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What Color Is Your Parachute? 2003 Edition
by Richard Nelson BollesThe 2003 edition, revised and updated, of the best-selling job-hunting book in the world.
The Inescapable Love of God
by Thomas TalbottHow God's love will inevitably triumph in the end and finally transform every created person.
Ten Wishing Stars
by Treesha RunnellsCounting down to bedtime, 10 little sheep each make a wish on a glowing star.
Signing Naturally: Student Workbook Level 1
by Cheri Smith Ella Mae Lentz Ken MikosAn excellent resource book, with over 1000 signs and 100 useful phrases. Activities are video-interactive, with the emphasis on language in context, featuring useful vocabulary and expressions. Readings about culture and language are included to enhance your understanding of ASL and the Deaf experience.
The Sign
by Robert Van KampenRobert Van Kampen takes the Scripture at face value and tells of the dooming end of age and the biblical prophecy concerning the last days.
Hugs From Heaven, the Christmas Story: Sayings, Scriptures, and Stories from the Bible Revealing God's Love
by G. A. MyersFeel heaven's embrace as you relive the Christmas story in all its wonder in these fascinating narratives.
How to Cook a Tart: A Novel
by Nina KillhamCookbook author Jasmine March's life is like a perfectly prepared bechamel - rich, satisfying, and drenched in butter. But even a great bechamel sometimes curdles... Dysfunctional family melodrama, biting satire, scathing indictment, and a call to the barricades.
The Line of Beauty
by Alan HollinghurstIn the summer of 1983, twenty-year-old Nick Guest moves into an attic room in the Notting Hill home of the Feddens: conservative Member of Parliament Gerald, his wealthy wife Rachel, and their two children, Toby-whom Nick had idolized at Oxford-and Catherine, highly critical of her family's assumptions and ambitions.<P><P> As the boom years of the eighties unfold, Nick, an innocent in the world of politics and money, finds his life altered by the rising fortunes of this glamorous family. His two vividly contrasting love affairs, one with a young black clerk and one with a Lebanese millionaire, dramatize the dangers and rewards of his own private pursuit of beauty, a pursuit as compelling to Nick as the desire for power and riches among his friends. Richly textured, emotionally charged, disarmingly comic, this U.K. bestseller is a major work by one of our finest writers.<P> Man Booker Prize winner
Soul Searching: A Girl's Guide to Finding Herself
by Sarah StillmanWritten by a 16-year-old, this will guide you on the path to self-discovery, for your center, your inner voice and the meaning of life.
Beisbol! Latino Baseball Pioneers and Legends
by Jonah WinterThis tribute to 14 Latino baseball legends, designed like a collection of baseball cards, features portraits and profiles of some of the sport's greatest players from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic.
¡Béisbol! Pioneros y leyendas del béisbol latino
by Jonah Winter Enrique Del RiscoBéisbol es muy popular en América Latina y muchos de los mejores jugadores del deporte crecían sur de la frontera. Este libro hace reseñas biográficas de catorce de estas gran estrellas quienes jugaban desde 1900 a las 1960s. El libro se inspiró en las tarjetas tradicionales de béisbol y contiene estadísticas y anécdotas sobre catorce jugadores pioneros latinos. Empezó con Dolf Luque, el lanzador cubano quien era el primero estrello latinoamericano en las ligas mayores, y terminó con Roberto Clemente, el legendario jardinero puertorriqueño de los 1950s y los 1960s. Béisbol! también cuenta los desafíos de ser un jugador latino y como estos jugadores contribuyeron a la historia de béisbol. Será una adquisición bienvenida a cualquier colección sobre béisbol. School Library Journal
United Cakes of America: Recipes Celebrating Every State
by Warren BrownFrom Baked Alaska to Lady Baltimore Cake to New York-style Cheesecake, the author of "CakeLove" delivers his unique take on classic dessert recipes from all 50 states, plus Puerto Rico and Washington, D. C. Completing the mix are recipes and informative sidebars.
Mystery of the Dark Tower (American Girl History Mysteries #6)
by Evelyn ColemanIn 1928, when her father tears her and her brother from their mother in North Carolina, and takes them to live with aunts in Harlem, twelve-year-old Bessie is trapped in a strange place, especially after her father mysteriously disappears.
The Secret of Pirate Key
by Kathleen Culligan TechlerAdria Miller is spending a couple of weeks on Pirate Key before moving to St. Petersburg, Florida from her home in Minnesota. She and her cousin Toby look for buried treasure.
Creativity: Where the Divine and the Human Meet
by Matthew Fox"I do not know any area of human potential more important if we are to be a sustainable species again. Creativity, when all is said and done, may be the best thing our species has going for it. It is also the most dangerous. I explore creativity here in the following manner: First I ask: How essential is creativity to our human nature? Chapters 1 and 2 explore this question: chapter 1 by exposing pseudo-meanings of being human, chapter 2 by proposing that creativity is our real nature. Creativity constitutes the very meaning of being human, and our powers of creativity distinguish us from other species. Evil, as well as profound goodness, transpires through our creativity. Chapter 3 poses the question: "Where does creativity comes from?" Chapter 4 speaks of the Divine imagination that takes us into our creativity, as mystics have always taught and recognized. Chapter 5 considers two myths about creativity and its consequences: the Prometheus-Hercules myth and the Adam-Jesus Christ myth. Chapter 6 considers the obstacles to creativity that must be removed for creativity to flow-what is holding us back? Chapter 7 asks how we can tap more fully into our creative power, and chapter 8 speaks to cultural benefits that will flow when we bring creativity to bear on education, everyday life and relationships, politics and worship. Creativity assists us to move as a species to our next level of evolution. When we consider creativity, we are considering the most elemental and innermost and deeply spiritual aspects of our beings. The great thirteenth-century mystic Meister Eckhart asks: "What is it that remains?" And his answer is: "That which is inborn in me remains." That which we give birth to from our depths is that which lives on after us. That which is inborn in us constitutes our most intimate moments-intimate with self, intimate with God the Creative Spirit, and intimate with others."
