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Abraham Lincoln and the End of Slavery

Product Description: A brief biography of Abraham Lincoln, describing his political career, his feelings about slavery, and his role as president during the Civil War.

By Russell Shorto

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Paperback:

9781878841360 | Millbrook Pr, June 1, 1994, cover price $7.95

Library:

9781878841124 | Millbrook Pr, March 1, 1991, cover price $20.90 | About this edition: A biography of Abraham Lincoln, focusing on his role as president in ending slavery in the United States

Reinforced:

9780606014564 | Demco Media, June 1, 1994, cover price $15.71 | About this edition: A biography of Abraham Lincoln, focusing on his role as president in ending slavery in the United States

Prebinding:

9780785742401 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $16.40 | About this edition: A brief biography of Abraham Lincoln, describing his political career, his feelings about slavery, and his role as president during the Civil War.

Abraham Lincoln: To Preserve the Union

A biography of the President who led the country through the stormy years of the Civil War

By Russell Shorto

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Paperback:

9780382240461 | Silver Burdett Pr, April 1, 1991, cover price $11.00 | About this edition: A biography of the President who led the country through the stormy years of the Civil War

Library:

9780382099373 | Silver Burdett Pr, April 1, 1991, cover price $19.00 | About this edition: A biography of the President who led the country through the stormy years of the Civil War

Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City

By Russell Shorto

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Hardcover:

9780385534574 | Doubleday, October 22, 2013, cover price $28.95

Paperback:

9780307743756 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, August 12, 2014), cover price $16.95

9780804172813 | Reprint edition (Random House, May 8, 2014), cover price $14.00

9780385538183 | Random House, October 22, 2013, cover price $20.00

Careers for Animal Lovers

Product Description: Interviews with a killer-whale trainer, an animal illustrator, a pet groomer, an animal rights lobbyist, and a dairy farmer illustrate the many rewarding careers that exist for people who love animals.

By Carrie Boretz (photographer), Edward Keating (photographer) and Russell Shorto

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Paperback:

9781562947675 | Reprint edition (Millbrook Pr, June 1, 1994), cover price $7.95

Library:

9781562941604 | Millbrook Pr, April 1, 1992, cover price $20.90 | About this edition: Includes interviews with people who hold such varied careers as animal illustrator, pet store owner, dairy farmer, and zoo biologist, telling what they do, how they got started, and the necessary preparation for each job.

Prebinding:

9780785743866 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $15.80 | About this edition: Interviews with a killer-whale trainer, an animal illustrator, a pet groomer, an animal rights lobbyist, and a dairy farmer illustrate the many rewarding careers that exist for people who love animals.

Careers for Foreign Language Experts

Includes interviews with people who hold such varied careers as tour consultant, literary agent, international lawyer, and foreign language textbook editor, describing what they do, how they got started, and the necessary preparation for each job. (view table of contents)

By Russell Shorto

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9781562947699 | Reprint edition (Millbrook Pr, June 1, 1994), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: A tour consultant, literary agent, international lawyer, and foreign language editor describe their jobs, how they got started, and the necessary preparation.

Library:

9781562941598 | Millbrook Pr, April 1, 1992, cover price $20.90 | About this edition: A tour consultant, literary agent, international lawyer, and foreign language editor describe their jobs, how they got started, and the necessary preparation

Prebinding:

9780785743897 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $13.10 | About this edition: A tour consultant, literary agent, international lawyer, and foreign language editor describe their jobs, how they got started, and the necessary preparation.

Careers for Hands-On Types

People who work with their hands, including a tailor, film editor, and masseuse, describe what they do in their jobs, how they got there, and what others would need to get a similar job

By Carrie Boretz, Edward Keating and Russell Shorto

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9781562940652 | Millbrook Pr, October 1, 1992, cover price $20.90 | About this edition: People who work with their hands, including a tailor, film editor, and masseuse, describe what they do in their jobs, how they got there, and what others would need to get a similar job

Careers for People Who Like People

Product Description: Offers examples of careers for those interested in working with the public with commentary from a daycare worker, a flight attendant, a city councilperson, a hotel manager, and a nurse.

By Russell Shorto

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Paperback:

9781562947712 | Reprint edition (Millbrook Pr, June 1, 1994), cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Offers examples of careers for those interested in working with the public with commentary from a daycare worker, a flight attendant, a city councilperson, a hotel manager, and a nurse.

Library:

9781562941574 | Millbrook Pr, April 1, 1992, cover price $20.90 | About this edition: A day care worker, flight attendant, and hotel manager describe the daily routine, benefits, and drawbacks of their jobs and the education and training they received

Careers for People Who Like to Perform

Product Description: Shows young performers how they can pursue their love of the limelight both on and off the stage through interviews with a trial lawyer, a comedian, a congressman, a dancer, and an anchorwoman.

