| The Beloved Poetry of Helen Steiner Rice (Helen Steiner Rice Collection)
Publication Date: February 1, 2008| Series: Helen Steiner Rice Collection Helen Steiner Rice, America's best-loved poet, penned countless poems. She often wrote on the themes of comfort, joy, love, peace, and hope-and possessed a remarkable gift of seeing the positive side of any situation. Rice has inspired readers for decades with her uplifting verse. Now readers can experience more than three hundred of her heartfelt poems in one delightful volume. Each verse is complemented by an elegant, four-color design and is included in a topical index for ease of use. This pleasing package, for les...
| | An Epitome of Biblical History: Glosses on Walter of Chatillon's 'Alexandreis' 4.176-274 (Toronto Medieval Latin Texts)
Publication Date: January 1, 2008| ISBN-10: 088844480X | ISBN-13: 978-0888444806An epic of some 5500 lines on the life of Alexander the Great, Walter of Chatillon's Alexandreis stood, from the late twelfth century till the close of the Middle Ages, among the most successful and widely read works of Latin literature. This volume presents one free-standing version of the more or less 'standard' commentary on a uniquely celebrated passage from the poem. The lines in question, 176-274 of Book 4, describe a tomb commissioned by Alexander for the wife of Darius, after her death in captivity to...
| | The Kingdom of Sicily, 1100-1250: A Literary History (The Middle Ages Series)
Publication Date: August 25, 2005| ISBN-10: 0812238850 | ISBN-13: 978-0812238853When Muslim invaders conquered Sicily in the ninth century, they took control of a weakened Greek state in cultural decadence. When, two centuries later, the Normans seized control of the island, they found a Muslim state just entering its cultural prime. Rather than replace the practices and idioms of the vanquished people with their own, the Normans in Sicily adopted and adapted the Greco-Arabic culture that had developed on the island. Yet less than a hundred years later, the cultural and linguistic mix ha...
| | 5 Bodies to Die For (Body Movers, Book 5)
Publication Date: May 1, 2009The Charmed Killer is on the loose in Atlanta and Carlotta Wren is caught up in the terror—especially when her body-moving side business brings her dangerously close to the action.And then…She's forced to take refuge in her former fiancé's house—much to the chagrin of other interested parties…Her brother Wesley begins to behave as if he has his own death wish…And someone close to her is implicated in the mass murders.Meanwhile, Carlotta can't shake the feeling that danger is dogging her seemingly cursed family—and that the seria...
| | Penguin Pete, Ahoy!
Publication Date: March 1, 1998| Age Level: 4 and up Out exploring one day, Penguin Pete spots an abandoned wreck and climbs aboard. There he discovers Horatio, the ship's mouse, and the two become fast friends. Poor Pete, however, seems to run afoul of everything aboard ship, from getting tangled in the nets to feeling sick in the crow's nest. But then the duo takes to the open water, and it's Pete's turn to shine when he makes a heroic rescue. Full color. ...
| | CHEERLEADING: Conditioning for Back Handspring & Tumbling Success!
Publication Date: June 1, 2007"CHEERLEADING: Conditioning for Back Handspring & Tumbling Success!" is for cheerleaders, coaches, parents, gymnasts, martial artists, dancers, recreational instructors, or anyone interested in using conditioning techniques to improve physical health, athletic performance, & injury prevention.The cheerleader will learn how to increase her strength by 200 to 300%. She will learn the basics of proper conditioning to develop "core stability" for more dynamic tumbling! There are suggested exercises for every major muscle group and the book includes forms to track an...
| | Jack and Jill (Traditional Nursery Rhymes)
Publication Date: February 1, 2003| Age Level: 1 and up...
| | The Berenstain Bears Faithful Friends (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights)
Release Date: July 28, 2009| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
| | The Desperate Dog Writes Again
Publication Date: October 25, 2010| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up Emma loves her human, George, but he can be so difficult! This time he has a visitor, who won't let go of his hand. Worse, she's brought along her dog, Hankie, and they've taken over Emma's spot next to George on the couch. What's a desperate dog to do? Emma hurries off to the library to write to her favorite canine columnist for advice. But this may be one problem that even Dear Queenie can't solve. Will Emma's happy home ever be the same again? Drawn in an accessible comic-book style, this story is just ri...
| | Sock Monkey Rescue Kit (Activity Kit) (Petites Plus Kit)
Publication Date: December 1, 2009Awww! No one can resist the cute little Sock Money in the window! This adorable Rescue Kit contains an orphan Sock Monkey for you to adopt and ''Feel the Love,'' a 16-page Owner's Manual that includes a Certificate of Adoption, tips on caregiving, and places to record Sock Monkey milestones.Irresistible package features see-through acetate ''window.'' Rescue Kit box measures 3-1/2 inches wide x 4-1/2 inches high x 1-1/2 inches deep. Not for children under 6 years. ...
| | Carrying Mason
Release Date: August 4, 2011| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up What does it mean to lay down your life? Luna has learned an awful lot in her thirteen years---how to skin a rabbit, how to gut a fish, here to pick the perfect wildflowers---but it's not enough. When her best friend, Mason, dies, she decides to honor his memory by moving in with his mentally disabled mother, Ruby Day. While cooking and cleaning for Ruby Day isn't always easy, everything seems to be going relatively fine---until trouble arrives in the form of Ruby Day's aunt, who will stop at nothing to make sure her n...
| | My Manners Hands
Publication Date: October 1, 2011My Manners Hands addresses the issues of traditional manners dissolving in our society.As the book says, “Somewhere along the way, the simplest manners went away.”Our world has become a place where multi-tasking is the norm, and texting and email can diminish the human aspect of communication. Partly because of this cultural phenomenon, we have lost sight of common courtesy and respectful manners.How many times have you said “Thank you,” and received a “No problem,” or no response at all.What about children saying, “Huh, ...
| | Albert Einstein: Physicist and Genius (Great Minds of Science)
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| | Surviving the Holocaust (Freestyle Express: on the Front Line)
Publication Date: September 15, 2005| Age Level: 11 and up | Grade Level: 6 and up...
| | A History of Swaziland
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| | Where's Jesus?
Publication Date: February 2002| Age Level: 3 and up Delightful narrative and vibrant illustrations follow a young boy and his mother through the villages along the Sea of Galilee as they look for Jesus. Half-page inserts on each double-page spread offer unique changing pictures that children will love. Ages 4 and up. ...
| | Ten Church Growth Principles " Empowering Your Church To Grow"
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| | Making the e-Business Transformation
Publication Date: July 31, 2012Read this book and you'll not only understand WHY e-Business is vital to the continuing success of your organization but also HOW you can incorporate it into your business. Four key questions are asked within Making the e-BusinessTransformation:- How do you transform your existing business into an e-business? How do you go about introducing e-business into your Company? - What are the key enabling technologies? - What tools are needed to effectively manage domain and process knowledge? e-Business and e-Commerce is a revolution driven by IT. While computers and ...
| | The coming economic earthquake
Publication Date: January 1, 1991Burkett speaks candidly on the state of the economy, how inflation affects individuals, and what can be done, personally and politically, to correct the current economic crisis. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title....
| | Getting Approved: Making the American Credit System Work for You
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