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Books in Essential Events series

  • Essential Fantastic Four - Volume 9

    Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Bill Mantlo, George Perez, Sal Buscema, Keith Pollard, John Buscema, Bob Hall

    Paperback (Marvel, Aug. 27, 2013)
    It's another fantastic volume of classic FF action! Marvel's first family heroically battles the Brute and takes on Salem's Seven for the life of young Franklin - so why, when the Molecule Man possesses Mr. Fantastic, does it lead to the team's dissolution? Separated, the Fantastic Four face such foes as Diablo, the Impossible Man and Namor...but when the deadly threat of Dr. Doom returns, the family rises to the challenge and reunites! And just in time, too, for waiting in the wings are Quasimodo, the Inhumans, the Mole Man and the Sandman! COLLECTING: Fantastic Four (1961) 184-188, 190-207; Fantastic Four Annual 12-13
  • The Global Financial Crisis

    Holly Dolezalek

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Aug. 1, 2011)
    Examines an important historic event -- the modern global financial crisis. Easy-to-read, compelling text explores the impact of the failing housing market and the credit crisis in the United States, the US government bailouts of banks, automakers, and other businesses, issues around financial regulation and the US Federal Reserve, the spread of financial problems to Europe, Japan, and China, and the effects of this event on society.
  • Essential Marvel Two-In-One Volume 4

    Marvel Comics

    Paperback (Marvel, Jan. 25, 2012)
    Ben Grimm, the Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Thing, is back and better than ever in the fantastic final volume of Essential Marvel Two-in-One! Thrill to some of the wildest exploits ever experienced by the Idol of Millions as he journeys around the globe and beyond! From the sands of ancient Egypt to the Canadian wilderness, join Ben and his pals as they participate in everything from micro world melees to championship cosmic bouts. Guest-starring Spider-Man, Alpha Flight, the Sandman, Thor and many more! COLLECTING: MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE 78-98, 100, ANNUAL 6-7
  • The Oklahoma City Tornadoes 2013

    Stephanie Watson

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Examines what happened when tornadoes struck Oklahoma City in May 2013, how people rebuilt after the disaster, and how meteorologists predict and track tornadoes.
  • The Korean War

    Richard Reece

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Jan. 1, 2011)
    Examines the political climate and military situation that led to the Korean War and discusses the key figures and events involved in the conflict.
  • The Earthquake in Haiti

    Anne Lies

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Aug. 1, 2010)
    Recounts the earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010 and covers fund-raising efforts to help Haiti, the kind of relief work done on the island, and the lives of Haitians living in refugee camps.
  • United States Enters World War I

    Sue Vander Hook

    Library Binding (Abdo Group, Jan. 1, 2010)
    Describes the events leading up to the United States's entry into World War I, and discusses battles, weapons, key figures, and the aftermath.
  • Bleeding Kansas

    Richard Reece

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Jan. 1, 2012)
    Presents a history of the border war preceding the American Civil War that was waged over whether Kansas would join the Union as a slave state or a free state.
  • The Amistad

    Robert Grayson

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Jan. 1, 2011)
    Provides a brief history of the captured and enslaved Africans who mutinied to protect themselves and the legal battle that ensued in the United States over their guilt or freedom.
  • Tragedy in Tucson: The Arizona Shooting Rampage

    Aimee Houser

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Jan. 1, 2012)
    Examines the Arizona shooting rampage in which Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was targeted by Jared Lee Loughner and the events that led up to his attack.
  • The Holocaust

    Martin Gitlin

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Sept. 1, 2010)
    An examination of the Holocaust from its inception to the liberation of the concentration camps and the war crimes trials at Nuremberg and elsewhere.
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  • The Endurance Expedition

    Kristin F Johnson

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Jan. 1, 2011)
    Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, the Endurance was crushed, creating the need to travel across the ocean to safety.