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A Crime in the Neighborhood

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Berne, Suzanne, PUBLISHER: Owl Publishing Company, An auspicious debut novel by a young writer who will remind readers of Anne Lamott and Anne Tyler Crime in ong>theong> Neighborhood centers on a headline event-- ong>theong> molestation and murder of a twelve-year-old boy in a Washington, D.C., suburb. At ong>theong> time of ong>theong> murder, , Marsha was nine years old and as an adult she still remembers that summer as a time when murder and her own family's upheaval were intertwined. Everyone, it seemed to Marsha at ong>theong> time, was committing crimes. Her faong>theong>r deserted his family to take up ong>withong> her moong>theong>r's younger sister. Her teenage broong>theong>r and sister were smoking and shoplifting, and her moong>theong>r was "flirting" ong>withong> Mr. Green, ong>theong> new next-door neighbor. Even ong>theong> president of ong>theong> United States seemed to be a crook. But it is Marsha's own suspicions about who committed this crime that has ong>theong> town up in arms and reveals what happens when fear runs wild.

Nel mare ci sono i coccodrilli

Fabio Geda Biographical account of ong>theong> escape, at his moong>theong>r's wish, of E. Akbari from his birthplace in Afghanistan and from ong>theong> revenge of ong>theong> Taliban to Pakistan and eventually to Italy through Iran, Turkey and Greece. (cod. I_)

Top of the Order

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Coy, John, PUBLISHER: Feiwel & Friends, Jackson's parents are divorced and his moong>theong>r has started dating. Gig's dad is in ong>theong> National Guard and has been called up to serve in ong>theong> Middle East. Isaac's dad wants him to go to a different middle school than all his friends. Diego is ong>theong> new kid in school, a power-hitter who works ong>withong> his family on ong>theong> weekends and can't make every team practice. ong>Theong>se four friends lead different lives, but on ong>theong> baseball field, ong>theong>y're a strong team, ong>theong> top of ong>theong> order. In this crucial last year of elementary school, ong>theong>y're faced ong>withong> preparing for middle school and dealing ong>withong> a new member of ong>theong>ir team--a girl Acclaimed author John Coy takes readers into ong>theong> hearts and minds of 5th grade boys, ong>withong> plenty of baseball action that's sure to keep even ong>theong> most reluctant readers turning ong>theong> pages.

The Unexpected Letter

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stahl, Hilda, PUBLISHER: Tyndale Kids, This series has been popular ong>withong> young girls for over two decades, and ong>theong> updated series is sure to be a favorite of this generation too. Elizabeth Gail Dobbs ("Libby") is a foster child and ong>theong> newest member of ong>theong> Johnson family. Libby's new Christian family leads her to a relationship ong>withong> God and teaches her about love. Throughout ong>theong> series Libby learns about ong>theong> power of prayer, how to love her enemies, and how to rely on God. In #10 "ong>Theong> Unexpected Letter," Libby learns that her birth moong>theong>r is coming to take her away from ong>theong> Johnsons, and she panics. How could God let this happen to her?

Words with Power: Being a Second Study "The Bible and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Frye, Northrop / Frye, PUBLISHER: Mariner Books, Frye continues his exploration, begun in ong>Theong> Great Code, of ong>theong> influence of Biblical ong>theong>mes and forms of expression on Western literature, ong>withong> discussions of authors ranging from Chaucer and Shakespeare to Yeats and Eliot. Frye identifies four key elements found in ong>theong> Bible-ong>theong> mountain, ong>theong> garden, ong>theong> cave, and ong>theong> furnace-and describes how ong>theong>y recur in later secular writings. Indices.

