New Catholic Encyclopedia: Baa-Cam


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This 15 volume, second edition features revised and new articles. Among the 12,000 entries in the encyclopedia are articles on theology, philosophy, history, literary figures, saints, musicians and much more.










Standards for School Library Programs


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Descent


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In Descent: The Heroic Discovery of the Abyss, Brad Matsen brings to vivid life the famous deep-sea expeditions of Otis Barton and William Beebe. Beebe was a very well-connected and internationally acclaimed naturalist, with the power to generate media attention. Barton was an engineer and heir to a considerable fortune, who had long dreamed of making his mark on the world as an adventurer. Together, Beebe and Barton would achieve what no one had done before--direct observation of life in the blackness of the abyss. Here, against the back drop of the depression, is their riveting tale.




A Dog's Head


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Jean Dutourd's A Dog's Head is a wonderful piece of magical realism, reminiscent of Rushdie and Borges. With mordant wit, Dutourd presents the story of Edmond Du Chaillu, a boy born, to the horror of his bourgeois parents, with the head of a spaniel.




Fathomeering


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New Catholic Encyclopedia: Ref-Sep


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This 15 volume, second edition features revised and new articles. Among the 12,000 entries in the encyclopedia are articles on theology, philosophy, history, literary figures, saints, musicians and much more.