 | City of Ghosts: A Novel
Publication Date: March 2003A Sweeping Romantic Adventure begins when Isabel Grady marries her best friend Anna's lover and follows him halfway around the world to the inhospitable mountains of Nepal. Now, living in a ruined palace, with a husband who disappears for weeks at a time, Isabel struggles to make a new life for herself. But when Isabel learns that a visit from Anna is only months away, suddenly it seems that at every turn her ancient surroundings -- and her own past -- threaten to crush her hopes for the future.Isabel's new environment mirrors the tensions and passions of her marr...
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 | Admit The Horse
Publication Date: March 17, 2012Ripped from the headlines of the 2008 election, and based on real, seldom revealed events, "Admit The Horse" is a gripping political thriller about a dark-horse political candidate--the mysterious Congressman Okono-- whose meteoric rise to the pinnacle of power is engineered amidst illegal campaign contributions, voter fraud and murder. The story's unlikely players--an honorable Chicago detective, a retired DEA investigator, an idealistic venture capitalist, an African-American congresswoman and a suburban mom volunteering for his opponent--all...
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 | On Exhibit: Victorians and Their Museums (Victorian Literature and Culture Series)
Publication Date: February 22, 2000| Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series Why did the Victorians collect with such a vengeance and exhibit in museums? Focusing on this key nineteenth-century enterprise, Barbara J. Black illuminates British culture of the period by examining the cultural power that this collecting and exhibiting possessed. Through its museums, she argues, Victorian London constructed itself as a world city.Using the tools of cultural criticism, social history, and literary analysis, Black roots Victorian museum culture in key political events and cultural forces: B...
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 | Schubert in the European Imagination, Volume 1: The Romantic and Victorian Eras (Eastman Studies in Music)
Publication Date: August 15, 2008| Series: Eastman Studies in Music In Schubert in the European Imagination, Volume 1: The Romantic and Victorian Eras, Scott Messing examines the historical reception of Franz Schubert as conveyed through the gendered imagery and language of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century European culture.The concept of Schubert as a feminine type vaulted into prominence in 1838 when Robert Schumann described the composer's Mädchencharakter ("girlish" character), by contrast to the purportedly more masculine, more heroic Beethoven. What attracted Schumann to Sch...
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 | Highland Scoundrel: A Novel
Release Date: March 24, 2009Framed for a crime he did not commit, Duncan Campbell, the illegitimate son of a chieftain, has returned to the Highlands determined to clear his name after ten years in exile. He is drawn to the unforgettable sensual beauty of Jeannie Gordon, the headstrong girl who once pledged him her love, gave him her innocence, and then betrayed him. Now, in the glow of the moonlight, she defiantly shows Duncan the bad end of a pistol.Jeannie is stunned to discover that the broad-chested brigand she just shot is the rogue who broke her heart years ago. No longer a starry-eye...
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 | When You Were Mine (Arabesque)
Publication Date: August 1, 2006| Series: Arabesque Screenwriter Joey Adams is sure her boyfriend -- plastic surgeon Laurence Benson -- is about to propose. But when he confesses that he has fallen in love with a leggy, silicone-stuffed model-actress, Joey is devastated. The worst part is having to explain to her family that she's been dumped at the surprise engagement party thrown by her sisters. Determined to win back her man, she concocts a plan with the help of an unlikely ally. Director Ryan Donovan is shooting a big-budget movie in Milan that will establish him as a major filmmaker. Bu...
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 | Juan Verdades: The Man Who Couldn't Tell a Lie / El hombre que no sabia mentir (English and Spanish Edition)
Publication Date: January 4, 2011| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up “Hayes's flowing plot, enlivened by several wry twists, is decidedly satisfying. Fiedler's spare, earth-toned paintings convey the particulars of the setting from traditional garb to the sprawling landscapes as well as the timelessness of folklore.”—Publishers WeeklyDon Ignacio is a wealthy landowner whose prized possession is an apple tree that produces the most delicious fruit around. He trusts only one man to care for this tree—his ranch foreman Juan Verdades. Don Ignacio is also a proud...
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 | The Little Mermaid (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Step Into Reading: A Step 3 Book)
Publication Date: October 9, 1991| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
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 | Elmo's 12 Days of Christmas (Sesame Street) (Big Bird's Favorites Board Books)
Release Date: September 23, 2003| Age Level: 1 and up...
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 | Winnie the Pooh: Pooh's Honey Adventure (Disney Early Readers)
Release Date: May 3, 2011| Age Level: 3 and up...
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 | Changes: My Family and Me
Publication Date: March 1999| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up A child describes the changes that divorce and remarriage bring to the make-up of a family. ...
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 | Just Kids: Visiting a Class for Children With Special Needs
Release Date: February 1, 1998| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up There is a special classroom in many schools for children with disabilities. With intimate photos, Ellen Senisi takes readers inside this fascinating but often overlooked place.The story is based on a true incident. A girl teases a disabled child and is asked to spend time in the special-needs classroom. Through her, readers are introduced to an engaging group of kids and to a wide range of disabling conditions--epilepsy, Down syndrome, autism, and more. Readers also see students run an obstacle course in physical th...
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 | Comets & Meteors (Pb) (Earlybird Book)
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 | Harcourt School Publishers Social Studies: Student Edition World Regions 2007 (Harcourt Social Studies)
Publication Date: April 1, 2006| Grade Level: 06 and up...
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 | Como Funcionan las Poleas (Weekly Reader Early Learning Library: Como Funcionan las Maquinas Simples) (Spanish Edition)
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 | Washington Monument,The
Publication Date: September 1, 2002| Age Level: 9 and up...
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 | Fisher Price Easter is Here! Lift the Flap (Fisher-Price Little People)
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| Buddhist Beliefs and Issues
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 | Hello, School Bus! (Scholastic Reader - Level 1 (Quality))
Publication Date: July 1, 2004| Age Level: 4 and up...
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 | Fair Play (Exploring Citizenship)
Publication Date: August 15, 2009| ISBN-10: 1432933213 | ISBN-13: 978-1432933210Why should you respect other people? What should you do if you break the rules? What makes a good role model? Read Fair Play to learn about how people should behave when they play sports and games. Find out why people need rules, why cheating is wrong, and how to cope when you lose. ...
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