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Networlding: Building Relationships and Opportunities for Success
by Melissa Giovagnoli Jocelyn Carter-MillerHow to buid the mutually beneficial relationships that are the real keys to job satisfaction, career advancement, and personal fulfillment in the 21st century.
Double Solitaire (Wild Cards X)
by George R. R. Martin Melinda M. SnodgrassAboard the spaceship and fleeing the violent turmoil between the Jokers, Aces, and Nats, Blaise is headed for a new conquest: the planet Takis.
Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High (Abridged Young Readers Edition)
by Melba Pattillo BealsOriginally published more than a decade ago, this searing account of the 1957 integration of Central High School in Little Rock--an ALA Nonfiction Book of the Year--is written by one of the black teenagers chosen to become warriors on the front lines of the Civil Rights Movement.
The Old-Time Radio Trivia Book
by Mel Simons"Mel Simons has become an institution on late night radio in Boston. For more than 25 years he has entertained listeners with trivia quizzes based on his unique and massive collection of recorded sound. From the earliest recordings of presidents and celebrities to the most recent TV theme songs, Mel includes something for everyone. Central to his collection and closest to his heart is radio. If Mel had been born a few decades earlier he might have been a radio actor or a member of the studio orchestra. But fortunately for us his calling has been to collect the sounds and memorabilia of the era known as the Golden Days of Radio. Mel's life-long desire to gather and preserve artifacts of this important part of American cultural history has led to the creation of this fun book. Share this book with a relative or friend or curl up in your favorite chair and enjoy your own personal quiz show. It will make you smile as you see the names of actors, characters and places that have been a part of your life since you first heard them on the radio long ago. It may make you laugh out loud as you recall people, shows, songs and even commercials you thought you had forgotten." Bookshare offers many other books about old-time radio.
Self Healing: My Life and Vision
by Meir SchneiderAutobiography of Meir Schneider who was born blind, but years later, through eye exercises and movement therapy, was able to read without glasses.
Along Came a Dog
by Meindert DejongAfter the big ice storm, the little red hen began to act differently. The same day, a big black dog came to the farm in search of a home. A strange friendship grew between them.<P><P> Newbery Medal Honor book
1-800-WHERE-R-YOU #2: Code Name Cassandra
by Meg CabotIn Code Name Cassandra, Jess thinks she's finally left her "gifted" days behind and attempts to lead a normal life. But when working at a summer camp becomes more than fun in the sun, Jess must use her abilities to save a young girl--while evading her old enemies.
1-800-WHERE-R-YOU #4: Sanctuary
by Meg Cabot4th volume of the series about teenagers with psychic powers
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee
by Meera SyalIn her hilarious and poignant novel, Meera Syal has created an indelible portrait of a close-knit group of Indian women living in London. Caught between two cultures, three childhood friends - Chila, Sunita, and Tania -- are expected to revert to being obedient mothers and wives. But their world explodes when Tania makes a documentary, starring Chila and Sunita, about contemporary urban Indian life. The result is an unforgettable story of friendships, marriage, betrayal, and the difficult choices women face. Meera Syal, a British-born Indian, is a writer and actress. Her first novel, Anita and Me, won a Betty Trask award and was short-listed for the Guardian Fiction Prize. She lives in London.
A Man to Slay Dragons
by Meagan MckinneyThe ad in the mercenary magazine High Risk was clear. Someone wanted a gun-for-hire. FBI hate crime specialist Liam Jameson is assigned to investigate.
Beethoven
by Maynard SolomonBiography of the composer with selective bibliography and an index of his compositions
Riders of the Plains
by Max BrandMaimed by his injuries, Peter Hale battled the Westerner's scorn for a cripple, and brought new life and prosperity to the family ranch. Then he dropped out of sight.
Big Man
by Max BoasFrankie was going to get to the top any way he could, even over a pile of corpses...
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 Magic Bus
by Maurice DolbierIt was an ordinary bus until a little boy discovered the gold button on its dashboard ... and then the most exciting things happened!
A Discourse on Inequality
by Jean-Jacques Rousseau Maurice CranstonRousseau contends that primitive man is equal to his fellows because he can be independent of them, but as societies become more sophisticated, the strongest and most intelligent members of the community gain an unnatural advantage over their weaker brethren, and the constitutions set up to rectify these imbalances through peace and justice in fact do nothing but perpetuate them.
China Mountain Zhang
by Maureen F. MchughEnter a postrevolution America, moving from the hyperurbanized eastern seaboard to an agricultural colony on Mars, thru a young man's journey of discovery.
Lost in Sensation (Man Talk, Book #3)
by Maureen ChildAfter his wife's death, weddings and crowds were unbearable to Dr. Sam Holden. But his self-imposed isolation was shaken by Tricia Wright, the groom's sexy sister.
The Last Reilly Standing (Book 3 of The Three-Way Wager)
by Maureen ChildHe'd taken so many ice-cold showers, he felt like a penguin! Thankfully the longest 3 months of Aidan Reilly's life were coming to an end.
