U GOTTA READ THIS BOOKS BUILD KNOWLEDGE.Byline: - Valerie Kuklenski School is back in full swing, and students looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a topic for a history report may be interested in any of the titles in Firefly Books' ``Wonders of the World'' series, from author Elizabeth Mann. The three latest to be released in oversize o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. Adj. 1. paperback are ``The Roman Colosseum Colosseum or Coliseum (both: kŏləsē`əm), Ital. Colosseo, common name of the Flavian Amphitheater in Rome, near the southeast end of the Forum, between the Palatine and Esquiline hills. ,'' ``The Brooklyn Bridge'' and ``Hoover Dam Hoover Dam, 726 ft (221 m) high and 1,244 ft (379 m) long, on the Colorado River between Nev. and Ariz.; one of the world's largest dams. Built between 1931 and 1936 by the U.S. .'' These three feats of engineering are examined as trailblazers in construction methods, complete with detailed illustrations on gatefold gate·fold n. A foldout, especially one that opens to double the page size. Noun 1. gatefold - an oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine foldout pages. Each book also looks at the project's impact on its time and place, whether it's the Hoover Dam's ability to generate thousands of jobs at the dawn of the Depression or the Colosseum's infamous ability to bring human sacrifice as entertainment to a mass audience. Mann, likely drawing on her past experience as a teacher, makes her subjects compelling, answering not just the who, what, when and where, but also the often-overlooked why and how. For books aimed at upper grade-school ages, they do not gloss over the dark aspects of their stories, including ancient Rome's blood lust, the dam's dismal work conditions and the serious, sometimes deadly consequences for those working deep below the East River on the bridge. The paperbacks, under the Mikaya Press imprint, retail for $9.95 each. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) no caption (book: ``The Roman Colosseum'') |
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