Marcovitz, Hal

Summary: Evolving from a legal drug prescribed to treat depression, methamphetamine has grown into a home-cooked, highly toxic and extremely addictive drug that has infiltrated all corners of society. The Dangers of Methamphetamine will examine the scope of the problem; impact of the drug on the brain and body; addictive qualities of the substance; the challenges of rehabilitation; and the efforts...

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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2017

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 362.29 MAR

Marcovitz, Hal.

Summary: A biography of the thirty-fifth president of the United States, focusing on his childhood and young adulthood.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Mason Crest Publishers 2003

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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB KEN MAR

Marcovitz, Hal.

Summary: Tells the story of the Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa, beginning in 1510 when he snuck on board a ship bound for Central America, through his discovery, for Spain, of the South Sea, now known as the Pacific Ocean.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2002

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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB BALBOA MAR

Marcovitz, Hal

Summary: "The notion that UFOs are real is one that is very much alive in today's society. In fact, sightings of UFOs as well as close encounters with actual alien visitors have been reported for centuries. And for hundreds of years, such sightings were often dismissed by skeptics because the men and women who reported encounters with aliens could provide no evidence other than the stories of their...

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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press, Inc. 2022

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA 001.942 MAR

Marcovitz, Hal.

Summary: The life of the Civil War general whose controversial fame rests chiefly on the disaster at the Little Big Horn in 1876.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2002

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CUS

Marcovitz, Hal

Summary: "Many extremist groups have emerged in recent years. Moreover, many individuals harbor extremist viewpoints and have taken action on their own. They do this to call attention to their beliefs, cause chaos, and very often commit acts of violence under the misguided notions that their causes are justified and would find widespread acceptance by the American people. Very often, though, these...

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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press, Inc. 2022

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.5 MAR

Marcovitz, Hal

Summary: "Scientists have been warning about the catastrophes that could be caused by climate change for several decades, governmental leaders have done relatively little to address the problem. Many governmental leaders fear that reigning in the industries and lifestyles responsible for warming the planet's atmosphere would severely impact the economies of their nations, leading to job loss, poverty...

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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press, Inc. 2021

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 THU

Marcovitz, Hal

Summary: Crimes committed against people because of their race, ethnicity, or religion have become common in the United States and other countriesin 2016, the FBI said more than six thousand such crimes were committed in America. Hate crimes can range from small acts of vandalism to horrific mass shootings, such as the 2015 murders of nine African Americans attending church services in Charleston, South...

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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2018

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 364 MAR

Marcovitz, Hal.

Summary: Shares information on the history of torture and its current use today, including whether it is an effective way to root out information about terrorism.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2015

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 364 MAR

Marcovitz, Hal.

Summary: A biography of the conquistador whose quest for the Seven Cities of Gold led to the exploration of the American Southwest in 1540.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House 2000

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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB CORONADO MAR

Marcovitz, Hal.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2002

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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB SMITH MAR

Marcovitz, Hal.

Summary: A biography of the forty-second president of the United States, focusing on his childhood and youth.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Mason Crest Publishers 2003

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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB CLI MAR

Marcovitz, Hal.

Summary: A biography of the Italian traveler who became the first European to cross Asia completely and document his experiences.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2000

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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB POLO MAR

Marcovitz, Hal.

Summary: A biography of the Italian traveler who became the first European to cross Asia completely and document his experiences.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2000

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 POL

Marcovitz, Hal.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2001

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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB SACAGAWEA MAR