| My Dead Dad Was in ZZ Top: 100% Real,* Never Before Seen Documents from the World of Rock and Roll Release Date: February 8, 2011 An irreverent and ridiculous collection of "found" documents that will change everything you thought you knew about rock and roll, by the creator and star of Adult Swim's Delocated Jon Glaser delves into the unknown and highly secretive histories of dozens of rock and roll's greatest bands with sometimes spectacular, sometimes heartbreaking, always completely made-up results. In this book, you'll discover the following:Handwritten letters by Glaser's own father, which reveal him to be an early member of the band we now know as ZZ Top Old lyrics journals...
| | The Last Supper of Chicano Heroes: Selected Works of Jos Publication Date: August 1, 2008| Series: Camino del Sol Widely considered one of the most important voices in the Chicano literary canon, José Antonio Burciaga was a pioneer who exposed inequities and cultural difficulties through humor, art, and deceptively simple prose. In this anthology and tribute, Mimi Gladstein and Daniel Chacón bring together dozens of remarkable examples of Burciaga’s work. His work never demonstrates machismo or sexism, as he believed strongly that all Chicano voices are equally valuable. Best known for his books Weedee Peepo, Drink Cultura, and Undo...
| | Special Forces Publication Date: March 28, 2011Major Tyson Bradford had two mistresses- his family and his career. He loved them both. For the first time, the two were demanding his presence at the same time. He'd failed to secure his ailing eighty-year-old Aunt into his home. All the traditional methods failed to produce the results he needed.Lynay's four-year-old son had severe asthma. Fear strangled her each time he fell gasping to breathe. Her minimum wage job barely kept up with his escalating medications costs. Medicaid only went so far. Her baby needed more help than she could provide.Anne, her best...
| | Honor's Reward (Rocky Mountain Legacy #5) (No 5) Publication Date: March 2000STILL HAUNTED BY YESTERDAYS GRIEF, ABBIE HAD PLEDGED COLE HER LOVE....WOULD IT BE ENOUGH? As the newly married wife of Cole Jasper, Abbie is certain life will never again be dull. What she doesnt know is whether her blossoming love for Cole will allow her to bid farewell to the nightmares that have plagued her since Montes brutal death. But Cole is determined to capture her whole heart, and he means to win over her pint-sized son, Elliot, too-even if Cole has to trample a bit on Abbies tight rein. With little orphaned Jenny and the wayward young woman, Birdie, fil...
| | Morning Glories, Vol. 1: For a Better Future Publication Date: December 13, 2011Morning Glory Academy is one of the most prestigious prep schools in the country... but something sinister and deadly lurks behind its walls. When six gifted, but troubled, students arrive, they find themselves trapped and fighting for their lives as the secrets of the academy reveal themselves! This oversized hardcover collects everything to date of the YALSA-winning series from issues #1-12, plus many behind-the-scenes bonuses and other features. ...
| | The Proviso (Tales of Dunham) Publication Date: October 31, 2008| Series: Tales of Dunham Knox Hilliard's uncle killed his father to marry his mother and gain control of the family's Fortune 100 company. Knox is set to inherit the company on his 40th birthday, provided he has a wife and an heir, but he never really wanted it in the first place.Now, after his bride is murdered on their wedding day and his backup bride poses such a threat to their uncle that he's tried to kill her--twice--Knox refuses to fulfill The Proviso at all. Then he meets a woman he may not be able to resist long enough to keep her safe.His cousin, ...
| | Loving Joe Gallucci: Love and Life with Hepatitis C Publication Date: April 1, 2003Love between a man and a woman is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and spiritual exchanges between two human beings. It is also one of the most tragic, particularly when alcohol, drugs, dysfunctional families, and a life-threatening liver disease are thrown into the mix. Loving Joe Gallucci is one such love affair. It is the extraordinary romantic tale of Meg Flaherty, daughter of an eminent Massachusetts senator, and Jimmy Romano, a blue-collar boy always trying to prove himself to the imperious Flaherty clan. Taking place over a period of thirty years, t...
| | Jesus: Una Historia De Iluminacion/ Jesus: A Story of Enlightenment (Spanish Edition) Publication Date: May 30, 2009The New York Times bestselling author of Buddha captures the extraordinary life of Jesus in this surprising, soul-stirring, and page-turning novel. Uncovering the transformational ;lost years; that are not recounted in the New Testament Jesus life between his 12th and 30th years of age , Deepak Chopra has imagined Jesus' path to enlightenment moving from obscurity to revolutionary, from doubt to miracles, and then beyond as the role of the long-awaited Messiah, the man that forever changed the history of humankind. As a teenager, Jesus has premonitions of his de...