The Tempting Mrs. Reilly (Book 1 of The Three-Way Wager)
by Maureen ChildBrian Reilly was a man on the edge. It had been a long two weeks since he and his brothers made a "no sex for 90 days" bet.
The Silver Linings Playbook
by Matthew QuickA heartwarming debut novel, now a major movie by David O. Russell "Aawww shucks!" NPR's Nancy Pearl said. "I know that's hardly a usual way to begin a book review, but it was my immediate response to finishing Matthew Quick's heartwarming, humorous and soul-satisfying first novel . . . This book makes me smile. " Meet Pat Peoples. Pat has a theory: his life is a movie produced by God. And his God-given mission is to become physically fit and emotionally literate, whereupon God will ensure him a happy ending - the return of his estranged wife, Nikki. (It might not come as a surprise to learn that Pat has spent several years in a mental health facility.) The problem is, Pat's now home, and everything feels off. No one will talk to him about Nikki; his beloved Philadelphia Eagles keep losing;he's being pursued by the deeply odd Tiffany; his new therapist seems to recommend adultery as a form of therapy. Plus, he's being haunted by Kenny G! David O. Russell, the Oscar-nominated director of The Fighter, is helming his own adaptation of The Silver Linings Playbook. Due in theaters this Thanksgiving, the movie features Bradley Cooper ( People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive) in the role of Pat, alongside Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Julia Stiles, Chris Tucker, and Jacki Weaver. As the award-winning novelist Justin Cronin put it: "Tender, soulful, hilarious, and true, The Silver Linings Playbook is a wonderful debut. "
Internet Texas Hold'em: Winning Strategies from an Internet Pro
by Matthew HilgerPoker concepts, starting hands, the flop, turn and river, playing your opponent, bankroll management, deceptive tactics, differences in strategy between live and Internet games, includes a glossary.
101 Things I Learned In Architecture School
by Matthew Frederick2008 Silver Award Winner, Architecture Category, Independent Publisher Book Awards. and Winning entry, General Trade Illustrated Category, in the 2008 New England Book Show sponsored by Bookbuilders of Boston. This is a book that students of architecture will want to keep in the studio and in their backpacks. It is also a book they may want to keep out of view of their professors, for it expresses in clear and simple language things that tend to be murky and abstruse in the classroom. These 101 concise lessons in design, drawing, the creative process, and presentation--from the basics of "How to Draw a Line" to the complexities of color theory--provide a much-needed primer in architectural literacy, making concrete what too often is left nebulous or open-ended in the architecture curriculum. Each lesson utilizes a two-page format, with a brief explanation and an illustration that can range from diagrammatic to whimsical. The lesson on "How to Draw a Line" is illustrated by examples of good and bad lines; a lesson on the dangers of awkward floor level changes shows the television actor Dick Van Dyke in the midst of a pratfall; a discussion of the proportional differences between traditional and modern buildings features a drawing of a building split neatly in half between the two. Written by an architect and instructor who remembers well the fog of his own student days, 101 Things I Learned in Architecture Schoolprovides valuable guideposts for navigating the design studio and other classes in the architecture curriculum. Architecture graduates--from young designers to experienced practitioners--will turn to the book as well, for inspiration and a guide back to basics when solving a complex design problem.
Creativity: Where the Divine and the Human Meet
by Matthew Fox"I do not know any area of human potential more important if we are to be a sustainable species again. Creativity, when all is said and done, may be the best thing our species has going for it. It is also the most dangerous. I explore creativity here in the following manner: First I ask: How essential is creativity to our human nature? Chapters 1 and 2 explore this question: chapter 1 by exposing pseudo-meanings of being human, chapter 2 by proposing that creativity is our real nature. Creativity constitutes the very meaning of being human, and our powers of creativity distinguish us from other species. Evil, as well as profound goodness, transpires through our creativity. Chapter 3 poses the question: "Where does creativity comes from?" Chapter 4 speaks of the Divine imagination that takes us into our creativity, as mystics have always taught and recognized. Chapter 5 considers two myths about creativity and its consequences: the Prometheus-Hercules myth and the Adam-Jesus Christ myth. Chapter 6 considers the obstacles to creativity that must be removed for creativity to flow-what is holding us back? Chapter 7 asks how we can tap more fully into our creative power, and chapter 8 speaks to cultural benefits that will flow when we bring creativity to bear on education, everyday life and relationships, politics and worship. Creativity assists us to move as a species to our next level of evolution. When we consider creativity, we are considering the most elemental and innermost and deeply spiritual aspects of our beings. The great thirteenth-century mystic Meister Eckhart asks: "What is it that remains?" And his answer is: "That which is inborn in me remains." That which we give birth to from our depths is that which lives on after us. That which is inborn in us constitutes our most intimate moments-intimate with self, intimate with God the Creative Spirit, and intimate with others."
A Concise History of American Painting and Sculpture
by Matthew BaigellThis clear, thorough and reliable survey of American painting and sculpture from colonial times to the present day covers all the major artists and their works, and outlines the social and cultural background of each period.