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Ghosts of the abyss

a journey into the heart of the Titanic
2003
Photographs and text chronicle movie director James Cameron's efforts to view the inside of the Titanic wreckage using a remote operated underwater robot.

The good soldiers

2009
Relates the author's experiences as an embedded reporter with Battalion 2-16. telling the story of the surge from the perspective of the someone who worked the soldiers every day.

Critical insights

Barbara Kingsolver
2010
Collects seventeen critical essays on the life, influences, and works of Barbara Kingsolver, including selections by Katherine Ryder, Elaine R. Ognibene, and Suzanne W. Jones.

Chemistry was their life

pioneering British women chemists, 1880-1949
2008

The video game explosion

a history from PONG to Playstation and beyond
2008

Unlikely allies

how a merchant, a playwright, and a spy saved the American Revolution
2009
Documents the machinations of three individuals in their efforts to win the American Revolution, tracing their applications of espionage to smuggle weapons and supplies while spinning a web of international political intrigue.

The ultimate Super Bowl book

a complete reference to the stats, stars, and stories behind football's biggest game-- and why the best team won
2009
Surveys the participants, circumstances, and play of the first forty-three Super Bowl games, and offers lists of the ten best and worst plays and players, game records, and statistics.

Israel is real

2009
A history of the idea of Israel offers insight into the views of people behind the polemics and politics of today's Israel, exploring how Israel was transformed sixty years ago from an idea into a place that is once again subject to destruction.

Babysitter

an American history
2009

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