 | Flying Camels and Tiger Mothers (Volume 1)
Publication Date: March 22, 2012The only thing sharper than a skater's blade is her mother. Mei Chen, an elite-level figure skater trying to qualify for the Olympics, is the daughter of an intensely focused Chinese immigrant mother, Ming. Raised in a hot-house environment, Mei's life is a torturous combination of practice on the ice and the piano bench, as she is required by her mother to not only skate to Rachmaninoff's Concerto #2 in C Minor, but to play it on the piano as well. When her mother's zeal causes her to cross the San Francisco Bay and practice at a different ice rink, in the to...
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 | The Fifth Device
Publication Date: May 8, 2012"Richly characterized and well researched. Passionately written. Grisham-like style." —BlueInk Review "Poetic and enthralling. Intelligent and well written." —SPR A bucolic coastal California town without a tax base is presented an offer to bottle the town's water. Mayor Roger Trent wants more study, but the town overrides his hesitancy and accepts the offer. With dollar signs in their eyes, citizens cannot foresee the devastating consequences. Many locals soon see their lives spinning out of control. Filled with realism, sex, murder, and suspense, ...
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 | Night Shall Overtake Us
Publication Date: May 1, 1994Four women take a pledge of eternal friendship shortly before World War I as the world they have known descends into chaos and their different destinies, which include obsession, murder, and insanity, begin to be played out. A first novel. 25,000 first printing. $20,000 ad/promo. ...
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 | 19 Ways of Looking at Wang Wei: How a Chinese Poem is Translated
Publication Date: July 1987Nineteen different translations of a single poem with comments on each version by Eliot Weinberger and introduction contributed by Octavio Paz. ...
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 | Chinese Proverbs
Publication Date: December 1, 2002This beautifully illustrated volume collects more than 50 traditional Chinese proverbs in an irresistible treasury of timeless folk wisdom. Each proverb-presented in both Chinese and English-offers classic advice and keen observation on subjects ranging from affection (A good friend shields you from the storm) to common sense (Do not climb a tree for fish) to the hardest lessons (The eyes are wide but the stomach is narrow). Charming illustrations by Hu Yong Yi bring the proverbs to life, and an insightful introduction illuminates their history and significa...
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 | On Justice, Power, and Human Nature: The Essence of Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War
Publication Date: October 1, 1993| ISBN-10: 0872201686 | ISBN-13: 978-0872201682Designed for students with little or no background in ancient Greek language and culture, this collection of extracts for The History of the Peloponnesian War includes those passages that shed most light on Thucydides' political theory -- famous as well as important but lesser known pieces frequently overlooked by nonspecialists. Newly translated into spare, vigorous English, and situated within a connective narrative framework, Woodruff's selections will be of special interest to instructors in political the...
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 | Plotinus V: Ennead V (Loeb Classical Library, 444)
Publication Date: January 1, 1984| ISBN-10: 0674994892 | ISBN-13: 978-0674994898Plotinus (204/5-270 CE) was the first and greatest of Neoplatonic philosophers. His writings were edited by his disciple Porphyry, who published them many years after his master's death in six sets of nine treatises each (the Enneads).Plotinus regarded Plato as his master, and his own philosophy is a profoundly original development of the Platonism of the first two centuries of the Christian era and the closely related thought of the Neopythagoreans, with some influences from Aristotle and his followers and t...
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 | Magic
Release Date: September 15, 1978Starting out as a boy in the Catskills, Corky develops into a brilliant and famous magician whose long-hidden secret and expert skills attract dark forces intent on destroying him. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition....
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 | Joan Lowery Nixon: Masterful Mystery Writer (Authors Teens Love)
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 | The Lady of Ten Thousand Names: Goddess Stories from Many Cultures
Publication Date: August 1, 2001| Age Level: 9 and up Drawing from traditional tales and sacred texts worldwide, Burleigh Muten presents eight brave and powerful goddesses who struggle with their own unique set of challenges as they strive to assert their independence and authority. This is an experience to share and to treasure. ...
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 | Cougars (Cats of the Wild)
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 | Double the Love
Publication Date: January 1, 2006An engaging book for young children that describes the changes that can occur when parents divorce.With positive concepts and delightful pictures it demostrates that changes can be good and instead of parents "dividing" the outcome is actually "double." ...
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 | Double-Sided Big Money Bulletin Board Set
Release Date: August 28, 2001| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up U.S. coins and bills are printed on both sides in this unique, up-to-date bulletin board set. Beautiful photos of the Sacagawea golden dollar coin and three of the new 1999 commemorative quarters make this a truly one-of-a-kind approach to teaching kids a ...
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 | Who's in the Hall?: A Mystery in Four Chapters
Publication Date: August 31, 2000| Age Level: 5 and up Hey! What's up with the Willy-Nilly Wag Wave Dizzy-Lizzy Lowdown-Rowan Ratty-Ryan Nelly-Belly and Wicked-Nick?And who exactly is in the hall?By the time you get to the last page of Betsy Hearne's mysterious tongue twister of a story, you willy-nilly know! ...
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 | Tornadoes (Ultimate 10)
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 | Tengo que ir! (Spanish Edition)
Publication Date: September 1, 2001| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up Andrew's mother and father always ask very clearly if Andrew needs to go pee, and his answer is always, "No, no, no, no." Unfortunately, that answer never seems to last long!"This is an attractive, well-designed, sturdy package..."(School Library Journal) ...
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 | Never Say Yes To A Stranger: What Your Child Must Know to Stay Safe
Publication Date: June 1, 2000If only one child were missing and he was yours, the number would be too high. Designed for elementary school children, this photographically illustrated, ten-story guide demonstrates what to expect, how to spot trouble, and how to react quickly without sermonizing. Children learn to discriminate between well-meaning strangers and those who are not. The sad news is that children do have to learn and the good news is that this book exists to teach them and their parents commends Family Circle magazine. ...
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 | Magic Science: 50 Jaw-Dropping, Mind-Boggling, Head-Scratching Activities for Kids
Publication Date: February 20, 1998| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up Abracadabra!The magic word is . . . science!Make coins disappear * Crush a soda can --without even touching it * Write an invisible message-that suddenly reappears out of nowhere * Teach your cereal to jump and dance, and much more!Is it magic? No, it's science! There's a lot more to magic than just waving a wand. From chemistry to biology, gravity to electricity, discover the amazing magical powers of science with these fun-filled, easy-to-perform activities. You won't need any special materials to become a sci...
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 | Oak Trees (First Step Nonfiction)
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 | Chopsticks For My Noodlesoup:
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