 | Finding Alice
Release Date: September 16, 2003Sliding into the Rabbit Hole… Would She Ever Return?On the surface, Alice Laxton seems no different from any other college girl: bright, inquisitive, excited about the life ahead of her. But for years, a genetic time bomb has been ticking away. Because of Alice’s near-genius intelligence, teachers and counselors have always made excuses for her “little idiosyncrasies.” But during a stress-filled senior year at college, a new world of voices, visions, and unexplainable “knowledge” causes Alice to begin to lose her grip ...
 |  | The Last Guardian
Release Date: February 20, 2001In 1975, the life of Cornell graduate student T.G. Shass is forever changed when he finds himself in possession of a mysterious and ancient artifact. Unable to remember how he acquired it and powerless to rid himself of it, T.G. is soon shaken not only by the object’s presence, but by a chilling encounter with evil and a jarring journey to another world.He was the most unlikely of all prophets.His was the most critical of all missions.Upon his return, T.G. discovers that Earth is no longer the home he knew. His sweetheart, Jenni, is missing, and all evid...
|  | Lineage
Publication Date: November 11, 2002Something strange is happening in Harding Springs--a placid little hamlet nestled in the Midwest. What begins as a UFO encounter soon escalates to a chain of extraordinary events which rocks the community and challenges people's faith. Is it real, or an elaborate hoax? Beloved Sheriff Dobbs is eager to find out--and discovers something far more important in his pursuit.Driven by a divine force, a unique people from another world incorporate the town's clergy to help bring revival and redemption to their spiritually decayed land. ...
|  | A Real Goon's Bible
Publication Date: June 2, 2010To all those who stand tall through it all! This one for yall.In life there's a start and finish to everything, but what counts the most are the things one does while going through it, such as having morals and principles that detour even the thought of indulging in activities that put your beliefs at question. I'm a firm believer in the Game God and the rules and codes of the "jungle" we call the streets, and when one violates the Laws of the Game, there will be various forms of consequences and repercussions. Times have changed true indeed, but what hasn't cha...
|  | Shoulda Woulda Coulda
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|  | Talking With Angel: About Illness, Death, And Survival
Publication Date: November 30, 2005This is the moving story of a young girl battling leukemia who realizes she is going to die. She receives hope and comfort through nightly conversations with her favourite doll, Angel, who helps her to embrace a new perspective on dying, and the possibility that consciousness could survive after death. Her fear of death is ultimately lifted by her new-found spiritual wisdom and by the account of a near-death experience told to her by a young companion. Evelyn Elsaesser-Valarino's extensive knowledge of near-death experiences informs this astonishing book. I...
|  | The Theogony, Works and Days, and The Shield of Heracles
Publication Date: January 1, 2008Contained in this volume are the three best-known works of the ancient Greek poet Hesiod. Hesiod's "The Theogony" concerns the origins of the world and of the gods and forms a foundation for all Greek mythology. In "Works and Days", Hesiod argues that labor is a fundamental condition of human existence and to those who are willing to work success will most surely be achieved. Additionally in this volume is "The Shield of Heracles" in which is described the conflict between Heracles and Cycnus while passing near Itonus. Presented here is the Hugh G. Evelyn-Whi...
|  | CliffsNotes on Moliere's Tartuffe, The Misanthrope and The Bourgeois Gentleman
Publication Date: January 18, 1968| ISBN-10: 0822012650 | ISBN-13: 978-0822012658In Tartuffe, a witty 17th-century French comedy, a religious hypocrite almost succeeds in his plot to jail a naive friend and his family and thereby get the title to their home. The Misanthrope centers on a man who decides to speak and act with complete honesty, despite the fact that society has its hypocritical aspects. Love enters the picture, and the results are funny and filled with disillusionment. Moliere's play The Bourgeois Gentleman tells us about a boring, unimaginative, and newly wealthy man who d...
|  | The Traditional Theatre of Japan: Kyogen, Noh, Kabuki And Puppetry
Publication Date: May 31, 2006| ISBN-10: 0773457984 | ISBN-13: 978-0773457980Offers a survey of the main forms of traditional Japanese drama - Kyogen, Noh, Kabuki, and Puppetry. ...
