The Last Playboy: The High Life of Porfirio Rubirosa - Biography and Autobiography Book
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An account of the life and exploits of the twentieth-century Dominican documents his romantic relationships with such women as Christina Onassis, Evita Peron, and Zsa Zsa Gabor; his friendships with such contemporaries as King Farouk and Frank Sinatra; and his life in the fast lane that culminated in an early death. Reprint. 20,000 first printing. This book is located in the Rich and Famous sub-category of the Biography and Autobiography category.
The Last Playboy: The High Life of Porfirio Rubirosa
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Grammar Grabbers!: Ready-to-Use Games & Activities for Improving Basic Writing Skills - Reference Book
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This practical resource gives language arts and English teachers a unique collection of over 200 creative, fun-filled, and ready-to-use activities that make teaching and learning grammar more enjoyable for you and your students. All have been tested with students in grades 4 and up and are effective as individual group, or whole-class activities. The activities can be used as introductions, reviews, or homework assignments. They feature a stimulating variety of formats, including crosswords, word finds, concealed quotations, cryptograms, scrambled and hidden words, riddles, magic squares, word generating wheels, jumbles and more, all designed to spark and hold students' interest. For quick access and easy use, the activities are organized into eight sections focusing on the elements of grammar and printed in a big 8-1/4' x 11' spiral binding that folds flat for photocopying of any page as many times as needed. Here's just an overview of what you'll find in each section: Parts of Speech— Working with Words! The 26 'grammar grabbers' in Section 1 f This book is located in the Grammar sub-category of the Reference category.
Grammar Grabbers!: Ready-to-Use Games & Activities for Improving Basic Writing Skills
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Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst: A True Story of Inside Information And Corruption in the Stock Market - Business and Economics Book
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In a colorful and revealing memoir, a former top Wall Street analyst describes his personal discovery of the twisted and tempting world of high-stakes investment, discussing the pervasive use of inside information, the corruption that cheated many investors, and how the insider's game is really played. 35,000 first printing. This book is located in the Investments and Securities sub-category of the Business and Economics category.
Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst: A True Story of Inside Information And Corruption in the Stock Market
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Fictions of Business: Insights on Management from Great Literature - Fiction Book
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'If Willy Loman had had a better boss, his career might not have ended as badly. book examines the human problems encountered in business in works as diverse as The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer and Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet.' -Wall Street Journal 'Reading Brawer's book is like taking a stimulating crash course in literature and management.' - USA Today ' wide-ranging interpretations make for stimulating and enjoyable reading.' -Harvard Business Review 'Brawer...weaves fascinating patterns of interpretation and illumination...' -Boston Book Review 'Once in a blue moon, a CEO book comes forth that is written in sparkling fashion, goes far beyond the normal CEO thought patterns, and yet tells what it's like to be a CEO. One of these rare books is Fictions of Business....Read the book. You'll be glad you did.' -Chief Executive 'For those who prefer to take inspiration from the classics, Fictions of Business...will fit the bill.' -Publishers Weekly This book is located in the American sub-category of the Fiction category.
Fictions of Business: Insights on Management from Great Literature
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13 Little Blue Envelopes - Children's Book
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When seventeen-year-old Ginny receives a packet of mysterious envelopes from her favorite aunt, she leaves New Jersey to criss-cross Europe on a sort of scavenger hunt that transforms her life. This book is located in the Social Situations sub-category of the Children's category.
13 Little Blue Envelopes
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Lessons for Lucy - Children's Book
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Lucy Lambert, who prefers to be known as Lou, would love real ballet classes, which her mother cannot afford, but Mrs. Dillon, the upstairs tenant, a former dancer with the Bolshoi, gives her lessons, and Lou tells Emma, whose parents have just bought the house where Lou lives, that she is a student at the local school, but she fears that once Emma starts classes and finds out the truth, it will spoil their new friendship.Lucy Lambert, also called Lou, would love real ballet classes, but Mrs. Dillon, a former Bolshoi dancer, gives her lessons, and Lou tells Emma, her new neighbor, that she is a student at the local school, but she fears that once Emma finds out the truth,it will spoil their new friendship This book is located in the General sub-category of the Children's category.
Lessons for Lucy
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Vertebrate Life - Science Book
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Widely praised for its comprehensive coverage and exceptionally clear writing style, this best-selling exploration of vertebrate life is the only accurate and up-to-date treatment of vertebrates that employs a phylogenetic perspective and focuses on how vertebrates work, integrating ecology, behavior, anatomy, and physiology in an evolutionary context. A new chapter on conservation draws together information about the basic biology of vertebrates and shows how it is essential for biological and regulatory decisions that affect the survival of species. Discussions of anatomy, physiology, and behavior are placed in an evolutionary context, showing readers how animals work and how they got to be the way they are. Contains information about conservation and endangered species status—related to the basic biology of the groups stresses the importance of good biological information for management and legislation. Features a Cladistic perspective which reflects the widespread adoption of phylogenetic systematics (cladistics) as the basis for determining the evolutionary relationships of organisms. Includes emphasis on conservation—Includes the application of basic biological information about organisms in programs of captive husbandry and management of threatened and endangered species. For professionals in the fields of Vertebrate Zoology, Vertebrate Biology Function, as well as Paleontology and Herpetology. This book is located in the Biology sub-category of the Science category.
Vertebrate Life
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Heartstone - Fiction Book
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They were young, popular, the perfect couple -- an all-American boy and a beautiful cheerleader. But the youthful passion that led them to Lookout Point that terrible evening would prove fatal. For Richie Walters the end came swiftly, as death descended upon him in a savage orgy of horrific violence. Elaine Murray would live long enough to learn just how lucky her boyfriend had been ... Two brutal slayings have rocked a stunned city. But the murders are merely the nightmare's beginning, flinging open a terrifying Pandora's box of sordid secrets and dark revelations more deadly than the bloodlust that lives in the rock-hard heart of a killer. This book is located in the Mystery and Detective sub-category of the Fiction category.
Heartstone
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Magnetic Recording Technology - Technology Book
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This book gives a comprehensive treatment of the technologies underlying all forms of state-of-the-art data storage, video, and audio magnetic recording. The topics covered include the basic principles of nonlinear and linear recording, longitudinal and perpendicular recording modes, particulate and film tape and disk media, the design and materials for bulk and film heads, the limits and expectations of areal densities, the measurement techniques used in modern research and development laboratories, and the critical mechanical aspects of the head-medium interface. This book is located in the Acoustics and Sound sub-category of the Technology category.
Magnetic Recording Technology
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Teacher's Guide to the Information Highway, A - Education Book
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This book takes two fold approach: how to navigate the Internet and how to incorporate the Internet into traditional curriculum. Describes the basics of Email, Gopher, and the World Wide Web. The book is tied into a 15-part PBS video series (15-30 minute segments) showing the Internet being used in real classrooms across the country. Offers a Web page for the book itself -- with links to over 100 major World Wide Web sites for teachers and for supplementary materials. This book is located in the Aids and Device sub-category of the Education category.
Teacher's Guide to the Information Highway, A
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