| | Unpredictable Release Date: February 26, 2007Sophie isn't crazy, she just wants her guy back. And posing as a psychic to give his new girlfriend a fake reading designed to break them up isn't going overboard, is it? Don't answer that. Faking psychic powers turns out to be fun, especially after a few lessons from Nick, the cute skeptic, who teaches her all the tricks of the trade. But her readings do a lot more than she could have predicted. Now she must decide whether to accept her rising stardom in a less-than-honest line of work-and whether the best option is trying to rekindle her old flame or finding ...
| | The General Prologue & the Physician's Tale: In Middle English & in Modern Verse Translation (Naxos Audio) Publication Date: February 1, 2006| Series: Naxos Audio In an authoritative performance by actor Richard Bebb, two sections from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales are presented in Old English, under the advisement of the leading living scholar on Chaucerian pronunciation, Professor Derek Brewer. ...
| | Blood and Bone: Poems by Physicians Publication Date: October 1, 1998| ISBN-10: 0877456380 | ISBN-13: 978-0877456384| Edition: 1 Blood and Bone: Poems by Physicians explores the profound connections between medicine and poetry through the eyes of contemporary physician-poets. These one hundred poems record instances of pain and recovery, joy and grief, humor and irony within the restricted society of caregivers and their patients. ...
| | A Year of Programs for Teens 2 Publication Date: June 13, 2011| ISBN-10: 0838910513 | ISBN-13: 978-0838910511| Edition: First Edition In this sequel to the book that "takes teen services to a new level" (Adolescence), YA experts Amy J. Alessio and Kimberly A. Patton present entirely new content while building on the successful formula they established earlier. This volume offers several new themed book lists and read-alikes as well as appendices with reproducible handouts for the various programs. This invaluable collection includesA section of introductory material that includes general programming adviceInformation ...
| | A Green Place for Dying (A Meg Harris Mystery) Release Date: February 17, 2012| Series: A Meg Harris Mystery (Book 5) Meg Harris, an amateur sleuth who drinks a little too much and is afraid of the dark, returns to her home in the West Quebec wilderness after a trip. Upon her arrival she discovers that a friend's daughter has been missing from the Migiskan Reserve for more than two months. Meg vows to help find the missing girl and starts by confronting the police on their indifference to the disappearance. During her investigation, Meg discovers that more than one Native woman has gone missing. Fearing the worst, Meg delves deeper and f...
| | A Ross Macdonald Companion: Publication Date: July 30, 2002| ISBN-10: 0313320578 | ISBN-13: 978-0313320576Ross Macdonald is best known as the creator of private detective Lew Archer and as the author of such works as The Drowning Pool (1950) and The Underground Man (1971). One of the most popular American mystery writers of the 20th century, he is often compared to Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler-authors from whom he borrowed literary techniques-but is generally considered more serious and complex, often writing about dysfunctional families in academic settings. This reference is a convenient guide to his lif...
| | The President's Assassin Publication Date: February 23, 2005With just three days to prevent the assassination of the President, Army lawyer Sean Drummond races the clock in the high-stakes countdown of his career. Army lawyer Sean Drummond*snew posting is to the Office of Special Projects, a CIA cell that handles the most dangerous threats. When the White House Chief of Staff is found brutally murdered, there*s a note beside him promising more victims--including the President. Sean leaps into action, teaming up with a beautiful colleague to try to stop the assassin. As the killer stalks the campaign trail, apparentl...
| | The Bake Shop Ghost Publication Date: September 8, 2008| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up The charming story of a cranky old ghost who haunts the bake shop she used to own is now in paperback!Cora Lee Merriweather had a lemon pucker mouth and hair scraped back into a hard little bun. Cora Lee also baked the best pies and cakes for miles. But now Cora Lee haunts the shop she used to own. When new bakers arrive to take over her empty bake shop, she scares them away. Then Annie Washington comes to town, and it seems Cora Lee has met her match....
| | Miserable Millie / La Pobrecita Mili (Another Sommer-Time Story Bilingual) Publication Date: January 1, 2009 ...
| | Deep-Sea Fishing (World of Sports (Smart Apple Media Hardcover)) Publication Date: August 2004| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up...
| | Mr Wolf's Activity Book Publication Date: April 1, 2006| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up Have a great time with Mr. Wolf! This activity book is bursting with matching and counting games, puzzles, stickers, pages to color, and much, much more. Will you be the first to reach Mr. Wolf and his delectable bowl of turnip stew? Loads of fun for young fans of this loveable lupine. Jan Fearnley is the author-illustrator of the much-loved Mr. Wolf books, which include Mr. Wolf's Pancakes, Mr. Wolf and the Three Bears, and Mr. Wolf and the Enormous Turnip. ...
| | Tag! (Tadpoles) Publication Date: August 1, 2009| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up...
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