92 JOR
Jeffrey, Laura S.
Barbara Jordan : congresswoman, lawyer, educator / Laura S. Jeffrey.
Springfield, NJ : Enslow, c1997.
112 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0894906925
Explores the life and career of Barbara Jordan, from her childhood in Houston, through her distinguished career in public office, to her powerful influence as a speaker.
Legislators - United States - Biography - Juvenile literature. Afro-American women legislators - Biography - Juvenile literature. Women educators - United States - Biography - Juvenile literature. Legislators. Afro-Americans - Biography. Women - Biography.
(189)
92 FRA
Jennings, Francis, 1918-
Benjamin Franklin, politician / Francis Jennings.
New York : W.W. Norton, c1996.
240 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 0393039838
Biography of Benjamin Franklin, beginning in his young manhood, showing him to be a man of genius and enormous ego whose resentment toward Thomas Penn spurred him to lead the battle against feudal lordship in Pennsylvania, an action that fueled his later rebellion against England.
Politicians - Pennsylvania - Biography. Statesmen - United States - Biography.
(226)
796.325 J
Jensen, Julie, 1957-
Fundamental volleyball / Julie Jensen ; photographs by Andy King.
Minneapolis : Lerner Publications, c1995.
63 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN: 0822534525 : $21.50
Presents the basics of volleyball, discussing and illustrating the rules, technique, and various plays.
Volleyball.
(939)
910 J
Jerome, John.
Blue rooms : ripples, rivers, pools, and other waters / John Jerome.
New York : Henry Holt, 1997.
241 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 0805026207 (alk. paper)
An exploration of some of the world's many bodies of water, from swimming holes to Caribbean seas, reflecting upon why water is so compelling, and discussing topics such as the physical properties of streams, the effects of clear-cutting on rivers, and the psychic joys of swimming.
Rivers - United States. Lakes - United States.
(272)
599.93 J
Johanson, Donald C.
From Lucy to language / Donald Johanson & Blake Edgar ; principle photography, David Brill.
New York : Simon & Schuster, c1996.
272 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 31 cm.
ISBN: 0684810239 (alk. paper)
Provides information on the career of paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson, known for his 1974 discovery of "Lucy" the oldest, best preserved skeleton of any erect-walking human ever found; answers questions about human origins; and includes photographs and profiles of over fifty of the most significant early human fossils.
Human evolution. Fossil man. Australopithecines.
(929)
F JOH
John, Laurie.
Beauty and the beach / written by Laurie John ; created by Francine Pascal.
New York : Bantam, c1997.
231 p. ; 18 cm.
ISBN: 0553570544
Twin sisters Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield have a summer to remember at the beach when Jessica's boyfriend, Ben, returns with a new girlfriend and Elizabeth renews her relationship with Ryan.
Lifeguards - Fiction. Man-woman relationships - Fiction.
(213)
F JOH
John, Laurie.
The boys of summer / written by Laurie John ; created by Francine Pascal.
New York : Bantam, c1997.
230 p. ; 18 cm.
ISBN: 0553570560
Elizabeth fears for her sister's safety when Jessica falls for Ryan Taylor, a former lifeguard struggling with alcoholism.
Lifeguards - Fiction. Alcoholics - Fiction. Man-woman relationships - Fiction.
(289)
F JOH
John, Laurie.
Don't answer the phone / written by Laurie John ; created by Francine Pascal.
New York : Bantam, c1998.
280 p. ; 18 cm.
ISBN: 0553492268
Alexandra Rollins likes working at the college's hot line, but when she starts getting obscene calls, she begins to worry that someone is stalking her, and when he kills one of her friends, she realizes she is the next target.
College students - Fiction. Hotlines (Counseling) - Fiction. Multiple personality - Fiction.
(632)
215 J
Johnson, George, 1952 Jan. 20-
Fire in the mind : science, faith, and the search for order / George Johnson.
New York : Vintage Books, 1996.
379 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
ISBN: 067974021X
Explores the human desire for order in a world which creates much disorder by looking at the diverse society of northern New Mexico with its scientific community in Los Alamos and the Indian descendants in the small communities in the local mountains--each searching for order and structure.
Religion and science. Tewa philosophy. Science - Philosophy.
(871)
468.3 J
Johnson, Robert J.
Al corriente : everyday expressions needed to communicate in simple Spanish / Robert J. Johnson.
Lincolnwood, Ill. : National Textbook Co., c1995.
viii, 142 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
ISBN: 0844273090
Provides useful phrases and expressions for students learning the Spanish language, and a section on how to choose the appropriate expression for different situations.
Spanish language - Conversation and phrase books - English.
(43)
F JON
Jones, James, 1921-1977.
From here to eternity / James Jones.
New York : Laurel, 1991, c1979.
955 p. ; 18 cm.
ISBN: 0440327709 (pbk.)
In 1941 Pvt. Robert Lee Prewitt is a champion welterweight and a fine bugler who refuses to join the company's boxing team. He gets "the treatment" which may break him or kill him.
World War, 1939-1945 - Fiction.
(928)
909.07 J
Jones, Terry, 1942-
Crusades / Terry Jones and Alan Ereira.
New York, NY : Facts on File, c1995.
