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Former Dungeons and Dragons addict explains the allure and popularity of role-playing games through youth into adulthood. Describes his findings…
from his global interviewing quest of gamers, fantasy fans, scholars, conventioneers, and others. 2009The best life guide to managing diabetes and pre-diabetes
By Bob Greene, Janis Jibrin, John J. Merendino Jr.. 2009
An exercise physiologist, an endocrinologist, and a nutritionist team up to offer a practical plan for living fully with diabetes…
or prediabetes. They discuss the condition, suggest improving diet and exercise and taking appropriate medication to protect health, and provide various motivation strategies. 2009Benjamin Franklin, American genius: his life and ideas, with 21 activities (For Kids series #28)
By Brandon Marie Miller. 2010
Biography of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) highlights his self-reliance from age seventeen on and his roles as a printer, writer, scientist,…
inventor, and diplomat. Discusses his political views and work on the Declaration of Independence. Activities include craft, cooking, and science projects appropriate to Franklin's era. For grades 4-7. 2010Mysterious messages: a history of codes and ciphers
By Gary Blackwood, Gary L. Blackwood. 2009
Traces the important role of codes and code breaking for secret communication in wars, business espionage, crime, diplomacy, and literature…
from ancient Greece and Shakespearean England to modern America. Explains the underlying principles of many codes and how to use them. For grades 5-8. 2009A spotlight for Harry (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
By Eric A. Kimmel, Jim Madsen. 2009
Story based on childhood events of Harry Houdini (1874-1926), who became a famous magician and escape artist. Describes Harry and…
his brother Dash learning to walk a tightrope after going to the circus with their family for the first time. For grades 2-4. 2009Diabetes meal planning made easy
By Hope S. Warshaw, Hope Warshaw. 2006
Provides nutritional information on shopping for and preparing healthier meals for people who have diabetes. Explains ways to change eating…
habits and food choices by reading product labels, planning menus, taking vitamins, and customizing one's diet. Includes sample menus. 2006When the mob ran Vegas: stories of money, mayhem and murder
By Steve Fischer. 2007
Short vignettes, about mob figures in the 50's through early 70's in the gambling Mecca of Las Vegas, offer info…
on the schemes and would-be-scammers, various Las Vegas characters, places, and events. Includes mentions of Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lewis, Marilyn Monroe, Howard Hughes and multiple gang mobsters. Some strong language. Some violencePlayed out on the strip: the rise and fall of Las Vegas casino bands
By Janis McKay, Janis L. McKay. 2016
This book will appeal to readers interested in Las Vegas history, music history, and labor issues as it traces a…
major shift in the music industry from 1940 to 1989 including the musicians' strike of 1989. It offers extensive interviews and personal perspectives from former musicians using primary sources and oral histories to outline the bittersweet history of music entertainment and a transitional period in Las Vegas history. Some violenceWicked women of New Mexico (Wicked)
By Donna Blake Birchell. 2014
New Mexico Territory attracted outlaws and desperados, its remote locations the perfect settings for seizing wealth. Many women running from…
their pasts sought new starts before and after statehood. Crime in early New Mexico wasn't only a boys' gameDr. Bernstein's diabetes solution: the complete guide to achieving normal blood sugars
By Richard K. Bernstein. 2011
Revised and updated edition. Dr. Bernstein offers advice on controlling blood sugars as a way of living with diabetes. He…
explains the metabolic basis of the disease and how diet and exercise can lessen its effects. Includes recipesMinecraft: The Unlikely Tale of Markus "Notch" Persson and the Game That Changed Everything
By Jennifer Hawkins, Daniel Goldberg, Linus Larsson. 2017
A completely unique and in-depth look at the creator of Minecraft, Markus "Notch" Persson, and his rise from unknown computer…
programmer to multi-millionaire international gaming icon. Some strong language. For grades 5-8What's that arch?
By Sandra Kreitner, Alvin Zamudio. 2013
It's big! It's shiny! And it catches everyone's eye! The Gateway Arch is all that and a whole lot more.…
A beloved landmark in St. Louis, Missouri, it symbolizes the Gateway to the West and the rich history of the area. With colorful illustrations and rhyming story, this board book provides a fun look at westward expansion, exploration, For preschool-grade 2The devil's tickets: a night of bridge, a fatal hand, and a new American age
By Gary M. Pomerantz. 2009
Discusses the rise in popularity of the card game bridge during the early twentieth century and explores the murder of…
Jack Bennett whose wife shot him after having an argument during a handWords with wings
By Nikki Grimes. 2013
When Gabby's parents separate, her tendency to daydream becomes essential to coping with life's difficulties, which only increase when she…
moves with her mother to a new home and a new school. For grades 3-6Devoted: 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 VegasVisionary kitchen: a cookbook for eye health
By Sandra Young. 2013
Sandra Young, optometrist and chef has crafted 150+ mouth-watering, nutrient dense recipes based on recent published science which identifies essential…
eye nutrients. These low-glycemic impact recipes are designed to meet a wide variety of dietary needs ranging from traditional fare to gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, and dairy-free optionsDangerous 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. UnratedA 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 language