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Portrays Shawnee chief Tecumseh (1768-1813) and his determination to protect Native American rights. Discusses Tecumseh's alliance with the British during…
the American Revolution and the War of 1812 and his efforts to unify Indian tribes and stop settlers' westward expansion. For grades 5-8. Spur Awards finalist. 2010
Physician describes the symptoms of multiple sclerosis, a disease of the immune system, and discusses developing personal management strategies. Includes…
information on cognitive difficulties, diet, exercise, sexuality, and adaptation. Fifth edition of 1986 publication. 2010
Guide for high school students with attention deficit disorder and learning disabilities structures the college application process. Provides an activity…
timeline--from junior year to the summer before college--with checklists and assessments. Includes tips for dealing with tests, grades, interviews, costs, and rejections. For senior high and older readers. 2011
Biography of the minor German princess who was brought to Russia by Empress Elizabeth and became Catherine the Great (1729-1796).…
Details her marriage to Peter III and ascendance to the throne. Highlights Catherine's modernization and expansion of the country amid court intrigue and wars. Bestseller. 2011
In Abbottabad, Pakistan, army ranger-turned-CIA agent Charlie Becker poses as a beggar to obtain information on the whereabouts of Osama…
bin Laden. But he fears exposure after spotting a former prisoner he interrogated in Guantánamo. Meanwhile, SEAL Team Six prepares to take down bin Laden. Violence and strong language. 2011
Known for her role as Kelly Kapoor on television's The Office--and her Emmy-nominated writing for the show--Kaling expands on her…
blog and tweets with tidbits about sitcom life, her "normal American woman" body type, fashion faux pas, and her eleven favorite moments in comedy. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2011
Didion, who wrote about her husband John Gregory Dunne's death in The Year of Magical Thinking (DB 61740), here focuses…
on her adopted daughter Quintana Roo, who died at age thirty-nine in 2005. Didion reflects on Quintana's childhood, her own role as a mother, adoption issues, and aging. Bestseller. 2011
Collection of students' inventive attempts to answer vexing test questions for which they are unprepared. Example: What is a vacuum?…
Answer: Something my mom says I should use more often. Bestseller. 2011
Clare Brewster, a war widow with three sons, owns a bookstore in Boonsboro, Maryland, where architect Beckett Montgomery and his…
brothers are restoring the local inn. Clare and Beckett have begun dating when a stalker threatens Clare. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2011
Arizona congresswoman Giffords and her husband, astronaut Kelly, describe their lives before and after the near-fatal shooting of Giffords in…
January 2011. They discuss their anguish over the other victims, Kelly's support during Giffords's recovery, and Giffords's determination to return to work. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2011
Condoleezza Rice, a former U.S. national security advisor and secretary of state, gives her perspectives on political, diplomatic, and security…
issues during the George W. Bush administration. Discusses the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the wars they triggered, American foreign policy issues, and other events. Bestseller. 2011
Anthology shows disability through the lenses of poetry and essays. Features works of early and mid-twentieth-century poets, such as Josephine…
Miles and Larry Eigner, as well as from participants in the later "disability/crip poetics" movement, including John Lee Clark and Daniel Simpson. Offers critical commentary. 2011
Seven grad students fly to Hawaii for job interviews with Vin Drake's Nanigen Micro-Technologies. But after they uncover Drake's villainy,…
he shrinks them to half an inch in size. They escape into a rain forest, where they battle hired killers and the forces of nature. Violence. Bestseller. 2011
Boston Globe reporter investigates the life of Kenyan economist Barack Obama (1936-1982), father of the forty-fourth U.S. president. Highlights the…
senior Obama's tribal family and childhood, education at the University of Hawaii and Harvard, role in post-colonial Kenya, multiple marriages, and personality. 2011
Autobiography of Los Angeles Lakers basketball player Jerry West (born in 1938) describes his hardscrabble life in West Virginia, championship…
college play with the Mountaineers, participation in the 1960 Olympics, and career with the Lakers. Discusses his personal life and relationships with other players. Strong language. Bestseller. 2011
Retired Florida attorney details the three years he spent prosecuting Casey Anthony for the death of her two-year-old daughter Caylee.…
Recounts the evidence against Casey, her ever-changing story, unusual behavior during Caylee's absence, and history of fabrications. Expresses his astonishment at her 2011 acquittal. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2011
When a Japanese cargo ship explodes off the coast of West Africa, Kurt Austin and his National Underwater Maritime Agency…
team fight pirates to rescue the survivors. They discover a magnetic underwater phenomenon and a plot by a Sierra Leone dictator to develop a new weapon. Some violence. Bestseller. 2011
Believing that achieving optimum emotional well-being is as important as maintaining peak physical health, physician discusses differences between integrative mental…
health care and psychiatry. Shares strategies to avoid depression from both ancient tradition and contemporary neuroscience--including body-oriented therapies and mind-retraining techniques. Bestseller. 2011
Luke Crisp, son of a wealthy businessman, runs with a wild crowd in grad school, wastes his trust fund, and…
loses his father's respect. Ashamed to ask for financial support, Luke--now homeless--takes a job in one of his dad's stores and tries to rebuild his life. Bestseller. 2011