Phillip Margulies

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1) Belle Cora

Author

Margulies, Phillip

Series

Thorndike Press large print core

Language

English

Formats

Book, Book - Large Print, eBook, Kindle

Description

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A sweeping historical tale based on the life and times of the daughter of a New York merchant finds the orphaned Belle suffering at the hands of a rival cousin before working as a prostitute and transforming herself repeatedly to win the love and life she desires.

2) Al Qaeda: Osama bin Laden's army of terrorists

Author

Margulies, Phillip

Series

Inside the world's most infamous terrorist organizations

Pub. Date

2003.

Physical Desc

64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Discusses the Islamic organization known as Al-Qaeda, focusing on its presumed role in the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States.

3) Down syndrome

Author

Margulies, Phillip

Series

Genetic diseases and disorders

Pub. Date

2007.

Physical Desc

64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

4) The Exxon Valdez oil spill

Author

Margulies, Phillip

Series

When disaster strikes

Pub. Date

2003.

Physical Desc

48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 23 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Discusses the factors and events that led to the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska, the cleanup effort afterwards, and the longterm consequences of the disaster.

5) The Department of Energy

Author

Margulies, Phillip

Series

This is your government

Pub. Date

2006.

Physical Desc

64 pages : illustrations, color photographs ; 23 cm.

Language

English

Description

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This book discusses the history of the Department of Energy, the challenges of the secretaries of energy, and the work and responsibilities of the Department of Energy.

6) The devil on trial: witches, anarchists, atheists, communists, and terrorists in America's courtrooms

Author

Margulies, Phillip

Pub. Date

2008.

Physical Desc

218 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm

Language

English

Description

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Featuring five famous trials, this book examines the way an individual's right to a fair trial can be threatened when people are tempted to abandon their principles in the name of safety.