Everyone in Athena, Mississippi, knows Charlie Harris, the good-natured librarian who walks his rescued Maine coon cat, Diesel, on a leash. Godfrey Priest, famous author of gory bestsellers and Charlie's former classmate, is the pride of Athena. Charlie remembers him as an arrogant jerk, and he's not alone. Godfrey's homecoming as a distinguished alumnus couldn't possibly go worse: by lunch, he's put a man in the hospital. By dinner, Godfrey's dead....

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Provides an introduction to the Harappa people who lived in the Indus Valley thousands of years ago, describing their civilization, daily life, religious beliefs, and more.

Shows how people lived in ancient Egypt by describing their social, economic, political, and cultural life, and explains how their values and attitudes have helped shape our world.

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Simple text and photographs explore the kinds of materials homes in the past were made of as well as the size of these homes and their living conditions.

Shows how people lived in ancient Sumeria, a land now known as Iraq, by describing their social, economic, political, religious, and cultural life, as well as their contributions to later civilizations.

Examines the genealogy of nineteen prominent African Americans, including Oprah Winfrey, Maya Angelou, Morgan Freeman, and Quincy Jones. Discusses the difficulty in tracing the genealogy due to the lack of records and illicit racial breeding.

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