By Carrie Boretz, Edward Keating and Russell Shorto

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9781562947729 | Reprint edition (Millbrook Pr, June 1, 1994), cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Shows young performers how they can pursue their love of the limelight both on and off the stage through interviews with a trial lawyer, a comedian, a congressman, a dancer, and an anchorwoman.

School and Library:

9781562941581 | Millbrook Pr, April 1, 1992, cover price $20.90 | About this edition: A trial lawyer, comedian, dancer, and anchorwoman describe the daily routines, benefits, and drawbacks of their jobs and the education and training they received

Careers for the Curious

People who like to use their minds, including an antique collector, opinion researcher, and detective, describe what they do in their jobs, how they got there, and what others would need to get a similar job (view table of contents)

By Boretz, Edward Keating and Russell Shorto

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9781562940645 | Millbrook Pr, July 1, 1992, cover price $20.90 | About this edition: People who like to use their minds, including an antique collector, opinion researcher, and detective, describe what they do in their jobs, how they got there, and what others would need to get a similar job

Cinderella/Cinderella: The Untold Story

After reading the classic tale of Cinderella, the reader is invited to turn the book upside down and read an updated version told from the 'evil' stepsister's vantage point

By T. Lewis (illustrator) and Russell Shorto

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Hardcover:

9781559720540 | Birch Lane Pr, November 1, 1990, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: After reading the classic tale of Cinderella, the reader is invited to turn the book upside down and read an updated version told from the 'evil' stepsister's vantage point

Cinderella/the Untold Story of Cinderella

After reading the classic tale of Cinderella, the reader is invited to turn the book upside down and read an updated version told from the 'evil' stepsister's vantage point

By T. Lewis (illustrator) and Russell Shorto

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Paperback:

9780806512983 | Reprint edition (Citadel Pr, June 1, 1992), cover price $8.95 | About this edition: After reading the classic tale of Cinderella, the reader is invited to turn the book upside down and read an updated version told from the 'evil' stepsister's vantage point

The Civil War Chronicle: The Only Day-By-Day Portrait of America's Tragic Conflict As Told by Soldiers, Journalists, Politicians, Farmers, Nurses, Slaves, and Other eyewitness

Chronicles the Civil War with letters, diaries, speeches, telegrams, newspapers, and battlefield reports from the election of President Linclon in 1860 to the surrender at Appomatox and the assassination of Linclon on April 14, 1865. (view table of contents)

By J. Matthew Gallman (editor), David Rubel (editor) and Russell Shorto (editor)

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Hardcover:

9780517221815 | Gramercy, May 1, 2003, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: Chronicles the Civil War with letters, diaries, speeches, telegrams, newspapers, and battlefield reports from the election of President Linclon in 1860 to the surrender at Appomatox and the assassination of Linclon on April 14, 1865.

9780812931143 | Crown Pub, October 1, 2000, cover price $39.95 | About this edition: A chronicle of America's most bloody war begins with Lincoln's election in 1860 and ends with the surrender at Appomatox.

David Farragut and the Great Naval Blockade

A biography of the American naval officer for whom Congress created the rank of full admiral

By Russell Shorto

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Paperback:

9780382240508 | Silver Burdett Pr, March 1, 1991, cover price $11.00 | About this edition: A biography of the American naval officer for whom Congress created the rank of full admiral

Library:

9780382099410 | Silver Burdett Pr, March 1, 1991, cover price $19.00 | About this edition: A biography of the American naval officer for whom Congress created the rank of full admiral

Descartes' Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason

By Russell Shorto

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Hardcover:

9780385517539 | Doubleday, October 14, 2008, cover price $26.00

Paperback:

9780307275660 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, August 25, 2009), cover price $16.95

Edgar Allan Poe: Creator of Dreams

Traces the life of the American author best known for his tales of terror and dark poetry.

By Russell Shorto

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Hardcover:

9780943718101 | Olympic Marketing Corp, January 1, 1989, cover price $2.98 | About this edition: Traces the life of the American author best known for his tales of terror and dark poetry.