256 p. : col. ill., maps ; 26 cm.
ISBN: 0816032750 (acid-free paper)
Tells the story of the crusades, the people who set out to recapture Jerusalem, the battles and betrayals, and the reality behind the myths.
Crusades.
(540)
SC J
Joyce, James, 1882-1941.
Dubliners / James Joyce.
New York : Modern Library, 1993.
xv, 286 p. ; 20 cm.
ISBN: 0679600493
City and town life - Ireland - Dublin - Fiction.
(668)
364.1 J
Judson, Karen, 1941-
Computer crime : phreaks, spies, and salami slicers / Karen Judson.
Hillside, N.J. : Enslow Publishers, c1994.
128 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0894904914 (lib. bdg.) : $17.95
Traces the history of computers and computer crime and the motives and intentions behind them.
Computer crimes - Juvenile literature. Computer crimes.
(491)
150.19 J
Jung, C. G. (Carl Gusatv), 1875-1961.
The basic writings of C.G. Jung / edited with an introduction by Violet Staub de Laszlo.
New York : Modern Library, c1993.
xxxiii, 691 p. ; 20 cm.
ISBN: 067960071X
"The Modern Library of the world's best books." Contains major essays on Jung's conception of the nature and functioning of the human psyche.
Psychoanalysis.
(199)
616.97 J
Jussim, Daniel.
AIDS & HIV : risky business / Daniel Jussim.
Springfield, N.J. : Enslow Publishers, c1997.
112 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0894909177
Presents the latest facts about the virus that causes AIDS, while also providing insight on the emotional effects of the disease.
AIDS (Disease) - Juvenile literature. HIV-positive persons - Juvenile literature. HIV (Viruses) - AIDS (Disease)
(33)
523.1 K
Kaler, James B.
Cosmic clouds : birth, death, and recycling in the galaxy / James B. Kaler.
New York : Scientific American Library : Distributed by W.H. Freeman, c1997.
p. cm.
ISBN: 0716750759
Studies the clouds of interstellar space, considering the process by which new stars are formed, looking at how star birth generates planets and perhaps life, and studying how the deaths of stars begins the process anew.
Galaxies. Stars. Astrophysics.
(519)
523 K
Kallen, Stuart A., 1955-
Exploring the origins of the universe / Stuart A. Kallen.
New York : Twenty First Century Books, c1997.
64 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0805044787
Discusses various beliefs about the origin and nature of the universe and the studies of such scientists as Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, and Einstein, who have advanced our understanding of the universe.
Astronomy - History - Juvenile literature. Cosmology - Juvenile literature. Astronomers - Biography - Juvenile literature. Physicists - Biography - Juvenile literature. Cosmology. Astronomers. Physicists.
(824)
959.7 K
Kamm, Henry.
Dragon ascending : Vietnam and the Vietnamese / Henry Kamm.
New York : Arcade Pub. ; [Boston] : Distributed by Little, Brown and Co., c1996.
xiv, 304 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 1559703067 (hc)
A report on Vietnam as it exists in the last decade of the twentieth century, discussing the issues that confront the small, communist country from the perspective of its citizens.
(642)
947.56 K
Kasbarian, Lucine.
Armenia : a rugged land, an enduring people / by Lucine Kasbarian.
Parsippany, N.J. : Dillon Press, c1998.
159 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0382394585 (LSB)
An introduction to the geography, history, people, government, and culture of Armenia, with emphasis on the challenges facing this newly independent nation.
(139)
92 OAK
Kasper, Shirl, 1948-
Annie Oakley / by Shirl Kasper.
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c1992.
xvi, 288 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 0806124180 (alk. paper)
Documents the life and career of Annie Oakley, America's greatest female sharpshooter.
Shooters of firearms - United States - Biography. Entertainers - United States - Biography.
(115)
004.69 K
Kaufeld, John.
America Online for dummies / by John Kaufeld ; foreword by Steve Case.
Foster City, CA : IDG Books Worldwide, c1998.
xviv, 390 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0764501925
Guide to using America Online providing an overview of the service, explaining its custom communications software, introducing the service's different channels, and discussing what America Online has to offer businesses, students, teachers, and other users.
America Online (Online service) - Internet (Computer network)
(73)
577 K
Kauffman, Stuart A.
At home in the universe : the search for laws of self-organization and complexity / Stuart Kauffman.
New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
viii, 321 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 0195095995 (acid-free paper) : $25.00
A discussion of order in nature and how the tendency to order gave rise to life at its most basic level, as well as order at all levels of existence, including human civilization.
Life - Origin. Self-organizing systems. Molecular evolution. Evolution - Philosophy.
(158)
821 K
Keats, John, 1795-1821.
The complete poems of John Keats.
New York : Modern Library, 1994.
xiv, 398 p. ; 21 cm.
ISBN: 0679601082
A collection of poetic works by nineteenth-century English poet John Keats, including epistles, sonnets, and several fugitive and posthumously published poems. Also includes "Endymion," an allegorical romance, and "Otho the Great," a five-act poetic tragedy.
(482)
950 K
Keay, John.
Empire's end : a history of the Far East from high colonialism to Hong Kong / John Keay.
