UGMS MEDIA CENTER
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AUSTIN, TEX. : RAINTREE STECK-VAUGHN, C1999. PRESENTS REPORTS IN WHICH
PEOPLE CLAIM TO HAVE SEEN THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN, THE WILDMAN OF
CHINA, BIGFOOT, THE MINNESOTA ICEMAN, AND OTHER GIANT HUMANLIKE
CREATURES.
031.02 ASH
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133.3 INN
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155.9 SCH
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NEW YORK, 1999. THE LIFE OF A DEAD SIXTEEN-YEAR OLD GIRL IS
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292 OSB
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MYTHOLOGY, INCLUDING THE STORIES OF KING MIDAS, ECHO AND
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297 KNI
KNIGHT, KHADIJAH. ISLAMIC FESTIVALS. CRYSTAL LAKE, IL :
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299 WIL
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THE PEOPLE OF THE LONGHOUSE : THE IROQUOIS LEAGUE --
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AR TITLES WITH TESTS
EMERGENCE OF THE UNDERWORLD : THE PUEBLO KIVA -- SHADE AND
SHELTER : MOHAVE HOUSES -- MODELS OF THE WORLD : PAWNEE
EARTH LODGES. PRESENTS A VARIETY OF NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN
CREATION MYTHS AND DISCUSSES HOW THE "FIRST HOUSES"
DESCRIBED IN THESE MYTHS SET THE PATTERN USED BY THE TRIBES
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OF SLAVES AND EX-SLAVES ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES FROM THE
LEAVING OF AFRICA THROUGH THE CIVIL WAR AND INTO THE EARLY
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324.6 BRI
BRILL, MARLENE TARG. LET WOMEN VOTE! BROOKFIELD, CONN. :
MILLBROOK PRESS, C1996. DISCUSSES THE FIGHT FOR THE PASSAGE
OF THE NINETEENTH AMENDMENT, WHICH GRANTED ALL WOMEN THE
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356 STA
STAPLETON, GERARD. AIR ASSAULT TEAMS. MINNEAPOLIS :
CAPSTONE PRESS, C1996. DESCRIBES THE HISTORY, MAJOR
BATTLES, AND TRAINING NECESSARY TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE
ARMY'S 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION.
356 STR
STREISSGUTH, THOMAS. THE GREEN BERETS. MINNEAPOLIS :
CAPSTONE PRESS, C1996. A SHORT HISTORY OF THE U.S. ARMY'S
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636.1 BUD
BUDD, JACKIE. HORSE & PONY CARE. U.S. ED. MILWAUKEE, WIS. :
GARETH STEVENS PUB., 1998. EXPLAINS HOW TO KEEP HORSES AND
PONIES HEALTHY AND HAPPY, DISCUSSING DIET, GROOMING,
ILLNESS, INJURY, AND THE PROPER USE OF THE SADDLE, BRIDLE,
AND OTHER GEAR USED WHILE RIDING.
780 KRU
KRULL, KATHLEEN. LIVES OF THE MUSICIANS : GOOD TIMES, BAD TIMES
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BRACE, C1993. THE LIVES OF TWENTY COMPOSERS AND MUSICIANS,
RANGING FROM VIVALDI, MOZART, AND BACH TO GERSHWIN, GILBERT
& SULLIVAN, AND WOODY GUTHRIE, ARE PROFILED IN THIS
ECLECTIC, HUMOROUS, AND INFORMATIVE COLLECTION.
782 ZYM
ZYMET, CATHY ALTER. BACKSTREET BOYS : CATHY ALTER ZYMET.
PHILADELPHIA : CHELSEA HOUSE, C2000. DESCRIBES HOW THE
UGMS MEDIA CENTER
AR TITLES WITH TESTS
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THIS GROUP GOT TOGETHER AND THE GROWTH
OF THEIR POPULARITY IN BOTH EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES.
796.3 AAS
AASENG, NATHAN. TOP 10 BASKETBALL SCORING SMALL FORWARDS.
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GAME: PAUL ARIZIN, RICK BARRY, ELGIN BAYLOR, LARRY BIRD,
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SCOTTIE PIPPEN, AND GLEN RICE.
973 FRE
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HIS WIFE WHO TRAVELED TO BOSTON AND EVENTUALLY TO ENGLAND
AFTER THEIR ESCAPE FROM SLAVERY IN GEORGIA.
973.7 GRE
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LIVES AND MILITARY CAREERS OF NATHAN B. FORREST, WILLIAM J.
HARDEE, AMBROSE P. HILL, JOHN B. HOOD, STONEWALL JACKSON,
JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON, ROBERT E. LEE, JAMES LONGSTREET, GEORGE
PICKETT, AND JEB STUART.
