92 ALI                       
           Myers, Walter Dean.  The greatest : Muhammad Ali.  1st ed.  New
                York : Scholastic Press, 2001.  An illustrated biography of
                boxing great Muhammad Ali that addresses his politics, his
                fight against Parkinson's disease, and boxing's dangers.

92 FRA                       
           Morgan, Edmund Sears.  Benjamin Franklin.  New Haven : Yale
                University Press, c2002.  An exciting world -- "A dangerous
                man" -- An empire of Englishmen -- Proprietary pretensions
                -- The importance of opinion -- Endgame -- Becoming American
                -- Representing a nation of states -- A difficult peace --
                Going home.  Chronicles the life of Benjamin Franklin,
                discussing his many inventions, the many contradictions in
                his life, his vast writings, and the impact he had on
                American history.

92 JOA                       
           Brooks, Polly Schoyer.  Beyond the myth : the story of Joan of
             Arc.  Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1999, c1990.  Places the
                life of the fifteenth-century girl who has become a French
                national symbol within the social, religious, and political
                context of her time.

92 KEL                       
           Lawlor, Laurie.  Helen Keller : rebellious spirit.  1st ed.  New
                York : Holiday House, c2001.  An illustrated biography of
                Helen Keller, sharing aspects of her personality and
                sometimes radical beliefs, and discussing her relationship
                with her teacher Annie Sullivan and other important people
                in her life and work.

92 LIN                       
           Keneally, Thomas.  Abraham Lincoln.  New York : Viking, 2003.  A
                biography of Abraham Lincoln, discussing his early life, the
                ambitions and influences that propelled him to seek public
                office, and his triumphs and failures as president of the
                United States during the Civil War.

92 MAN                       
           Warren, Andrea.  Surviving Hitler : a boy in the Nazi death
             camps.  New York : HarperCollins, c2001.  A biography of
                Jack Mandelbaum, who survived Nazi concentration camps when
                he was a teenager.

92 MER                       
           Crane, Nicholas.  Mercator : the man who mapped the planet.  1st
                American ed.  New York : Holt, 2003, c2002.  Chronicles the
                life of sixteenth-century Dutch cartographer Gerard
                Mercator, who changed the face of world maps when he
                discovered a method for accurately representing a sphere on
                a flat sheet of paper.

92 MYE                       
           Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-.  Bad boy : a memoir.  1st ed.  New
                York : HarperCollins, c2001.  Author Walter Dean Myers
                describes his childhood in Harlem in the 1940s and 1950s,
                discussing his loving stepmother, his problems in school,
                his reasons for leaving home, and his beginnings as a writer.

92 ROO                       
           Dalton, Kathleen (Kathleen M.).  Theodore Roosevelt : a strenuous
             life.  1st ed.  New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by
                Random House, 2002.  Uses recently discovered historical
                documents to chronicle the life of Theodore Roosevelt,
                discussing his young life during the Civil War, his
                fascination with the new natural history, his shame over his
                father's failure to enlist in the Union army, his marriage,
                his political career, and other related topics.

92 WAS                       
           Marrin, Albert.  George Washington & the founding of a nation.
                1st ed.  New York : Dutton Children's Books, c2001.
                Chronicles the life and achievements of America's first
                president, George Washington, and discusses his feelings
                about several issues, including slavery.

003 WAR                      
           Ward, Mark, 1967-.  Beyond chaos : the underlying theory behind
             life, the universe, and everything.  New York : Thomas Dunne
                Books/St. Martin's Press, c2001.  Examines theories of
                universality, discussing physicists' attempts to find order
                in chaos and explain how the universe works. Covers topics
                ranging from the fractal organization of traffic jams to the
                spreading patterns of epidemics.

003.01 BAR                   
           Barabási, Albert-Laszló.  Linked : the new science of networks.
                Cambridge, MA : Perseus Pub., c2002.  Examines the science
                of networks, tracing the history of the theory that
                everything in nature, society, and business is governed by
                networks, and discussing how they emerge, what they look
                like, and how they evolve.

025.06 MEN                   
           Menn, Joseph.  All the rave : the rise and fall of Shawn
             Fanning's Napster.  1st ed.  New York : Crown Business,
                c2003.  Traces the history of Napster, discussing how the
                music piracy website influenced the development of the
                Internet and affected its future.

070.1 EL-                    
           El-Nawawy, Mohammed, 1968-.  Al-Jazeera : how the free Arab news
             network scooped the world and changed the Middle East.
                Cambridge, Mass. : Westview Press, c2002.  We are what we
                watch -- Major league channel in a minor league country --
                Beam of light in the Arab world (the battle for Arab minds)
                -- Not so effective in Qatar -- Talk shows : "provocative"
                to their guests -- Al-Jazeera in the Arab world : hero or
                heretic? --Al-Jazeera's popularity : crossing the "Arab
                frontiers" to a world "without frontiers" -- Al-Jazeera
                scoops the world.  Provides information about Al-Jazeera,
                the independent, all-Arab television news network based in
                Qatar that has been scooping the Western media on issues
                related to Osama bin Laden, the Taliban, and the U.S. war in
                Afghanistan.

