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The fact that Japanese students consistently outperform other nationalities on international tests of educational achievement has made the Japanese educational system a leading topic for media attention and evaluative study.

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This resource book for librarians and teachers of elementary and middle grade readers introduces over 400 titles of books (fiction, nonfiction, and poetry) written and illustrated by international authors and illustrators.

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This path-breaking collection by leading scholars explores the cultural, social and historical issues which inform the production and consumption of wine. This book is unique in covering the latest ethnography, theoretical and ethnohistorical research on wine throughout the globe.

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This path-breaking collection by leading scholars explores the cultural, social and historical issues which inform the production and consumption of wine. This book is unique in covering the latest ethnography, theoretical and ethnohistorical research on wine throughout the globe.

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After Italy's surrender to the Allies in September 1943, German naval forces took control of the entire Aegean, and the resulting guerrilla war in the narrow seas and littoral waters would continue to rage until the general peace.

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For those whose familiarity with black women playwrights is limited to the works of Lorraine Hansberry and Ntozake Shange, this collection of 15 plays written between 1925 and 1985 by eight authors will be a revelation. The bibliography that follows the plays provides selected lists of published plays, produced plays, and anthologies.

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For those whose familiarity with black women playwrights is limited to the works of Lorraine Hansberry and Ntozake Shange, this collection of 15 plays written between 1925 and 1985 by eight authors will be a revelation. The bibliography that follows the plays provides selected lists of published plays, produced plays, and anthologies.

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In his introduction, the author illustrates the age-long relationship between Egypt and the Sudan. Discussed are Wingate's governor-generalship of the Sudan, the Arab revolt, his post as High Commissioner in Egypt, and the Egyptian crisis and its aftermath.

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Parents and teachers can use this book to engage children with the world outside by opening their eyes to fascinating common bird species.

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Featuring scripts for well known classical fantasy stories, as well as more current entries into the genre, Wings of Fancy addresses subgenres such as: Fairies and Enchanted Creatures;

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The second great transformation of our society in the modern era has demoted manufacturing to a position that is secondary to the service industries, thus originating today's information society.

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Tells the story of a young Apache chief told by his white friend and blood-brother Old Shatterhand. The action takes place in the US Southwest, in the latter half of the 1800s, where the Indian way of life is threatened by the first transcontinental railroad. His tragic death foreshadows the death of his people.

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Contains 75 engaging profiles of the fascinating and diverse group of writers who have garnered this prestigious award, including information about their personal and writing lives. Each biographical sketch is accompanied by a complete list of the author's published works. For grades 4-8.

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Achieving success in the global marketplace is now a little easier thanks to this practical and comprehensive guide.

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Winning the Math Homework Challenge shares students' reasoning, thinking, and even misunderstandings about mathematics to provide you with the opportunity to see math through their eyes, including both the clarity and the confusion. Armed with this new sight, and therefore ins...

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An examination of military civic action - US troops working on nation-building tasks with troops of another country - tracing it from its formal beginning under President Eisenhower and its enthusiastic reception under Kennedy, to its successes and failures during the Vietnam years.

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Explores key factors that cause teenagers to join youth gangs and ways teens, parents, teachers, and communities can prevent the tyranny of these gangs.