 | O Pioneers! (Oxford World's Classics)
Publication Date: October 15, 2008| Series: Oxford World's Classics O Pioneers!, Willa Cather's second novel, tells the story of an immigrant family's struggle to save their Nebraska farm. Cather's placement of a strong and capable woman at the center of the story, her realistic depiction of life on the midwestern prairie, and her vivid portrayal of the immigrant experience at the turn of the century make O Pioneers! a true American classic. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordab...
 |  | Entanglement: A Tales of Everyday Magic Novel
Publication Date: June 19, 2012| Series: Tales of Everyday Magic Entanglement, the new novel based on the teachings of New York Times best-selling author Gregg Braden, explores the exciting world of quantum physics through the experiences of twin brothers.Charlie and Jack Franklin have always experienced life differently than your average brothers. As children, each was able to sense when the other was in danger, when the other was sad, or when the other was happy. However, as adults, these two brothers took different paths: Jack stayed in their hometown to practice his art and Charlie joine...
|  | Sasameke, Vol. 2
Publication Date: June 28, 2011| Series: Sasameke (Book 2) For once, it looks like the Chikubushima High soccer team might have ashot at the national tournament (provided all their players actuallyshow up to the matches)! Rakuichi may have the raw talent that makes himan INVALUABLE asset to this bizarre team, but hisenormous ego interferes with his ability to make good decisions on thefield. (Seriously, dude. Just pass the ball.) As Rakuichi continues toirritate the heck out of his teammates, the foundation of the team,Azuchi, is out of commission, and captain Matsuri is losing interest asth...
|  | The Princess and Curdie
Publication Date: January 1, 2009"The Princess and Curdie" is George MacDonald's 1883 sequel to "The Princess and the Goblin" in which we find Princess Irene and Curdie a year or two older. In this fantastical adventure Princess Irene and Curdie must overthrow a set of corrupt ministers who are poisoning Irene's father, the king. When Curdie meets Irene's mysterious Grandmother he is sent off on a quest with a strange dog-like creature named Lina, who was once human, to help save Irene's father. A classic tale of fantasy, "The Princess and Curdie" is one of George MacDonald's most perfect ch...
|  | Brecht Sourcebook
Publication Date: February 2, 2000| ISBN-10: 0415200431 | ISBN-13: 978-0415200431| Edition: 1 Bertolt Brecht is one of the most prolific and influential writer-directors of the twentieth century. This fascinating anthology brings together in one volume many of the most important articles written about Brecht between 1957 and 1997. The collection explores a wide range of viewpoints about Brecht's theatre theories and practice, as well as including three plays not otherwise available in English: The Beggar or The Dead Dog, Baden Lehrstuck and The Seven Deadly Sins of the Lower Middle Class...
|  | After the Irish: An Anthology of Poetic Translation
Publication Date: December 2009| ISBN-10: 1859184383 | ISBN-13: 978-1859184387| Edition: annotated edition This anthology demonstrates that verse translation from the Irish represents, in its own right, a significant part of the tradition of Irish poetry written in English. Rather than offering the usual view of verse translation as a means of preserving and providing access to poetry written in Irish, this anthology foregrounds the aesthetic and cultural value of verse translation as poetry. The anthology is historical in form, beginning with a translation done in 1635 and concluding wi...
|  | The Telephone Book: Technology, Schizophrenia, Electric Speech
Publication Date: July 1, 1991The telephone marks the place of an absence. Affiliated with discontinuity, alarm, and silence, it raises fundamental questions about the constitution of self and other, the stability of location, systems of transfer, and the destination of speech. Profoundly changing our concept of long-distance, it is constantly transmitting effects of real and evocative power. To the extent that it always relates us to the absent other, the telephone, and the massive switchboard attending it, plugs into a hermeneutics of mourning. The Telephone Book, itself organized by a "te...
