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The MacGregors: Alan - Grant (MacGregors # 3-4)
by Nora RobertsAlan MacGregor's story: All the Possibilities, and Grant MacGregor's story: One Man's Art
Night Tales: Nightshade and Night Smoke
by Nora RobertsBooks 3 and 4 of the romantic mystery thriller series Night Tales
Reflections and Dreams (Bannion Family Omnibus)
by Nora Roberts2 tales of remarkable women who live and love on their own terms, featuring characters from Roberts' Stanislaski saga.
The Stanislaski Sisters: Natasha and Rachel
by Nora RobertsThough they were raised in the Old World traditions of their loving immigrant family, tempestuous Natasha and cool, classy Rachel are ready for a new world of love.
The Dark Beyond the Stars
by Frank M. RobinsonThe Astron has been roaming the stars for centuries, looking for alien life. As a 17-year-old, Sparrow knows this ship is his life, but he doesn't know how important he is to the ship.
The Nag Hammadi Library in English (Third Edition)
by James M. RobinsonThe complete, one-volume, English language version of the renowned library of 4th-century manuscripts discovered in Egypt in 1945.
Escape From Kathmandu
by Kim Stanley RobinsonTwo American expatriates, mountain climbers making a living from the tourist trade in Kathmandu, discover the Great Mysteries of Nepal.
Your Turn, Doctor
by Deborah Robison Carla PerezGloria doesn't want to have a checkup. Instead she dreams of giving the doctor a checkup!
Escape Down the Raging Rapids (D. J. Dillon Adventure #10)
by Lee RoddyAlone and afraid, D.J. Dillon and his buddy Alfred Milford must find a doctor fast. D.J.'s been bitten by a flea, and it's possible that D.J. now has the deadly bubonic plague.
Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in LA
by Luis J. RodríguezAlways Running is the account of Luis J. Rodríguez's growing up in poverty in Los Angeles and his ultimate turning to gang life as a means of preservation. The book chronicles his encounters with racism in school and on the streets, and his struggle to overcome prejudice, drugs, and violence. * * * "And if they murder, it's usually the ones who look like them, the ones closest to who they are--the mirror reflection. They murder and they're killing themselves, over and over." * * * With these words Luis J. Rodríguez expresses the devastation of life in the inner cities. Rodríguez began Always Running when he was 16, finding solace in the words that spilled out of him. However, he was not motivated to complete it until his own son, Ramiro, joined a gang in Chicago, where they now live. Always Running became for Rodríguez a way to offer the kind of mentoring he never received as a youth. It is a tale of survival, presenting a picture of the futility of gang warfare while providing understanding and hope.
America Is Her Name
by Luis J. RodriguezSet in the Pilsen barrio of Chicago, this children's picture book gives a heartwarming message of hope. The heroine, America, is a primary school student who is unhappy in school until a poet visits the class and inspires the students to express themselves creatively -- in Spanish or English. America Is Her Name emphasizes the power of individual creativity in overcoming a difficult environment and establishing self-worth and identity through the young girl America's desire and determination to be a writer. This story deals realistically with the problems in urban neighborhoods and has an upbeat theme: you can succeed in spite of the odds against you. Carlos Vazquez's inspired four-color illustrations give a vivid sense of the barrio, as well as the beauty and strength of the young girl America. Luis J. Rodriguez grew up in Watts and East L.A. His bestselling memoir about gang life, Always Running (now available in paperback in both English and Spanish from Touchstone Books), won the Carl Sandburg Award. His Poems Across the Pavement (Tia Chucha Press) won the Poetry Center Book Award from San Francisco State University, and his poetry collection, The Concrete River was awarded the 1991 PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Award for Poetry. Mr. Rodriguez has worked extensively with gang members to guide them in positive directions, and he is frequently featured as a keynote speaker or guest poet at national conferences and cultural centers. Rodriguez explores the Chicano experience with an unrelenting, socially conscious eye that moved Larry Weintraub of the Chicago Sun-Times to call him a poet "we need to hear." Illustrator Carlos Vazquez was born in Mexico, studied physics and art, and now teaches in adult education programs in New York City. This book is also available in a Spanish language edition as La llaman America translated by Tino Villanueva.
Con Mi Hermano / With My Brother
by Eileen RoePlaying catch together in the sunny park, putting colorful jigsaw puzzles together, and reading stories before bedtime--two brothers share all this and more. Soon, the younger boy will be going to school on the big yellow bus and playing baseball in the park on Saturdays like his older brother, but for now he dreams of these things and enjoys every moment they can spend together.
Microcomputer Software Applications
by Joseph N. Roge Pamela T. Milstead Timothy Selwyn EllisInformation on using the DOS operating system, the WordPerfect editor, and the Quattro spreadsheet program.
Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam
by Robert F. RogersThe history of Guam, from their first contact with Europeans in 1521 up to the 1990s.
The Singer and the Sea (The Winter of the World #5)
by Michael Scott RohanGille Kilmarsson is a mastersmith and musician in a quiet northern town. But he yearns for something more. When he saves a Southern merchant ship from the savagery of the corsairs, he takes as his only reward an old musical instrument. And his life changes for ever...
The Vampire Plagues, Book One: London,1850
by Sebastian RookTwelve-year-old Jack Harkett is a street urchin living on the London docks. So when a merchant ship sails into port at twilight, Jack recognizes it for what it is: an opportunity. But Jack has never seen a ship quite like this one. Aside from a flock of enormous black bats that flies from its hull, there's only one living soul on board--a young stowaway named Benedict Cole. Jack and the wealthy, educated Ben have little in common. But once Jack hears Ben's hair-rising story of an ill-fated expedition--the two boys find themselves on the same side of a deadly struggle. With no one to turn to and nothing to rely on but their wits, they face a plague the likes of which London has never seen.
Let's Celebrate Earth Day
by Connie Roop Peter RoopA well-rounded introduction to Earth Day for young readers in a question- and-answer format. Important facts about the state of our earth are interspersed throughout, but an overall positive tone leaves readers feeling encouraged, not discouraged. Another great book in the "Let's Celebrate..". series!
Lost in the River of Grass
by Ginny RorbyLost in a River of Grass is in the tradition of survival stories like Hatchet or On My Side of the Mountain, where the young protagonist finds herself as she struggles to survive in an unforgiving wilderness. In this case, the setting is the Everglades, and Sarah, the 13-year-old narrator, sneaks away from an overnight school field trip for what was supposed to be a quick airboat ride with Andy, a boy who lives in the preserve. Naturally, disaster strikes and theyre forced to walk out of the Everglades (theyve got a knife, a small amount of Gatorade and some suspicious Spam). The author also skillfully layers in a story about overcoming prejudice. Sarah is black and Andy is the son of a Confederate-flag waving self-described redneck.
Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend and Myth
by Carol RoseA comprehensive and fascinating collection of mythical beasts and strange beings from around the world, in their cultural context.
Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins: An Encyclopedia
by Carol Rose3000 alphabetically arranged entries that list the Little People by region and type, and how to deal with them.
Running Amok: Our Grandchildren Will Curse Us!
by Dave RosenakA Call to Action: The Whats, Wheres, Whys, and Hows for us as a Society to form a more Perfect Union and a Brighter Future.
The Silver Crown (Guardians of the Flame, Book #3)
by Joel RosenbergCaught between slaver forces armed with a new magical weapon and elves trying to steal the secret of gunpowder, could Karl's human, dwarf, elf, and dragon warriors defend their Home?