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    World War II: The Second Front
    The World's Wild Places: New England Wilds
    Quick Recipes
    Cookies & Crackers
    Mysteries of the Unknown: Powers of Healing
    Voyage Through the Universe: The Far Planets
    • Contents: Other Roads to Health Renaissance in Folk Remedies Ancient Arts from the East Peering into the Body's Secrets Faith and the Human Touch A Gallery of Unproved Therapies The Mind as Physician

      Mysteries of the Unknown: Powers of Healing
      4.7
    • Cookies & Crackers

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Introduces the basic techniques for making cookies and crackers, and provides recipes for drop, bar, rolled, refrigerator, molded, pressed and fried cookies

      Cookies & Crackers
      4.5
    • Quick Recipes

      • 160 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Quick and easy cookery, from pasta and poultry to meat.

      Quick Recipes
      4.7
    • Mysteries of the Unknown: Earth Energies

      • 144 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      One of a series of books focusing on the mysteries of the unknown. This book focuses on the energies within the earth and their use in occult practices. Contents: Curious Circles in the Grain The Earth's Elusive Spirit Living in the Land of the Gods Earth, Air, Fire, and Water The Venerable Power of Trees A Green and Leafy Realm The Art of Feng Shui Toward a New World View

      Mysteries of the Unknown: Earth Energies
      5.0
    • Life in Space

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Nearly four hundred photographs from "Life" magazine supplemented by NASA photographs, maps, and charts illustrate America's great space adventure with a fact-filled text enlivened by first-person accounts

      Life in Space
      4.4
    • The Seafarers: The Explorers

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Records the period in world history when the European explorers began to enlarge the dimensions of the known world through their voyages to previously unknown continents and oceans, first to India, then to the Americas, then around the Cape of Good Hope to India, and around the world.

      The Seafarers: The Explorers
      4.4
    • The Seafarers: The U-Boats

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      This volume in The Seafarers series reviews the history of Germany's foremost naval weapon in two world wars, documenting its victories, which include the sinking of 8,000 merchant ships, and its final defeat.

      The Seafarers: The U-Boats
      4.4
    • The European Challenge

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      The first encounters, conflict in the north woods, the plight of the pueblos, intruders on pacific shores

      The European Challenge
      4.3
    • People of the Lakes

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      History, customs, mythology, and lore of the continent's first inhabitants are inter-woven in this rich new look at our Native American heritage. Lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs, paintings, drawings, and artifacts.

      People of the Lakes
      4.3
    • The Seafarers: The Venetians

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      This volume in The Seafarers series discusses the history, development, and social characteristics of the Venetians and describes their armor, ships, and some of the battles in which they engaged.

      The Seafarers: The Venetians
      4.0
    • The Seafarers: The Spanish Main

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      This volume in The Seafarers series examines the history of the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico from the 16th century Spanish conquest of the area through the centuries of conflict that followed.

      The Seafarers: The Spanish Main
      4.2
    • The Seafarers: The Ancient Mariners

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      This volume in The Seafarers series surveys the various seafarers of the ancient world, including Greece and Rome, their ships, trade, and battles at sea.

      The Seafarers: The Ancient Mariners
      4.0
    • American Country: Country Crafts

      Creative Craft Projects from Sewing to Woodworking

      • 175 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Provides instructions for making a sewing box, quilts, dolls, samplers, hand towels, footstools, rugs, cut-and-pierced lampshades, scherenshnitt, bandboxes, and gameboards

      American Country: Country Crafts
      4.0
    • Examines mapmaking, the Earth's surface and habitats, and the global community, as well as focusing on the economy, culture, and people of the individual continents. JUVENILE LITERATURE - GEOGRAPHY ILLUSTRATED HARDCOVER TEXT BOOK

      Time Life Student Library: World Geography
      4.0
    • Algonquians of the East Coast

      • 175 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      History, customs, mythology, and lore of the continent's first inhabitants are inter-woven in this rich new look at our Native American heritage. Lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs, paintings, drawings, and artifacts.

