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The Rum Diary was begun in 1959 by then-twenty-two-year-old Hunter S. Thompson. It was his first novel, and he told his friend, the author William Kennedy, that The Rum Diary would "in a twisted way...do for San Juan what Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises did for Paris." In Paul Kemp, the novel's hero, there are echoes of the young Thompson, who was himself honing his wildly musical writing style as one of the "ill-tempered wandering rabble" on...
83) Michael Jackson
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ABDO Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2011
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English
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Biography of singer Michael Jackson.
84) Spacesuits
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Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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If you're going to orbit the Earth, moonwalk, or float in space, you need the right outfit. From helmet to space boots, every part of an astronaut's spacesuit is designed for survival. This reader, developed with Smithsonian's popular Air and Space Museum, provides a close look at the suits, boots, helmets, gloves, and other gear astronauts have worn into space, from the early days of space exploration to the present-day. --Publisher
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Dancetime Publications
Pub. Date
c2002
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English
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Volume One: features dance forms, period costumes and dance music from the 15th through 19th centuries from the courts of Italy, France, England and the grand ballrooms of America. Volume Two: features dance forms, period costumes and dance music from twentieth century America from the "animal dances" of the 1910's through the hip hop of the 1990's.
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PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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Young artists who are interested in breaking into CGI can get off to a great start with this guide to creating art with the free app ScratchJr. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step projects guide young coders through the basic tools and utilities included with the program. The fun projects prepare readers for more complex coding languages and design projects. Encouraging text boxes offer new ideas and activities readers may want to try in ScratchJr.
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Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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"In this hip, accessible primer to the music, literature, and art of Afrofuturism, author Ytasha Womack introduces readers to the burgeoning community of artists creating Afrofuturist works, the innovators from the past, and the wide range of subjects they explore. From the sci-fi literature of Samuel Delany, Octavia Butler, and N.K. Jemisin to the musical cosmos of Sun Ra, George Clinton, and the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am, to the visual and multimedia...
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DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"One small step for the Gotham villains, one giant leap for clown-kind! That's right...this fashionably vocal clown is headed to space. Turns out there's some old experiment left in the JLA moon base, and Luke Fox has put together a team of former villains to help clean up the mess. Sendin' a buncha villains to the moon...? What could go right? Join me, Killer Frost, Bronze Tiger, Solomon Grundy, and more as we learn to moonwalk and put the X in Task...
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HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c2001
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English
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Using the popular style that has won millions of readers, best-selling author Kenneth C. Davis blasts off for the stars! With an entertaining question-and-answer format, amusing anecdotes, and fact-filled sidebars, he sets his sights on the mysteries of space. Humorous illustrations, along with NASA photographs, add fun and excitement to this fascinating and comprehensive book. Davis takes you back to the time when the Babylonians first charted the...
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Touchstone
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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The real-life techno-thriller from a bestselling author and aviation expert that recaptures the historic moments leading up to the launch of the space shuttle Columbia and the exciting story of her daring maiden flight. Using interviews, NASA oral histories, and recently declassified material, Into the Black pieces together the dramatic untold story of the Columbia mission and the brave people who dedicated themselves to help the United States succeed...
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Arte Público Press
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"Ten-year-old José M. Hernández watched the Apollo 17 moonwalks on his family's black and white television in 1972 and knew what he wanted to be when he grew up: an astronaut. Later that night he told his father and was surprised when his dad said, "You can do this, m'ijo!" Mr. Hernández told his son that if he really wanted to become an astronaut, he would need to follow a simple, five-ingredient recipe to succeed: 1) decide what you want, 2)...
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Formac Publishing Company Limited
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"Fifty fascinating features to find on the Moon's surface -- for a first-time stargazer The moon is our nearest neighbour in space, it's easy to find, it's bright, and you don't have to go anywhere special to view it. Astronomer John A. Read has selected fifty of the best things to see -- organized by the phases of the Moon. As each day passes, an additional slice of the Moon becomes visible. With each slice comes new craters, lunar seas, and jagged...
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The MIT Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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In July 1969, ninety-four percent of American televisions were tuned to coverage of Apollo 11's mission to the moon. How did space exploration, once the purview of rocket scientists, reach a larger audience than My Three Sons? Why did a government program whose standard operating procedure had been secrecy turn its greatest achievement into a communal experience? In Marketing the Moon, David Meerman Scott and Richard Jurek tell the story of one of...
99) The moon
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Series
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Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
Introduces the moon, its properties, formation, and exploration.
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