Books from Peter Bedrick Books
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The Greek World
By Roger LingWhen he died in 370 , he left his business to another freedman . The third underprivileged group was women . The wives and daughters of citizens had no more legal and political rights than slaves , and , in middle - class homes at least ...
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Watchers and Seekers: Creative Writing by Black Women
By Rhonda CobhamPoems and stories deal with the emotional and material interdependence of women, mother figures, and contemporary social and political issues
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The Romantics
By David B. PirieThe Romantics
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The Sea Tiger
By Terry JonesBut he found himself flying on and on until the jungle was far behind him and he flew over the snowcapped mountains where the wizard lived . The wizard looked up at the tiger flying overhead and smiled to himself and said : ' Ha - ha ...
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Reggae
By Bob Brunningand Delroy Hines recorded the spellbinding “ Marcus Garvey ” in 1975 for producer Jack Ruby . The single , and album of the same name , brought fame , and the album was released in the UK on Island . The word was that Burning Spear ...
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Ancient Greece
By Philip ArdaghProvides an overview of ancient Greek civilization, then asks the reader to discover who killed Haemon, the manager of the Theater of Fools, using the information previously provided.
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Egyptian Mythology
By Veronica IonsDescribes the gods and goddesses and the religious practices of the early Egyptians.
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Jelly Belly
By Dennis LeeA collection of humorous poems about all sorts of unusual people and situations.
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Shakespeare's Stories: Comedies
By William ShakespeareDrawings heighten the drama and magic of these retellings of five of Shakespeare's most popular comedies--"The Taming of the Shrew," "Much Ado About Nothing," "Twelfth Night," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," and "The Tempest"
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Van Gogh
By Simone Boni, Enrica Crispino•This book traces the brief and troubled life of van Gogh, one of the greatest artists of all time: his birth in a Dutch village, his travels in Belgium and...
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Two Tickets to Freedom: The True Story of Ellen and William Craft, Fugitive Slaves
By Florence Bernstein FreedmanTraces the search for freedom by a black man and wife who traveled to Boston and eventually to England after their escape from slavery in Georgia.
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The Ancient Americas
By Warwick Bray, Earl Herbert Swanson, Ian S. FarringtonThis introduction to the archaeology of the New World deals with the pre-Columbian cultures of North and South America and Mesoamerica. A survey of each area takes into account the...
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Warriors, Gods & Spirits from Central & South American Mythology
By Douglas GiffordTales from the Aztecs, Toltecs, Mayans, Incas, Amazons, Patagonians, and other native peoples that once thrived south of the United States are matched with striking illustrations, a guide to the...
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The Midsummer Ball
By Fay MardenThe fairies' Midsummer Ball is almost ruined when someone steals the Fairy Queen's silver shoes.
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Two Tickets to Freedom: The True Story of Ellen and William Craft, Fugitive Slaves
By Florence Bernstein FreedmanTraces the search for freedom by a black man and wife who traveled to Boston and eventually to England after their escape from slavery in Georgia.
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The New Guide to Modern World Literature
By Martin Seymour-SmithHis poem about the ' suicide ' of Ulrike Meinhof , The Bright Little Monsters ( Die bunten Getüme , 1977 ) , is overtly ... Latterly he has been experimenting with : sounds and word associations in the manner of the ' concrete poets .
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Beautiful Bodies
By Dan FreemanExplains the composition and workings of the bodies of plants, animals, and humans.
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In Search of Troy: One Man's Quest for Homer's Fabled City
By Giovanni CaselliDiscusses the efforts of Heinrich Schliemann to uncover the ancient city of Troy and what his archeological finds revealed about life in this legendary location.
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Watchers and Seekers: Creative Writing by Black Women
By Rhonda CobhamPoems and stories deal with the emotional and material interdependence of women, mother figures, and contemporary social and political issues
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A Samurai Castle
By David Antram, Fiona MacdonaldTraces the history of the samurai castles of medieval Japan with information on the role of samurai, shogun, and women in feudal Japanese society, on religious beliefs, and on arms and armor of the period.