Banker to the Poor: Micro-lending and the Battle Against World Poverty
by Alan Jolis Muhammad YunusWinner of the Nobel Peace Prize describes how he founded Grameen Bank that is devoted to providing poor people with miniscule loans. The bank has provided 3.8 billion dollars to 2.4 million families in rural Bangladesh, enabling them to lift themselves out of poverty forever.
Wake Up, Ginger
by Ant ParkerHe's purr-fect for even the youngest reader! Ginger is enjoying his catnap, until a clever mouse says "Wake Up, Ginger!" and leads him on a chase all over the house. Lift the flaps on every page to watch their hilarious game of cat-and-mouse. Maybe Ginger should just go back to bed!
The Next Tabernacle: According to the Lord God's Word
by Charles KeechKeech makes a powerful argument for building a new tabernacle. Citing scripture from both Testaments, he explains what the tabernacle was, why it was important, and why we must restore it.
The Sermon on the Mount through the Centuries
by Stephen R. Spencer Jeffrey P. Greenman Timothy LarsenThe Sermon on the Mount through the Centuries offers an engaging approach to the study of historical theology and biblical exegesis. Stellar contributing scholars examine various interpretative approaches to the Sermon on the Mount, providing glimpses into historical perspectives on a passage that distills the very essence of the teaching of Jesus.
Understanding Middle Earth: Essays on Tolkien's Middle-Earth
by Michael MartinezMichael Martinez calls himself a populist commentator. He has long been an advocate for fans of science fiction honing his encyclopedic knowledge of all of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien with Tolkien special interest groups on the internet, arranging Tolkien programming at fan run science fiction and fantasy conventions and making live, sophisticated presentations to audiences world wide. His coverage of Tolkien Topics in this collection of 36 essays is so thorough that you will feel as if Martinez has left no stone on Middle-earth unturned. He explains how the first elves lost their innocence taking their first step on a long road, filled with loss and grief, toward sorrow. He describes what they lost on their 500 year journey across a frozen wasteland and how Melkor's lies transformed artists who celebrated beauty to avaricious, vengeful, murdering, hoarders. He outlines the long lives of some of our favorite Elves including Gil-galad, Glorfindel and Legolas. He explains how the roles of elves changed through the long ages. For example, Elrond evolved from a warrior to an innkeeper. Exuberant, benevolent yet powerful Tom Bombadil is beloved by most Tolkien readers. Martinez illustrates Bombadil's importance to The Lord of the Rings and makes a strong case that it is a mistake to underrate him or pass him over as nonessential to the plot. We learn that only a few elves were vegetarians and that limbas is much like our cornbread though the corn used by the elves was a special, magical variety. Most of Tolkien's evil characters paid dearly for their deviation from goodness. In one essay Martinez explains why unlike other villains, Frodo is forgiven for crumbling and claiming the ring as his own instead of casting it in to the fire. This long book answers many of your questions about Tolkien's writing and stimulates further thought and debate on Tolkien's complex fantasy. Whether you read it all or skip to the essays that interest you, time spent reading this fascinating, well grounded book will enrich your Tolkien experience. A list of accented words with a key identifying the specific accents is provided on pages III and IV.
The Worst Is Over: What to Say When Every Moment Counts
by Judith Acosta Judith Simon PraegerA detailed explanation of the Verbal First Aid used to calm people, relieve pain, promote healing, and save lives
When the Choir Began to Sing: A Story About Awakening the Leader Within Each of Us
by Harry E. Eastridge William G. O'Callaghan Jr.Guiding principles and practical advice for leading organizations and communities beyond the anger, cynicism and distrust that plague much of our society.
The Complete Midshipman Bolitho (Bolitho Novels #1)
by Alexander KentThree novels in one! Sixteen-year-old Richard Bolitho joins the British Royal Navy as a young midshipman. Follow his adventures as he undergoes a severe initiation into the dangerous world of the great sailing warships! 1. Richard Bolitho: Midshipman 1772: a young Richard Bolitho joins the 74-gun Gorgon. Naive and untested, Bolitho must learn the ways of the navy quickly if he is to survive. 2. Midshipman Bolitho and the Avenger 1773: Bolitho returns home to Cornwall for Christmas, but smuggling, ship wrecking and witchcraft tear apart his once-peaceful community. 3. Band of Brothers 1774: Bolitho stands on the brink of manhood and takes his examination to begin his true career as a King's Officer. But soon he must test his mettle against vicious smugglers!
The Radiance of the King
by James Kirkup Camara LayeAt the beginning of this masterpiece of African literature, Clarence, a white man, has been shipwrecked on the coast of Africa. Flush with self-importance, he demands to see the king, but the king has just left for the south of his realm. Traveling through an increasingly phantasmagoric landscape in the company of a beggar and two roguish boys, Clarence is gradually stripped of his pretensions, until he is sold to the royal harem as a slave. But in the end Clarence's bewildering journey is the occasion of a revelation, as he discovers the image, both shameful and beautiful, of his own humanity in the alien splendor of the king.