Best Books for Young Adults 2002
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001 Knowledge, Data Processing

Go To: The Story of Math Majors, Bridge Players, Engineers, Chess Wizards, Maverick Scientists, and Iconoclasts -- the Programmers Who Created the Software Revolution. Steve Lohr. NY: Basic Books, 2001. 320pp. $27.50. ISBN 1-465-04225-2. C.I.P. [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 3 p. 407]
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330 Energy, Environment, Natural Resources

Bird Alert. Peggy Thomas. (Illus.; from the Science of Saving Animals Series.) NY: Twenty-First Century Books, 2000. 64pp. $23.90. 00-025028. ISBN 0761314571. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA, JH Vol. 38 No. 1 p. 315]
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Endangered Animals. Shaun Barrington and Jo Newson (Eds.). (Illus.) Danbury, CT: Grolier, 2002. 112pp (each). $409 (entire set). ISBN 0-7172-5584-0 (set, 10 volumes). Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [JH, YA, GA Vol. 38 No. 6 p. 548]
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Energy Resources: Our Impact on the Planet. Ewan McLeish. (Illus.; from the 21st Century Debates Series.) Austin, TX: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 2002. 64pp. $18.98. 2001019048. ISBN 0-7398-3178-X. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.
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Waste, Recycling, and Reuse: Our Impact on the Planet. Rob Bowden. ISBN 0-7398-3180-1. Order

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Environment. Tim Cooke. (Illus.; from the Pro/Con Series.) Danbury, CT: Grolier, 2002. 224pp. 2001053234. ISBN 0-7172-5642-1. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA-YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 6 p. 549]
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Global Warming: Causes, Effects, and the Future. Mark Maslin. (Illus.) Stillwater, MN: Voyageur, 2002. 72pp. $16.95. ISBN 0-89658-587-5. Index. [YA Vol. 38 No. 6 p. 549]
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What If We Run Out of Fossil Fuels? Kimberly M. Miller. (Illus.; from the What If? Series.) Danbury, CT: Children's Press, 2002. 48pp. $19.00. 2001047265. ISBN 0-516-23915-5. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA-YA Vol. 38 No. 6 p. 549]
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Protecting Our Planet: Animal Watch. Roger Few, with Dr. Phil Whitefield, consultant. (Illus.; from the Protecting Our Planet Series.) NY: DK Publishing, 2001. 60pp. $16.95. ISBN 0-7894-7766-1. Index; C.I.P. [EA, JH Vol. 38 No. 2 p. 359]
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Rain Forests: Our Impact on the Planet. Ewan McLeish. (Illus.; from the 21st Century Debates Series.) Austin, TX: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 2002. 64pp. $18.98. 00-067335. ISBN 0-7398-3179-8. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [JH, YA Vol. 38 No. 3 p. 408]
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360 Social Issues

Ecstasy and Other Designer Drug Dangers. Myra Weatherly. (Illus.; from the Drug Dangers Series.) Springfield, NJ: Enslow, 2001. 64pp. $10.95 (paper). 99-39200. ISBN 0-7660-1963-2 (paper). Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [JH Vol. 38 No. 6 p. 549]
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Naturally Dangerous: Surprising Facts about Food, Health and the Environment. James P. Collman. (Illus.) Sausalito, CA: University Science Books, 2001. xii+270pp. $29.00. 00-049743. ISBN 1-891389-09-2. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 5 p. 543]
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500 Pure Science

