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1) 1997 economic census: Manufacturing

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English

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Presents results of the 1997 economic census from the U.S. Census Bureau regarding the manufacturing and industry sector.

2) Brave new world

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Huxley, Aldous

Series

Modern library of the world's best books volume 48
Harper Perennial modern classics
Charnwood library
The Queen's classics
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IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 11

Lexile measure

870L

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English

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Book, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Large Print

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Aldous Huxley's profoundly important classic of world literature, Brave New World is a searching vision of an unequal, technologically-advanced future where humans are genetically bred, socially indoctrinated, and pharmaceutically anesthetized to passively uphold an authoritarian ruling order--all at the cost of our freedom, full humanity, and perhaps also our souls. “A genius [who] who spent his life decrying the onward march of the Machine”...

3) School's out-- forever

Author

Patterson, James

Series

Maximum Ride volume 2

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IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 11

Lexile measure

660L

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English

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Book, Audiobook CD, CD + Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Large Print, Playaway

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After a short stay with an FBI agent who gives them a chance to attend school and live a normal life, the six genetically altered, winged youths head toward Florida and Max's ultimate destiny -- to save the world, whether she wants to or not.

4) Silent spring

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Carson, Rachel

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IL: UG - BL: 11.5 - AR Pts: 19

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1340L

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English

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First published in 1962, this book alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides. The outcry that followed its publication forced the banning of DDT and spurred revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. "Silent Spring became a runaway bestseller, with international reverberations ... Even if she had not inspired a generation of activists, Carson would prevail as one...

5) A night to remember

Author

Lord, Walter

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Bantam books
Henry Holt Classics library

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IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 8

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950L

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English

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Presents an absorbing, minute-by-minute account of the demise of the "unsinkable" Titanic, the massive luxury liner that housed a French "sidewalk cafe" and a grand staircase, among other extravagances, but failed to provide enough lifeboats for the 2,207 passengers on board.

6) The angel experiment

Author

Patterson, James

Series

Maximum Ride volume 1
Fugitives volume 01

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IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 11

Lexile measure

700L

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English

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Six unforgettable kids -- with no families, no homes -- are running for their lives. Max Ride and her best friends have the ability to fly. And that's just the beginning of their amazing powers. But they don't know where they come from, who's hunting them, why they are different from all other humans...and if they're meant to save mankind -- or destroy it.