Ernest C. Ackermann

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

The Information Specialist's Guide

Here are techniques and strategies for navigating the World Wide Web, with results in quick, efficient, and in-depth research results. The major databases are covered in detail and the top search engines are described and contrasted. The enclosed CD-ROM contains Netscape Navigator 4.

Searching and Researching on the Internet and World Wide Web

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Douglas N. Walton

A Handbook for Critical Argument

This is an introductory guide to the basic principles of constructing good arguments and criticizing bad ones. It is nontechnical in its approach, and is based on 150 key examples, each discussed and evaluated in clear, illustrative detail. The author explains how errors, fallacies, and other key failures of argument occur. He shows how correct uses of argument are based on sound argument strategies for reasoned persuasion and critical questions for responding. Among the many subjects covered are: techniques of posing, replying to, and criticizing questions, forms of valid argument, relevance, appeals to emotion, personal attack, uses and abuses of expert opinion, problems in deploying statistics, loaded terms, equivocation, and arguments from analogy.

Informal Logic

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William Shakespeare

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

The Taming of the Shrew

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Neil deGrasse Tyson

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has attracted one of the world's largest online followings with his fascinating, widely accessible insights into science and our universe. Now, Tyson invites us to go behind the scenes of his public fame by unveiling his candid correspondence with people across the globe who have sought him out in search of answers. In this hand-picked collection of one hundred letters, Tyson draws upon cosmic perspectives to address a vast array of questions about science, faith, philosophy, life, and of course, Pluto. His succinct, opinionated, passionate, and often funny responses reflect his popularity and standing as a leading educator. Tyson's 2017 bestseller Astrophysics for People in a Hurry offered more than one million readers an insightful and accessible understanding of the universe. Now, revealing Tyson's most candid and heartfelt writing yet, Letters from an Astrophysicist introduces us to a newly personal dimension of Tyson's quest to understand our place in the cosmos.

Letters from an Astrophysicist

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There's no better guide through mind-expanding questions such as what the nature of space and time is, how we fit within the universe, and how the universe fits within us than Neil deGrasse Tyson. But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in digestive chapters consumable any time and anywhere in the busy day

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

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Christian R. Weisser

Science

A Bedford Spotlight Reader

Sustainability

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Sam Allberry

Answers one of the biggest barriers to belief. Christians are increasingly seen as outdated, restrictive and judgmental when it comes to sex before marriage, cohabitation and homosexuality. In fact for many people, this issue is one of the biggest barriers for them considering Christianity. Sam Allberry, author of many books including Is God Anti-gay sets out God's good design for the expression of human sexuality, showing that God himself is love and that only he can satisfy our deepest desires. It is a great reminder of the Bible's positive blueprint for love, sex and marriage and ideal for giving away to people who may see this as a stumbling block for belief.

Why Does God Care Who I Sleep With?

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Britt Gillette

One Man's Search for Truth and Life Purpose

Who am I? Why do I exist? What's the purpose of life? What happens when I die? Is there a God? If there's a God, who is He? Does He care about me? At age 14, Britt Gillette found himself alone in a hospital late at night struggling with the universal questions of life. You've probably asked yourself these same questions, and maybe you've found the answers. But for Britt, these were new questions, and he didn't like it at all that he didn't have the answers. So he set out on a personal quest to find the truth. Along the way, he examined the claims of every religion, philosopher, political leader, psychic, and mystic he could find, and what he discovered was nothing short of astounding. What he found changed his life forever, and maybe it can change yours too.

Coming to Jesus

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Alex Kendrick

Stephen Kendrick

Troy Schmidt

Discovering Your True Identity in Christ for Teen Boys and Young Men

Athlete. Son. Honor Student. Artist. Brother. Runner. Geek. Boyfriend. Gamer. Musician. Actor. Rebel. Can you find your identity in any of these labels? You can certainly try, but the problem is that they're all manmade. If you put your hope in any one of them, it will fail. Your identity can seem like a mystery, but Revealed takes you on a hands-on investigation to discover the truth. Who you are is more than your grades, your looks, or your athletic skills. And your true; identity can only be revealed to you by the One who truly knows you. The One who created you. The One who holds all wisdom. God has already opened the door, and now it's your turn to walk through it and discover who He has made you to be. Book jacket.

Revealed

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Margaret Atwood

A novel of the future explores a world that has been devastated by ecological and scientific disasters.

