 | Roughing It (Signet Classics)
Release Date: January 1, 1995In his youth Mark Twain found himself adrift as a tenderfoot in the Wild West, working in a variety of professions. This is a record, fact and impression, of those early years. ...
 |  | Power & Beauty: A Love Story of Life on the Streets
Release Date: October 18, 2011 Hip-hop artist Tip "T.I." Harris has received every acclaim the music world has to offer. Now, working with bestselling celebrity collaborator David Ritz, T.I. applies all his talent and experience to the world of fiction by creating the epic love story of Power and Beauty. After the death of his mother, Charlotte, Paul “Power” Clay allows himself to be guided by Slim, a local businessman. Slim always has the best of everything, and Power is sure that if he learns Slim's ways, he'll make something of himself--and perhaps be worthy of Tanya “Bea...
|  | Lord Haupfenn's School
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|  | Jojofu
Release Date: September 30, 1996| Age Level: 4 and up Though Takumi loved all his dogs as if they were his own family, his favorite was named Jojofu (Heroine), for she was the bravest and smartest dog in the land. Based on a Japanese folktale taken from the ancient Ima Mukashi scrolls, the story of Jojufo, who saves her master time and again, has delighted children and dog lovers for more than a thousand years. "Resplendent illustrations set the story both culturally and dramatically....A book that will be read and reread often."--Kirkus Reviews. ...
|  | Tales of a wayside inn, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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|  | More Than Words Can Say: A Novel
Release Date: December 20, 2011 From the author of If Wishes Were Horses comes a novel of long-buried secrets and self-discovery, showing us that sometimes what goes unsaid is more powerful than words. . . . Chelsea Enright never expected to inherit her grandmother's lakeside cottage deep in the Adirondacks—a serene getaway that had been mysteriously closed up decades ago. This is no simple bequest, however, because when Chelsea finds her grandmother's WWII diaries, she's stunned to discover that they hold secrets she never suspected . . . and they have the power to turn her own life...
|  | Body of Evidence (Love Inspired Suspense)
Publication Date: February 1, 2011| Series: Love Inspired Suspense When Texas Ranger Anderson Michaels goes undercover at an animal rescue farm in Texas Hill Country, he lands right in owner Jennifer Rodgers's path. Before long, he realizes that tracking down his target—a deadly drug-trafficking ring that was responsible for the murder of his captain—may be easier than winning this jaded woman's trust. Experience has taught Jennifer to keep her distance from adventure seekers. But her life will depend on her ability to push aside her fears—and trust Anderson to keep her safe. ...
|  | The Incumbent (The Madison Glenn Series #1)
Publication Date: September 14, 2004An abduction...a trail of disturbing clues...Politics are about to become deadly.As the controversial mayor of the beautiful coastal community of Santa Rita, Madison 'Maddy' Glenn likes to face things head-on. But nothing can prepare her for a hostile visit from the chief of police---or his terrible news. Lisa Truccoli, Maddy's friend and the treasurer of her last campaign, has been kidnapped. All that remains at the crime scene is a shocking clue...with Maddy's name on it.The ensuing hunt for answers only turns up more sinister clues in a terrifying game ...
|  | The Collected Poems of Wendell Berry, 1957-1982
Publication Date: April 1, 1987A longtime spokesman for conservation, common sense, and sustainable agriculture, Wendell Berry writes eloquently in several styles and methods. Among other literary forms, he is a poet of great clarity and sureness. His love of language and his care for its music are matched only by his fidelity to the subjects he has written of during his first twenty-five years of work: land and nature, the family and community, tradition as the groundwork for life and culture. His graceful elegies sit easily alongside lyrics of humor and biting satire. Husbandman and husban...
|  | The Oneprince
Publication Date: May 1999Hunted by the villainous Solofaust, evil spirits and the armies which once protected his kingdom, Redaemus' young and bookish king, Quad,must seek the fabled Oneprince who alone can restore order, with only a wizardess, a talking rat, a handful of warriors -- and his mystical scepter, the Ruby Scion -- to help him on his quest. ...
|  | Drama In The Church
Release Date: October 1, 2008DRAMA ENSUES WHEN THE CHAOS OF THE WORLD ENTERS THE DOORS OF FIRST NAZARETH A.M.E. CHURCH Tressie faithfully prayed every night that God would send her a thug. It wasn't long before her prayers were answered and she met a handsome ex-convict named Payce Boyd. Payce is a fine ruffneck and everything Tressie ever imagined and more. That is until Tressie experiences first hand the reality of being a thug's girl. Seeking solace and comfort in the sanctuary, Tressie soon learns valuable lessons and shocking truths about herself and others. Share in Tressie's journey t...
