Alvin Halpern

The ideal review for your physics course

More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum’s Outlines for their expert knowledge and helpful solved problems. Written by renowned experts in their respective fields, Schaum’s Outlines cover everything from math to science, nursing to language. The main feature for all these books is the solved problems. Step-by-step, authors walk readers through coming up with solutions to exercises in their topic of choice.

3,000 solved problems
Problems from every area of physics
Clear diagrams and illustrations
Comprehensive index
Appropriate for all high school and undergraduate physics courses
Step-by-step solutions to problems
Thousands of practice problems with a wealth of problems on each topic

Great Condition: slightly yellowed pages, slight bent corner

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

California

Science

The ideal review for your physics course More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum’s Outlines for their expert knowledge and helpful solved problems. Written by renowned experts in their respective fields, Schaum’s Outlines cover everything from math to science, nursing to language. The main feature for all these books is the solved problems. Step-by-step, authors walk readers through coming up with solutions to exercises in their topic of choice. 3,000 solved problems Problems from every area of physics Clear diagrams and illustrations Comprehensive index Appropriate for all high school and undergraduate physics courses Step-by-step solutions to problems Thousands of practice problems with a wealth of problems on each topic

Schaum's 3,000 Solved Problems in Physics

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Sixth course with word analysis, fluency & systematic vocabulary development, reading coprehension, & literary response & analysis to meet CA Standards This description may be from another edition of this product.

 * Shiny Holographic lining on cover
 * Hardcover

Excellent Condition: slightly worn edges

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Reading & Language Arts

Textbook

Holt Literature & Language Arts (6th Course) 

J. K. Rowling

For in Harry's second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor, Gilderoy Lockheart, a spirit named Moaning Myrtle who haunts the girls' bathroom, and the unwanted attentions of Ron Weasley's younger sister, Ginny.

But each of these seem minor annoyances when the real trouble begins, and someone--or something--starts turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects...Harry Potter himself?

Paperback 

Great Condition: slightly worn edges

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Book 2

When the Chamber of Secrets is opened again at the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, second-year student Harry Potter finds himself in danger from a dark power that has once more been released on the school.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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John L. Beatty

Oliver A. Johnson

John Reisbord

Mita Choudhury

This well-known set of readings, thoroughly updated in this edition, exposes students to an important and illustrative text on Western Civilization and its intellectual and cultural history. Ideas of diverse men and women will add multicultural and interdisciplinary insights to the minds of a new generation of students. New edition features greater coverage of diversity, new critical thinking questions, and an easier-to-read single column format.

Paperback

Great Condition: slightly worn edges, no marks/highlights

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

History

Ancient Civilizations and the Emergence of the West

This well-known set of readings, thoroughly updated in this edition, exposes students to an important and illustrative text on Western Civilization and its intellectual and cultural history. Ideas of diverse men and women will add multicultural and interdisciplinary insights to the minds of a new generation of students. New edition features greater coverage of diversity, new critical thinking questions, and an easier-to-read single column format.

Heritage of Western Civilization

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Joseph Forshaw

Steve Howell

Terence Lindsey

Rich Stallcup

A must-have for bird lovers, this beautiful resource includes field guides to more than 250 birds, including close-up photographs, identifying characteristics, seasonal patterns, and geographical and habitat information. Also gives tips for birding away from home and for inviting birds into your own backyard.

Great Condition: bottom is torn a little (see pic) 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Birding guides you to an appreciation, enjoyment, and understanding of some of nature's most beautiful and inspirational creatures.

A Guide to Birding

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Kay Sanger

When the Animals Were People is a collection of stories taken from the rich mythology of the Chumash Indians. The Chumash lived in Southern California along a Pacific Ocean coastal region between San Luis Obispo and Malibu, where they were an important tribe before the arrival of Europeans. A collection of nine legends about Coyote and his friends as told by the Chumash Indians. These fanciful stories tell the adventures of Coyote and his friends, whom the Chumash believed were once people. Coyote reacts to different situations with his characteristic cunning, trickery, and out-and-out foolishness. The myths were a way for the Indians to explain their world and pass on their traditions to their children. Many of the myths were long and complex. The editor, Kay Sanger, has retold them in a style that will appeal to youngsters in the upper elementary grades and junior high school. Detailed illustrations show artifacts such as a stone whale carving, a wooden plank canoe, and an asphaltum-lined water basket from the Chumash people.