New York : Scribner, c1997.
xi, 385 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 0684815923
A study of the decolonisation of the East, discussing how nationalism and other factors led to the demise of American, British, French, and Dutch rule in the years since 1930, and looking at the lasting influences of western leadership in modern-day Asia.
Imperialism.
(718)
636.8 K
Kelsey-Wood, Dennis.
Choosing the perfect cat : a complete and up-to-date guide / Dennis & Eve Kelsey-Wood.
Philadelphia, Penn : Chelsea House, c1997.
64 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
ISBN: 0791046044 (hardcover)
Guide to different cat breeds, outlining their coat types, colors, size, and personalities.
Cat breeds. Cats - Selection.
(422)
951 K
Kemenade, Willem van.
China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, inc. / Willem van Kemenade ; translated from the Dutch by Diane Webb.
New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1997.
xiii, 444 p. : map ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 0679454845
Portrays and analyzes China's search for a new system as it balances its key objectives of economic reform, social stability, and rapid growth, and considers the impact of the reunification of China with Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Chinese reunification question, 1949-
(417)
327.73047 K
Kennan, George Frost, 1904-
At a century's ending : reflections, 1982-1995 / George F. Kennan.
New York : W.W. Norton, c1996.
351 p. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 0393038823
Collection of essays, reviews, and speeches written from 1982 through 1995, written as responses to specific happenings and events in Europe and America during the twentieth century.
(156)
811 K
Kennedy, Richard S.
E.E. Cummings revisited / Richard S. Kennedy.
New York : Twayne ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, c1994.
xiv, 155 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 0805739955 (alk. paper)
Critical analysis of the works of E.E. Cummings discussing his role in the literary revolution of the twentieth century.
(674)
F KER
Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969.
The Dharma bums / Jack Kerouac.
New York : Penguin, c1986.
244 p. ; 20 cm.
ISBN: 0140042520 (pbk.)
Two young men search for truth the Zen way in California and Washington State.
Beat generation - Fiction.
(601)
F KER
Kerr, M. E.
Deliver us from Evie / M.E. Kerr.
New York : HarperCollins, c1994.
177 p. ; 21 cm.
ISBN: 0060244755 0060244763 (lib. bdg.) : $14.89 ($19.89 Can.)
Sixteen-year-old Parr Burrman and his family face some difficult times when word spreads through their rural Missouri town that his older sister is a lesbian, and she leaves the family farm to live with the daughter of the town's banker.
Lesbians - Fiction. Family life - Fiction. Farm life - Missouri - Fiction.
(591)
796.32 K
Kessler, Lauren.
Full court press : a season in the life of a winning basketball team and the women who made it happen / Lauren Kessler.
New York : Dutton, c1997.
xvi, 303 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 0525940359
Follows the University of Oregon's women's basketball team through the 1994 season, discussing how coach Jody Runge fought to win equal funding and treatment for herself and her team, and looking at the efforts of Runge and the players to become a force within the league.
Women basketball players - Oregon - History.
(933)
F KEY
Keyes, Daniel.
Flowers for Algernon / Daniel Keyes.
New York : Harcourt Brace, [199-], c1966.
286 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 0151001634
After being mentally retarded for all of his thirty-two years, Charlie Gordon undergoes an operation designed to change his life.
Mentally handicapped - United States - Fiction. Gifted persons - United States - Fiction. Brain - Surgery - Fiction.
(890)
F KIN
Kincaid, Jamaica.
The autobiography of my mother / Jamaica Kincaid.
New York, N.Y. : Plume, 1997.
228 p. ; 21 cm.
ISBN: 0452274664
Xuela Claudette Richardson grows up in the care of her father's laundress obsessed with trying to piece together a portrait of her Carib mother who died at the moment of Xuela's birth.
Women - Dominica - Fiction.
(173)
F KIN
King, Stephen, 1947-
Carrie / Stephen King.
New York : New American Library, 1988, c1974.
245 p. ; 18 cm.
ISBN: 0451157443 0329060597
Presents the unnerving story of a terribly ostracized young girl with supernatural powers of telekinesis.
Psychokinesis - Fiction.
(356)
F KIN
King, Stephen, 1947-
Christine / Stephen King.
New York : Signet, c1983.
xvi, 503 p. ; 19 cm.
ISBN: 0451160444 0329060724
Arnie Cunningham, a bookish and bullied high school senior, becomes obsessed with a 1958 Plymouth he is restoring named Christine.
Plymouth automobile - Fiction.
(425)
F KIN
King, Stephen, 1947-
The dead zone / Stephen King.
New York : Signet, [1980], c1979.
402 p. ; 19 cm.
ISBN: 0451155750 0451127927 0329061046
An accident has left John Smith in a coma for four years. When he awakens he finds he is able to discern information about others simply by touching them.
Coma - Patients - Fiction. Extrasensory perception - Fiction.
(578)
303.49 K
Kingwell, Mark, 1963-
Dreams of millennium : report from a culture on the brink / Mark Kingwell.
Boston : Faber and Faber, 1997.
xii, 372 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 057119902X (cloth)
Explores the coming millennium by discussing cultural factors, historical parallels and current events to argue that there is no need for anxiety or negative predictions concerning the close of the current century.
