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ID:
008124
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Publication |
USA, Chelsea House Publishers, 2003.
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99pBlue and Orange Spine
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Famous flyers
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Summary/Abstract |
Learn more about Amelia Earhart's adventures and how she overcame an ordinary backgroound to become an extraordinary aviator.
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Contents |
The first adventure
The feeling of flying
A new career
Solo across the Atlantic
The Pacific challenge
Around the world
Into the stars
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Standard Number |
0791072134 Hb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
008497 | 921/EAR | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
004673
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Publication |
China, Chelsea House Publishers, 2004.
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Description |
106pMaroon Spine
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Summary/Abstract |
Revered today as "the father of our country", Washington has become a legend for his role as a patriot, soldier, and statesman.
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Striking for freedon
The young soldier
The colonies unite
The revolution begins
The new government
The first president
Timeline : The presidents of the United States
Presidential fact file
President Washington in profile
Chronology
Bibliography
Furthur reading
Index
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Standard Number |
0791076016 Hb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
005238 | 921/WAS | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
009176
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Kurds
/ Wagner, Heather Lehr
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2002
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Publication |
Philadelphia, Chelsea House Publishers, 2002.
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Description |
140pYellow Spine
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Series |
Creation of the Modern Middle East
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Summary/Abstract |
A discussion of the people known as Kurds, including their history as well as their contemporary status in the Middle East.
Introductory essay by Akbar Ahmed.
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The promise of homeland
A tribal society
The Kurds in Turkey
The Kurds in Iraq
The Kurds in Iran
Beyond the Gulf war
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Standard Number |
0791065057 Hb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
009560 | 915.97/WAG | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
004856
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Publication |
USA, 2004.
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Description |
108pSea Green Spine
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Series |
Women Explorers
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Summary/Abstract |
IN 1893, Mary Kingsley, a young British woman set sail to her dream destination :West Africa. She traveled between the Niger and Congo rivers, became the first woman to climb Mount Cameroon, and brought a new perspective to the Victorian view of "the dark continent".
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A new destination
Life behind the shutters
A feeling of responsibility
Destination : Africa
At home in a foreign land
Navigating the Ogooue river
Reaching the Rembwe
The final journey
Chronology
Notes
Bibliography
Furthur reading
Index
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Standard Number |
0791077144 Hb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
005239 | 921/KIN | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
009174
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Publication |
USA, Chelsea House Publishers, 2003.
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Description |
132pRed Spine
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Series |
Creation of the Modern Middle East
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Summary/Abstract |
A history of Saudi Arabia, focusing on the country’s role in the current political climate of the Middle East.
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Shaping a country and a legend
The house of Saud
King of Arabia
Birth of a nation
Death of a nation-builder
The diligent king
A storm in the desert
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Standard Number |
0791065103 Hb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
009562 | 953.8/WAG | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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