 | Spirit Warriors: Number One
Publication Date: July 1, 2006| Series: Spirit Warriors (Book 1) In Spirit Warriors, the first graphic novel from actor/producer Stephen Baldwin, six radical young kids enter the spiritual war zone every day for classic battles of good against evil. Each spirit warrior has his or her own unique ability, moving between the natural and supernatural to fight for their faith and the expansion of God's kingdom.Just to name a few, among them are “Skate” (an amazing athlete unconfined by his wheelchair), “Pray” (an older girl known as an intercessory prayer warrior), and &#x...
 |  | Inheritance (Warhammer: Von Carstein Trilogy)
Publication Date: March 28, 2006This monumental new dark fantasy trilogy delves into the horrific world of the immortal Vampire Counts. This is the first of a blood-drenched trilogy that tells the tale of the Vampire Counts. "Inheritance" chronicles the rise to power of the most infamous family of vampires in the Warhammer world - the von Carsteins. When the dark and sinister Vlad von Carstein arrives in Sylvania, a plague of evil is set loose and the land is transformed into a domain of the undead. Can anyone save the land of the living from this bloodthirsty family of vampires and their te...
|  | Sharpe's Eagle (Richard Sharpe's Adventure Series #8)
Release Date: August 3, 2004After the cowardly incompetence of two officers besmirches their name, Captain Richard Sharpe must redeem the regiment by capturing the most valued prize in the French Army—a golden Imperial Eagle, the standard touched by the hand of Napoleon himself....
|  | Leaving Yesler
Publication Date: March 2010Leaving Yesler features a sensitive, mixed race (Puerto Rican and black) protagonist (Bobby). Bobby s life is difficult in short order, he lost his mom to cancer and his older protective brother to Vietnam. His Filipino stepfather is old and not long for the world. The plot, which takes place in the politically tumultuous year of 1968, follows him from his last days in the Yesler Terrace housing project in Seattle to just short of his first day in college. Not only must he survive the dangers within the projects, he must also come to terms with questions about his...
|  | SynSleep: A Chilling Love Story
Publication Date: November 22, 2010Two couples are very close friends. When Maria is killed, the foursome becomes a threesome, the rectangle a triangle.A dysfunctional, psychotic man is obsessed with the idea that his failures stem from his wife divorcing him. He learns about "closure" and interprets it in his own way.The surviving husband, an anesthesiologist, extracts information during surgery from his patient that changes all their lives. ...
|  | What If God Were the Sun?
Publication Date: January 1, 2004In What If God Were the Sun, John Edward, best-selling author of Crossing Over, weaves a warm and poignant story about one family and their way of dealing with life, love and death over the generations. John draws upon his vastexperience with individuals throughout the world - and their loved ones who have crossed over - to create a timeless tale that will touch? the heart of anyone who reads it. ...
|  | Summer Moonshine
Release Date: July 2, 1991The hideous Walsingford Hall is home to an odd assortment of coves and an even odder assortment of people. The vile premises belong to Sir Buckstone, who is in a little financial difficulty. So for a little monetary help, he puts a roof over the heads of a group of lunatics. Is there no end to the confusion? ...
|  | Eyelids of Morning: The Mingled Destinies of Crocodiles and Men
Publication Date: August 1990This book documents the crocodile's profound influence on the native people of Africa as reflected in their myths, symbols, and everyday lives--and the devastating impact that these people, as well as hunters, explorers, and developers, have had on the crocodile's existence. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title....
|  | The Hero with a Thousand Faces: Commemorative Edition (Bollingen Series (General))
Publication Date: February 17, 2004| Series: Bollingen Series (General) (Book 17) Joseph Campbell's classic cross-cultural study of the hero's journey has inspired millions and opened up new areas of research and exploration. Originally published in 1949, the book hit theNew York Timesbest-seller list in 1988 when it became the subject ofThe Power of Myth, a PBS television special. Now, this legendary volume, re-released in honor of the 100th anniversary of the author's birth, promises to capture the imagination of a new generation of readers.The first popular work to combine the spiritual a...
