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97 ways to make a dog smile

2003
Describes ninety-seven rubs, tickles, games, tricks, and treats dog owners can use to make their canine pets happy, and includes color photographs of smiling dogs.

Coolest cross-sections ever

2001
A collection of color illustrations that provide detailed, cross-section views of a variety of buildings, vehicles, cities, bridges, natural wonders, the human body, a castle, a man-of-war, and a range of everyday items such as soap and aluminum foil.

Snowflakes in photographs

2000
Presents W. A. Bentley's groundbreaking early-twentieth-century photos of snowflake specimens, which show that no two snowflakes are alike; includes more than eight hundred copyright-free examples.

Picturing Lincoln

famous photographs that popularized the President
2000
Examines some of the famous photographs taken of President Abraham Lincoln, discussing the circumstances under which they were taken and how these images were used.

An invitation to the White House

at home with history
2000
Hillary Rodham Clinton presents more than 350 photos and describes life at the White House during the Clinton years, including the refurbishing of several rooms, and many official and personal social affairs; also presents more than fifty White House kitchen recipes.

House, house

1998
Juxtaposes black-and-white photographs of houses in Hatfield, Massachusetts taken between 1882 and 1907 with color photographs of the same houses taken in the late 1990s, and features text that offers comparisons of life in the different eras.

The Holocaust

a record of the destruction of Jewish life in Europe during the dark years of Nazi rule
1979

Habitats

1994
Explores the world's fourteen major ecosystems, describing the diversity and interdependence of plant and animal species. Includes foldout panoramas.

America at the crossroads

great photographs from the thirties
1995
Collection of photographs that document the 1930s in the United States including pictures by Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, Carl Mydans, Marion Post Wolcott, Ben Shahn, George Alexander Grant, Arthur Rostein, John Vachon, and other photographers.

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