Two thousand, A.D. Millennium.
(655)
940.3 K
Kirchberger, Joe H.
The First World War : an eyewitness history / Joe H. Kirchberger.
New York : Facts on File, 1992.
xiv, 402 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN: 0816025525
Provides firsthand accounts of the war from memoirs, speeches, letters, and newspapers.
World War, 1914-1918. World War, 1914-1918 - Personal narratives.
(879)
613 K
Kirchheimer, Sid.
Energy forever : more than 1,000 quick and easy tips and techniques to beat fatigue and turbocharge your life / by Sid Kirchheimer, Gale Maleskey, and the editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books.
Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale Press ; [New York] : Distributed in the book trade by St. Martin's Press, c1997.
ix, 438 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0875963218 (acid-free paper)
Offers tips for preventing fatigue and boosting one's energy level, examining the effects of exercise, nutrition, stress, illness, and other factors on the body.
Fatigue - Prevention. Medicine, Popular.
(761)
811 K
Kirkby, Joan.
Emily Dickinson / Joan Kirkby.
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1991.
viii, 163 p. ; 20 cm.
ISBN: 0312057938 0389209481 038920949X (pbk.)
Discusses the works and life of Emily Dickinson.
Women and literature - United States - History - 19th century.
(714)
R 423
Kirkpatrick, E. M. (Elizabeth McLaren)
Clichâes : over 1500 phrases explored and explained / Betty Kirkpatrick.
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1997.
xiv, 207 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 0312154941
Alphabetically lists over 1,500 cliches, examines their origins, and provides examples for their use.
English language - Terms and phrases. Clichâes - Dictionaries.
(441)
618.2 K
Kitzinger, Sheila.
The complete book of pregnancy and childbirth / Sheila Kitzinger.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
432 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0679450289
A complete manual of physical and emotional preparation for childbirth.
Pregnancy - Popular works. Childbirth - Popular works.
(471)
F KLA
Klass, David.
California Blue / David Klass.
New York : Scholastic, c1994.
200 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 0590466887 : $13.95
When seventeen-year-old John Rodgers discovers a new sub-species of butterfly which may necessitate closing the mill where his dying father works, they find themselves on opposite sides of an environmental conflict.
Butterflies - Fiction. Environmental protection - Fiction.
(326)
F KLA
Klass, David.
Danger zone / David Klass.
New York : Scholastic, c1996.
232 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 0590485903 : $13.95
When he joins a predominantly black "Teen Dream Team" that will be representing the United States in an international basketball tournament in Rome, Jimmy Doyle makes some unexpected discoveries about prejudice, racism, and politics.
Basketball - Fiction. Prejudices - Fiction. Race relations - Fiction. Afro-Americans - Fiction.
(561)
394.1 K
Kluger, Richard.
Ashes to ashes : America's hundred-year cigarette war, the public health, and the unabashed triumph of Philip Morris / Richard Kluger.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1996.
xix, 807 p. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 0394570766
A history of the American tobacco industry, looking at the companies and their leaders who have been able to overcome all doomsayers to continue peddling their product.
Cigarette habit - United States - History. Tobacco habit - United States - History. Cigarette industry - United States - History. Tobacco industry - United States - History.
(148)
578.734 K
Klum, Mattias.
Exploring the rain forest / Mattias Klum and Hans Odoo.
New York : Sterling Pub., 1997.
63 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
ISBN: 0806998733
Describes the variety, beauty, and interrelatedness of plant and animal life found in rain forests in Costa Rica, Brazil, Nigeria, and Borneo.
Rain forests - Juvenile literature. Rain forest ecology - Juvenile literature. Rain forests. Rain forest ecology. Ecology.
(825)
154.6 K
Koch-Sheras, Phyllis R.
The dream sourcebook : a guide to the theory and interpretation of dreams / by Phyllis R. Koch-Sheras and Amy Lemley.
Los Angeles : Lowell House ; Chicago : Contemporary Books [distributor], c1995.
xx, 245 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 156565336X
Provides an overview of dream analysis ranging from an historical perspective to guidelines on how to interpret one's own dreams.
Dreams. Dreams - History.
(654)
F KOE
Koestler, Arthur, 1905-
Darkness at noon / Arthur Koestler ; translated by Daphne Hardy.
New York : Bantam, 1961.
216 p. ; 18 cm.
ISBN: 0553265954
An aging revolutionary is imprisoned and tortured by the party to which he has dedicated his life.
Moscow Trials, Moscow, Russia, 1936-1937 - Fiction.
(563)
966 K
Koslow, Philip.
Centuries of greatness : the West African kingdoms, 750-1900 / Philip Koslow.
New York : Chelsea House, c1995.
118 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0791022668 : $18.95 0791026922 (pbk.)
An account of the history, architecture, and artistic achievements of West African kingdoms up to 1900.
(382)
362.82 K
Kosof, Anna.
Battered women : living with the enemy / by Anna Kosof.
New York : Franklin Watts, c1994.
110 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0531112039 (lib. bdg.)
Discusses abusive relationships with the women who have lived through them and how they have responded to it.
Abused women - United States - Juvenile literature. Abused women - Services for - United States - Juvenile literature. Abused women.
