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Books (in alphabetical order of titles)
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 Advising Reference
- American Ways: A Guide for Foreigners in the US
- Behind the Scenes: An Inside Look at the Selective College Admission Process
- Campus-Free College Degrees
- College Education: On-Line Resources for the Cyber-Savvy Student
- College Match: A Blueprint for Choosing the Best School for You
- College & University Almanac 2004
- Complete Guide to Graduate School Admission: Psychology, Counseling and Related Professions
- Cracking the GRE 2004: With Four Complete Practice Tests on CD-ROM
- Cracking the LSAT 2004 on CD-ROM
- Do-It Write: How to Prepare a Great College Application
- GRE Exam 2004
- Graduate Admission Essays: What Works, What Doesn’t and Why
- How to Write a Winning Personal Statement for Graduate Professional School
- International Student Handbook
- Living in the USA
- Profiles of American Colleges with CD-ROM
- SAT Success CD-ROM 2004
- TOEFL Test Preparation Kit
- Ultimate College Survival Guide
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Educational Information
- GMAT CAT Testbuster with CD-ROM
- GRE Verbal Workout
- GRE for Dummies
- Grant Application Writer’s Handbook
- Grants for Non-Profit Organizations: A Guide to Funding and Grant Writing
- Guide to Most Competitive Colleges
- Handbook for Writing Proposals
- How Foundations Work: What Grant Seekers Need to Know
- Profiles of American Colleges with CD-ROM
- Scholarships and Grants for Study or Research in the USA
- TOEFL Assistant Test of Written English: Test of Written English
- TOEFL Test Preparation Kit; Educational Testing Service
- TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language with CD-ROM
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English
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Gale Reference
- Civil Rights in the United States
- Contemporary American Dramatists
- Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television
- Current Issues
- Directory of Special Libraries and Information
- Encyclopedia of American Cultural & Intellectual History
- Environmental Encyclopedia
- Major Acts of Congress
- Presidents
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Journalism
- Advertising Business
- Broadcast Journalism
- Broadcast News
- Community Journalism
- Computer Assisted Reporting
- Creative Editing
- Exploiting Images and Image
- History of News
- How to Write Articles that Sell
- Journalist’s Guide to Internet
- Language of Journalism
- Making Local News
- Media and Literacy
- Modern Communication Law
- Online Journalist
- Professional News Reporting
- Writer’s Digest Handbook of Magazine Article Writing
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American Art
- American Art since 1945
- American Century: Art and Culture, 1900-1950
- American Impressionism
- American Painting
- American Realism
- American Visions: the Epic History of Art in America
- Art on the Cutting Edge: A Guide to Contemporary Movements
- Arte Latino
- Ebsworth Collection: 20th Century American Art
- Frames of Reference: Looking at American Art, 1900 - 1950
- Frederic Remington and Turn-of-the-Century
- Georgia o’Keefe: Library of American Art
- Great American Thing: Modern Art and National Identity, 1915-1935
- Image Duplicator: Roy Lichtenstein and the Emergence of Pop Art
- Interviews with American Artists
- Inventing the Modern Artist: Art and Culture in Gilded Age America
- John Singer Sargent
- John Steuart Curry: Inventing the Middle West
- Mary Cassatt
- Metropolitan Lives: the Ashcan Artists and Their New York
- Modernism and Abstraction
- Printmaking in America: Collaborative Prints and Presses, 1960-1990
- Sense of Place: The Artist and the American Land
- The 20th Century American Sculpture in the White House Garden
- Thomas Cole
- To Conserve a Legacy: American Art
- Visions from America: Photographs from the Whitney Museum of American Art, 1940-2001
- Winslow Homer
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American Geography
- Along Route 66
- America on My Mind: The Best of America in Words and Photographs
- Around America: A Tour of the Magnificent Coastline
- Beneath the Rim: A Photographic Journey through the Grand Canyon
- Black Heritage Sites: the North
- Black Heritage Sites: the South
- Great Lodges of the National Parks
- Homelands: Regional Geographies and American Culture
- Mall in Washington, 1791-1991
- Mississippi: the Making of a Nation
- Smithsonian Guide to Historic America, vol. 1: Virginia and the Capital Region
- Smithsonian Guide to Historic America, vol. 2: Southern New England
- Smithsonian Guide to Historic America, vol. 3: the Mid-Atlantic States
- Smithsonian Guide to Historic America, vol. 4: Northern New England
- Smithsonian Guide to Historic America, vol. 5: the Deep South
- Smithsonian Guide to Historic America, vol. 6: The Great Lakes
- Smithsonian Guide to Historic America, vol. 7: the Pacific States
- Smithsonian Guide to Historic America, vol. 8: the Rocky Mountain States
