 | Nicos Nicolaides, the Cypriot, 1884-1956: Anthology (Literature of the Greek diaspora)
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 | TORMENTA
Publication Date: December 14, 2010"In this spine-tingling adventure Able Dawes will find that you don't have to be a hurricane to turn things around!"Able Dawes is the last member of his family's bloodline. He holds the key to breaking a centuries-old curse that binds his ancestors, Galveston Texas, and the ghosts of 8000 lost souls. However, Able is just a kid, addicted to heroin and flying solo on the most important night of his life. He isn't even aware of his dark legacy. He's never heard of Donovan Dawes, the man who invited evil to Galveston Island, and nurtured its presence. Able has...
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 | A Gray Stone Field
Publication Date: February 12, 2009A Grey Stone Field is a fast-moving high stakes novel of murder and foreign intrigue at the top of the world. It is Spring of 1867 and the H.M.S.Goliathsets sail for Prince Patrick Island. The ship's captain finds the island, formerly of hundreds, deserted. Why?There is a horrific discovery in a grey stone field. Within days there is a confrontation with a Prussian ship and a naval batle ensues. The "discoveries" on the Prussian ship create an international incident with a political twist. The resolution is surprising but classic. ...
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 | Game Face
Publication Date: November 2003Track world under microscope...British sprinter tested positive for designer steroid undetectable until recently...Name of U.S. runner arises amid steriod scandal...Biggest steroid bust in sports history...100 athletes could be called to testify...White House drug czar's office interested...NFL says it will retest for designer steroids...Senate weighs action...Dozens of top Olympic and professional athletes to testify before a federal grand jury...Were these recent newspaper headlines written before or after these journalists read Dr. James Chlovechok's new nov...
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 | The Universal Myths: Heroes, Gods, Tricksters, and Others (Meridian)
Release Date: February 1, 1990| Series: Meridian This is a survey of the common myths that connect all cultures, Eastern and Western, from ancient times to the present day. They cross boundaries of time, geography and culture - laying a foundation for the religious, social and political heritage of nations and peoples. ...
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 | Richard Scarry's Bedtime Stories (Pictureback(R))
Release Date: August 12, 1986| Age Level: 2 and up...
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 | Canto General
Publication Date: March 1991| Series: Latin American Literature and Culture (Book 7) Fiftieth Anniversary EditionNeruda was a kind of King Midas. Everything he touched turned to poetry, says Gabriel García Márquez, who also considers the Chilean Nobel laureate "the greatest poet of the twentieth century, in any language." [The Fragrance of Guava, 1983]. The Canto General, thought by many of Neruda's most prominent critics to be the poet's masterpiece, is the stunning epic of an entire continent and its people. The Canto speaks of the destiny of Latin American peoples and the li...
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 | The Hour of Our Nation's Agony: The Civil War Letters of Lt. William Cowper Nelson of Mississippi (Voices Of The Civil War)
Publication Date: September 30, 2007| Series: Voices Of The Civil War The Hour of Our Nation's Agony offers a revealing look into the life of a Confederate soldier as he is transformed by the war. Through these literate, perceptive, and illuminating letters, readers can trace Lt. William Cowper Nelson’s evolution from an idealistic young soldier to a battle-hardened veteran.Nelson joined the army at the age of nineteen, leaving behind a close-knit family in Holly Springs, Mississippi. He served for much of the war in the Third Corps of Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern...
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 | Going Home: Unfinished Business
Publication Date: December 1, 2005Unfinished BusinessShe wanted answers from her estranged mother and went home to find them. But Vanessa Sexton also found Brady Tucker, the man who'd once broken her heart . . . and still left her breathless.Island of FlowersInnocent Laine Simmons journeyed to Hawaii to get to know the father she hadn't seen in years. Was she ready to face her past -- and find her future in the arms of her father's sexy partner, Dillon O'Brian?Mind Over MatterProtecting her mother's interests pitted no-nonsense Aurora Fields against a very determined David Brady. But there w...
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 | The Holcroft Covenant
Release Date: May 1, 1984The Fourth Reich is waiting to be born. The only man who can stop it is about to sign its birth certificate. In 1945 the children of the Third Reich were secretly hidden all over the world-to be concealed until the 1970's, when they would come of age. Then the most elaborate plans and $780 million in a Swiss bank would be waiting. There would even be an unsuspecting outsider to set the plan into action. that outsider is Noel Holcroft, the American son of a high-ranking Nazi. He's just been shown an amazing document, the Holcroft Covenant. If he signs, it will be his ...
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 | Reluctant Star
Publication Date: October 2000Sam's teammates tell him that freshmen hardly ever play on the varsity team. Sam intentionally plays poorly, not helping his team achieve victory. This behavior leads to problems for Sam, his coach, the team, and his father. Then, with advice from a new friend, Sam goes to a practice ready to play, sparking a secret plan for victory. --This text refers to the Paperback edition....
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 | Best Books: Kindergarten Through High School
Publication Date: March 1994| ISBN-10: 0890847290 | ISBN-13: 978-0890847299This valuable resource lists and comments on hundreds of books for recreational reading - kindergarten through high school.It includes an annotated list of books for analysis and discussion. It concludes with guidelines on how to evaluate a book's literary quality and moral tone. ...
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 | After Eventide
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 | Trouble on the Ohio River (The American Adventure Series #15)
Publication Date: December 1, 1998| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up In early nineteenth-century Cincinnati, ten-year-old Lucy Lankford eagerly awaits the arrival of her new piano and, along with her recently orphaned cousin Ben Allerton, tries to find out why the school bully is so attached to a worn remnant of flowered fabric. ...
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 | Place Value (Yellow Umbrella Books: Math - Level B)
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 | The Common Cold (Health Alert)
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 | The Lungs and Respiratory System (Human Body (HarperCollins))
Publication Date: March 1997| Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up...
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 | The Shaker Experience in America: A History of the United Society of Believers
Publication Date: February 23, 1994The Shakers, once a radical religious sect whose members were despised and harassed by their fellow Americans, have in recent years become celebrated--and sentimentalized--for their communal way of life, the simplicity of their worship, their belief in celibacy, pacifism, and equality of the sexes, and not least their superb furniture and handicrafts. This monumental book is the first general history of the Shakers from their origins in eighteenth-century England to the present day. Drawing on written and oral testimony by Shakers over the past two centurie...
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 | Tribal Church: Ministering to the Missing Generation
Publication Date: September 10, 2007Many churches are seeking ways to reach out to the younger generations. Unfortunately this often manifests as either a "come be just like us!" attitude--suggesting an unwillingness to change in order to be inclusive of young people--or as a slick marketing campaign that targets young adults in much the same way secular advertising does. Both of these approaches often leave young adults feeling that their particular spiritual gifts and needs are unwanted by the church. "We only want you for your demographics" is the message given.Carol Howard Merritt, a pas...
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 | Management: Challenges for Tomorrow's Leaders (with InfoTrac 1-Semester)
Publication Date: March 14, 2006| ISBN-10: 0324302592 | ISBN-13: 978-0324302592| Edition: 5 In the Fifth Edition of this nationally acclaimed book, students learn the management skills and competencies that will enable them to meet the challenges they'll experience as leaders in tomorrow's dynamic, rapidly changing business environment. The authors focus on key management principles and how they apply in real business practice, as well as on the skills and competencies students will need as they move into the workplace. In this leadership-focused book, students discover how proactive lea...
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