133.4 NOR                    
        Norton, Mary Beth.  In the devil's snare : the Salem witchcraft
             crisis of 1692.  1st ed.  New York : Knopf : Distributed by
                Random House, 2002.  Examines the Salem witch trials from a
                seventeenth-century perspective, discussing the people
                involved, including the accused, the accusers, the
                confessors, and the judges; the role of gossip; and the
                influence of external factors such as the Indian wars on the
                Maine frontier.

155.2 PIN                    
           Pinker, Steven, 1954-.  The blank slate : the modern denial of
             human nature.  New York : Viking, 2002.  Explores the idea
                of human nature and its moral, emotional, and political
                colorings, discussing how many intellectuals have denied the
                existence of human nature by embracing three linked dogmas:
                the Blank Slate, the Noble Savage, and the Ghost in the
                Machine.

158.1 CHI                    
           Chicken soup for the teenage soul letters : letters of life, love
             and learning.  Deerfield Beach, FL : Health Communications,
                c2001.  A collection of letters in which teenagers share
                their feelings about the inspirational stories they read in
                the "Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul" series of books.

305.4 KAM                    
           Kamensky, Jane.  The colonial mosaic : American women 1600-1760.
                New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.  Uses personal
                stories and primary source material to focus on the changes
                in the lives of American women of all ethnic and economic
                backgrounds and to discuss the variety and importance of
                their experiences.

305.42 KEN                   
           Kendall, Martha E., 1947-.  Failure is impossible! : the history
                of American women's rights.  Minneapolis : Lerner, c2001.
                God's hand is seen -- Remember the ladies -- A chain of
                oppressions -- Setting the ball in motion -- Never give in,
                never give up -- From aprons to overalls--and back --
                Sisterhood is powerful -- Remarkable women.  Traces women's
                struggle for rights in America from the colonial period to
                the 1990s.

305.42 SIG                   
           Sigerman, Harriet.  Laborers for liberty : American women,
             1865-1890.  New York : Oxford University Press, c1994.
                Uprooted and floating : the aftermath of Civil War -- Then
                we will all be free : women fight for their rights -- Women
                have always worked : new employment opportunities -- I wish
                I had many hands : toilers on the land -- To make the whole
                world homelike : women work together for social change.
                Text and accompanying photographs show the changing role of
                women in the United States following the Civil War.

305.8 HEN                    
           Hendrickson, Paul, 1944-.  Sons of Mississippi : a story of race
             and its legacy.  1st ed.  New York : Knopf : Distributed by
                Random House, 2003.  Uses a photograph of a group of white
                lawmen gleefully anticipating the unrest expected in the
                wake of African-American student James Meredith's attempt to                                                integrate the University of Mississippi in 1962 as the
                starting point for an investigation of the legacy of racism
                and hatred passed down from those seven men to their
                children and grandchildren.

306 HUR                      
           Hurley, Jennifer A., 1973-.  The 1960s.  San Diego, Calif. :
                Greenhaven Press, c2000.  Presents opposing viewpoints on
                events of the 1960s including the Vietnam War, social
                rebellion, the civil rights movement, and the women's
                liberation movement.

327.1 ANT                    
           The antinuclear movement.  San Diego : Detroit, MI : Greenhaven
                Press ; Thomson/Gale, c2003.  Presents twenty-one essays on
                the antinuclear movement, covering its origins, the arms
                race, and issues regarding nuclear power.

327.1247073 VIS              
           Vise, David A.  The bureau and the mole : the unmasking of Robert
             Philip Hanssen, the most dangerous double agent in FBI
             history.  New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, c2002.  Tells
                the story of FBI agent Robert Philip Hanssen's
                double-dealings with the Russian government, and how FBI
                Director Louis J. Freeh exposed him.

332.4 GOO                    
           Goodwin, Jason, 1964-.  Greenback : the almighty dollar and the
                invention of America.  1st ed.  New York : Holt, 2003.
                Chronicles the history of the American dollar, discussing
                how it has been used throughout American history, how it
                influenced the development of the modern world, and how it
                has changed over the years.

333.79 MOR                   
           Morgan, Sally.  Alternative energy sources.  Chicago : Heinemann
                Library, c2003.  Fossil fuelled world -- Generating
                electricity -- Storing energy -- Harnessing the wind --
                Trapping light -- Hydro power -- Geothermal power -- Nuclear
                energy -- Biopower -- The future of renewable sources --
                Summary spread -- Time line.  Discusses the world's
                dependence on fossil fuels and the damage it is doing to the
                environment, and looks at alternative, renewable sources of
                energy, including solar, wind, wave, geothermal, nuclear,
                and bioenergy.

333.9 TEC                    
           Tecco, Betsy Dru.  Wind power of the future : new ways of turning
             wind into energy.  1st ed.  New York : Rosen Pub. Group,
                2003.  Presents the pros and cons of using wind power to
                help fight air pollution and meet the growing demand for
                electricity.

333.91 GRO                   
           Grossman, Elizabeth, 1957-.  Watershed : the undamming of
             America.  New York : Counterpoint, c2002.  Explains how dams
                and diversions along America's rivers have transformed the
                country and created environmental problems and offers
                suggestions for correcting the problems caused by dammed
                waterways.

333.95 HAY                   
           Hayhurst, Chris.  Biofuel power of the future : new ways of
             turning organic matter into energy.  1st ed.  New York :
                Rosen Pub. Group, 2003.  Examines the pros and cons of using
                plant and animal waste to meet our growing demand for
                electricity.

