 | Tracks
Release Date: August 7, 1989Set in North Dakota at a time in this century when Indian tribes were struggling to keep what little remained of their lands, Tracks is a tale of passion and deep unrest. Over the course of ten crucial years, as tribal land and trust between people erode ceaselessly, men and women are pushed to the brink of their endurance--yet their pride and humor prohibit surrender. The reader will experience shock and pleasure in encountering a group of characters that are compelling and rich in their vigor, clarity, and indomitable vitality. ...
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 | Bailey Boys
Publication Date: July 16, 2012Alex was one of those kids who didn't have a clue, about life, about school, about the distinction between right and wrong. He was a Bailey Boy, but just barely. Few wanted to hang with a kid who followed fools, dabbled in petty crime and made a total ass of himself whenever Mother Nature gave him half a chance. Observers wondered whether Alex was right in the head. Alex wondered about that too, when he had some time off from his nightmares and daydreams. But there was hope for Alex, if he could climb that water tower and win that photo contest, if he could shu...
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 | Predator: A Novel (Movie Tie-In)
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 | American Gangster
Release Date: October 2, 2007The novelization of the major motion picture from Universal Pictures about Frank Lucas, drug czar of Harlem. The film stars Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, and is directed by Ridley Scott. For decades the Mafia controlled the flow of heroin onto the streets of Harlem. Frank Lucas changed all that. Born in rural North Carolina, he came to New York and rose to power under notorious mobster Bumpy Johnson. When Bumpy died, Frank moved to take over the drug business. Caught in a squeeze play between the Mafia and the street dealers, Frank got creative. Inste...
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 | Whispering Smith
Publication Date: July 15, 2007The fictional adventures of the heroic railroad detective called Whispering Smith have entertained readers, motion picture enthusiasts and television viewers for many years. The colorful name of this character had such appeal that it has been adopted by musical bands, apparel manufacturers and emblazoned on the nose of World War Two bombers. But was there a real Whispering Smith? Was he the heroic champion of justice on the western plains as depicted by Hollywood or was he instead a sinister and tragic recluse? Traces of his confrontations with western outlaws ...
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 | Unexpected Gifts
Publication Date: December 1, 2009This book is about being human. Poetry is human. It is a look into the soul, daily living, and poetic presece of daily life. Every passion and pain of my own world has been turned into poetry, a story revealed. A book filled with beauty and surprise, unexpected gifts. This book is about the solitary moments in life, things that you have done and experienced and discovered that you've actually found them to be meaningful. ...
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 | The Iliad (Classics Illustrated Study Guides Series)
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 | Antolog
Publication Date: November 12, 2008Esta Antología Poética (2004-2008), de José Alejandro Peña se compone de una rigurosa selección de sus nueve libros publicados hasta la fecha. "Como la antigua figura mitológica griega del Ouroboros, su poesía nace y se extiende in crescendo hasta logar milagrosos aciertos de lenguaje que la sitúan en extremos de excepción dentro del concierto poético del mundo de habla hispana contemporáneo." -Rafael Rattia ...
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 | The book collector's vade mecum
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 | Lecturas y lectores del discurso narrativo dieciochesco (Teoria literaria, texto y teoria) (Teoria literaria, texto y teoria) (Spanish Edition)
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 | Galileo's Leaning Tower Experiment (Junior Library Guild Selection (Charlesbridge Paper))
Publication Date: February 1, 2009| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up...
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 | Postmodernism in History: Fear or Freedom?
Publication Date: July 23, 2003| ISBN-10: 041530539X | ISBN-13: 978-0415305396| Edition: First Edition This original and thought-provoking study looks at the context of postmodernist thought in general cultural terms as well as in relation to history. Postmodernism in History traces philosophical precursors of postmodernism and identifies the roots of current concerns. Beverley Southgate describes the core constituents of postmodernism and provides a lucid and profound analysis of the current state of the debate. His main concern is to counter 'pomophobia' and to assert a positive future...
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 | La fabrica del crimen (Spanish Edition)
Publication Date: May 1, 2012VICENTE ES UN ADOLESCENTE QUE JUNTO CON DOS DE SUS COMPA...
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 | Fatal Induction: A Professor Bradshaw Mystery (Professor Bradshaw Mysteries)
Publication Date: May 1, 2012| Series: Professor Bradshaw Mysteries Seattle, 1901. The race to win an electrical competition incites Professor of Electrical Engineering Benjamin Bradshaw's obsession for invention in the second entry this exciting historical series. The contest winner's telephonic system will deliver music from the Seattle Grand Theater to homes throughout the city, and Bradshaw is confident he can win.The contest is in full swing when President McKinley is assassinated, casting Bradshaw and the entire nation into shock. Then Bradshaw uncovers a crime closer to home: a gypsy ...
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 | Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery
Release Date: October 1, 2000Larry Millett has managed to recapture the voice and style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and bring Sherlock Holmes across the Pond to America. In this third adventure Holmes is hired by King Oskar II of Sweden to authenticate a mysterious stone dug up by a western Minnesota farmer. Trouble begins to mount, however, when the farmer is murdered and the stone disappears. Joining Holmes in the quest for the archaeological truth is Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders alumnus Shadwell Rafferty. With Rafferty's talents for "discreet investigations" and Holmes's deduc...
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 | Aesop's Fables
Publication Date: April 15, 2005| Age Level: 4 and up Aesop, an ancient Greek poet who was sold into slavery in the early sixth century B.C, relied on animal stories to convey his key points to his masters in court. AESOP'S FABLES are now classic, memorable morality plays in which amusing animal characters drive home thought-provoking morals to generations of listeners and modern day readers. They illustrate what was fundamental to Greek culture yet their appeal lies in logic we still understand. ...
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 | The Anti-Coloring Book: Creative Activities for Ages 6 and Up
Publication Date: September 1, 2001| Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up A newly repackaged edition of the first book in a series that has sold more than 600,000 copiesA favorite of parents, educators, and therapists since it was first published in 1978, more than 200,000 copies of this first volume from the "draw-from-your-imagination" books have been sold around the world.Praised as "extraordinary, revolutionary" (Newsweek), "imaginative" (The Christian Science Monitor), and "great stuff" (Detroit Free Press), this innovative series has continued to spark the creative impulses in c...
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 | Goners #5: Rabid Transit
Release Date: September 1, 1998| Age Level: 8 and up...
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 | Hanukkah Lights, Hanukkah Nights Board Book
Release Date: October 6, 1999| Age Level: 2 and up | Grade Level: P and up Celebrate the festival of lights with this board book edition of Leslie Kimmelman's popular picture book. Just right for preschoolers, this charming Hanukkah story beautifully introduces several holiday traditions, including lighting the menorah, reciting blessings, playing dreidel games, and more. ...
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 | The Story Behind Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye (History in Literature)
Publication Date: January 15, 2007| Age Level: 11 and up | Grade Level: 6 and up...
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