Summary: An exploration of the human body, both inside and out, describing the major systems of the body and how they work, and featuring over nine hundred photographs, illustrations, diagrams, and charts.

Note: Purchased with library fine money from WHS Book Fair.

Summary: "You're no idiot, of course. You know that palmistry has been practiced for centuries and that there's more to the science than seeking good fortune. Like pages in a book, the parts of your hand have stories to tell--about you."back cover.

Note: Student request.

Summary: Combines visual symbols of the West into a series of collages that offer a reinterpretation of twenty-six ancient Chinese characters that express Eastern attitudes about virtue.

Note: Donation made by Washington Mutual Bank

Summary: Terrie Williams recounts the experiences she has had during her career as head of her own public relations firm and profiles the artists she has met.

Notes: Donated by Washington Mutual Bank

Summary: Provides wisdom and quotes on the everyday trials and struggles young women women face in the modern world, offering them tips for dealing with relationships, employment, friends, family, and more.

Donated by : Washington Mutual Bank

Summary: Examines the rise of the Civil Rights movement in America, the men and women whose lives made an impact in the pursuit of social and political equality, and landmark Supreme Court cases that changed the fabric of American society in the mid-to-late twentieth century.

Notes: Purchased with library fines from WHS Book Fair. Shelved in Large section.

Summary: Examines the history of orphanages in the United States, looking at what life was like for children living in orphanages, discussing influences on how orphans were treated, and considering why orphanages have all but disappeared.

Notes: Junior Library Guild selection

Summary: Discusses the science of speleology and what scientists have learned about caves, how they are formed, and what lives in them.

Note: Junior Library Guild selection

Summary: Tells the stories behind some of the world's greatest inventions, provides biographical notes on the inventors, and discusses the effect of each invention on society.

Note: Purchased with library fines from WHS Book Fair

Summary: Explores how human cadavers have been used throughout history, discussing how the use of dead bodies has benefited every aspect of human existence.

Summary: Recounts the true stories of ten scientists and medical researchers that have endured extreme hardship and discomfort in order to test new discoveries and inventions in the fields of medicine and science.

Note: Junior Library Guild selection.

Summary: Presents an understanding of automotive technologies and examines how people feel about and use their cars, how they drive, methods of car shopping, and purchasing habits as well as addresses safety issues.

Series: The Reference Shelf volume 76 number 5

Summary: Explores the culture of high school football by focusing on the town of Odessa, Texas.

Notes: Student request. Now a new movie.

Summary: Mark Salzman chronicles his first years teaching at Central Juvenile Hall, a lockup for Los Angeles's most violent teenage offenders, discussing what his students taught him about life.

Summary: Presents a collection of facts and details about historical happenings and famous people and uncovers the myth and misconceptions of some accounts as well as shedding light on those thought to be authentic.

Note: Purchased with library fine money from the WHS Book Fair

Summary: This fourth autobiographical work by Maya Angelou tells of her entry into New York's circle of African-American artists and writers, her involvement in the civil rights movement, and changes in her personal life.

Note: Donation and Oprah Book Club selection

Summary: Champion cyclist Lance Armstrong describes his triumph over cancer.

Note: Purchased with Library fine money from the WHS Book Fair.

Summary: The author relates how, as a young adult, he became a drug user and smuggler, was arrested, did time in prison, and eventually got out and went to college, all the while hoping to become a writer.

Summary: Examines the life of Arnold Schwarzenegger, discussing his childhood in Austria, his careers as a bodybuilder, and action star in Hollywood, and his move into politics which led to his being elected governor of California in 2003.

Series: A & E Biography

Note: Donation made by Washington Mutual Bank.

Summary: "Againist the backdrop of the rise and fall of ruling dynasties, this Oxford History also examines cultural and social patterns, including stylistic developments in art and literature..."

Note: Donation.

Summary: Stephen Ambrose reflects on his long career as a historian and shares stories of some of his most admired, and a few of his least favorite Americans from throughout history.

Note: Purchased with fines from WHS Book Fair

Summary: An illustrated chronicle of America's wars from the Revolution to the liberation of Iraq.

Partial contents: American Revolution -- War of 1812 -- Mexican-American War -- Civil War -- Indian wars -- Spanish-American War -- World War One -- World War Two -- Korean War -- Vietnam War -- Gulf War.

Notes: Purchased with library fine money from WHS Book Fair. Shelved in Large section.

Summary: Presents, in question and answer format, a history of the United States from the exploration of Christopher Columbus to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Other books in the WHS Library by Kenneth C. Davis: Don't know much about geography, Don't know much about history, and Don't know much about the Civil War.

Notes: Purchased with library fine money from WHS Book Fair.

Summary: Text, photographs, and illustrations from the New York Times section, "A Nation Challenged," record how the world was changed due to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States and their aftermath.

Note: Donation made by Washington Mutual Bank.