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  • The Attack on the Lusitania

    Rupert Matthews

    Library Binding (Bookwright Pr, Aug. 1, 1989)
    An account of the attack and sinking of the passenger liner, the Lusitania, by the German torpedo during World War I.
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  • The Black Death

    James Day

    Library Binding (Bookwright Pr, Aug. 1, 1989)
    Examines the origins, spread, and effects of the bubonic plague in fourteenth-century England and Europe, as well as the later discovery of its cause and cure.
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  • The Eruption of Krakatoa

    Rupert Matthews, Tony Smith, Peter Bull

    Library Binding (Bookwright Pr, March 1, 1989)
    An account of the eruption in 1883 of the volcano in Indonesia
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  • The Third Reich

    D. G. Williamson

    Library Binding (Bookwright Pr, Oct. 1, 1989)
    Revised and expanded, the second edition of this highly successful Seminar Study introduces readers to the historical phenomenon of Hitler's Third Reich. The new edition includes two brand new chapters, one on Nazi policy towards the Jews between 1933 and 1939 and one on the Holocaust itself. Fully updated, the study remains as useful and as thought-provoking as ever.
  • Julius Caesar

    Rupert Matthews, Doug Post

    Library Binding (Bookwright Pr, Feb. 1, 1989)
    A biography of the Roman general and statesman whose brilliant military leadership helped make Rome the center of a vast empire
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  • The Origins of World War I

    Stewart Ross

    Library Binding (Bookwright Pr, Oct. 1, 1989)
    Traces the events that led to World War I, discusses economic and social conditions, and identifies leading individuals
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  • The First People

    Rupert Matthews, Jonathan Heap

    Library Binding (Bookwright Pr, Aug. 1, 1990)
    Describes the role of fossils in tracing human evolution and compares neanderthal people and their culture with the people of today
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  • Sir Francis Drake

    Jason Hook, Clyde Pearson

    Library Binding (Bookwright Pr, Aug. 1, 1988)
    A biography of the English seaman and explorer who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I for helping to make England a world power by circumnavigating the globe and raiding Spanish ships.
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  • Alexander Graham Bell

    Andrew Dunn

    Library Binding (Bookwright Pr, )
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  • Southeast Asian Food and Drink

    Christine Osborne

    Library Binding (Bookwright Pr, Feb. 1, 1989)
    Introduces the cooking and food habits of Southeast Asia, including such recipes as prawn soup and fried rice, and provides brief information on the people, agriculture, and festive occasions of the area.
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  • Discovering Owls

    Robert Burton

    Library Binding (Bookwright Pr, Aug. 1, 1990)
    An introduction to the physical characteristics, habits, natural environment, and relationship to human beings of the owl
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  • Discovering Centipedes & Millipedes

    Ken Preston-Mafham

    Library Binding (Bookwright Pr, Feb. 1, 1990)
    Examines the physical characteristics, feeding, reproduction, defenses, and other activities of centipedes and millipedes.
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