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are supportive of traditional family values. I have not listed here anything that
obviously, after a quick look through, is not.
Books are listed in alphabetical order by title. They are paper unless otherwise stated.
2201 Fascinating Facts, by David Louis.
Hardcover in very good condition with very good jacket. A collection of intriguing facts
to delight any trivia buff. Covers all subjects of interest to the average person. 379
pages. illustrated in black and white. Published in 1983. 6.00 (C)
About Pioneers -- Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, by
Wilma and John Simpson. Library binding, cover's a little soiled. Library discard with
stamping and pocket. Worn through to boards on corners and ends of spine. Two words on one
page underlined in ink. Otherwise in good condition. Discusses scientific progress in the
fields of transportation, communication, shelter, food preservation, and clothing up
though the time of publication. About 2-4th grade reading level. 6.50 (B)
Gods, Graves, and Scholars: The Story of Archaeology by
C.W. Ceram. Hardcover, Knopf, 1967 Second, Revised, and Substantially Enlarged Edition.
BCE. Hardcover, no jacket. Deckle edges, Very good except for light edge and corner wear.
Translated from the German by Garside and Wilkins.441 pages, followed by index. Extensive
Bibliography. Written for laymen, this book is sure to fascinate those who are
interested in the mysteries of ancient cultures. Adult reading level. BT #2209. $10.00-U
(B)
The Capitol: A Pictorial History of the Capitol and of the
Congress, 1979 Edition. Workbook size. 192 pages. Reading this book is like
taking a guided tour of our nation's Capitol Building. I know because I took it. Cover is
well-worn, inside is in pretty good condition. 2.50 (B)
The F.B.I. by Quentin Reynolds. Random House,
1954. Landmark Books #46. Forward by J. Edgar Hoover. Tells the history of the
F.B. I up to its publication date and explains how its people were trained. It
also shares the details of some of the F.B.I.'s most exciting cases and how they
were solved. 181 pages including index. Condition: Reading copy. Green
cloth-covered boards have wrinkled front and lightly worn corners and edges.
Hinge is cracked between front end papers. Previous owner stamp on front free
end paper. Other than that, pages are clean. BT-1915. $4.95-U
The
Living Textbook: Using the Newspaper in the Classroom: Resources, Projects, and
Activities by the editors of Knowledge Unlimited, 1998. Spiral binding.
This guide for teachers uses the newspaper as a springboard for hundreds of
classroom activities in the areas of social studies, language arts, math, and
science. There are dozens of activities for each of these subjects. The
activities are divided into three levels: Level One is for the elementary
grades, Level Two for middle school grades, and Level Three is for the high
school grades. You may discover some activities that are appropriate for more
than one level. Some activities are designed for either classroom or individual
use. But some involve individual research followed by a group discussion or
project. At the end of each level in each subject area there are two
reproducible activity sheets suitable for either class assignments or homework.
Condition is very good: Bottom corner is bent at the tip. Part of original price
tag is on back cover. 66 pages. BTH-2988. $21.95-U
Pursuing the Past: Oral History, Photographs, Family History,
Cemeteries, by Eugene Provenzo, Jr. and others. This is a book, now out of
print, designed to help you discover the past for yourself. You will learn what a
historian does and how to become one yourself. An excellent resource for any family which
wishes to examine and record its own history. Blackline
masters of charts and data sheets may be reproduced for classroom use. Overall,
very good condition: Light wear to edges and corners of paper cover. Stapled
wraps have small streaks of missing surface color near stapled edge on front.
Text is clean and interspersed with black and white illustrations. 116 pages.
BT-3227. 19.95
(A)
Traveller's Tales, arranged by Jay Du Bois.
Stories of adventure in far lands told by Marco Polo, Columbus, Hernando Cortes, Sir
Walter Raleigh, Captain Cook, and other famous explorers. A good supplement to a secondary
history curriculum. Hardcover, spine faded, and cover a little soiled. Otherwise in very
good condition. Print is pretty small. 282 pages. 5.00 (B) OP
World Atlas of Archaeology, edited by Christine
Flon. Forward by Michael Wood. Hardcover with dustjacket. Portland House, 1988,
first printing thus. Very large format -- 10.5" x 14." This is an original
global overview of the most recent (up to publication date) archaeological
discoveries and conclusions, with special emphasis on the everyday life and
customs of vanished civilizations. Beginning with Paleolithic human cultures the
entries are organized chronologically and geographically up to the Renaissance.
You will find in-depth coverage of more than 180 topics, divided into these
geographical regions: The Western World, Islam and the Arab World, The Near
East, Ancient Egypt, The Scythians and the Steppes, Central Asia, South East
Asia, The Far East, Africa, The Americas, Oceania and Australasia, The
Historical Period , and the Indian World. Over 80 international archaeologists
have made authoritative and fascinating contributions to this volume, which was
first published in French. It contains more than 100 maps and 800 magnificent
photographs and original diagrams. Condition is VG+/VG: There is some creasing
of the dust jacket, mostly along the edges. Not price clipped. Blue cloth boards
with gilt lettering. There are about three very small spots on cloth that are
lighter than the rest of the blue on boards. Illustrated end papers. 423 pages.
BT-3114. $25.00-U. Shipping is 5.50 media mail in the USA. This is a very heavy
book.
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