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The World of the Hunger Games (The\hunger Games Ser.)
by Kate EganThe definitive, richly illustrated, full-color guide to all the districts of Panem, all the participants in the Hunger Games, and the life and home of Katniss Everdeen.Welcome to Panem, the world of the Hunger Games. This is the definitive, richly illustrated, full-color guide to all the districts of Panem, all the participants in The Hunger Games, and the life and home of Katniss Everdeen. A must-have for fans of both The Hunger Games novels and the new Hunger Games film.
The World on Either Side
by Diane TerranaSixteen-year-old Valentine is devastated by the death of her boyfriend in a high-school football game. She stops going to school, quits seeing her friends and won't leave her bed. After Valentine's accidental drug overdose, her desperate mother takes her on a jungle trek in Thailand. In the mountains north of Chiang Mai, Valentine meets Lin, a young elephant keeper with a mysterious past. After stumbling on an elephant massacre, Valentine and Lin find themselves running for their lives with an orphan calf they vow to save. In the safety of their growing friendship, Lin speaks of his dark past as a child soldier, kidnapped into the brutal Burmese army. He confesses to acts that Valentine isn't sure she can forgive. As she digs deep for compassion, Valentine is forced to confront herself. With newfound courage, she faces a choice: to hide from life forever or become who she wants to be.
World Regional Geography Concepts
by Lydia Mihelic Pulsipher Alex A. PulsipherThe authors of World Regional Geography have answered the need for an exceptionally brief textbook for the evolving world regional course. In World Regional Geography Concepts, eight major thematic concepts frame the coverage and give students a way of approach the wealth of information in the text. Like the Pulsiphers' longer text, World Regional Geography Concepts emphasizes global trends and the interregional linkages that are changing lives throughout the world, humanizes geographical issues by representing the lives of women, men, and children in various regions of the globe.
World Religions
by Warren MatthewsPresenting both the histories and the prevalent worldviews of the major world religions, Matthews's WORLD RELIGIONS, Sixth Edition, methodically introduces the richness and diversity of these traditions. The "Worldview" sections in particular make this book helpful for comparative analyses of the religions. These sections show how the different religions approach a common set of ten themes that are fundamental to all traditions, including the nature of the Absolute, the place of humans in the world, rituals and symbols, and the prospects for life after death. Furthermore, this text combines insightful, engaging prose with maps, photographs, timelines, excerpts from sacred texts, and other helpful pedagogical aids that provide a comprehensive yet accessible survey of world religions.
World Tapestries: An Anthology of Global Literature
by Globe FearonThis collection of unadapted classic and contemporary literature features the work of authors from various world cultures.
World War II Book 1: The Right Fight (World War II #1)
by Chris LynchThe author of the acclaimed Vietnam series sets his sights on World War II. There are few things Roman loves as much as baseball, but his country is at the top of the list. So when it looks like the United States will be swept up into World War II, he turns his back on baseball and joins the US Army. Roman doesn't mind. As it turns out, he is far more talented with a tank than he ever was with a baseball. And he is eager to drive his tank right into the field of battle, where the Army is up against the fearsome Nazis of the Afrika Korps. The North African terrain is like nothing Roman has ever known, and desert warfare proves brutal. As Roman drives his team deeper into disputed territory, one thing becomes very clear: Life in wartime is a whole new ball game.
World War II Book 2: Dead in the Water (World War II #2)
by Chris LynchThe author of the acclaimed Vietnam series sets his sights on World War II. Critically acclaimed author Chris Lynch provides an action-oriented but thoughtful view of the US Navy's war in the Pacific. Hank and Theo are brothers who share everything, including a sense of duty a love of baseball. They have been inseparable for their entire lives. But when America is drawn into World War II, the young brothers find themselves fighting the same war on opposite sides of the globe. As an airedale in the Navy, Hank now lives aboard an aircraft carrier, the USS Yorktown. His job is to assist the pilots who soar off each day to engage Japanese forces in the Pacific Ocean. It is a crucial and terrifying duty in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. As the days at sea become weeks and months, Hank adapts to life apart from his family. He even adapts to the fear of torpedoes. But in an era of prejudice and segregation, it's Hank's choice of friends that might prove most dangerous of all.