Lords of the Harvest: Biotech, Big Money, and the Future of Food. Daniel Charles. (Illus.) Cambridge, MA: Perseus, 2001. xix+348pp. $27.00. ISBN 0-7382-0291-6. Index. [JH, YA, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 4 p. 456]
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Makers of Science, Volumes 1-5. Michael Allaby and Derel Gjertsen. (Illus.) NY: Oxford, 2002. 96pp (each). $140.00 (set). ISBN 0-19-521680-6 (set). Index. [JH, YA Vol. 38 No. 6 p. 550]
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Portraits of Great American Scientists. Leon M. Lederman and Judith Scheppler (Eds.). (Illus.) Amherst, NY: Prometheus, 2001. 305pp. $28.00. 2001041932. ISBN 1-57392-932-8. C.I.P. [JH, YA, GA Vol. 38 No. 6 p. 550]
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The Science Book. Peter Tallack (Ed.). (Illus.) NY: Cassell, 2001. 528pp. $45.00. ISBN 0-304-35918-1. Index. [JH, YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 5 p. 506]
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Science Fair Success Using Household Products. Salvatore Tocci. (Illus.; from the Science Fair Success Series.) Springfield, NJ: Enslow, 2002. 112pp. $20.95. 2001000305. ISBN 0-7660-1626-9. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [JH, YA Vol. 38 No. 4 p. 457]
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The Secret Life of Dust: From the Cosmos to the Kitchen Counter, the Big Consequences of Little Things. Hannah Holmes. NY: Wiley, 2001. ix+230pp. $22.95. 2001022368. ISBN 0-471-37743-0. Index; C.I.P. [YA, C, GA Vol. 38 No. 2 p. 360]
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Unsolved Mysteries of Science: A Mind-Expanding Journey Through a Universe of Big Bangs, Particle Waves, and Other Perplexing Concepts. John Malone. (Illus.) NY: Wiley, 2001. ix+230pp. $24.95. ISBN 0-471-38441-0. Index; C.I.P. [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 4 p. 457]
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510 Mathematics

Chance, Luck and Statistics. Horace C. Levinson. Mineola, NY: Dover, 2001. xiii+360pp. $12.95. ISBN 0-486-41997-5. Index. [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 4 p. 458]
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The Colossal Book of Mathematics: Classic Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Problems. Martin Gardner. (Illus.) NY: Norton, 2001. 704pp. $35.00. 2001030341. ISBN 0-393-02023-1. Index; C.I.P. [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 3 p. 409]
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Math Puzzles for the Clever Mind. Derrick Niederman. (Illus.) NY: Sterling, 2001. 96pp. $6.95. ISBN 0-8069-5115-X. Index. [YA, GA Vol. 38 No. 5 p. 507]
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520 Astronomy

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites. O. Richard Norton. (Illus.) NY: Cambridge, 2002. xx+354pp. $50.00. 2001035621. ISBN 0-521-62143-7. Index; C.I.P. [YA, C, GA Vol. 38 No. 6 p. 551]
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Comets, Meteors and Asteroids. John Man. (Illus.) NY: DK Publishing, 2001. 96pp. $12.95. ISBN 0-7894-8159-6. Index. [YA, C, GA Vol. 38 No. 4 p. 458]
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The Great Atlas of the Stars. Serge Brunier. (Photographs by Akira Fujii.) NY: Firefly Books, 2001. 112pp. $49.95. C2001-930717-9. ISBN 1-55209-610-6. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [JH, YA, C, GA Vol. 38 No. 4 p. 458]
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Mars: The Lure of the Red Planet. William Sheehan and Stephen James O'Meara. (Illus.) Amherst, NY: Prometheus, 2001. 350pp. $27.00. 00-067358. ISBN 157392900X. Index; C.I.P. [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 3 p. 410]
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Mercury. Ray Spangenburg and Kit Moser. (Illus.; from the Watts Library Books about Space Series.) Danbury, CT: Franklin Watts, 2001. 64pp. $24.00. 00-038201. ISBN 0531117669. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.
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Pluto. Carmen Bredeson. ISBN 0531139883. Order
The Sun. Ray Spangenburg and Kit Moser. ISBN 0531117677. Order
Venus. Ray Spangenburg and Kit Moser. ISBN 0531117685. Order

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530 Physical Sciences

Electricity and Magnets. Sarah Angliss. (Illus.; from the Hands-on Science Series.) NY: Kingfisher, 2001. 40pp. $6.95. ISBN 0753453495. Glossary; Index.
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Forces and Motion. John Graham. ISBN 0753453487. Order
Matter and Materials. Peter Mellet. ISBN 0753453509. Order
Sound and Light. Jack Challoner. ISBN 0753453479. Order

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Great Physicists: The Life and Times of Leading Physicists from Galileo to Hawking. William H. Cropper. (Illus.) NY: Oxford, 2001. 500pp. $35.00. 2001021611. ISBN 0-19-513748-5. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [JH, YA, C,T, GA Vol. 38 No. 4 p. 458]
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Nucleus: A Trip to the Heart of Matter. Ray Mackintosh, Jim Al-Khalili, Bjorn Jonson and Teresa Pena. (Illus.) Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins, 2002. 144pp. $29.95. ISBN 0-8018-6860-2. Index. [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 6 p. 552]
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Relativity and Quantum Mechanics: Principles of Modern Physics. Paul Fleisher. (Illus.; from the Secrets of the Universe Series.) Minneapolis: Lerner, 2002. 64pp. $25.26. 00-012110. ISBN 0-8225-2989-0. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [JH, YA Vol. 38 No. 4 p. 458]
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Tuxedo Park: A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret Palace of Science That Changed the Course of World War II. Jennet Conant. (Illus.) NY: Simon & Schuster, 2002. xvi+330pp. $26.00. 2002021001. ISBN 0-684-87287-0. Index; C.I.P. [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 6 p. 552]
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540 Chemistry