Paperback
Excellent Condition

A collection of nine legends about Coyote and his friends as told by the Chumash Indians who lived in Southern California.

When the Animals Were People

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Brandon Sanderson

Joel is fascinated by the magical art of Rithmatics, but unfortunately only a chosen few have the necessary gift and Joel is not one of them. Undaunted, Joel persuades Professor Fitch to teach him Rithmatic theory - and soon finds that his knowledge is put to the test when someone starts murdering the top Rithmatic students at his school. But can Joel work out the identity of the killer and stop them before they realize just what a threat Joel actually is?

Excellent Condition: slightly yellowed pages

The Rithmatist, Brandon Sanderson's New York Times bestselling epic teen adventure is now available in paperback. More than anything, Joel wants to be a Rithmatist. Rithmatists have the power to infuse life into two-dimensional figures known as Chalklings. Rithmatists are humanity's only defense against the Wild Chalklings. Having nearly overrun the territory of Nebrask, the Wild Chalklings now threaten all of the American Isles. As the son of a lowly chalkmaker at Armedius Academy, Joel can only watch as Rithmatist students learn the magical art that he would do anything to practice. Then students start disappearing--kidnapped from their rooms at night, leaving trails of blood. Assigned to help the professor who is investigating the crimes, Joel and his friend Melody find themselves on the trail of an unexpected discovery--one that will change Rithmatics--and their world--forever. A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of 2013

The Rithmatist

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A guide to preparing for the ACT offers advice on test-taking, information on the new optional Writing Test, and three practice ACTs previously used in actual test administrations.

Paperback 
Excellent Condition: no known marks

English

The Only Official Prep Guide from the Makers of the ACT

The Real ACT Prep Guideis the only book with insider test-taking tips and strategy, practice, and insight from the makers of the ACT.

The Real ACT Prep Guide

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Denise Pivarnik-Nova

Students spend the school year preparing for the AP English Language and Composition test. Now it’s time to reap the money-saving college credit, advanced placement, or an admissions edge. However, achieving a top score on the AP English Language and Composition exam requires more than knowing the material—students need to get comfortable with the test format itself, prepare for pitfalls, and arm themselves with foolproof strategies. That’s where the Kaplan plan has the clear advantage.

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Like New: slightly dusty from storage, no known marks

The top-selling Advanced Placement test preparation guide that delivers 70 years of proven Kaplan experience and features exclusive strategies, practice, and review to help students ace the AP English Language and Composition exam! Students spend the school year preparing for the AP English Language and Composition test. Now it’s time to reap the rewards: money-saving college credit, advanced placement, or an admissions edge. However, achieving a top score on the AP English Language and Composition exam requires more than knowing the material—students need to get comfortable with the test format itself, prepare for pitfalls, and arm themselves with foolproof strategies. That’s where the Kaplan plan has the clear advantage. Kaplan AP English Language and Composition 2013-2014 offers many essential and unique features to help improve test scores, including: Two full-length practice tests and a diagnostic test to target areas for score improvement Detailed answer explanations A two-page, full-color, removable study sheet packed with key dates, terms, and facts Tips and strategies for scoring higher from expert AP English Language and Composition teachers and students who got a perfect 5 on the exam Targeted review of the most up-to-date content, including any information about test changes A comprehensive index and glossary of key terms and concepts Kaplan AP English Language and Composition 2013-2014 author Denise Pivarnik-Nova has taught AP English as well as literature and composition for nearly 20 years. Her expertise has helped make this and other books the best that Kaplan has to offer in AP test prep. Kaplan AP Language and Composition 2013-2014 provides students with everything they need to improve their scores—guaranteed. Kaplan’s Higher Score guarantee provides security that no other test preparation guide on the market can match. Kaplan has helped more than three million students to prepare for standardized tests. We invest more than $4.5 million annually in research and support for our products. We know that our test-taking techniques and strategies work and our materials are completely up-to-date. Kaplan AP English Language and Composition 2013-2014 is the must-have preparation tool for every student looking to do better on the AP English Language and Composition test!

