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The Halo Effect: How Volunteering Can Lead to a More Fulfilling Life-And a Better Career
by John Raynolds Gene StoneA "business book with a heart," <i>The Halo Effect</i> illustrates how inspiration in careers and in lives can be renewed by service to others. Volunteer work can help you learn new skills, meet new people, and develop a whole new perspective on your goals. A complete resource that outlines everything you need to know about volunteer work, <i>The Halo Effect</i> includes an appendix that lists and describes the best volunteer organizations that need your help today.
The Halls of Stormweather (Forgotten Realms: Sembia #1)
by Clayton Emery Richard Lee Byers Ed Greenwood Dave Gross Lisa Smedman Voronica Whitney-Robinson Paul S. KempThis novel in 7 parts explores the mean streets of a city where everything has its price and even the wealthiest families will do anything to survive.
The Hallo-Wiener
by Dav PilkeyAll the other dogs make fun of Oscar the dachshund until one Halloween when, dressed as a hot dog, Oscar bravely rescues the others.
The Habit of Loving
by Doris Lessing17 short stories that show a remarkable variety of literary experiences
The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age
by Sven BirkertsIn our zeal to embrace the wonders of the Electronic Age, are we sacrificing our literary culture? Birkerts believes the answer is a resounding YES!
The Gulag Archipelago
by Alexander SolzhenitsynThis combines history, autobiography, documentary and political analysis as it examines the Soviet apparatus of repression from its inception following the October Revolution of 1917.
The Growing-Up Feet
by Beverly ClearyFour-year-old twins Jimmy and Janet can't wait to grow up. So when they go off to get new shoes, they buy bright red boots that will s-t-r-e-t-c-h and grow along with them.
The Grizzly Bear Family Book
by Michio HoshinoMichio Hoshino spent almost a year photographing bears in the Alaskan wilderness. In this personal book, he weaves facts about grizzly bears into a compelling narrative.
The Green Turtle Mystery
by Ellery QueenThis eerie mystery thriller features a vanishing girl, a Spanish-speaking parrot, and a time-telling turtle in a case that baffles even the Secret Service.
The Greek Treasure
by Irving StoneSophia was only 17, the child of a sheltered Greek upbringing, when she fell under the spell of 47-year-old Henry Schliemann.
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 Great Feud: The Campbells & the MacDonalds
by Oliver ThomsonA vivid account of the remarkable rivalry, sometimes bloody conflict, between 2 great families who originated on the west coast of Scotland, a feud that lasted 450 years.
The Great Divide: Second Thoughts on the American Dream
by Studs TerkelHere is the America of the 1980s: the yuppies, right-wing fundamentalists, along with the sixties activists, and real estate speculators. How has America changed since then?
The Grave Marker
by Don LacroixAn intriguing tale about the ivory trade, and two brothers who overcome the adversity of slavery, leaping through history from Zanzibar and Victorian London to the thriving ivory factories of the Connecticut coast. They remain separate but free, bonded together forever in the spirit of a carved ivory serpent cane.
The Gospel in the Stars
by Joseph A. SeissFirst published in 1882, this book explains how God arranged the stars in the sky to spell out his ultimate plans for the human race.
The Gorbachev Phenomenon: A Historical Interpretation
by Moshe LewinThe expanded edition includes 2 new chapters that explain the dramatic changes from 1989 to 1991. Lewin describes the complex historical roots of the turmoil in the USSR before its breakup.
The Good Master
by Kate SeredyJancsi is overjoyed to hear that his cousin from Budapest is coming to spend the summer on his father's ranch on the Hungarian plains. But their summer proves more adventurous than he had hoped when headstrong Kate arrives, as together they share horseback races across the plains, country fairs and festivals, and a dangerous run-in with the gypsies.<P><P> In vividly detailed scenes and beautiful illustrations, this Newbery Award-winning author presents an unforgettable world and characters who will be remembered forever.<P> Newbery Honor Book
The Good Husband
by Gail GodwinNovel about a professor who writes a controversial book, becomes gravely ill, but continues to arouse people with her compelling thoughts and questions.
The Golden Thread: A Novel about St. Ignatius Loyola
by Louis De WohlLouis de Wohl, with humility and deep religious conviction, takes us into the mind and heart of a saint, giving at the same time an enthralling picture of the era in which he lived.
The Golden Road: Notes on my Gentrification
by Caille MillnerThe story of a remarkable young woman's struggle to find a home in the world, a place where she can define herself on her own terms, and live a life that matters.
The Golden Goblet
by Eloise Jarvis McgrawWinner of a Newbery Honor, an exciting ancient Egyptian mystery!<P><P> Ranofer wants only one thing in the world: to be a master goldsmith like his beloved father was. But how can he when he is all but imprisoned by his evil half brother, Gebu? Ranofer knows the only way he can escape Gebu's abuse is by changing his destiny. But can a poor boy with no skills survive on the cutthroat streets of ancient Thebes? Then Ranofer finds a priceless golden goblet in Gebu's room and he knows his luck−and his destiny−are about to change.
The Golden Ass
by Apuleius Jack LindsayThe tale of Lucius, or the Golden Ass, has been a favorite one since the 2nd century AD.
The Godmakers
by Frank HerbertAs worlds are added to the galactic empire, they are analyzed for possible war-making tendencies...
The Goddess of 5th Avenue: A Novel
by Carol SimoneHow does a classy, middle-aged New York City therapist, with a history as grim as any of her clients, jump into the fires of her soul? She can't, not alone anyway...
The Goddess Path: Myths, Invocations & Rituals
by Patricia MonaghanCall the goddess into your life with beautiful and ancient invocations. Awaken to her myths and rediscover her symbols. Create your own rituals to honor the lessons she has to teach. This book will help you nurture your own connection to the goddess and share in her boundless wisdom through celebration, prayer, and ritual.