|  | The Kalevala
Publication Date: January 1, 2011"The Kalevala" is a collection of Finnish and Karelian poetry, compiled by Elias Lönnrot from oral folklore and mythology. Lönnrot was a physician, botanist and linguist, who in 1828 began collecting folk songs and poetry of Finland, travelling extensively in order to obtain his sources. "The Kalevala", first published in 1835, is considered to be one of the most important works of Finnish literature, and regarded as the national epic of Finland. The most commonly read version was published in 1849, and is comprised of 22,795 verses. It begins, like...
|  | Poetics (Dover Thrift Editions)
Publication Date: March 12, 1997| Series: Dover Thrift Editions Among the most influential books in Western civilization, the Poetics is really a treatise on fine art. It offers seminal ideas on the nature of drama, tragedy, poetry, music and more, including such concepts as catharsis, the tragic flaw, unities of time and place and other rules of drama. ...
|  | Visions of Violence: German Avant-Gardes After Fascism (Avant-Garde & Modernism Studies)
Publication Date: December 25, 2007| ISBN-10: 0810124718 | ISBN-13: 978-0810124714| Edition: 1 Nazi Germany’s book burnings, its campaign against “degenerate art,” and its persecution of experimental artists pushed the avant garde to the brink of extinction. How the avant-garde came back, finding a new purpose in the wake of the war, is the subject of Visions of Violence. An extreme faction of aesthetic modernity intent on bulldozing contemporary life, the avant-garde has regularly e...
|  | C. S. Lewis' Letters to Children
Release Date: June 3, 1996In his life, C.S. Lewis received thousands of letters from young fans who were eager for more knowledge of his bestselling Narnia books and their author. Here are collected many of his responses to those letters, in which he shares his feelings about writing, school, animals, and of course, Narnia. Lewis writes to the children - as he wrote for them - with understanding and respect, proving why he remains one of the best-loved children's authors of all time. ...
|  | Strawberry Sunday: A John Marshall Tanner Novel
Publication Date: February 1999John Marshall Tanner is a reluctant survivor. Some days, as he lies in a hospital bed struggling to recuperate from a near-fatal gunshot wound, he figures life is hardly worth living.One of the few people who can bring him out of his depression is young Rita Lombardi, in the hospital for surgery on a disfiguring birthmark and clubfeet. Rita and Tanner walk the halls together, pulling their IVs behind them, discussing the big and small issues of life: Rita's love for her friend Carlos and her passion for her special corner of the world -- the strawberry fields o...
|  | Finger Puppet Theater: Jack and the Beanstalk
Publication Date: October 1, 2001| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up Using the four finger puppets that are included with thisbook, children can act out their favorite fairy tales on a colorfulpuppet stage! Read the story, practice the voices, and put on a greatshow for family and friends FINGER PUPPET THEATER: JACK AND THEBEANSTALK is the perfect starting point for preschool performers. ...
|  | How to Eat Fried Worms
Release Date: July 11, 2006| Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up Because of a bet, Billy is in the uncomfortable position of having to eat fifteen worms in fifteen days. The worms are supplied by his opponent, whose motto is "The bigger and juicier, the better!" At first Billy's problem is whether or not he can swallow the worm placed before him, even with a choice of condiments from peanut butter to horseradish. But later it looks as if Billy will win, and the challenge becomes getting to the worm to eat it. Billy's family, after checking with the doctor, takes everything ...
|  | Hoop Crazy
Publication Date: June 1994A smooth-talking man who claims to have played basketball with Chip's father creates dissension on the Valley Falls high school team and plans to use Big Chip's pottery formula in his latest scam. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title....
|  | Scholastic True or False: Amphibians
Publication Date: November 1, 2011| Age Level: 7 and up...
|  | What's Cooking? A Cookbook for Kids (Toys R US custom pub)
Publication Date: October 5, 2007DISNEY RATATOUILLE COOKBOOK FOR KIDS. ...
|  | If I Were a Mouse
Release Date: March 22, 2011| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up 'If I were a mouse, just as small as could be, I would make my house in a hole in a tree...' A child imagines what fantastic adventures might unfold if he were one of God's many amazing animals, but ultimately finds comfort and joy in being created a child of God with the blessed gift of imagination. ...
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