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Guinness World Records
Guinness: World Records 2009 (Guinness World Records)
by Guinness (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2008-09-16)

Guinness World Records 2009 continues to build on the intriguing, informative, inspiring and instructional records and superlatives that have made Guinness World Records one of the most famous brands and an annual best-seller around the world. This year, we've created a revolutionary new design and filled it with more records than ever before. And the 2009 edition will have two gatefold spreads and over 20 pages of special records all with 3-D photos, which can be viewed with enclosed 3-D glasses!! Combined with a new, research-tested, eye-catching cover, over 1,000 new records and 100% new photos, this year's edition once again sets out to be the best Guinness World Records book ever!!

Leonard Maltin
Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide (Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide)
by Plume (Paperback)

The New York Times bestselling movie guide from a household name in film criticism Consulted more frequently than ever in this era of Netflix as the resource, Leonard Maltin’s New York Times bestselling film guide remains the most complete, most reliable, and most authoritative resource for movie reviews. Including nearly 17,000 films, the 2009 edition features more than 300 new entries, a completely updated index of leading actors and directors, and Leonard’s personal favorite films.

Baseball Prospectus 2009: The Essential Guide to the 2009 Baseball Season
by Plume (Paperback) (Release Date: 2009-02-16)

The 2009 edition of the New York Times bestselling guide to major league baseball that is simply “the best book of its kind” (Rob Neyer) Now in its fourteenth edition, the Baseball Prospectus annual is the industry leader among annual baseball guides and the rightful successor to Bill James’s legendary bestselling Baseball Abstracts. The 2009 edition contains critical essays on each of the thirty teams and player comments for some sixty players for each of those teams. Each player’s statistics are projected for the coming season using the groundbreaking PECOTA projection system, called “perhaps the game’s most accurate projection model” (Sports Illustrated). Baseball Prospectus 2009 also contains cutting-edge essays on performance analysis, the likes of which have inspired twenty-nine of the thirty major league teams to hire current and former Baseball Prospectus writers and analysts as consultants. The baseball bible for fantasy players and devoted fans, Baseball ...

Gail E. Tompkins
Literacy for the 21st Century: A Balanced Approach
by Prentice Hall (Paperback)

Appropriate for courses in Elementary Reading Methods. This best-selling text is based on four contemporary theories of literacy learning-constructivist, sociolinguistic, interactive, reader response-and advocates a balanced approach to teaching reading. The author offers a highly readable text demonstrating how to implement a literature-based reading program using skills and strategies taught with a whole-part-whole approach.

The New York Times Almanac 2009: The Almanac of Record
by Penguin (Non-Classics) (Paperback)

From the incomparable resources of The New York Times comes the world’s most authoritative almanac—extensively updated for 2009 This great source of information provides readers with a highly accessible wealth of data about the United States and the world. Drawing on the resources of the world’s premiere news organization, and featuring reports by leading Times writers, it provides in-depth national and international coverage of politics, education, health, medicine, the economy, the environment, science, technology, awards and prizes, sports, and a host of other topics. The New York Times Almanac is the first choice for students, writers, researchers, and anyone who needs accurate, timely facts at their fingertips. The New York Times Almanac 2009 includes: • Comprehensive coverage of all the U.S. states and every nation in the world • The most complete sports coverage of any almanac • Notable obituaries from the world of politics, entertainment, and science • More ...

American Radio Relay Legaue, Ward Silver
The ARRL General Class License Manual for Radio Operators (Arrl General Class License Manual for the Radio Amateur)
by Amer Radio Relay League (Paperback)

All You Need To Pass Your General Class Exam!Pass the 35-question General Class test. All the Exam Questions with Answer Key, for use July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2011. Detailed explanations for all questions, including FCC rules.The General Class license is the second of three US Amateur Radio licenses. To upgrade to General Class, you must already hold a Technician Class license (or have recently passed the Technician license exam). Upgrading to a General license--which conveys extensive HF privileges only requires passing a written examination. Once you do, the entire range of operating modes and the majority of the amateur spectrum below 30 MHz become available to you.

Ben Schott
Schott's Miscellany 2009: An Almanac
by Bloomsbury USA (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2008-10-28)

Schott’s Miscellany 2009: An Almanac records the events of the past year, with the trademark clarity, humor and selectivity that have made Schott an international sensation.In the modern age, where information is plentiful but selection and analysis elusive, Schott’s Miscellany Almanac presents a unique biography of the year: from the historic 2008 presidential election to Britney Spears’s mental breakdown and Major League Baseball's Mitchell Report; from marriage and crime statistics to the prolonged writer’s strike and the incidence of shark-bites worldwide. Practical, entertaining, and utterly compulsive, Schott’s Miscellany2009 presents an annual volume that has changed the way people think about the year.

Guinness World Records 2008
by Bantam (Mass Market Paperback) (Release Date: 2008-04-29)

A double back-spin on a motorcycle...ane elephant with a wooden leg...an apple the size of your head...it's just another year at the Guinness World Records!It’s another year of amazing record breakers from Guinness World Records™ 2008. Now the world’s most popular book offers more diversity than ever, from epic endeavors in science and technology, entertainment, and sports to the exceptional wonders of the natural and man-made world. Discover the incredible facts of life on Earth—and beyond—as never before. Did you know…At 114 years 24 days, Yoneko Minagawa of Japan is the world’s oldest living person, following the death of the USA’s Emma Faust Tillman in 2007.The largest commercially available burger is 78lb. 8 oz., available at Bob’s BBQ and Grill at Pattaya Beach in Chonbur, Thailand. It costs $23.95 and anyone who can finish it within three hours receives a refund, their name on a plaque, and a gift certificate for a future visit. To date, the fastest ...

Charles Lacy
Drug Information Handbook 1999-2000 (Drug Information Handbook, 7th ed)
by Lexi-Comp (Paperback)

Central Intelligence Agency
The CIA World Factbook 2009
by Skyhorse Publishing (Paperback)

A comprehensive, country-by-country look at our world.From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, The CIA World Factbook 2009 is full of complete and up-to-date information on the world's countries. This all-inclusive reference guide has been updated for 2009 with detailed information on politics, military expenditures, populations, economics, and much more. Originally intended for use by government officials, this all-new reference guide is a must for every student, traveler, journalist, and business person.• Useful maps with new geopolitical data.• Details on prominent political parties, and contact information for diplomatic consultation.• A full description of the population of each country, with information on literacy rates, HIV prevalence, and age structure.• A complete economic overview from household income to Gross Domestic Product.• Information on transportation and communication infrastructure.• New data on military expenditures and capabilities.• User-friendly ...

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