      Algonquians of the East Coast
      4.2
    • The Seafarers: Fighting Sail

      • 184 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      This volume in The Seafarers recounts the golden age of the Royal Navy in the half-century or so up to and including the Battle of Trafalgar

      The Seafarers: Fighting Sail
      4.2
    • The American Story: War Between Brothers

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Chronicles the events of the Civil War, from the first shot fired at Fort Sumter to Lee's surrender and Lincoln's assassination

      The American Story: War Between Brothers
      4.0
    • Chroniclers of Indian Life

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      History, customs, mythology, and lore of the continent's first inhabitants are inter-woven in this rich new look at our Native American heritage. Lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs, paintings, drawings, and artifacts.

      Chroniclers of Indian Life
      4.0
    • Cycles of Life

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      History, customs, mythology, and lore of the continent's first inhabitants are inter-woven in this rich new look at our Native American heritage. Lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs, paintings, drawings, and artifacts.

      Cycles of Life
      4.0
    • The Reservations

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      History, customs, mythology, and lore of the continent's first inhabitants are inter-woven in this rich new look at our Native American heritage. Lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs, paintings, drawings, and artifacts.

      The Reservations
      4.0
    • The Seafarers: The Windjammers

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      This volume in The Seafarers series recounts the history of the mighty windjammers.

      The Seafarers: The Windjammers
      3.5
    • Lost Civilizations: Etruscans

      Italy's Lovers of Life

      • 168 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Traces the history of the Etruscans, looks at the ruins and artifacts of their civilization, and describes recent archeological finds

      Lost Civilizations: Etruscans
      4.1
    • Voices of the Civil War: Antietam

      Here Lie Men Who Have Not Hesitated to Seal and Stamp Their Convictions With Their Blood

      • 168 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      An unforgettable new look at the Civil War from eyewitness accounts by people who were there. Diaries, letters, journals, media reports and more. Beautifully and dramatically illustrated.18 books are contained within this volume series (Voices of the Civil War)

      Voices of the Civil War: Antietam
      4.1
    • The Home Front. Germany

      • 208 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      The Germans toughened themselves for Nazism, but then suffered greatly in the bombed-out ruins of their cities

      The Home Front. Germany
      4.1
    • War for the Plains

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Recounts the conflicts between plains Indians and encroaching white settlers, depicts the Indians' daily life and culture, and discusses their adjustment to reservation life

      War for the Plains
      4.0
    • This volume in The Seafarers series describes the great passenger liners that traveled between the United States and Europe in the first half of the twentieth century.

      The Great Liners
      3.9
    • What Life Was Like on the Banks of the Nile

      Egypt, 3050-30 BC

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      The dazzling ancient Egyptian civilization, which was born by the river Nile and flourished for more than 3,000 years, captures our imagination as no other culture before or since. Their magnificent pyramids, colossal temples, and brooding Sphinx never fail to awe and astound us. But even more amazing are other artifacts, ones that the Egyptians never meant for us to see - rolls of papyrus, pottery chips, and tombs - that tell us about the people who built the grand structures that grace the Egyptian landscape.

      What Life Was Like on the Banks of the Nile
      4.1
    • Storm

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading
      Storm
      3.4
    • The Seafarers: The Frigates

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      This volume in The Seafarers series discusses the Constitution, the Essex, and other frigates used as warships by the U.S. Navy during the 19th century, along with the men who sailed them, and the battles in which they participated.

      The Seafarers: The Frigates
      3.9
    • Planet Earth: Continents in Collision

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Presents evidence supporting Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift. Explains plate tectonics and discusses what is known of the earth's crust and upper mantle.

      Planet Earth: Continents in Collision
      3.4
    • The Epic of Flight: The Pathfinders

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      The editors of Time-Life Books have produced another exciting The Epic of Flight. The Pathfinder are brought to you in extraordinary detail through vivid photography and engaging, informative text.

