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The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel: Book 1

He holds the secret that can end the world. The truth: Nicholas Flamel was born in Paris on September 28, 1330. Nearly 700 years later, he is acknowledged as the greatest Alchemyst of his day. It is said that he discovered the secret of eternal life. The records show that he died in 1418. But his tomb is empty. The legend: Nicholas Flamel lives. But only because he has been making the elixir of life for... (more)

Helen Keller (Scholastic Biography)

by Margaret Davidson

The bestselling biography of Helen Keller and how, with the commitment and lifelong friendship of Anne Sullivan, she learned to talk, read, and eventually graduate from college with honors.

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

by Jean Lee Latham

Readers today are still fascinated by "Nat," an eighteenth-century nautical wonder and mathematical wizard. Nathaniel Bowditch grew up in a sailor"s world—Salem in the early days, when tall-masted ships from foreign ports crowded the wharves. But Nat didn"t promise to have the makings of a sailor; he was too physically small. Nat may have been slight of build, but no one guessed that he had the persistence and... (more)

Squanto, Friend Of The Pilgrims (Scholastic Biography)

Squanto, Friend Of The Pilgrims (Scholastic Biography)

by Clyde Robert Bulla

Tells of the adventurous life of the Wampanoag Indian, Squanto.

Archimedes And The Door Of Science

by Jeanne Bendick

This is a book about the life and work of Archimedes, the Greek mathemetician, a book designed particularly for students in home school situations but interesting for any young reader.

History's Monsters

by Simon Sebag Montefiore

Some devised methods of torture cruel beyond belief, some killed members of their own families, others ordered the murders of millions of innocents; some were admired statesmen, some were maniacs - others simply butchers. Vlad Dracul, prince of Wallachia, impaled his enemies on a forest of bloody stakes; the Byzantine empress Irene had her son's eyes gouged out; the Crusaders massacred 70,000 innocent Muslims and... (more)

Pocahontas and the Strangers (Scholastic Biography)

Pocahontas and the Strangers (Scholastic Biography)

by Clyde Robert Bulla

A fictionalized account of the life of Pocahontas woven about the few facts known from historical records.

In His Own Write

by John Lennon

About The Awful I was bored on the 9th of Octover 1940 when, I believe, the Nasties were still booming us led by Madolf Heatlump (who only had one). Anyway they didn't get me. I attended to varicous schools in Liddypol. And still didn't pass -- much to my Aunties supplies. As a member of the most publified Beatles my (P, G, and R's) records might seem funnier to some of you than this book, but as far as I'm... (more)

Who's Who in Science and Technology (Whos's Who)

Who's Who in Science and Technology (Whos's Who)

by Bob Fowke

This guide describes around 300 of the most famous and fascinating men and women scientists and inventors from Ancient Greece to the 20th century. It offers essential information about their often extraordinary lives, how they arrived at their discoveries and why they are so important.

Wish Come True (Carson Springs Novel (Paperback))

Wish Come True (Carson Springs Novel (Paperback))

by Eileen Goudge

After years in the shadow of her movie-star sister, Monica, Anna Vincenzi finally sheds that extra weight. Now she's a knockout-and her emerging beauty has escaped no one, least of all her sister. But when Monica is found floating face down in her pool, the once-mousy Anna suddenly finds herself thrust into the spotlight-fighting to clear her name of murder. The entire Carson Springs community rallies around... (more)

Chambers Concise Dictionary of Scientists

Over 1000 concise biographies of the great men and women of science - their life histories, greatest discoveries, and their legacies today. As well as being a reference tool, the book is also a readable history of the development of science.

His Majesty, Queen Hatsheput

by Dorothy Michele Carter

To be born Egyptian is immense fortune. Hatshepsut, a thirteen-year-old Egyptian princess, doesn't feet that she is entirely fortunate. After all, she is a girl. She grumbles about taking lessons with her brothers. Why should she study reading and writing, literature, history, and mathematics? As a princess, she will never need to be skilled at these things. But Hatshepsut little knows what life has in store for... (more)

An Interview with Anne Fine

by Anne Fine

Part of a series of interviews with popular children's authors. This interview with Anne Fine is aimed at children in the top year of primary school and the first year of secondary school. She tells of her childhood, family, home town, schooldays and writing career.

The Second Mrs. Gioconda

by E. L. Konigsburg

THE GREATEST ARTIST OF HIS TIME AN APPRENTICE WITH A LARCENOUS HEART AND AN AVERSION TO THE TRUTH A YOUNG DUTCHESS WHOSE PLAIN FACE BELIES HER BEAUTIFUL SOUL Could the complex ways these three lives intertwine hold the key to a historical riddle as enigmatic as the Mona Lisa's smile -- why Leonardo da Vinci devoted three years to a painting of the second wife of an unimportant merchant when all the nobles of... (more)

Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela : With Connections (HRW library)

Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela : With Connections (HRW library)

by Nelson Mandela

The best-selling memoirs, begun during the South African president's years in prison, traces the Nobel Prize-winner's historic life from his traditional tribal childhood to his triumphant rise to power. Reprint. NYT.

The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations has been long hailed as the most literary quotation book available, and the newest edition is the largest and most comprehensive of its kind. Over 20,000 quotations from every era and every location bring you the wisdom of ages and the sound bites of today. The text is a browser's paradise that allows the reader the identify who said what, and when, and where. Here readers will... (more)

The Kidnapped Prince: The Life of Olaudah Equiano

The Kidnapped Prince: The Life of Olaudah Equiano

by Ann Cameron, Olaudah Equiano

Illus. with black-and-white archival engravings with an introduction by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Francisco Coronado (Watts Library: Exploration)

Francisco Coronado (Watts Library: Exploration)

by Don Nardo

Johnny Appleseed Big Book

by Steven Kellogg

The larger-than-life story of a true American hero--John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed. Kellogg "is ideal as interpreter of this fascinating man....<His> color has never been so rich and luxuriant....An affectionate portrayal, enthusiastically accomplished."--Booklist.

History of My Life (Volumes I & II)

by Giacomo Casanova

(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) The name of Giacomo Casanova, Chevalier de Seingalt (1725-98), is now synonymous with amorous exploits, and there are plenty of these, vividly narrated, in his memoirs. But Casanova was not just an energetic lover. In his time he was a diplomat, businessman, trainee priest, traveler, prisoner, magician, confidence man, gambler, professional entertainer, and charlatan. He financed... (more)

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The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel

by Michael Scott

by Margaret Davidson

by Jean Lee Latham

by Clyde Robert Bulla

by Jeanne Bendick

by Simon Sebag Montefiore

by Clyde Robert Bulla

by John Lennon

by Bob Fowke

by Eileen Goudge

by Dorothy Michele Carter

by Anne Fine

by E. L. Konigsburg

by Nelson Mandela

by Ann Cameron, Olaudah Equiano

by Don Nardo

by Steven Kellogg

by Giacomo Casanova