 | Jack Gance
Publication Date: April 15, 1997A young pollster named Jack Gance becomes a savvy Washington political insider and eventually a U.S. senator - but not without paying the usual dues, which turns out to be a dirty business. Gance wastes his love on married women, but ultimately learns who his true mistress is: "I had arrived an apprentice from Chicago, but Washington had taken care of that. It was a great city. . . . It gave and gave and gave and gave and expected nothing in return but loyalty." ...
 |  | When I Whistle
Publication Date: March 1, 2012One of Endo's most unusual and powerful novels is set largely in a modern hospital, with themes and scenes that eerily seem to predate Never Let Me Go A jaded businessman has a chance encounter with the doctor son of his best friend at school, Ozu, and memories are stirred of a former love interest of Ozu's, Aiko. The son of his friend proves to be contemptuous of the outmoded values of his father's world and ruthless in pursuit of success at his hospital. The story reaches a terrible climax when Aiko, now a middle-aged cancer-sufferer, is admitt...
|  | Nothing Serious (Collector's Wodehouse)
Release Date: November 13, 2008| Series: Collector's Wodehouse Further stories of members of the Drones Club and several adventures related by the Oldest Member of the golf club. Many old friends reappear - Bingo Little and Mrs Bingo, Freddie Widgeon, Ambrose Gussett, Agnes Flack, Horace Bewstridge and many more. --This text refers to the Paperback edition....
|  | Four Seasons of Field and Garden: Sixty Impromptu Poems
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|  | Writing Degree Zero
Release Date: March 13, 2012Is there any such thing as revolutionary literature? Can literature, in fact, be political at all? These are the questions Roland Barthes addresses in Writing Degree Zero, his first published book and a landmark in his oeuvre. The debate had engaged the European literary community since the 1930s; with this fierce manifesto, Barthes challenged the notion of literature’s obligation to be socially committed. Yes, Barthes allows, the writer has a political and ethical responsibility. But the history of French literature shows that the writer has often failed to...
|  | Jedidiah Boone
Publication Date: December 2002Army scout, Indian fighter, bounty hunter, and great nephew of the legendary frontiersman, Daniel Boone, Jedidiah hung up his guns and retired to his mountain hideaway.But an Apache massacre and the kidnapping of two young girls changed all that.Jedidiah will need all his skills and more as he battles the harsh elements of the vast New Mexico desert, and the warriors of the Apache, in a desperate attempt to rescue the captive girls before it is too late.Read by Gene Engene.6 CDs 6 Hrs. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition....
|  | Hearts
Publication Date: November 12, 2008Past headlines said it all: Serial Killer Plucks Hearts from Victims! The most despicable and prolific serial killer of New Orleans has escaped! Top Detectives Callow and Smith urgently try to beat the clock as the homicides begin again, with the vengence of two perpetrators. Is there also a copy-cat? Why the modus operandi of plucking wives' hearts? Where is the operation done, and the bodies displayed in other, public locations? The detectives are the emotionally constant, methodical heroes needed for the job again. During the arduous course of the case, ...
|  | The Star-Bearer: A Creation Myth from Ancient Egypt
Publication Date: September 25, 2012| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up In the beginning, nothing moves in the inky silence . . . until the golden godchild Atum gradually unfolds from a lotus bud. From him come the gods of the air and rain and their children — Geb, god of Earth, and Nut, goddess of the sky. Geb and Nut are inseparable. They clasp one another and share whispered secrets, leaving no space between the sky and the earth for Atum to continue creating. So Atum has no choice but to have them forcibly separated, leaving Geb enraged and Nut sad and lonely . ...
|  | The Dallas Cowboys (Inside the NFL)
Publication Date: January 1996| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up...
|  | The Gospel (Big Thoughts for Little Thinkers)
Publication Date: April 30, 2005| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
|  | Exploring Careers - Astronaut
Publication Date: October 10, 2005| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up...
|  | First Prayers
Release Date: May 27, 1989| Age Level: 4 and up An illustrated collection of familiar prayers and psalms. ...
|  | Learn Together - German (Learn Together)
Publication Date: May 8, 1992 ...
|  | In The Days Of The Laggan Presbytery
Publication Date: June 25, 2007This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. ...
|  | You Never Gave Me a Name: One Mennonite Woman's Story
Publication Date: June 15, 2009"I loved this book," says Dora Dueck, writer and editor, who is author of several books and co-editor of Northern Lights: An Anthology of Contemporary Christian Writing in Canada (Wiley, 2008). "This is Katie's life, her name, her harvest of work and discovery. But something wonderful happened as I read what she shares so honestly and well: I saw my own story--and felt it good, and safer again, to be a writer, pilgrim, woman in the MB church."This memoir records Katie Funk Wiebe's search for identity as a woman left widowed with young children who becomes a wri...
|  | 50 Ways Coaches Can Change the World
Publication Date: April 10, 2012Coaches, are you ready to change the world? Discover how you can make a valuable contribution to building a better world, starting today! Whether you are a life coach, executive coach, internal coach, or from any other coaching niche, this book will provide you with ideas, examples, and resources to make a difference. You'll get to know your tribe -- coaches who not only believe our world needs to change, but are working to change it right this moment. Here's what you'll find inside: 50 approaches to making a difference, as a citizen, coach, or changemakerPrac...
|  | Success in Sight: Visioning (Smart Strategies Series)
Publication Date: July 30, 1998| Series: Smart Strategies Series Smart Strategies SeriesThis is a book of business strategy that draws together definitions and views on a hot new topic - visioning. Increasingly managers and firms, world-wide, are realising that their organisations need visions to map a way ahead for the future. Visioning is a strategic tool and this book defines it and explains how to implement it. Divided into two parts, the first section examines different interpretations of what is meant by visioning while the second section shows how to use it effectively for business su...
|  | The Craft of Text Editing: Emacs for the Modern World
Publication Date: October 1, 1991| ISBN-10: 0387976167 | ISBN-13: 978-0387976167| Edition: 1 Never before has a book been published that describes the techniques and technology used in writing text editors, word processors and other software. Written for the working professional and serious student, this book covers all aspects of the task. The topics range from user psychology to selecting a language to implementing redisplay to designing the command set. More than just facts are involved, however, as this book also promotes insight into an understanding of the issues encountered when d...
|  | Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programmes
Publication Date: July 21, 2005| ISBN-10: 0198529457 | ISBN-13: 978-0198529453| Edition: 3 The highly successful textbook Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Health Care is now available in its third edition.Over the years it has become the standard textbook in the field world-wide.It mirrors the huge expansion of the field of economic evaluation in health care.This new edition builds on the strengths of previous editions being clearly written in a style accessible to a wide readership.Key methodological principles are outlined using a critical appraisal checklist that can be applied ...
|  | Crash! The Story of Information Technology
Publication Date: February 1, 2007The development of the computer and information technology in the latter half of the twentieth century had a huge impact on the way we worked and the way we lived our lives. Its impact continues to be felt in the twenty first century with the increase in off-shoring, outsourcing and automation. But where will technology take us next?Crash! Looks back at the history of computer hardware, software and networking. It tells the story of the computer's development and the stories of the key personalities and technologies encountered along the way. The trajectory ...
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