Exploring Historic Dutch New York: New York City, Hudson Valley, New Jersey, and Delaware

By Gajus Scheltema (editor) and Heleen Westerhuijs (editor)

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Paperback:

9780486486376 | Dover Pubns, June 29, 2011, cover price $19.95

Geronimo and the Struggle for Apache Freedom

Recounts the life story of the Apache chief who led one of the last great Indian uprisings

By L. L. Cundiff (illustrator) and Russell Shorto

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Paperback:

9780382097607 | Silver Burdett Pr, August 1, 1989, cover price $11.00 | About this edition: Recounts the life story of the Apache chief who led one of the last great Indian uprisings

Library:

9780382095719 | Silver Burdett Pr, September 1, 1989, cover price $22.00 | About this edition: Recounts the life story of the Apache chief who led one of the last great Indian uprisings

Gospel Truth: The New Image of Jesus Emerging from Science and History and Why It Matters

Endorsed by the founder of the Jesus Seminar, a journalist offers a radical revision of Jesus's life based on an approach to the Gospels as a product of faith and early Christian politics rather than as an accurate historical record. Reprint.

By Russell Shorto

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Hardcover:

9781573220569, titled "Gospel Truth: The New Image of Jesus Emerging from Science and History, and Why It Matters" | Riverhead Books, March 1, 1997, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Offers a historical as opposed to theological examination of Jesus, the Gospels, and information gathered by the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Paperback:

9781573226592 | Reprint edition (Riverhead Books, April 1, 1998), cover price $14.00 | About this edition: Endorsed by the founder of the Jesus Seminar, a journalist offers a radical revision of Jesus's life based on an approach to the Gospels as a product of faith and early Christian politics rather than as an accurate historical record.

The Holy Men: A Story of the World's Religions

By Robert Cwiklik and Russell Shorto

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Hardcover:

9780943718224 | Contemporary Books, June 1, 1994, cover price $10.95

How to Fly the Space Shuttle

Journeys into the cockpit of the space shuttle to discuss the principles of space flight and the technology involved

By Russell Shorto

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Paperback:

9781562610630 | John Muir Pubns, July 1, 1992, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Explains how space shuttles work and what astronauts do during the course of a shuttle mission.

The Island At The Center Of The World: The Epic Story Of Dutch Manhattan And The Forgotten Colony That Shaped America

A history of the Dutch role in the establishment of Manhattan discusses the rivalry between England and the Dutch Republic, focusing on the power struggle between governor Peter Stuyvesant and politician Adriaen van der Donck.

By Russell Shorto

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Hardcover:

9780786268351 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, September 20, 2004), cover price $29.95

Paperback:

9781400078677 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, April 12, 2005), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A history of the Dutch role in the establishment of Manhattan discusses the rivalry between England and the Dutch Republic, focusing on the power struggle between governor Peter Stuyvesant and politician Adriaen van der Donck.

Prebinding:

9781439566732 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, October 20, 2008), cover price $24.95

The Island At The Center Of The World: The Epic Story Of Dutch Manhattan, The Forgotten Colony That Shaped America

Product Description: Nearly 40 years ago, a New York State Library archivist discovered 12,000 pages of extraordinary records from the original Dutch colony on Manhattan. After decades of painstaking translation, the documents became the primary source for this breathtaking history of early New York...read more

By Russell Shorto

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CD/Spoken Word:

9781419300448 | Unabridged edition (Recorded Books, July 30, 2004), cover price $34.99 | About this edition: Nearly 40 years ago, a New York State Library archivist discovered 12,000 pages of extraordinary records from the original Dutch colony on Manhattan.

The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America

A history of the Dutch role in the establishment of Manhattan discusses the rivalry between England and the Dutch Republic, focusing on the power struggle between Holland governor Peter Stuyvesant and politician Adriaen van der Donck that shaped New York's culture and social freedoms.

By Russell Shorto

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Hardcover:

9780385503495 | 1 edition (Doubleday, April 1, 2004), cover price $29.95 | About this edition: A history of the Dutch role in the establishment of Manhattan discusses the rivalry between England and the Dutch Republic, focusing on the power struggle between governor Peter Stuyvesant and politician Adriaen van der Donck.

The Island at the Centre of the World: The Untold Story of Dutch Manhattan And the Founding of New York

Through the story of the bitter struggle between two men, Peter Stuyvesant and Adriaen Van den Donck, is told the vivid history of the wilderness island that became the most powerful city in the most powerful country in the world: Manhattan.

By Russell Shorto

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Paperback:

9780552999823 | New edition (Transworld Pub, March 1, 2005), cover price $16.05 | About this edition: Through the story of the bitter struggle between two men, Peter Stuyvesant and Adriaen Van den Donck, is told the vivid history of the wilderness island that became the most powerful city in the most powerful country in the world: Manhattan.

Jackie Robinson and the Breaking of the Color Barrier

A biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black player in major-league baseball

By Russell Shorto

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Paperback:

9781878841353 | Millbrook Pr, April 1, 1991, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black player in major-league baseball

Library:

9781878841155 | Millbrook Pr, March 1, 1991, cover price $14.40 | About this edition: A biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black player in major-league baseball

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