The Genie in the Bottle: 64 All New Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life. Joe Schwarcz. (Illus.) NY: Freeman, 2001. 311pp. 23.95. ISBN 0-7167-4601-8. Index. [JH, YA, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 2 p. 362]
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A Guide to the Elements, Second Edition. Albert Stwertka. (Illus.) NY: Oxford, 2002. 246pp. $18.95. 98-20372. ISBN 0-19-515027-9. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [YA, C Vol. 38 No. 6 p. 553]
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Prometheans in the Lab: Chemistry and the Making of the Modern World. Sharon Bertsch McGrayne. NY: McGraw-Hill, 2001. 224pp. $22.95. ISBN 0071350071. [JH, YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 2 p. 362]
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Radar, Hula Hoops, and Playful Pigs: 67 Digestible Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life. Joe Schwarcz. (Illus.) NY: Freeman, 2001. 296pp. $14.95 (paper). ISBN 0-7167-4600-X (paper). Index. [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 2 p. 363]
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Science Project Ideas about Kitchen Chemistry, Revised Edition. Robert Gardner. (Illus.; from the Science Projects Ideas Series.) Springfield, NJ: Enslow, 2002. 128pp. $20.95. 2001000704. ISBN 0-7660-1706-0. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA, JH Vol. 38 No. 5 p. 509]
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Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood. Oliver Sacks. (Illus.) NY: Knopf, 2001. $25.00. ISBN 0-375-40448-1. Index. [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 3 p. 410]
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550 Earth Sciences

The Atlas of the Earth. Alexa Stace. (Illus.) NY: Friedman/ Fairfax Publishers, 2002. 96pp. $14.95. ISBN 1-58663-344-9. Glossary; Index. [EA-YA, T,GA Vol. 38 No. 6 p. 562]
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Beneath Our Feet: The Rocks of Planet Earth. Ron Vernon. (Illus.) NY: Cambridge, 2000. 224pp. $29.95. 00-023666. ISBN 0521790301. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 5 p. 509]
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Earth Almanac, Second Edition. Natalie Goldstein. (Illus.) Phoenix: Oryx Press, 2002. 558pp. $65.00. ISBN 1-57356-452-4. Glossary; Index. [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 6 p. 553]
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Inside the Earth. Francois Fortin (Ed.). (Illus.; from the 21st Century Science Series.) Milwaukee, WI: World Almanac Library, 2001. 64pp. $21.95. 2001031094. ISBN 0-8368-5002-5. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [JH, YA, GA Vol. 38 No. 4 p. 460]
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The Kingfisher Young People's Book of the Universe. David Lambert and Martin Redfern. (Illus.) NY: Kingfisher, 2001. 224pp. $24.95. 00-048154. ISBN 0753453274. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA-YA, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 3 p. 411]
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Our Planet Today. Serge D'Amico (Ed.). (Illus.; from the 21st Century Science Series.) Milwaukee, WI: World Almanac Library, 2001. 64pp. $21.95. 2001031093. ISBN 0-8368-5003-3. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [JH, YA, GA Vol. 38 No. 4 p. 459]
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Pioneers of Geology: Discovering Earth's Secrets. Margaret W. Carruthers and Susan Clinton. (Illus.; from the Lives in Science Series.) Danbury, CT: Franklin Watts, 2001. 144pp. $25.00. 00-027011. ISBN 0531113647. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [JH, YA, GA Vol. 38 No. 1 p. 317]
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Surviving Galeras. Stanley Williams and Fen Montaigne. (Illus.) Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001. $25.00. 270pp. 00-068246. ISBN 0618031685. Index; C.I.P. [YA Vol. 38 No. 4 p. 460]
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560 Paleontology

