Cave Sleuths


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Discusses the science of speleology and what scientists have learned about caves, how they are formed, and what lives in them.




Into the Earth


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An introduction to the world of caves.




The Underground Adventure of Arly Dunbar, Cave Explorer


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Cave City, Kentucky, 1925. Young Arly Dunbar loves exploring caves with his grown-up friend Floyd Collins. When Floyd, exploring by himself, becomes trapped in Sand Cave, The entire town comes To The rescue. Can Arly find a way to help his friend?




Venturing the Deep Sea


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Meet several scientists who study the animals and environment at the bottom of the ocean floor.




Booktalking Nonfiction


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Booktalking Nonfiction: 200 Sure-Fire Winners for Middle and High School Readers will provide an introduction to selecting and writing booktalks for nonfiction books with a focus on unique informational texts and biographies and autobiographies. A booktalk is a summary of a book presented in a way that would interest someone in reading the book described. Why non-fiction? Because the Common Core Standards Initiative, which most states have adopted, requires that 70% of the materials students read be from the category of informational texts it is especially important to focus on nonfiction when sharing books with students. Here’s everything you need to do just that. Chapters cover selecting, writing, preparing, and presenting booktalks, special tips for high-interest, low-level books, and using non-fiction in the library and the classroom. Two hundred ready-to-present booktalks arranged by genre are also included. Genres include animals, famous people, sports, crime and serial killers, movies and television, religion, war, history, and the supernatural.




The Cryptos Conundrum


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Former CIA undercover operative Chase Brandon takes us deep into the mystery of Cryptos, a work of art containing a seemingly uncrackable code, in The Cryptos Conundrum. A fifteen-foot-tall steel sculpture stands in the courtyard of the Central Intelligence Agency, emblazoned with a message that no one can decipher. The three-inch-high letters on the sculpture form a coded message that is central to the survival of mankind--a message hidden in plain sight, displayed in a public space, with the full text available to anyone who has an internet connection. One man knows exactly what the statue's message says--because he created it. Dr. Jonathan S. Chalmers heads a CIA unit tasked with containing the greatest secret our government has ever kept—and planning for its consequences. He alone knows the full story of the threats that face America. Threats that would terrify us if we knew them. Threats that have shaped our country's past, present, and future. Threats that have become his life's work, requiring all his talents, all his energy, and even the lives of members of his family. If Chalmers can't save us, nobody can. Former CIA operative Chase Brandon tells a high-intensity, cosmic tale that will leave readers breathless. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.




Extreme Scientists


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Profiles three extreme scientists who risk their lives to conduct research in some of the world's most intense environments, describing the experiences of scientists studying hurricanes, cave microbes, and forest canopies.




Flood of Blood - 2


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5 years have passed after the sensational case of BAT ISLAND MASSACRES had been solved by the BLOODHOUNDS comprised by siblings, Melwyn, Anil and Anita Fernandes, in the city of Vasco-a-Gama, Goa, where the illustrious PINTO family members were victims of these massacres. Suddenly, the city of Vasco is once again rocked by a series of extremely brutal murders of the remainder of PINTO family members who had survived the earlier carnage. This shocks the entire police machinery and the state! This case comes to be popularly known as the ‘VASCO DA GAMA SLAUGHTERS’. As the BLOODHOUNDS once again take over the case and dig deeper and deeper, it becomes more and more baffling for them, as they cannot pinpoint and hence nab this new mysterious killer, because the perpetrators of the earlier case are locked up in prison. And when they discover the shocking truth towards the end, they are flabbergasted beyond belief! As not only their professional but also their personal lives are completely rattled to the core. Welcome back to a trailblazing sequel which proves to be a surefire shockwave read and is a fitting tribute to its highly suspenseful and Award winning predecessor, NOCTAMBULISM – FLOOD OF BLOOD.




The Baker Street Journal


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The Detective Story: An Introduction to the World's Great Whodunit Sleuths and their Creators


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The Detective Story showcases 22 mysteries written by 15 leading authors. This engaging text was carefully constructed using the finest, most captivating stories from such writers as Edgar Allan Poe, Agatha Christie, William Brittain, Mary Roberts Rinehart, and many more!