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The Way of Life According to Lao Tzu
by Witter BynnerThe Way of Life is the way of poise, serenity and complete assurance. His gentle warnings on the futility of egoistic struggle made the Way of Life the basis of Taoism.
The Well of Sacrifice
by Chris EbochEveningstar Macaw lives in a glorious Mayan city in the ninth century. When the king falls ill and dies, the city begins to crumble. An evil high priest, Great Skull Zero, orders the sacrifice of those who might become king, including Eveningstar's beloved brother. Suspicious of the High Priest's motives, Eveningstar attempts to save her brother, thus becoming an acknowledged enemy of the High Priest. Condemned to be thrown into the Well of Sacrifice, Eveningstar must find a way not only to save her own life but to rescue her family and her city from the tyrannical grasp of Great Skull Zero. Set against the vivid background of everyday life at the height of the Mayan golden age and illustrated with striking black-and-white paintings, Eveningstar's candid, gripping, and not-for-the-faint-of-heart account of the last days of a great city will have readers at the edge of their seats.
The Well-Tempered Sentence: A Punctuation Handbook for the Innocent, the Eager and the Doomed
by Karen Elizabeth GordonEverything you ever wanted to know about punctuation marks using humorous examples.
The West Point Candidate Book
by William L. SmallwoodA "how to" book for those who want to go to West Point - how to prepare, how to get in, and how to survive after you get there.
The Whisper of the Axe
by Richard CondonShe was beautiful, brilliant, a dazzling lawyer and a glamorous socialite. She was also the mastermind behind a terrorist plot to annihilate 60 million Americans and destroy the US.
The White Dawn: An Eskimo Saga
by James D. HoustonAdventure and romance when whalers are rescued by Eskimos
The White House Transcripts: Submission of Recorded Presidential Conversations to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives by President Richard Nixon
by Richard M. Nixon Gerald GoldThe 46 private conversations between President Nixon and his closest advisors, a Who's Who and chronology of events surrounding Watergate, and more.
The White House: An Historic Guide (20th edition)
by The Editors of the White House Historical AssociationA guide to the rooms, furniture, and portraits in the White House.
The White Life
by Michael SteinA doctor as well as a novelist, Stein's strength is in the medical insights he brings to his writing.
The Wild Ones
by A. Bertram ChandlerThe robomaid "Clockwork Kitty" was a present to John Grimes as he set out aboard Sister Sue for a voyage to the planet called New Salem.
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill: A Love Story ... with Wings
by Mark BittnerTrue story of the flock of wild parrots who live in San Francisco's Telegraph Hill, and the man who became a local expert on them. When Judith Irving made a documentary about Mark and the parrots, his life took a surprising turn.
The Wild Wood
by Charles De LintEithnie is a young painter who is acclaimed by the art world until critics notice that her work has lost the animating passion that set her apart from the crowd. She goes to Canada to seek her muse...
The Wind Chill Factor
by Thomas GiffordA new Nazi Reich, an international terror organization, puts a sinister plan of world conquest in motion.
The Wind's Twelve Quarters
by Ursula K. Le Guin17 short stories by the famous science fiction writer
The Wings of a Falcon (Vol. 3 of The Kingdom Cycle)
by Cynthia VoigtThere was something different about him, he had no name. He showed no emotion, never yielded. And Griff always stood by him, so when he decided to escape, he took Griff with him. 3rd in a loosely-related series.
The Wings to Awakening: An Anthology from the Pali Canon
by Thanissaro BhikkhuThis anthology is organized around the set of Buddhist teachings that Buddha said formed the heart of his message: the Wings to Awakening (bodhi-pakkhiya-dhamma).
The Winner (The Gymnasts #4)
by Elizabeth A. LevyDarlene has to prove she's a winner, since her father is a famous person, a football player for the Denver Broncos.
The Wizard of Menlo Park: How Thomas Alva Edison Invented the Modern World
by Randall StrossA bold reassessment of Edison, telling the story of how he came upon his most famous inventions as a young man and spent the remainder of his long life trying for similar success.
The Wonderful World of Books
by Alfred StefferudArticles on the pleasures of reading, reading among friends, reading more effectively, reading toward wider horizons, choosing and using books, and more.
The World According to Me
by Jackie MasonFrom the book: The pages you are about to read come directly from a performance of my one-man show at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York City. Picture yourself in the audience, in the first row center . . . unless you can't afford that kind of seat ... so, the balcony. But wherever you are seated and ready to enjoy this book, it is important that you read this preface, because during the course of the book I'm going to ask you questions, just like I did to my live audiences. . . . And you better be prepared to give me answers because I have a way of checking up on you. On the printed page I might sound somewhat arrogant. However, if you see me in person when I say these things you will realize that I say them without disdain, but with love and compassion. So, if you're not a schmuck you won't take it personally. If you are, it won't bother you either because you won't know the difference. To tell you the truth, I not only call a person names but get applause as well, and even a standing ovation, which in all modesty I am getting on the stage every night. When you finish this book, if you don't stand up and applaud you have either missed the humor in it or you don't appreciate it when a person gives you such big laughs for such a small price. Anyway, sit back in your seat, wherever you are . . . try to be normal, and enjoy yourself.
The World of Ptavvs
by Larry NivenNothing quite prepared telepath Larry Greenberg for mind-to-mind contact with an alien. Larry tapped the mind of Kzanol and that was his first mistake!
The World's Largest Plants: A Book About Trees
by Susan BlackabyHear the wind rustling through the maple? See the rings on the old tree trunk? Come along on a vivid introduction to the majestic giants of the plant world.
The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers
by Robert HeilbronerAdam Smith, Malthus, David Ricardo, Karl Marx, Thorstein Veblen, John Maynard Keynes, and more...