 | The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature
Publication Date: September 1, 2000This collection of satirical essays by the wildly clever Neal Pollack was among the first books published by McSweeney's. The author fabricates for himself a super-inflated ego, and goes on to apply that persona's preposterously offensive and short-sighted opinions to issues ranging from race relations to wild teenagers, but more than anything else, to his own (albeit fictional) stunning accomplishments. ...
 |  | River Of Earth
Release Date: December 31, 1978" First published in 1940, James Still's masterful novel has become a classic. It is the story, seen through the eyes of a boy, of three years in the life of his family and their kin. He sees his parents pulled between the meager farm with its sense of independence and the mining camp with its uncertain promise of material prosperity. In his world privation, violence, and death are part of everyday life, accepted and endured. Yet it is a world of dignity, love, and humor, of natural beauty which Still evokes in sharp, poetic images. No writer has caught more ef...
|  | Legends and Lies: Great Mysteries of the American West
Publication Date: November 15, 1998"All of history is mystery," Dale L. Walker says, and he proves his point in this lively, humorous--and rational--approach to the West's greatest puzzles. Did Davy Crockett, for example, go down swinging Ol' Betsy, defending the ramparts of the Alamo--or was he captured? Who is buried in Jesse James's grave? Was the man Pat Garrett shot that night really Billy the Kid? How did Black Bart, "the gentleman bandit," disappear? Did Sacajawea, the famous "Bird Woman" who scouted for Lewis and Clark, die twice?The possibilities unfold as Walker brings together lit...
|  | The Seven Swabians, and Other German Folktales (World Folklore Series)
Publication Date: November 30, 2005| ISBN-10: 156308967X | ISBN-13: 978-1563089671Using primary German-language sources, Altmann has gleaned a wonderful assortment of authentic tales to enchant and educate audiences of all ages. The stories are organized in four sections: Animal stories, Comic tales, Fairy tales, and Local legends. Background information on the stories, a description of German life during the 19th century, color photographs, a pronunciation guide for German terms, and traditional German recipes are included. All grade levels.Many people are familiar with the German tales...
|  | The Imagined World of Charles Dickens (Studies in Victorian Life and Literature)
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|  | Fire and Rain (MacKenzie-Blackthorn, Book 2)
Publication Date: May 1, 2004Elizabeth Lowell's favorite family is back in town. Don't miss this reader favorite!Owner of the wildest, loneliest ranch this side of the Rockies, Luck MacKenzie hadn't laid eyes on Carla McQueen for three years. Not since they day he'd sent his best friend's kid sister storming from the Rocking M Ranch and out of his life -- for what he thought was forever . . . Now Carla was back, lovelier and even more desirable than in his burning memories. But Luke knew he could never give in to the raging need to make her his woman. For he'd made a vow long ago -- one that...
|  | The Judas Judge (Kevin Kerney Novels)
Release Date: May 1, 2001| Series: Kevin Kerney Novels In a remote New Mexico campground, six people are killed in an apparently senseless murder spree. Deputy State Police Chief Kevin Kerney suspects the slaying wasn’t random at all—but rather a calculated plot to eliminate one high-profile victim, retired judge, Vernon Langsford. In piecing together the judge’s shocking past, Kerney discovers the victim’s predilection for sexual indiscretions, a history of family betrayal and greed, and a dark marriage that ended mysteriously and violently. But as Kerney gets closer...
|  | Crash Bang Donkey!
Release Date: March 1, 2010| Grade Level: PreK and up Things are quiet on Peaceful Farm... until Donkey shows up!First he makes a racket with his great big drum and tootling trumpet.Then he raises a ruckus banging the piano and jamming his guitar!Farmer Gruff, of course, isn't pleased at all.But one day, everyone realizes that just as there's a time to be quiet, there's a time to be noisy, too, and at last Donkey discovers his purpose.Jill Newton's rambunctious story and rich illustrations will bring welcome energy to any storytime. ...
|  | The Easter Bunny's Secret
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|  | Encyclopedia of Animals
Publication Date: August 21, 2006| Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up With answers to thousands of intriguing questions about the animal kingdom, this A-Z encyclopedia offers children fascinating insight into the behaviors, biology, and environments of their favorite animals. ...
|  | Ten Days and Nine Nights: An Adoption Story
Release Date: May 12, 2009| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up How many days until a little girl’s adopted sibling is brought home?Follow a little girl as she and her family prepare for the new baby that will soon be joining them. And simultaneously, watch the girl’s mother fly off to Korea, meet the new baby, and bring her home. Here is an utterly simple, sweet, and child-centric look at the adoption process through the eyes of a soon-to-be older sibling. From cutting a red paper heart and taping it above the new baby’s crib to telling her best friend about the ad...
|  | I Care (Read and Learn, You and Me)
Publication Date: September 15, 2005| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up...
|  | Flowers (Plants)
Publication Date: April 2002| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
|  | Math: Grade 3
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|  | The Prince
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|  | Oklahoma Jeopardy: Answers and Questions About Our State (The Oklahoma Experience)
Publication Date: September 2000| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up...
|  | Bedtime Songs (Sing & Learn)
Release Date: August 1, 2007| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
|  | Cdr:Acacia Gcse Mathematics 98
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|  | Daterviewing: Similarities between Interviewing and Dating that Helps You to Hire the Right Candidate
Publication Date: August 23, 2004Written for business professionals at all levels and companies of all sizes, Daterviewing reaches deep into the fundamentals of emotion, where prejudices run rampant and first impressions rule.In an engaging and entertaining manner, nationally known interviewing and staff-retention strategist Greg Churchman reflects upon the dating world as he encourages business leaders to recognize the similar biases that develop when they select employees and candidates for employment. Churchman’s process for selecting qualified employees—and keeping them on boar...
|  | Making Time, Making Money
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