336.24 WEI                   
           Weisman, Steven R.  The great tax wars : Lincoln to Wilson : the
             fierce battles over money and power that transformed the
             nation.  New York : Simon & Schuster, c2002.  Chronicles six
                decades of often violent conflict over wealth, power, and
                fairness in the United States, discussing how those
                conflicts led to the implementation of the American income
                tax.

338.7 LOV                    
           Love, John F.  McDonald's : behind the arches.  Rev. ed.  New
                York : Bantam, 1995.  A history of the McDonald's
                Corporation, from the first drive-in restaurant opened by
                the McDonald brothers in Pasadena in 1937 through the
                opening of franchises in Iceland, Kuwait, and Bulgaria,
                focusing on the leadership of entrepreneur Ray Kroc.

342.73 POH                   
           Pohlmann, Marcus D., 1950-.  Student's guide to landmark
             congressional laws on civil rights.  Westport, CT :
                Greenwood Press, 2002.  Presents the text of thirty-six
                important civil rights laws in chronological order, spanning
                1776-1968, along with essays providing historical context
                for each. Also includes a time line and a bibliography.

362.1 CRI                    
           Crister, Greg.  Fat land : how Americans became the fattest
             people in the world.  Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2003.
                Examines the increasingly obese status of America,
                discussing the roles of economics, culture, politics, and
                class in the problem and describing its adverse health
                effects, including childhood diabetes.

363.17 HAM                   
           Hampton, Wilborn.  Meltdown : a race against nuclear disaster at
             Three Mile Island : a reporter's story.  1st ed.  Cambridge,
                Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2001.  Account of the Three Mile
                Island nuclear disaster as written by reporter and
                eyewitness Wilborn Hampton.

363.25 OWE                   
           Owen, David, 1939-.  Hidden evidence : 40 true crimes and how
             forensic science helped solve them.  Willowdale, Ont. ;
                Buffalo N.Y. : Firefly Books, 2000.  Profiles forty true
                crime cases and explains how their investigations were aided
                by the use of forensic science.

370.15 LEV                   
           Levine, Melvin D.  A mind at a time.  New York : Simon &
                Schuster, c2002.  Shows parents how to identify their
                children's strengths and weaknesses to determine their
                individual learning styles and help them succeed in school.
                Discusses eight fundamental systems of learning.

371.3 RAV                    
           Ravitch, Diane.  The language police : how pressure groups
             restrict what students learn.  1st ed.  New York : Knopf :
                Distributed by Random House, 2003.  Discusses how certain
                political and educational groups use censorship to determine
                what American school children can and should learn and
                explores the effect this has had on American culture.

381 HAR                      
           Harms, Robert W., 1946-.  The Diligent : a voyage through the
             worlds of the slave trade.  1st ed.  New York : Basic Books,
                c2001.  Explores the complex workings of the slave trade,
                recounting the journey of a French slave ship and
                interweaving it with the dramas of its slave route.

508.7 FLA                    
           Flannery, Tim F. (Tim Fridtjof), 1956-.  The eternal frontier :
             an ecological history of North America and its peoples.  1st
                American ed.  New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2001.
                Recounts the ecological history of North America from the
                time a meteor smashed into the Gulf of Mexico sixty-five
                million years ago through the present.

520 FER                      
           Ferris, Timothy.  Seeing in the dark : how backyard stargazers
             are probing deep space and guarding Earth from
             interplanetary peril.  New York : Simon & Schuster, c2002.
                The author shares his own experiences as an amateur
                astronomer, and discusses the discoveries of other backyard
                stargazers around the world who are expanding the field of
                knowledge with binoculars, small telescopes, and high-tech
                imaging equipment.

523.01 TRI                   
           Trinh, Xuan Thuan.  Chaos and harmony : perspectives on
             scientific revolutions of the twentieth century.  New York :
                Oxford University Press, 2001.  A narrative that examines
                major scientific advancements of the late twentieth century
                and discusses the connections between science and beauty;
                covers such topics as chaos theory, atoms, the solar system,
                fractals, and the relationship between the laws of physics
                and humankind's search for the meaning of life.

537 PAR                      
           Parker, Steve.  Electricity and magnetism.  Austin, TX : Raintree
                Steck-Vaughn, [2000], c2001.  Presents information, facts,
                figures, photographs, charts, and diagrams that explain the
                science of electricity and magnetism, discussing lightning,
                atoms and electric charge, cells and batteries,
                electromagnetism, and other topics.

539.2 FLE                    
           Fleisher, Paul.  Waves : principles of light, electricity, and
             magnetism.  Minneapolis, MN : Lerner, c2002.  Presents
                illustrated explanations of how light, electricity, and
                magnetism work, describing the laws of optics and
                electromagnetism and Ohm's and Joule's laws, and providing a
                time line, biographical sketches of scientists, and a
                selected bibliography.

551.1 ERI                    
           Erickson, Jon, 1948-.  Plate tectonics : unraveling the mysteries
             of the earth.  Rev. ed.  New York : Facts on File, c2001.
                Describes how tectonics works, the role of seafloor
                spreading, how mountains and volcanoes are formed, and what
                happens when continents collide.

