 | Introduction to Mathematical Thinking
Publication Date: July 18, 2012In the twenty-first century, everyone can benefit from being able to think mathematically. This is not the same as “doing math.” The latter usually involves the application of formulas, procedures, and symbolic manipulations; mathematical thinking is a powerful way of thinking about things in the world -- logically, analytically, quantitatively, and with precision. It is not a natural way of thinking, but it can be learned. Mathematicians, scientists, and engineers need to “do math,” and it takes many years of college-level education...
 |  | London Is the Best City in America
Release Date: January 30, 2007Emmy Everett is reluctantly heading home to New York for her brother Josh’s wedding.She has spent the last three years in a fishing town in Rhode Island and, having little to show for it, she doesn’t particularly want to answer the questions she is sure to face about her (ex)-fiance, her (questionable) career choices, her (unknown) future.But she is still shocked when her typically resolute brother Josh confesses he is having doubts about his imminent marriage – and he asks Emmy the hardest question of all: what do I do now?With seventy-two h...
|  | Randy Lopez Goes Home: A Novel (Chicana & Chicano Visions of the Americas Series)
Publication Date: June 10, 2011| Series: Chicana & Chicano Visions of the Americas (Book 9) A new novel by the master storyteller that explores what it means to go home When he was a young man, Randy Lopez left his village in northern New Mexico to seek his fortune. Since then, he has learned some of the secrets of success in the Anglo world and even written a book called Life Among the Gringos. But something has been missing. Now he returns to Agua Bendita to reconnect with his past and to find the wisdom the Anglo world has not provided. In this allegorical account of Randy s final journey...
|  | Marble Skin: A Novel
Publication Date: March 1995This provocative, shocking, and immensely readable novel explores sexual obsession and the destructive power of desire. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title....
|  | The Devouring-Kavachi's Rise
Publication Date: September 1, 2012A Dark Secret. Thomas Morehart and his sister, Kara are vampyre, not the undead, but creatures evolved over hundreds of thousands of years to mimic their prey, man. Then - rescued from a Nazi Prison Camp, Thomas and Kara are brought to the U.S. and forced to work inside government-owned mortuaries. Now -betrayed by the government, Thomas and Kara are in a race against time to transform back to their feral states or risk Exsanguination by government sanctioned hit squads. ...
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|  | Leaving the Atocha Station
Publication Date: September 13, 2011Adam Gordon is a brilliant, if highly unreliable, young American poet on a prestigious fellowship in Madrid, struggling to establish his sense of self and his relationship to art. What is actual when our experiences are mediated by language, technology, medication, and the arts? Is poetry an essential art form, or merely a screen for the reader's projections? Instead of following the dictates of his fellowship, Adam's "research" becomes a meditation on the possibility of the genuine in the arts and beyond: are his relationships with the people he meets in ...
|  | The White League
Publication Date: February 15, 2004Blackmail, a secret organization hiding within the elite society of New Orleans, a white supremacist running for governor of Louisiana; these are the key ingredients in this fine Southern crawfish boil of a novel about guilt, privilege and racism in one of America's most exotic cities. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition....
|  | Destiny's Hand
Publication Date: December 15, 2000It was a time of unparalled genetic breakthroughs; of experimentation, replication, and cloning. A time when science set its sight not on the sheep, but the shepherd. In this brave new world, the distinction between creator and created faded to memory, ethics was a liability to the almighty bottom line, and the unthinkable became reality.An excerpt: The child in the picture looked older than seven, though pale and willowy. She had short dark hair, cut just below the ears and straight across her forehead. And that smile . . . A tear formed before she could s...
|  | Illuminated Rumi 2009 Datebook
Publication Date: July 10, 2008Based on the book One Song: A New Illuminated Rumi, this 2009 datebook combines Michael Green's magical art with his sensitive renderings of Rumi's poetry. Artist/author Michael Green blends ancient tradition with modern interpretation, and uniquely captures the spiritual wealth of Rumi's teachings. Features 52 weekly pages with month- and year-at-a-glance, extra lined note pages, a pocket and 12 full-color images, beautifully illustrated throughout. Hard cover with Wire-O binding and an elastic band closure. 6.5 x 8.5 inches. ...
