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  Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

  by J. K. Rowling

  Two new books penned by J.K. Rowling will help tide over Harry Potter fans as they await book five, and raise money for a good cause: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander, an A to Z listing of all beings magical (and required reading for all first-year Hogwarts students), and Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp (a "renowned Quidditch expert"), the official handbook of the wizard's... (more)
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  America

  A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction

  by Jon Stewart, Ben Karlin, David Javerbaum

  Jon Stewart, host of the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning The Daily Show, and his coterie of patriots, deliver a hilarious look at American government. American-style democracy is the world's most beloved form of government, which explains why so many other nations are eager for us to impose it on them. But what is American democracy? In AMERICA (THE BOOK), Jon Stewart and The Daily Show writing staff offer their... (more)
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  Biology

  by Neil A. Campbell, Jane B. Reece, Lawrence G. Mitchell

  The best-selling biology textbook in the world just got better!   Neil Campbell and Jane Reece’s BIOLOGY is the unsurpassed leader in introductory biology. The text’s hallmark values—accuracy, currency, and passion for teaching and learning—have made Campbell/Reece the most successful book for students and instructors for seven consecutive editions. Campbell/Reece is used in 2 out of 3 introductory... (more)
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  Harry Potter Schoolbooks Box Set

  Quidditch Through the Ages / Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

  by J. K. Rowling, Newt Scamander, Kennilworthy Whisp

  When the first book is released to Muggles in March 2001, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages further enlightened Harry Potter fans about the dangers and delights of the wizarding world. Now these two charming works of non-fiction are available in hardcover -- in a special keepsake slipcase edition!
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  Wheelock's Latin

  by Frederic M. Wheelock, Richard A. Lafleur

  The classic, single–volume introductory Latin textbook, introduced in 1956 and still the bestselling and most highly regarded textbook of its kind. Wheelock's Latin, sixth edition, revised, has all the features that have made it the best–selling single–volume beginning Latin textbook, many of them revised and expanded: o 40 chapters with grammatical explanations and readings based on ancient Roman authors o... (more)
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  Gardner's Art Through the Ages (with ArtStudy Student CD-ROM and InfoTrac )

  by Fred S. Kleiner, Christin J. Mamiya

  The market-leading text for the art history survey course, GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES has served as a comprehensive and thoughtfully crafted guide to the defining phases of the world's artistic tradition. With this book in hand, thousands of students have watched the story of art unfold in its full historical, social, religious, economic, and cultural context, and thus deepened their understanding of art,... (more)
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  Exploring Creation With Biology

  by Jay L. Wile

  This course is designed to be the student s first high school science course. This is a college-prep biology course that provides a detailed introduction to the methods and concepts of general biology. Heavily emphasizing the vocabulary of biology, it provides the student with a strong background in the scientific method, the five-kingdom classification scheme, microscopy, biochemistry, cellular biology, molecular... (more)
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  Computer Organization and Design

  The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design

  by David A. Patterson, John L. Hennessy

  The performance of software systems is dramatically affected by how well software designers understand the basic hardware technologies at work in a system. Similarly, hardware designers must understand the far reaching effects their design decisions have on software applications. For readers in either category, this classic introduction to the field provides a deep look into the computer. It demonstrates the... (more)
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  Calculus, 5th Edition

  by James Stewart

  Stewart's CALCULUS, Fifth Edition has the mathematical precision, accuracy, clarity of exposition and outstanding examples and problem sets that have characterized the first four editions. Stewart retains the focus on problem solving and the pedagogical system that has made the book a favorite of students and instructors in a wide variety of colleges and universities throughout the world. In this Fifth Edition, he... (more)
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  Psychology (Cloth) & Running with Scissors

  by David G. Myers

  This new edition continues the story of psychology with added research and enhanced content from the most dynamic areas of the field—cognition, gender and diversity studies, neuroscience and more, while at the same time using the most effective teaching approaches and learning tools.
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  The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. 2 (Packaged with Media Companion)