551.6 NAS                    
           Nash, J. Madeleine.  El Niño : unlocking the secrets of the
             master weather-maker.  New York : Warner Books, c2002.
                Explains what causes El Niño and discusses why it has the
                ability to change weather patterns throughout the world.

597 MCP                      
           McPhee, John A.  The founding fish.  1st ed.  New York : Farrar,
                Straus and Giroux, 2002.  John McPhee recounts his obsession
                with fishing, discussing how it has helped him cope with
                difficult times in his life.

597 SCH                      
           Schweid, Richard, 1946-.  Consider the eel.  Chapel Hill, NC :
                University of North Carolina Press, c2002.  A natural
                history of the freshwater eel, presenting the strange facts
                about the lives of eels, and looking at how they are caught,
                cooked, harmed, protected, and studied by people around the
                world. Includes a selection of recipes.

599.1754 MAR                 
           Mares, Michael A.  A desert calling : life in a forbidding
             landscape.  Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press,
                2002.  Profiles the large variety of animals and plants
                which can be found in the deserts of Argentina, Iran, Egypt,
                and the American Southwest.

599.9 OLS                    
           Olson, Steve, 1956-.  Mapping human history : discovering the
             past through our genes.  Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2002.
                Uses DNA to trace the history of modern humans from their
                first appearance to the twenty-first century, looking at
                each of five broad regions of the world, including Africa,
                the Middle East, Asia and Australia, Europe, and the
                Americas and Hawaii.

612.7 VOG                    
           Vogel, Steven, 1940-.  Prime mover : a natural history of muscle.
                1st ed.  New York : Norton, c2001.  Presents a
                biologically-based exploration of muscle, how it works and
                how humans work with it, and explores the question of what
                muscle physiology may reveal about human history,
                prehistory, and culture.

621.381 NEW                  
           The New York times circuits : how electronic things work.  1st
                ed.  New York : St. Martin's Press, 2001.  A collection of
                essays and illustrations from "The New York Times" that
                explain how modern technological gadgets work.

629.4 CAR                    
           Carlowicz, Michael J.  Storms from the sun : the emerging science
                of space weather.  Washington, DC : Joseph Henry Press,
                c2002.  Explores the emerging science of space weather and
                traces its increasing impact on earth and space-based
                technologies.

759.5 KIN                    
           King, Ross, 1962-.  Michelangelo & the Pope's ceiling.  New York
                : Walker, 2003.  Tells the story of the four years
                Michelangelo spent painting the ceiling of the Sistine
                Chapel in Rome, explaining how he and his assistants worked,
                discussing his struggles with finances, ill health, and
                other difficulties, and examining the political and personal
                rivalries that shadowed the project.

770 WIL                      
           Willis, Deborah, 1948-.  Reflections in Black : a history of
                Black photographers 1840 to the present.  New York : W.W.
                Norton, c2000.  Showcases the work of African-American
                photographers, featuring approximately six hundred
                photographs that provide insight into African-American life
                from 1840 to 1999.

781.644 POS                  
           Posner, Gerald.  Motown : music, money, sex, and power.  1st ed.
                New York : Random House, c2002.  Examines rumors of sex,
                crime, and intrigue behind the scenes of Motown Records,
                involving producer Berry Gordy and such stars as Marvin
                Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, and Michael Jackson.

792 THU                      
           Thudium, Laura.  Stage makeup : the actor's complete step-by-step
                guide to today's techniques and materials.  New York : Back
                Stage Books, c1999.  Getting to know your face -- Your face
                shape schematic -- Supplies and "picture morgue" reference
                file -- Applying foundation and caring for your skin --
                Highlighting and shadowing -- Corrective makeup -- Age
                makeup -- Facial stoutness and slimness -- Wounds, scars,
                and burns -- Period makeup -- Stylization -- Fantasy makeup
                -- Gender reversal -- Facial hair, hairpieces, and wigs --
                Making a life mask.  Photographs and step-by-step
                instructions demonstrate how to use makeup to create
                different looks for the stage.

794.1 KIN                    
           King, Daniel.  Chess : from first moves to checkmate.  London :
                Kingfisher, 2000.  An introduction to the game of chess that
                provides tips for every stage of the game, including setting
                up the board, making the first move, planning a strategy,
                and improving techniques.

796 GAM                      
           Game face : what does a female athlete look like?  1st ed.  New
                York : Random House, c2001.  A selection of color and
                black-and-whtie photographs of women involved in sports
                activities, with first-person accounts by female athletes,
                and a time line of key events in women's athletic history.

796.323 CON                  
           Conroy, Pat.  My losing season.  1st ed.  New York : Nan A.
                Talese, c2002.  The author reflects on his days at a South
                Carolina military college. He recalls his love of basketball
                and its value to him as a means of self-expression, and
                shares experiences that shed new light on his novel "The
                Great Santini.".

808.81 VOI                   
           Voices : poetry and art from around the world.  Washington, D.C.
                : National Geographic Society, c2000.  An anthology of
                poetry and art from sources on six continents.

811 HEA                      
           Heart to heart : new poems inspired by twentieth-century American
             art.  New York : H. N. Abrams, 2001.  A compilation of poems
                by Americans writing about American art in the twentieth
                century, including such writers as Nancy Willard, Jane
                Yolen, and X. J. Kennedy.

