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Princess Daisy and the Dazzling Dragon (Tiara Club)
by Vivian FrenchPrincess Daisy is terrified when she hears that a real dragon is being brought into the Princess Academy. Will her friends think she is a scaredycat?
Princess Emily and the Substitute Fairy (Tiara Club)
by Vivian FrenchPrincess Emily is delighted when a new Fairy Godmother arrives at the Princess Academy. Fairy Angora can grant the girls special wishes, but her magic creates some unexpected surprises!
Princess Sophia and the Sparkling Surprise (Tiara Club)
by Vivian FrenchEvery Princess has to make her own ball gown, but Princess Perfecta is determined to spoil the gowns and ruin the evening's surprise. Hopefully, Princess Sophia can show her what a true Perfect Princess is.
Princess Alice and the Magical Mirror (Tiara Club)
by Vivian FrenchIf Princess Alice doesn't pass the test for "Descending the Staircase as if Floating on Air," she won't be allowed to go to the Garden Party or look into the Magical Mirror. Luckily, help arrives!
Princess Charlotte and the Enchanted Rose (Tiara Club at Silver Towers)
by Vivian FrenchPrincess Charlotte's first day at Silver Towers isn't going as planned. She's come to the wrong door, she can't find her friends, and it's starting to rain! Then Charlotte finds a magical rose lying in a puddle...
Princess Katie and the Mixed-up Potion (Tiara Club at Silver Towers)
by Vivian FrenchPrincess Katie is thrilled--they're going on a field trip to meet a real witch! But when Witch Windlespin teaches the princesses how to make a magic potion, something goes terribly wrong.
Princess Daisy and the Magical Merry-go-round (Tiara Club at Silver Towers)
by Vivian FrenchPrincess Daisy is nervous about riding a merry-go-round for the first time at King Percival's Royal Carnival. But this is no ordinary merry-go-round, and Daisy turns out to be much braver than she thinks!
Princess Alice and the Glass Slipper (Tiara Club at Silver Towers)
by Vivian FrenchPrincess Alice and her friends are going on a field trip to the Museum of Royal Life. Alice dreams of trying on Cinderella's famous glass slipper, but nasty Princess Diamonde has a plan of her own.
Princess Sophia and the Prince's Party (Tiara Club at Silver Towers)
by Vivian FrenchOh, no! The princesses are invited to a ball at the Princes' Academy, but Princess Sophia is having trouble with her dancing lessons. Will she step on the toes of a prince or be the belle of the ball?
Princess Emily and the Wishing Star (Tiara Club at Silver Towers)
by Vivian FrenchIt's nearly the end of the year, and Princess Emily is worried that she hasn't earned enough tiara points to get her silver sash and go to the Silver Ball. Hopefully horrible Princess Diamonde won't spoil everything.
Democracy in America
by Alexis De TocquevilleOriginally penned in the mid-eighteenth century by Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America remains the most penetrating and astute picture of American life, politics, and morals ever written, as relevant today as when it first appeared in print nearly two hundred years ago. This edition, meticulously edited by the distinguished de Tocqueville scholar J. P. Mayer, is widely recognized as the preeminent translation. <P><P>[This text is listed as an example that meets Common Core Standards in History and Social Studies in grades 11-12 at http://www.corestandards.org.]
Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails: The Untold Story of How Abraham Lincoln Used the Telegraph to Win the Civil War
by Tom WheelerThe story of how Lincoln adapted to a new medium of communication during a period of social and technological innovation.
At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the CIA
by George Tenet Bill HarlowAutobiography of the CIA director from 1997 to 2004, during 9/11 and the initial invasion of Iraq
Whirlwind
by Joseph R. Garber Guerin BarryFormer CIA agent Charlie McKenzie is assigned to recover Whirlwind, a secret government weapon that has been stolen by a beautiful Russian spy named Irina. Charlie hasn't forgiven the government for falsely imprisoning him years before, so he decides to protect Irina instead. The two team up against both a corrupt National Security advisor and a murderous South African mercenary.
It's My America Too: A Leading Young Conservative Shares His Views on Politics and Other Matters of Importance
by Ben FergusonWith this book, Ben Ferguson, the voice of America's youth and the host of The Ben Ferguson Show, one of the country's fastest-growing syndicated radio shows, delivers his views on all the issues, from politics to current affairs to popular culture.
American Soldier
by Tommy FranksThe autobiography of General Tommy Franks. A look at the war on terrorism from someone who served on the frontlines as both a warrior and a diplomat.
Safe: The Race to Protect Ourselves in a Newly Dangerous World
by Martha Baer Katrina Heron Oliver Morton Evan RatliffJournalists explore the growing role that technology plays in the potential for terrorist attacks. Focuses on the work done by individuals in a variety of technical fields who strive to keep the country safe. Looks at code-breakers, computer scientists, medical researchers, engineers, electronics experts, and more.
