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SPOTLIGHT ON........Nonfiction Titles for Guys
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Learn more about the Battle of the Sexes with titles selected for YA guys and gals.
All of these library materials are owned by the Metropolitan Library System. Log on to CyberMars with your library card to reserve any titles that interest you, or ask a librarian for assistance.
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Heroes of Football: The Story of America 's Game
Madden, John (Dutton Children's Books, c2006)
Shelf Number: J796.332/M179h
A Super Bowl-winning coach and the namesake of the Madden NFL video game shares his extensive knowledge in an ultimate football resource that traces the sport's history, profiles prominent players, reveals game-making plays, and much more.
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Monsterology: Fabulous Lives of the Creepy, the Revolting, and the Undead
Slade, Arthur G. (Tundra Books, c2005)
Shelf Number: J398.21/SL6312m
Gathers together fifteen monsters and evildoers, ranging from Dracula and Golem to Frankenstein and Baba Yaga, providing facts, origin, real history, imagined history, and lots of jokes to make these creatures come to life.
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Pro Wrestling Kids' Style: The Most Amazing Untold Story in Professional Wrestling History
Crossen, Shawn (NWF Books, c2005)
Shelf Number: J796.812/C9516p2
Tells the story of the creation and success of The Kids Pro Wrestling League, started by author Shawn Crossen in Minnesota when he was fourteen years old.
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Packard, Mary (Scholastic, c2005)
Shelf Number: J031.02/P1194r/2006
Packed with full-color photos and illustrations, a collection of Robert Ripley's weirdest, wildest, and wackiest phenomena and oddities is divided into fun categories such as "Critters," "Humans and Superhumans," and "Downright Spooky."
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Urban Legends
Kallen, Stuart A. (Lucent Books /Thomson Gale, c2006)
Shelf Number: J398.20973/K146u
Describes the origin and content of widely-circulated modern myths involving celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez, food phobias including the KFC legend, and government conspiracy theories such as the "Roswell Incident." |
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