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  • Volleyball

    Victoria Sherrow

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Jan. 1, 2002)
    Discusses the history and evolution of the game of volleyball, its recent popularity, and famous personalities in the game's history.

  • Life of a Roman Slave

    Don Nardo

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, March 1, 1998)
    Discusses aspects of slavery in ancient Rome, including becoming a slave, its privileges and perils, the use of slaves in farming, business, and public service, and the dark side of the institution
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  • Life in Victorian England

    Duane Damon

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, Oct. 10, 2005)
    Discusses the daily activities, social lives, and general social conditions of people of different classes living in Victorian England.

  • The Roaring Twenties

    David Pietrusza

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Jan. 1, 1998)
    Presents a social history of the United States during the 1920s, a decade of prosperity, Prohibition, Presidential scandals, fads and sensations, controversies, sports heroes, and the stock market crash.

  • Reparations for Slavery: the Fight for Compensation

    Sarah Goldy-brown

    Paperback (Lucent Books, Jan. 15, 2018)
    Presents information about the concept of reparations, examining slavery's effect on African Americans, the attempts at reparations over the years, and current controversies.
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  • The Dark Web: The Covert World of Cybercrime

    Anita Croy

    Paperback (Lucent Books, Aug. 15, 2018)
    What types of crimes are constructed on the dark web? This question and many more are answered in this engaging exploration of cybercrime. Many criminals use the dark web for hiding their secret information and may also use it for committing crimes to potentially harm the public. These crimes, which include identity theft, terrorism, and cyber warfare, are all covered in the thorough yet accessible main text. Vibrant full-color photographs and informational fact boxes enhance readers' knowledge of this mysterious topic, and sidebars provide even more important facts to help readers think critically about how the Internet is used.
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  • Life on Alcatraz

    Judith Janda Presnall

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Aug. 1, 2000)
    Discusses the prison on Alcatraz Island, California, otherwise known as "The Rock," describing the cellhouse, the routine of prison life, inmates' leisure time, breaking prison rules, employee and family life, closing Alcatraz prison, and the island's future roles.Discusses the prison on Alcatraz Island, California, otherwise known as "The Rock," describing the cellhouse, the routine of prison life, inmates' leisure time, breaking prison rules, employee and family life, closing Alcatraz prison, and the island's future roles.

  • The Liberator: Voice of the Abolitionist Movement

    Stephen Currie

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, April 1, 2000)
    Discusses the abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator, and its founder William Garrison, describing its role in the antislavery movement, its philosophy, reactions to it, and its legacy.

  • Michelle Obama People in the News by Michael V. Uschan

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    Library Binding (Lucent Books, )
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  • Mysterious Deaths - The Little Princes in the Tower

    William W. Lace

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, June 1, 1996)
    In 1483, Richard III imprisoned his young nephews, Edward and Richard, in the Tower of London. They were never seen again. This intriguing mystery was reinvestigated in 1674 when two decaying skeletons were unearthed from inside the Tower. The case continues to be unsolved.
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  • Famous Trials - The Boston Massacre

    Bonnie L. Lukes

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, June 1, 1997)
    Tensions between the citizens of Boston and the unwanted British redcoats in their midst had been mounting for weeks when, taunted by Bostonian mobs, British soldiers fired into the crowd, killing six outright and fatally wounding two. The trial of the soldiers was called "The Boston Massacre."

  • A Cultural History of the United States Through the Decades - The 1990s

    Stuart A. Kallen

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Sept. 1, 1998)
    Americans seem more divided than ever as each minority and special interest group garners political attention leading to ideas such as political correctness and culture wars. Computers dominate the home while people begin to use new forms of communication.