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Prince Siddhartha: The Story of Buddha
by Jonathan LandawThe story of Prince Siddhartha and how he became Buddha is told here in the lyrical prose that makes for absorbing reading for people of all ages.
Prince and Future ... Dad?
by Christine RimmerPrincess Liv Thorson thought she could skulk back to America, her uncharacteristic night of passion a deeply held secret, but then came the pregnancy symptoms...
Private Peaceful
by Michael MorpurgoAs the enemy lurks in the darkness, Private Thomas Peaceful struggles to stay awake through the night. He has lived through the terror of gas attacks, watched his friends die, and battled the rats, the mud and the sheer exhaustion of staying alert. But in the morning, Thomas will be forced to confront an even greater horror. When morning comes, the unthinkable will happen.
Psychological Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Experiences (2nd edition)
by Linda D. Garnets Douglas C. KimmelThis textbook is a series of articles that provide a comprehensive overview of current thought about the psychological issues surrounding homosexuality and bisexuality.
Quantico Rules
by Gene RiehlPuller Monk's job is to investigate the background of Judge Brenda Thompson, a presidential nominee to the Supreme Court and an African-American.
Regency Christmas Wishes
by Barbara Metzger Edith Layton Sandra Heath Emma Jensen Carla KellyCelebrate the joys of Christmas in Regency England where five master storytellers ring in the season with warmth, cheer and love.
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn
by Dav PilkeyA smelly space monster lands in Squeakyville and kidnaps Lucy, but Ricky has a big plan to get out of this stinky situation.
Rival Crock-Pot Recipes
by The Editors at the Rival CompanyRecipes using a crock-pot for Mexican, Italian, Asian dishes and hearty meals, chili, barbecue, classic regional dishes, and desserts.
Sahara Special
by Esmé Raji CodellSahara Jones is going into 5th grade - again. Although she won't be "Sahara Special" any more (special needs, that is), she doesn't expect this year to be any better than last year.
Select Editions: The Anniversary, Flirting with Pete, Avenger, Waterloo Station (Reader's Digest)
by Barbara Delinsky Frederick Forsyth Emily Grayson Amy GutmanCondensed versions of The Anniversary by Amy Gutman, Flirting with Pete by Barbara Delinsky, Avenger by Frederick Forsyth, Waterloo Station by Emily Grayson
Shadow of the Storm
by Kurt R. A. GiambastianiIn 1889, despite the superior firepower of the American military, the Indian nations of the Cheyenne Alliance have kept their lands free from the intrusion of industrialized society. Alternate history. Third in the Fallen Cloud series.
Shut Up and Sing: How Elites from Hollywood, Politics, and the UN are Subverting America
by Laura IngrahamIngraham unmasks the shallowness of elite thinking everywhere it is found: in politics, the media, the ivory tower, arts and entertainment, business and international organizations.
Snowy Nights
by Heather Graham Marilyn Pappano Annette Broadrick Lindsay MckennaFour uplifting, romantic tales for the Christmas season
Software Requirements (2nd edition)
by Karl E. WiegersPractical techniques for gathering and managing requirements throughout the product development cycle
Ten Wishing Stars
by Treesha RunnellsCounting down to bedtime, 10 little sheep each make a wish on a glowing star.
The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen
by Jacques PépinPépin started at the very bottom in the French restaurant business. His goal was to become a chef, and he achieved that by working hard, working through family losses, learning from everyone, taking risks, and overcoming the many hardships which cluttered his path. His book is warmly written, and despite his humility, his brilliance shines through his writing and his recipes. Don't miss the recipes for onion soup and chicken broth. "Pépin's book is the kind of well-prepared prose you want to devour slowly ... This is a book to pick up sight unseen and savor with pleasure . . . Delicious detail."- The Oregonian
The Bang Devils
by Patrick FossWhen a drunk businessman confides to Jessica that he has a hidden fortune, she and two friends decide to execute the perfect kidnapping.