|  | Eupalinos AME Et Danse (Poesie/Gallimard) (French Edition)
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|  | Cuentos de Eva Luna
Release Date: March 17, 1995Eva Luna -- amante, revolucionaria, narradora -- reclinada en la cama con su amante, le cuenta una historia "que nunca ha contado antes a nadie," en veintitres vivdos y fascinantes relatos sobre guerrilleros y nigromantes, seductores y tiranos, diplomáticos y acróbatas. En esta estupenda colección de cuentos, Isabel Allende continúa la magia de su muy elogiada novela Eva Luna. ...
|  | Holiday With A Vampire II: A Christmas Kiss\The Vampire Who Stole Christmas (Silhouette Nocturne (Numbered))
Publication Date: December 1, 2008| Series: Silhouette Nocturne (Numbered) (Book 54) A Christmas Kiss by Merline LovelaceVampire Delilah Wentworth's hunt for a dentist on Christmas Eve lands her in the arms of Sergeant Brett Cooper, a mortal who gave up on the Christmas spirit, and on love, years ago. Incapable of returning home by herself, Delilah needs Brett's protection for the night—a night that leaves her aching for a forbidden mortal romance, and leaves Brett questioning whether he has truly given up on love after all.The Vampire Who Stole Christmas by Lori DevotiOn a mission for ...
|  | The Romance of Sir Beues of Hamtoun: Part 3
Release Date: June 25, 2001Edited by Eugen Kölbing. This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1894 edition by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., London. ...
|  | The Right Madness
Release Date: August 29, 2006James Crumley is one of the most revered practitioners of post-Chandler crime fiction, praised by the likes of Dennis Lehane and Michael Connelly as a major influence. C. W. Sughrue is Crumley's most indelible creation. Now Sughrue is back, in a searing thrill ride of a novel that has the seen-it-all Montana private eye trying to find out which of a small-town shrink's bizarre patients has made off with some highly confidential files. Fast-paced, brutal, melancholy, and ruefully funny, The Right Madness is Crumley at his uncompromising best. ...
|  | Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity
Release Date: September 4, 2007| Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up Trixie can't wait to bring her one-of-a-kind Knuffle Bunny to school and show him off to everyone. But when she gets there, she sees something awful: Sonja has the same bunny. Suddenly, Knuffle Bunny doesn't seem so one-of-a-kind anymore. Chaos ensues until the bunnies are taken away by Ms. Greengrove. After school, Trixie finally gets her beloved bunny back. But in the middle of the night, Trixie realizes something. She has the wrong bunny!&#...
|  | Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Release Date: March 17, 2011| Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up Take me out to the ball game, take me out with the crowd . . . Everyone's favorite baseball song is now a board book. Kids are sure to love the delightful characters in this book, from a boy and his dad, to an enthusiastic fan who just can't seem to get his food in his mouth! Finally a book kids can sing along to as they read! ...
|  | On The Wings of Heroes
Release Date: October 16, 2008| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up Davy Bowman?s dad looks forward to Halloween more than a kid, and Davy?s brother, Bill, flies B-17s. Davy adores these two heroes and tries his best to follow their lead, especially now. World War II has invaded Davy?s homefront boyhood. Bill has joined up, breaking their dad?s heart. It?s an intense, confusing time, and one that will spur Davy to grow up in a hurry. This is one of Richard Peck?s finest novels?a tender, unforgettable portrait of the World War II home front and a family?s enduring love. ...
| | Pony Club Stories: "Pony Club Cup", "Pony Club Challenge", "Pony Club Trek"
Publication Date: June 1994Contains three complete stories that follow the fortunes of the Woodbury Pony Club and its riders. ...
|  | Tell Me the Truth, Tom! (Totally Tom)
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