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Illuminates the UFO controversy by examining reported sightings, unexplained phenomena, and the activities of the Air Force's investigation team, Project Blue Book
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9780913940846 | Crestwood House, June 1, 1978, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Discusses sightings of UFO's, presents possible explanations for them, and identifies on-going studies of these phenomena.
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9780913940860 | Crestwood House, June 1, 1978, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Discusses Swiss writer Erick von Dčaniken's theories concerning extraterrestrial influences on the development of ancient civilizations.
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9780913940815 | Crestwood House, July 1, 1978, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Discusses an area of the Atlantic Ocean known as the Bermuda Triangle, where numerous ships and airplanes have mysteriously disappeared.
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Photographs and text introduce the fundamentals of the young sport of freestyle skiing.
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9780913940907 | Crestwood House, July 1, 1978, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Describes the techniques and special skills of mogul, acrobatic, and ballet freestyle skiing
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The history and techniques of the game, begun by tossing an empty pie plate, in which a plastic disc is thrown and caught.
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9780913940884 | Crestwood House, July 1, 1978, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Looks at the history and techniques of the popular sport that began with the tossing of an empty tin Frisbie Pie Company plate
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Text and illustrations describe various types of skateboards and skateboarding techniques.
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9780913940914 | Crestwood House, July 1, 1978, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Illustrates the different types of skateboards, skateboarding competitions, and skateboarding techniques
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Documents in words and pictures the growing popularity of hang gliding, stressing the importance of constant attention to safety
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9780913940945 | Crestwood House, August 1, 1978, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: A brief introduction to the equipment, techniques, and thrill of hang gliding.
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An introduction to the sport of mountain climbing and to some of the world's famous peaks.
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9780896860759 | Crestwood House, March 1, 1979, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: An illustrated guide to the sport of mountain climbing discusses equipment, necessary skills, world famous peaks, techniques, and the history of mountaineering
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Describes the behind-the-scenes activities at a circus.
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9780896860599 | Crestwood House, January 1, 1980, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Describes how the various performers in the circus prepare and practice their acts and how the animals are cared for and trained
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Describes the behind-the-scenes activities at a newspaper office focusing on the jobs of the various people that put a newspaper together.
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9780896860636 | Crestwood House, January 1, 1980, cover price $3.50 | About this edition: Describes the activities and people of a newspaper office, from how and where reporters find stories to the actual delivery of the newspaper to newsstands' doorsteps
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The crew of Emergency Spaceship EM 88 discovers that the mysterious object that they have been sent to investigate is a vehicle for a group of amorphous blobs fleeing from their galaxy.
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9780896860285 | Crestwood House, January 1, 1980, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Emergency spaceship EM 88 tracks an alien vessel and discovers that the crew is composed of amorphous pink blobs
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The theft of nickel ingots from asteroid NMA-6 provides a puzzling mystery until members of spaceship EM 88 step in to investigate.
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9780896860278 | Crestwood House, January 1, 1980, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: The crew of the Emergency Spaceship EM 88 journeys to the asteroid NMA-6 to investigate the mysterious disappearance of metal ingots
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The crew of the Emergency Ship 88 is sent on a priority mission to Venus to rescue the earth colonists whose life support systems are freezing as the planet undergoes the beginning of an ice age
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9780896860261 | Crestwood House, January 1, 1980, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: The crew of Emergency Spaceship EM 88 is sent to rescue a colony from Venus when increasingly cold temperatures begin to freeze the life support systems.
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Discusses the powerful North American bear: where and how he lives, what he looks like, and what is to become of him.
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9780896862456, titled "The Grizzly" | Crestwood House, May 1, 1984, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Addressing the ferocious reputation of the grizzly, this informative study explains how human life has encroached on the habitat of the grizzly and discusses the animal's behavior, ecological niche, and other important topics
9780896860452 | Crestwood House, January 1, 1980, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: A man's realization of his desire to meet face-to-face with a grizzly bear changes some of his previous ideas about them.
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The commander of the EM 88 is stricken with what may be the first case of smallpox in several centuries.
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9780896860292 | Crestwood House, January 1, 1980, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: A medical crisis results when Druce, captain of the Emergency Rescue Ship EM 88, is stricken with smallpox during a routine flight to space headquarters
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On a cold night in autumn while on his first hunting trip, a 14-year-old boy becomes lost in the northern Michigan woods.
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9780896860445 | Crestwood House, January 1, 1980, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Junior Harmon, a fourteen-year-old boy on his first hunting trip, is lost in the cold November woods of northern Michigan
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Forced to land on an asteroid because of mechanical problems, the crew of the EM 88 encounter a world much like Earth
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9780896860322 | Crestwood House, January 1, 1980, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: A malfunctioning engine forces the EM 88 to land on an uncharted asteroid which bears a strange resemblance to Earth.
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While visiting the Mars colony, the crew of Emergency Spaceship EM 88 helps to rescue miners trapped by an earthquake and discovers some unusual inhabitants deep in the mountain.
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9780896860247 | Crestwood House, January 1, 1980, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: During their attempt to rescue a group of miners trapped on the planet Mars, the crew members of Emergency Spaceship EM 88 discover a strange race of creatures
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Brita, Joris, Druce, and the crew of the Emergency Spaceship EM88 set off to identify and stop the humanoid army forcing Earth colonists to abandon their bases throughout the galaxy
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9780896860315 | Crestwood House, January 1, 1980, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: An invading army of humanoids threatens to blow up any colony whose inhabitants will not vacate.
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When the headquarters Astro-orb goes out of orbit, the members of spaceship EM 88 try a daring plan to put it back in place.
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9780896860254 | Crestwood House, January 1, 1980, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: The crew of Emergency Spaceship EM 88 must devise a daring rescue plan after a meteor explodes at the far end of the Astro-orb and knocks the giant space station out of orbit
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Discusses the history of marathon running, the marathon races now existing, famous runners, running records, and possible injuries that improper care may incur.
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9780896860742 | Crestwood House, February 1, 1980, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: An illustrated survey of this popular sport covers the history of the marathon, training, and famous runners and events
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Introduces fishing, including lures, bait, and casting.
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9780896860704 | Crestwood House, May 1, 1980, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A detailed introduction to the joys of fishing discusses equipment and accessories, including bait, lures, and rods, casting techniques, history of the sport, trolling, and more
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9780896860728 | Crestwood House, June 1, 1980, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Describes the basic movements of roller skating, offers tips on safety and equipment, and provides a brief history of skating
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Examines the techniques and health benefits of running and jogging, covering warm-up exercises, clothing, training, personal jogging programs, and many other aspects of the sport
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9780896860681 | Crestwood House, June 1, 1980, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Discusses the benefits and techniques of running.
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Details the various jobs necessary to produce a television program, including producers, directors, lighting and sound technicians, and cameramen
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9780896860629 | Crestwood House, June 1, 1980, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Describes the activities that take place during the production and presentation of television programs.
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