World War II Book 3: Alive and Kicking (World War II #3)
by Chris LynchThe author of the acclaimed Vietnam series sets his sights on World War II. "All the sizzle, chaos, noise and scariness of war is clay in the hands of ace storyteller Lynch." - KIRKUS REVIEWS Theo has always looked up to his older brother, Hank, but never more so than the day Hank enlisted in the US Navy. Not to be outdone, Theo followed his older brother's lead in joining the war effort -- but preferring the wide open sky to the untamed ocean, Theo chose to serve with the Army Air Force. As a gunner on a B-24 Liberator, Theo is enthusiastic about his crew's mission to save all of Europe from the Nazis. Fearlessness is a requirement for dog fights at 50,000 feet. But when Theo's brother goes missing in the Pacific, fear start creeping in. Can Theo keep his head in the game while he awaits word of his brother's fate?
World War One British Poets: Brooke, Owen, Sassoon, Rosenberg and Others (Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry Ser.)
by Candace WardA complex series of treaties, tensions and alliances involving the major and minor European states led to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist, on June 28, 1914. In response, the armies of Europe were mobilized and by summer's end, the world was at war. But no one could have foreseen the apocolyptic degree of destruction that ensued. By the time the Armistice was signed on November 11,1918, more than nine million military personnel and five million civilians had been killed. In Great Britain and Europe, an entire generation of young men was wiped out. Most of the poets in this anthology participated in what came to be called the Great War; many of them did not survive to see its end. Some, like Rupert Brooke and John McCrae, believed their services were part of a noble and just cause. Others - most notably Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen - entered the military through a sense of duty, though both poets came to see Britain's participation in the war as unnecessarily prolonged. Antiwar sentiment was not uncommon among soldiers, particularly when it became clear that the war was one of attrition. By September 1914, the Allied and Central Powers were locked into trench warfare, and 1915-1916 were years of stalemate characterized by Pyrrhic victories such as that won by the Allies in Champagne, where 500 yards of ground was gained over the course of two months - at a cost of 50,000 men. Such results contributed to a sense of futility experienced by frontline soldiers, and chlorine gas, first deployed on the Western Front on April 22, 1915 at the Battle of Ypres, intensified the horrors of battle. The initial patriotic fervor that compelled many young men to enlist in the summer of 1914 had, in most cases, by 1916 collapsed into cynicism and anger, as reflected in a saying that circulated among the British troops: "Went to war with Rupert Brooke, came home with Siegfried Sassoon." While not all of the poets contained in this anthology served combat duty, all were touched by the devastation that changed the world's perception of war. Despite the propaganda and intense anti-German sentiment that proliferated during the war, "this was no case," as Edward Thomas wrote, "of petty right or wrong." All of the poetry - whether the manifestation of the poets' despair, outrage or patriotism -- stands as a memorial that has outlasted the battle lines of World War One.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (Ldp Litt. Fantas Ser.)
by Max Brooks"The end was near." --Voices from the Zombie WarThe Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks, driven by the urgency of preserving the acid-etched first-hand experiences of the survivors from those apocalyptic years, traveled across the United States of America and throughout the world, from decimated cities that once teemed with upwards of thirty million souls to the most remote and inhospitable areas of the planet. He recorded the testimony of men, women, and sometimes children who came face-to-face with the living, or at least the undead, hell of that dreadful time. World War Z is the result. Never before have we had access to a document that so powerfully conveys the depth of fear and horror, and also the ineradicable spirit of resistance, that gripped human society through the plague years.Ranging from the now infamous village of New Dachang in the United Federation of China, where the epidemiological trail began with the twelve-year-old Patient Zero, to the unnamed northern forests where untold numbers sought a terrible and temporary refuge in the cold, to the United States of Southern Africa, where the Redeker Plan provided hope for humanity at an unspeakable price, to the west-of-the-Rockies redoubt where the North American tide finally started to turn, this invaluable chronicle reflects the full scope and duration of the Zombie War. Most of all, the book captures with haunting immediacy the human dimension of this epochal event. Facing the often raw and vivid nature of these personal accounts requires a degree of courage on the part of the reader, but the effort is invaluable because, as Mr. Brooks says in his introduction, "By excluding the human factor, aren't we risking the kind of personal detachment from history that may, heaven forbid, lead us one day to repeat it? And in the end, isn't the human factor the only true difference between us and the enemy we now refer to as 'the living dead'?"Note: Some of the numerical and factual material contained in this edition was previously published under the auspices of the United Nations Postwar Commission.ct that we couldn't shock and awe Zack boomeranged right back in our faces and actually allowed Zack to shock and awe us! They're not afraid! No matter what we do, no matter how many we kill, they will never, ever be afraid!" --Todd Wainio, former U.S. Army infantryman and veteran of the Battle of Yonkers"Two hundred million zombies. Who can even visualize that type of number, let alone combat it? . . . For the first time in history, we faced an enemy that was actively waging total war. They had no limits of endurance. They would never negotiate, never surrender. They would fight until the very end because, unlike us, every single one of them, every second of every day, was devoted to consuming all life on Earth." --General Travis D'Ambrosia, Supreme Allied Commander, EuropeFrom the Hardcover edition.