811 KOE                      
           Koertge, Ronald.  The Brimstone journals.  1st ed.  Cambridge,
                Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2001.  In a series of short
                interconnected poems, students at a high school nicknamed
                Brimstone reveal the violence existing and growing in their
                lives.

811 NEL                      
           Nelson, Marilyn, 1946-.  Carver, a life in poems.  Asheville,
                N.C. : Front Street, c2001.  A collection of poems that
                combine to provide a portrait of the life of
                nineteenth-century African-American botanist and inventor
                George Washington Carver.

811 PON                      
           Ponsot, Marie.  Springing : new and selected poems.  New York :
                Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2002.  A collection of
                poems by award-winning author Marie Ponsot, including new
                poems, previously unpublished work, and selections from four
                earlier books.

910 KON                      
           Konstam, Angus.  Historical atlas of exploration : 1492-1600.
                New York : Checkmark Books, c2000.  Provides biographies of
                famous navigators, maps, timelines, and more than two
                hundred illustrations depicting exploration around the world
                from 1492 to 1600.

914.3604 AUS                 
           Austria.  3rd ed.  Singapore : Maspeth, NY : APA Publications ;
                Distributed in the U.S. by Langenscheidt, 2001.  A guide to
                Austria, providing background on the history, people, and
                culture of the country; featuring maps and information about
                places of interest; and including practical travel tips on
                topics such as climate, dining, transportation,
                accommodations, and entertainment.

914.7904 BAL                 
           Baltic States.  2nd ed.  Singapore : Maspeth, NY : APA
                Publications ; [Distributed in the U.S. by] Langenscheidt,
                c2000.  A guide to the Baltic States, providing background
                on the history, people, and culture of Estonia, Latvia, and
                Lithuania; featuring maps and information about places of
                interest; and including practical travel tips on topics such
                as hotels, restaurants, monuments, and museums.

917.204 MEX                  
           Mexico.  7th ed.  Singapore : Maspeth, N.Y. : APA Publications ;
                [Distributed in the U.S. by] Langenscheidt, 1999.  A guide
                to Mexico, providing background on the history, people, and
                culture of the country; featuring maps and information about
                places of interest; and including practical travel tips on
                topics such as dining, transportation, accommodations, and
                entertainment.

917.9804 KRA                 
           Krakauer, Jon.  Into the wild.  1st Anchor Books Trade pbk. ed.
                New York : Anchor Books, 1997.  Tells the story of Chris
                McCandless, a twenty-four-year-old who walked into the
                Alaskan wilderness on an idealistic journey and was found
                dead of starvation four months later. Attempts to discover
                what led the young man to that point.

920 FRA                      
           Fradin, Dennis B.  Bound for the North Star : true stories of
             fugitive slaves.  New York : Clarion Books, c2000.  Twelve
                true accounts of slaves who escaped to freedom from slavery
                in the American South before the Civil War.

920 JAC                      
           Jackson, Nancy, 1951-.  Photographers : history and culture
             through the camera.  New York, NY : Facts on File, c1997.
                Profiles eight men and women whose artwork serves as visual
                documentation of critical events and cultural eras in
                American history during the nineteenth and twentieth
                centuries.

920 KET                      
           Ketchum, Liza, 1946-.  Into a new country : eight remarkable
             women of the West.  1st ed.  Boston : Little, Brown and
                Company, c2000.  Presents the history of the West through
                eight biographies of women, including Susan Magoffin, Lotta
                Crabtree, and Biddy Mason.

920 MCE                      
           McEuen, Melissa A., 1961-.  Seeing America : women photographers
             between the wars.  Lexington, Ky. : University Press of
                Kentucky, c2000.  Profiles the work of five women
                photographers whose work influenced social opinion in the
                1920s and 1930s.

920 ORG                      
           Orgill, Roxane.  Shout, sister, shout! : ten girl singers who
             shaped a century.  1st ed.  New York : M.K. McElderry,
                c2001.  The 1900s : Sophie Tucker, the last of the red-hot
                mamas -- The 1910s : Ma Rainey, mother of the blues -- The
                1920s : Bessie Smith, empress of the blues -- The 1930s :
                Ethel Merman, la Merm -- The 1940s : Judy Garland, the girl
                next door -- The 1950s : Anita O'Day, jazz gypsy -- The 60s
                : Joan Baez, sibyl with guitar -- The 1970s : Bette Midler,
                the last of the real tacky ladies -- The 1980s : Madonna,
                material girl -- The 1990s : Lucinda Williams, ramblin'
                woman.  A collective biography of ten outstanding female
                singers of popular music in the twentieth century.

920 SIL                      
           Sills, Leslie.  In real life : six women photographers.  1st ed.
                New York : Holiday House, c2000.  Describes the life and
                work of photographers Imogen Cunningham, Dorothea Lange,
                Lola Alvarez Bravo, Carrie MaeWeems, Elsa Dorfman, and Cindy
                Sherman.

920 SPI                      
           Spiegelman, Art.  Maus : a survivor's tale.  1st ed.  New York :
                Pantheon Books, [1997].  My father bleeds history -- And
                here my troubles began.  Memoir about Vladek Spiegleman, a
                Jewish survivor of Hitler's Europe, and about his son, a
                cartoonist who tries to come to terms with his father, his
                story, and with history itself. Cartoon format portrays Jews
                as mice and Nazis as cats.

