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Dig those dinosaurs
By Lori Haskins Houran, Francisca Marquez. 2013
Devoted: the story of a father's love for his son
By Don Yaeger, Dick Hoyt. 2010
Inspiring countless runners and race fans with his tenacity and dedication, Dick Hoyt has competed in more than a thousand…
events, including dozens of Boston marathons, while pushing his wheelchair-bound son, RickCasino women: courage in unexpected places
By Susan Chandler, Jill B. Jones, Susan Kerr Chandler. 2011
A bibliography of women working in the gaming industry from maids to the vice president. These women fall into one…
of two groups, those who are union activists and those who are not. The reader will get to know a range of workers intimately as they share personal and touching stories of their pasts and ongoing struggles and hardships. 2011Son of a gambling man: my journey from a casino family to the governor's mansion
By Bob Miller. 2013
A memoir of former Nevada Governor Bob Miller's life from the 1950's as a child growing up in Las Vegas,…
his law school days, working in the Las Vegas' District Attorney's office, becoming a Justice of the Peace and finally the longest serving governor. Includes information regarding his father, an illegal bookmaker from Chicago, whose success is due to his ability to navigate the mob and criminal underworld in Las VegasDigging Snowmastodon: discovering an Ice Age world in the Colorado Rockies
By Kirk Johnson, Ian Miller, Kirk R Johnson. 2012
In October 2010, a bulldozer operator working at the base of the Snowmass ski area in Colorado's Rocky Mountains uncovered…
the skeleton of a young female mammoth. Over the next 11 months, this location would yield a treasure trove of amazingly well-preserved ice age fossils - more than 5,000 bones of over 40 kinds of animals - and would change forever our understanding of alpine life in the ice age. The Snowmastodon Project's two lead scientists tell the dynamic story of this discovery and dig: the excitement, emotion, and the colorful cast of characters who made the project a successDangerous odds: my secret life inside an illegal billion dollar sports betting operation
By Marisa Lankester. 2014
Marisa Lankester, a young beauty with a privileged New York upbringing, stumbles into the backdoor of the largest illegal sports…
betting organization in the U. S. Marisa, a thrill seeker, maneuvers herself into this mob run men only bookmaking operation and with her looks and brains, becomes a trusted insider. It is also the romantic tale of a beautiful, smart young woman whose love for a charismatic and handsome Italian-American leads her down the road into crime, incarceration and rape. UnratedWhen Diplodocus carnegii was unearthed from the Wyoming badlands in 1899, philanthropist Andrew Carnegie set out to display his prized…
dinosaur. This soon set off a public storm of interest for these incredible creatures around the world. Here is the intrigue, manipulation, rivalry, and skullduggery by which Andrew Carnegie obtained his dinosaur, and by which his opponents did their best to thwart him. For high school and adult readersA true crime story, from 1997 to 2011, set in Missoula, Montana, and Costa Rica. University of Montana students turned…
a weekly poker game into an online poker company. There were no government cyber regulations at this time. When creating U.S. laws to regulate online companies, this company and others became targets. Some descriptions of sex and strong languageGambling, space, and time: shifting boundaries and cultures
By David G. Schwartz, Pauliina Raento. 2011
Gambling, Space, and Time looks at how the changes of the boundaries of gambling over time influence and respond to…
cultural changes. This collection of eight essays provides perspectives on gambling from authors from a variety of fields including sociology, anthropology, history, law, geography, and political sciences. Includes case studies of gambling in Las Vegas, Nevada; North Dakota, the Deep South, northern Europe, and the NetherlandsAmazing mammals (Rookie Read-About Science: Strange Animals)
By Lisa M. Herrington. 2016
Have you ever heard of an animal that spends almost the entire day asleep -- hanging upside down in a…
tree? Have you ever seen a critter that looks like a walking pinecone? Learn all about these amazing animals -- and many others! For grades K-3Freaky fish (Rookie Read-About Science: Strange Animals)
By Lisa M. Herrington. 2016
Have you ever heard of a fish that puffs itself up into a prickly ball to stay safe from predators?…
Have you ever seen a shark that is as big as a bus? Learn all about these strange animals -- and many others -- in Freaky Fish. For grades K-3Incredible insects (Rookie Read-About Science: Strange Animals)
By Lisa M. Herrington. 2016
Have you ever heard of an insect that shoots boiling-hot liquid at its enemies? Have you ever seen a caterpillar…
that looks like a snake? Learn all about these strange animals - and many others - in Incredible Insects. For grades K-3Wings, horns, & claws: a dinosaur book of epic proportions
By Christopher Wormell, Chris Wormell. 2006
In The Last Days of the Dinosaurs, Riley Black walks readers through what happened in the days, the years, the…
