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Woody Guthrie: A Life
by Joe KleinBiography of the singer, songmaker and restless spirit who defined the American character for a generation.
Your Child and the Piano: How to Enrich and Share in Your Child's Musical Experience
by Margaret GrantGrant shows parents and teachers how they can take their children through the first few months of piano instruction in a way that brings pleasure to all.
A Time for Truth
by William L. SimonFrom the former Secretary of the Treasury, this is an analysis of the suicidal course on which our beloved country is proceeding.
American Indian Stories
by Zitkala-saAutobiography of Zitkala-Sa (aka Gertrude Bonnin), a Dakota Sioux Indian, and tales she heard from the oral tradition of her tribe. First published in 1921.
Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient: Reflections on Healing and Regeneration
by Norman CousinsAnatomy of an Illness is the story of Norman Cousins and his successful fight against a crippling disease. It is the story of a partnership between a physician and a patient in beating back the odds. The doctor's genius lay in helping the patient use his own powers -- laughter, courage and tenacity. The patient's talent was in mobilizing his body's own natural healing resources -- in proving what powerful weapons all the positive emotions can be in the war against disease.
Cancer and Vitamin C: A Discussion of the Nature, Causes, Prevention, and Treatment of Cancer with Special Reference to the Value of Vitamin C
by Ewan Cameron Linus PaulingThis book weighs the value and limitations of various modes of treatment: surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, hormones, immunotherapy, and a number of unorthodox therapies, including Laetrile.
Childtimes: A Three-Generation Memoir
by Eloise Greenfield Lessie Jones LittleChildhood memories of three black women - grandmother, mother, and daughter - who grew up between the 1880s and 1950s.
Day of Judgment
by Jack HigginsCommunists intend to use an old Irish priest, head of an underground movement, to humiliate John F. Kennedy as he visits Berlin in the spring of 1963.
Days with Frog and Toad (I Can Read! #Level 2)
by Arnold LobelFriends every day. Good friends like Frog and Toad enjoy spending their days together. They fly kites, celebrate Toad's birthday, and share the shivers when one of them tells a scary story. Here are five funny stories that celebrate friendship all day, every day.
Doctor Who and the Invasion of Time
by Terrance DicksA traitor to the Time Lords? Can the Doctor really be in league with the evil Vardans, spearheading a treacherous invasion of his home planet of Gallifrey? In this adventure, the Doctor's companions are Leela and K9.
Familiar Faces: Best Contemporary American Short Stories
by Pat McneesStories by Doris Betts, Ann Beattie, Bruce Jay Friedman, Ernest J. Gaines, Peter Taylor, Rosellen Brown, Donald Barthelme, Flannery O'Connor, Joyce Carol Oates, Bernard Malamud, and more.
Good As Gold
by Joseph HellerDr. Bruce Gold, 48-year-old professor of literature, finds himself facing the prospect of becoming a high Washington official.
Han Solo at Star's End (Star Wars)
by Brian DaleyChewbacca is kidnapped, and Han Solo must rescue his friend.
Helix
by Desmond Ryan Joel ShurkinAn unknown, virulent disease breaks out in a major American city. The symptoms are brief, violent, and usually fatal. The source of the disease is traced to a makeshift laboratory in Philadelphia.
Leaves of the Banyan Tree
by Albert WendtSpanning three generations, this epic novel tells the story of a family and community in Western Samoa, exploring themes such as greed, corruption, colonialism, exploitation and revenge. A classic work of Pacific literature. Written by a British author, this novel utilizes British spellings and punctuation styles. A single quotation mark is used for opening and closing dialogue, while the double quotation mark is used for interior quotes. There are no periods after titles such as Dr, Mr, or Mrs. There is a glossary at the end of the book that is very helpful to read first, then refer to throughout reading.
Memories of Another Day
by Harold RobbinsRobbins recreates the saga of the American labor movement in Daniel Boone Huggins, who rises from the rural poverty to become a powerful labor leader.
Mission to Moulokin
by Alan Dean FosterThe sequel to IceRigger, Ethan Frome Fortune goes toward Brass Monkey, the busy off-world trading post where he's in the most chilling encounter he's ever known.
Onward and Upward in the Garden
by Katharine S. WhiteMrs. White loved gardens and spent much time working in hers and writing about all things related. Her husband's introduction to this book is warm and informative.
Paganini
by Leslie Sheppard Herbert R. AxelrodBiography of the famous violinist and composer, including a discography
Passenger
by Thomas KeneallyThe narrator of this novel is an unborn child, what doctors call a passenger, who is aware of the thoughts and deeds of his parents and other people around him.
Prophecy
by David SeltzerBiological changes are occurring, people are sick, babies are born dead, and a family of campers is found mutilated by some brutal force...
Riverworld and Other Stories
by Philip Jose FarmerAll humanity that has ever lived, all 36 billion of us, are simultaneously reincarnated along the banks of a million-mile river. 11 short stories in all; one long Riverworld stories and ten others. Most of the other stories have seldom been collected elsewhere. Several are stories where Farmer writes the book as though another writer, usually a fictional author from someone else's writing. Each story has a forward by the author, some of which are even more bizarre or hilarious than the story, itself. Some stories include a raunchy vocabulary, but they are not quite explicit enough to say adult only content
Sophia: Living and Loving
by A. E. HotchnerBiography of the famous actress Sophia Loren up to 1979.
Spartacus
by Howard FastBorn in bondage, trained as a gladiator to excite the degenerate lusts of Rome. Against him stood the Supreme Commander of the Roman Army, a man consumed by hatred, and desire for the one woman his wealth could never buy... Bursting his chains, Spartacus led the most savage rebellion ever seen. An empire trembled in terror. A renegade army poured over the land, demanding death for the oppressors and freedom for the enslaved.
Stand By Your Man: An Autobiography
by Tammy WynetteWynette, the queen of country western music, tells the inspiring life story of her ascent from rags to riches.