920 WE                       
           We are witnesses : five diaries of teenagers who died in the
             Holocaust.  1st ed.  New York : Henry Holt, 1995.  Excerpts
                from five diaries written by Jewish teenagers about their
                families' experiences during World War II.

932 ISL                      
           Isler, Martin, 1926-.  Sticks, stones, and shadows : building the
             Egyptian pyramids.  Norman [Okla.] : University of Oklahoma
                Press, c2001.  Traces the origins of monument building in
                Egypt and the methods used to build the pyramids, showing
                how ancient builders accomplished these feats by use of
                rudimentary tools, an understanding of natural laws, and
                superior organization under the guidance of a strong ruler.

940.53 COO                   
           Cooper, Michael L., 1950-.  Fighting for honor : Japanese
             Americans and World War II.  New York : Clarion Books,
                c2000.  Examines the history of Japanese in the United
                States, focusing on their treatment during World War II,
                including the mass relocation to internment camps and the
                distinguished service of Japanese Americans in the American
                military.

940.53 GIL                   
           Gilbert, Martin, 1936-.  The righteous : the unsung heroes of the
             Holocaust.  1st American ed.  New York : Holt, 2003.  Tells
                the stories of dozens of individuals throughout Europe who
                risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust, and
                describes the kindnesses that many prisoners and even some
                guards showed amidst the hellish conditions of the Nazi
                concentration camps and the death marches.

941 FUL                      
           Fuller, Barbara, 1961-.  Britain.  New York : Marshall Cavendish,
                c1997.  An introduction to the geography, history,
                government, economy, people, and culture of Great Britain.

941.1 LEV                    
           Levy, Patricia, 1951-.  Scotland.  Reference ed.  New York :
                Marshall Cavendish, 2001, c2000.  Text and color photos
                profile the country of Scotland, covering its geography,
                history, government, economy, ethnic culture, lifestyle,
                religions, language, arts, leisure, festivals, and food;
                also includes a map of the country, fact list, glossary, and
                bibliography.

941.5081 BAR                 
           Bartoletti, Susan Campbell.  Black potatoes : the story of the
             great Irish famine, 1845-1850.  Boston, Mass. : Houghton
                Mifflin, 2001.  Draws from letters, diaries, and other
                documents to chronicle the Irish potato famine of 1845-50,
                describing the political and personal impact it had on
                Ireland and its people, and presenting illustrations from
                contemporary newspapers.

943 ELO                      
           Elon, Amos.  The pity of it all : a history of Jews in Germany,
             1743-1933.  1st ed.  New York : Metropolitan Books, 2002.
                Traces the history of German Jews from the mid-eighteenth
                century to the beginning of the Third Reich, discussing how
                political and social attitudes towards Jews changed
                throughout the years.

943.71 SIO                   
           Sioras, Efstathia.  Czech Republic.  Reference ed.  New York :
                Marshall Cavendish, 1999.  Describes the geography, history,
                government, economy, people, lifestyle, religion, language,
                arts, leisure, festivals, and food of the Czech Republic.

943.8 HEA                    
           Heale, Jay.  Poland.  Reference ed.  New York : Marshall
                Cavendish, 1996.  Explores the geography, history,
                government, economy, people, and culture of Poland.

943.9 LUN                    
           Lundrigan, Nicole.  Hungary.  Milwaukee : G. Stevens, 2002.
                Provides an overview of the geography, history, government,
                lifestyle, language, art, and food of Hungary, exploring its
                customs and current issues.

946 GRI                      
           Grinsted, Katherine.  Spain.  Milwaukee : Gareth Stevens, 1999.
                An overview of the third largest country in Europe including
                information about its geography, history, government,
                current issues, and many aspects of the lifestyle of its
                people.

947 DAN                      
           Dando, William A., 1934-.  Russia.  Philadelphia : Chelsea House,
                c2003.  Profiles the history, geography, people, culture,
                government, economy, environmental problems, and future of
                Russia.

947 RIC                      
           Rice, Terence M. G.  Russia.  Milwaukee : Gareth Stevens, 1999.
                Surveys the history, geography, government, economy,
                culture, people, and foreign relations of Russia.

947 SCH                      
           Schultze, Sydney.  Culture and customs of Russia.  Westport, CT :
                Greenwood Press, 2000.  Provides an overview of the history
                and culture of Russia, and includes discussion of the
                country's religion, holidays and leisure activities, cuisine
                and fashion, media and cinema, literature, performing arts,
                art and architecture, education, marriage, and gender roles.

947.5 STR                    
           Streissguth, Thomas, 1958-.  The Transcaucasus.  San Diego :
                Lucent Books, c2001.  Provides information about the
                Transcaucasus region of the former Soviet Union, an area
                divided into the three nations of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and
                Georgia; discussing the history of the region, events
                leading up to independence, modern-day conflicts and
                concerns, and Transcaucasus art and literature.

947.6 SHE                    
           Sheehan, Patricia, 1954-.  Moldova.  Reference ed.  New York : M.
                Cavendish, 2000.  Photographs and text examine the
                geography, history, government, economy, people, lifestyle,
                religion, language, arts, leisure activities, festivals, and
                food of the independent state of Moldova, located between
                Romania and Ukraine.

