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Explores the variety of ways in which humans communicate, including flags and fires, speech and writing, and through use of electronic media such as television and the internet.

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9780753457696 | Kingfisher Books, June 10, 2004, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Explores the variety of ways in which humans communicate, including flags and fires, speech and writing, and through use of electronic media such as television and the internet.

Paperback:

9780753461594 | Reprint edition (Kingfisher Books, November 15, 2007), cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Through an examination of the diverse ways in which people have communicated throughout history to the present day, readers are introduced to the process in which these developments have been made and the impact they have had on society--and will continue to have in the years to come with future developments in the field.

Prebinding:

9781439530368 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, August 11, 2008), cover price $17.95

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Hardcover:

9781905339112 | Ill edition (Trans-Atlantic Pubns, July 30, 2008), cover price $28.50

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By Manuela Cappon (illustrator) and Richard Platt

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9780753461754, titled "Beijing: Beijing" | Kingfisher, June 10, 2008, cover price $16.95

Prebinding:

9781435274518 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, May 9, 2008), cover price $16.99

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As a page in his uncle's castle in thirteenth-century England, eleven-year-old Tobias records in his journal his experiences learning how to hunt, play games of skill, and behave in noble society.
By Richard Platt and Chris Riddell (illustrator)

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9780763621643 | Reprint edition (Candlewick Pr, August 1, 2003), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: As a page in his uncle's castle in thirteenth-century England, eleven-year-old Tobias records in his journal his experiences learning how to hunt, play games of skill, and behave in noble society.

Reinforced:

9780606292030 | Demco Media, September 1, 2003, cover price $15.85 | About this edition: As a page in his uncle's castle in thirteenth-century England, eleven-year-old Tobias records in his journal his experiences learning how to hunt, play games of skill, and behave in noble society.

Prebinding:

9781435264946 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, August 11, 2008), cover price $15.99

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Explore the crime lab with Forensics and discover how detectives use science to solve crimes. From the scene of the crime to a criminal's conviction, discover how the marks of blood, footprints, and fingerprints can lead the police to criminals. Find outhow specialists can match trace evidence, such as a single hair found on a victim, to the murderer. Learn how famous crimes were solved and,like a true detective, find out whether it was arson, poison,or murder.From the scene of the crime to a criminal's conviction, the reader is invited into the crime lab to learn how detectives use forensics--such as blood, footprints, and fingerprints--to catch perpetrators and solve crimes.

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9780753458624 | Kingfisher, October 13, 2005, cover price $12.99 | About this edition: Explore the crime lab with Forensics and discover how detectives use science to solve crimes.

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9780753462157 | Kingfisher, April 15, 2008, cover price $8.95
9780753462119 | Kingfisher, April 1, 2008, cover price $8.99

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9780753417256 | Gardners Books, October 1, 2007, cover price $17.90

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Recreates Roman life and the rise and fall of a great empire by tracing the history of a typical house in Pompeii as it thrives in this expanding new city until the eruption of Mount Vesuvius leads to its destruction.
By Manuela Cappon (illustrator) and Richard Platt

Hardcover:

9780753460443 | Kingfisher, September 15, 2007, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Follows the changes that occur to a single house in Pompeii as it grows from a cluster of huts in 750 B.

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Teaches the reader about the often painful and frequently distasteful medical practices that our ancestors employed such as using leeches, eating snail shells or body snatching, as well as those that are still used around the world. This work includes alternative therapies and major medical discoveries that changed the face of medical practice.

Hardcover:

9780199114962 | Oxford Univ Pr, September 7, 2006, cover price $17.15 | About this edition: Teaches the reader about the often painful and frequently distasteful medical practices that our ancestors employed such as using leeches, eating snail shells or body snatching, as well as those that are still used around the world.

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9780199114979, titled "Would You Believe...cobwebs Stop Wounds Bleeding?: And Other Medical Marvels" | Oxford Univ Pr, September 6, 2007, cover price $12.35

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Teaches the reader about the often disgusting yet utterly fascinating foods that our ancestors ate such as maggot cake or rotten fish, as well as those that are still eaten around the world. This work includes food myths, eating taboos and how archaeologists discover what Neolithic man ate.

Hardcover:

9780199114986 | Oxford Univ Pr, September 7, 2006, cover price $17.15 | About this edition: Teaches the reader about the often disgusting yet utterly fascinating foods that our ancestors ate such as maggot cake or rotten fish, as well as those that are still eaten around the world.

Paperback:

9780199114993 | Oxford Univ Pr, September 6, 2007, cover price $11.90

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'Describes changing ideas of fashion and beauty through history and around the world'--Provided by publisher.

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9781587285820 | Two-Can Pub Inc, August 1, 2007, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: 'Describes changing ideas of fashion and beauty through history and around the world'--Provided by publisher.