The World Within
by Jane EaglandThe most mysterious Bronte sister steps into the light in this must-read novel for fans of Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre.Emily Bronte loves her sisters, responsible Charlotte and quiet Anne, and her brother, tempestuous Branwell. She loves the moors that stretch all around the little village of Haworth, and wandering over them in the worst of weather. And she loves most of all the writing that brings all these things together, as she and her siblings create vast kingdoms and vivid adventures that take them deep into their imaginations. But change is coming to Haworth, as their father falls ill and the girls must learn how to support themselves. How can Emily preserve both what she loves, and herself, and find her way into the future?From the award-winning author of Wildthorn, the story of a young writer finding her voice, and a window into the mind of the beloved but mysterious Emily Bronte.
The World Without Us
by Robin StevensonWhat do you do when someone you care about wants you to follow him to a really dark place? Do you pull away? Do you help plan the trip? Or do you put your own life on the line in the hope that love will coax your friend away from the precipice? When Mel meets Jeremy, she thinks she has finally found someone who understands her, someone who will listen to her, someone who cares. But Jeremy has secrets that torment him, and Mel isn’t sure she can save him from his demons. All she knows is that she has to save herself. Set in Florida, against a backdrop of anti-death-penalty activism, The World Without Us examines one girl’s choices in a world where the stakes are very high and one misstep can hurt—or even kill—you.
World Writers Today
by Addison WesleyThese collections of literature are perfect for additional reading.
The World's End (A Hundred Names for Magic #3)
by Rin ChupecoThe thrilling conclusion to the A Hundred Names for Magic trilogy is not your average fairytale. An unforgettable alternative history fairy-tale series from the author of The Bone Witch about found family, modern day magic, and finding the place you belong.It's been three months since the Snow Queen and OzCorp infiltrated Maidenkeep and nearly seized the Nine Maidens. Ryker is still unconscious and the rest of the group is feeling the effects of the prolonged war. Not to mention that Abigail Fey's curse has far-reaching consequences, and many in the Royal States have been using it to stir unrest and hostilities against Avalon. When the Adarna, a firebird-like creature appears in Avalon, the gang discovers it is one of seven magical artifacts that the Snow Queen has been searching for, in her bid to open a portal to Buyan-a place that could grant her tremendous power. Determined to find the artifacts first the Bandersnatchers find information about the other five: The Singing Bone, The Hamelin Flute, The Tamatebako, The Lotus Lanternm The Raskovnik, and The Wonderland Tree.But the Snow Queen will stop at nothing to get to the relics first. And as the final battle approaches, both sides will lose the ones they love as the fight to save or destroy Avalon finally comes to be.
Worlds of History: A Comparative Reader
by Kevin ReillyWorlds of History offers a flexible comparative and thematic organization that accommodates a variety of teaching approaches and helps students to make cross-cultural comparisons. Thoughtfully compiled by a distinguished world historian and community college instructor, each chapter presents a wide array of primary and secondary sources arranged around a major theme -- such as universal religions, the environment and technology, or gender and family -- across two or more cultures.
World's Scariest Prisons
by Emma Carlson BerneFeaturing photos and stories from the world's scariest prisons, discover why prison is to be avoided at all costs! World's Scariest Prisons will explore the most terrifying prisons of all time. From the Roman Coliseum to the Bastille, the Tower of London to Alcatraz, World's Scariest Prisons will captivate young readers! Each prison will receive its own photo-intensive overview as well as a sidebar, a break out fact box, and a quote. Each prison profile will be followed by a feature spread that explores high-interest topics such as prison slang, prison clothes, and prison food, as well as little known details about kids in prison, famous escapees, and ghost stories. World's Scariest Prisons will be equal parts informative and fun. Perfect for reluctant readers, the text will be simple and engaging.