Forever Princess (Princess Diaries, Volume X)
by Meg CabotWhat's a Princess to do? It's Mia's senior year, and things seem great. She aced her senior project, got accepted to her dream college(s), and has her birthday gala coming up . . . not to mention prom, graduation, and Genovia's first-ever elections.What's not to love about her life? Well . . . Her senior project? It's a romance novel she secretly wrote, and no one wants to publish it. Prince Phillipe's campaign in the Genovian elections isn't going well, thanks to her totally loathsome cousin Rene, who decided to run against him. Her boyfriend, J.P., is so sweet and seemingly perfect. But is he the one? And her first love, Michael, is back from Japan . . . and back in her life. With Genovia's and her own future hanging in the balance, Mia's got some decisions to make: Which college? Which guy? How can she choose? Especially when what she decides might determine not just the next four years, but . . . forever!
The Rake
by William F. Buckley Jr.An ambitious, roguish young presidential candidate... a lifetime of inconvenient secrets... a decision to save a candidacy--all at a fatal cost. These are the provocative threads that master storyteller William F. Buckley Jr. weaves into this gripping yet surprisingly empathetic political novel. "The Rake" brings together Buckley's keen political insight and his tale-spinning craft to tell the story of a candidate on the rise and the dark shadows cast behind him. As Reuben Castle, the prototypical child of the sixties, coasts through his early life on a cloud of easy charisma, he leaves behind more skeletons than Arlington: a highly questionable Vietnam record, an abandoned wife, and worse. Yet two decades later, just as his dreams are within reach, he learns that his personal history is about to become his political epitaph--unless he takes the direst of measures to protect himself. With a blend of satire and suspense, Buckley offers an archly pointed portrait of a familiar icon. A novel by the defining conservative of our times, about a figure bearing an unmistakable resemblance to the defining liberal of our times. "The Rake" is a welcome new masterpiece, and Buckley's most winning, and provocative, novel in years.
Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right: How One Side Lost Its Mind and the Other Lost Its Nerve
by Bernard GoldbergObservations and advice for saving America from the lunatics on the Left and the sellouts on the Right.
Dragon's Egg
by Sarah L. ThomsonIt is a rare talent, and only she can care for the Inn's herd. She feeds them, gathers their eggs, and tends to their injuries. But Mella dreams about the dragons of legend, even though hardly anyone believes they still exist. Dragons are small farm animals, not huge fire-breathing monsters. Everyone knows that. Until one day changes everything. A Knight of the Order of Defenders arrives at the Inn. Signs of the mythical dragons have led him there, he says. Then a simple errand takes Mella through the forest, where she stumbles across a dragon's egg-and faces the true, terrifying dragon guarding it. On the spot, Mella vows to get the egg safely to the fabled Hatching Grounds. She must leave her home for the first time, and she finds an unlikely companion in the Defender's squire, Roger. For Mella and Roger, this one day is the beginning of an adventure. Where will it take them?
The Impending Crisis: America Before the Civil War, 1848-1861 (Oxford History of the United States)
by David M. PotterDavid M. Potter’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book is the definitive history of antebellum America. Potter’s sweeping epic masterfully charts the chaotic forces of 1848 to 1861 that climaxed with the outbreak of the Civil War: westward expansion, the divisive issue of slavery, the Dred Scott decision, John Brown’s uprising, the ascension of Abraham Lincoln, and the drama of Southern secession. Now available in a new edition, The Impending Crisis remains one of the most celebrated works of American historical writing.
The Revolutionary Age of Andrew Jackson
by Robert V. ReminiThis is about the changes that took place during the fifty years between the War of 1812 and the Civil War called the Age of Jackson in America that witnessed the threat from slavery resulting in power struggle between the President and the Congress.
Franklin D Roosevelt and the New Deal 1932 -1940
by William E. LeuchtenburgWhen the stability of American life was threatened by the Great Depression, the decisive and visionary policy contained in FDR's New Deal offered America a way forward. In this groundbreaking work, William E. Leuchtenburg traces the evolution of what was both the most controversial and effective socioeconomic initiative ever undertaken in the United States -- "and explains how the social fabric of American life was forever altered. It offers illuminating lessons on the challenges of economic transformation -- "for our time and for all time.
Great Political Theories: A Comprehensive Selection of the Crucial Ideas in Political Philosophy from the Greeks to the Enlightenment (Harper Perennial Modern Thought Series)
by Michael CurtisAs an introduction to political theory and science, this collection of writings by the great philosophers will be of close interest to general readers. It also serves as a basic textbook for students of government and political theory. <p><p>Such fundamental concepts as Democracy, the Rule of Law, Justice, Natural Rights, Sovereignty, Citizenship, Power, the State, Revolution, Liberty, Reason, Materialism, Toleration, and the Separation of Church and State are traced from their origins, through their development and changing patterns, to show how they guide political thinking and institutions today.