Oryx and Crake

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Amy Chua

"Courageous and thought-provoking." --David Brooks, The New York Times

"Breathtakingly personal . . . [Chua's] tale is as compelling as a good thriller." --The Financial Times

"[F]ascinating. . . . the most stimulating book on the subject of child rearing since Dr. Spock." --Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"Chua's memoir, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, is a quick, easy read. It's smart, funny, honest and a little heartbreaking . . ." --Chicago Sun-Times

At once provocative and laugh-out-loud funny, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother ignited a global parenting debate with its story of one mother's journey in strict parenting.  Amy Chua argues that Western parenting tries to respect and nurture children's individuality, while Chinese parents typically believe that arming children with skills, strong work habits, and inner confidence prepares them best for the future.   Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother chronicles Chua's iron-willed decision to raise her daughters, Sophia and Lulu, the Chinese way - and the remarkable, sometimes heartbreaking  results her choice inspires.  Achingly honest and profoundly challenging, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother is one of the most talked-about books of our times.

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

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James Trefil

Was gifted this book as new and never used it

StarTalk's Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We're Going

For science geeks, space and physics nerds, and all who want to understand their place in the universe, this enlightening new book from Neil deGrasse Tyson offers a unique take on the mysteries and curiosities of the cosmos, building on rich material from his beloved StarTalk podcast. In these illuminating pages, illustrated with dazzling photos and revealing graphics, Tyson and co-author James Trefil, a renowned physicist and science popularizer, take on the big questions that humanity has been posing for millennia--How did life begin? What is our place in the universe? Are we alone?--and provide answers based on the most current data, observations, and theories. Populated with paradigm-shifting discoveries that help explain the building blocks of astrophysics, this relatable and entertaining book will engage and inspire readers of all ages, bring sophisticated concepts within reach, and offer a window into the complexities of the cosmos.

Cosmic Queries

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Ronald Rood

The New York Public Library

Ann-Jeanette Campbell

A Book of Answers for Kids

The New York Public Library Incredible Earth Discover ancient fossils and vast oceans. Explore devastating earthquakes and explosive volcanoes. Find the answers to your questions about our incredible Earth . How was Earth formed? See page 3. When did life begin? See page 30. If you dug a hole to the center of Earth, what would you find? See page 46. What is a volcanic bomb? See page 78. What is the largest active volcano in the world? See page 85. What does an earthquake sound like? See page 103. How much of Earth's surface is covered by water? See page 109. Why is the ocean blue? See page 109. What is the longest river in the world? See page 127. How does thunder roll? See page 161. A Stonesong Press Book

The New York Public Library Incredible Earth

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Jill Lepore

A History of the United States

These Truths

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Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks

I highlighted through this book as it was a class book of mine

This book tells the story of humankind as producers and reproducers from the Paleolithic to the present. Renowned social and cultural historian Merry Wiesner-Hanks brings a new perspective to world history by examining social and cultural developments across the globe, including families and kin groups, social and gender hierarchies, sexuality, race and ethnicity, labor, religion, consumption, and material culture. She examines how these structures and activities changed over time through local processes and interactions with other cultures, highlighting key developments that defined particular eras such as the growth of cities or the creation of a global trading network. Incorporating foragers, farmers and factory workers along with shamans, scribes and secretaries, the book widens and lengthens human history. It makes comparisons and generalizations, but also notes diversities and particularities, as it examines the social and cultural matters that are at the heart of big questions in world history today.

A Concise History of the World

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Debra J. DeWitte

Ralph M. Larmann

M. Kathryn Shields

Bought it for an art class and only used it twice.

Oversized Paperback (4 to 6 lbs)

Art, Music, Drama/Theater

Understanding the visual arts

A flexible structure that supports teaching and learning, a global perspective, and a focus on visual analysis have quickly made Gateways to Art the best-selling book for art appreciation. With an unmatched illustration program and a wealth of tightly integrated digital resources, the Third Edition will make your course even more exciting. You will love our expanded coverage of contemporary art, new tools for cross-referencing between chapters, new videos, and an Interactive Instructor's Guide before sampling.

Gateways to Art

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C. S. Lewis

In the classic Miracles, C.S. Lewis, the most important Christian writer of the 20th century, argues that a Christian must not only accept but rejoice in miracles as a testimony of the unique personal involvement of God in his creation. 

Miracles

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Alan D. Wolfelt

Exploring the Ten Essential Touchstones

This companion workbook to "Understanding Your Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart is designed to help mourners explore the many facets of their unique grief through journaling. Ten essential touchstones for mourners are covered, including being open to the presence of loss, dispelling misconceptions about grief, embracing the uniqueness of grief, seeking reconciliation, and reaching out for help

The Understanding Your Grief Journal

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Chris Pellant

The Clearest Recognition Guide Available

Created in association with Smithsonian Institution, this authoritative guide features more than 500 rocks and minerals. Packed with photographs and details on characteristics, distinguishing features, and more, Smithsonian Handbooks: Rocks and Minerals makes identification easy.

