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The purpose of this book is to interpret a state, Indiana, and the people who inhabit it. It is one man's interpretation of Indiana: the Hoosier character, the Hoosier thought, the Hoosier way of living.
2) Africa
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This omnibus volume by one of the South's greatest writers includes stories published prior to 1980. Stories are as good in themselves and as influential on the aspirations of others as any since Hemingway's. The breadth of Welty's offering is finally most visible not in the variety of types--farce, satire, horror, lyric, pastoral, mystery--but in the clarity and solidity and absolute honesty of a lifetime's vision.
10) Egypt
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Egypt is home to one of humanity's oldest civilizations. Readers will uncover the nations entire history, from the early days of Ancient Egypt to the political unrest that has struck the country in recent years. They will also learn about the country's desert landscapes, varied wildlife, and the importance of the Nile River.
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Shortly before the Revolutionary War, nine-year-old Felicity, who lives in Williamsburg, is torn between supporting the tariff-induced tea boycott and saving her friendship with Elizabeth, a young loyalist from England.
12) Japan
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"Engaging images accompany information about Japan. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"-- Provided by publisher.
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Poems, each beginning with a consecutive letter of the alphabet, introduce topics related to the history, culture, and folklore of Ireland, which are then more fully explained in informational sidebars.
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In rural Kentucky in the years after the Korean War, Tucker, a young veteran and bootlegger, is pushed into a life-altering act of violence by threats against his family.
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Love Over Scotland is the third in a series of episodic novels which first appeared as instalments in The Scotsman, meandering through the daily grind of an inner quarter of Edinburgh. Regular readers will welcome the return of Bertie, the precocious child who resists all efforts of his neurotic mother, Irene, to turn him into a perfect rational being.
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Text and photographs follow a six-year-old Pilgrim boy through a busy day during the spring harvest in 1627: doing chores, getting to know his Wampanoag Indian neighbors, and spending time with his family.
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Here, in Kurt Vonnegut's final short story collection-Bagombo Snuff Box (1999)-we have combined early and rather more obscure stories which had not appeared earlier. Drawn largely from the 1950s and the slick magazine markets which Vonnegut had from the beginning of his career in the postwar period demonstrated an uncanny ability to sell, these stories show clearly that Vonnegut found his central themes early on as a writer. More, he had been able...
19) Vietnam
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Photographs and text provide information about Vietnam, discussing what is eaten, religion, geography and more.
20) Iraq
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"Engaging images accompany information about Iraq. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"-- Provided by publisher.
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