|  | Out of Bounds
Publication Date: July 2003What would it be like if one of the New York Knicks was gay? What would a gay professional athlete go through to keep his secret and remain safely in the closet?NBA Star Matt Walker faces these questions and more when he returns to his high school’s centennial celebration and finds Reese Gibbons, a former social misfit who now writes for a leading New York publication. After a heated love affair, Matt and Reese’s relationship turns as the pressures of being a closeted professional athlete take their toll on both men. Ultimately Reese’s agenda of outi...
|  | Selected Letters (Oxford World's Classics)
Publication Date: May 15, 2010| Series: Oxford World's Classics Seneca's letters to his friend Lucilius are powerful moral essays that also yield illuminating insight into Seneca's personal life and the truly turbulent times in which he lived.One of the great Stoic philosophers, Seneca here guides Lucilius' struggle to achieve wisdom and serenity, uninfluenced by worldly emotions. He advises his friend on how to do without what is superfluous, whether in terms of happiness, riches, reputation, or the emotions.The letters include literary discussions, moral exhortation, exemplary heroes and e...
|  | Roman Poetry and Propaganda in the Age of Augustus (Bristol Classical Paperbacks.)
Publication Date: February 10, 2011| Series: Bristol Classical Paperbacks. The political aspects of Augustan poetry have attracted much academic interest. The aim of this study is to take account of the effects of Augustan propaganda not only on the work of contemporary Roman writers, but also on the critical tradition itself. The six essays presented in this volume explore the political themes in the work of major poets such as Virgil, Ovid, Horace and Propertius. Using traditional as well as post-structuralist approaches, the essays examine the controversies of the Civil Wars, the emerging...
|  | Essays on Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged
Publication Date: April 28, 2009| ISBN-10: 0739127802 | ISBN-13: 978-0739127803While the fiction of novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand is extremely popular and enduring, little has been written on it so far. This book consists of essays, most of which are new, by top Rand scholars on Atlas Shrugged, her magnum opus. The essays deal with historical, literary, and philosophical topics, surpassing related writings in breadth and depth of analysis. The historical essays cover the writing of Atlas Shrugged, its publication history, and its reception. The literary essays cover analysis of the novel...
|  | El Hobbit
Publication Date: January 1, 1991Smaug parecia profundamente dormido cuando Bilbo espio una vez mas desde la entrada. Pero fingia estar dormido! ¡Estaba vigilando la entrada del tunel!... Sacado de su comodo agujero-hobbit por Gandalf y una banda de enanos, Bilbo se encuentra de pronto en medio de una conspiracion que pretende apoderarse del tesoro de Smaug el Magnifico, un enorme y muy peligroso dragon...Todos los que aman esos libros para ninos que pueden ser leidos y releidos por adultos han de tomar buena cuenta de que una nueva estrella ha aparecido en esa constelacion. --Thi...
|  | In Deep Waters 2: Cruising the Strip
Publication Date: April 22, 2008| Series: In Deep Waters (Book 2) Games of chance, games of passion, games of love--roll the dice for a week in Las Vegas with games mistresses Radclyffe and Karin Kallmaker. Whether a public table or a back room invitational, the players want to score and everybody can't wait to go all in.A pit boss who thinks she's seen it all thinks again. A shy novelist considers research in a hospitality suite. The fountains of Las Vegas inspire more than one couple to try something new. Double or nothing? Inside bet? How about a little insurance when the dealer has the u...
|  | Charlie Chan in The Temple of the Golden Horde
Release Date: December 20, 2004The rarest of scrolls from the days of Ghengis Khan, shadowy villains, and an ancient organization with ties to modern organized crime are just the start. For this case will take Charlie Chan across the Pacific in search of answers . . . and to the edges of the human psyche! ...
|  | George and the Dragon (Hopscotch Adventures)
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|  | This School Year Will Be the BEST!
Release Date: July 8, 2010| Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up On the first day of school, new classmates are asked to share what they would most like to happen in the upcoming year. Some kids? hopes are familiar while others are off-the-wall. Whether it?s looking good on picture day or skateboarding at school, everyone?s wishes are shown in humorously exaggerated illustrations. As the first day draws to a close, there can be no doubt?this school year will definitely be the best! ...
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