- Smithsonian Guide to Historic America, vol. 9: the Carolinas and the Appalachian States
- Smithsonian Guide to Historic America, vol. 10: the Dessert States: Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah
- Smithsonian Guide to Historic America, vol. 11: Texas and the Arkansas River Valley
- Smithsonian Guide to Historic America, vol. 12: the Plain States
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American History
- American West
- American Dream: A Short History of an Idea that Shaped a Nation
- American Revolution: A History
- American Scripture: Making of the Declaration of Independence
- American West: a New Interpretative History
- America’s Great War” World War I and the American Experience
- America’s Wars
- Angel in the Whirlwind: the Triumph of the American Revolution
- Antislavery Movement
- Architects of Globalism: Building a New Order during WWII
- Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution
- Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations, vol. 1: the creation of a Republican Empire, 1776-1865
- Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations, vol. 2: the American Search for Opportunity, 1865-1913
- Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations, vol. 3: the globalizing of America, 1913-1945
- Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations, vol. 4: Civil War in popular culture: a reusable past
- Cold War: a history in documents
- Columbia Guide to America in the 1960’s
- Coming of the New Deal: 1933-1935, the age of Roosevelt
- Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman, and the destruction of Hitler’s Germany
- Contested Plains: Indians, Goldseekers, and Rush to Colorado
- Crucible of Power: a history of American foreign relations from 1897
- Cycles of American History
- Days of Destiny: Crossroads in American History
- Depression and New Deal: a history in documents
- Events that Changed America in the 17th Century
- Events that Changed America in the 18th Century
- Events that Changed America in the 19th Century
- Events that Changed America in the 20th Century
- Forgotten Founders: rethinking the history of the Old West
- Founders’ Almanac: a practical guide to notable events, greatest leaders
- Glorious Cause: the American Revolution, 1763-1789
- Gods of War, Gods of Peace: how the meeting of native and colonial religions shaped America
- Great Experiment: George Washington and the American Republic
- Immigrant America: a portrait
- In Our Own Words: extraordinary speeches of the American century
- Mapping the West: America’s Westward Movement 1524-1890
- Modern American Presidency
- New York September 11
- Origins of the Bill of Rights
- Real Life at the White House: 200 years
- Timetables of American History
- US Diplomacy since 1900
- We Americans Celebrating a Nation, Its People and Its Past
- We are Still Here: American Indians in the 20th Century
- We Changed the World: African Americans
- Words that Shook the World: 100 years of unforgettable speeches and events
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Business Information
- Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Business Ethics
- Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Finance
- Concise Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management
- Consumer Product Safety
- Financial Management: How to Make a Go of Your Business
- Marketing: The Encyclopedic Dictionary
- Study on the Operation and Effects of the North American Free Trade
- US Industry & Trade Outlook
- United States Import Requirements
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Contemporary American Society
- Adoption Revolution in Transforming America
- After: America in September 12 Era
- All Else Equal: Are public and private schools different
- All in sync: how music and art are revitalizing American religion
- American Architecture: A History
- American Environmental Movement
- American Skin: pop culture, big business, and the end of white America
- America’s Prisons
- America’s Youth
- America’s Religions: from their origins to the twenty-first century
- Armed: New Perspectives on Gun Control
- Baseball: An Illustrated History
- Chicana Traditions: continuity and change
- Chinese in America: a narrative history
- Class, Language and American Film Comedy
- Community: pursuing the dream, living in the reality
- Continuing to Care: older Americans and their families in the 21st century
- Country Music, USA, 2nd revised edition
- Death Penalty: an American history
- Environment and Society: human perspectives on environmental issues, 3rd ed.
- Erasing Racism: the survival of the American nation
- Fast Food Nation: the dark side of the all-American meal
- From My People: 400 years of American folklore
- Great Moments in Basketball
- Greenwood Guide to American Popular Culture
- Islam in America
- Jazz: A History of America’s Music
- Judaism in America
- Lessons without Limits: how free-choice learning is transforming education
- Movie-made America: a cultural history of American movies, rev.
