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Rose's Big Decision (Ballerina Dreams #3)
by Ann BryantRose used to love gymnastics. When she started ballet lessons, she didn't like them. Her feelings have changed. Now she loves both ballet and gym. Her coaches are pressuring her to choose between them. How will she know which to choose? How will she know when change is right, or if it is?
I and Thou
by Martin Buber Walter KaufmannThe classic work on philosophy and religion, with a wealth of footnotes to clarify obscurities.
The Lovers and Other Stories
by Pearl S. BuckStories include Answer to Life, The Two Women, Miranda, The Kiss, The Man Called Dead, Next Saturday and Forever, and The Lovers.
The Smuggler's Treasure (American Girl History Mysteries #1)
by Sarah Masters BuckeySent to live with relatives in New Orleans during the War of 1812, eleven-year-old Elisabet determines to find a smuggler's treasure to ransom her imprisoned father.
Bones on Black Spruce Mountain
by David BudbillSeth and Daniel had been warned about Black Spruce Mountain, about the mysterious boy whose bones lay hidden near the misty peak, and about the howling screams many campers had heard in the deep of the night.
Snowshoe Trek to Otter River
by David BudbillThree short stories relate the adventures of twelve-year-old Daniel and his friend Seth while camping in the woods alone and together.
A Long Day's Dying
by Frederick BuechnerA moving novel about faith, trust and the complex relations of family and friends
A Pirate Looks at Fifty
by Jimmy BuffettBuffett takes the occasion of his 50th birthday to tell us about himself, doing so with candor and modesty, talking about his marriage, his children and 'a lot of things on the good old planet Earth'
The Dark Garden
by Margaret BuffieThea, a 16-year-old suffering from traumatic amnesia, struggles to discover who she is - and who she is not. She hears voices no one can hear, and sees people in the garden no one can see.
Brothers in Arms (Miles Vorkosigan #5)
by Lois Mcmaster Bujold"I see it now. You are in love with Admiral Naismith." "Of course." "Not Lord Vorkosigan." "I am annoyed with Lord Vorkosigan." So, the gulf that yawned between them was deeper than he'd truly realized. To her, it was Lord Vorkosigan who wasn't real. His fingers entwined around the back of her neck, and he breathed her breath as she asked, "Why do you let Barrayar screw you over?" "It's the hand I was dealt." "By whom? I don't get it." "It's all right. It just happens to be very important to me to win with the hand I was dealt. So be it." "Your funeral." Her lips were muffled on his mouth. "Mmm." She drew back a moment. "Can I still jump your bones? Carefully of course. You'll not go away mad, for turning you down? Turning Barrayar down, that is. Not you, never you ..." I'm getting used to it. Almost numb.... "Am I to sulk?" he inquired lightly. "Because I can't have it all, take none. and go off in a huff? I'd hope you'd bounce me down the corridor on my pointed head if I were so dense." She laughed. It was all right, if he could still make her laugh. If Naismith was all she wanted, she could surely have him.
Cetaganda (Miles Vorkosigan #9)
by Lois Mcmaster BujoldMiles and his cousin Ivan attend a Cetagandan state funeral and are caught up in Cetagandan internal politics.
Cordelia's Honor (Cordelia Naismith Omnibus)
by Lois Mcmaster Bujold2 stories: Shards of Honor, and Barrayar, forming a continuous story of the life of Cordelia Vorkosigan nee Naismith, Miles' mother. Winner of the Hugo Award.
Diplomatic Immunity (Miles Vorkosigan #12)
by Lois Mcmaster BujoldMs. Bujold links two of her story lines in this work. Emperor Gregor dispatches Miles Vorkosigan to deal with a diplomatic crisis on Graf Station, home of the Quaddies.
Ethan of Athos (Miles Vorkosigan #3)
by Lois Mcmaster BujoldEthan had something the Cetagandans would kill for. If only he knew what it was... You might think that an obstetrician on a planet forbidden to women would be underemployed.
Falling Free (Miles Vorkosigan #4)
by Lois Mcmaster BujoldDisability politics in space. Disability politics in outer space. Same setting as the Vorkosigan Saga, but set approximately 200 years before Miles is born.<P><P> Leo Graf was an effective engineer ...Safety Regs weren't just the rule book he swore by; he'd helped write them. All that changed on his assignment to the Cay Habitat. Leo was profoundly uneasy with the corporation exploitation of his bright new students - - 'till that exploitation turned to something much worse. He hadn't anticipated a situation where the right thing to do was neither safe, nor in the rules... Leo Graf adopted 1000 quaddies -- now all he had to do was teach them to be free.<P> Nebula Award winner.
