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""We are the apes who tell stories," writes William Bernstein. "And no matter how misleading the narrative, if it is compelling enough it will nearly always trump the facts." As Bernstein shows in his eloquent and persuasive new book, The Delusions of Crowds, throughout human history, compelling stories have catalyzed the spread of contagious narratives through susceptible groups-with enormous, often disastrous consequences. Inspired by Charles Mackay's...
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960L
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"Discover a habitat filled with steaming swamps and crawling with dinosaurs fighting to survive. Spread-by-spread match-ups pit species against one another in scientifically accurate battles, while fact files give report writers all the info they need at a glance" -- Publisher.
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950L
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The sweeping grasslands are a raging battleground! Witness towering Utahraptors threatening a young Iguanacolossus, Allosaurus locked on to giant Brontosaurus, and other titanic fights to the death. No dinosaur can surrender--all want to be predator, not prey.
6) Elephants
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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500L
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English
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Introduces the two kinds of African elephant--savannah elephants and forest elephants--describing their physical features, habitat, life cycle, and behavior.
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2022.
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"Sarah Gristwood's The Tudors in Love offers a brilliant history of the Tudor dynasty, showing how the rules of romantic courtly love irrevocably shaped the politics and international diplomacy of the period. Why did Henry VIII marry six times? Why did Anne Boleyn have to die? Why did Elizabeth I's courtiers hail her as a goddess come to earth? The dramas of courtly love have captivated centuries of readers and dreamers. Yet too often they're dismissed...
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Herman uncovers the bedroom secrets and sex scandals of American presidents, and explores the surprising ways voters have reacted to their leaders' sex scandals. Does rampant adultery show a lack of character-- or the stamina needed to run the country? What is sex like with the most powerful man in the world? And when America finally elects a female president, will she, too, have sexual escapades in the Oval Office? -- adapted from jacket
10) American robins
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
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340L
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This title is a simple introduction to the American robin, its common characteristics, habitat, and habits. A map in the back matter shows the states where American robins are the official birds (Wisconsin, Connecticut, Michigan). Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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"When you think you have the answers, you need to be asking a lot more questions-and embracing fearless curiosity. In this timely, personal guide, journalist Mónica Guzmán shows why curiosity is our best policy and how you can put it to work for you immediately, sharing practical tips from the trenches of the social, political, and cultural divides"--
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970L
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"Take a peak beneath the canopy of prehistoric forests to discover the world of dinosaurs. Spread-by-spread battles pit species against one another in scientifically accurate battles while fact files give report writers the info they need at a glance."--
13) Cheetahs
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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510L
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Bold colors, easy-to-read text, and oversized, striking photos introduce young readers to the cheetah! Readers will discover the cheetah's unique body features that make it the world's fastest sprinter. Also covered are the cheetah's diet, hunting methods, social behavior, habitat, ways of communication, and threats to its survival. In addition, readers will learn about the life of a baby cheetah, from cub to independence. Maps highlight cheetah territory,...
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Edward Belbruno is President of Innovative Orbital Design, visiting research collaborator in the Department of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University, and a consultant on advanced astrodynamics with NASA. He is the author of Capture Dynamics and Chaotic Motions in Celestial Mechanics (Princeton).
When a leaf falls on a windy day, it drifts and tumbles, tossed every which way on the breeze. This is chaos in action. In Fly Me to the Moon,...
15) Shark encounters
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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860L
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English
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Sharks cause swimmers around the world to shake with fear. Should you really be afraid? Learn more about these amazing predators in this photo-filled book. Additional features include informative captions and sidebars, a Think-About-It section, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, a table of contents, an index, and an introduction to the author.
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Have you ever clogged a toilet in a national forest? That could get you six months in federal prison. Written a letter to a pirate? You might be looking at three years in the slammer. Leaving the country with too many nickels, drinking a beer on a bicycle in a national park, or importing a pregnant polar bear are all very real crimes, and this riotously funny, ridiculously entertaining, and fully illustrated book shows how just about anyone can become--or...
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With his critically acclaimed best-sellers The Mathematical Tourism and Islands of Truth, Ivars Peterson took readers to the frontiers of modern mathematics. His new book provides an up-to-date look at one of science's greatest detective stories: the search for order in the workings of the solar system." "In the late 1600s, Sir Isaac Newton provided what astronomers had long sought: a seemingly reliable way of calculating planetary orbits and positions....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
300L
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English
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This title is a simple introduction to the Eastern bluebird, its common characteristics, habitat, and habits. A map in the back matter shows the states where Eastern bluebirds are the official birds (Missouri, New York). Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
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390L
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English
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This title is a simple introduction to the Northern cardinal, its common characteristics, habitat, and habits. A map in the back matter shows the states where Northern cardinals are the official birds (Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, West Virginia). Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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