- New History of Jazz
- Race and Resistance: African Americans in the 21st century
- Reckoning with Homelessness
- Sound Bite Society: television and the American mind
- Sports: the all-American addiction
- This house of Sky: landscapes of a Western mind
- Universities in the Marketplace: the commercialization of higher education
- We are still here: American Indians in the 20th century
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Cultural Diversity
- African America: Portrait of a People
- American Muslims
- Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People
- Black: A Celebration of Culture
- Chicano Folklore
- Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
- Irish America: Coming into Clover
- Jews in America
- Latino Holiday Book
- Larger Memory: A History of Our Diversity
- Night Is Gone, Day Is Still Coming
- Polite Lies: on being a woman caught between cultures
- Reinventing the Melting Pot: The New Immigrants
- Russian Americans
- We are Americans: voices of the immigrant experience
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Government
- American City: What Works, What Doesn’t
- American Government: Readings and Cases
- American Legislative Process: Congress and the States
- Citizen’s Guide to Politics in America
- Civic Engagement in American Democracy
- Concise Encyclopedia of Democracy
- Congress: The Electoral Connection
- Constitutional Law for a Changing America: Institutional Powers and Constraints
- Controversies in American Politics and Society
- Declaration of Independence: Origins and Impact
- Democracy and the Public Service
- Dilemmas of Pluralist Democracy: Autonomy vs. Control
- Direct Democracy: the Politics of Initiative, Referendum and Recall
- Executive Branch Creation and Reorganization
- Exploring Federalism
- Governing: Issues and Applications from the Front Lines of Government
- Government’s Greatest Achievements: from Civil Rights to Homeland Defense
- Home Style: House Members in Their Districts
- Interest Group Politics
- Lawyers, Lawsuits, and Legal Rights
- Logic of American Politics
- National Survey of State Laws
- New Public Service: Serving, Not Steering
- Parties Respond: Changes in American Parties and Campaigns
- Polling and the Public: What Every Citizen Should Know
- Presidency and Political System
- Presidential Elections: Strategies and Structures of American Politics
- Presidential Power and the Modern Presidents
- Senate Exceptionalism
- Terrorism and the Constitution: Sacrificing Civil Liberties in the Name of National Security
- To Assure Pride and Confidence in the Electoral Process
- Tools of Government: A Guide to New Governance
- Understanding Public Policy
- Vice Presidency of United States: Evolution of Modern Office
- Who Governs: Democracy and Power in an American City
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HIV and AIDS
- AIDS & HIV in Perspective: A Guide to Understanding the Virus and Its Consequences
- AIDS in the Twenty-First Century
- AIDS Care at Home: A Guide for Caregivers, Loved Ones and People with AIDS
- Behavior Change and Public Health in the Developing World
- Caring for People with HIV: A Community Perspective
- Combating AIDS: Communication Strategies in Action
- Continuing Challenge of AIDS: Clergy Responses to Patients, Friends
- Dawning Answers: How the HIV/AIDS Has Helped to Strengthen Public Health
- Eating Positive: A Nutrition Guide
- Education and HIV/AIDS: A Window of Hope
- Encyclopedia of AIDS: A Social, Political, Cultural, and Scientific Record
- Everybody: Preventing HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Young Teens
- HIV and AIDS: A Global View
- Privacy and Disclosure of HIV in Interpersonal Relations
- Rights of People Who Are HIV Positive
- Women Take Care: Gender, Race, and the Culture of AIDS
- Women’s Experiences with HIV/AIDS: Mending Fractured Shelves
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Performing Arts
- America’s Music – Bluegrass: A History of Bluegrass Music in the Words of Its Pioneers
- Costume Design: techniques of modern masters
- Film Journal
- History of Jazz
- Improvisation for the Theatre
- Legends of American Dance and Choreography
- Louis Armstrong: An Extravagant Life
- Movies That Changed Us: reflections on screen
- Playwrights at Work
- Radical Hollywood: the untold story behind America’s favorite movies
- Rap and Hip Hop
- Rap Music and the Poetics of Identity
- Rock and Roll is here to stay: an anthology
- Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll: revised and updated for the 21st century
- Science and Psychology of Music Performance
- She’s a Rebel: the history of women in Rock and Roll
- Song and Dance: the musicals of Broadway
- Soulful Divas: Personal Portraits
- Trumpet Kings
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Biography
- Abraham Lincoln
- All Cloudless Glory: the life of George Washington, 2 vols
- Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, JR. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
- Benjamin Franklin
- Bing Crosby: a pocketful of dreams, the early tears 1903 - 1940
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Goldwyn: a biography
- Grant
- Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the making of the Microsoft empire
- Jesse James: last rebel of the Civil War
- John Adams
- Kissinger: a biography
- Last Train to Memphis: the rise of Elvis Presley
- Letter to the World: the life and dances of Martha Graham
- Lindbergh
- Look Homeward: the life of Thomas Wolfe
- Louis Armstrong: an American genius
- Life of Andrew Jackson
- Ronald Reagan: the power of conviction and success of his presidency
- The Wright brothers and the invention of the aerial age
- Titan: the life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
- Truman
- Undaunted Courage: Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the opening of American West
- Walt Whitman: a life
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Non-Fiction
- American Century
- Baseball: A Literary Anthology
- Best American Sports Writing
- Bluegrass: An Informal Guide
- Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness
- Ford Century: Ford Motor Company and Innovations That Shaped World
- Gloves: A Boxing Chronicle
- Great Projects: The Epic Story of the Building of America, from the Taming of the Mississippi to the Invention of the Internet
- History of Blues
- History of Jazz
- Isadora: A Sensational Life
- Mountain City
- Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made
- Rise and Fall of American Teenager
- Rural Life
- Seabiscuit: An American Legend
- Stardust Melodies: the biographies of twelve of America’s most popular songs
- Teacher: The One Who Made the Difference
- Ultimate History of Video Games
- Wilderness and the American Mind
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Political Science
- Almanac of American Politics
- American Indian Politics and the American Political System
- American Political Dictionary
- American Political Leaders
- American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It
- American Social and Political Thought: A Reader
- Basic History of American Conservatism
- Best Guide to American Politics
- By Order of the President: the use and abuse of executive direct action
- Challenge of Governance
- Civic Innovation in America: Community Empowerment, Public Policy, and the Movement for Civic Renewal
- Click on Democracy: the Internet’s Power to change political apathy into civic action
- Controversies in American Politics and Society
- Dictionary of American Government and Politics
- Encyclopedia of American Political History
- Essentials of American Constitution: the Supreme Court and the Fundamental Law
- Governing American Cities: Interethnic Coalitions, Participation and Power
- History of American Political Thought
- How Congress Works: A Look at the Legislative Branch
- Impact of Women in Public Office
- Independent Man: Adventures of a Public Servant
- Parties Respond: Changes in American Parties and Campaigns
- Politics and Policy in American States and Communities
- Politics and Religion in the United States
- Press Effect: Politicians, Journalists and the Stories That Shape the Political World
- Room at a Time: How American Women Entered Party Politics
- Separation of Powers: Documents and Commentary
- State and Local Government
- Supreme Court
- Third Parties in America
- Vital Statistics on American Politics
- Young vs. Old: Generational Combat in the 21st Century
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Presentation Books
- America from the Air
- America’s National Parks: forces that shaped our treasured lands
- American Icons
- An American Collection: works from the Amon Carter Museum
- An American Legacy: a gift to New York
- Art Deco Style
- Baseball as America
- Bluegrass Odyssey: a documentary in pictures and words, 1966-86
- Bountiful Harvest: the Midwestern farm
- Central Park, an American masterpiece: a comprehensive history of the nation’s first urban park
- Century of Movie Posters
- Drawn to Yellowstone: artists in America’s first national park
- Dumbarton Oaks: garden into art
- Eye Contact: Modern American portrait drawings from the National Portrait Gallery
- Great Wide Open: panoramic photographs of the American West
- Portraits of America: photographs and essays
- San Francisco: city by the bay
- Space Shuttle: the first 20 years – the astronauts’ experiences in their own words
- United States Capitol: its architecture and design
- Whistler, Women and Fashion
- White House: its historic furnishing and first families
- Winning the Wild West: the epic saga of the American Frontier 1800-1899
- Winslow Homer: the nature of observation
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