From Yahoo!, the #1 site on the Internet, comes the indispensable reference for getting the most of the Web without hours of searching!
Yahoo! The Ultimate Desk Reference to the Web is a totally new type of book that teaches you how to use the Web effectively and then takes you where you want to go. Whether you're looking for airline tickets, free stuff, history sites, health facts, job leads, auction sites, or consumer reports, this book provides you with the most outstanding sites in an easy-to-use format.
Building on the Yahoo! principle of making the Web accessible to all users, this book selects sites for their content, longevity, usefulness and special features. Editor H.P. Newquist, a veteran Web surfer and journalist, has worked with Yahoo! to save you thousands of hours of digging through cyberspace.
This is the only book you need to find what you need--and find it fast!
Yahoo! The Ultimate Desk Reference to the Web features:
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<li>Authoritative surfing strategies</li>
<li>Savvy insider tips</li>
<li>Suggestions for enhancing your personal webpages</li>
<li>Icons to help you easily identify website features</li>
<li>All the basics for new Internet users</li>
<li>Comprehensive site reviews</li>
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Over 1,000 entries covering the best the Web has to offer, including:
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<li>E-commerce</li>
<li>news</li>
<li>research</li>
<li>shopping</li>
<li>sports </li>
<li>entertainment </li>
<li>health</li>
<li> art</li>
<li>finance</li>
<li>government </li>
<li>travel</li>
<li>family</li>
<li>technology </li>
<li>science</li>
<li>architecture</li>
<li>homework</li>
<li>music </li>
<li>and just plain Yahoo! friendly fun!Yahoo! is the most popular site on the Internet and has helped over 70 million people worldwide find what they're looking for.
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Yahoo! The Ultimate Desk Reference to the Web

Computers & Technology

Newquist, HP

Web Development & Design

Collins Reference

Abracadabra: The Story of Magic Through the Ages

Magic is a word we use to describe something amazing, awe-inspiring, or spectacular. Truly great magic makes us believe in things we know can't be real. In the hands of the greatest magicians, even a simple card trick can become truly wondrous.
Now, in this nonfiction narrative of magic through the ages, HP Newquist explains how the world's most famous tricks were created. From the oracles of ancient Egypt and the wizards of medieval Europe on to the exploits of Houdini and modern practitioners like Criss Angel, this book unlocks the secrets behind centuries of magic and illusion.
Fully illustrated and including step-by-step instructions for eight classic magic tricks, this book will have middle-grade readers spellbound.

Children's Books

Arts, Music & Photography

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

The science and inventions that make us who we are . . . literally! Did you know the first blood transfusions were between people and lambs? Or that the first prosthetic hand with a hook was created so a French soldier could hold the reins of his horse in battle? Or that scientists recently grew a nose? Invention &amp; Impact, an exciting new series from PYRG-Smithsonian, introduces young readers to experiments, discoveries, and breakthroughs such as these, which have huge impacts on our world. Designed with exciting images from the Smithsonian's vast collections, each highly visual book in the series starts with a big idea and then explores that concept through specific objects that give kids the micro and meta picture on how inventions and ideas connect over time. The debut book in the series looks at one of the most complex systems on planet Earth: the human body. From artificial eyeballs to aspirin to 3-D printed body parts, The Human Body profiles the objects that scientists and tinkerers throughout history have invented (or cobbled together) to protect, repair, or improve our physical selves. And there are plenty of fascinating stories behind these objects!

The Human Body: The Story of How We Protect, Repair, and Make Ourselves Stronger (Smithsonian: Invention & Impact)

Science, Nature & How It Works

Viking Books for Young Readers

This lively history of transportation follows our fascinating route from primitive technology like sandals to driverless cars and beyond! Since humans first stood upright, we've been on the move. Need food? Water? Land? A place to live? Survival depends upon motion. For thousands of years, people have devised ways to move faster, farther, and more comfortably. Their inventions—shoes, skis, the rudder, the wheel, engines, rockets—have had an enormous impact on how and where human beings live and thrive. When human beings get a move on, change happens: - The wheel, probably first used in the Middle East around 6,000 years ago, meant building and trading supplies could be moved more easily—whole civilizations rolled out. - The Vikings sailed far and wide because they used a keel on their longships. - Horse-and-carriage gridlock gave rise to subways. - The bicycle changed the world for women in terms of freedom and fashion. - Drones and driverless cars are the future . . . coming sooner than we think. Award-winning author HP Newquist explores the transportation inventions and technologies that have transformed the way we experience the world around us. It’s a fascinating journey!

From Here to There: The Story of How We Transport Ourselves and Everything Else (Smithsonian: Invention & Impact)

Learn about the history of forensic science, how to collective and analyze evidence, and get one step closer to being a world-class, crime-solving detective! From the critically acclaimed author of The Book of Chocolate, The Human Body, and From Here to There, comes an all new nonfiction deep dive into forensic science. What is evidence and how do investigators gather it? How do you determine how long a body has been dead? Do fingerprints differ from person to person? How did some of the world's great fictional detectives, like Sherlock Holmes, further the study of forensics? Packed with lively photos, classroom activities, and engaging prose, budding private eyes and scientists will be eager to find the answers to these and other questions in HP Newquist's latest, and to learn about everything from the world's first autopsy in Ancient Rome to the role that DNA plays in solving crimes along the way.

