| Songs of the Humpback Whale: A Novel Release Date: October 2, 2001Jodi Picoult's powerful novel portrays an emotionally charged marriage that changes course in one explosive moment.For years, Jane Jones has lived in the shadow of her husband, renowned San Diego oceanographer Oliver Jones. But during an escalating argument, Jane turns on him with an alarming volatility. In anger and fear, Jane leaves with their teenage daughter, Rebecca, for a cross-country odyssey charted by letters from her brother Joley, guiding them to his Massachusetts apple farm, where surprising self-discoveries await. Now Oliver, an expert at tracking hu...
| | The Making of Theodore Roosevelt Publication Date: February 9, 2011The true story of how two Maine woodsmen taught Theodore Roosevelt to stand on his own two feet in the northern woods. Fiction. 1878 ...
| | Translation key for Plautus for reading and production: Captivi, Curculio, Mostellaria, with five scenes from other comedies ...
| | The Mammoth Book of Threesomes and Moresomes Publication Date: October 5, 2010Too much of a good thing? Impossible! When it comes to erotica, three is definitely not a crowdnor is four . . . or more. This collection continues in the successful Erotica category with stories of lovers in large numbers. ...
| | Blue Collar, White Collar, No Collar: Stories of Work Release Date: April 19, 2011 This vital and compelling collection of stories about work, compiled by novelist and short-story writer Richard Ford, explores tales of how we Americans are employed; how we find work and leave it; how it excites, ennobles, occasionally debilitates, but often defines us. Contributing writers for Blue Collar, White Collar, No Collar range from contemporary Pulitzer Prize winners Edward P. Jones and Jhumpa Lahiri to iconic short-story masters Tobias Wolff, Annie Proulx, and Joyce Carol Oates, as well as emerging writers such as Lewis Robinson. Encompassing a wide...
| | Essence Publication Date: September 20, 2008Mystery, simplicity, silence, personal space, rich sensory experience, authenticity, a glimpse of the infinite, love.These qualities describe this work of literary fiction, Essence.In the vein of Baricco's international bestseller Silk, it is about a modern day book dealer, M., who discovers a handful of letters and journal entries dated from the early 1920's.They partially reveal the story of a young couple from different classes who risked a clandestine love affair and died as a result of their struggle to be together.M. connects with their story and inv...
| | The Chocolate Thief Release Date: July 31, 2012 ParisBreathtakingly beautiful, the City of Light seduces the senses, its cobbled streets thrumming with possibility. For American Cade Corey, it's a dream come true, if only she can get one infuriating French chocolatier to sign on the dotted line. . .ChocolateMelting, yielding yet firm, exotic, its secrets are intimately known to Sylvain Marquis. But turn them over to a brash American waving a fistful of dollars? Jamais. Not unless there's something much more delectable on the table. . .Stolen PleasureWhether confections taken from a locked shop or kisses in the ...
| | Bangkok 8: A Novel Release Date: July 13, 2004A thriller with attitude to spare, Bangkok 8 is a sexy, razor-edged, often darkly hilarious novel set in one of the world’s most exotic cities.Witnessed by a throng of gaping spectators, a charismatic Marine sergeant is murdered under a Bangkok bridge inside a bolted-shut Mercedes Benz. Among the witnesses are the only two cops in the city not on the take, but within moments one is murdered and his partner, Sonchai Jitpleecheep—a devout Buddhist and the son of a Thai bar girl and a long-gone Vietnam War G.I.—is hell-bent on wreaking revenge. On a ...
| | Gigantic Turnip, The (Tell Me a Story) (Hardcover with CD) (Book & CD) Publication Date: April 1, 2009| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
| | Our First Pony Publication Date: April 1, 1997Joseph and Justin may be twins, but they sure aren't much alike. Besides looking different, they live in very different worlds. Joseph loves the outdoors, the sky and the land, and all the animals, Justin, on the other hand, would rather be indoors, playing his piccolo or reading a book. The only thing they have in common is Midge, a pinto Shetland pony. They give her all the love and attention any pony could ever ask for. And she ends up giving them more than they ever could have imagined -- a horse family of their own! With characteristic charm and simplicity...
| | Monsters, Mind Your Manners! Release Date: March 1, 2011| Grade Level: P and up Look out, children, here they come bringing pandemonium! Lock doors and windows, run and hide. Do not let these creeps inside! ...
| | Alien Invasion: Invasive Species Become Major Menaces (Current Science) ...
| | Julio & Maria Raise the Roof: English & Spanish Text! ...
| | Helen Roseveare: On His Majesty's Service (Trailblazers) Publication Date: June 18, 2007| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up...
| | Ben Helps Pack Lunch: Learning Italian for Kids, Food: Fruit (Bilingual English Italian Picture Book) (Learning a Second Language for Kids) ...
| | Parochial and Plain Sermons Publication Date: October 1, 1997All eight volumes of Newman's famous sermons are brought together in this new edition that is beautifully printed and bound on Bible paper with a flexible leatherette cover and red ribbon. Newman's sermons are as powerful, fresh and challenging today as when he first gave them.The topics that Newman covers are ones central to Christianity and salvation. Newman once again demonstrates his profound understanding of human psychology, and the temptations and trials we encounter as Christians in the world. This deluxe edition is a magnificent work of timeless insp...
| | Christmas Alphabet Cards Publication Date: October 11, 2005With Season’s Greetings” written on the inside of each card, and 26 of renowned New York Times pop-up artist Robert Sabuda’s intricate and eye-catching designs, there is a card in this beautiful set for every letter of the alphabet. Based on Sabuda’s best-selling classic children’s book The Christmas Alphabet, you’ll find a perfect card for everyone on your holiday list! ...
| | Lifestyle of a Prophet, The: A 21-Day Journey to Embracing Your Calling Publication Date: April 1, 2013Accessible Guide from Bestselling Author for Embracing the Prophetic CallingInternationally respected prophet and bestselling author James W. Goll offers a readable, practical approach to the prophetic gifting. Centered around a unique, hands-on 21-day guide, he helps believers develop the intimacy with God essential to hearing his voice clearly and correctly--and then proclaiming his words faithfully.Through illustrations from his own life and those of John, Daniel, and Ezekiel, Goll exposes common misconceptions, the successes and failures of gifted people th...
| | Conflict Management and Organization Development (Wiley Series in Industrial and Organizational Psychology) Publication Date: January 11, 1988| ISBN-10: 0471914150 | ISBN-13: 978-0471914150| Edition: 1 This book offers practical strategies and problem-solving intervention techniques designed to manage organizational conflicts and even to use them as levers for implementing needed changes and increasing productivity. The foundation of the practical approach presented here consists of a unique integration of the best aspects of many different schools of organizational theory, particularly the systems model and the action model, into a unified perspective on how conflicts arise within organizatio...
| | Keep Moving Forward Publication Date: August 4, 2009Every child needs to learn the importance of learning to set and realize goals early in life. In his book Keep Moving Forward, author Cajetan Ihewulezi encourages the use of discipline, education, prayer, and hard work to motivate and guide Latino American teenagers to educational success, professionalism, and leadership. Though parents and guardians have important roles to play in the future success of their children, author Cajetan Ihewulezi believes that every young adult has a role to play in the realization of their own dreams. He strives to provide the t...
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