Adam, now a rising rock star, and Mia, a successful cellist studying at Juilliard, are reunited in New York City and reconnect for the first time since Mia's near-fatal car accident three years earlier drove them apart.
Enzo, the dog of professional race car driver Denny Swift, recalls the memories of his life and shares his insight into the human condition that he learned from observing his owner.
An instructional guide for James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier's novel "My brother Sam is dead" that provides close reading tasks, text-based vocabulary practice, cross-curricular activities, text-dependent questions, reader response writing prompts, and more.
An introduction to soap that explains how soap is made, what it can do, how it is used to demonstrate scientific concepts, how it has been made, used, and distributed throughout history, and how it may be used in the future.
Explains how early vaccines were discovered, how scientists have used a better understanding of the immune system and antibodies to learn why vaccines work, and how knowledge leads to the development of new preventative measures; and discusses the controversies surrounding the safety of certain vaccines.
Traces the origins of the conflict between the East and West, exploring how tensions between the world's halves have evolved and changed over the last 2,500 years and highlighting crucial events and battles that have shaped the conflict.
the history of coffee and how it transformed our world
Pendergrast, Mark
Traces the history of coffee from ancient Ethiopia to twentieth-century Seattle, discussing its uses and production, its role in the economies of countries around the world, and the evolution of its place in American kitchens and popular culture.
how the daughters of Genghis Khan rescued his empire
Weatherford, J. McIver
2010
A comprehensive history of the women who ruled the Mongol empire during the thirteenth century, focusing on Queen Manduhai, the daughter of Genghis Khan, who restored the Mongol Empire and spent her life fighting both the Ming Dynasty of China and Muslim warlords.
