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How to make it, break it, hack it, crack it.
The secret history of codes and code breaking.

Simon Singhs best-selling title The Code Book now re-issued for the young-adult market.

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A medieval tragedy and tale of retribution.

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A must-read for elementary school librarians interested in starting a makerspace at their school, but who are concerned about the cost and are looking for curriculum links for getting started.

Makerspaces are a powerful way to expand a school library's influence as an educational partner in the school community.

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At the back of Jack's school there is a special place. Not even his mum or gran or Splinter or Fleabag or his little sister, Pest Susie, know about all the things that can happen there. His mate, Lizard, is the only one he can tell. By the author of the award-winning "Onion Tears".

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A scathing critique of the self-esteem movement in American public education, complete with practical solutions to counter its ill effects.

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Something is haunting Mardy Watt. It's been in her room, it's fooling her friends and it's upsetting her home life. Exactly what it is and why it is picking on her, Mardy doesn't know - but she does know that she has to find out, before it takes over and replaces her completely. This title is aimed at children between the ages of 11 and 14.

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A dark castle in Ireland, a mysterious, secret game, and a host of magnificent characters Diana Wynne Jones latest magical offering is a splendid blend of the familiar and the unusual.

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Three short stories, all featuring weird and wonderful animals with illustrations by Tony Ross.

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This book clarifies the history and examines the possible impact of five major areas of genetic research: The Human Genome Project and genetic engineering, In vitro fertilization (IVF) and the technology of reproduction, The Human Genome Diversity Project, which is studying the variation of the human genome, Embryonic stem-cell research, Cloning.

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This engaging and accessible book is a must-read for every economics student. It explores what the global economy is, how it developed and how it operates today, and why certain aspects of it have become controversial.

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This volume also includes an introductory essay on Great Plains regional identity as well as a timeline, bibliography, and index.

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures is the first rigorous reference collection on the many ways in which American identity has been defined by its regions and its people.

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A one-stop source for in-depth history, analysis, and ready-reference material on the Holocaust.

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In The Homework Myth, nationally known educator and parenting expert Alfie Kohn challenges the usual defenses of homework and shows that none of our assumptions about its benefits actually passes the test of research, logic, or experience

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Students can explore a variety of subjects with these cross-curricular Internet activities. Designed for educators and students, this guide to telecommunications and the Internet demystifies the technology and provides relevant, feasible, and easy-to-implement ideas and activities for the classroom.

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When Claude goes to the Isle of Skye for a quiet holiday with his dad and aunt, all recuperating from the recent death of his mother, he expects his only adventures to be in his active imagination. But Roddy's harmless pilfering surely shouldn't attract the attentions of two very dangerous-looking men from Italy, who mysteriously appear on Skye

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This book provides comprehensive information and guidance for successfully staging a theatrical living chess game for children ages 9-14. It also prepares student to succeed in University Interscholastic League (UIL) Chess Puzzle.

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A look at the life of Leonardo Da Vinci as he mixes with the colourful set in Renaissance Italy.

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Tutankhamun came to the throne of Egypt when he was nine years old and his mum, the dotty Nefertidy came too. Tutankhamun packs Nefertidy off on a cruise down the Nile and she keeps a diary which although once lost, is now found and provides an unique account of life and history in ancient Egypt.

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From the days of Great Britain's dominance after World War I to the Gulf War and the emergence of the Palestinian National Authority in the 1990s, Hiro successfully weaves the varied threads of history, politics, and economics into a narrative that never lacks for high-interest drama.

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Notions of Middle America abound within the American mindset, yet often forgotten are the manifold cultural elements found in the American Midwest.

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