The Bone Museum: Travels in the Lost Worlds of Dinosaurs and Birds. Wayne Grady. NY: Four Walls Eight Windows, 2001. 304pp. $24.95. 2001033712. ISBN 1-56858-204-8. Index; C.I.P. [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 5 p. 510]
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Dinosaur Encyclopedia: From Dinosaurs to the Dawn of Man. Kitty Blount and Maggie Crowley (Eds.). (Illus.) NY: DK Publishing, 2001. 376pp. $29.95. 2001028433. ISBN 0-7894-7935-4. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [JH, YA, GA Vol. 38 No. 4 p. 461]
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Walking with Dinosaurs: Fascinating Facts. Mike Benton. (Illus.) NY: DK Publishing, 2000. 192pp. $9.95. ISBN 078947168X. Index. [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 1 p. 317]
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570 Life Sciences

The Antarctic. Cheryl Hook. (Illus.; from the Water Worlds Series.) Broomall, PA: Chelsea House, 2002. 32pp. $16.95. ISBN 0-7910-6566-9. Glossary; Index. [EA, JH, GA Vol. 38 No. 3 p. 413]
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Biomes and Habitats. Philip Whitfield, Peter D. Moore, and Barry Cox. (Illus.; from the Macmillan Living Universe Series.) NY: Macmillan Reference, 2002. 220pp. $95.00. ISBN 0-02-865633-4. Index. [JH, YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 6 p. 555]
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The Evolution Explosion: How Humans Cause Rapid Evolutionary Change. Stephen R. Palumbi. NY: Norton, 2001. x+278pp. $24.95. 00-067004. ISBN 0393020118. Index; C.I.P. [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 3 p. 413]
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Gregor Mendel and the Roots of Genetics. Edward Edelson. (Illus.) NY: Oxford, 2001. 105pp. $24.00. ISBN 0-19-512226-7. Index; C.I.P. [YA, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 5 p. 510]
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How to Clone a Sheep. Hazel Richardson. (Illus. by Andy Cooke; from the How To Guides Series.) Danbury, CT: Franklin Watts, 2001. 96pp. $14.00. ISBN 0-531-14645-6. [JH, YA Vol. 38 No. 4 p. 462]
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Layers of Life. James L. Castner. (Illus.; from the Deep in the Amazon Series.) Tarrytown, NY: Benchmark Books, 2001. 64pp. $18.95. 2001025472. ISBN 0-7614-1130-5. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [JH, YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 4 p. 461]
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Life Beyond Earth. Timothy Ferris. (Photographs.) NY: Simon & Schuster, 2001. 222pp. $40.00. 00-038782. ISBN 0684849372. Index; C.I.P. [YA, C, GA Vol. 38 No. 1 p. 318]
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Louis Pasteur and the Hidden World of Microbes. Louise E. Robbins. NY: Oxford, 2001. 144pp. $24.00. ISBN 0195122275. Glossary; Index. [JH, YA Vol. 38 No. 1 p. 322]
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Mammoth: The Resurrection of an Ice Age Giant. Richard Stone. Cambridge, MA: Perseus, 2001. xi+227pp. $26.00. ISBN 0738202819. Index. [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 2 p. 356]
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Microbes and People: An A-Z of Microorganisms in Our Lives. Neeraja Sankaran. (Illus.) Phoenix: Oryx Press, 2000. xiii+297pp. $55.00. 00-010117. ISBN 1573562173. Index; C.I.P. [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 3 p. 414]
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Nature Encyclopedia: An A-Z Guide to Life on Earth. Robin Rees, et al (Eds.). (Illus.) NY: Oxford, 2002. 472pp. $65.00. ISBN 0-19-521834-5. [YA, C Vol. 38 No. 6 p. 555]
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Tales from the Underground: A Natural History of Subterranean Life. David W. Wolfe. (Illus.) Cambridge, MA: Perseus, 2001. x+222pp. $26.00. ISBN 0738201286. Index. [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 1 p. 319]
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The Tapir's Morning Bath. Elizabeth Royte. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001. 336pp. $25.00. ISBN 0395979978. [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 3 p. 414]
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590 Zoological Sciences

Beetles. Shane F. McEvey. (Illus.; from the Insects and Spiders Series.) Broomall, PA: Chelsea House, 2001. 32pp. $16.95. ISBN 0791066002. Glossary; Index.
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Bugs. ISBN 0791065952. Order
Dragonflies. ISBN 0791065987. Order
Flies. ISBN 0791065960. Order
Moths and Butterflies. ISBN 0791065987. Order