Of Human Bondage

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Maugham, W. Somerset, PUBLISHER: Ezreads Publications, LLC, ong>Theong> book begins ong>withong> ong>theong> death of ong>theong> moong>theong>r of ong>theong> nine-year-old protagonist, Philip Carey. Philip's faong>theong>r had already died a few months before, and ong>theong> orphan Philip is sent to live ong>withong> his aunt and uncle. His uncle is vicar of Blackstable, a small village in East Anglia. Philip inherits a small fortune but ong>theong> money is held in custody by his uncle until he is twenty-one, giving his uncle a great deal of power over him until he reaches his maturity. Early chapters relate Philip's experience at ong>theong> vicarage. His aunt tries to be a moong>theong>r to Philip, but she is herself childless and unsure of how to behave, whereas his uncle takes a cold disposition towards him. Philip's uncle has an eclectic collection of books, and in reading Philip finds a way to escape his mundane existence and experience fascinating worlds of fiction

Jack Kerouac: Selected Letters: Volume 2

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Charters, Ann / Kerouac, Jack, PUBLISHER: Viking Books, ong>Theong> first volume of Jack Kerouac's selected ong>lettersong>, published in , was hailed as an important and revealing addition to Kerouac scholarship. This second and final volume of ong>lettersong>, written between , ong>theong> year On ong>theong> Road was published, to one day before his death in at age forty-seven, tell Kerouac's life story through his candid correspondence ong>withong> friends, confidants, and editors -- among ong>theong>m Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Philip Whalen, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Joyce Johnson, and Malcolm Cowley. Documenting his continuing development as a writer, his travels, love affairs, and complicated family life, ong>theong> ong>lettersong> also reveal Kerouac's amazing courage in ong>theong> face of criticism and his never-ending quest to be ong>theong> best writer possible. Jack Kerouac: Selected ong>Lettersong> offers unparalleled insight into ong>theong> life and mind of this giant of ong>theong> American literary landscape.

Handbook of Chinese Mythology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Yang, Lihui / An, Deming / Turner, Jessica Anderson, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Every year, at ong>theong> Wa Huang Gong temple in Hebei Province, China, people gaong>theong>r to worship ong>theong> great moong>theong>r, Nuwa, ong>theong> oldest deity in Chinese myth, praising her for bringing ong>theong>m a happy life. It is a vivid demonstration of both ong>theong> ancient reach and ong>theong> continuing relevance of mythology in ong>theong> lives of ong>theong> Chinese people. Compiled from ancient and scattered texts and based on groundbreaking new research, Handbook of Chinese Mythology is ong>theong> most comprehensive English-language work on ong>theong> subject ever written from an exclusively Chinese perspective. This work focuses on ong>theong> Han Chinese people but ranges across ong>theong> full spectrum of ancient and modern China, showing how key myths endured and evolved over time. A quick reference section covers all major deities, spirits, and demigods, as well as important places (Kunlun Mountain), mythical animals and plants (ong>theong> crow ong>withong> three feet; Fusang tree), and related items (Xirang-a kind of mythical soil; Bu Si Yao-mythical medicine for long life). No oong>theong>r work captures so well what Chinese mythology means to ong>theong> people who lived and continue to live ong>theong>ir lives by it. ong>Withong> more than 40 illustrations and photographs, fresh translations of primary sources, and insight based on ong>theong> authors' own field research, Handbook of Chinese Mythology offers an illuminating account of a fascinating corner of ong>theong> world of myth.

Plainsong

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Haruf, Kent, PUBLISHER: Large Print Distribution, In ong>theong> small town of Holt, Colorado, a high school teacher is confronted ong>withong> raising his two boys alone after ong>theong>ir moong>theong>r leaves. A teenage girl is pregnant and alone, ong>withong> nowhere to go. And out in ong>theong> country, two elderly broong>theong>rs work ong>theong> family homestead, ong>theong> only world ong>theong>y've ever known. From ong>theong>se unsettled lives emerges a vision of life, and of ong>theong> town and landscape that bind ong>theong>m togeong>theong>r -- ong>theong>ir fates somehow overcoming ong>theong> powerful circumstances of place and station, ong>theong>ir confusion, curiosity, dignity, and humor intact and resonant. Utterly true to ong>theong> rhythms and patterns of life, Plainsong is a novel to care about, believe in, and learn from.

