J. Charles
1) Uruguay
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Presents information on the geography, history, economy, and people of Uruguay. Includes a chronology, recipes, project ideas, and more.
2) Costa Rica
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Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Costa Rica. Includes recipes, related projects, and a calendar of festivals.
3) Honduras
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Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Honduras. Includes recipes, related projects, and a calendar of festivals.
4) Panama
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Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Panama. Includes recipes, related projects, and a chronology.
5) Argentina
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Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Argentina. Includes recipes, related projects, and a calendar of festivals.
6) Brazil
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Discusses the land, the history, the economy, the people, and the festivals of Brazil.
7) El Salvador
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Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of El Salvador. Includes recipes, related projects, and a chronology.
8) Chile
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Discusses the land, the history, the economy, the people, and the festivals of Chile.
9) Nicaragua
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Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Nicaragua. Includes recipes, related projects, and a chronology.
10) Venezuela
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Discusses the land, the history, the economy, the people, and the festivals of Venezuela. When Spanish explorers arrived on the coast of South America, they found that natives had built their homes on stilts along the the swampy shore of Lake Maracaibo. Because this reminded the Europeans of the city of Venice, they named the region Venezuela (Little Venice). Today, Venezuela is one of the leading oil-producing nations in the world. It has a high...
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"Charlie Wheelan and his family do what others dream of: they take a year off to travel the world. This is their story. What would happen if you quit your life for a year? In a pre-COVID-19 world, the Wheelan family decided to find out; leaving behind work, school, and even the family dogs to travel the world on a modest budget. Equal parts "how-to" and "how-not-to"-and with an eye toward a world emerging from a pandemic-We Came, We Saw, We Left is...
12) Belize
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Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Belize. Includes recipes, related projects, and a calendar of festivals.
13) Guatemala
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Discusses the history, land, people, economics, government and festivals of Guatemala.
15) Peru
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Presents information on the geography, history, economy, and people of Peru. Includes a chronology, recipes, project ideas, and more.
16) The Aeneid
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Fleeing the ashes of Troy, Aeneas, Achilles' mighty foe in the Iliad, begins an incredible journey to fulfill his destiny as the founder of Rome. His voyage will take him through stormy seas, entangle him in a tragic love affair, and lure him into the world of the dead itself--all the way tormented by the vengeful Juno, Queen of the Gods. Ultimately, he reaches the promised land of Italy where, after bloody battles and with high hopes, he founds what...
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To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the most widely read novels in American literature. It's also a perennial favorite in highschool English classrooms across the nation. Yet onetime author Harper Lee is a mysterious figure who leads a very private life in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, refusing to give interviews or talk about the novel that made her a household name. Lee's life is as rich as her fiction, from her girlhood as a rebellious tomboy...
18) Doctor Strange
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"World-famous neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Strange['s] life changes forever after a horrific car accident renders his hands useless. When traditional medicine fails him, he travels to remote Kamar-Taj in search of a cure, but instead discovers the mystical arts and becomes a powerful sorcerer battling dark forces bent on destroying our reality"--Container.
19) The Italian job
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Charlie, the mastermind of a Venice heist, is overseen by John, a lifelong criminal. But the thieves are ruthlessly double-crossed by one of their own, Steve. In order to get their stolen gold bars back, Charlie enlists John's reluctant safecracking-prodigy daughter, Stella. But Steve proves himself to be one step ahead of them, and Charlie finds that he'll have to make some daring last-minute changes to their plan by creating the largest traffic...