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Black Rhino: Habitats, Life Cycles, Food Chains and Threats. Malcolm Penny. (Illus.; from the Natural World Series.) Austin, TX: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 2001. 48pp. $18.98. 2001018572. ISBN 0-7398-4438-5. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.
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Giraffe: Habitats, Life Cycles, Food Chains, and Threats. Michael Leach. ISBN 0-7398-4435-0. Order
Golden Eagle: Habitats, Life Cycles, Food Chains, and Threats. Malcolm Penny. ISBN 0-7398-4437-7. Order
Leopard: Habitats, Life Cycles, Food Chains, and Threats. Bill Jordan. ISBN 0-7398-4436-9. Order

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Build Me an Ark: A Life with Animals. Brenda Peterson. NY: Norton, 2001. 314pp. $25.95. 00-060078. ISBN 0393050149. C.I.P. [JH, YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 1 p. 320]
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Fossil Fish Found Alive: Discovering the Coelacanth. Sally M. Walker. (Illus.) Minneapolis: Carolrhoda, 2002. 72pp. $17.95. 2001003815. ISBN 1-57505-536-8. Index; C.I.P. [EA-YA Vol. 38 No. 6 p. 556]
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Gorillas: The Greatest of Apes. Michael Bright. (Illus.) NY: DK Publishing, 2000. 96pp. $9.95. ISBN 078947154X. Index. [JH, YA,C, GA Vol. 38 No. 1 p. 319]
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The Hidden Powers of Animals: Uncovering the Secrets of Nature. Karl P. N. Shuker. (Illus.) Pleasantville, NY: Reader's Digest, 2001. 240pp. $30.00. 2001019689. ISBN 0-7621-0328-0. Index; C.I.P. [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 4 p. 464]
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Keepers of the Wolves: The Early Years of Wolf Recovery in Wisconsin. Richard P. Thiel. (Illus.) Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin, 2001. 256pp. $50.00. ISBN 0299174700. Index. [JH, YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 2 p. 367]
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The Nature of Penguins. Jonathan Chester. (Photographs by the author.) Berkeley, CA: Celestial Arts, 2001. 112pp. ISBN 1-58761-120-1. Index. [EA-YA, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 4 p. 462]
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Scorpions: The Sneaky Stingers. Allison Lassieur. (Illus.; from the Animals in Order Series.) Danbury, CT: Franklin Watts, 2000. 48pp. $23.00. 99-42709. ISBN 0531116514. Index; C.I.P. [EA, JH Vol. 38 No. 3 p. 415]
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The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior. Chris Elphick, John B. Dunning, Jr., and David Allen Sibley, (Eds.). (Illus. by David Allen Sibley.) NY: Knopf, 2001. 600pp. $45.00. ISBN 0-679-45123-4. Glossary; Index. [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 5 p. 512]
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Turtles, Tortoises and Terrapins: Survivors in Armor. Ronald Orenstein. (Illus.) NY: Firefly Books, 2001. 310pp. $45.00. ISBN 1-55209-605-X. Index. [JH, YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 6 p. 556]
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World's Wildest Animals. Leslee Elliott. (Illus.) NY: Sterling, 2001. 128pp. $9.95. ISBN 0-8069-9740-0. Glossary; Index. [EA, JH, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 4 p. 462]
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600 Technology

The Invisible Future: The Seamless Integration of Technology into Everyday Life. Peter J. Denning (Ed.). NY: McGraw-Hill, 2001. xiii+348pp. $24.95. 2001031508. ISBN 0-07-138224-0. C.I.P. [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 5 p. 512]
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Kids' Guide to the Internet. Dan Whitcombe. (Illus.) NY: DK Publishing, 2000. 64pp. $9.95. ISBN 0789473313. Glossary; Index. [EA, JH, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 3 p. 416]
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610 Medical Sciences, Psychiatry