947.7 ZEM                    
           Zemliansky, Pavel.  Ukraine.  Milwaukee, Wis. : Gareth Stevens,
                2002.  Presents information on the geography, history,
                government, economy, people, social life and customs, arts,
                contemporary issues, and relations with North America of
                Ukraine, a country in Eastern Europe that regained its
                independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

947.8 LEV                    
           Levy, Patricia, 1951-.  Belarus.  Reference ed.  New York :
                Marshall Cavendish, 1998.  Introduces the geography,
                history, religion, government, economy, and culture of
                Belarus.

947.96 BAR                   
           Barlas, Robert.  Latvia.  Reference ed.  Tarrytown, NY. :
                Marshall Cavendish, 2000.  Discusses the geography, history,
                government, economy, people, and culture of Latvia, one of
                the Baltic republics which became independent after the
                demise of the Soviet Union.

948.5 WAG                    
           Wagner, Michele.  Sweden.  Milwaukee, Wis. : Gareth Stevens Pub.,
                2001.  Photographs and text provide information about the
                geography, history, government, language, culture, food,
                traditions, and other aspects of Sweden, and includes
                discussion of the country's relations with the U.S. and
                Canada.

948.9 TRA                    
           Trapp, Clayton.  Denmark.  Milwaukee, Wis. : G. Stevens, 2002.
                Provides an overview of the geography, history, government,
                language, art, and food of Denmark.

948.97 LEE                   
           Lee, Tan Chung, 1949-.  Finland.  Reference ed.  New York :
                Marshall Cavendish, 1997.  Describes the geography, history,
                government, people, and culture of this isolated country,
                which gained its independence from Russia in 1917.

949.2 NGC                    
           NgCheong-Lum, Roseline, 1962-.  The Netherlands.  Milwaukee, WI :
                Gareth Stevens Pub., 2001.  Photographs and text provide
                information about the geography, history, government,
                language, culture, food, traditions, and other aspects of
                the Netherlands, and includes discussion of the country's
                relations with the U.S.and Canada.

949.3 BUR                    
           Burgan, Michael.  Belgium.  New York : Children's Press, c2000.
                Describes the geography, plants and animals, history,
                economy, language, religions, culture, sports and arts, and
                people of Belgium.

949.4 LEV                    
           Levy, Patricia, 1951-.  Switzerland.  Reference ed.  New York :
                Marshall Cavendish, 1996.  Explores the geography, history,
                government, economy, people, and culture of Switzerland.

949.742 GAB                  
           Gabrielpillai, Matilda.  Bosnia and Herzegovina.  Milwaukee, Wis.
                : G. Stevens, 2001.  A profile of the Baltic nation of
                Bosnia and Herzegovina, including its history, people, and
                government.

949.8 SAN                    
           Sanborne, Mark.  Romania.  New York : Facts on File, c1996.  A
                brief history of Romania focusing on the country since
                independence from Communist domination, including
                information on daily life, politics, and the challenges
                facing the people who live there.

951.24 WEE                   
           Wee, Jessie.  Taiwan.  Philadelphia : Chelsea House, c1999.
                Explores the people, history, climate, economy, and
                topography of Taiwan, the island province of China that
                continues to resist communism.

951.95 MAS                   
           Masse, Johanna, 1976-.  South Korea.  Milwaukee, Wis. : Gareth
                Stevens, 2002.  Provides an overview of the geography,
                history, government, daily life, language, art, and food of
                South Korea, and includes discussion of the customs and
                modern-day concerns in the country.

953.65 COO                   
           Cooper, Robert, 1945-.  Bahrain.  Reference ed.  New York :
                Marshall Cavendish, [2000], c2001.  Text and color photos
                profile the country of Bahrain, covering its geography,
                history, government, economy, ethnic culture, lifestyle,
                religions, language, arts, leisure, festivals, and food;
                also includes a map of the country, fact list, glossary, and
                bibliography.

953.67 ISI                   
           Isiorho, S. A. (Solomon A.).  Kuwait.  Philadelphia [Pa.] :
                Chelsea House, c2002.  Introduction to Kuwait -- The natural
                environment -- A proud past -- Islam in Kuwait -- The people
                and culture of Kuwait -- Government -- Economy -- The Gulf
                war -- Leisure time in Kuwait -- Kuwait looks ahead.
                Presents an introduction to the natural environment,
                history, religion, people, culture, government, and economy
                of Kuwait, and looks at the effects of the Gulf War on the
                country.

954.91 HAQ                   
           Haque, Jameel.  Pakistan.  Milwaukee, Wis. : G. Stevens, 2002.
                Presents information on the geography, history, government,
                economy, people, social life and customs, arts, and
                relations with North America of Pakistan, an Islamic country
                in South Asia.

956.1 SHE                    
           Sheehan, Sean, 1951-.  Turkey.  Reference ed.  New York :
                Marshall Cavendish, 1994.  Describes the geography, history,
                government, economy, and culture of Turkey.

956.91 MUL                   
           Mulloy, Martin.  Syria.  Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers,
                c1999.  Explores the people, history, culture, land,
                climate, and economy of Syria, a battleground of empires and
                a country still in the early stages of independence.