Worlds Together, Worlds Apart: High School Edition
by Elizabeth Pollard Clifford Rosenberg Robert TignorWorld History textbook
The World’s Worst Avalanches (World's Worst Natural Disasters Ser.)
by Tracy Nelson MaurerAn earthquake shakes a snow-covered mountain. The fresh snow slides down. It’s an avalanche!
The World’s Worst Hurricanes (World's Worst Natural Disasters Ser.)
by John R. BakerThe winds pick up while heavy waves crash on the beach. A few hours later screaming winds and driving rain tear up the coastline. It’s a hurricane! With winds reaching hundreds of miles per hour, these devastating storms can cause immense amounts of damage. Readers can learn all about history’s biggest, deadliest hurricanes from around the world.
The World’s Worst Tsunamis (World's Worst Natural Disasters Ser.)
by Tracy Nelson MaurerWater rushes out to sea out of nowhere. Suddenly, huge waves come crashing inland. It’s a tsunami!
The World’s Worst Volcanic Eruptions (World's Worst Natural Disasters Ser.)
by Tracy Nelson MaurerHot magma rises to the earth’s surface. Smoke bursts from the volcano, and lava flows out. It’s a volcanic eruption!
The World’s Worst Wildfires (World's Worst Natural Disasters Ser.)
by Tracy Nelson MaurerWind blows dry, tall grass. A storm brews. Lightning strikes the ground, and soon, flames spread across the grassland. It’s a wildfire!
Worldshaker
by Richard HarlandCol is a wealthy child of privilege. Raised to succeed his grandfather as the Supreme Commander of the juggernaut Worldshaker, he has lived a pampered life on the Upper Decks. He has never questioned his place in the world or his bright and illustrious future. But when a Filthy girl stows away in his cabin, suddenly nothing is clear anymore. Quick and clever, Riff is nothing like the Filthies that Col always learned about--the dumb, slow, less-than-human folk who toil away Below, keeping Worldshaker moving. Filthies are supposed to be animal-like, without the power of speech or the ability to think for themselves--but Riff is clever and quick and outspoken, and Col is drawn to her despite himself. As Col begins to secretly spend more time with Riff, he begins to question everything he was raised to believe was true, and realizes that if Riff is right, then everything he was raised to believe is a lie. And Col himself may be the only person in a position to do something about it--even if it means risking his future.
The Worm Tunnel (Finnegan Zwake Mystery Book #2)
by Michael Dahl[From the back cover:] "Thirteen-year-old Finnegan Zwake, his uncle Stoppard--a bestselling mystery writer--and their friend Jared are off to an archaeological dig in sunny Agualar, land of giant cacti, jungles, and dinosaurs. Dead ones, that is. While Finn and his uncle are digging up treasure left behind by Finn's archaeologist parents, now mysteriously missing, the crew is digging up very valuable dinosaur eggs. But digging too deeply can stir up trouble, not to mention a murder, or two, or three...." There are three books in the series about Finnegan Zwake. You'll never guess what this incurably curious, unstoppable kid is up to. He might accidentally cause his uncle to stab his foot with an umbrella stand or save a baby allegator while his uncle is locked in a porta potty. Finnegan's young Policeman friend sometimes helps spot clues, but even he can't keep Finn from turning up right where the trouble is the worst. Bookshare has Book #1The Horizontal Man and Book #3, The Ruby Raven.
Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Weird Junior Edition (Worst Case Scenario Ser.)
by David Borgenicht Robin Epstein Justin HeimbergVampires, zombies, aliens, mummies, dragons. Yes, even the weird, unexplained, and other-worldly need to be survived! The authors of the best-selling Worst-Case Scenario series are back with a hilarious (and helpful!) handbook that's a blast through space, time, history, and the imagination. Find out how to survive a Mars landing, fight a werewolf, deal with a Bigfoot sighting, outwit a leprechaun, prepare for time travel, and more. Peppered with historical and scientific facts, this book will amaze, amuse, and delight. Kids will get the scoop on how to handle the weirdest situations Worst-Case Scenario-style!