Designed for beginning and experienced collectors alike, this guide explains what rocks and minerals are, how they are classified, and how to start a collection. Look up different rocks and minerals, and find clear, annotated photography to pick out the key distinguishing features. Learn the differences between igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks, and reference the glossary for many more technical and scientific terms.

Smithsonian Handbooks: Rocks and Minerals is filled with information about characteristics, colors, unique attributes, and more, making it one of the clearest identification guides for rock and mineral enthusiasts.

Handbooks: Rocks and Minerals

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Laura Hillenbrand

An American Legend

Seabiscuit

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Donald Kroodsma

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Western North America

Get to know birds by ear with this engaging, one-of-a-kind book. Discover seventy-five unique species from Western North America as you enjoy their sounds at the touch of a button-reproduced in high quality on the attached digital audio module-while reading vivid descriptions of their songs, calls, and related behaviors. Learn how to pick out the wavering songs of a young Bewick's Wren, or find out why many songbirds have dialects that vary from region to region. Complete with up-to-date range maps and more than 130 sounds provided by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's world-renowned Macaulay Library, as well as exquisite illustrations of each species, The Backyard Birdsong Guide will resonate with beginners and experts alike.

The Backyard Birdsong Guide

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Barbara Kingsolver

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

The Poisonwood Bible is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it—from garden seeds to Scripture—is calamitously transformed on African soil. What follows is a suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in postcolonial Africa. The novel is set against one of the most dramatic political chronicles of the twentieth century: the Congo's fight for independence from Belgium, the murder of its first elected prime minister, the CIA coup to install his replacement, and the insidious progress of a world economic order that robs the fledgling African nation of its autonomy. Against this backdrop, Orleanna Price reconstructs the story of her evangelist husband's part in the Western assault on Africa, a tale indelibly darkened by her own losses and unanswerable questions about her own culpability. Also narrating the story, by turns, are her four daughters—the self-centered, teenaged Rachel; shrewd adolescent twins Leah and Adah; and Ruth May, a prescient five-year-old. These sharply observant girls, who arrive in the Congo with racial preconceptions forged in 1950s Georgia, will be marked in surprisingly different ways by their father's intractable mission, and by Africa itself. Ultimately each must strike her own separate path to salvation. Their passionately intertwined stories become a compelling exploration of moral risk and personal responsibility. Dancing between the dark comedy of human failings and the breathtaking possibilities of human hope, The Poisonwood Bible possesses all that has distinguished Barbara Kingsolver's previous work, and extends this beloved writer's vision to an entirely new level. Taking its place alongside the classic works of postcolonial literature, this ambitious novel establishes Kingsolver as one of the most thoughtful and daring of modern writers.

The Poisonwood Bible

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James A. Michener

My Vision for America

The author examines nine fundamental problems that he believes threaten America's vitality and its future, including deteriorating race relations, the growing gap between rich and poor, and the country's shift from a producer to a consumer nation

This Noble Land

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Nicholas Sundeen

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Ernest C. Ackermann

Searching and Researching on the Internet and World Wide Web

Douglas N. Walton

Informal Logic

William Shakespeare

The Taming of the Shrew

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Letters from an Astrophysicist

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

Christian R. Weisser

Sustainability

Sam Allberry

Why Does God Care Who I Sleep With?

Britt Gillette

Coming to Jesus

Alex Kendrick; Stephen Kendrick; Troy Schmidt

Revealed

Margaret Atwood

Oryx and Crake

Amy Chua

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

Neil deGrasse Tyson; James Trefil

Cosmic Queries

Ronald Rood; The New York Public Library; Ann-Jeanette Campbell

The New York Public Library Incredible Earth

Jill Lepore

These Truths

Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks

A Concise History of the World

Debra J. DeWitte; Ralph M. Larmann; M. Kathryn Shields

Gateways to Art

C. S. Lewis

Miracles

Alan D. Wolfelt

The Understanding Your Grief Journal

Chris Pellant

Handbooks: Rocks and Minerals

Laura Hillenbrand

Seabiscuit

Donald Kroodsma

The Backyard Birdsong Guide

Barbara Kingsolver

The Poisonwood Bible

James A. Michener

This Noble Land

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