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Jacob the Baker
by Noah Benshea"Well, will he do it?" she asked Samuel, as if Jacob weren't there. Samuel turned to Jacob. "Well, will you do it? Will you let us have some of your ideas for the bread?" Jacob grinned. "Only arrogance guards what it doesn't own!" Samuel nodded to the lady. "He'll do it." The lady returned her focus to Jacob. "Thank you," she said. ... Jacob traced his path to work on the way home. He traveled within. A small, frozen puddle of water, caught by a rock, huddled next to a curb and drew his attention. "An eternity is any moment opened with patience," he reminded himself. Then he raised the tip of his boot and pushed down on the layers of ice. He could feel the pressure of the lady's request that morning in the bakery. (from the book)
Jacqueline du Pré: A Life
by Carol EastonBiography of the English cellist, one of the world's greatest cellists, a legend in her own lifetime.
Journey Home
by Yoshiko UchidaYuki, a 12-year-old Japanese American girl, and her family were sent to a concentration camp in Utah. This is the story of their journey back to Berkeley, California after WWII is over.
Knight of Shadows (Amber Chronicles #9)
by Roger ZelaznyIn this Amber novel, Merlin pursues the disappearances of 2 people: Julia, murdered and reincarnated as his enemy, and his father Corwin.
Lentejuelas
by Gary Jennings Pilar Giralt GorinaLas fascinantes peripecias de una compañía de circo en la segunda mitad del siglo XIX.
Light His Fire: How to Keep Your Man Passionately and Hopelessly in Love With You
by Ellen KreidmanLessons on how to become the only woman he'll ever want or need
Little Critter's Christmas Book
by Mercer MayerFor very young readers, Little Critter builds a snowman, visits Santa, wraps presents, and celebrates the Christmas season.
Lullaby (87th Precinct #41)
by Ed McbainLullaby delivers McBain's boldest, most electrifying, most complexly plotted novel yet.
Nemesis (Indigo #1)
by Louise CooperAnghara is daughter to a king. In all the world there is but one thing denied her -- the secret of the Tower. Tormented, she must seek its truth. And her discovery will remake the world.
No, But I Saw the Movie: The Best Short Stories Ever Made Into Film
by David WheelerCollection of 18 short stories that were made into movies, with information about each movie.
Paint the Wind
by Cathy Cash SpellmanSet in 1864, this is the epic saga of one woman and the 3 strong men who risked everything to possess her.
Recommended Dietary Allowances (10th edition)
by Subcommittee on the Tenth Edition of the RDAs National Research CouncilSince its introduction in 1943, "Recommended Dietary Allowances" has become the accepted source of nutrient allowances for healthy people. These Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) are used throughout the food and health fields. Additionally, RDAs serve as the basis for the U.S. Recommended Daily Allowances, the Food and Drug Administration's standards for nutrition labeling of foods. The "10th Edition" includes research results and expert interpretations from years of progress in nutrition research since the previous edition and provides not only RDAs but also "Estimated Safe and Adequate Daily Dietary Intakes" - provisional values for nutrients where data were insufficient to set an RDA. Organized by nutrient for ready reference, the volume reviews the function of each nutrient in the human body, sources of supply, effects of deficiencies and excessive intakes, relevant study results, and more. The volume concludes with the invaluable "Summary Table of Recommended Dietary Allowances," a convenient and practical summary of the recommendations.
Restoration: A Novel of Seventeenth-Century England
by Rose TremainYoung Robert Merivel finds himself married to the king's beautiful mistress, but then he makes a serious mistake - he falls in love with his own wife. He must escape or be punished.
Return to Honor
by Doug BeasonThe President of the US is seized on Air Force One. An American spy satellite pinpoints the plane in a remote and hostile African country...
Rookies: Squeeze Play
by Mark Freeman"Clutch Hitter! It was the bottom of the eighth, the Elmira Sox down 3-0 to the St. Catherines Blue Jays. With two outs and the bases loaded, the Sox dugout was alive, screaming for a rally. "Now batting for the Sox . . . David Green!" the PA. announced. David dug in at the .plate and waited. The pitcher went into his stretch and fired low and away. Ball one. The next pitch was wildly high, forcing the catcher to reach over his head to grab it. Ball two. "They're gonna walk him with the bases loaded and give us a token run," gasped the Elmira coach, "rather than risk a grand slam!" David saw the next pitch coming, a waist-high fastball almost a foot off the outside corner of the plate. For anyone else it would be another ball. But it looked good enough to David. He went into his power swing and connected with a solid crack!"