We Are Our Mothers' Daughters

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Roberts, Cokie, PUBLISHER: Paperback Nova Audio Books, Cokie Roberts takes her listeners on a personal and political journey, exploring ong>theong> diverse roles women have played throughout American history, and ong>theong> connections and distinctions among different generations of women. On a personal level, each essay is an introduction to one of ong>theong> fascinating women Roberts has encountered during ong>theong> course of her reporting career. She also relates powerful and moving anecdotes about ong>theong> women in her life, like her moong>theong>r, former Congresswoman Lindy Boggs. ong>Theong>se intimate portraits of extraordinary women become ong>theong> springboard for more extensive discussions of women's position in politics, business, moong>theong>rhood, and marriage, as well as oong>theong>r issues. Roberts examines ong>theong> nature of women's roles, from moong>theong>r to mechanic, sister to soldier, through ong>theong> illuminating lens of her personal experience. Sensitive, straightforward, and perceptive, "We Are Our Moong>theong>rs' Daughters" celebrates ong>theong> diversity of choices and perspectives available to women today and ultimately affirms ong>theong> bond of female solidarity - a vital, powerful interconnection among all women, whatever ong>theong>ir backgrounds.

Unexpected Guest

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Eisenberg, Andy, PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press, Dan Anderson has a lot on his plate. He's just out of a lackluster ten-year marriage. He's moved home to help his moong>theong>r fix up ong>theong> family house to sell. He's made new friends ong>withong> ong>theong> neighbors, Brendan and Jaden. He's got a challenging job in ong>theong> IT department at ong>theong> area hospital. He also has ong>theong> possibility of new love in his life in ong>theong> form of ong>theong> handsome Ethan, who is helping Dan remodel ong>theong> kitchen. ong>Theong>n work throws a major wrench in Dan's path, and life and love will get a lot more complex as he struggles to reconcile his new relationship ong>withong> ong>theong> reality of workplace harassment.

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For the Least of My Brothers

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tanghe, Omer, PUBLISHER: Alba House, ong>Theong> spirituality of Moong>theong>r Teresa and Caong>theong>rine de Hueck Doherty.

Obstetrics and gynecology

...A history and iconography. Revised second edition of iconographia gyniatrica. Speert, harold. San francisco, . In-4', tela edit. E sovracopertina. X, 540 pp. Opera stupenda comprendente fra l' altro, centinaia di facsimili tratti da antiche edizioni. "ong>Withong> nearly illustrations, obstetrics and gynecology is ong>theong> revised and corrected edition of ong>theong> classic pictorial history, iconographia gyniatrica originally published in . Drawing upon masterpices of art, archeology and medicine throughout ong>theong> ages, this work is ong>theong> most complete record of ong>theong> woman's experience as moong>theong>r, midwife, and nurse. It is also ong>theong> most complete pictorial record of ong>theong> art andscince of obstetrics and gynecology". Come nuovo.

Switched

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hocking, Amanda, PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Griffin, "Switched" - ong>theong> first book in ong>theong> Trylle Trilogy... When Wendy Everly was six-years-old, her moong>theong>r was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. It isn't until eleven years later that Wendy discovers her moong>theong>r might have been right. ong>Withong> ong>theong> help of Finn Holmes, Wendy finds herself in a world she never knew existed - a world both beautiful and frightening, and Wendy's not sure she wants to be a part of it.

Turtle Lung Woman's Granddaughter

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Red Shirt, Delphine, PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, Turtle Lung Woman's Granddaughter is ong>theong> unforgettable story of several generations of Lakota women, told in ong>theong>ir words. Delphine Red Shirt -- like her moong>theong>r, Lone Woman, and her moong>theong>r's grandmoong>theong>r, Turtle Lung Woman -- grew up on ong>theong> wide open Plains of norong>theong>rn Nebraska and souong>theong>rn South Dakota. Lone Woman told her daughter ong>theong> story of her life growing up on Pine Ridge in ong>theong> early and mid-twentieth century. Remarkably, Lone Woman also recounted ong>theong> life of her own grandmoong>theong>r, Turtle Lung Woman, who had grown up Lakota before her people had been forced to live on reservations in ong>theong> late nineteenth century. ong>Theong>se two women's lives overlapped by fifteen years, allowing ong>theong> younger to learn many fascinating details and stories about ong>theong> life and times of ong>theong> elder. Delphine Red Shirt has delicately woven ong>theong> life stories of her moong>theong>r and great-grandmoong>theong>r into a continuous narrative that succeeds triumphantly as a moving, epic saga of Lakota women from traditional times to ong>theong> present. Especially revealing and riveting are Turtle Lung Woman's relationship ong>withong> her husband, Paints His Face ong>withong> Clay Land, her healing practice as a medicine woman (where turtle shells become animated and crawl during ong>theong> Yuwipi ceremony), Lone Woman's hardships and celebrations growing up in ong>theong> early twentieth century, and many wonderful details of ong>theong>ir domestic lives before and during ong>theong> early reservation years. Lone Woman passed away just after telling her story to her daughter. This splendid, magical story is a legacy for her and for all Lakota women.

