappaport, Doreen. TEEN 940.5318 RAPPAPO |
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Left for dead : a young man's search for justice for the USS Indianapolis
Recalls the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis at the end of World War II, the Navy cover-up and unfair court martial of the ship's captain, and how a young boy helped the survivors set the record straight fifty-five years later. Nelson, Peter. TEEN 940.5459 NELSON |
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Flesh & blood so cheap : the Triangle fire and its legacy
On March 25, 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City burst into flames. The factory was crowded. The doors were locked to ensure workers stay inside. One hundred forty-six people--mostly women--perished; it was one of the most lethal workplace fires in American history until September 11, 2001. Marrin, Albert. TEEN 974.7104 MARRIN |
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Chasing Lincoln's killer
Based on rare archival material, obscure trial manuscripts, and interviews with relatives of the conspirators and the manhunters, CHASING LINCOLN'S KILLER is a fast-paced thriller about the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth: a wild twelve-day chase through the streets of Washington, D.C., across the swamps of Maryland, and into the forests of Virginia. Swanson, James L. TEEN BIO BOOTH SWANSON |
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Charles and Emma : the Darwins' leap of faith
Charles Darwin and his wife, Emma, were deeply in love and very supportive of each other, but their opinions often clashed. Emma was extremely religious, and Charles questioned God's very existence. Heiligman, Deborah. TEEN BIO DARWIN HEILIGM |
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Master of deceit J. Edgar Hoover and America in the age of lies
In a meticulously researched look at Hoover's life, Marc Aronson weighs such possible influences as upbringing, sexuality, and racial heritage on Hoover's actions and beliefs, while challenging listeners to make informed decisions about what it means to balance national security and human rights. Aronson, Marc. TEEN CD 363.2509 ARO1874 |
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Emperors of the ice : a true story of disaster and survival in the Antarctic, 1910-13
Apsley "Cherry" Cherry-Garrard shares his adventures as the youngest member of Robert Scott's expedition to Antarctica in the early twentieth century, during which he and Edward Wilson try to learn the evolutionary history of emperor penguins. Includes historical notes. Farr, Richard, 1960- TEEN FARR |
There was one place where I could find out who I was and what I was going to become.
And that was the public library.
And that was the public library.
- Jerzy Kosinski