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Product Description: The Secrets of the Polar Regions â a new edition in the Jean-Michel Cousteau Presents series (formerly titled Glaciers: Life at the Frozen Edge ) â presents timely information on the South and North Poles. The book clearly explains the geology of glacier and iceberg ecosystems of these remote but crucially important realms and reveals the fascinating adaptations of the animal and plant life living on or near the ice...read more
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9780979975905 | Revised edition (London Town Pr, October 13, 2013), cover price $9.95 | About this edition: The Secrets of the Polar Regions â a new edition in the Jean-Michel Cousteau Presents series (formerly titled Glaciers: Life at the Frozen Edge ) â presents timely information on the South and North Poles.
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9780802719973, titled "The Joy of Sexus: Lust, Love, & Longing in the Ancient World" | Walker & Co, January 29, 2013, cover price $17.00
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9780802717023, titled "How to Mellify a Corpse: And Other Human Stories of Ancient Science & Superstition" | Walker & Co, July 6, 2010, cover price $17.00
Biographies of some outspoken and influential women who lived in Europe, Africa, and the Far East during the Middle Ages.
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9780471170044 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, March 4, 1998, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Biographies of some outspoken and influential women who lived in Europe, Africa, and the Far East during the Middle Ages.
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9781435280090 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, May 16, 2008), cover price $22.95
9780613165372 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $22.20 | About this edition: Biographies of some outspoken and influential women who lived in Europe, Africa, and the Far East during the Middle Ages.
Describing various career options, this book focuses on a particular professional area from sex to showbiz, from cookery to slavery and from divination to hairdressing, looking at specific jobs in each category. It presents the stories of some jobholders the likes of Spurrina Vestricius, Publius and Lucius Sestius, and Paris.
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9781847240965 | Gardners Books, September 6, 2007, cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Describing various career options, this book focuses on a particular professional area from sex to showbiz, from cookery to slavery and from divination to hairdressing, looking at specific jobs in each category.
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9780802715562 | Walker & Co, May 1, 2007, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Pesents brief summaries of the jobs of ordinary people who lived in ancient Greece and Rome, covering work associated with farming, the slave trade, temples, law courts, household goods, education, medicine, and entertainment.
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9780976613473 | London Town Pr, November 28, 2006, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Introduces killer whales, describing their social structure, eating habits, communication and hunting methods, and threats to their way of life.
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9780976613459 | London Town Pr, November 20, 2006, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Offers an in-depth look at the survival and social skills of these creatures as they live, play, and raise their families in their natural habitats, featuring grizzlies, black bears, and polar bears.
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9780976613428 | London Town Pr, January 23, 2006, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Describes the characteristics, behavior, life cycle, and predators of parrots.
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9780976613404 | 2 edition (London Town Pr, November 9, 2005), cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Shows and discusses seals, including information on their habitats, social behaviors, and physical characteristics.
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9780966649055 | London Town Pr, May 15, 2005, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Describes the animals and plants found in tropical rainforests, including the tapir, margays, sloths, and caimans.
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9780966649062 | London Town Pr, May 15, 2005, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Describes the characteristics, behavior, diet, life cycle, enemies, and varieties of butterflies.
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9780966649048 | London Town Pr, May 15, 2005, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Profiles the marine mammal's physical characteristics, methods of survival, and habitat, and discusses other otter species, such as the South American sea cat.
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9780966649079 | London Town Pr, April 30, 2005, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Looks at a variety of hummingbird species from around the world, and describes their characteristics and behavior.
Product Description: Women with guts, great-heartedness and grim determination! Vicky Leon, the historical detective, presents 225 altruists, abolitionists and adventurers in UPPITY WOMEN OF THE NEW WORLD. This book spans the early 1500s to the mid-1800s and follows fearless females as they brave new worlds, pioneer the wilderness on three continents, and fight slavery and injustice...read more
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9780753198513 | Large print edition (Isis Large Print Books, February 28, 2005), cover price $23.99 | About this edition: Women with guts, great-heartedness and grim determination!
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9781573241878 | Conari Pr, March 1, 2001, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Profiles 225 women living between the early 1500s and the mid-1800s who contributed to the exploration of the New World as they battled against slavery, formed friendships with Indians, and dresed as men to fight in wars.
An irreverant often hilarious tribute to women who are passionate about books celebrates the librarians, editors, writers, bibliophiles, and book club devotees who have dedicated themselves to the written word. 25,000 first printing.
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9781573240246 | Conari Pr, August 1, 2000, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: An irreverant often hilarious tribute to women who are passionate about books celebrates the librarians, editors, writers, bibliophiles, and book club devotees who have dedicated themselves to the written word.
Product Description: This book tells the story of 200 disorderly dames, daring daughters, and downright dangerous damsels of Shakespearean times. Also, you will reada oubt 200 biographical anecdotes of fascination, detail and enlightening variety. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
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9781567313734 | Fine Communications, May 1, 2000, cover price $7.98 | About this edition: This book tells the story of 200 disorderly dames, daring daughters, and downright dangerous damsels of Shakespearean times.
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9780382397226 | New Discovery, April 1, 1999, cover price $55.01 | also contains The Noodle Maker of Kalimpong: The Dalai Lama's Brother and His Struggle for Tibet | About this edition: Text and photographs describe the physical characteristics, habits, and social behavior of wolves.
Chronicles the lives and accomplishments of the independent and spunky female poets, courtesans, artists, and authors who managed to overcome the oppressive partriarchy of the Renaissance Era
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9781573241274 | Conari Pr, March 1, 1999, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Chronicles the lives and accomplishments of the independent and spunky female poets, courtesans, artists, and authors who managed to overcome the oppressive partriarchy of the Renaissance Era
Relates the unusual stories of fifteen brave, innovative women who contributed to the advancements made during the European Renaissance, including Italian painter Elisabetta Sirani, Celtic freedom fighter Grace O'Malley, and others. Original.
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9780471296843 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, March 25, 1999, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Relates the stories of fifteen women who contributed to the advancements made during the European Renaissance or otherwise stood out during the period, including Italian painter Elisabetta Sirani and Irish freedom fighter Grace O'Malley
Examines the characteristics, life cycles, and habitats of a variety of songbirds, including the tanager, bobolink, and cardinal, and discusses their importance to humans and the natural world.
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9780382397202 | New Discovery, March 1, 1999, cover price $55.01 | also contains The Most Dangerous Man in America: The Making of Douglas Macarthur | About this edition: Examines the characteristics, life cycles, and habitats of a variety of songbirds, including the tanager, bobolink, and cardinal, and discusses their importance to humans and the natural world.
Discusses the various types of wetlands found around the world, their ecological importance, their endangered status, and their future
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9780382397240 | Silver Burdett Pr, January 1, 1999, cover price $11.00 | About this edition: Discusses the various types of wetlands found around the world, their ecological importance, their endangered status, and their future
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9780918303110 | Blake Pub, November 1, 1998, cover price $9.95
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9780382397257 | Silver Burdett Pr, September 1, 1998, cover price $23.00 | About this edition: Discusses the various types of wetlands found around the world, their ecological importance, their endangered status, and their future
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9780382397264 | Silver Burdett Pr, September 1, 1998, cover price $23.00 | About this edition: Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, diet, habitat, life cycle, and intelligence of the octopus and other members of the cephalopod family
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