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Product Description: A beautiful, brainy woman... A couple of knuckleheads... A duffle bag of cash... And an endangered bird... This was supposed to be the summer Pete sat on his duff, clocking visitors in and out of the business in the 'burbs where he works as a security guard...read more

Product Description: Are you a think--or an unthink?  On the streets of New York City in the 1970s, this is the only question that matters. In the age of disco, the city has become home to an underground culture of gifted individuals who can kill with a glance or heal with a touch...read more

Product Description: This pocket-sized companion is filled with stuff every American should know. Who played the first game of baseball? What's a bicameral congress? Where did Mount Rushmore come from? Who is Geronimo and who do we yell his name when we jump? Stuff Every American Should Know answers these questions plus great information on the Declaration of Independence, fireworks, the first Thanksgiving, "The Star-Spangled Banner," assassination attempts on U...read more

Product Description: This book introduces children to the life and accomplishments of Leonardo Fibonacci. Although his teachers called him a blockhead and all of medieval Pisa thought he was a dreamer, he proved the world wrong and is today considered one of the greatest mathematicians of all times.

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Product Description: In the summer of 1776, fifty-six men risked their lives and livelihood to defy King George III and sign the Declaration of Independence--yet how many of them do we actually remember?Signing Their Lives Away introduces readers to the eclectic group of statesmen, soldiers, slaveholders, and scoundrels who signed this historic document--and the many strange fates that awaited them...read more

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A lifestyle guide for environmentally aware readers offers practical suggestions on how to change one's life to improve the quality of the environment around oneself, from recycling and reusing materials to eating organic foods, utilizing clean power sources, and more, along with shopping suggestions, projects for children, and a helpful resource directory. Original. 50,000 first printing.

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