(203)
92 TAN
Kramer, Barbara.
Amy Tan : author of The Joy Luck Club / Barbara Kramer.
Springfield, N.J. : Enslow Publishers, c1996.
112 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0894906992
Explores the life and career of author Amy Tan, from her childhood in Oakland, California, through her struggle to accept her Chinese heritage, to her career as a writer.
Women novelists, American - 20th century - Biography - Juvenile literature. Chinese Americans - Biography - Juvenile literature. Authors, American. Women - Biography. Chinese Americans - Biography.
(93)
364.6 K
Kronenwetter, Michael.
Capital punishment : a reference handbook / Michael Kronenwetter.
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c1993.
xii, 242 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0874367182 (acidfree paper) : $39.50 0874366879
Presents issues surrounding the death penalty by presenting its history, significant court rulings, and opinions and arguments from supporters and detractors.
Capital punishment - United States. Capital punishment.
(342)
363.2 K
Kronenwetter, Michael.
The FBI and law enforcement agencies of the United States / Michael Kronenwetter.
Springfield, NJ : Enslow Publishers, c1997.
112 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0894907468
Explores the diverse responsibilities and powers of various law enforcement agencies in the United States, including the FBI, the DEA, and the United States Marshals.
Law enforcement - United States - Juvenile literature. Law enforcement.
(861)
338.973 K
Kuttner, Robert.
Everything for sale : the virtues and limits of markets / Robert Kuttner.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1997.
xvi, 410 p. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 0394583922 (alk. paper)
Presents the benefits of a mixed economy involving government regulation and intervention in order to stabalize monetary forces, promote growth, and control inequalities arguing that it has been historically successful.
Industrial policy - United States. Environmental policy - United states. Full employment policies - United States. Capitalism - United States. Free enterprise - United states.
(805)
F LAM
L'Amour, Louis, 1908-
Chancy / Louis L'Amour.
New York : Bantam, 1992.
165 p. ; 18 cm.
ISBN: 0553280856
Trail boss Otis Chancy was only nineteen when he fought against crooked sheriffs, deadly gunmen, and renegade Indians and in the end he was the boss of his own cattle outfit.
Cowboys - Fiction.
(387)
F LAM
L'Amour, Louis, 1908-
The Cherokee trail / Louis L'Amour.
New York : Bantam Books, 1997.
178 p. : map ; 18 cm.
ISBN: 0553270478 (pbk.)
Leaving behind her Virginia home burned to ashes during the Civil War and a husband killed on the way to Colorado, Mary Breydon and her young daughter come to manage a run-down stagecoach station on the Cherokee Trail.
Women - West (U.S.) - Fiction. Frontier and pioneer life - West (U.S.) - Fiction.
(409)
F LAM
L'Amour, Louis, 1908-
The daybreakers / Louis L'Amour.
New York : Bantam, 1960.
204 p. ; 18 cm.
ISBN: 0553148842 0553252755 0553276743 0329048988
Follows the adventures of members of the Sackett family in the frontier West.
Sackett family (Fictitious characters) - Fiction. Frontier and pioneer life - West (U.S.) - Fiction.
(576)
SC L
L'Amour, Louis, 1908-
End of the drive / Louis L'Amour.
New York : Bantam Books, 1997.
257 p. ; 20 cm.
ISBN: 0553106481
Contains seven short stories and one novella about life in the Western frontier.
Frontier and pioneer life - West (U.S.) - Fiction. Western stories.
(749)
F LEN
L'Engle, Madeleine.
Certain women / Madeleine L'Engle.
New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1992.
351 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0374120250 : $21.00
As Emma Wheaton attends her dying father she reflects on her father's extended family of nine wives and eleven children.
Fathers and daughters - United States - Fiction. Actors - United States - Fiction. Women - United States - Fiction.
(383)
531 L
Lafferty, Peter.
Force & motion / Peter Lafferty.
New York : Dorling Kindersley, 1992.
64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
ISBN: 1879431858
Explores the principles of force and motion, describing how they have been applied from ancient to modern times.
Force and energy - Juvenile literature. Motion - Juvenile literature. Force and energy. Motion.
(898)
614 L
Lampton, Christopher.
DNA fingerprinting / Christopher Lampton.
New York : F. Watts, 1991.
111 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0531130037
Examines the procedures and uses of DNA fingerprinting as a method of identification in forensic science.
DNA fingerprints - Juvenile literature. DNA fingerprints. Forensic sciences.
(619)
362.1 L
Landau, Elaine.
Alzheimer's disease / Elaine Landau.
New York : Franklin Watts, c1996.
112 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0531112683
Examines the possible causes, social effects, and personal trials of this disease.
Alzheimer's disease - Juvenile literature. Alzheimer's disease. Diseases.
(66)
610 L
Lantos, John D.
Do we still need doctors? / John D. Lantos.
New York : Routledge, 1997.
x, 214 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0415918529
Reveals how changes in the health care system and new technologies are fostering new ways of understanding and responding to illness. Looks at doctors' shifting roles and responsibilities in the rapidly changing health care system.
Medicine - Philosophy. Physician and patient. Medical innovations. Medical care - United States. Medicine - Practice - United States.