Paperback:

9781587285844 | Two-Can Pub Inc, August 1, 2007, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: 'Describes changing ideas of fashion and beauty through history and around the world'--Provided by publisher.

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9781417778430 | Turtleback Books, August 1, 2007, cover price $20.80

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'Describes sports and recreational activities throughout history, some of which were and are dangerous or even deadly'--Provided by publisher.

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9781587285851 | Two-Can Pub Inc, August 1, 2007, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: 'Describes sports and recreational activities throughout history, some of which were and are dangerous or even deadly'--Provided by publisher.

Paperback:

9781587285868 | Two-Can Pub Inc, August 1, 2007, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: 'Describes sports and recreational activities throughout history, some of which were and are dangerous or even deadly'--Provided by publisher.

Prebinding:

9781417778447 | Turtleback Books, August 1, 2007, cover price $20.80

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Renown photographer Richard Platt documents the real-life techniques used by Crime Scene Investigators, who have become popular in television serials.
By Richard Platt and Kathy Reichs (contributor)

Hardcover:

9788467022513 | Italian edition edition (Espasa-Calpe, May 30, 2007), cover price $23.95 | About this edition: Renown photographer Richard Platt documents the real-life techniques used by Crime Scene Investigators, who have become popular in television serials.

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A survey of the history of piracy and lives of pirates covers such specifics as the invention of the Jolly Roger, discipline aboard pirate ships, and pirate ruses.

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9780756630058 | Pck har/cd edition (Dk Pub, May 1, 2007), cover price $16.99 | About this edition: A survey of the history of piracy and lives of pirates covers such specifics as the invention of the Jolly Roger, discipline aboard pirate ships, and pirate ruses.

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Uses panoramic storyboard sequences with cutting-edge digital illustrations to help readers dive in and learn in a whole new way as the action unfolds, and includes definitions on every page to help readers increase their vocabulary as they read.

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9780756628383 | Har/pstr edition (Dk Pub, April 30, 2007), cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Describes medieval castles and what life was like for the knights who lived in them.

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Featuring highlights from all three Pirates of the Caribbean movies, an insider's guide takes readers on a tour of the swashbuckling world of Captain Jack Sparrow--his ship, his crew, and his incredible adventures on the high seas.

Hardcover:

9780756626761 | Updated edition (Dk Pub, April 9, 2007), cover price $19.99 | About this edition: Introduces the characters, places, and plots of the movies 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,' 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest,' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.

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Discover what Captain Jack Sparrow and his unlikely allies Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann are up to. This work presents a guide to three films. It is packed with movie stills and shots of your favourite characters from Captain Jack, to Davy Jones and the fearsome Pirate Lord of Singapore. It also contains Disney illustrations.

Hardcover:

9781405320061 | Gardners Books, April 5, 2007, cover price $27.05 | About this edition: Discover what Captain Jack Sparrow and his unlikely allies Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann are up to.

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An activity-packed journal--with a compass embedded in the cover--of a diver's quest for hidden treasure follows Duncan Cameron deep under the sea as he searches for mysterious lost gold.

Hardcover:

9780756622183 | Dk Pub, October 15, 2006, cover price $24.99 | About this edition: An activity-packed journal--with a compass embedded in the cover--of a diver's quest for hidden treasure follows Duncan Cameron deep under the sea as he searches for mysterious lost gold.

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Describes medical practices and treatments throughout history, many of which were dangerous, painful, and ineffective.

Hardcover:

9781587285806 | Two-Can Pub Inc, October 1, 2006, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: 'Describes medical practices and treatments throughout history, many of which were dangerous, painful, and ineffective'--Provided by publisher.

Paperback:

9781587285813 | Two-Can Pub Inc, October 1, 2006, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: 'Describes medical practices and treatments throughout history, many of which were dangerous, painful, and ineffective'--Provided by publisher.

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Describes the history of flight, from Otto Lilienthal constructing hang gliders in the nineteenth century to SpaceShipOne's first commercial space flight in 2004.

Hardcover:

9780756614119 | Har/pstr edition (Dk Pub, August 21, 2006), cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Describes the history of flight, from Otto Lilienthal constructing hang gliders in the nineteenth century to SpaceShipOne's first commercial space flight in 2004.
9781405308342 | Har/pstr edition (Gardners Books, July 6, 2006), cover price $22.70 | About this edition: How did the first aeroplane ever take off?

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An insiders' guide takes readers on an unforgettable tour of the swashbuckling world of Captain Jack Sparrow, providing insight into the main characters of the first two Pirates of the Caribbean movies, the exotic locations, and Jack's ship, The Black Pearl.

Hardcover:

9780756620646 | Dk Pub, May 14, 2006, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: Introduces the characters, places, and plots of the movies 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.

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