 | Sacred Ground
Publication Date: February 5, 2004Ina society plagued by vanishing wilderness, ravenous superstores and technologyrun amuck, architect Michael Evans finds himself mired in complacency, much tothe trappings of a comfortable life.¿ Asthe proprietor of a thriving boutique, Michael's wife Sarah is precariouslyperched atop her world, given the demands of a frantic Christmas season.¿ For one proud Native American, what's left ofhis world is a barren half-acre rise along the highway, yet the wily old man isable to turn the cozy seaside community of Bel Colina upside down, while redirectin...
 |  | Songs of the Humpback Whale: A Novel
Release Date: October 2, 2001Jodi Picoult's powerful novel portrays an emotionally charged marriage that changes course in one explosive moment.For years, Jane Jones has lived in the shadow of her husband, renowned San Diego oceanographer Oliver Jones. But during an escalating argument, Jane turns on him with an alarming volatility. In anger and fear, Jane leaves with their teenage daughter, Rebecca, for a cross-country odyssey charted by letters from her brother Joley, guiding them to his Massachusetts apple farm, where surprising self-discoveries await. Now Oliver, an expert at tracking hu...
|  | A Season of Angels LP
Release Date: June 28, 2011Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy—three willing but sometimes wayward angels— are each given someone’s prayer to answer….Shirley: She’s sent to answer the prayers of nine-year-old Timmy Potter, who longs for a new father, although his mother, Jody, has vowed never to trust any man again… Goodness: She knows Monica Fischer longs for a husband and home of her own, but the young woman has practically given up on finding the right man to stand by her side…Mercy: Can Mercy bring hope back into Leah Lundberg’s life? This materni...
|  | Rupture
Publication Date: March 7, 2011Well on his way to realizing his dream of becoming a successful surgeon-scientist, Eli Branch seems destined for academic stardom. After years of research, Eli is on the cusp of a groundbreaking discovery that could light the way for the future. But, as Eli will soon learn, today's medicine has a dark side.While investigating the suspicious death of one of his patients, Eli uncovers an elaborate web of lies spun by his late father, a longtime professor of anatomy at Mid-South Medical College in Memphis. Instead of finding answers, Eli only finds more questions-...
|  | Artistic Appeal
Publication Date: October 21, 2011An Art Series novel Brian Watson knows close friends Gerald Young and Dieter Krumpf have an ulterior motive when they invite him to their Christmas party. Brian has taken over the case to secure the return of the famous painting called The Woman in Blue to Dieter, but they don’t want Brian to be all work and no play. They intend to set him up with a friend, but he’s not who catches Brian’s eye. Instead, it’s Nicolai, the deaf art restorer caring for the works already returned to Dieter. But pursuing Nicolai won’t be easy. A...
|  | Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904 (Penguin Classics)
Release Date: November 26, 2002| Series: Penguin Classics During the last ten years of his life, Anton Chekhov penned his great plays, spent time treating the sick, and wrote a small number of stories that are considered his masterpieces. The eleven stories collected here-"The Lady with the Little Dog," "The House with the Mezzanine," "My Life," "Peasants," "A Visit to Friends," "Ionych," "About Love," "In the Ravine," "The Bishop," "The Bride," and "Disturbing the Balance"-hail from this fertile period. They reveal a writer who, in response to the techniques of Symbolism and Impressionism, ...
|  | Nansei: An Anthology of Original Pidgin Poems (Papua Pocket Poets, 22) (Gullah Edition)
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|  | Trouble in High Heels (Fortune Hunter)
Release Date: August 1, 2006| Series: Fortune Hunter When Brandi Michaels discovers her fianceé hopping a flight to Vegas to marry his girlfriend, she pawns her engagement ring, buys herself a fabulous outfit, and spends one sultry night in the arms of a gorgeous Italian stranger named Roberto Bartolini. When Brandi becomes the mark for a killer, she has no choice but to turn to Roberto—a man who’s destined to be either her savior or her downfall. But one thing's for sure: She’s not going down without a fight.... ...
|  | The Wicked (Vampire Huntress Legend)
Release Date: February 6, 2007| Series: Vampire Huntress Legend Damali and Carlos have finally tied the knot, but there is no happily ever after on the horizon. Cain, the son of Eve and the new chairman of the Vampire Council is amassing an army of creatures like no one has ever seen before. But while a band of human scientists are conducting secret experiments they open the dimension that holds Cain and he is released into the human world, bigger and badder than ever. Her family slaughtered, Damali heads for hell to serve justice and faces off with a nemisis the likes of which she has never...