Christmas Story

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tebbs, Victoria / Mitchell, Melanie, PUBLISHER: Lion Children's Books, See and Say are simple retellings of Bible stories ong>withong> bright and appealing pictures-and lots of words for young children to join in ong>withong>. In ong>theong> Christmas Story, ong>theong>y will clip-clop ong>withong> ong>theong> donkey, sing ong>withong> ong>theong> angels, and gasp ong>withong> ong>theong> shepherds. In ong>theong> Creation Story, ong>theong>y will crash ong>withong> ong>theong> seas, slish splosh ong>withong> ong>theong> fish, and zzz on ong>theong> seventh day. In ong>theong> Lost Sheep Story, ong>theong>y will count ong>withong> ong>theong> shepherd and baa, baa, baa ong>withong> ong>theong> sheep And in ong>theong> Noah's Ark Story, kids will splish ong>withong> ong>theong> rain, coo ong>withong> ong>theong> dove, and cheer ong>withong> Noah ong>Withong> simple concepts and familiar words for repetition, young children will come to learn ong>theong> story for ong>theong>mselves.

Pictorial History of Hockey

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Romain, Joseph / Duplacey, James, PUBLISHER: Thunder Bay Press (CA), This lively volume begins ong>withong> ong>theong> first games resembling ice hockey, played on ong>theong> frozen lakes of Europe and North America, and traces ong>theong> game's development to ong>theong> dazzling speed and puck-handling that characterize it today. From ong>theong> first Stanley Cup playoff in through ong>theong> growth of ong>theong> Pacific Coast Hockey Association, ong>theong> proliferation of boomtown hockey, ong>theong> birth of ong>theong> NHL, ong>theong> evolution of ong>theong> All-Star game, ong>theong> advent of international competition, and ong>theong> rival leagues to ong>theong> expansion teams, this illustrated volume tells ong>theong> complete story of ong>theong> fastest game on ice.

The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey Necklace Galadriel?s Brooch

Wrought from sterling silver and adorned ong>withong> a polished moong>theong>r of pearl inset this finely crafted pendant is inspired by ong>theong> brooch worn by ong>theong> Lady of Lothlorien, Galadriel. It is accompanied by a 45 cm chain and a Hobbit presentation box.

Pajaro Verde = The Green Bird

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hayes, Joe / Antonio Castro L, PUBLISHER: Cinco Puntos Press, This dream-like story of an enchanted prince-caught by a spell in ong>theong> body of a green bird-begins ong>withong> ong>theong> introduction of nine curious sisters. Each has a different number of eyes, beginning ong>withong> ong>theong> oldest, who has nine, down to ong>theong> youngest, ong>withong> just one. ong>Theong> green bird proposes marriage to Mirabel, ong>theong> two-eyed sister. Though her siblings mock her and her moong>theong>r forbids it, Mirabel's steadfast vision sees past ong>theong> bird to a handsome prince, and she marries him One by one, ong>theong> envious moong>theong>r dispatches her oong>theong>r daughters to ong>theong> green bird's palace to spy on who he really is. ong>Theong>y are overcome ong>withong> ong>theong> beauty of ong>theong>ir sister's palace, and by ong>theong> power of a sleeping potion ong>theong> prince has provided to Mirabel. Only ong>theong> littlest sister stays awake long enough to see ong>theong> green bird sing in each window of ong>theong> palace and ong>theong>n enter and change into a prince. Her discovery prompts ong>theong> moong>theong>r to set a cruel trap; PAjaro Verde is forced to leave on a long journey to sickness and oblivion. But Mirabel's love seeks him out, even in ong>theong> house of ong>theong> sun and ong>theong> moon, and in ong>theong> end restores to him his marriage and his kingdom. Joe Hayes is one of America's premier storytellers, a nationally recognized teller of tales from ong>theong> Hispanic, Native American and Anglo cultures of ong>theong> Southwest. Joe lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico and travels extensively throughout ong>theong> U.S. Antonio Castro L. was born in Zacatecas, Mexico. He has illustrated dozens of children's books, including "Barry, ong>theong> Bravest Saint Bernard "(Random House) and "ong>Theong> Life of Louis Pasteur "(Twenty-First Century Books). He lives in JuArez. His son, Antonio, ong>theong> designer of this book, lives across ong>theong> border in El Paso, Texas.

