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Adler, M. J. (1998). The paideia proposal. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co. ISBN: 0684841886.

Adler, M. J. (1997). Six great ideas. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co. ISBN: 068482681X.

Adler, M. J. (1989). Reforming education: The opening of the American mind. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co. ISBN: 0025005510.

Aldrich, E. (1991). From the ballroom to hell. Grace and folly in nineteenth-century dance. Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press. ISBN: 0810109131.

Allen, R. E., & Allen, S. D. (1995). Winnie-the-Pooh on problem solving. New York: Dutton. ISBN: 0525940634.

Allert, K. (1992). North American Indian girl and boy paper dolls in full color. New York: Dover Publications, Inc. ISBN: 0486271161.

Amberg, J. (1994). School smarts. More than 2,000 things students need to know in school. Glenview, IL: GoodYear Books, Scott Foresman.

American Museum of Natural History. (1993). The illustrated history of humankind. People of the stone age: Hunter-gatherers and early farmers. (volume 2). New York: Harper San Francisco a division of HarperCollins Publishers.

American Museum of Natural History. (1993). The illustrated history of humankind. The first humans: Human origins and history to 10,000 BC. (volume 1). New York: Harper San Francisco a division of HarperCollins Publishers.

Anderson, C. P. (1986). The new book of people. Photographs, capsule biographies and vital statistics of over 500 celebrities. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. ISBN: 0399512233.

Anderson, B. F. (1980). The complete thinker: A handbook of techniques for creative and critical problem solving. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. ISBN: 013164582X.

Appleby, A. (1991). America's all-time favorite songs; over 200 best-loved songs in one volume. New York: Amsco Publications. ISBN: 0825612306.

Armstrong, T. (1999). 7 kinds of smart. Identifying and developing your many intelligences. New York: Plume a division of Penguin Books USA Inc. ISBN: 0452281377.

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Escher, M. C. (1992). The pop-up book of M. C. Escher. Petaluma, CA: Pomegranate Artbooks.ISBN: 0876548192.

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Ages of evolution in art & music. The medieval era, the renaissance, the baroque, and the eighteenth century. ZCI Publishing.

All movie guide 2. (1996) 100,000 movie and video references on CD-ROM, a must for all movie lovers. Corel.

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