centuries, and the million years after the impact, tracking the sweeping disruptions that overtook this one spot, and imagining what might have been happening elsewhere on the globe. Life's losses were sharp and deeply-felt, but the hope carried by the beings that survived sets the stage for the world as we know it now. Picture yourself in the Cretaceous period. It's a sunny afternoon in the Hell Creek of ancient Montana 66 million years ago. A Triceratops horridus ambles along the edge of the forest. In a matter of hours, everything here will be wiped away. Lush verdure will be replaced with fire. Tyrannosaurus rex will be toppled from their throne, along with every other species of non-avian dinosaur no matter their size, diet, or disposition. They just don't know it yet. The cause of this disaster was identified decades ago. An asteroid some seven miles across slammed into the Earth, leaving a geologic wound over 50 miles in diameter. In the terrible mass extinction that followed, more than half of known species vanished seemingly overnight. But this worst single day in the history of life on Earth was as critical for us as it was for the dinosaurs, as it allowed for evolutionary opportunities that were closed for the previous 100 million yearsThe New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically goes on a rollicking journey to understand the…
enduring power of puzzles: why we love them, what they do to our brains, and how they can improve our world. What makes puzzles—jigsaws, mazes, riddles, sudokus—so satisfying? Be it the formation of new cerebral pathways, their close link to insight and humor, or their community-building properties, they&’re among the fundamental elements that make us human. Convinced that puzzles have made him a better person, A.J. Jacobs—four-time New York Times bestselling author, master of immersion journalism, and nightly crossworder—set out to determine their myriad benefits. And maybe, in the process, solve the puzzle of our very existence. Well, almost. In The Puzzler, Jacobs meets the most zealous devotees, enters (sometimes with his family in tow) any puzzle competition that will have him, unpacks the history of the most popular puzzles, and aims to solve the most impossible head-scratchers, from a mutant Rubik&’s Cube, to the hardest corn maze in America, to the most sadistic jigsaw. Chock-full of unforgettable adventures and original examples from around the world—including new work by Greg Pliska, one of America&’s top puzzle-makers— The Puzzler will open listeners&’ eyes to the power of flexible thinking and concentration. Whether you&’re puzzle obsessed or puzzle hesitant, you&’ll walk away with real problem-solving strategies and pathways toward becoming a better thinker and decision maker—for these are certainly puzzling times. *Includes a downloadable PDF of puzzles, answers, illustrations, and more from the bookDigging Deep: How Science Unearths Puzzles from the Past
By Laura Scandiffio. 2019
Poisons, ice men, and graves, oh my! Every archeological find adds to our understanding of the world, but sometimes a…
discovery is made that is so startling and different that it changes the way we view history. Digging Deep showcases the most exciting examples of these lost puzzle pieces and how recent advances in science brought them to light. From the new clues about life in the Stone Age gleaned from Ötzi the Ice Man, to new opinions about King Richard III’s villainous reputation deduced from the discovery of his long-lost tomb, Digging Deep is full of fascinating examples of how modern science has disrupted the status quo. Sidebars and illustrations with easy-to-follow explanations of radio-carbon dating, DNA, and other scientific topics provide further reading to satisfy readers with an interest in STEM.Dinosaurs in your backyard: The Coolest, Scariest Creatures Ever Found in the USA!
By Alan Barnard, Hugh Brewster. 2009
Presents facts learned from fossilized evidence of dinosaur species that roamed the North American continent millions of years ago, like…
the Stegosaurus of Colorado. Discusses size, eating habits, head crests, skull shapes, tail clubs, raptor claws, and dinosaur descendants. For grades 3-6. 2009Dangerous dinosaurs: Everything You Never Knew about the Dinosaurs
By Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff, David Lambert, Carey Scott, Dk Publishing. 2008
Scientific answers to questions about dinosaurs--from the number of years dinosaurs ruled Earth to the ways carnivores killed their prey…
and plant-eaters defended themselves. Compares the sizes of giant sauropods. Discusses whether bigger was always better, whether body armor offered protection, and more. For grades 3-6. 2008Chasing Lincoln's killer: The Search For John Wilkes Booth
By James L. Swanson. 2009
Examines the 1865 assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by the twenty-six-year-old actor John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theater in Washington,…
D.C., and highlights the effect on those closest to Lincoln. Details the pursuit and capture of Booth and his accomplices. Some violence. For grades 6-9. 2009The elfish gene: dungeons, dragons and growing up strange
By Mark Barrowcliffe. 2008
Comedian and journalist looks back on his adolescent obsession with the role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons. Discusses the effects of…
gaming on his social life and the compulsion to prove he was smarter than the next nerd. Also describes his struggle to overcome addiction to playing the game. 2008