Horizon (The Sharing Knife, Vol. #4)
by Lois Mcmaster BujoldIn a world where malices--remnants of ancient magic--can erupt with life-destroying power, only soldier-sorcerer Lakewalkers have mastered the ability to kill them. But Lakewalkers keep their uncanny secrets--and themselves--from the farmers they protect, so when patroller Dag Redwing Hickory rescued farmer girl Fawn Bluefield, neither expected to fall in love, join their lives in marriage, or defy both their kin to seek new solutions to the perilous split between their peoples. As Dag's maker abilities have grown, so has his concern about who--or what--he is becoming. At the end of a great river journey, Dag is offered an apprenticeship to a master groundsetter in a southern Lakewalker camp. But as his understanding of his powers deepens, so does his frustration with the camp's rigid mores with respect to farmers. At last, he and Fawn decide to travel a very different road--and find that along it, their disparate but hopeful company increases. Fawn and Dag see that their world is changing, and the traditional Lakewalker practices cannot hold every malice at bay forever. Yet for all the customs that the couple has challenged thus far, they will soon be confronted by a crisis exceeding their worst imaginings, one that threatens their Lakewalker and farmer followers alike. Now the pair must answer in earnest the question they've grappled with since they killed their first malice together: When the old traditions fail disastrously, can their untried new ways stand against their world's deadliest foe?
The Spirit Ring
by Lois Mcmaster BujoldFiametta was a good daughter, if perhaps a little wild, and she wanted to use the magic that she knew lay within her to make beautiful objets d'art.
Young Miles (Miles Vorkosigan)
by Lois Mcmaster Bujold3 stories: The Warrior's Apprentice, The Mountains of Mourning, and The Vor Game. More adventures of Miles Vorkosigan aka Admiral Naismith.
The Bones of Fred McFee
by Eve BuntingA rhyming story about a toy skeleton at Halloween that provides menace and mystery.
The Best of Dear Abby
by Abigail Van BurenBetween the lines of careful, caring words of advice, there is plenty of humor-for the combination of wisdom and laughter is The Best of Dear Abhy DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend is going to be twenty years old next month. I'd like to give him something nice for his birthday. What do you think he'd like? DEAR CAROL: Never mind what he'd like. Give him a tie. DEAR ABBY: I have always wanted to have my family history traced, but I can't afford to spend a lot of money on it. Any suggestions? DEAR SAM: Yes. Run for public office. DEAR ABBY: What factor do you think is the most essential if a woman is to have a lasting marriage? DEAR DOTTY: A lasting husband. DEAR ABBY: My wife sleeps in the nude. Then she showers, goes into the kitchen and fixes breakfast-still in the nude. We're newlyweds and have no kids, so I suppose there's nothing wrong with it. What do you think? DEAR REX: It's all right with me, but tell her to put on an apron when she's frying bacon. "STRAIGHTFORWARD, SENSIBLE, TRUE TO THE OLD VALUES, BUT REMARKABLY FLEXIBLE ABOUT THE NEW ONES.. .YOU GET A GOOD FEEL FOR THE THINGS THAT ARE REALLY BUGGING FOLKS OUT THERE." -The New York Times Book Review
Inside Mr. Enderby
by Anthony BurgessThe poet F. X. Enderby is one of England's most distinguished literary lights and also one of the strangest. A set of circumstances lead him to unravel completely.
Missing Justice (Samantha Kincaid, Book #2)
by Alafair BurkeDeputy District Attorney Samantha Kincaid has just moved from the Drug Unit to the Violent Crimes Unit. Her first case starts out innocently enough, but then there's a question: did they arrest the wrong person? Everything seems so perfect for him to be guilty, but maybe just a little too perfect. Kincaid's father, who had been in the State Patrol when she was child, and is now a widower, holds some of the secrets and tries to protect his daughter. Kincaid's ex-husband shows up as a defense attorney, creating conflicts. Then there's her boyfriend, a cop, who has a reputation for multiple short affairs, but she's hopeful they'll be long term. Plots within plots, conflicts within conflicts of interest. The author herself is a district attorney, and the daughter of famous crime writer James Lee Burke. And yes, her first name is spelled "Alifair."
A Book of Angels: Reflections on Angels Past and Present and True Stories of How They Touch Our Lives
by Sophy BurnhamAfter an angel saved her life, Burnham decided to study angels in the world's religions and gather stories about them.