Author: Evan Wright
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Keywords: kill, generation
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2005-02-01
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 042520040X
ISBN-13: 9780425200407

Within hours of 9/11, America’s war on terrorism fell to those like the 23 Marines of the First Recon Battalion, the first generation dispatched into open-ended combat since Vietnam. They were a new breed of American warrior unrecognizable to their forebears-soldiers raised on hip hop, Internet porn, Marilyn Manson, video games and The Real World, a band of born-again Christians, dopers, Buddhists, and New Agers who gleaned their precepts from kung fu movies and Oprah Winfrey. Cocky, brave, headstrong, wary, and mostly unprepared for the physical, emotional, and moral horrors ahead, the

Author: Evan Wright
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Keywords: kill, generation
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2008-07-01
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 0425224740
ISBN-13: 9780425224748

In the tradition of Black Hawk Down and Jarhead comes a searing portrait of young men fighting a modern-day war. A powerhouse work of nonfiction, Generation Kill expands on Evan Wright’s acclaimed three-part series that appeared in Rolling Stone during the summer of 2003. His narrative follows the twenty-three marines of First Recon who spearheaded the blitzkrieg on Iraq. This elite unit, nicknamed "First Suicide Battalion," searched out enemy fighters by racing ahead of American battle forces and literally driving into suspected ambush points. Evan Wright lived on the front lines

Author: Evan-Moor Educational PublishersEvan-Moor Educati
Publisher: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
Keywords: war, civil, american, pockets, history
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2007-12-01
List price: $14.99
ISBN-10: 1596732598
ISBN-13: 9781596732599

The Civil War had a profound effect on American history. Your students will acquire an understanding of this period of U.S. history as they complete the many engaging and informative projects in The American Civil War. You get information pages, maps, a timeline, arts and crafts projects, reading and writing connections, and evaluation forms. The teacher pages feature step-by-step project directions and photographs of the completed projects. The topics presented are: Introduction to the American Civil War Slavery in America Leaders of the War Major Battles A Soldier s Life Women Dur

Authors:Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Evan-Moor,
Publisher: Evan Moor
Keywords: grades, centers, literacy, seat
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2002-03-01
List price: $24.99
ISBN-10: 1557998515
ISBN-13: 9781557998514

The 18 self-contained centers in Language Arts Centers, Grades 4?6 are presented in folders. The skills practiced include: Antonyms, alphabetical order, parts of speech, synonyms, combining sentences, analogies, kinds of sentences, main idea and supporting details, metaphors and similes, multiple-meaning words, persuasive paragraphs, syllogisms, root words, using commas, write a story, homophones, poetry, and idioms.

Authors:Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Evan-Moor,
Publisher: Evan Moor
Keywords: grades, science, understand, read
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2002-03-01
List price: $16.99
ISBN-10: 155799854X
ISBN-13: 9781557998545

Authors:Orville Wright, Fred C. Kelly, Wilbur Wright,
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Keywords: orville, wright, wilbur, letters, kitty, hawk, miracle
Number of Pages: 496
Published: 2002-12-03
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0306812037
ISBN-13: 9780306812033

With little formal education and even fewer business skills, Wilbur and Orville Wright solved the scientific mystery that defeated the greatest minds of their day. This collection of six hundred letters between the two brothers traces the genesis of their flying machine, from their initial frustration to their bursts of discovery and the thrill of ultimate success. Witness the resourcefulness, good humor, and sheer pluck of America’s most famous brothers.

Authors:Warren S. Wright, Dennis G. Zill, Carol D. Wright,
Publisher: Brooks/Cole Pub Co
Keywords: solutions, manual, zill, cullen, resource, student, equations, boundary, value, problems, differential
Number of Pages: 327
Published: 2004-12-30
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 0534418880
ISBN-13: 9780534418885