(623)
92 EIS
Lasby, Clarence G., 1933-
Eisenhower's heart attack : how Ike beat heart disease and held on to the presidency / Clarence G. Lasby.
Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, c1997.
xiii, 384 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 0700608222 (alk. paper)
Describes how Dwight Eisenhower experienced a heart attack during his first term as President of the United States, was treated by physicians, and re-elected to serve a second term. Also discusses how the president and his staff attempted to minimalize the impact of the heart attack on the nation.
Presidents - United States - Biography. Myocardial infarction - Patients - United States - Biography.
(703)
551.6973 L
Laskin, David, 1953-
Braving the elements : the stormy history of American weather / David Laskin.
New York : Doubleday, c1996.
xi, 241 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 0385469551
Discusses the history of weather in the United States from the Anasazi Indians to modern weather forecasting technology and shows how weather has shaped the nation and how people have tried to cope with it over time.
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595 L
Laughlin, Robin Kittrell.
Backyard bugs / text and photographs by Robin Kittrell Laughlin ; foreword by Sue Hubbell.
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c1996.
iv, 76 p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm.
ISBN: 0811809072
Photographs of insects, spiders, and bugs with scientific information and anecdotes on how the subjects were caught and photographed.
Arthropoda. Arthropoda - Pictorial works.
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F LEM
LeMieux, A.C. (Anne Connelly)
Do angels sing the blues? / by A.C. LeMieux.
New York : Tambourine Books, c1995.
233 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 0688137253
A teenage boy sees his best friend and fellow band member begin a relationship with a girl who consistently lies and drinks too much.
Friendship - Fiction. Blues (Music) - Fiction. Alcoholism - Fiction. Death - Fiction. Grief - Fiction.
(621)
616.97 L
LeVert, Marianne.
AIDS : a handbook for the future / Marianne LeVert.
Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, 1996.
160 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 1562946609 (lib. bdg.)
Presents the facts about the medical, social, and psychological complexities of AIDS, providing statistics and information on medical findings, and addressing the fears and concerns of teenagers about AIDS related issues.
AIDS (Disease) - Juvenile literature. AIDS (Disease).
(34)
904.5 L
Lee, Mary Price.
Everything you need to know about natural disasters and post-traumatic stress disorder / Mary Price Lee and Richard S. Lee.
New York : Rosen Pub., 1996.
64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 0823920534 : $15.95
Describes the destructive nature of five natural disasters, how to prepare for them, and how to cope after they have occurred.
Natural disasters - Psychological aspects - Juvenile literature. Post-traumatic stress disorder - Juvenile literature. Natural disasters - Psychological aspects. Post-traumatic stress disorder.
(797)
613.85 L
Lee, Richard S. (Richard Sandoval), 1927-
Caffeine and nicotine / Richard S. Lee and Mary Price Lee.
New York : Rosen Pub. Group, 1998.
64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 0823927458
Discusses chemical dependency in the form of caffeine and nicotine.
Caffeine - Juvenile literature. Caffeine habit - Juvenile literature. Nicotine - Juvenile literature. Tobacco habit - Juvenile literature. Drug abuse - Prevention - Juvenile literature. Caffeine. Nicotine. Drugs. Drug abuse.
(323)
R 809
Leeming, David Adams, 1937-
Encyclopedia of allegorical literature / David Adams Leeming, Kathleen Morgan Drowne.
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c1996.
ix, 326 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.
ISBN: 0874367816 (alk. paper)
Contains over 400 articles, arranged alphabetically, covering various aspects of literary allegory--a device in which characters, situations, and actions stand for ideas--covering the period from the Old Testament through postmodernist novels, and selected from Western, Indian, Middle Eastern, South American, and African works.
Allegory - Encyclopedias. Literature - History and criticism.
(720)
516.22 L
Leff, Lawrence S.
Geometry the easy way / Lawrence S. Leff.
Hauppauge, N.Y. : Barron's Educational Series, c1997.
vii, 375 p. ; 28 cm.
ISBN: 0764101102
Explains the principles of plane geometry and includes practice exercises and model problems.
Geometry, Plane. Geometry.
(972)
92 LET
Lefkowitz, Frances.
David Letterman / Frances Lefkowitz.
New York : Chelsea House Publishers, c1997.
127 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 0791032523 0791032531 (pbk.)
A biography of the late-night television talk show host, comedian, and comedy writer who first appeared nationally in 1978 on the Tonight Show.
Television personalities - United States - Biography - Juvenile literature. Comedians - United States - Biography - Juvenile literature. Television personalities. Comedians.
(572)
92 WES
Leider, Emily Wortis.
Becoming Mae West / Emily Wortis Leider.
New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1997.
xii, 431 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 0374109591 (alk. paper)
Profiles the life of actress Mae West and describes her early years as an entertainer, her rise to fame as a motion picture actress in the 1930s, and her battles against censorship.
Motion picture actors and actresses - United States - Biography.
(214)
342.73 L
Leinwand, Gerald.
Do we need a new Constitution? / Gerald Leinwand.
New York : F. Watts, c1994.
144 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 053111127X
Discusses the possibility that the American Constitution may be inadequate for a modern nation.
Constitutional law - United States - Juvenile literature. Law reform - United States - Juvenile literature.
