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Product Description: Creativity is increasingly being recognized as an important source of competitive advantage because a single creative idea that is both novel and useful may take an organization in a profitable new direction. A long tradition of research has focused on individual creativity; especially the traits and social situations that make some people more creative than others...read more
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9781849505833 | Emerald Group Pub Ltd, November 13, 2009, cover price $134.95 | About this edition: Creativity is increasingly being recognized as an important source of competitive advantage because a single creative idea that is both novel and useful may take an organization in a profitable new direction.

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Product Description: The Magnificent Mughals of India. Shah Jahan, ruler of India, murdered three of his brothers in his bloody rise to power. Yet when his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, suddenly died, the grief-stricken emperor built the world's most beautiful tomb as a monument to her memory...read more
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9781931414203 | Mikaya Pr, October 8, 2008, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: The Magnificent Mughals of India.

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Examines the building of the Great Wall of China and the thousands of years of conflict that preceded it.
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9781931414128 | Reprint edition (Mikaya Pr, February 4, 2006), cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Examines the building of the Great Wall of China and the thousands of years of conflict that preceded it.

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9781439554524 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, September 18, 2008), cover price $18.95

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Describes the building of the Colosseum in ancient Rome, the training of its gladiators, and the different types of combat they fought in its arena.
By Elizabeth Mann and Michael Racz (illustrator)
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9781931414173 | Mikaya Pr, September 12, 2006, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Describes the building of the Colosseum in ancient Rome, the training of its gladiators, and the different types of combat they fought in its arena.

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Describes the engineering, construction, and social and historical contexts of the Hoover Dam.
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9781931414135 | Mikaya Pr, September 12, 2006, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Describes the engineering, construction, and social and historical contexts of the Hoover Dam.

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Describes the engineering, construction, and social and historical contexts of the Hoover Dam.
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9781417758821 | Turtleback Books, September 12, 2006, cover price $20.80 | About this edition: Describes the engineering, construction, and social and historical contexts of the Hoover Dam.

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Examines the engineering fete that is the ancient Greek temple, Parthenon, and how it reflects the civilization of Athens, from its people and its rulers to its religion and its democracy.
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9781931414159 | Mikaya Pr, September 9, 2006, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Examines the engineering feat of the ancient Greek temple, the Parthenon, and how it reflects the civilization of Athens, from its people and its rulers to its religion and its democracy.

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Describes the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, from its conception by John Roebling in 1852 through its final completion under the direction of his son, Washington, in 1883.
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9781931414166 | Mikaya Pr, August 24, 2006, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Describes the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, from its conception by John Roebling in 1852 through its final completion under the direction of his son, Washington, in 1883.

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Relates the history of how the Panama Canal was planned and built, including the political, international, and health aspects of getting the project finished on time.
By Elizabeth Mann and Fernando Rangel (illustrator)
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9780965049344 | Mikaya Pr, October 1, 1998, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: A chronicle of the making of the Panama Canal notes how--in spite of revolution, the segregation of workers, the jungle, and disease--this engineering marvel was achieved due to heroism, hard work, and the tenacity of Teddy Roosevelt

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9781931414142 | Reprint edition (Mikaya Pr, February 4, 2006), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Relates the history of how the Panama Canal was planned and built, including the political, international, and health aspects of getting the project finished on time.

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Presents a history of the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza and the civilization that produced it.
By Elizabeth Mann and Laura Lo Turco (illustrator)
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9780965049313 | Mikaya Pr, October 1, 1996, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: A history of the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza and the civilization that produced it

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9781931414111 | Reprint edition (Mikaya Pr, February 4, 2006), cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Presents a history of the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza and the civilization that produced it.

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Discusses the history, design, and construction of New York City's Empire State Building.
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9781417769391 | Turtleback Books, February 4, 2006, cover price $20.80 | About this edition: Discusses the history, design, and construction of New York City's Empire State Building.

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Discusses the history, design, and construction of New York City's Empire State Building.
By Lewis Wickes Hine (photographer), Elizabeth Mann and Alan Witschonke (illustrator)
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9781931414081 | Reprint edition (Mikaya Pr, February 4, 2006), cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Discusses the history, design, and construction of New York City's Empire State Building.

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Describes the history of the Inca civilization and the construction of the city of Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains.
By Amy Crehore (illustrator) and Elizabeth Mann
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9781931414104 | Reprint edition (Mikaya Pr, February 4, 2006), cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Describes the history of the Inca civilization and the construction of the city of Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains.

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Tracks the wonders of architecture, engineering, and construction that went into the creation of the world's most famous skyscraper, and includes profiles of the millionaires and laborers who built this architectural marvel.
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9781931414067 | Mikaya Pr, October 1, 2003, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Discusses the history, design, and construction of New York City's Empire State Building.

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Examines the culture and great achievements of Tikal, the largest city of the Mayan dynasty, which prospered from trade and military triumphs, and whose people mastered the principles of mathematics, architecture, agriculture, and astronomy.
By Elizabeth Mann and Tom McNeely (illustrator)
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9781931414050 | Mikaya Pr, November 1, 2002, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: A history of the Maya Indians in the city of Tikal, founded in 800 B.

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Tells the dramatic story of the danger, suffering, courage, and genius that went into the building of one of America's most famous landmarks--an extraordinarily sophisticated feat of modern engineering.
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9781931414029 | Mikaya Pr, September 1, 2001, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Describes the engineering, construction, and social and historical contexts of the Hoover Dam.

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Describes the history of the Inca civilization and the construction of the city of Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains.
By Amy Crehore (illustrator) and Elizabeth Mann
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9780965049399 | Mikaya Pr, April 1, 2000, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Describes the history of the Inca civilization and the construction of the city of Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains.

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Describes the building of the Colosseum in ancient Rome, and tells how it was used
By Elizabeth Mann and Michael Racz (illustrator)
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9780965049337 | Mikaya Pr, October 1, 1998, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Describes the building of the Colosseum in ancient Rome, and tells how it was used

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In an exciting narrative and vividly detailed illustrations and photographs, a book recounts the marvelous human stories behind China's four-thousand-mile-long wall, highlighting its creation by the Ming dynasty to protect China against the Mongols.
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9780965049320 | Mikaya Pr, October 1, 1997, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Examines the building of the Great Wall of China and the thousands of years of conflict that preceded it

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Describes the history of the bridge, from its conception by John Roebling through its completion under his son
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9780965049306 | Mikaya Pr, August 1, 1996, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Describes the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, from its conception by John Roebling in 1852 through, after many setbacks, its final completion under the direction of his son, Washington, in 1883.

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