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  • Anne Frank

    David Colbert

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2008-09-18, Sept. 18, 2008)
    You're about to be an eyewitness to ten crucial days in Anne Frank's life, including: A wrenching decision to flee Germany A chilling letter that sent her family into hiding The gift of her one true confidante - her diary A sickening betrayal to the Nazis And a tragedy in the concentration camps just before liberation. These days and five others shook Anne's world - and yours.

  • The September 11th Terrorist Attacks

    Fiona MacDonald

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, Feb. 1, 2004)
    Describes the causes, events, people, and legacy of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
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  • Thomas Paine's " Rights of Man " : A Biography - A Book That Shook the World

    christopher-hitchens

    Paperback (Atlantic Books, March 15, 2007)
    Marvels at the forethought in rights of man and revels in its contentiousness. The author demonstrates how the book forms the philosophical cornerstone of the first democratic republic.

  • The First Man in Space

    David Cullen

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, Jan. 1, 2004)
    Describes the 1961 flight of Soviet astronaut Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, as well as the scientific background to that flight and space exploration since then.
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  • Thomas Paine's " Rights of Man " : A Biography

    Christopher Hitchens

    Hardcover (Atlantic Monthly Press, July 13, 2006)
    None

  • Thomas Edison

    David Colbert

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2008-09-18, Sept. 18, 2008)
    You're about to be an eyewitness to the top ten days in Thomas Edison's life, including: An instinctive moment of bravery that launched a career A lucky break that freed him for a life of invention An incredible boast that he quickly proved true A flash of insight that lit the world And the creation of our favorite pastime, the movies. These days and five others shook Edison's world - and yours.

  • Abraham Lincoln

    David Colbert

    Library Binding (Canaxi, April 9, 2009)
    None

  • 10 Days Martin Luther King Jr.

    David Colbert

    Library Binding
    None
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  • The Fall of the Berlin Wall

    Jeremy Smith

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, Jan. 1, 2004)
    Discusses the demolition of the Berlin Wall and the impact this had on the world.
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  • The Release of Nelson Mandela

    Simon Beecroft

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, Jan. 1, 2004)
    A biography of the black South African leader who became a civil rights activist, political prisoner, and president of South Africa, told in the context of the history of his country.
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  • Maya Angelou

    David Colbert

    Library Binding
    None

  • The First Test Tube Baby

    Fiona MacDonald

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, Jan. 1, 2004)
    Looks at the 1978 birth of Louise Brown, the first baby born through in-vitro fertilization, as well as events leading up to this revolutionary treatment for infertility and its ramifications.
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