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History, Asian history
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Reveals the Chinese origins of such "modern" inventions as paper and printing, gunpowder, and the magnetic compass. Temple's eleven topics--including…
astronomy, engineering, medicine, and warfare--provide historical context and show that more than half of the basic discoveries considered "Western" were developed earlier in China. 1998, c1986.
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Canadian non-fiction, Animals and wildlife
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Lawrence lived in a wilderness region of the Selkirk Mountains to study the life habits of the cougar. Ghost Walker…
is the name he gave to a large mountain lion with whom he developed an amazing affinity. 1983.
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History, Asian history
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Immediately after the Japanese surrender at the end of the Second World War, Saigon was occupied by British forces directed…
from Mountbatten's South East Asia Command. These forces became the first of a Western nation to clash with a Communist-led revolution in Asia, and by thwarting the Viet Minh's desperate attempts to seize power, made it impossible for South Vietnam to hold out when North Vietnam fell to the Communists in 1954. 1985.
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Animals and wildlife, Science and technology
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Describes the first hazardous days of life for a dolphin, codfish, turtle, sea gull, robin, wolf, elephant, and chimpanzee. Grades 4-7. 1974.
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Nature, Animals and wildlife
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Ten essays investigating curiosities and oddities in natural history. A research physician presents his findings on real phenomena, such as…
odd showers of fish or frogs falling with rain; and unreal specimens, such as the Feejee mermaid--a fraudulent creature assembled from fish and animal parts. 1999.
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Nature, Animals and wildlife
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This book chronicles a year spent birding. The author and his wife embarked on their adventure before dawn on New…
Year's Day, crossing North America and joining the Christmas Bird Count twelve months hence. Dunne keeps an eye on more than birds; he observes humans and the world at large. Brief foreword contributed by Roger Tory Peterson. 1992.
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Animals and wildlife
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The text aims to answer all the questions that the dog owner may have about finding the right dog and…
training it successfully. The author provides his own insights into the instincts, behaviour and temperament of the domestic dog, and uses his up-to-date experience as a professional trainer to show the principles that help to build a happy and harmonious relationship between dog and owner. 1991.
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Animals and wildlife
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Joan Grant cares for around 250 injured and immature wild birds each year, releasing many back into the wild and…
giving a permanent home to those unable to fend for themselves. Some of her patients return, after release, often years later. The starling returning for bread and milk for her family, the tufted duck who came to ask for help in getting her ducklings to water, the moorhen who preferred Joan's kitchen to the lake where she'd been taken - these are just some of the bird characters in Joan's crammed bungalow. 1993.
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History, Asian history, European history, Politics and government
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On June 30, 1997, Britain ended its colonial rule over Hong Kong, the wealthy city state with six million people.…
The terms of the handover to China were to be those set out in a Joint Declaration initialled by Britain and China in 1984. This is an account of the diplomacy behind that settlement, and the prospects that lay ahead for Hong Kong. 1993.
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Blindness and visual impairment, Animals and wildlife
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The author has spent many years as a trainer of guide dogs. He explains how the dogs are selected and…
trained, how they are matched with their new owners, and the training that the owner receives. 1984.
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Canadian non-fiction, Animals and wildlife
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In 1997 Gloria Grow started a sanctuary for chimps retired from biomedical research on her farm outside Montreal. For Gloria,…
caring for thirteen great apes is like presiding over a maximum security prison, a Zen sanctuary and an old folks' home all rolled into one. But she is first and foremost creating a refuge for her troubled charges -- a place where they can recover and begin to trust humans again. Canada Reads 2012. 2011.
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History, Asian history
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As World War II came to an end, General George Marshall was renowned as the architect of Allied victory. Set…
to retire, he instead accepted what he thought was a final mission--this time not to win a war, but to stop one. Conflict between Chinese Nationalists and Communists threatened to suck in the United States and escalate into revolution. His assignment was to broker a peace, build a Chinese democracy, and prevent a Communist takeover, all while staving off World War III. 2018.
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History, Asian history
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Understanding Japan's recent history is essential to form an efficient working relationship with the country. The author concentrates on the…
years from 1853, when the outer world broke through Japan's isolation, to 1952 when the postwar settlement and economic recovery set her on the road to becoming an economic superpower. 1989.
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Nature, Animals and wildlife
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When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a herd of 'rogue' elephants on his reserve at Thula…
Thula, his common sense told him to refuse. But he was the herd's last chance of survival - notorious escape artists, they would all be killed if Lawrence wouldn't take them. 2009.
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History, Asian history
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A deeply researched, personal journey that shines a delicate but piercing light on Syrian history, society, and politics. Alia Malek…
weaves political analysis with a century of family history, delivering an unforgettable portrait of the Syria that is being erased. 2018.
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Award winning non-fiction, Biography, Women biography, Asian history, Politics and government
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Japanese women who underwent surgery in the U.S. to repair the ravages caused by the atomic blast became known as…
the "Hiroshima maidens". The author documents the medical, humanitarian and diplomatic undertaking that brought them to the States. 1985.
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History, Asian history
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An account of the events of the famous Indian Mutiny of 1857 including the famous sieges of Lucknow, Cawnpore and Delhi. 1978.
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Animals and wildlife, Science and technology
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The April-to-September cycle in the life of a female grizzly bear and her two cubs in Yellowstone National Park. 1984.
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Asian history, Police and military, Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography
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Gurkhas are soldiers from Nepal who serve in the British and Indian armies. Recruiting practices, military training, religion, and home…
and family are analyzed to obtain insight into the nature of Gurkha character. 1984.
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History, Asian history
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The Netherlands in the early seventeenth century was struggling for its independence from Spain and seething with economic activities. When…
a fleet of its spice ships tried sailing to the east via the Strait of Magellan instead of through the Cape of Good Hope, only one reached Japan. Its British pilot, William Adams, managed to befriend the Shogun, and only the Dutch were allowed to trade with Japan for the next 250 years. 2001.