956.92 CAH                   
           Cahill, Mary Jane.  Lebanon.  Philadelphia : Chelsea House
                Publishers, c1999.  Explores the people, history, culture,
                land, climate, and economy of Lebanon, the Biblical land
                which lies at the crossroads of the Middle East.

956.94 FIS                   
           Fisher, Frederick.  Israel.  Milwaukee, Wis. : G. Stevens, 2000.
                Provides an overview of the country of Israel, its
                geography, history, government, people, culture, and social
                issues.

958.45 CHE                   
           Cheng, Pang Guek, 1950-.  Kazakhstan.  Reference ed.  New York :
                Marshall Cavendish, c2001.  Discusses various aspects of the
                geography, history and culture of Kazakhstan.

959.5 MUN                    
           Munan, Heidi.  Malaysia.  2nd ed.  New York : Benchmark
                Books/Marshall Cavendish, 2002.  Photographs and text
                profile the people, history, geography, economy, and culture
                of Malaysia.

959.5705 LEE                 
           Lee, Kuan Yew, 1923-.  From Third World to first : the Singapore
             story : 1965-2000 : Singapore and the Asian economic boom.
                1st ed.  New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c2000.  Traces
                the development of Singapore, discussing how it was
                transformed from a British colonial trading post to a
                thriving Asian metropolis.

959.704 SEA                  
           Seah, Audrey, 1958-.  Vietnam.  Reference ed.  New York :
                Marshall Cavendish Corp., 1996.  Explores the geography,
                history, government, economy, people, and culture of
                Vietnam.

959.9 GON                    
           Gonzalez, Joaquin L., III.  The Philippines.  Milwaukee, Wis : G.
                Stevens, 2001.  A profile of the Philippines, including
                information on the culture, religion, and customs of the
                nation.

961.2 SAN                    
           Sanders, Renfield.  Libya.  Philadelphia, Pa. : Chelsea House
                Publishers, c2000.  Surveys the geography, history, economy,
                culture, and people of Libya, the fourth largest country in
                Africa whose terrain is more than ninety-seven percent
                desert.

964 WIL                      
           Wilkins, Frances.  Morocco.  Philadelphia, Pa. : Chelsea House
                Publishers, c2000.  An introduction to the geography,
                history, government, economy, culture, and people of the
                only North African country with a coast facing the Atlantic
                Ocean.

966.26 SEF                   
           Seffal, Rabah.  Niger.  Reference ed.  New York : M. Cavendish,
                2000.  A history and geography as well as a description of
                the government, economy, people, lifestyle, religion,
                language, arts, leisure time activities, festivals, and food
                of this landlocked West African country.

966.9 ISM                    
           Ismail, Yinka.  Nigeria.  Milwaukee, Wis. : Gareth Stevens Pub.,
                2001.  Photographs and text provide information about the
                geography, history, government, language, culture, food,
                traditions, and other aspects of Nigeria, and includes
                discussion of the country's relations with the U.S. and
                Canada.

967.3 SHE                    
           Sheehan, Sean, 1951-.  Angola.  Reference ed.  New York :
                Marshall Cavendish, 1999.  Describes the geography, history,
                government, economy, religion, language, arts, leisure,
                food, festivals, and lifestyle of this country in
                west-central Africa.

967.6 BAR                    
           Barlas, Robert.  Uganda.  Reference ed.  Tarrytown, NY. :
                Marshall Cavendish, 2000.  Discusses the geography, history,
                government, economy, people, and culture of the African
                nation of Uganda.

970.004 BEA                  
           Beal, Merrill D., 1898-.  I will fight no more forever : Chief
                Joseph and the Nez Perce War.  Washington pbk. ed.  Seattle
                : University of Washington Press, 1966.  Discusses the
                ethnohistory and military campaigns of the Nez Perce tribe.

971 CHE                      
           Cheng, Pang Guek, 1950-.  Canada.  Reference ed.  New York :
                Marshall Cavendish, 1996.  Examines the geography, history,
                government, economy, and culture of Canada.

971.9 MUR                    
           Murphy, Claire Rudolf.  Gold rush women.  Anchorage [Alaska] :
                Alaska Northwest Books, c1997.  Contains profiles and
                photographs of twenty-three women who sought their fortunes
                in the Yukon and Alaska during the gold rush age of the late
                ninteenth and early twentieth century.

972 GOO                      
           Goodwin, William, 1943-.  Mexico.  San Diego, CA : Lucent Books,
                c1999.  Discusses the history, geography, climate,
                government, culture, people, and modern aspects of Mexico.

972.83 MCG                   
           McGaffey, Leta.  Honduras.  Reference ed.  New York : Marshall
                Cavendish, 1999.  Describes the geography, history,
                government, economy, people, lifestyle, religion, language,
                arts, leisure, festivals, and food of Honduras.

972.95 LEV                   
           Levy, Patricia, 1951-.  Puerto Rico.  Reference ed.  New York :
                Marshall Cavendish, 1997.  Photographs and text profile the
                history, geography, government, people, and culture of
                Puerto Rico.

972.96 BAR                   
           Barlas, Robert.  Bahamas.  Reference ed.  New York : M.
                Cavendish, 2000.  Introduces the geography, history,
                government, economy, religion, language, arts, leisure
                activities, festivals, food, and people of this archipelago
                lying in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida.

973 DAV                      
           Davis, Kenneth C.  Don't know much about history : everyt