Scene of the Crime: Tracking Down Criminals with Forensic Science

Education & Reference

HP Newquist's fast-paced account reveals how long-ago myths about the kraken transformed into the modern study of Architeuthis dux, the giant squid.Weaving scientific discovery with historical accounts—along with the giant squid’s appearance in film and literature—Here There Be Monsters explores the mystery of this creature in fascinating detail. Readers will find that the monster remains hidden no longer, because scientists have finally seen the kraken with their own eyes . . . alive and rising up out of the sea.

Here There Be Monsters: The Legendary Kraken and the Giant Squid

Animals

HMH Books for Young Readers

Winner of the Magnolia Award 
HP Newquist takes young readers on an engaging tour of the world of blood, from ancient history to modern science—with an occasional trip to the very strange side of the most important tissue in our bodies. Oddly enough, scientists began to understand this fascinating fluid only within the past one hundred years and how its microscopic components nourish the entire body. Whether the tales of vampires, medieval medical practices, and Mayan sacrificial rites captivate or terrify, this comprehensive investigation into blood’s past and present will surely enthrall. And if this account is a little bloodcurdling, well, that’s half the fun!

The Book of Blood: From Legends and Leeches to Vampires and Veins

Teen & Young Adult

Social Issues

Clarion Books

Chocolate . . . - Its scientific name means “food of the gods.” - The Aztecs mixed it with blood and gave it to sacrificial victims to drink. - The entire town of Hershey, Pennsylvania was built by Milton Hershey to support his chocolate factory. Its streetlights are shaped like chocolate Kisses. - The first men to climb to the top of Mount Everest buried a chocolate bar there as an offering to the gods of the mountain. - Every twenty-four hours, the U.S. chocolate industry goes through eight million pounds of sugar. - Its special flavor is created by a combination of 600 to 1000 different chemical compounds Join science author HP Newquist as he explores chocolate’s fascinating history. Along the way you’ll meet colorful characters like the feathered-serpent god Quetzalcoatl, who gave chocolate trees to the Aztecs; Henri Nestlé, who invented milk chocolate while trying to save the lives of babies who couldn’t nurse; and the quarrelsome Mars family, who split into two warring factions, one selling Milky Way, Snickers, and 3 Musketeers bars, the other Mars Bars and M&amp;M’s. From its origin as the sacred, bitter drink of South American rulers to the familiar candy bars sold by today’s multimillion dollar businesses, people everywhere have fallen in love with chocolate, the world’s favorite flavor.

The Book of Chocolate: The Amazing Story of the World's Favorite Candy

History

A mysterious car crash results in the death of three boys in a small rural town. Later that night, people living nearby begin disappearing. One at a time.\nSomething has been released.\nRumors spread and townspeople claim there are rational explanations. But the seemingly normal village has a haunted past: missing children and whispers about a strange creature in the woods. The one person who tries to find an explanation discovers that he may be the next to disappear.\nAnd that is when truly unspeakable things start to happen . . .

BEHEMOTH

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

RELAYER Books

Magicians never reveal their secrets . . . but in Abacadabra: The Story of Magic Through the Ages, HP Newquist lifts the veil: this is an illustrated history of magic complete with step-by-step instructions for eight classic magic tricks.
Magic is a word we use to describe something amazing, awe-inspiring, or spectacular. Truly great magic makes us believe in things we know can't be real. In the hands of the greatest magicians, even a simple card trick can become truly wondrous.
Now, in this nonfiction narrative of magic through the ages, HP Newquist explains how the world's most famous tricks were created, including: -the oracles of ancient Egypt -the wizards of medieval Europe -the exploits of Houdini -modern practitioners like Criss Angel -and more!
Abracadabra by HP Newquist will have middle-grade readers spellbound. This book unlocks the secrets behind centuries of magic, magicians, and illusion.
Praise for Abacadabra: The Story of Magic Through the Ages:
“Strikes a good balance between the history and practical magic tricks . . . an enthralling read.” ―Children’s Literature
“Fledgling magicians will be spellbound.” ―Booklist
 “This offering stands out from similar books because of the amount of material it provides about various conjurers, illusionists, and mind readers. Newquist does not hesitate to give away trade secrets.” ―School Library Journal

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Yahoo! The Ultimate Desk Reference to the Web

Abracadabra: The Story of Magic Through the Ages

The Human Body: The Story of How We Protect, Repair, and Make Ourselves Stronger (Smithsonian: Invention & Impact)

From Here to There: The Story of How We Transport Ourselves and Everything Else (Smithsonian: Invention & Impact)

Scene of the Crime: Tracking Down Criminals with Forensic Science

Here There Be Monsters: The Legendary Kraken and the Giant Squid

The Book of Blood: From Legends and Leeches to Vampires and Veins

The Book of Chocolate: The Amazing Story of the World's Favorite Candy

BEHEMOTH

Abracadabra: The Story of Magic Through the Ages