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Outsiders in a Hearing World: A Sociology of Deafness
by Paul C. HigginsSociological observations on several topics in the deaf community: identity, deviance among the deaf, stigma, and encounters with the hearing.
Photo Finish (Roderick Alleyn #31)
by Ngaio MarshInspector Alleyn goes to a storm-ridden island where he confronts a murdered soprano's flamboyant past and delves into an ancient blood feud.
Pigs Might Fly
by Dick King-SmithIn this sweet, charming and humorous book, Daggie Dogfoot is a runt with a deformity--puppy feet. When the pigman tries to cull Daggie from his family, he shows his first burst of courage! Many delightful adventures later, Daggie does help to save the farm animals and the master.
Professor Dowell's Head
by Antonina W. Bouis Alexander BeliaevBy the best-selling Soviet sci-fi author, the scientific world mourned the loss of Professor Dowell. It was said that just before his death, he was on the verge of a breakthrough in human organ transplantation.
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
Tamar and the Tiger
by Susan JeschkeTamar and her father go to Tasmania to save the nearly extinct Tasmanian Tiger.
The Adventures of Strawberry Shortcake and Her Friends
by Alexandra WallnerStrawberry Shortcake and her friends find a berry patch and work to protect it from the birds.
The Art of Living
by The Editors Of The Reader's DigestLiving comes naturally. Living well is an art. This is the "how to" handbook on life's most essential skills.
The Arthritis Helpbook: What You Can Do for Your Arthritis
by Kate Lorig James F. FriesThis is an explanation of the various kinds of arthritis, and what patients can do about it. Although the book is 25 years old (in 2005), the self-help component remains highly useful.
The Capri Affair
by David HannaWhen wealthy tycoon Richard Winston IV is found murdered in his Manhattan penthouse, Lt. Frank Lamark discovers there are many people with good reasons for wanting him dead.
The Dreamer of the Vine: A Novel About Nostradamus
by Liz GreeneSet in 16th-century France, this historical novel evokes an age in which players in the game of power were ruthless.
The Hastings Conspiracy
by Alfred CoppelAs there's an accelerating slide toward World War III, a minor clerk defects to the Russians and takes a confidential document labeled 'Hastings' with him.
The Image
by Charlotte PaulA thousand dots of silvery light floated above her in a glacial mist. Then the fragments of light slowly moved toward one another, relentlessly forming a gleaming shaft-slender, pointed, coming ever closer. She must escape. She must run. But flight was impossible-she was strapped down. As she strained against her bonds, they grew tighter, stronger. Suddenly the mist cleared and the horror was poised above her, its deadly image now sharp in every detail. It was a hypodermic needle, its wicked point only inches above the body she knew was her own but had lost all power to move. Strong blunt fingers gripped the needle, fingers of pale flesh for which there was no hand, no arm. The needle hovered, and then suddenly plunged toward her . . . "No!" The word burst from her and she was suddenly wide awake. It was a nightmare . . . thank heaven! But as the days wore on, and the vision became a part of her life day and night, night and day, Karen knew that this terrifying picture was no fantasy. Part of her "new" eye held THE IMAGE.
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction: A 30 Year Retrospective
by Edward L. FermanHardcover reprint of the October 1979 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, including: Introduction by Edward K. Ferman; F&SF at 30, essay by Isaac Asimov; Fondly Fahrenheit, by Alfred Bester (SF Hall of Fame story); And Now the News . . . by Theodore Sturgeon; Not With a Bang, by Damon Knight; Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes (winner, 1960 Hugo Award); A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller, Jr.; One Ordinary Day, with Peanuts, by Shirley Jackson; The Women Men Don't See, by James Tiptree, Jr.; Born of Man and Woman, by Richard Matheson (nominated, 2001 Retro Hugo); Jeffty Is Five, by Harlan Ellison (winner, 1977 Nebula Award, 1978 Hugo Award, 1978 Locus Poll Award); Ararat, by Zenna Henderson; Sundance, by Robert Silverberg; Dreaming Is a Private Thing, by Isaac Asimov; Poor Little Warrior!, by Brian W. Aldiss; We Can Remember It for You Wholesale, by Philip K. Dick; Selectra Six-Ten, by Avram Davidson; Problems of Creativeness, by Thomas M. Disch; The Quest for Saint Aquin, by Anthony Boucher (SF Hall of Fame story); The Gnurrs Come from the Voodvork Out, by Reginald Bretnor; plus cartoons and poems.
The Missing Maple Syrup Sap Mystery
by Gail GibbonsMr. and Mrs. Maplewood try to find out who is stealing the maple sap syrup they are gathering to make maple syrup.
The Mystery at Maypenny's (Trixie Belden #31)
by Kathryn KennyTrixie put her finger over her lips, dropped to a crouch, and moved silently toward the clearing. As she turned around, an arm snaked around her and a hand was clamped over her mouth...
The Origin: A Biographical Novel of Charles Darwin
by Irving StoneNot only a story about the Darwin's cruise, which started him thinking about natural selection, but also an account of his wide-ranging career, his controversies, and his family.
The Return of Nathan Brazil (The Saga of the Well World, Book #4)
by Jack L. ChalkerIn a desolate sector of space floats the Well World, an ancient Markovian supercomputer that first created and now maintains the universe. Nathan Brazil is the only one who can fix it, but he doesn't want to be found.
This House is Haunted: The True Story of a Poltergeist
by Guy Lyon PlayfairA full-length true account of a poltergeist case, written by an experienced investigator of the paranormal on the spot right from the start.
To the Manner Born
by John ChalonerThere are lots of ways of living in the country, but usually, unless 'to the manner born,' it is as an outsider. This is about the inside way, via the Rolls Royce (vintage of course)...
Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes
by William BridgesStrategies for coping with the difficult, painful, and confusing times in your life.
True Great Mysteries
by Arnold P. Rubin5 true mysteries - The Hunt for the 'Atocha', The Great Train Robbery, The Legionnaire's Disease, The Chowchilla Kidnapping, and The Search for 'Roots'
Twilight at the Well of Souls (The Saga of the Well World, Book #5)
by Jack L. ChalkerTo stop Nathan Brazil or not - that was the question! The solid majority didn't care about the rest of the universe, just its own survival, and was all for a fight. It's WAR!
Venom House
by Arthur W. UpfieldInspector Napoleon Bonaparte investigates a mansion in the center of a man-made lake, where ghosts of aborigines are said to be...
Washington Irving's Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman
by Carol Beach YorkOn the quiet banks of the Hudson River in New York, Washington Irving first wrote the tale of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman. This tale of ghosts and terror takes place in Sleepy Hollow--a village as quiet as its name. Although the hero, Ichabod, was not strong or brave, like so many other American folk heroes, his story has been handed down to us over the years. Just as the stories told by the villagers of Sleepy Hollow made life just a bit more exciting, Ichabod's tale shows how the power of imagination and story-telling can spice up our own everyday lives.