English Language and Composition 2013-2014

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U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News's Best Colleges guidebook offers comprehensive advice for high school students and their families on researching all the options and choosing the best colleges for them. Find out how to put together a winning college application, land the federal student loans and scholarships to make paying for college possible, and happily settle in to campus life. Get the new exclusive U.S. News college rankings, too--of more than 1,500 institutions. Discover the country's best universities, best liberal arts colleges, best regional colleges and universities, best historically black colleges and universities, and best undergraduate engineering programs and business programs. Also: A+ schools for B students, how 8 high school seniors made it in, hot new majors, and a state-by-state directory profiling more than 1,600 schools.

Great Condition: random tape on spine

Best Colleges 2012 Edition

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Webster's Standard Dictionary School & Office Edition

Great Condition: price sticker residue on back, slightly yellowed pages

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Webster's Standard Dictionary (Hardcover)

WEBSTERS STAN DICT SCH and OFFICE

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The Junior Great Books® Series 2, Book 3 Student Book is organized by theme, featuring nine stories by award-winning authors. The program, focused on high-quality literature and student-centered discussion, provides a superb framework for teaching reading comprehension, critical thinking, vocabulary, and writing.

Fair Condition: worn cover and spine, school book stamp on inside (from school book sale), worn sides

Junior Great Books: Series 2, Vol. 3

Stephanie Kegan

Full of unique ideas and activities the other guides miss, overlook, or bury in a sea of fine print, our guides are easy to use, kid-tested, and an inspiration to locals and would-be locals everywhere. With colorful new covers, helpful regional maps, and freshly revised and updated entries, this series has a whole new look and is still affordable enough for family budgets.

Great Condition: slightly worn spine

In print longer than any other California family guidebooks available, these travel companions are the trusted source for wonderful outings, day trips, and activities the entire family will enjoy. We decided to make fun the very first word in the title, because family fun is what this series is all about. Full of unique ideas and activities the other guides miss, overlook, or bury in a sea of fine print, our guides are easy to use, kid-tested, and an inspiration to locals and would-be locals everywhere. With colorful new covers, helpful regional maps, and freshly revised and updated entries, this series has a whole new look and is still affordable enough for family budgets.

Fun Places to Go with Children in Southern California

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The College Board

Campus Visits and College Interviews from The College Board teaches you how to get the most out of your campus visits, and get the stress out of your college interviews.

Updated to give the pros and cons of college Web sites and "virtual visits," and reformatted with easy-to-use charts and checklists, this quick and handy guide will help you get the right impression during your visit and make the right impression during your interview. It tells you the best times to visit; what to look for while you're there; what questions to expect during your interview; what questions you should ask; and more.

Good Condition: slightly worn edges, small tear on cover

Explains what to look for when visiting a college campus, tells how to prepare for interviews and shows how to interpret a college catalog. Original.

Campus Visits and College Interviews

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Virginia Sorensen

1957 Newbery Medal Winner Marly and her family share many adventures when they move from the city to a farmhouse on Maple Hill.

Good Condition: some marks from school library stickers (from school book sale), sharpie marks on first page

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Marly and her family share many adventures when they move from the city to Grandma's old farmhouse on Maple Hill. A Newbery Medal book. Simultaneous.

Miracles on Maple Hill

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Jean Ferris

Grubstake is a grubby down-on-its-luck mining town filled with grubby down-on-their-luck miners. So when a decidedly nongrubby city slicker shows up and offers to buy the tapped-out mines, the miners are sorely tempted. But not Arley, the brash sixteen-year-old girl who runs the boardinghouse. No, Arley smells a rat. What could some fancy-britches rascal want with empty mines? Is there more in those desolate pits than the Grubs realize? Like Jean Ferriss popular 'Once Upon a Marigold,' this lighthearted, endearingly goofy story is packed with quirky, lovable characters and piercing insights.

