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Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide to Family History and Genealogy

By: Willard, Jim,Willard, Terry,Wilson, Jane

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: March 1997

Seller ID: 142142

ISBN: 0395854105

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Genealogy is the second-fastest growing hobby in America, but many would-be family historians are daunted by the sheer volume of information they must sift through and techniques they need to master in order to find their own past. Jim and Terry Willard have compiled an invaluable volume that makes researching one's own family lineage both accessible and fun. Based on the 10-part PBS series by the same name, Ancestors covers all the bases including creating a pedigree chart or family tree, finding and interpreting documents, and searching for your roots online. Jim and Terry Willard explain ea...
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The Elements of Style (with Index)

By: William Strunk, Jr.,White, E. B.

Price: $3.00

Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Co.: January 1979

Seller ID: 152481

ISBN: 0024182001

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Enigmas and Mysteries

By: Wilson, Colin

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Doubleday: May 1977

Seller ID: 152591

ISBN: 0385113218

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

The Clear And Simple Thesaurus Dictionary

By: Wittels, Harriet, Greisman, Joan

Price: $4.00

Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap: February 1976

Seller ID: 33872

ISBN: 0448121980

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

The Apartment Plot: Urban Living in American Film and Popular Culture, 1945 to 1975

By: Wojcik, Pamela Robertson

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Duke University Press Books: November 2010

Seller ID: 104144

ISBN: 0822347733

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Rethinking the significance of films including Pillow Talk, Rear Window, and The Seven Year Itch, Pamela Robertson Wojcik examines the popularity of the "apartment plot," her term for stories in which the apartment functions as a central narrative device. From the baby boom years into the 1970s, the apartment plot was not only key to films; it also surfaced in TV shows, Broadway plays, literature, and comic strips, from The Honeymooners and The Mary Tyler Moore Show to Subways are for Sleeping and Apartment 3-G. By identifying the apartment plot...
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What Einstein Didn't Know: Scientific Answers to Everyday Questions

By: Wolke, Robert

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Dell: January 1999

Seller ID: 108983

ISBN: 0440508568

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

A Washington Post columnist offers a fun, fascinating guide to everyday science for those who never wore a slide rule or a pocket protector.
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What Einstein Told His Barber: More Scientific Answers to Everyday Questions

By: Wolke, Robert

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Dell: March 2000

Seller ID: 144353

ISBN: 0440508797

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

What makes ice cubes cloudy? How do shark attacks make airplanes safer? Can a person traveling in a car at the speed of sound still hear the radio? Moreover, would they want to...?

Do you often find yourself pondering life's little conundrums? Have you ever wondered why the ocean is blue? Or why birds don't get electrocuted when perching on high-voltage power lines? Robert L. Wolke, professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh and acclaimed author of What Einstein Didn't Know, understands the need to...well, understand. Now he provides more amusing explanations of...
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Essential Study Skills

By: Wong, Linda

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Div: August 2002

Seller ID: 114625

ISBN: 0618242074

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Provides in-depth coverage of study skills with room for practice and application. Suitable for students at both 2-year and 4-year schools including adult learners, this text follows a step-by-step approach that guides students through the process of learning the skills necessary for college success.
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