 | The Norton Anthology of American Literature (Shorter Seventh Edition)
Publication Date: August 1, 2007| ISBN-10: 0393930572 | ISBN-13: 978-0393930573| Edition: Shorter Seventh Edition Firmly grounded in the core strengths that have made it the best-selling undergraduate survey in the field, The Norton Anthology of American Literature has been revitalized in this Seventh Edition through the collaboration between three new period editors and five seasoned ones.Under Nina Baym's direction, the editors have considered afresh each selection and the entire apparatus to make the Shorter Edition an even better teaching tool for the one-semester and brief two-semes...
 |  | Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
Publication Date: April 19, 2011In Falling Upward, Fr. Richard Rohr seeks to help readers understand the tasks of the two halves of life and to show them that those who have fallen, failed, or "gone down" are the only ones who understand "up." Most of us tend to think of the second half of life as largely about getting old, dealing with health issues, and letting go of life, but the whole thesis of this book is exactly the opposite. What looks like falling down can largely be experienced as "falling upward." In fact, it is not a loss but somehow actually a gain, as we have all seen with elde...
|  | Kaplan New GRE Vocabulary Flashcards
Release Date: August 2, 2011| ISBN-10: 1607148536 | ISBN-13: 978-1607148531| Edition: 3 New content for the August 2011 GRE Revised General Test! In August of 2011, the GRE will undergo some big changes. New sections and question types will be in place to test a student’s ability to analyze data in a new multi-stage format that allows test takers to move back and forth within a specific section of the exam. These test changes will be used to better predict a student’s success in a graduate program and provide meaningful data to educational institutions when selecting candidat...
|  | The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee: An Origami Yoda Book
Release Date: August 7, 2012| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up...
|  | The Giver
Release Date: September 10, 2002| Series: Readers Circle (Laurel-Leaf) Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns 12 he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now, it is time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back. ...
|  | CPT Professional 2012 (Spiralbound) (Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Professional)
Publication Date: October 1, 2011| ISBN-10: 1603595686 | ISBN-13: 978-1603595681| Edition: Spi Ind Th Correctly interpreting and reporting medical procedures and services begins with CPT...
|  | The Devil in the White City:Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Release Date: February 10, 2004Erik Larson—author of #1 bestseller In the Garden of Beasts—intertwines the true tale of the 1893 World's Fair and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death. Combining meticulous research with nail-biting storytelling, Erik Larson has crafted a narrative with all the wonder of newly discovered history and the thrills of the best fiction. ...
|  | Bones Are Forever: A Novel (Temperance Brennan)
Release Date: August 28, 2012| Series: Temperance Brennan Kathy Reichs, #1 New York Times bestselling author and producer of the FOX televison hit Bones, is at her brilliant best in a riveting novel featuring forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan—a story of infanticide, murder, and corruption, set in the high-stakes, high-danger world of diamond mining. A woman calling herself Amy Roberts checks into a Montreal hospital complaining of uncontrolled bleeding. Doctors see evidence of a recent birth, but before they can act, Roberts disappears. Dispatched to the address she gave at the hos...
|  | Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Release Date: August 2, 2011Our sharpest and most original social critic goes "undercover" as an unskilled worker to reveal the dark side of American prosperity.Millions of Americans work full time, year round, for poverty-level wages. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. She was inspired in part by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, which promised that a job -- any job -- can be the ticket to a better life. But how does anyone survive, let alone prosper, on $6 an hour? To find out, Ehrenreich left her home, took the cheapest lodgings she could find, and accepted whatever ...
|  | Nineteen Eighty-Four, Centennial Edition
Release Date: May 6, 2003"Thought Police." "Big Brother." "Orwellian." These words have entered our vocabulary because of George Orwell's classic dystopian novel, 1984. The story of one man's nightmare odyssey as he pursues a forbidden love affair through a world ruled by warring states and a power structure that controls not only information but also individual thought and memory, 1984 is a prophetic, haunting tale.More relevant than ever before, 1984 exposes the worst crimes imaginable-the destruction of truth, freedom, and individuality.With a new forward by Thomas Pynchon. ...
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