 | World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
Release Date: October 16, 2007“The end was near.” —Voices from the Zombie WarThe Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks, driven by the urgency of preserving the acid-etched first-hand experiences of the survivors from those apocalyptic years, traveled across the United States of America and throughout the world, from decimated cities that once teemed with upwards of thirty million souls to the most remote and inhospitable areas of the planet. He recorded the testimony of men, women, and sometimes children who came face-to-face with the living,...
 |  | Best Kept Secrets (Hideaway Novels)
Publication Date: April 1, 2010| Series: Hideaway Novels With the tumult of the Great War finally at an end, ambitious Samuel Cole returns from Europe determined to forge his own destiny as a wealthy entrepreneur. The lush lands of the Caribbean will provide the means to wealth, but they offer private bounty, as well—a bride.Marguerite-Josefina Diaz is the toast of Havana, the convent-educated daughter of a wealthy cigar manufacturer. Beautiful and intelligent, M.J. dreams of distant lands and a liberated future for herself—and she believes charming, handsome Samuel will delive...
|  | Heather Raffo's 9 Parts of Desire: A Play
Publication Date: November 13, 2006As topical as today's newspaper headlines, these rich monologues bring to life nine distinct Iraqi women whose very different stories convey the complex and harrowing reality of being female in modern-day Iraq. Their monologues quickly become a series of overlapping conversations leading to a breakdown in communication as the chaos of Iraq intensifies. Layal is a sexy and impulsive painter favored by Saddam's regime, breezily bohemian one minute and defensive the next; another woman mourns the death of her family in a 1991 bunker, and another--a blond Ameri...
|  | From Atalanta to Zeus: Readers Theatre from Greek Mythology
Publication Date: April 15, 2001| ISBN-10: 1563088150 | ISBN-13: 978-1563088155Greek mythology, an important part of the curriculum for middle and high school students, serves as an exciting source of creative inspiration. Through these 26 scripts, you will not only introduce students to a fascinating body of literature, but also build their oral reading and presentation skills. Each script introduces a character from Greek mythology and chronicles some of the important mythical events surrounding the figure. Students get to know heroes, such as Heracles and Athena, in addition to lesser...
|  | Around the World in 80 Days
Publication Date: May 10, 2011Jules Verne's all-time bestseller "Around the world in 80 Days" ...
|  | The Silver Chalice
Publication Date: September 1, 1998The Silver Chalice recounts the story of Basil, a young silversmith, who is commissioned by the apostle Luke to fashion a holder for the cup Jesus used at the Last Supper. The Silver Chalice was the best-selling fiction title of 1953 in the United States and was made into a film starring Paul Newman. ...
|  | Doing His Time (Who Said Dating A Baller Was Easy?)
Release Date: May 1, 2007Every little girl dreams of meeting Prince Charming and living happily ever-after.But in the hood the Prince Charming are ballers and we dream of living happily ever "Rich!" Now imagine being swept off your feet and upgraded from a nobody into a ghetto superstar.Imagine a life of nothing but the best; clothes, jewels, whips and homes.Just picture your life as baller's bit*h!Ask yourself how much are you willing to sacrifice to be the hottest chick in the game?When Emerald found her ghetto Prince Charming Dollar he quickly upgraded her into a overnight ghetto supersta...
|  | Sivanandalahari of Sankaracarya
Publication Date: December 31, 2007"The Sivanandalahari of Adi Sankaracarya, like its twin, Saundaryalahari, is a poem of intense devotion, as noted for its poetic skill as for its spiritual fervour.God cannot be conceived of , meditated upon or loved with devotion in the abstract.To love God, the one ultimate reality, indefinable, ineffable, eternal, omnipresent and immanent, the primal cause- as the Brahma Sutras put it- from which the cosmos is born, maintained and dissolved, God has to be conceived of as the Father-Mother, inseparable as word and meaning-in the immortal analogy of Kalida...
|  | Hofmannsthal and Symbolism (American University Studies III : Composition Literature, Vol. 18)
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| | As Oaks from Acorns Sprout : A Book of Nature Prints and Haiku
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|  | A Guide for Using The Phantom Tollbooth in the Classroom
Release Date: November 3, 2004| ISBN-10: 1557344310 | ISBN-13: 978-1557344311| Edition: Literature Unit This resource is directly related to its literature equivalent and filled with a variety of cross-curricular lessons to do before, during, and after reading the book. This reproducible book presents an exciting approach to teaching well-known literature! It includes sample plans, author information, vocabulary building ideas, cross-curriculum activities, sectional activities and quizzes, unit tests, and many ideas for culminating and extending the novel. ...
|  | Britten and Auden in the Thirties: The Year 1936 (Aldeburgh Studies in Music)
Publication Date: June 8, 2000| Series: Aldeburgh Studies in Music (Book 5) Benjamin Britten and W.H. Auden were key figures of the 1930s, and here Donald Mitchell traces their lives during one crucial year, 1936. They worked hard to establish themselves, first through the GPO film unit, in a collaboration which flowered and spilled over into the theatre, and then radio - a new medium that the liveliest creative minds of the time were exploring and exploiting. Britten and Auden also joined forces in works destined for the recital room and concert hall, among them Our Hunting Fathers, the pol...
|  | The Literature of Al-Andalus (The Cambridge History of Arabic Literature)
Publication Date: November 2, 2006| ISBN-10: 0521030234 | ISBN-13: 978-0521030236The Cambridge History of Arabic Literature: The Literature of Al-Andalus explores the culture of Iberia from the eighth to the thirteenth century, and to the centuries following the Christian conquest, when Arabic continued to be used. While the focus is on literature, the study extends to the related fields of philosophy, art, architecture and music. Edited by an Arabist, a Hebraist and a Romance scholar, with individual chapters by a team of the world's leading experts in the field, this is a truly interdi...
|  | The Host: A Novel
Release Date: May 6, 2008The author of the Twilight series of # 1 bestsellers delivers her brilliant first novel for adults: a gripping story of love and betrayal in a future with the fate of humanity at stake. Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed.Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too vivid memories. But there was one difficu...
|  | Daughters of the South Wind
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|  | With Intent to Deceive (Tommy Hambledon)
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Publication Date: January 1, 1993| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up...
|  | Philly Joe Giraffe's Jungle Jazz: Baby Loves Jazz
Release Date: April 19, 2007| Age Level: 2 and up...
|  | George Flies South
Release Date: September 13, 2011| Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up A little bird waiting in his nest for his mother to bring back food is blown into the sky, nest and all, by a great wind. Will he be able to fly?Autumn is coming, and George sits in his little nest, not quite ready to learn to fly even though his mom says it is time to head south for the winter. But when a gust of wind swoops George and his nest out of the tree and onto the roof of a car, George is off whether he likes it or not! With his mom following along chirping encouragement, George must gain the confidence t...
|  | Great Grizzly Wilderness: A Story of the Pacific Rain Forest (Habitat)
Publication Date: June 2000| Age Level: 6 and up...
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