973.7 GRE
GREEN, CARL R. UNION GENERALS OF THE CIVIL WAR. SPRINGFIELD, NJ
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AMBROSE BURNSIDE, ULYSSES S. GRANT, HENRY HALLECK, WINFIELD
SCOTT HANCOCK, JOSEPH HOOKER, GEORGE MCCLELLAN, GEORGE
MEADE, PHILIP SHERIDAN, WILLIAM T. SHERMAN, AND GEORGE HENRY
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B ADA
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ONE OF THE GREATEST PHOTOGRAPHERS OF ALL TIME AND CHANGED
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B AIK
DIPPOLD, JOEL. TROY AIKMAN, QUICK-DRAW QUARTERBACK. MINNEAPOLIS
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PHOTOGRAPHS TELL ABOUT THE LIFE OF THE DALLAS COWBOYS
QUARTERBACK WHO WAS RAISED IN OKLAHOMA AND MADE IT IN
PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL.
B ANG
ANGELOU, MAYA. I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS. NEW YORK :
UGMS MEDIA CENTER
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RANDOM HOUSE, C1969. THE AUTHOR TELLS OF HER PAINFUL
CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE, AND HOW SHE GREW OUT OF A
CHILDHOOD FANTASY THAT SHE WAS AN ENCHANTED WHITE GIRL TO
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B ANG
RAATMA, LUCIA. MAYA ANGELOU : WRITER AND DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER.
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ACTIVIST, AND DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER MAYA ANGELOU; ALSO
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE LIFE OF A NINETEENTH CENTURY CRUSADER WHO
SPENT MUCH OF HER LIFE INVOLVED IN THE TEMPERANCE,
ABOLITIONIST, AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS MOVEMENTS.
B ARI
PARKER, STEVE. ARISTOTLE AND SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT. NEW YORK :
CHELSEA HOUSE, C1994. BIOGRAPHY OF THE GREEK PHILOSOPHER
AND SCIENTIST, DISCUSSING HIS THINKING AND THE TIMES IN
WHICH HE LIVED.
B BEI
COLLINS, DAVID R. BIX BEIDERBECKE : JAZZ AGE GENIUS. 1ST ED.
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CORNET PLAYER FROM DAVENPORT, IOWA, WHO HELPED RAISE JAZZ TO
A RESPECTED MUSICAL FORM AND WHO WAS INDUCTED INTO THE
INTERNATIONAL JAZZ HALL OF FAME IN 1997.
B BEL
PARKER, STEVE. ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL AND THE TELEPHONE. NEW
YORK : CHELSEA HOUSE, C1995. PRESENTS THE LIFE AND TIMES OF
BELL, THE INVENTOR OF THE FIRST FULLY-WORKING VERSION OF THE
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HAMILTON, JOHN. BILLY THE KID. EDINA, MN : ABDO &
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JEFFREY, LAURA S. GUION BLUFORD : A SPACE BIOGRAPHY.
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B BRA
FREEDMAN, RUSSELL. OUT OF DARKNESS : THE STORY OF LOUIS BRAILLE.
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HIMSELF AT THE AGE OF THREE, WENT ON TO DEVELOP A SYSTEM OF
RAISED DOTS ON PAPER THAT ENABLED BLIND PEOPLE TO READ AND
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B BUF
HAMILTON, JOHN. BUFFALO BILL CODY. EDINA, MINN. : ABDO &
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RIDER, TO HIS DAYS IN SHOW BUSINESS IN THE WILD WEST SHOWS
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B CAR
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BEST-SELLING RECORDING ARTISTS OF THE 1990S, WHOSE VOCAL
STYLES ARE DRAWN FROM GOSPEL AND RHYTHM AND BLUES.
B CHA
TURK, RUTH. RAY CHARLES : SOUL MAN. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. :
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BECAME BLIND AS A YOUNG BOY.
B CLE
CLEARY, BEVERLY. A GIRL FROM YAMHILL : A MEMOIR. NEW YORK :
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AUTHOR FROM HER CHILDHOOD YEARS IN OREGON THROUGH HIGH
SCHOOL AND INTO YOUNG ADULTHOOD, HIGHLIGHTING HER FAMILY
LIFE AND HER GROWING INTEREST IN WRITING.
B CLI
LEVERT, SUZANNE. HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, FIRST LADY.
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AND ACCOMPANYING PHOTOGRAPHS PRESENT A BIOGRAPHY OF THE
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B COL
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OF BESSIE COLEMAN, AN AMERICAN, WHO IN 1920 TRAVELED TO
FRANCE TO BECOME THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN TO EARN A
PILOT'S LICENSE.
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MARCOVITZ, HAL. FRANCISCO CORONADO AND THE EXPLORATION OF THE
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UGMS MEDIA CENTER
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CITIES OF GOLD LED TO THE EXPLORATION OF THE AMERICAN
SOUTHWEST IN 1540.