Seeking the Dream Brother
by Marcia J. BennettDhalvad needed the alien crystal Tamorlee to find his long-lost brother Bhaldavin. But the crystal had its own dreams... The Unbearable Lightness of Being A sphere of light hovered ten or so meters above the roof. "They've come!" Amet cried. "They want the crystals!" A smaller ball of light detached itself from the larger one and drifted down until it stopped just above the roof. It bobbled slightly as if something was moving inside. Slowly the ball grew in length until it was almost as tall as a man. As they all watched, the light took on form. They could see a body and a head shape, then legs and arms, all wrapped in glowing light. Please do not fear us. The being's words had no sound. We will not harm you.
Seneca Myths and Folk Tales
by Arthur C. ParkerMyths, legends and folk tales of the Seneca Indians of New York state.
Spectacular Stone Soup (New Kids at the Polk Street School #5)
by Patricia Reilly GiffMrs. Zachary wants her class to be people-helpers and prepare a Spectacular Stone Soup. Stacy works hard to be helpful, but no one seems to notice.
Spring Bamboo: A Collection of Contemporary Chinese Short Stories
by Jeanne TaiShort stories by 10 of China's foremost writers
St .Francis of Assisi
by G. K. ChestertonFrancis of Assisi is, after Mary of Nazareth, the greatest saint in the Christian calendar, and one of the most influential men in the whole of human history. By universal acclaim, this biography by G. K. Chesterton is considered the best appreciation of Francis's life--the one that gets to the heart of the matter. For Chesterton, Francis is a great paradoxical figure, a man who loved women but vowed himself to chastity; an artist who loved the pleasures of the natural world as few have loved them, but vowed himself to the most austere poverty, stripping himself naked in the public square so all could see that he had renounced his worldly goods; a clown who stood on his head in order to see the world aright. Chesterton gives us Francis in his world-the riotously colorful world of the High Middle Ages, a world with more pageantry and romance than we have seen before or since. Here is the Francis who tried to end the Crusades by talking to the Saracens, and who interceded with the emperor on behalf of the birds. Here is the Francis who inspired a revolution in art that began with Giotto and a revolution in poetry that began with Dante. Here is the Francis who prayed and danced with pagan abandon, who talked to animals, who invented the creche.
Sunglasses After Dark
by Nancy A. CollinsA beautiful vampire of consummate, immortal power ... lust beyond the warmth of blood ... revenge beyond desire ... the world lay at her feet ... the kiss of life has never been so deadly.
The Blooding
by Joseph WambaughFor the first time, Joseph Wambaugh turns his attention outside the United States to deal with two murders in neighboring English Midlands villages-ancient villages that still have whitewashed Tudor cottages, pavements too narrow for passing baby prams, streets barely wide enough for two cars, and churches or pubs as the sites of community life. What intrigues the master of true-crime writing is that out of the sleepy setting grew a landmark case: the first murders solved by genetic fingerprinting. The victims of the terrifying rape-murders -two fifteen-year-old girls who do not know each other-have in common one fatal mistake: they choose to walk village footpaths bordering the lands of a psychiatric hospital. Forever after, the names Ten Pound Lane and The Black Pad will evoke fear and dread. The murders occur three years apart, and during all those years the members of the Leicestershire constabulary never give up their search. The local newspapers cooperate by keeping the cases alive. And the families of the victims try to cope with the chaos of their existence.
The Braggin' Dragon
by John Archambault Bill Martin Jr.For young children, a dragon practices for his school spelling bee.
The Devil and the Giro: Two Centuries of Scottish Stories
by Carl McdougallCarl MacDougal has assembled a collection of Scottish short stories from the past 2 centuries which will appeal to a wide variety of reader. Drop in to the over 700 pages to read haunting tales of the supernatural, like the story of a sensitive girl born to fall in love with a man only she can see through a library window at twilight. Enjoy the Gudewife's comic instructions on how to Hammer a husband in to docility and obedience. Ponder the inevitability of death, as a son learns that preventing the death of one, can cause the deaths of all. Consider social commentary as a child refuses to parrot his catechism at Sunday school and a man approaching middle age without ever having kept a job fantasizes a better future while steadfastly clinging to near starvation on the giro supplemented by handouts. Sample short stories by familiar authors like Conan Doyle and Robert Lewis Stevenson. Some stories are told in Scottish dialect as it has evolved over the past 200 years and others are modern addressing issues of racial tolerance and alcoholism. MacDougal's commentaries include short biographical information about each author, a summary of the author's writing career, style, and place in literary history, and an explanation of the nature and relevance of the story to follow. Collectively these stories showcase the Scottish character in the city and in the country, from childhood to old age in every conceivable social and economic circumstance. The editor suggests further reading for each author. A 4 page list of works by Scottish authors in the Canongate Classics is included at the end of the book.