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The Oxford History of the Prison: The Practice of Punishment in Western Society
by Norval Morris David J. RothmanThe history of prisons is marked with extraordinary changes. Before the 18th century, prison was not the essential part of punishment.
The Pagan Book of Living and Dying: Practical Rituals, Prayers, Blessings, and Meditations on Crossing Over
by Starhawk M. Macha Nightmare The Reclaiming CollectiveRituals and resources for honoring death in the circle of life, that forms the underlying order of the universe, the core of the Pagan belief system.
The Painter's Eye
by Maurice GrosserA painter discusses the conventions and revolts, the psychology, techniques, and problems of painting from the Renaissance to the present day. An invaluable aid in the appreciation and understanding of art.
The Palace Guard
by Dan Rather Gary Paul GatesAnalysis of the people and events around Nixon's White House and the Watergate scandal
The Paper Men
by William GoldingLocked into a lethal struggle, two men stumble half blindly across Europe, shedding wives, self-respect and illusions. By the Nobel Prize winner.
The Passion Dream Book
by Whitney OttoIn the Italian Renaissance, a girl spies on Michaelangelo. In the 20th century, a descendant of hers is an artist. Historical fiction.
The Passions of the Mind
by Irving StoneA biographical novel of Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis
The Passport
by Herta Müller Martin ChalmersFrom the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, 2009. Just as the father in the house in which we live is our father, so Comrade Nicolae Ceausecu is the father of our country. And just as the mother in the house in which we live is our mother, so Comrade Elena Ceausecu is the mother of our country. Comrade Nicolae Ceausecu is the father of our children. All the children love comrade Nicolae and comrade Elena, because they are their parents.' THE PASSPORT is a beautiful, haunting novel whose subject is a German village in Romania caught between the stifling hopelessness of Ceausecu's dictatorship and the glittering temptations of the West. Stories from the past are woven together with the problems Windisch, the village miller, faces after he applies for permission to migrate to West Germany. Herta Muller describes with poetic attention to the dreams and superstitions, conflicts and oppression of a forgotten region, the Banat, in the Danube Plain. In sparse, poetic language, Herta Muller captures the forlorn plight of a trapped people.
The Patriot
by Stephen Molstad Robert RodatIn Britain's American colonies, the cry goes out for freedom as the air from Lexington to the Carolinas burns hot with powder smoke and cannon fire. But Benjamin Martin has had his fill of war. A veteran of the fierce French and Indian conflict, he has renounced fighting forever, retiring to his South Carolina farm to raise his motherless children in peace. Now the war has found his hiding place, bringing its senseless cruelty back into his life and destroying what he holds most dear. And Benjamin Martin must take up arms to fight again--to lead a makeshift army of brave farmers and craftsmen against a relentless, overwhelming enemy--in the blessed cause of liberty. . . and blood vengeance.
The Pendragon
by Catherine ChristianThe glorious life and death of Arthur, King of Britain, recounted by Belvedere, his friend since boyhood, his fellow knight and companion-im-arms.
The Penguin Complete Father Brown
by G. K. ChestertonAll five books: The Innocence, Wisdom, Incredulity, Secret, and Scandal of Father Brown, each containing short stories of the famous amateur sleuth.
The Perfect Host: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Volume 5
by Theodore SturgeonVolume 5 of the complete stories of Theodore Sturgeon, one of sci fi's greatest masters
The Performing Artist's Handbook
by Janice PapolosThe right ways to handle all of the nonmusical essentials of your career, the practical know-how you need to progress in your professional music career.
The Perilous Gard
by Elizabeth Marie PopeIn 1558, while exiled by Queen Mary Tudor to a remote castle known as Perilous Gard, young Kate Sutton becomes involved in a series of mysterious events that lead her to an underground world peopled by Fairy Folk-whose customs are even older than the Druids' and include human sacrifice.<P><P> Newbery Medal Honor book
The Physics of Baseball
by Robert K. AdairScads of interesting facts about baseball as well as the physical laws of the game.
The Piano Teacher
by Joachim Neugroschel Elfriede JelinekErika Kohut teaches piano at the Vienna Conservatory by day, but at night she trawls the porn shows while her mother waits up for her. Jelinek won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
The Pill Versus The Springhill Mine Disaster
by Richard BrautiganSelected poems of Brautigan from 1957-1968
The Plague and I
by Betty MacdonaldBetty MacDonald had divorced her first husband, (meet him in "The Egg and I," which is available from Bookshare) and had moved back home with her two girls. She was working in an office when the overwhelming fatigue and exhausting cough began. Without much money, she had few choices, which is why she went to The Pines. This biographical book provides us with detailed looks at how tuberculosis was treated during the 1940s and what sanatoriums were like. Other books for adults and children by Betty MacDonald are available from Bookshare.
The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks
by Nancy McarthurAt last Michael had a way to keep his room clean... but he had created a monster!Norman is a neat freak while Michael, his brother and roommate, is the king of mess! Not until two unusual plants come into their room do these brothers find a common cause. A funny book.
The Pleasures of Chinese Cooking
by Grace Zia ChuRecipes for popular Chinese-American dishes, how to work with woks and cleavers, the story of tea, how to order in a Chinese restaurant, and more.
The Pleasures of Japanese Cooking
by Heihachi Tanaka Betty A. NicholasRecipes for many Japanese dishes, also a glossary, an index, info on seasonings and flavorings, table settings, utensils, etiquette, how to serve a meal.
The Pocket Book of Ogden Nash
by Ogden NashAn anthology of Nash's best and most famous poems, his hilarious grouches, unflinching puns, and indescribable rhymes.
The Pocket Guide to Beer
by Michael JacksonA definitive guide to the world's best brews (in 1982). Info on brewing techniques and ingredients, and advice on taste, texture and body.
The Pocket Guide to the Afterlife
by Augusta Moore Elizabeth RipleyThe authors take readers through 40 religions, from Asatru to Zoroastrianism, outlining their views of damnation, apocalypse, reincarnation, and more.
The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Buddhism
by Bradley D. Hawkins Nancy D. LewisAn enlightened look at the major principles and tenets espoused by Buddha, Zen-ful tips for applying Buddhist philosophy to everyday living, and inspiring thoughts for understanding the enlightened thought and ritual of Buddhism.