| Dirty Game Release Date: May 1, 2007Kenny "Ken-Ken" Greene left his days as a hustler behind him when his wife was killed during a scam gone bad, leaving him with a baby daughter. Now he's a cab driver, doing what he can to put food on the table and give his daughter, Destiny, everything she needs. In spite of his past or because of it, he's willing to do whatever it takes to keep Destiny off the streets. But when he is shot and paralyzed during a robbery while on the job, Destiny knows that she has to step up to the plate to take care of the father who has provided for her. All...
| | Blood of Elves (The Witcher, Book 2) Publication Date: May 1, 2009Watch for the signs! What signs these shall be, I say unto you: first the earth will flow with the blood of Aen Seidhe, the Blood of Elves...For over a century, humans, dwarves, gnomes, and elves have lived together in relative peace. But times have changed, the uneasy peace is over, and now the races are fighting once again. The only good elf, it seems, is a dead elf.Geralt of Rivia, the cunning assassin known as The Witcher, has been waiting for the birth of a prophesied child. This child has the power to change the world - for good, or for evil.As the threat o...
| | Chain of Fools (A Donald Strachey Mystery) Publication Date: February 3, 2009| Series: A Donald Strachey Mystery Attacks on Janet Osborne lend new significance to the earlier murder of her brother Eric. They were holding out to keep the family newspaper a beacon of liberal advocacy journalism. A screwy plot to save the newspaper turns tragic and even screwier before Strachey and a driven reporter step in to sort it all out. ...
| | Center Cut (Hardscrabble Books-Fiction of New England) Publication Date: August 31, 2006| Series: Hardscrabble Books-Fiction of New England "Imagine a wise-cracking Tiger Woods as Sherlock Holmes," says bestselling novelist Tess Gerritsen."That's the sort of lovable hero John Corrigan has created in this new mystery series." Corrigan once again captures life--and death--on the PGA Tour in his new mystery featuring Jack Austin, native of Maine and professional golfer.After narrowly missing his first tournament win at the conclusion of Snap Hook, Jack has begun a new season in the worst slump of his career. Since he now has a family to support, th...
| | Obra Completa, 1 (El Libro De Bolsillo) (Spanish Edition) ...
| | Highland Bride Release Date: August 1, 2011Though she has yet to be courted by any man, spirited Gillyanne Murray decides the time has come to visit the dower lands gifted to her by her father's kinsmen. She arrives to find the small keep surrounded by three lairds, each one vying for her hand...and property. Though resolved to refuse them all, the threat of battle on her threshold forces her to boldly choose a suitor: Sir Connor MacEnroy, a handsome, daring knight of few words. As his wife, Gillyanne is stunned by his terse, cold distance - and her own yearning to feel passion in his arms. Now, bringing h...
| | Letters from Law School: The Life of a Second-Year Law Student Publication Date: June 27, 2000There is a saying about law school that they scare you to death the first year, work you to death the second, and bore you to death the third. Law students today have a pretty good idea what to expect from the initial plunge into the law. Scott Turow One L , describing his first year at Harvard, has become almost mandatory reading for anyone contemplating law school. And because that level of intensity is what so many expect, that is how the first year usually plays out, complete with ulcers, outlines, and relentless work. But the education does not end after t...
| | Savage Art: ABiography of Jim Thompson Release Date: October 1, 1996Robert Polito recounts Thompson's relationship with his father, a disgraced Oklahoma sheriff, with the women he adored in life and murdered on the page, with alcohol, would-be censors, and Hollywood auteurs. Unrelenting and empathetic, casting light into the darker caverns of our collective psyche, Savage Art is an exemplary homage to an American original. A National Book Critics Circle Award winner. 57 photos. ...
| | THE FURTHER RIVALS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES ...
| | Nibble Nibble (reillustrated) Release Date: January 23, 2007| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and upOriginally published in 1959, five delightful poems by Margaret Wise Brown capture the simple eloquence of the natural world and illuminate the whimsy of bunnies at play. Now the charming paintings of award-winning naturalist artist Wendell Minor will "nibble nibble nibble" their way into the hearts of a whole new generation of Margaret Wise Brown readers....
| | Dear America: A Journey to the New World Publication Date: September 1, 2010| Age Level: 8 and up Newbery Honor author Kathryn Lasky's A JOURNEY TO THE NEW WORLD is now back in print with a gorgeous new package!Twelve-year-old Remember Patience Whipple ("Mem" for short) has just arrived in the New World with her parents after a grueling 65-day journey on the MAYFLOWER.Mem has an irrepressible spirit, and leaps headfirst into life in her new home. Despite harsh conditions, Mem is fearless. She helps to care for the sick and wants more than anything to meet and befriend a Native American. ...
| | The Scarab's Secret Release Date: May 2, 2006The tiniest of creatures can change the fate of a great Pharaoh.The chance meeting of Khepri, the small scarab beetle, and the powerful Pharaoh turns out to be a life altering experience for both and, ultimately, shapes the fate of the young leader. After the scarab uncovers a mysterious plot to murder the Pharaoh he is determined to put an end to it. The tiny scarab with a big heart helps the Pharaoh avert danger and saves the life of his precious ruler.Lavishly illustrated with fifth color gold ink on the cover, this fascinating picture book elegantly depicts ancie...
| | Pride of the Plains (Lions of Lingmere) Publication Date: January 1, 2002| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up...
| | Fossil Detective Triceratops Publication Date: October 25, 2005| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up...
| | Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady of the World (Graphic Library: Graphic Biographies) Publication Date: September 1, 2005| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up...
| | Let's Sing Jesus Loves Me (Happy Day Coloring Books: Seasonal) Publication Date: January 2, 2007| Age Level: 3 and up...
| | Building Sandcastles (How-to Library) ...
| | Full Steam Ahead! (Thomas & Friends) (Color Plus Tattoos) Release Date: July 24, 2012| Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
| | Displaywrite 4: Procedures Manual (Prentice Hall word & information processing on microcomputers series) ...
| | How to Start a Business in Alabama Publication Date: November 2003| Series: How to Start a Business in Alabama How to Start a Business in Alabama is your roadmap to avoid planning, legal and financial pitfalls and direct you through the bureaucratic red tape that often entangles fledgling entrepreneurs. This all-in-one resource goes a step beyond other business how-to books to give you a jump-start on planning for your business and provides you with:Quick reference to the most current mailing and Internet addresses and telephone numbers for federal, state, local and private agencies that will help get your business up and run...
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