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Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue 2015: Countries of the World C-F

Charles Snee · Scott Pub Inc Co
Pages: 56
Format: Paperback

Thousands of value changes were made in Volume 2, with robust activity in both Canada and China. Classic era and superior quality stamps pushed values up in Canada, where more than 1,300 changes were recorded. In China, over 3,500 values changed.
More than 1,000 changes were made in Colombia....
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United States Government Manual 2014: The Official Handbook of the Federal Government

Records Administration · Skyhorse Publishing; 2014 Edition edition
Format: Print book

This latest edition of the United States Government Manual provides up-to-date information about the missions, programs, and activities of federal agencies, as well as the names of top officials of each agency in the Obama administration and listings of U.S. senators and representatives....
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New York State Trooper Exam Ability Test Guide

Hof 's-Gravenhage. · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages: 136
Format: Paperback

NEW 2017 Book to help you ace the New York State Trooper Exam!Seven reasons why you should study with this book:1. This book was prepared by Angelo Tropea, bestselling author of exam preparation books. He has more than 30 years' experience in preparing candidates for exams.2. The book...
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Newbery & Caldecott Awards

Association for Library Service to Children · Amer Library Assn Editions
Format: Print book

Updated with the 2015 award and honour books, this perennial favourite gathers together the books deemed most distinguished in American children's literature and illustration since the inception of the renowned prizes. Librarians and teachers everywhere rely on this guidebook for quick...
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Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue 2015: United States and Affiliated Territories United Nations: Countries of the World A-B

Charles Snee · Scott Pub Inc Co; 171 edition
Format: Paperback

More than 13,000 value changes were recorded in Volume 5, which includes countries of the world N-Sam. A thorough review of Russia resulted in more than 6,000 value changes. Values are generally up for issues from the 1930s into the 1960s.
Other countries with significant value activity...
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Debt-Free U: How I Paid for an Outstanding College Education Without Loans, Scholarships, or Mooching off My Parents

Zac Bissonnette · Portfolio Trade; 1 edition
Format: Book

This book can save you more than 100,000. These days, most people assume you need to pay a boatload of money for a quality college education. As a result, students and their parents are willing to go into years of debt and potentially sabotage their entire financial futures just to get a fancy...
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Kaplan TASC® Strategies, Practice, and Review 2014 with 2 Practice Tests: Book + Online

Kaplan · Kaplan Publishing; Pap/Psc edition
Format: Book

Comprehensive content review, strategies, and practice for all sections of the TASC Test Assessing Secondary Completion from top test experts. The TASC is a new high school equivalency test that is an alternative to the GED test. New York State and Indiana will begin replacing the GED with...
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United States Government Manual

National Archives and Records Administration · National Archives & Records Administration
Format: Print book

Known as the Official handbook of the Federal Government. This annual resource provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches, as well as quasi-official agencies, international organizations in which the United States participates,...
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Kitty Genovese: The Murder, the Bystanders, the Crime that Changed America

Kevin Cook · Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
Pages: 242
Format: Hardcover

At last, the true story of a crime that shocked the world. New York City, 1964. A young woman is stabbed to death on her front stoop -- a murder the New York Times called "a frozen moment of dramatic, disturbing social change." The victim, Catherine "Kitty" Genovese,...
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Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps & Covers 2013: Confederate States-Canal Zone-Danish West Indies-Guam-Hawaii-United Nations: United ... Postage Stamp Catalogue: U.S. Specialized)

Charles Snee · Scott Pub Inc Co
Pages: 1168
Format: Paperback

Several important editorial enhancements have been made in the 2013 edition of the U.S. Specialized. Also more than 7,800 value changes were recorded. For the first time, Scott recognizes the I grills from the 1870-71 Bank Note issues (Scott 134-144) as new major catalogue numbers. These...
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Rethinking School: How to Take Charge of Your Child's Education

SUSAN WISE BAUER · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

A best-selling expert on education shows how to make the school system work for your child.

Our K-12 school system is an artificial product of market forces. It isn't a good fit for all -- or even most -- students. It prioritizes a single way of understanding the world over all others,...

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Wounded: A New History of the Western Front in World War I

E R Mayhew · Oxford University Press
Pages: 275
Format: Hardcover

The number of soldiers wounded in World War I is, in itself, devastating: over 21 million military wounded, and nearly 10 million killed. On the battlefield, the injuries were shocking, unlike anything those in the medical field had ever witnessed. The bullets hit fast and hard, went deep...
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