  With adoptions at over 1,300 colleges and universities in its first semester; the Seventh Edition of The Norton Anthology of English Literature continues to be the indispensable anthology. Like its predecessors, the Seventh Edition offers the best in English literature from the classic to the contemporary in a readable, teachable format. More selections by women and twentieth-century writers, a richer offering of... (more)
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  An Introduction To Language, 6e

  by Nina M. Hyams, Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman

  AN INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE is ideal for use at all levels and in many different areas of instruction, including education, languages, psychology, anthropology, English, teaching English as a Second Language (TESL), and linguistics. All chapters in this best-seller have been revised to reflect recent discoveries and new understanding of linguistics and languages.
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  Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese: Book 1

  Genki 1: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese 1

  by Eri Banno, Yutaka Ohno, Yoko Sakane, Chikako Shinagawa

  Genki outlines in 23 structured lessons all the fundamentals of the Japanese language. Abundantly illustrated and containing a wide variety of exercises, Genki is sure to bring vigor to your classroom! Though primarily meant for use in college-level classes, it is also a good guide for independent learners and is a nice resource book for teachers of Japanese. Genki's authors teach at Kansai Gaidai... (more)
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  The Odyssey

  by Homer

  If The Iliad is the world's greatest war epic, then The Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of everyman's journey though life. Odysseus's reliance on his wit and wiliness for survival in his encounters with divine and natural forces during his ten-year voyage home to Ithaca after the Trojan War is at once a timeless human story and an individual test of moral endurance. ...
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  Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction

  by William D. O'Grady

  Contemporary Linguistics is the gold standard of introductory linguistics textbooks. Meticulously prepared, it is one of the most comprehensive, authoritative, up-to-date introductory resources on the market. The book’s extensive examples and exercises help students master the course material, and its lucid writing style makes complex concepts easy to understand.
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  American Pageant

  by David M. Kennedy, Lizabeth Cohen, Thomas Andrew Bailey

  The American Pageant continues to enjoy a reputation as one of the most popular and effective textbooks in the field of American history. The text's colorful anecdotes, first-person quotations, and trademark wit bring American history to life. Revisions have been guided by the inclusion of the histories of previously overlooked individuals or groups, as well as the belief that the main drama of American history... (more)
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  Introduction to Electrodynamics (3rd Edition)

  by David J. Griffiths

  Features a clear, accessible treatment of the fundamentals of electromagnetic theory. Its lean and focused approach employs numerous examples and problems. Carefully discusses subtle or difficult points. Contains numerous, relevant problems within the book in addition to end of each chapter problems and answers.
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  Norton Anthology of English Literature: Book 1

  The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 1

  The Middle Ages Through the Restoration and the Eighteenth Century

  by Stephen Greenblatt, M. H. Abrams

  Read by millions of students over seven editions, The Norton Anthology of English Literature remains the most trusted undergraduate survey of English literature available and one of the most successful college texts ever published. Firmly grounded by the hallmark strengths of all Norton Anthologies—thorough and helpful introductory matter, judicious annotation, complete texts wherever possible— The Norton... (more)
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  Classical Mythology

  by Mark P. O. Morford, Robert J. Lenardon

  Building on the best-selling tradition of previous editions, Classical Mythology, Eighth Edition, is the most comprehensive survey of classical mythology available in one volume. Featuring the authors' clear and extensive translations of original sources, it brings to life the myths and legends of Greece and Rome in a lucid and engaging style. The text contains a wide variety of faithfully translated passages from... (more)
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  Basics of Biblical Greek

  Grammar

  by William D. Mounce

  The best-selling and most widely accepted New Testament Greek textbook has just gotten better. The author has made the book more user-friendly and offers options to professors, particularly enabling them to introduce Greek verbs earlier as well as offering some made-up sentences to challenge the students.