The learning-disabled child: Ways that parents can help

Identifies common learning disabilities, describes special teaching programs, and tells where parents can find additional help for their child

The Learning-Disabled Child: Ways That Parents Can Help

Education & Teaching

Stevens, Suzanne H.

Schools & Teaching

John F Blair Pub

Classroom Success for the Learning Disabled

Suzanne H. Stevens

Portrays the daily life of the family of Robert E. Lee and discusses his relationship with his four daughters

The Lee Girls

Biographies & Memoirs

Coulling, Mary P.

Community & Culture

Being a Boy

In the days before television and supervised athletics, boys had to create their own amusements. In the Great Depression, when Paxton Davis grew up, this was doubly so.  Davis was born into an enclave of relative prosperity in Winston-Salem. Baseball, Cub Scouts, summer camp, radio serials and newspaper routes were the stuff life was made of. Davis recalls these years with grace and humor. Times and circumstances change, but there is always something to be celebrated in a boyhood fondly remembered, always something to be mourned in its passing.  "A meticulous, loving reconstruction of his early years. A delicate portrait of a vanished age." (Kirkus Reviews)

Davis, Paxton

Historical

In State Parks of North Carolina, Walter C. Biggs, Jr., and James F. Parnell present a comprehensive guide to North Carolina's state parks, state natural areas, and state recreation areas. Each park unit is described in full detail, with discussions of the parks physical features, the history of the park and the area, the principal flora and fauna present, hiking trails, facilities and visitor activities, and places of interest in the park's vicinity. Maps and photographs illustrate the text. Whether one's taste in recreation inclines toward rock climbing, hang gliding, and primitive camping or just picnicking and seashell hunting, State Parks of North Carolina will provide an invaluable guide on visits to the parks.

State Parks of North Carolina

Travel

Parnell, James F.

Biggs, Walter C.

Food, Lodging & Transportation

Traces the case of Cleveland's "Torso Murderer" of the 1930s, and the attempts of Eliot Ness to find the psychopathic killer

Torso: The Story of Eliot Ness and the Search for a Psychopathic Killer

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Nickel, Steven

Mystery

Recounts battles between Union and Confederate ships, and looks at the technological developments that influenced the course of the war

Damn the Torpedoes: Naval Incidents of the Civil War

History

Hoehling, A.A.

Americas

Taffy of Torpedo Junction

Back in print A longtime favorite of several generations of Tar Heels, Taffy of Torpedo Junction is the thrilling adventure story of thirteen-year-old Taffy Willis, who, with the help of her pony and dog, exposes a ring of Nazi spies operating from a secluded house on Hatteras Island, North Carolina, during World War II. For readers of all ages, the book brings to life the dramatic wartime events on the Outer Banks, where German U-boats turned an area around Cape Hatteras into 'Torpedo Junction' by sinking more than sixty American vessels in just a six-month period in 1942. Taffy has been enjoyed by young and old alike since it was first published in 1957.

Wechter, Nell Wise

Children's Books

A Boy's War

The winningest basketball coach in college history, Dean Smith (born 1931) retired from the University of North Carolina in 1997 after 36 seasons. His teams won 879 games and had 27 consecutive seasons of at least 20 victories. Under Dean Smith, the University of North Carolina Tar Heels made 11 appearances in the Final Four of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I college basketball tournament. They won two NCAA titles, in 1982 and 1993. Smith holds many records, including 65 NCAA tournament wins, and 17 regular season titles in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Beyond his teams' achievements, Smith was known for his innovations, his recruiting prowess, and his loyalty to his players. Smith coached 30 All-Americans, including the man many consider the greatest basketball player who ever lived, Michael Jordan. Many others he coached went on to the National Basketball Association, including 21 first-round NBA draft picks. At least five of his former players became NBA coaches, including NBA Hall of Famer Billy Cunningham. Cunningham told Time that Smith "takes as much pride in the doctors and lawyers he coached as he does in the All-Stars." Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden once said, "Dean is the best teacher of basketball that I have observed." When Smith announced his retirement, Jordan commented, "He's a father figure to a lot of players and a lot of people."

Dean Smith: A Biography

Mumau, Thad

Regional U.S.

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