|  | The Lock Artist: A Novel
Release Date: March 1, 2011"I was the Miracle Boy, once upon a time. Later on, the Milford Mute. The Golden Boy. The Young Ghost. The Kid. The Boxman. The Lock Artist. That was all me.But you can call me Mike." Marked by tragedy, traumatized at the age of eight, Michael, now eighteen, is no ordinary young man. Besides not uttering a single word in ten years, he discovers the one thing he can somehow do better than anyone else. Whether it's a locked door without a key, a padlock with no combination, or even an eight-hundred pound safe ... he can open them all. It's an unforgi...
|  | Death at Devil's Bridge (Robin Paige Victorian Mysteries, No. 4)
Release Date: February 1, 1998Newlyweds Charles and Kate Sheridan host an auto exhibition at Kate?s ancestral home, attended by Europe?s foremost investors and inventors.But competition, speed and money?more explosive than gasoline?are deadly for one auto builder!Now the amateur sleuths must unravel the mystery before the carnage spreads...? Written by bestselling mystery author Susan Wittig Albert along with her husband Bill? Fourth in the series featuring amateur sleuths Charles and Kate Sheridan? Features popular Victorian/Gothic setting? The series received rave reviews from publications...
|  | The Almond Picker: A Novel
Release Date: February 21, 2006The child of poor farmers, La Mennulara became a maid for a well-to-do local family when she was only a girl; by dint of hard work and intelligence, she became the indispensable administrator of the family's affairs. Still, she was a mere servant, and now (as this story begins) she is dead.As the details unfold about this mysterious woman, The Almond Picker assumes the witty suspense of a thriller, the emotional power of a love story, and the evocative atmosphere of a historical novel. Set in Sicily in the 1960s, a violent, complicated society in the midst of t...
|  | Cat Playing Cupid: A Joe Grey Mystery (Joe Grey Mysteries)
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|  | Small Medium at Large
Release Date: July 3, 2012| Age Level: 8 and up After she's hit by lightning at a wedding, twelve-year-old Lilah Bloom develops a new talent: she can hear dead people. Among them, there's her overopinionated Bubby Dora; a prissy fashion designer; and an approval-seeking clown who livens up a séance. With Bubby Dora leading the way, these and other sweetly imperfect ghosts haunt Lilah through seventh grade, and help her face her one big fear: talking to-and possibly going to the seventh-grade dance with-her crush, Andrew Finkel. ...
|  | New Warriors Classic - Volume 3
Publication Date: November 2, 2011| Grade Level: 4 and up...
|  | Mi mam
Publication Date: January 1, 2005| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
|  | The Berenstain Bears and the Shaggy Little Pony (I Can Read Book 1)
Release Date: July 26, 2011| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: K and up...
|  | Moo Cow Book
Release Date: October 5, 2004| Age Level: 0 and up It's soft! It's silly! It even moos!Here's a spiffy plush cow book with a squeeze-it moo, a vivid pink terry cloth tongue, dazzling satin teeth, and four padded cloth pages of jaunty rhyming text.Sort of a book, sort off a toy, sort of a blankie, Boynton's Moo Cow Book is an absurdly soft companion for the smallest of book lovers -- for car rides, for quiet times, for right this moment.Perfect for babies, toddlers, and sensitive high-powered executives. ...
|  | Slugs for Breakfast
Publication Date: October 1, 2004| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up The worst thing about being a frog is eating slugs for breakfast! The best thing about being a snake is no one tells you to wash your hands before dinner! Within this amusing menagerie of the best and worst things, vibrant illustrations convey the important message that it’s okay to be you! Nicola Moon is the author of more than a dozen books for children, including such popular titles as Lucy’s Picture and Tick-Tock, Drip-Drop. Ailie Busby is the illustrator of Who’s the Boss Rhinoceros? and ...
|  | Up and Down the Worry Hill: A Children's Book about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and its Treatment
Publication Date: May 15, 2004| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up Over one million children and adolescents in the US suffer from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), a baffling illness that can be debilitating for the child in school, with friends, and family. In this uniquely creative and heart-warming book, Dr. Wagne ...
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