The Colors of Courage: Gettysburg's Forgotten History:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Creighton, Margaret S., PUBLISHER: Basic Books (AZ), In ong>theong> summer of , as Union and Confederate armies converged on souong>theong>rn Pennsylvania, ong>theong> town of Gettysburg found itself thrust onto ong>theong> center stage of war. ong>Theong> three days of fighting that ensued decisively turned ong>theong> tide of ong>theong> Civil War. In "ong>Theong> Colors of Courage," Margaret Creighton narrates ong>theong> tale of this crucial battle from ong>theong> viewpoint of three unsung groups--women, immigrants, and African Americans--and reveals how wide ong>theong> conflict's dimensions were. A historian ong>withong> a superb flair for storytelling, Creighton draws on memoirs, ong>lettersong>, diaries, and newspapers to bring to life ong>theong> individuals at ong>theong> heart of her narrative. "ong>Theong> Colors of Courage" is a stunningly fluid work of original history-one that redefines ong>theong> Civil War's most remarkable battle.

Dancing with the Cranes

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Armstrong, Jeannette / Hall, Ron, PUBLISHER: ong>Theong>ytus Books, This Book Subtly Presents an understanding of birth, life and death. Chi's moong>theong>r is soon to have a baby, but Chi's is having a hard time being enthusiastic about her new sibling. Chi' misses her Temma (Grandmoong>theong>r), who has passed away. Chi's moong>theong>r and faong>theong>r help her to bear ong>theong> grief of her lost Temma and help her to understand life and death as part of nature. Chi' soon finds herself feeling comforted, knowing her Temma will always be a part of her and looking forward to ong>theong> new child who will be a part of ong>theong>ir lives.

Looking for Oliver

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hancock, Marianne, PUBLISHER: Ulverscroft Large Print, While clearing through her late moong>theong>r's bedroom, Emma finds a thirty-year-old newspaper clipping that her moong>theong>r had kept, announcing ong>theong> arrival of a new baby boy. Realizing that ong>theong> baby must be ong>theong> son she gave up for adoption, Emma finds herself vividly recalling ong>theong> stigma of her schoolgirl pregnancy and ong>theong> pain of her separation from ong>theong> baby. She becomes transfixed by this link to her first-born, and sets out to search for Oliver, her adopted son -- despite ong>theong> fact that she now has a husband and two teenage children, who know nothing of her past...

Ambiguous Relations: The American Jewish Community and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shafir, Shlomo, PUBLISHER: Wayne State University Press, This monograph, based on extensive research in many archival collections in ong>theong> United States, Germany, and lsrael, focuses on ong>theong> time period from ong>theong> end of World War II until and deals ong>withong> ong>theong> American Jewish community's ambiguous attitude towards Germany since ong>theong> Holocaust years. Examining ong>theong> community's early intercessions ong>withong> ong>theong> American administration and its impact on American public opinion and on ong>theong> West German government, this study develops a picture of ambiguity and denial in a pivotal time in American Jewry. Rationales and strategies of major Jewish organizations are discussed as well as ong>theong> subsequent rise of Holocaust consciousness and ong>theong> role of ong>theong> survivors effect on ong>theong> tension between special Jewish interests and American national interest.

Batman The Animated Series Journal Dark Knight

This is a 200 page, lined journal ong>withong> alternating Bruce Wayne/Batman watermarks. ong>Theong> cover is made of thick PU leaong>theong>r ong>withong> a debossed image of Batman on ong>theong> front cover and ong>theong> Batman symbol on ong>theong> back. It features a utility pocket on ong>theong> back inside cover and is packaged ong>withong> a branded belly band and shrink-wrapped.Size: 146 x 216 x 19 mm

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