|  | The Celebrated Pedestrian
Publication Date: July 23, 2012Faith Wentworth's father is a renowned sportsman and national celebrity, but Faith despises all sport and wants to be admired for herself, not her father's exploits. So when Sir Anthony and Lord Frederick begin to pay her marked attentions she's suspicious of their motives. Sir Anthony obviously cares more for her father than for her, but it seems as if Lord Frederick is worthy of her trust... Or is he making sport of her, as well? ...
|  | Captives of the Night (Berkley Sensation)
Release Date: May 2, 2006| Series: Berkley Sensation Chase is on! Her out-of-print classic is now back in top form.The Comte d'Esmond is supposed to be investigating Leila Beaumont's corrupt and treacherous husband. But all he wants to do is surrender to her dangerously captivating eyes. ...
|  | The Day Of The Jackal
Publication Date: 1972Worn and torn from excessive use. ...
|  | Plum Pudding Murder (Hannah Swenson, Bk 13)
Release Date: October 1, 2010The Cookie Jar's busiest time of the year also happens to be the most wonderful time...for Christmas cookies, Hannah's own special plum pudding - and romance! Holiday orders are high, and Hannah's slated to provide dessert at the Reverend Knudsen's upcoming nuptials. She's busy as can be and loving it. She also gets a kick out of 'Lunatic Larry Jaeger's Crazy Elf Christmas Tree Lot', a kitschy carnival taking place smack-dab in the middle of the village green. Larry thinks he's crazy like a fox with his wild business schemes, but this time, the entrepreneur may h...
|  | Mars the Avenger: A Mystery in Ancient Rome
Publication Date: January 24, 2012"Mars the Avenger" is an historical mystery set in the year 158 CE, during the reign of Antoninus Pius, a period often called the height of the Roman Empire.It is also a daily life in ancient Rome and a sojourn into the world of Roman life, criminal law, police and courts. Marcus Flavius Severus, a judge in the court of the Prefect of the City of Rome, investigates the disappearance of a senator's wife and the finding of the body of a murdered man thrown on the steps of the Temple of Mars the Avenger.As the investigation unfolds, the two cases become connect...
|  | The American Detective: An Illustrated History
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|  | The Champions Classic, Vol. 2 (v. 2)
Publication Date: January 10, 2007| Grade Level: 4 and up Demon-gods, alien monsters and killer bees - it only goes to show that Angel, Iceman, Hercules, Black Widow and Ghost Rider did more before #17 than some teams get done by #50! The short-lived super-team squeezed multiple mayhem into mere months of masked marvelry! Featuring the Stranger and the Stilt-Man! Magneto and Modok! The world reign of Doctor Doom! The Sentinels and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Avengers! Plus: destined for the pages of Punisher War Journal... Rampage! Collects Champions #1...
|  | Lost in Reality
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|  | The Arabian Nights: Their Best-Known Tales
Publication Date: September 30, 1993For nearly a century, Scribner has exemplified the very best in publishing by pairing classic texts with the illustrative giants of the time, such as N. C. Wyeth and Maxfield Parrish. With the same commitment to the high standards established by the series' founders, Atheneum Books for Young Readers is expanding the Scribner Illustrated Classics line over the next several years to include such modern-day classics as Jack London's The Call of the Wild and White Fang, J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, and The Stories of O. Henry, to be illustrated by some of the fine...
|  | Not Ordinarily Borrowable: or, Unwelcome Advice
Publication Date: September 17, 2009Maria is occupied with trying to earn her doctorate, and she's far too busy for adventures.But when the library books she needs are unexpectedly borrowed (by a dragon) she finds herself on a quest to find the books, the dragon, a sword, courage, and the greatest cake recipe in the world... not to mention the last chapter of her thesis. An adventure for children of all ages. ...
|  | NBA Reader: Top Ten Teams of the Decade
Publication Date: March 1, 2011| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
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