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Me, Myself, and I, Inc: 10 Steps to Career Independence

by Shirley Porter Keith J. Porter Christine Bennett

6 success factors for everyone who works, 5 secrets to balance work and life, 5 steps to financial independence, and 4 keys for marketing yourself effectively

The Gift of Asher Lev

by Chaim Potok

Twenty years have passed for Asher Lev. He is a world-renowned artist living in France, still uncertain of his artistic direction. When his beloved uncle dies suddenly, Asher and his family rush back to Brooklyn--and into a world that Asher thought he had left behind forever. From the Paperback edition.

Wanderings: Chaim Potok's History of the Jews

by Chaim Potok

Large, panoramic, rich with brilliant and moving detail, here is the 4000 year history of the Jews, pulsing with great events and alive with the sweep and turbulence of the centuries.

The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin

by Beatrix Potter

Nutkin has no manners, and his rudeness gets him into a lot of trouble! This file should make an excellent embossed braille copy.

The Tale of Tom Kitten

by Beatrix Potter

Tom and his sisters are having a great time in their best clothes until Mother calls them home for a tea party.

The Humming Room

by Ellen Potter

"Inspired by Frances Hodgson Burnett''s The Secret Garden, this noteworthy novel stands wholly on its own_ " - Booklist, starred review Hiding is Roo Fanshaw''s special skill. Living in a frighteningly unstable family, she often needs to disappear at a moment''s notice. When her parents are murdered, it''s her special hiding place under the trailer that saves her life. As it turns out, Roo, much to her surprise, has a wealthy if eccentric uncle, who has agreed to take her into his home on Cough Rock Island. Once a tuberculosis sanitarium for children of the rich, the strange house is teeming with ghost stories and secrets. Roo doesn''t believe in ghosts or fairy stories, but what are those eerie noises she keeps hearing? And who is that strange wild boy who lives on the river? People are lying to her, and Roo becomes determined to find the truth. Despite the best efforts of her uncle''s assistants, Roo discovers the house''s hidden room-a garden with a tragic secret. Inspired by The Secret Garden, this tale full of unusual characters and mysterious secrets is a story that only Ellen Potter could write.

Angry All the Time: An Emergency Guide to Anger Control

by Ron Potter-Efron

Learn to identify the causes of anger, stop making excuses for anger, avoid violence and blaming, deal with old resentments, and stay calm for 24 hours.

Parting with Illusions

by Vladimir Pozner

A political commentator and TV celebrity, Pozner discusses the USSR and the US, and gives his views on political reform, human rights, the media and arts.

The Song of God: Bhagavad-Gita

by Swami Prabhavananda Christopher Isherwood

The Bhabavad-Gita is the Gospel of Hinduism, and one of the great religious classics of the world, with an introduction by Aldous Huxley.

The Compleat Enchanter: The Magical Misadventures of Harold Shea

by Fletcher Pratt L. Sprague de Camp

It began when Harold's boss developed a theory that there were many possible worlds besides our own, and developed an equation that could send a man into any dimension he chose.

Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States

by Helen Prejean

From being the spiritual adviser to a condemned killer and knowing his executioners and the families of his victims, Prejean gives us an unprecedented look at the human consequences of the death penalty.

The Random House Book of Poetry for Children

by Jack Prelutsky

572 fine, illuminating, funny poems for children - a wealth of riches from the past and glittering gems for the present.

Mortal Faults

by Michael Prescott

Abby Sinclair stalks a stalker of a US Congressman who believes he's being shadowed by a woman who's an ex-employee of his.

Dr. Vermeij's Conch Quest

by Fran Pollock Prezant Laura E. Marshak

This book focuses on the fascinating study of molluscs by a world renowned scientist who has been blind since childhood. Young readers learn how Dr. Vermeij also became interested in fossils, and how he traveled the world to exotic places to study them.

The Abundance Book

by John Randolph Price

Consciousness is the key to life, and nothing is impossible, including the manifestation of unlimited wealth.

The Oxford Book of Short Stories

by V. S. Pritchett

41 stories by Scott, Hawthorne, Poe, Twain, Harte, Bierce, H. James, Stevenson, Conrad, Kipling, O. Henry, Saki, Crane, De La Mare, Maugham, Anderson, Coppard, Joyce, Lawrence, Lardner, Mansfield, Porter, O'Flaherty, Faulkner, Hemingway, Bowen, Pritchett, O'Faolain, O'Connor, Callaghan, Bates, Narayan, Welty, Sansom, Lavin, White, Cheever, Lessing, Trevor and Updike.

Stranded

by Jeff Probst

A New York Times Bestseller! As seen on The Today Show, Rachael Ray, and Kelly and Michael. From the Emmy-Award winning host of Survivor, Jeff Probst, with Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life co-author, Chris Tebbetts, comes a brand new family adventure series! A family vacation becomes a game of survival! It was supposed to be a vacation--and a chance to get to know each other better. But when a massive storm sets in without warning, four kids are shipwrecked alone on a rocky jungle island in the middle of the South Pacific. No adults. No instructions. Nobody to rely on but themselves. Can they make it home alive? A week ago, the biggest challenge Vanessa, Buzz, Carter, and Jane had was learning to live as a new blended family. Now the four siblings must find a way to work together if they're going to make it off the island. But first they've got to learn to survive one another.

Firewind

by Bill Pronzini

A trio of hardcase outlaws shows up with an empty freight wagon, planning on stealing a cache of illegal weapons and ammunition they know is being hoarded by a lumber baron.

The Last Days of Horse-Shy Halloran

by Bill Pronzini

Horse-Shy Halloran is a bumbling con man whose major nemesis is horses. He and his partner plan to rob the Wells Fargo stagecoach and carry the gold to the nearest railhead using a buckboard instead of horses.

The Tiger in the Well (Sally Lockhart, Book #3)

by Philip Pullman

In 1881 London, Sally finds her daughter and possessions assailed by an unknown enemy.

The Edgar Cayce Primer

by Herbert B. Puryear

Learn how to mine our psychic strengths for happier and healthier lives.

Brave Men

by Ernie Howard Pyle

Pyle's stories about WWII, in Sicily June-Sept 1943, in Italy Dec 1943-April 1944, in England April-May 1944, and in France June-Sept 1944.

A Door Near Here

by Heather Quarles

Without even noticing, 15-year-old Katherine has become the head of her household. She hasn't had time to notice. Her single mother, an out-of-work alcoholic, has been in bed for weeks, leaving Katherine and her three younger siblings to band together and fend for themselves. But it has gotten harder and harder to maintain any sort of stability. There's no time for housework, food and money are running out, and the kids' teachers are starting to get suspicious. Worst of all, Katherine's youngest sister, Alisa, seems to be losing her grip on reality; she is obsessed with finding a door to the imaginary land of Narnia. And the longer they all struggle to maintain their pretense of normality, the more they have to fear--and to lose.

The Ellery Queen Omnibus

by Ellery Queen

The Adventures of Ellery Queen, and The New Adventures of Ellery Queen, complete in one volume

Ellery Queen's Anthology Spring-Summer 1975

by Ellery Queen

1 long novel, 2 short novels, 2 novelets, 9 short stories, all mysteries compiled by Queen (and the last one written by him).

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