The Philadelphian


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The Philadelphia Area Weather Book


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Answers various questions about Philadelphia's weather and climate, from the Poconos and Philadelphia to southern New Jersey and the Shore to Delaware. This book offers a history of the region's pivotal role in the development of weather science that goes back to colonial times and gives an account of what forecasters actually do on a daily basis.




The Philadelphian


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On the Philadelphian Gold


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The Great Philadelphia Fan Book


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Philadelphia sports fans have a reputation as the roughest, toughest, most vocal and unruly fans in sports. Philly fans booed Santa, cheered, as Michael Irvin lay motionless on the Vet's hard Astroturf. Sports radio personalities Glen Macnow and Anthony Gargano tell the story from the Philadelphia fan's perspective. In part a Philadelphia sports memoir, The Great Philadelphia Fan Book is also a historical and anecdotal account of the nation's passionate sports fans centering around Philadelphia's four major league teams. The authors mount a sturdy apologia that will be sure to delight Philadelphia sports fans and remind them of their unique and unabashed dedication to their hometown teams.










Real Philly History, Real Fast


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"An alternative, history-focused guidebook to a selection of Philadelphia's heroes and notable places"--




The Tribe That Lost Its Head


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Five hundred miles off southwest Africa lies the island of Pharamaul. In dense jungle live the notorious Maula tribe, kept under surveillance by a solitary District Officer and his young wife. When Chief-designate, Dinamaula, returns England with a spirited desire to speed the development of his people, political crisis erupts.




The Real James Bond


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An illustrated biography of the ornithologist James Bond, the author of the book Birds of the West Indies and the namesake of Ian Fleming's fictional British spy.