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Red Sails to Capri
by Ann WeilThe minute he saw the boat with the red sails moving into the harbor, Michele knew that something exciting was going to happen. It was the biggest and most beautiful ship fourteen-year-old Michele had ever seen. Sailing on the ship were three men who would come to stay at Michele's parents' inn. The men said they were searching - one for beauty, one for adventure, and one for "something difficult to explain." What they brought with them was a mystery and adventure that would change Michele's life - and all of Capri - forever.<P><P> Newbery Medal Honor Book
Recording Oral History: A Practical Guide for Social Scientists
by Valerie Raleigh YowHandy tips from developing a written interview guide and using tape recorders, to asking probing questions during the interview and editing transcriptions. The author also covers the ethical and legal issues involved in conducting life history interviews and elaborates on three types of oral history projects: community studies, biographies, and family histories.
Reconsiderations (A Study of History, Volume #12)
by Arnold J. ToynbeeArnold Toynbee writes: By the time when volumes VII-X of this book had been published, the present volume XII, 'Reconsiderations,' was already due. In the course of the twenty-eight years that it had taken to produce the first ten volumes, archaeological discoveries-particularly in Middle America and in the Middle East of the Old World-had made some important additions to, and changes in, our picture of the history of the earlier civilizations in both hemispheres. At the same time the publication of the first three batches of volumes of this book had drawn a considerable amount of comment and criticism. Both these things called for a reconsideration of the book as a whole. In the present volume, the writer has reconsidered the philosophical questions raised by his method of work, and has also met a demand for definitions of the terms that he uses, besides bringing his accounts of some of the earlier civilizations up to date. In discussing the points raised by his critics, he has tried to avoid reacting to the critics as if they were opponents to be resisted. A writer and his critics are really partners in a common endeavour to increase our knowledge and understanding, and a writer ought to welcome the help that his critics are able to give him. The present writer has tried to keep an open mind in reconsidering his ideas in the light of his critics' comments. He has not, of course, been convinced by all the criticisms that he has received, but, wherever he has come to the conclusion that his views need revising, he has said so frankly. Other books in this series are available from Bookshare.
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.
Recipes for Your Heart's Delight: The Stanford Guide to Healthy Cooking
by The Stanford Heart Disease Prevention ProgramAll the recipes are low in salt, fat and sugar compared to regular recipes of their type, but are still delicious.
Rebel Heiress
by Jane Aiken HodgeA Regency romance about Henrietta Marchmont who comes to London to claim her place in the Marchmont dynasty, but meets with unexpected complications of the head and heart.
Readings on Modern Organizations
by Amitai Etzioni28 contributors examine the problems of organizational rationality.
Readings in Humanistic Psychology
by Anthony J. Sutich Miles A. Vich24 articles present a representative cross-section of developments in the field of humanistic psychology, with both theoretical and applied contributions.
Reading Critically, Writing Well: A Reader and Guide (8th edition)
by Rise B. Axelrod Charles R. Cooper Alison M. WarrinerThis book teaches you how to analyze the writing of others (both professional writers and students) and then how to apply what you learn to your own writing. For each of the eight common kinds of writing that you will be asked to do in college, ranging from autobiography and reflection to evaluation and argument, this book provides a Guide to Reading, a Guide to Writing, and six essays to serve as models.
Reader's Digest Condensed Books, Volume 5 1995
by The Editors Of The Reader's DigestCondensed versions of The Rainmaker by John Grisham, The Carousel by Belva Plain, Wedding Night by Gary Devon, and Cloud Shadows by Elizabeth Webster
Reader's Digest Condensed Books, Volume 4 1995
by The Editors Of The Reader's DigestCondensed versions of Acceptable Risk by Robin Cook, Local Rules by Jay Brandon, Salem Street by Anna Jacobs, and Fast Forward by Judy Mercer
Reader's Digest Condensed Books, Volume 3 1995
by The Editors Of The Reader's DigestCondensed versions of Prizes by Erich Segal, Secret Missions by Michael Gannon, Eyes of a Child by Richard North Patterson, and More Than Meets the Eye by Joan Brock and Derek L. Gill
Raw Nerves
by Saralee PerelA Cape Cod comedic thriller about psychiatrist Dr. Sophie Green, her assortment of patients, and the murder threats she receives.
Rats on the Roof
by James MarshallA collection of 7 stories about various animals, including a frog with magnificent legs, a hungry brontosaurus, and a mouse who gets married.
Ramblin' Man: The Life and Times of Woody Guthrie
by Ed CrayA patriot and a political radical, Guthrie captured the spirit of his times in his enduring songs. From Booklist Although Woody Guthrie has been a favorite topic of children's books in recent years, there has not been a substantive adult biography written about him since Joe Klein's definitive Woody Guthrie (1980). Cray (Chief Justice: A Biography of Earl Warren, 1997) may well supplant Klein, as he was given access to the Woody Guthrie Archives, which contain previously unpublished letters, diaries, and journals. Although his narrative is sometimes too thick with details, Cray eloquently sums up the Okie songwriter's sorrowful life, during which he endured his sister's and daughter's deaths by fire, his mother's committal to an insane asylum, and his own diagnosis and death from Huntington's disease. Cray is especially insightful on Guthrie's politics and his deep empathy for Depression-era migrant workers. A man of contradictions, the songwriter emerges as an intellectual who took pains to hide his intellect and as a crusader for social justice who neglected his own family. His second wife, Marjorie, takes on near-heroic stature as the caregiver who, though they were long divorced, looked after him during the last decade of his debilitating illness. Joanne Wilkinson Copyright © American Library Association.
Ram Song (Earth Song Triad #3)
by Sharon WebbWhen humankind achieved immortality, there were some who rejected the gift. To preserve their creative fire, the people of Aulos cut all contact with other worlds.
Rally Cry (The Lost Regiment #1)
by William R. ForstchenWhen Union Colonel Andrew Keane led his blue-coated soldiers aboard the transport ship, he could not have foreseen that their next port of call would be in neither the North or South, but on an alternate world where no human was free...
Raising Hell: An Encyclopedia of Devil Worship and Satanic Crime
by Michael NewtonA chilling journey through the secret world of cults and covens, where innocent blood is shed for the glory of Satan.
Rails West!
by Franklin CarterThis book begins the series on the brave men and women who built the Union Pacific Railroad across America.
RahXephon (Volume #5)
by Hiroshi Ohnogi Gretchen KernMamaru's thirst for vengeance is aimed at Ayato for not protecting Hiroko after escaping from Tokyo Jupiter. Final volume of the love story that transcends time.
RahXephon (Volume #4)
by Hiroshi Ohnogi Gretchen KernAyato feels unable to stay in Nirakanai after learning he is a Mulian and returns to his home in Tokyo, followed by Elvy and Haruka in the Vermillion.
RahXephon (Volume #3)
by Hiroshi Ohnogi Gretchen KernAyato suddenly finds himself back inside Tokyo Jupiter, but something isn't right. He wanders around in a world that is the embodiment of his own desires.
RahXephon (Volume #2)
by Hiroshi Ohnogi Rhys MosesAyato is living on Niraikanai. With the report on Terra, Haruka's switch to Operations, and Elvy's transfer to Terra, Ayato's world in in constant flux.
RahXephon (Volume #1)
by Hiroshi Ohnogi Rhys MosesRelive events from the anime from the 1st person perspective. Tokyo has been quarantined from the rest of the world. A liberation force rises to free Tokyo from its alien captors.
Radio On: A Listener's Diary
by Sarah VowellCommentary from a frequent contributor to NPR's This American Life.