| Bringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting Release Date: February 7, 2012 The secret behind France's astonishingly well-behaved children.When American journalist Pamela Druckerman has a baby in Paris, shedoesn't aspire to become a "French parent." French parenting isn't aknown thing, like French fashion or French cheese. Even French parentsthemselves insist they aren't doing anything special.Yet, the French children Druckerman knows sleep through the nightat two or three months old while those of her American friends take ayear or more. French kids eat well-rounded meals that are more likelyto include braised leeks than chi...
| | Spic-O-Rama : A Dysfunctional Comedy Release Date: March 1, 1994Spic-O-Rama: A Dysfunctional Comedy, by Leguizamo, John. 1st ptg. 8vo. ...
| | Pirate: A Thriller (Hawke) Release Date: June 27, 2006With unrelenting excitement and in spectacular style, counterterrorist operative Alexander Hawke returns in this electrifying New York Times bestseller from Ted Bell, "the new Clive Cussler" (James Patterson). Aboard a ship in the south of France, an American spy faces certain torture and death for the vital, explosive intelligence he possesses. In Paris, a ruthless and powerful descendant of Napoleon has forged an unholy alliance with China for its growing nuclear arsenal, poised to send America and the world to the brink of a gut-wrenching showdown. Now, in a mae...
| | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds X Release Date: July 10, 2007| Series: Star Trek Strange New Worlds (Book 10) Ambassador Sarek meets his future wife. Captain Ransom atones for his sins. T'Pol pursues a composer, after she is captivated by the human's music. Strands of DNA are woven together from four Starfleet captains, creating one man with one mission. An entity fights for its right to live, despite the fact that it is not alive. From the ordinary to the extraordinary, all of these stories are embraced by the vision of Star Trek®. When Gene Roddenberry created Star Trek, he also tapped a wellspring of human imaginatio...
| | Junction X Publication Date: November 1, 2011Set in the very English suburbia of 1962 where everyone has tidy front gardens and lace curtains, Junction X is the story of Edward Johnson, who ostensibly has the perfect life: A beautiful house, a great job, an attractive wife and two well-mannered children. The trouble is he's been lying to himself all of his life. And first love, when it does come, hits him and hits him hard. Who is the object of his passion? The teenaged son of the new neighbours. Edward's world is about to go to hell. "Both a haunting tale of sexual obsession and a stunning portrait of...
| | The Privateersman Publication Date: August 18, 2008This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. ...
| | From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers Publication Date: September 1995From classical enchantresses to Mother Goose to the Brothers Grimm, a cultural study of fairy tales shows what they reveal about the changing status of women, the ways of men, racial prejudice, and other serious subjects. ...
| | The Chekhov Theatre: A Century of the Plays in Performance Publication Date: May 29, 2000This is the first cross-cultural study of Chekhov's plays in production. Many now consider Chekhov a playwright equal to Shakespeare, and this book studies how the reputation evolved, and how the presentation of his plays varied and altered from their initial productions in Russia to the most recent postmodern deconstructions of them. Particular attention is given to the staging of Chekhov in Russia before and after the Revolution, and under different regimes; in the English-speaking world, in Western and Eastern Europe, as well as in Japan. ...
| | Japanischer Kolonialismus und Koreanisches Theater (European university studies. Series XXX, Theater, film, and television) (German Edition) ...
| | Take 5, Volume 2: Call it Destiny, Velvet Touch, Heartland, Soul Mates, and Designing Women Publication Date: August 1, 2001| Series: Take 5 (Book 2) Book ...
| | The Black Angel: A Novel (Pegasus Crime) Publication Date: July 1, 2012| Series: Pegasus Crime A classic is back in print! This hypnotic thriller, by one of the originators of the noir form, exposes its heroine to a waking nightmare.In this classic crime novel, a panic-stricken young wife races against time to prove that her convicted husband did not murder his mistress. Writing in first person from the wife’s viewpoint, Woolrich evokes her love and anguish and, finally, desperation as she becomes an avenging angel in her attempt to rescue her husband from execution. ...
| | Integration: Bonfire Academy Book Two (Bonfire Chronicles) Publication Date: July 6, 2012 Second haiku warning:A boyfriend missing A lover must pay in blood A princess must die Welcome back to Bonfire Academy. ...
| | The Dragons of Wayward Crescent: Gruffen Publication Date: September 1, 2009| Age Level: 7 and up...
| | Young Sailor: An Introduction to Sailing and the Sea Publication Date: September 1, 1998This book introduces the young and adventurous enthusiast to the sport of sailing. It covers such areas as types of boats, how to sail your dinghy, looking after your boat, navigation, weather, ropes and knots, flags and sea terminology. ...
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| | Dale Earnhardt Sr.: Matt Christopher Legends in Sports Publication Date: April 1, 2007| Grade Level: 3 and up...
| | Marvelous Mattie: How Margaret E. Knight Became an Inventor Release Date: February 21, 2006| Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up With her sketchbook labeled My Inventions and her father’s toolbox, Mattie could make almost anything – toys, sleds, and a foot warmer. When she was just twelve years old, Mattie designed a metal guard to prevent shuttles from shooting off textile looms and injuring workers. As an adult, Mattie invented the machine that makes the square-bottom paper bags we still use today. However, in court, a man claimed the invention was his, stating that she “could not possibly understand the mechanical complex...
| | New Found Land: Lewis & Clark's Voyage of Discovery Publication Date: August 19, 2004| Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up Follow Lewis and Clark and their crew on a perilous trek through theuncharted West in this extraordinary debut novel.I mean to tell you this story the only way I know how. That is to say, I will tell it like a river. It may meander here and there, but in the end it will always find its way to the sea.Two hundred years ago, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark launched their wooden boats up the Missouri River in search of the illusory Northwest Passage, a journey that would capture the American imagination and help ...
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| | The Buzz on Bees: Why Are They Disappearing? Publication Date: May 1, 2010| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up Bees are disappearing at an alarming rate. We use honeybees to pollinate nearly all of our domestic fruits, nuts, vegetables, cotton, and grains. The book looks at possible explanations for bees' disappearance, what scientists are doing to address the problem, and also what young readers can do. Bibliography and fascinating bee facts included. ...
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