The Best American Mystery Stories 2003
by Michael Connelly20 short mystery stories from Joyce Carol Oates, Walter Mosley, Elmore Leonard, Brendan DuBois, and many more
The Bug: A Novel
by Ellen UllmanIn 1984, at the dawn of the PC era, tester Roberta Walton stumbles across a bug. She and the coder believe it's an ordinary bug, but no matter how hard they try, they can't find its cause.
The Canterbury Tales
by Geoffrey Chaucer Nevill CoghillWith their astonishing diversity of tone and subject matter, The Canterbury Tales have become one of the touchstones of medieval literature. Translated here into modern English, these tales of a motley crowd of pilgrims drawn from all walks of life--from knight to nun, miller to monk--reveal a picture of English life in the fourteenth century that is as robust as it is representative. [This text is listed as an example that meets Common Core Standards in English language arts in grades 11-12 at http://www.corestandards.org.]
The Day of the Triffids
by John WyndhamIn 1951 John Wyndham published his novel The Day of the Triffids to moderate acclaim. Fifty-two years later, this horrifying story is a science fiction classic, touted by The Times(London) as having “all the reality of a vividly realized nightmare.” Bill Masen, bandages over his wounded eyes, misses the most spectacular meteorite shower England has ever seen. Removing his bandages the next morning, he finds masses of sightless people wandering the city. He soon meets Josella, another lucky person who has retained her sight, and together they leave the city, aware that the safe, familiar world they knew a mere twenty-four hours before is gone forever. But to survive in this post-apocalyptic world, one must survive the Triffids, strange plants that years before began appearing all over the world. The Triffids can grow to over seven feet tall, pull their roots from the ground to walk, and kill a man with one quick lash of their poisonous stingers. With society in shambles, they are now poised to prey on humankind. Wyndham chillingly anticipates bio-warfare and mass destruction, fifty years before their realization, in this prescient account of Cold War paranoia.
The Far Side of Evil
by Sylvia EngdahlThe options "The Younglings you'll deal with are in danger," he said. "Once before you visited a world that was endangered -- to save it. This world we have no power to save. Do you realize what that means?" I was beginning to, and it wasn't a happy realization. ... "It means that there are just three ways it can end," he told me gently. "The danger may not materialize; in that case your personal peril, which will be great, will be all you have to worry about. On the other hand, these people may be wiped out, and if so" -- he paused, his eyes meeting mine, then forged ahead -- "you will either share their fate or stand by, helplessly, and watch it happen." "Watch it happen? Will it be sudden?" "They are on the verge of a nuclear war, Elana."
The Giant King
by Kathleen T. PelleyFor young readers, in Scotland, a young wood carver suggests a way to handle a giant who is terrorizing a far-off town.
The Great Fire
by Shirley HazzardThe Great Fire is an extraordinary love story set in the immediate aftermath of the great conflagration of the Second World War. In war-torn Asia and stricken Europe, men and women, still young but veterans of harsh experience, must reinvent their lives and expectations, and learn, from their past, to dream again. Some will fulfill their destinies, others will falter. At the center of the story, a brave and brilliant soldier finds that survival and worldly achievement are not enough. His counterpart, a young girl living in occupied Japan and tending her dying brother, falls in love, and in the process discovers herself.<P><P> In the looming shadow of world enmities resumed, and of Asia's coming centrality in world affairs, a man and a woman seek to recover self-reliance, balance, and tenderness, struggling to reclaim their humanity. The Great Fire is a story of love in the aftermath of war by "purely and simply, one of the greatest writers working in English today." (Michael Cunningham)<P> The Great Fire is the winner of the 2003 National Book Award for Fiction.
The Hard Facts of the Grimms' Fairy Tales (expanded 2nd edition)
by Maria TatarThe history of the Grimms' fairy tales, with criticism and interpretation. Includes translations of 6 fairy tales, commentaries on them, bibliographical references and index.