(622)
616.97 L
Lerman-Golomb, Barbara.
AIDS / Barbara Lerman-Golomb.
Austin, TX : Raintree Steck-Vaughn, c1995.
80 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0811438147
Answers many questions about AIDS, explaining how the HIV virus is transmitted and how it develops into AIDS. Presents case histories and discusses how patients and their loved ones learn to cope with the disease.
AIDS (Disease) - Juvenile literature. AIDS (Disease)
(32)
92 PAV
Levine, Ellen.
Anna Pavlova, genius of the dance / by Ellen Levine.
New York : Scholastic, 1995.
132 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 0590443046 : $14.95
A biography presenting the life and passion of the famous ballet dancer, Anna Pavlova.
Ballet dancers - Soviet Union - Biography - Juvenile literature. Ballet dancers.
(112)
F LEV
Levitin, Sonia, 1934-
Escape from Egypt : a novel / by Sonia Levitin.
Boston : Little, Brown, c1994.
267 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 0316522732 : $16.95 ($21.95 Can.)
When Moses comes to lead the Israelites to the Promised Land, Jesse, a Hebrew slave, finds his life changed by his growing faith in God and his attraction to the half-Egyptian, half-Syrian Jennat.
Exodus, The - Juvenile fiction. Exodus, The - Fiction. Jews - History - To 1200 B.C. Fiction.
(778)
R 577.34
Lewington, Anna.
Atlas of rain forests / Anna Lewington.
Austin, TX : Raintree Steck-Vaughn, c1997.
96 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 32 cm.
ISBN: 0817247564
Provides information about different types of rain forests around the world, including North and South America, the Caribbean, Africa, Central and Southeast Asia, Australia, and Oceania, with detailed maps that show where the animals, plants, and people live, and color photographs of interesting subjects.
Rain forests. Rain forest ecology.
(165)
940.2 L
Lewis, Bernard.
Cultures in conflict : Christians, Muslims, and Jews in the age of discovery / Bernard Lewis.
New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
101 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
ISBN: 0195102835 (pbk.)
Discusses the historic encounters between Islam, the West, and the Jews. Provides a new understanding of the events that gave shape to modern times.
Jews - History - 70-1789.
(548)
813 L
Lewis, Robert W. (Robert William), 1930-
A farewell to arms : the war of the words / Robert W. Lewis.
New York : Twayne Publishers ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, c1992.
xv, 161 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 0807580521 (alk. paper) 0805780521 (alk. paper) : $20.95 0805781021 (pbk. : alk. paper) : $9.95
Comprehensive study of Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms concentrating on characters and themes.
World War, 1914-1918 - Literature and the war.
(851)
F LEW
Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951.
Babbitt / Sinclair Lewis.
San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, [1989], c1922.
472 p. ; 21 cm.
ISBN: 0151104212
George Babbit is a middle class American living in an average Midwestern city, in this satire of middle class life.
(180)
152.4 L
Licata, Renora.
Everything you need to know about anger / Renora Licata.
New York : Rosen Pub. Group, 1997.
64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 0823923150
Discusses the causes of anger and its ill effects on people, as well as ways to control it.
Anger - Juvenile literature. Anger.
(792)
500 L
Lightman, Alan P., 1948-
Dances for two : selected essays / Alan Lightman.
New York : Pantheon Books, 1996.
xiii, 169 p. ; 21 cm.
ISBN: 0679758771
Contains essays that combine literary and scientific concerns by touching both the spiritual and material worlds and by examining the creativity that both artists and scientists bring to their work.
Science - Popular works.
(557)
347.73 L
Lindop, Edmund.
The changing Supreme Court / Edmund Lindop.
New York : F. Watts, c1995.
176 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0531112241 (alk. paper)
Discusses various rulings made by the Supreme Court through history and how new appointments to the bench change and influence the court's judicial philosophy.
Constitutional history - United States - Juvenile literature. Judicial review - United States - History - Juvenile literature. Constitutional history - United States.
(388)
306.81 L
Lindsay, Jeanne Warren.
Teenage couples. Coping with reality : dealing with money, in-laws, babies and other details of daily life / Jeanne Warren Lindsay.
Buena Park, Calif. : Morning Glory Press, c1995.
190 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 0930934873 : $15.95 0930934865 (pbk.) : $9.95
A guide for teenagers who are married or living with a partner.
Teenage marriage - Juvenile literature. Family life education - Juvenile literature. Unmarried couples - Juvenile literature. Marriage. Family life. Teenage parents.
(514)
F LIP
Lipsyte, Robert.
The brave / by Robert Lipsyte.
New York, NY : HarperCollins, c1991.
195 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 0060239158 : $14.95 ($19.95 CDN) 0060239166 (lib. bdg.)
Having left the Indian reservation for the streets of New York, seventeen-year-old boxer Sonny Bear tries to harness his inner rage by training with Alfred Brooks, who has left the sport to become a policeman.
Indians of North America - Juvenile fiction. Indians of North America - Fiction. Boxing - Fiction. Afro-Americans - Fiction.
(292)
F LIP
Lipsyte, Robert.
The chief / Robert Lipsyte.
New York : HarperTrophy, 1995, c1993.
