Michael Martin
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
When Harriet Tubman was born a plantation slave in 1820, her parents hoped she could learn a trade and be spared from working in the fields. But because she defended a slave against an overseer, she became a field hand anyway. As she learned to survive in the woods and find her way by the North Star, she dreamed of freedom. When she was almost 30, she finally made her escape-but securing her own freedom wasn't enough. Risking life and limb, she became...
Author
Publisher
Taylor and Francis
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Historically, residential segregation of Latinos has generally been seen as a result of immigration and the process of self-segregation into ethnic enclaves. The only theoretical exception to ethnic enclave Latino segregation has been the structural inequality related to Latinos that have a high degree of African ancestry. This study of the 331 metropolitan area in the United States between 1990 and 2000 shows that Latinos are facing structural
...Author
Publisher
Brazos Press, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Parkland. Las Vegas. Dallas. Orlando. San Bernardino. Paris. Charleston. Sutherland Springs. Newtown. These cities are now known for the people who were shot and killed in them. More Americans have died from guns in the US in the last fifty years than in all the wars in American history. With less than 5% of the world's population, the people of the US own nearly half the world's guns. America also has the most annual gun deaths--homicide, suicide,...
6) Knights
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Presents a look at the culture and times of knights, along with details about weapons, missions, and the skills a successful knight needed.
9) Chobits
Author
Language
English
Description
"Hideki Motosuwa, a poor student struggling to pass his college-entrance exams, discovers lying in an alley something he could never afford to buy--a 'persocom,' the personal computers of the future that look like people"--P. [4] of cover.
10) Ghosts
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone press
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Learn about the types of ghosts, famous ghost sightings, and how ghost hunters find these shadowy forms.
11) Atlantis
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
"Describes the lost continent of Atlantis and theories about its possible location"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Phantom of the idol volume 7
Publisher
Kondansha USA Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]-
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Appalachian Mountain Club Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"A guide to 30 multiday backpacking trips in Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, New Jersey, and Delaware. Each trip features a basic topographic map and information about facilities, helpful resources, and natural history. Trips vary in difficulty from easy one-nighters to epic adventures, including the Adirondack High Peaks"--
16) Gladiators
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Describes Roman gladiators, including their history, weapons, and way of life.
Author
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2019]-
Language
English
Description
Masahiro Setagawa doesn't believe in heroes, but wishes he could. He's found himself in a gang of small-time street bullies who use him to run errands. But when high school teacher (and scourge of the streets) Kousuke Ohshiba comes to his rescue, he finds he may need to start believing after all. As their relationship deepens, he realizes a hero might be just what he was looking for this whole time.
20) Ghost hunters
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"Describes the different methods, techniques, and tools used by ghost hunters, and relates stories about some ghost hunters' experiences"--Provided by publisher.
