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Contents: Introduction: a destiny long shaped by geography -- Darkness to light: the Arab Spring -- Peoples, languages, and beliefs -- The home and family life -- Getting a good education -- Food, drink, and dining customs -- Popular sports and entertainment -- Experiencing North African culture in the United States -- Timeline in history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Place Cult NardoNardo, Don
Summary: Describes the 1431 trial of Joan of Arc, along with biographical information and facts about the political and social forces that led to her being burned at the stake as a witch.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lucent Books 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 944.026 NardoNardo, Don
Summary: "Zeus is a figure in Greek mythology and the leader of the Olympians--the gods and goddesses who were worshiped by the ancient Greeks. The Greeks believed that Zeus and his followers defeated an earlier race of gods--the Titans--in a battle that burned the Earth's surface. Zeus established a home for himself and the other Olympian gods and goddesses above Mount Olympus, the tallest mountain in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mitchell Lane Publishers 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 292 NARNardo, Don
Summary: Describes the origins, personalities, and special powers of the Greek mythical heroes, including such figures as Heracles, Theseus, Perseus, and Oedipus.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books 2012
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Summary: Discusses the discovery of Neptune as well as its topography and the search for water and life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kidhaven Press 2002
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 523.48 NARNardo, Don
Summary: "Similarities between human reactions to onslaughts of deadly diseases separated by millennia illustrates the morbid universality of such outbreaks. It reminds us that large attacks of lethal germs are nothing new, nor are human reactions to them. One problem inherent in such pandemics is that over time people tend to forget the lessons of past"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2021
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 614.5 NARNardo, Don
Summary: Always a trendsetter, the United States military has steadily changed the face of warfare in recent years through its use of drones. These unmanned flying craft have been around for close to a century. But only for a bit more than a decade have they been able to carry missiles capable of obliterating a large building. These small but lethal planes can now fly at altitudes of several miles and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morgan Reynolds Publishing 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 623.74 NARNardo, Don
Summary: Describes the origins of the most important Greek myths along with the personalities and special powers of the major Greek gods and goddesses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books 2012
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Summary: "When many people hear the term climate change, they envision a few random changes in weather patterns that will not affect the planet and humanity until the end of the current century, or even later. This view is dead wrong. Earth's climate is now changing faster than at any point in the history of modern civilization, primarily as a result of human activities. Global climate change has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 363.738 NARNardo, Don
Summary: "Over the course of billions of years nature has undergone a vast process of experimentation and trial and error. A tiny bit at a time, and in numerous clever ways, it has made various animal and plant species increasingly efficient. Biomimicry is a human attempt to take full advantage of that efficiency. Biomimicry allows people to learn from and apply nature's handiwork to fulfill human needs"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press, Inc. 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 660.6 NARNardo, Don
Summary: "Creative people tend to have a difficult time building a career based on their artistic passions. This is partly because there are usually far fewer job openings in the arts than there are creative people to fill them. Yet in spite of the widely-recognized difficulties of making a steady living as an artist, there is never a shortage of individuals in each new generation who vigorously and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 153.3 NARNardo, Don
Summary: Describes how, before the advent of vaccines, epidemics of measles, mumps, whooping cough, polio, and other crippling diseases ravaged humanity around the globe, and how that began to change when medical researchers developed the first vaccines, using a portion of a disease germ to stimulate the bodys immune reaction. Today, hundreds of millions of people gain immunity to deadly diseases...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press, Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 615.3Nardo, Don
Summary: Introduces the monsters of Greek mythology, including centaurs, griffins, and cyclops.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books 2012
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Summary: Explains how to become a soldier in the United States Army.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 355 NARNardo, Don
Summary: Describes the history and development of the computer and discusses how it works and how it is used in various human activities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lucent Books 1990
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Summary: Describes the events in Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey," from the causes of the Trojan War to the legendary Greek and Trojan characters, the end of the war, and Odysseus's harrowing journey home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books 2012
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Summary: "The Norse, also frequently called the Vikings, were the hardy, often warlike inhabitants of Scandinavia, Denmark, and some nearby European regions during the mid-to-late medieval era. The first of those two crucial aspects of Norse people's beliefs was the way they envisioned their world. On the one hand, it was thought that the events of people's lives were directed or influenced by either an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 398.2 NARCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 398.2 NARNardo, Don
Summary: Describes the life and accomplishments of the Mongol ruler, from his childhood in a nomadic tribe to his rise as a fierce warrior and leader, his implementation of military and legal reforms, and his achievments as a conquerer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lucent Books 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 950.2 NARNardo, Don
Summary: "Greek mythology has long been one of the major literary underpinnings of Western (European-based) culture. What many Westerners do not realize, however, is that very similar tales exist in the mythologies of cultures and peoples around the globe. Looking at the many similarities among the gods and myths of past peoples around the globe, it is only natural to wonder how those parallels came...
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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 398 NARNardo, Don
Summary: Discusses the events surrounding the discovery and escavation of King Tutankhamen's tomb and the myth of the curse that seemed to afflict those involved in the tomb's exploration.
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Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Press/Thomson Gale 2005
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 932 NARNardo, Don
Summary: "Southeast Asian Cultures in Perspective is an in-depth look at the different regional cultures of Southeast Asia with an emphasis on current culture. The young reader is presented with an overview of a variety of regional cultures that developed historically and analyzes how the cultural history shapes the Southeast Asian region's current culture. The book is written in a lively and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Place Cult NardoNardo, Don
Summary: In the 600s CE, a new religious faith swept out the vast deserts of southern Arabia. A merchant named Muhammad built a following of true believers who steadily grew in numbers and eventually became the worlds second largest faith. The religions beginnings are discussed, along with core beliefs, common practices, and challenges for the future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2019