Authors:Colin Legerton, Jacob Rawso,
Publisher: Chicago Review Pre
Keywords: borderlands, ethnic, journey, china, invisible
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2009-05-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1556528140
ISBN-13: 9781556528149

In this eloquent and eye-opening adventure narrative, Colin Legerton and Jacob Rawson, two Americans fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Korean, and Uyghur, throw away the guidebook and bring a hitherto unexplored side of China to light. They journey over 14,000 miles by bus and train to the farthest reaches of the country to meet the minority peoples who dwell there, talking to farmers in their fields, monks in their monasteries, fishermen on their skiffs, and herders on the steppe. In Invisible China, they engage in a heated discussion of human rights with Daur and Ewenki village cadres; celebrat

Author: Ed Sobey
Publisher: Chicago Review Pre
Keywords: technology, household, guide, field
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2006-04-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1556526709
ISBN-13: 9781556526701

Illustrating how a fire alarm detects smoke and what the “plasma” is in a plasma screen television, this fascinating handbook explains how everyday household devices function and operate. More than 180 different household technologies are covered, including gadgets unique to apartment buildings and houseboats. Devices are grouped according to their "habitats"—the living room, family room, den, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, and basement—and feature a detailed description of what the device does and how it works, as well as a photograph for easy identification. With helpful sidebars descri

Author: Katherine R. Batema
Publisher: Chicago Review Pre
Keywords: money, making, activities, projects, investor
Number of Pages: 123
Published: 2001-11-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1556523963
ISBN-13: 9781556523960

A young person who saves $2,000 each year between the ages of 9 and 14, at an interest rate of 9 percent, will have one million dollars at age 65. And that is just by saving! This guide explains the language of business and the skill of investing, so that children can grow up business-literate and get an early start at making their money grow. The concepts of money and simple and compound interest show how saving works; then children learn where Wall Street is, what stocks and bonds do, and, with the help of an adult, the right way to buy or sell a stock, mutual fund, or savings bond. Dozens o

Authors:Richard Panchyk,  Buzz Aldri,
Publisher: Chicago Review Pre
Keywords: kids, series, activities, life, galileo, ideas
Number of Pages: 184
Published: 2005-07-01
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 1556525664
ISBN-13: 9781556525667

Galileo, one of history’s best-known scientists, is introduced in this illuminating activity book. Children will learn how Galileo’s revolutionary discoveries and sometimes controversial theories changed his world and laid the groundwork for modern astronomy and physics. This book will inspire kids to be stargazers and future astronauts or scientists as they discover Galileo’s life and work. Activities allow children to try some of his theories on their own, with experiments that include playing with gravity and motion, making a pendulum, observing the moon, and painting with

Author: Laurie Carlso
Publisher: Chicago Review Pre
Keywords: kids, activities, series, ideas, life, edison, thomas
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2006-02-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1556525842
ISBN-13: 9781556525841

Thomas Edison, one of the world’s greatest inventors, is introduced in this fascinating activity book. Children will learn how Edison ushered in an astounding age of invention with his unique way of looking at things and refusal to be satisfied with only one solution to a problem. This book helps inspire kids to be inventors and scientists, as well as persevere with their own ideas. Activities allow children to try Edison’s experiments themselves, with activities such as making a puppet dance using static electricity, manufacturing a switch for electric current, constructing a tele

Author: Ian MacDonald
Publisher: Chicago Review Pre
Keywords: sixties, records, beatles, head, revolution
Number of Pages: 544
Published: 2007-09-01
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1556527330
ISBN-13: 9781556527333

This “Bible of the Beatles” captures the iconic band’s magical and mysterious journey from adorable teenagers to revered cultural emissaries. In this fully updated version, each of their 241 tracks is assessed chronologically from their first amateur recordings in 1957 to their final “reunion” recording in 1995. It also incorporates new information from the Anthology series and recent interviews with Paul McCartney. This comprehensive guide offers fascinating details about the Beatles’ lives, music, and era, never losing sight of what made the band so important, unique, and enjoyab

Authors:Dale C. Carson, Wes Denham,
Publisher: Chicago Review Pre
Keywords: arrest, could, ruin, life, face, police, single, anyone, yourself, proof, cop, reveals, easy, arrested
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2007-01-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1556526377
ISBN-13: 9781556526374

This essential “how not to” guide explains how to act and what to say in the presence of police to minimize the chances of being arrested and to avoid add-on charges—which can often lead to permanent disqualification from jobs, financing, and education. Citizens can learn how to avoid arrest both on the street and when pulled over in a vehicle and are alerted to basic tricks cops use to get people to incriminate themselves. Sprinkled with absurdity and humor, this urgent, eye-opening book is a guide to criminal justice for all Americans.