      The Epic of Flight: The Pathfinders
      4.0
    • The Grand Canyon

      • 184 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Chapter Contents for the "Grand Canyon" include, Wilderness of Stone, The Drama of a Single Day, Forces that Made the Canyon Grand, Exploring the Fretful River, Riding the Rapids, and more!

      The Grand Canyon
      3.4
    • Time

      Hurricane Katrina

      • 144 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Time chronicles the story of the greatest natural disaster in U.S. history. Here, in stunning pictures and gripping first-hand accounts, is the terrible tale of Katrina's deadly wrath and savage aftermath. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of each book will be donated to relief efforts.

      Time
      4.0
    • Knights of the air

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      In this book from "The Epic of Flight" Time-Life series, WWI provides the stage for a new type of warrior; one that fights in the air. The book informs readers how aviation underwent a rapid transformation as the opposing forces introduced daring men in their flying machines into the battle.

      Knights of the air
      4.1
    • The Buffalo Hunters

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      History, customs, mythology, and lore of the continent's first inhabitants are inter-woven in this rich new look at our Native American heritage. Lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs, paintings, drawings, and artifacts.

      The Buffalo Hunters
      4.0
    • The Indians of California

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      History, customs, mythology, and lore of the continent's first inhabitants are inter-woven in this rich new look at our Native American heritage. Lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs, paintings, drawings, and artifacts.

      The Indians of California
      3.9
    • People of the Western Range

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Chronicles the history and culture of Native Americans of the Western Plains states, including the Shoshone and Nez Perce nations

      People of the Western Range
      3.8
    • The Way of the Warrior

      • 184 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      History, customs, mythology, and lore of the continent's first inhabitants are inter-woven in this rich new look at our Native American heritage. Lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs, paintings, drawings, and artifacts.

      The Way of the Warrior
      4.0
    • The Great Chiefs

      • 240 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Chapters An assembly of eagles; guerrilla fighters in a rugged domain; final champion of Comanche glory; protecting a way of life; pacifist on the warpath; and the threatened world of Sitting Bull.

      The Great Chiefs
      3.9
    • Lost Civilizations: Greece

      Temples, Tombs, & Treasures

      • 168 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Looks at the work of archaeologists in finding and excavating Grecian ruins, describes the culture of ancient Greece, and shows a variety of artifacts

      Lost Civilizations: Greece
      3.9
    • Lost Civilizations: Anatolia

      Cauldron of Cultures

      • 168 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      A book dealing simply and in detail with the variety of peoples and cultures in Anatolia.Chatal Hoyuk, in what is now south central Turkey, was excavated in the early 1960s and turned out to be one of the very first places that could be called a city. The excavators found evidence of a well-established agriculture, trade, and religion, all dating back to near the end of the Stone Age.Other archaeologists' efforts in Turkey have resulted in the discovery of the ancient empire of the Hittites, lost to history for centuries.These and several other little-known and understood civilizations are described.Numerous full-color photographs and illustrations add an extra dimension to the text.-David N. Pauli, Missoula Public Library, MT

      Lost Civilizations: Anatolia
      3.9
    • The Seafarers: The Pirates

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      This volume in The Seafarers series recounts the lives and deeds of Henry Every, Stede Bonnet, John Rackam, Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, and other pirates.

      The Seafarers: The Pirates
      4.0
    • The Luftwaffe

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Traces the history of the German air force during World War II, focusing on flying aces, models of fighters and bombers, and major air battles

      The Luftwaffe
      4.0
    • Tribes of the Southern Woodlands

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      History, customs, mythology, and lore of the continent's first inhabitants are inter-woven in this rich new look at our Native American heritage. Lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs, paintings, drawings, and artifacts.

      Tribes of the Southern Woodlands
      3.8
    • Keepers of the totem

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Describes the history and culture of the Indian tribes of the American Northwest

      Keepers of the totem
      3.7