B DAH
DAHL, ROALD. BOY : TALES OF CHILDHOOD. 1ST AMERICAN ED. NEW
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STANLEY, DIANE. CHARLES DICKENS : THE MAN WHO HAD GREAT
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FROM EARHART HERSELF, TRACING THIS DETERMINED WOMAN'S LIFE
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B FOR
YATES, ELIZABETH. AMOS FORTUNE, FREE MAN. NEW YORK : DUTTON,
C1950. THE LIFE OF THE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY AFRICAN PRINCE
WHO, AFTER BEING CAPTURED BY SLAVE TRADERS, WAS BROUGHT TO
MASSACHUSETTS WHERE HE WAS A SLAVE UNTIL HE WAS ABLE TO BUY
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FRANK, ANNE. THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL : THE DEFINITIVE EDITION.
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DOUBLEDAY, 1995. A THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD GERMAN-JEWISH GIRL
RECORDS HER IMPRESSIONS OF THE TWO YEARS SHE AND SEVEN
OTHERS SPENT HIDING FROM THE NAZIS BEFORE THEY WERE
DISCOVERED AND TAKEN TO CONCENTRATION CAMPS. INCLUDES
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B GAR
STEWART, MARK. NOMAR GARCIAPARRA : NON-STOP SHORTSTOP.
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THE HARD-WORKING SHORT STOP FOR THE BOSTON RED SOX WHO WAS
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B HAM
RUTLEDGE, RACHEL. MIA HAMM : STRIKING SUPERSTAR. BROOKFIELD,
CONN.: MILLBROOK, C2000. A BIOGRAPHY OF ONE OF THE MEMBERS
OF THE 1999 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM, MIA HAMM.
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AR TITLES WITH TESTS
B HAR
FITZ-GERALD, CHRISTINE MALONEY. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON : NINTH
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B HEN
WILLIAMS, JEAN. MATTHEW HENSON, POLAR ADVENTURER. NEW YORK : F.
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NORTH POLE IN 1909.
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LEADER OF IRAQ, FROM HIS BIRTH IN 1937 TO HIS HANDLING OF
THE PERSIAN GULF WAR.
B ISH
COLLINS, DAVID R. ISHI : THE LAST OF HIS PEOPLE. 1ST ED.
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LIFE AND ANTHROPOLOGISTS' STUDY OF ISHI, THE LAST MAN OF THE
YAHI NATIVE AMERICANS, WHO DIED IN 1916.
B JET
STEWART, MARK. DEREK JETER : SUBSTANCE AND STYLE. BROOKFIELD,
CONN. : MILLBROOK PRESS, C1999. PRESENTS A BIOGRAPHY OF
DEREK JETER WHO WAS TEASED AS A BOY IN KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN,
FOR PREDICTING HE WOULD BE A GREAT SHORTSTOP FOR THE NEW
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STANLEY, DIANE. JOAN OF ARC. NEW YORK : MORROW JUNIOR BOOKS,
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B JOR
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THE STAR PLAYER FOR THE CHICAGO BULLS WHO LED THE TEAM TO
THEIR FIRST EVER NBA CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1991, QUIT THE GAME IN
1993, AND RETURNED AFTER EIGHTEEN MONTHS.
B KEL
KELLER, HELEN. THE STORY OF MY LIFE. BANTAM ED. NEW
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TELLS OF HER EARLY LIFE, HER RELATIONSHIP WITH HER TEACHER
ANNE SULLIVAN, AND HER STRUGGLES TO TRIUMPH OVER BLINDNESS
UGMS MEDIA CENTER
AR TITLES WITH TESTS
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B KIN
MILLENDER, DHARATHULA H. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. : YOUNG MAN
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B LEO
STANLEY, DIANE. LEONARDO DA VINCI. NEW YORK : MORROW JUNIOR
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FAMOUS NOTEBOOKS WHICH CONTAIN THE OUTPOURINGS OF HIS
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AMERICA'S 16TH PRESIDENT. PROVIDES AN INSIGHTFUL ATTEMPT TO
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B LIN
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GUTMAN, BILL. GREG MADDUX : MASTER ON THE MOUND. BROOKFIELD,
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AR TITLES WITH TESTS
B MAN
STEWART, MARK. PEYTON MANNING : RISING SON. BROOKFIELD, CONN. :
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B MUT
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TIME TUNNEL AND FACES THE EVIL CREATURE GASHRA, WHO IS BENT
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DANCE / RUTH PLUMLY THOMPSON -- THE LAD AND LUCK'S HOUSE /
WILL BRADLEY -- HOW THEY BROKE AWAY TO GO TO THE ROOTABAGA
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