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This fascinating study of American women inventors shows how these creative, resourceful and entrepreneurial women helped to shatter the ancient stereotypes of mechanically inept womanhood.

Chronicles the Fab Five of the University of Michigan basketball team who reached the NCAAA championship game as freshmen.

The author explores her childhood in Rockville Centre, Long Island and how baseball, especially the play of the Brooklyn Dodgers, was important in her relationships with family, friends, and neighbors.

In Rise of the Warrior Cop, Balko shows how politicians? ill-considered policies and relentless declarations of war against vague enemies like crime, drugs, and terror have blurred the distinction between cop and soldier. His fascinating, frightening narrative shows how over a generation, a creeping battlefield mentality has isolated and alienated American police officers and put them on a collision course with the values of a free society.

The author of the popular blog Enjoying the Small Things interweaves lyrical prose and stunning four-color photography as she recounts the story of the first year of her daughter Nella--who has Down syndrome--and celebrates the beauty found in the unexpected, the strength of a mother's love, and, ultimately, the amazing power of perspective.

Draws on information from government sources to compile a list of the best jobs in today's economy, describing two hundred occupations that fall into the "best jobs" category as well as information on each job's required skills.

Offers advice and tips to overcoming common problems and succeeding at your first job, with information on making a good first impression, coping with grunt work, managing time, dealing with difficult people, and many other ways of showing management your skills.