Great Condition: slightly worn corners

When two city folks arrive in the depressed mining town of Grubstake, Colorado, in 1888, sixteen-year-old orphaned Arley tries to discover why they want to buy the supposedly worthless mines in the area.

Much Ado about Grubstake

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K. A. Nuzum

More than anything, Dessa Dean needed a friend. A friend with whom she could share her heart. Then there came a scratchin’ at the door and Dessa Dean’s life was forever changed. This is the story of a girl, a dog, and the friendship that saves them both.

Great Condition: bent corner, slightly worn edges

More than anything, Dessa Dean needed a friend. A friend with whom she could share her heart. Then there came a scratchin’ at the door and Dessa Dean’s life was forever changed. This is the story of a girl, a dog, and the friendship that saves them both.

The Leanin' Dog

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The Fifth graders of PS 1 are packed like jelly beans into their classrooms. But when Ms. Hill shakes things up in a new class, the diverse group of inner-city kids in 5E find themselves writing in a manner in which they didn't know they could. Giovanni, Maximo, Destiny, Willie, and the rest of their quirky classmates, with a little coaxing from Ms. Hill, learn to deal with their crazy lives through writing. Both hilarious and heart wrenching, this story is told by four voices as the members of 5E navigate their way through the chaos of growing up.

Great Condition: slightly worn edges

4 Kids in 5E & 1 Crazy Year

A comprehensive guide to exploring the Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties with your friends and family.

Great Condition: slightly worn spine, slightly torn corner

Dimensions: 5.5 in x 8.5 in

Fun Places to Go with Kids

Fun and Educational Places to Go with Kids and Adults in Southern California - 5th Edition

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John Marsden

In the third installment of the Tomorrow saga, the anything-to-survive existence of Ellie and her friends has sharpened their senses and emboldened their plans. They aren't merely on the defensive anymore; they're also striking back. Their strategy? Attack the enemy not just on land, but also on water. If they have any hope of sabotaging the formidable container ship at Cobbler's Bay, then stealth is a must, but so, too, is one very big explosion. And if they fail, they may face a whole new kind of terror -- imprisonment.

Great Condition: slightly worn edges 

Dimensions: 5.3 in x 8.0 in

Ellie and her friends, a small band of teenagers trying to survive in the Australian countryside, continue to resist the enemies who have invaded their country. Reprint.

A Killing Frost

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Beverly Cleary

Paul O. Zelinsky

After his parents separate, Leigh Botts moves to a new town with his mother. Struggling to make friends and deal with his anger toward his absent father, Leigh loses himself in a class assignment in which he must write to his favorite author.

Good Condition: slightly worn edges, small torn bottom spine

Dimensions: 7.5 in x 5 in

In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.

Dear Mr. Henshaw

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Have you ever met a real live ninja? Jack and Annie do when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to ancient Japan, where they find themselves in the cave of a ninja master. Will they learn the secrets of the ninja? Or will the evil samurai warriors get them first?

Great Condition: yellowed pages, slightly worn edges, slightly warped pages
Dimensions: 7.5 in x 5 in

Magic Tree House #5 Night of the Ninjas (Paperback) 

SparkNotes

The story of an African general in the Venetian army who is tricked into suspecting his wife of adultery, Othello is a tragedy of sexual jealousy. First performed around 1604, the play is also a pioneering exploration of racial prejudice. Read Othello here, with side-by-side No Fear translations into modern English

Great Condition: slightly worn corner, cover page slightly curled up (no damage) 

Dimensions: 7.5 in x 5 in

Othello (No Fear Shakespeare)

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Around the World in Eighty Days is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a wager of £20,000 set by his friends at the Reform Club.

Good Condition: slightly worn edges, slightly yellowed pages

Dimensions: about 7 in x 4 in

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