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1163) Gran Pirámide de Guiza
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
Description
"The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt was built thousands of years ago, but still stands today. Young readers will learn about who built it, when it was built, and why it was built. This title is complete with impressive historical and current photographs and images, and simple text. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Publisher's description.
1164) Secretos de la historia
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"¡Bienvenidos a la eventura de la historia! ¡Explora los secretos de la historia!"--
A visual exploration of world history covers major events and developments from the dawn of human history to the present day, including the evolution and migrations of early humans, the rise and fall of great empires, and important battles and conflicts.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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A nuanced investigation into the sexual, economic, and emotional lives of women in America. In a provocative, groundbreaking work, National Magazine Award finalist Rebecca Traister, “the most brilliant voice on feminism in the country” (Anne Lamott), traces the history of unmarried and late-married women in Amerca who, through social, political, and economic means, have radically shaped our nation. In 2009, the award-winning journalist Rebecca...
1167) 48 hours
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"From the author of the smash hit, New York Times bestselling One Second After series comes a thriller in which the survival of humanity itself is at stake. The countdown is on. In less than forty eight hours, Earth will be hit by a major solar storm. At first, it is thought to be a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) that will severely damage our world's electronic infrastructure. A crisis to be certain, but one that can be survived--until something far...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Beginning in 2030, a grieving archeologist arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue the work of his recently deceased daughter at the Batagaika crater, where researchers are studying long-buried secrets now revealed in melting permafrost, including the perfectly preserved remains of a girl who appears to have died of an ancient virus. Once unleashed, the Arctic Plague will reshape life on earth for generations to come, quickly traversing the globe,...
1172) The Aztecs
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
This book introduces readers to the Aztec civilization. This last ancient empire of Mexico's geography, religion, and lasting impact on the world are explored in easy-to-read text and colorful photos. QR Codes in the books give readers access to resources to further their learning.
1174) Theras and his town
Author
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Young Theras, born an Athenian, is taken to Sparta by a relative when his father is lost at war. He is forced to live like a Spartan, a brutal life with no pity for those who are not physically perfect and totally obedient to Spartan control. After enduring rigorous training and repeated cruel incidents, he escapes with a Perioikoi boy and heads for his beloved Athens. This captures the authentic flavor of ancient Greek culture in a story of adventure...
1176) Black in Latin America
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
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Description
12.5 million Africans were shipped to the New World during the Middle Passage. While just over 11.0 million survived the arduous journey, only about 450,000 of them arrived in the United States. The rest-over ten and a half million-were taken to the Caribbean and Latin America. This astonishing fact changes our entire picture of the history of slavery in the Western hemisphere, and of its lasting cultural impact. These millions of Africans created...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The Cold War was not just a contest of power. It was also about ideas, in the broadest sense--economic and political, artistic and personal. In The Free World, the acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar and critic Louis Menand tells the story of American culture in the pivotal years from the end of World War II to Vietnam and shows how changing economic, technological, and social forces put their mark on creations of the mind. How did elitism and...
1179) Tripping on utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the troubled birth of psychedelic science
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"'It was not the Baby Boomers who ushered in the first era of widespread drug experimentation. It was their parents.' Far from the repressed traditionalists they are often painted as, the generation that survived the second World War emerged with a profoundly ambitious sense of social experimentation. In the '40s and '50s, transformative drugs rapidly entered mainstream culture, where they were not only legal, but openly celebrated. American physician...
1180) Memories of ice
Author
Series
Malazan book of the fallen volume 3
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
The Pannion Domin is sweeping across the land, ravaging anything and anyone that refuses to heed the word of its elusive prophet, the Pannion Seer, and it is up to Dujek Onearm's Host and Whiskeyjack's veteran Bridgeburners to stop the Domin before the entire world is destroyed.
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