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Best SellersTop 14 Sellers for July 2008
Publisher: Veterans Affairs Dept., Office of Public Affairs Description: VA Pamphlet 80 0-01. P94663. Measures 9 x 6 in. Describes federal benefits available to veterans and their dependents as of January 1, 2008. Year/Pages: 2008: 148 p.
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$5.00
Handbook of North American Indians, V. 2: Indians in Contemporary Society Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Description: Garrick A. Bailey, Volume Editor, William C. Sturtevant, General Editor. This Vol. 2 is the 15th of a 20 volume set planned to give an encyclopedic summary of what is know about the prehistory, history, and cultures of the aboriginal peoples of North America north of the urban civilizations of central Mexico. This volume provides a basic reference work on Indians and Arctic peoples as a continuing element in a changing and sometimes difficult environment responding to the social forces around them, making such accommodations as circumstances require, but remaining identifiably Indian in a contemporary society. Year/Pages: 2008: 591 p.; ill.
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$64.00
Publisher: Justice Dept., Federal Bureau of Investigation Description: This coffee-table history of the FBI celebrates the agency's 100th anniversary. The book traces the FBI's journey from fledgling startup to one of the most respected and recognized names in national security. It takes you on a walk through the seven key chapters in FBI history: the early formative period; the gangster-driven crime wave of the 1920s and 30s; the anxious age of World War II and the Cold War; the turbulent 60s and its burgeoning civil rights movement; the systemic corruption of the Watergate years; the rise of global terror and crime; and the post 9/11 era. The book includes extensive photographs, including never-before-seen pictures from FBI files. Year/Pages: 2008: 132 p.; ill.
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$30.00
Publisher: Defense Dept., U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, Combat Studies Institute Description: United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom. On Point II is a comprehensive study of the U.S. Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) from May 2003 to January 2005. Based on primary sources including hundreds of interviews with participants, the study examines the period during which American soldiers made the transition to a new type of campaign that featured information operations, intelligence, reconstruction, and governance rather than conventional combat. Documents the U.S. Army's execution of full spectrum operations in the early stages of this conflict. Year/Pages: 2008: 714 p.; ill.
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$35.00
Publisher: Labor Dept., Labor Statistics Bureau Description: Labor Statistics Bureau Bulletin 2700. Library ed. The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, training and education requirements, earnings, and job prospects in hundreds of occupations. Year/Pages: 2008: 725 p.; ill.
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$20.00
Publisher: Transportation Dept., Research and Special Programs Administration Description: Provides a guide to aid first responders in quickly identifying the specific or generic hazards of the materials involved in the incident, and protecting themselves and the general public during the initial response phase of the incident. Year/Pages: 2008: 372 p.
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$7.50
Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Office of the Chief of Staff Description: By Gregory Fontenot, et al. Discusses the first truly joint combat operation of the United States, with the services successfully integrated in the battlespace to a degree of mutual support and cooperation that would have been impossible just five years before. Details the major elements in that evolution in joint warfare as they played out in the deserts, mountains, cities, and skies of Iraq. Year/Pages: 2007: 573 p.; ill.
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$35.00
Publisher: Education Dept., National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences Description: NCES 2008-031. By Michael Planty, et al. Managing Editor, Barbara Kridl. Senior Editor, Andrea Livingston. Summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. Presents 43 indicators on the status and condition of education. The indicators represent a consensus of professional judgment on the most significant national measures of the condition and progress of education for which accurate data are available. Includes 43 indicators in five main areas: (1) participation in education; (2) learner outcomes; (3) student effort and educational progress; (4) the contexts of elementary and secondary education; and (5) the contexts of postsecondary education. Year/Pages: 2008: 350 p.
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$45.00
Publisher: Homeland Security Dept., Citizenship and Immigration Services Description: Contains a comprehensive collection of official U.S. government publications designed to help new permanent residents prepare for the naturalization process. Includes: Welcome to the United States; Bienvenidos a los Estados Unidos; Civics Flash Cards; Learn About the United States, Quick Civics Lessons; the Citizen's Almanac; the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution pocket edition; A Promise of Freedom, Introduction to U.S. History ... (2 disc set); and Library Services for Immigrants. Most of these titles are also available separately under other stock numbers. Sold as a set only under this stock number. Year/Pages: 2007: Kit.
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$49.95
Publisher: Government Printing Office Description: 29th edition. Spine title reads: Government Printing Office Style Manual 2000. Also cited as GPO Style Manual. Issued by the Public Printer under authority of Section 1105 of Title 44, United States Code. Designed to achieve uniform word and type treatment and economy of word use in the form and style of Government printing. Edge indexed. Year/Pages: 2000: 336 p.; revised ed.
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$29.00
Publisher: Commerce Dept., Census Bureau Description: Census 2000 Special Report. By Trudy A. Suchan, et al. Includes maps, figures, and text selected and organized to enhance public understanding of population and housing characteristics of the United States. The Census Atlas is a high-quality reference book, a systematic collection of information emphasizing spatial distribution and patterns from 1790 to 2000. The book takes advantage of the full range of topics from Census 2000, plus historical data that provide temporal context for Census 2000 population and housing results. This is the first general population and housing statistical atlas published by the U.S. Census Bureau since the 1920s. Year/Pages: 2007: 314 p.; ill.
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$165.00
Nautical Almanac for the Year 2009 Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Observatory, Nautical Almanac Office Description: Contains the following data tabulated at hourly intervals to a precision of 0.1 arcminute: the Greenwich hour angle and declination of the Sun, Moon, and navigational planets; the Greenwich hour angle of Aries; positions of the navigational stars; rise and set times of the Sun and Moon for a range of latitudes; and other data. Each edition also contains a sight reduction table; sight reduction formulas; and various correction tables for sight reduction. There is a useful concise sight reduction form at the back of the book. The Nautical Almanac is available 9 months in advance of its edition date. Prepared in cooperation with Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office, United Kingdom. Year/Pages: 2008: 355 p.; ill.
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$36.00
Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service Description: January 1, 2006. Title on reverse side reads: National Park System Guide. Features a map of the United States, including Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, showing the locations of parks, historic sites, and other properties operated by the National Park Service. On the reverse side an alphabetical list of each National Park System property describes its activities, services, and facilities. Sold in packages of 100 copies. Item 648-A.
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$89.00
Publisher: House, Committee on Ways and Means Description: WMCP 110-2. Committee Print. Contains: the Social Security Act, as amended through January 1, 2007, and selected provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. 110th Congress, 1st Session. 3 books, sold as a set. Year/Pages: 2007: 3 bks. (3205 p.) Price: $178.00 [ Top ]
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