226 p. ; 18 cm.
ISBN: 0064470970 (pbk.) 0060210648 0060210680 (lib. bdg.)
On the verge of having a shot at the heavyweight boxing championship, nineteen-year-old Sonny Bear finds himself with conflicting loyalties when trouble erupts on his reservation over the construction of a new gambling casino.
Indians of North America - Juvenile fiction. Indians of North America - Fiction. Boxing - Fiction.
(412)
F LIP
Lipsyte, Robert.
The contender / by Robert Lipsyte.
New York : HarperCollins, [199?]
182 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 0060239190 : $15.00 0060239204 (lib. bdg.) : $14.89
A Harlem high school drop-out escapes from a gang of punks into a boxing gym. He learns being a contender is hard and often discouraging work and that you don't know anything until you try.
Boxing - Fiction. Afro-Americans - Fiction.
(507)
811 L
Livingston, Myra Cohn.
Cricket never does : a collection of haiku and tanka / Myra Cohn Livingston ; illustrated by Kees de Kiefte.
New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, c1997.
42 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 0689811233
A collection of more than fifty original haiku and tanka verses about the four seasons.
Seasons - Juvenile poetry. Children's poetry, American. Haiku, American. Waka, American. Seasons - Poetry. Haiku. Waka. American poetry.
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SC L
London, Jack, 1876-1916.
The call of the wild, White Fang, and other stories / Jack London ; edited by Andrew Sinclair ; introduction by James Dickey.
New York : Penguin Books, 1993.
410 p. ; 21 cm.
ISBN: 0140186514 (pbk.)
A collection of four stories by the naturalist author.
Adventure stories, American.
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R 551.55
Longshore, David.
Encyclopedia of hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones / David Longshore.
New York : Facts on File, c1998.
372 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
ISBN: 0816033986
Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of cyclonic systems as they appear in science, history, and culture; and includes maps, chronologies, photographs, and comments from first-hand observers of hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones.
Hurricanes - Encyclopedias. Typhoons - Encyclopedias. Cyclones - Encyclopedias.
(726)
629.13 L
Lopez, Donald S., 1923-
Aviation : a Smithsonian guide / Donald S. Lopez.
New York : Macmillan USA, c1995.
256 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 0028600061 : $27.50 002860041X (pbk.)
Traces the development of aviation from man's earliest attempts at flight to the Stealth Bomber, and includes over 350 photographs and illustrations of planes, people, and events; a foldout decade-by-decade timeline of aviation milestones; and a glossary of terms and concepts.
Aeronautics - History. Aeronautics, Military - History.
(174)
709 L
Lucchesi, Tony.
European art to 1850 / Tony Lucchesi and Fulvio Palombo.
New York : Facts on File, c1997.
64 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 29 cm.
ISBN: 0816033331
Traces the history of Europe through a chronological examination of its visual arts from Paleolithic cave paintings to the Romantic movement of the mid-nineteenth century, and includes a bibliography, glossary, and illustrations.
Art, European. Art, European.
(786)
306.874 L
Luker, Kristin.
Dubious conceptions : the politics of teenage pregnancy / Kristin Luker.
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1996.
283 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0674217020 (alk. paper)
Discusses some of the popular misconceptions about unwed mothers from colonial times to the late twentieth century, and argues that teenage pregnancy is a symptom, rather than a cause of poverty.
Teenage pregnancy - United States. Teenage pregnancy - Government policy - United States. Teenage pregnancy - United States - Prevention.
(667)
342.73 L
Lukes, Bonnie L.
The Dred Scott decision / by Bonnie L. Lukes.
San Diego, CA : Lucent Books, c1997.
96 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 1560062703 (alk. paper)
Traces the history of the landmark Supreme Court decision that defined the rights of slaves in the United States.
Slavery - Law and legislation - United States - Juvenile literature. Slavery - United States - Legal status of slaves in free states - Juvenile literature. Slavery - Law and legislation.
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004.67 L
Lund, Bill, 1954-
A career as an Internet designer / by Bill Lund.
Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Press, c1998.
48 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 1560655518
Provides an overview of the development and capabilities of the Internet and briefly discusses home pages and related careers.
Internet (Computer network) - Juvenile literature. Web sites - Design - Juvenile literature. Internet (Computer network) - Programming (Electronic computers) - Vocational guidance. Vocational guidance.
(346)
796.9 L
Lurie, Jon.
Fundamental snowboarding / Jon Lurie ; photographs by Jimmy Clarke.
Minneapolis, Minn. : Lerner Publications, c1996.
64 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
ISBN: 0822534576 (alk. paper)
Introduces the history and techniques of snowboarding.
Snowboarding - Juvenile literature. Snowboarding.
(936)
92 CHA
Lynn, Kenneth Schuyler.
Charlie Chaplin and his times / Kenneth S. Lynn.
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, c1997.
604 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 068480851X
A biography of actor Charlie Chaplin, setting his life, art, and controversial politics in the context of his times, tracing the psychological connections between the man and the artist, and recounting Chaplin's troubled childhood, early appearances, on-screen persona, and off-screen romances.
Motion picture actors and actresses - United States - Biography. Comedians - United States - Biography.
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