Dead Reckoning: The New Science of Catching Killers. Michael, M.D. Baden and Marion Roach. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2001. 276pp. $25.00. ISBN 0-684-86758-3. [JH, YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 2 p. 367]
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DNA Fingerprinting: The Ultimate Identity. Ron Fridell. (Illus.) Danbury, CT: Franklin Watts, 2001. 112pp. $24.00. 00-026925. ISBN 0531118584. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [YA-T, GA Vol. 38 No. 4 p. 465]
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Life Script: How the Human Genome Discoveries Will Transform Medicine and Enhance Your Health. Nicholas Wade. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2001. 202pp. $23.00. ISBN 0-7432-1605-9. [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 2 p. 369]
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Making Babies: The Science of Pregnancy. David Bainbridge. (Illus.) Cambridge, MA: Harvard, 2001. 292pp. $26.00. 2001024166. ISBN 0-674-00653-4. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 4 p. 465]
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The Physical Brain. Faith Brynie and Dr. Paul Thompson, scientific consultant. (Illus.; from the Amazing Brain Series.) Woodbridge, CT: Blackbirch, 2001. 64pp. $21.95. 00-011947. ISBN 1567114245. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA-JH Vol. 38 No. 1 p. 321]
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Sleep and Dreams. Andrew T. McPhee. (Illus.) Danbury, CT: Franklin Watts, 2001. 112p. $24.00. 00-028971. ISBN 0531117359. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [YA Vol. 38 No. 2 p. 368]
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Superhuman: The Awesome Power Within. Robert Winston and Lori Oliwenstein. (Illus.) NY: DK Publishing, 2000. 25699. $30.00. ISBN 0789463067. Index. [JH-YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 1 p. 321]
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620 Engineering

The Cambridge Dictionary of Space Technology. Mark Williamson. (Illus.) NY: Cambridge, 2001. viii+464pp. $39.95. 00-059884. ISBN 0-521-66077-7. C.I.P. [EA-YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 2 p. 370]
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The Highway of Light and Other Engineering Oddities. Peter Jedicke (Ed.). (Illus.; from the Extreme Science Series.) NY: St. Martin's, 2001. x+246. $14.95. 2001042404. ISBN 0-312-26820-3. Index; C.I.P. [YA, C Vol. 38 No. 6 p. 559]
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How Science Works: Discover the Science Behind Planes, Boats, Rockets, Cars, and Trucks. Jim Pipe and Mark Jackson (Eds.). (Illus.; from the How Science Works Series.) Brookfield, CT: Copper Beech Books, 2001. 128pp. $14.95 (paper). ISBN 0761322787 (paper). Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [JH-YA, GA Vol. 38 No. 1 p. 321]
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Robots. Mark Bergin. (Illus.; from the Fast Forward Series.) Danbury, CT: Franklin Watts, 2001. 32pp. $26.50. ISBN 0-531-14616-2. Glossary; Index. [YA Vol. 38 No. 3 p. 416]
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Sputnik: The Shock of the Century. Paul Dickson. (Illus.) NY: Walker, 2001. 310pp. $28.00. 2001026156. ISBN 0-8027-1365-3. Index; C.I.P. [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 4 p. 466]
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Unbroken Chain. Guenter Wendt and Russell Still. (Illus.) Ontario: Apogee Books, 2001. 216pp. $28.95. ISBN 1-896522-84-X. [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 28 No. 6 p. 559]
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The Worlds of Galileo: The Inside Story of NASA's Mission to Jupiter. Michael Hanlon, with a foreword by Arthur C. Clark. (Illus.) NY: St. Martin's, 2001. xi+228pp. $29.99. ISBN 0-312-27220-0. Glossary; Index. [JH, YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 6 p. 558]
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810 Science Fiction

The History of Science Fiction. Ron Miller. (Illus.) Danbury, CT: Franklin Watts, 2001. 144pp. $28.00. 00-036823. ISBN 0531118665. Index; C.I.P. [YA, C, GA Vol. 38 No. 1 p. 322]
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Vitals. Greg Bear. NY: Del Rey, 2002. 352pp. $24.95. ISBN 0-345-43528-1. [YA, C, GA Vol. 38 No. 5 p. 516]
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900 General Geography and History

Antarctica and the Arctic: The Complete Encyclopedia. David McGonigal and Dr. Lynn Woodworth, with a foreword by Sir Edmund Hillary. (Illus.) NY: Firefly Books, 2001. 608pp. $69.95. C2001-900551-2. ISBN 1-55297-545-2. Index; C.I.P. [YA, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 6 p. 560]
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Nigeria: The Culture. Anne Rosenberg. (Illus.; from The Lands, Peoples, and Cultures Series.) NY: Crabtree, 2001. 32pp. $20.60. 00-043226. ISBN 0865052492. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.
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Nigeria: The Land. 00-043224. ISBN 0865052476. Order

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World Atlas of the Oceans. Manfred Leier. (Illus.) NY: Firefly Books, 2001. 264pp. $50.00. ISBN 1-55209-585-1. Index. [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 5 p. 516]
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