|  | Tom Crean's Rabbit: A True Story from Scott's Last Voyage
Publication Date: June 17, 2005| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up It’s very cold in Antarctica, and the Terra Nova is crowded with both men and animals. Tom the sailor is looking for a quiet and cozy place for his pet rabbit to have her babies. From high in the rigging to down in the hold, the crewman takes readers all through the ship while he searches for a spot where his rabbit can make her nest.Based on the diaries of men who sailed to the South Pole on board the Terra Nova in 1910 with Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Tom Crean's Rabbit introduces the historic voyage to you...
|  | Cheetahs/ Guepardos (Animals I See at the Zoo/ Animales Que Veo En El Zoologico) (Spanish Edition)
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|  | Chickenpox and Shingles (Diseases and People)
Publication Date: September 1, 1997| Age Level: 11 and up | Grade Level: 6 and up...
|  | If You Plant a Seed... and Other Nature Predictions (A+ Books)
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| | Gigantes De Hierro (DK READERS)
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|  | Sacco and Vanzetti (Cornerstones of Freedom: Second)
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|  | Colors & Shapes Flash Cards
Release Date: September 24, 2010| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up Spectrum Colors & Shapes Flash Cards offer children a fun and easy way to practice their colors and shapes! The set features 54 cards that help help reinforce colors, early geometry, and reading readiness skills. Full-color, charming illustrations help to engage children, and a special card also offers creative game ideas designed to reinforce learning. The popular Spectrum Flash Cards line offers 12 titles encompassing preschool to grade 5, each one focusing on important early learning content. Learning sugges...
|  | Webster's II Children's Dictionary
Publication Date: March 3, 1997| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up This dictionary for children ages 8 to 11 offers definitions that are clear and easy to follow, with thousands of example sentences. Over 1,200 lively drawings illustrate words in action. A unique reference appendix includes events in U.S. history, maps, up-to-date geographical lists, measurement tables, and more. ...
|  | NIV Compact Concordance
Release Date: March 4, 1999| Series: NIV Compact Series A concordance is the first thing to reach for when you want to explore the Bible in-depth. Organized alphabetically, it's a word-by-word index of the specific Bible translation you're using. When you can't find a Scripture passage or verse you're looking for, turn to your concordance. It's absolutely essential for doing word studies, and great for topical studies as well. The NIV Compact Concordance was designed with practicality in mind. This streamlined adaptation of the Gold Medallion Award-winning Zondervan NIV Exhaustive Concordanc...
|  | Table Blessings: Mealtime Prayer Throughout the Year
Publication Date: July 1994This lovely collection offers a rich variety of readings and blessings for those who wish to pray individually or in groups. The readings are taken from the scriptures. Each reading is followed by a brief communal response and the Lord's Prayer. A meal blessing, inspired by the season or the saint of the day, brings each brief prayer time to a close. ...
| | Essential Desmond Tutu (The Essential Series)
Publication Date: December 31, 1997| Series: The Essential Series Presents the wit and wisdom of the Archbishop, 'Nobel Laurette of the Underdogs'. It is compiled by John Allen and published in association with Mayibuye Books, University of the Western Cape, Bellville. ...
|  | Turnaround Churches: How to Overcome Barriers to Growth and Bring New Life to an Established Church
Publication Date: February 1997It can happen in any church-success in ministry can lead to a condition of paralysis. Churches begin to rely on the "tried and true" practices of the past and become unable-or unwilling-to risk making the changes required by present-day challenges. It's a dangerous scenario that can lead a church into decline. The good news is that "growth paralysis" can be cured-if church leaders learn to recognize it and take swift, decisive and prayerful action. Turnaround Churches looks at real-life examples of churches that have made a comeback after a period of decline. Y...
|  | Multigenerational Congregations: Meeting the Leadership Challenge
Publication Date: December 2001| ISBN-10: 1566992524 | ISBN-13: 978-1566992527Congregations need to learn new cultural languages and practices in order to speak to and be heard by new generations of people. But how do congregations enter the wilderness of ministry with these new generations when many of those in the entourage do not appreciate the trip? In contrast to many writers about church growth, Rendle works with three important observations: - Most congregations are not "pure markets," discrete groups with uniform values and behaviors, that can be targeted to the exclusion of all ...
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